Corey A Hubbell

Urbana, Illinois

June 26, 2003

Cory A. Hubbell enlisted in 2001 after graduating from high school. "He looked at it as a way to gain some skills and a trade and go on from there," said Sam Furrer, Hubbell's high school counselor. Hubbell, of Urbana, Ill., was a carpentry and masonry specialist based at Fort Rucker. He died June 25 after being hospitalized in Kuwait with breathing difficulties.