SSgt Self Memorial Fund
SSgt Self Memorial
Foundation
Staff Sgt. John T. Self, 29, of Pontotoc, Mississippi, died May
14, 2007, as result of enemy action near Baghdad, Iraq. Self
was assigned to the 314th Security Forces Squadron, Little
Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas.


A kindhearted patriot. That's how SSgt. John Self was
described by those who knew him. "John was a good boy, a
good boy who loved his country and who loved Christ and
for that he’ll move on to a better place," said Laron Self,
Sgt. Self's grandfather, fighting back tears.

SSgt. Self was killed, and three other airmen wounded, when
an IED hit the Humvee they were traveling in while on his
79th patrol in Baghdad, Iraq. "John volunteered for this
deployment while he was deployed to (Southwest Asia),"
said Chief Master Sgt. Keith Morris, 314th SFS security
forces manager. "We discussed this deployment via e-mail.
He said he made his decision to deploy again to gain
experience."


"He could always find the humor in anything regardless of
the situation," said Senior Airman Daniel Hunsperger, a
member of Self's fire team. "He believed in everything he did.
This was obvious to us after learning he had only spent two
weeks home between his last deployment and volunteering
for this one."

On May 23, SSgt. Self was laid to rest with a crowd of
hundreds to pay their respects. People lined both sides of
the highway for more than 5 miles waving flags as the
hundred-car procession traveled to the burial. Shouts of,
"We love you John," and "Thank you, John, could be heard
as the train of cars passed by. "That’s a hero," Susan
Chambers, one of the many mourners, said to her son as
she pointed at Self's casket.

Military Times-AP



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AFSPA Little Rock Chapter
SSgt Self Memorial Foundation
P O Box 6067
Jacksonville AR 72078
5k Run
May 12, 2008
Little Rock Air Force
Base.
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Donations are now being accepted for the Little Rock Global
War on Terrorism Memorial that will honor SSgt John T. Self,
SSgt Dustin Peters and all fallen Airmen from Little Rock Air
Force Base.  The dedication will be on May 14, 2008 at
Heritage Park on Little Rock Air Force Base.