United States Army STAFF SGT. GARLAND VANCE HAILEY was killed Saturday, January 19, 1991, in a helicopter crash in Saudi Arabia.
The Blackhawk helicopter, assigned to 236th Air Ambulance Cp., 818th Medical Battalion, 332nd Medical Group, VII Corps, also was carrying two patients, a medic and three crew members when it had mechanical difficulties and crashed.
SGT. HAILEY was born in Wadesboro, North Carolina, thirty-seven years ago to his parents, Billy James & Margaret Delores Hailey and was raised by his grandparents, Sadie Mae & the late James Vance "JV" Hailey.
He attended Anson County public schools. Later he attended Morgan State University in Baltimore, Md., for two years and joined the Army to serve in Vietnam in the early 1970s.
He was stationed for two years at Fort Meade and had two tours of duty in Korea.
While in Korea SGT. HAILEY met his wife, Hye Cha. She and the couple's four year old son Anthony live in Germany which was the soldier's previous duty station.
SGT. HAILEY is survived by his parents, Billy & Margaret Hailey; sisters Grace Hailey, Gwen Hailey Booker; brother Gavalian Hailey all of Baltimore, Maryland; his grandmother Sadie Mae Hailey of Wadesboro, North Carolina; mother-in-law Chul Cha Woh of Korea; two brother-in-laws; three sister-in-laws; seven nieces; two nephews and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Love for his family and others was evident by his enthusiasm for life and expressions of devotion. We who are left behind trust in love and understanding of the all-wise God. We surrender him into His keeping until the resurrection.
The Blackhawk helicopter, assigned to 236th Air Ambulance Cp., 818th Medical Battalion, 332nd Medical Group, VII Corps, also was carrying two patients, a medic and three crew members when it had mechanical difficulties and crashed.
SGT. HAILEY was born in Wadesboro, North Carolina, thirty-seven years ago to his parents, Billy James & Margaret Delores Hailey and was raised by his grandparents, Sadie Mae & the late James Vance "JV" Hailey.
He attended Anson County public schools. Later he attended Morgan State University in Baltimore, Md., for two years and joined the Army to serve in Vietnam in the early 1970s.
He was stationed for two years at Fort Meade and had two tours of duty in Korea.
While in Korea SGT. HAILEY met his wife, Hye Cha. She and the couple's four year old son Anthony live in Germany which was the soldier's previous duty station.
SGT. HAILEY is survived by his parents, Billy & Margaret Hailey; sisters Grace Hailey, Gwen Hailey Booker; brother Gavalian Hailey all of Baltimore, Maryland; his grandmother Sadie Mae Hailey of Wadesboro, North Carolina; mother-in-law Chul Cha Woh of Korea; two brother-in-laws; three sister-in-laws; seven nieces; two nephews and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Love for his family and others was evident by his enthusiasm for life and expressions of devotion. We who are left behind trust in love and understanding of the all-wise God. We surrender him into His keeping until the resurrection.
United States Army STAFF SGT. GARLAND VANCE HAILEY was killed Saturday, January 19, 1991, in a helicopter crash in Saudi Arabia.
The Blackhawk helicopter, assigned to 236th Air Ambulance Cp., 818th Medical Battalion, 332nd Medical Group, VII Corps, also was carrying two patients, a medic and three crew members when it had mechanical difficulties and crashed.
SGT. HAILEY was born in Wadesboro, North Carolina, thirty-seven years ago to his parents, Billy James & Margaret Delores Hailey and was raised by his grandparents, Sadie Mae & the late James Vance "JV" Hailey.
He attended Anson County public schools. Later he attended Morgan State University in Baltimore, Md., for two years and joined the Army to serve in Vietnam in the early 1970s.
He was stationed for two years at Fort Meade and had two tours of duty in Korea.
While in Korea SGT. HAILEY met his wife, Hye Cha. She and the couple's four year old son Anthony live in Germany which was the soldier's previous duty station.
SGT. HAILEY is survived by his parents, Billy & Margaret Hailey; sisters Grace Hailey, Gwen Hailey Booker; brother Gavalian Hailey all of Baltimore, Maryland; his grandmother Sadie Mae Hailey of Wadesboro, North Carolina; mother-in-law Chul Cha Woh of Korea; two brother-in-laws; three sister-in-laws; seven nieces; two nephews and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Love for his family and others was evident by his enthusiasm for life and expressions of devotion. We who are left behind trust in love and understanding of the all-wise God. We surrender him into His keeping until the resurrection.
The Blackhawk helicopter, assigned to 236th Air Ambulance Cp., 818th Medical Battalion, 332nd Medical Group, VII Corps, also was carrying two patients, a medic and three crew members when it had mechanical difficulties and crashed.
SGT. HAILEY was born in Wadesboro, North Carolina, thirty-seven years ago to his parents, Billy James & Margaret Delores Hailey and was raised by his grandparents, Sadie Mae & the late James Vance "JV" Hailey.
He attended Anson County public schools. Later he attended Morgan State University in Baltimore, Md., for two years and joined the Army to serve in Vietnam in the early 1970s.
He was stationed for two years at Fort Meade and had two tours of duty in Korea.
While in Korea SGT. HAILEY met his wife, Hye Cha. She and the couple's four year old son Anthony live in Germany which was the soldier's previous duty station.
SGT. HAILEY is survived by his parents, Billy & Margaret Hailey; sisters Grace Hailey, Gwen Hailey Booker; brother Gavalian Hailey all of Baltimore, Maryland; his grandmother Sadie Mae Hailey of Wadesboro, North Carolina; mother-in-law Chul Cha Woh of Korea; two brother-in-laws; three sister-in-laws; seven nieces; two nephews and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Love for his family and others was evident by his enthusiasm for life and expressions of devotion. We who are left behind trust in love and understanding of the all-wise God. We surrender him into His keeping until the resurrection.
Inscription
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Persian Gulf
Saudi Arabia
Operation Desert Storm
