Ssg shane barnard

Post a Comment. Wednesday, May 19, Army Staff Sgt. Shane S. Barnard, 38, of De Smet, S. DeSmet native Shane Barnard died in Afghanistan on Wednesday of injuries he sustained from an improvised explosive device. Yesterday we were able to spend some time with Barnard's brother, Alex Botkin and we wanted to share some more of that with you tonight.

You know, just couldn't imagine that it could happen to my brother. Best friends you know since I was Barnard was a military man, who was proud of his service and proud of his country, a man who loved his family Which is why it's so shocking that someone as thoughtful and caring as Shane Barnard is gone. Shane moved away from DeSmet, Alex stayed.

Staff Sgt. Shane Barnard

Barnard, 38, of De Smet died Wednesday in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when he stepped on a secondary improvised explosive device. He loved his country. Wearing an pound suit, he carried out the job of defusing unexploded bombs and other live ordnance. That work was featured in the Oscar-winning film, "The Hurt Locker. Barnard worked for the company from through , and Girard also served with Barnard on De Smet's volunteer ambulance crew.

The last casualty was Staff Sgt.