Artimus D Brassfield

Flint, Michigan

October 24, 2003

Age

Military

Rank

Unit/Location

Army

Spc

B Company, 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 4th Infantry Division

Ft. Hood, Texas

Samaria, Iraq. Brassfield died of wounds received from an enemy mortar attack.

AP News

Artimus D. Brassfield struggled to make it through school, but always kept his focus on two main ambitions: to play basketball and to join the military. Brassfield,who was based at Fort Hood, died Oct. 24 in a mortar attack as he played basketball at his Iraq military base. His wife, Andrea, survives.