Sgt. James Roger Ide V

Sgt. James R. Ide V , 32, from DeSoto Missouri, was killed in Afghanistan on August 29, 2010. He was a canine handler of a Belgian Malinois bomb-sniffing dog named Daphne and was working with her at the time of his death when he his unit was attacked by small-arms fire and shot in the head in Afghanistan’s volatile Helmand province. Ide was certified to train the dogs and other dog handlers. Ide joined the Army after graduating from DeSoto High in 1997.  He was assigned to the 230th Military Police Company, 95th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Sembach, Germany. He had previously served a tour of duty in Korea and two tours in Iraq. Ide’s wife, Mandy, and two children, Trinity, 7, and James VI, 16 months, live in Germany. Memorial donations may be made to the James R. Ide Living Trust, 2839 Meyer Road, Festus, MO 63028.

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