Michael Russell Creighton Weldon

Palm Bay, Florida

March 29, 2003

Michael Russell Creighton-Weldon decided to follow in his mother's footsteps when he enlisted in the Army last year and chose the infantry. Creighton-Weldon of Palm Bay, Fla., was killed March 29 when a car drove up to an Army checkpoint and exploded. He became engaged before leaving for Iraq.