Based: Ft. Carson, Colo.
2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom
Died: December 30, 2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Single
Gender: Male
Hometown: Foothill Ranch
High School: Trabuco Hills High (Mission Viejo)
Burial: Pacific View Memorial Park, Corona del Mar
Quoted in Military Times:
“I already miss him so much,” said Bill Pollard, Justin’s father. “I miss him right now. But I also know he’s going to be 21, be an American soldier, and be a hero the rest of my life. In some way, that gives me comfort.”From the LA Times:
Pollard, an Army specialist, died Dec. 30 in Baghdad of injuries sustained in a noncombat-relatedincident, according to military officials. The family has not been given additional details.Read the entire LA Times article about Army Specialist Justin W. Pollard here, find remembrances and comments at Fallen Heroes and see Specialist Pollard at Saddleback Gold Star Moms.
"I will never regret the decision that he made," said his father, Bill, 50, sitting in the family's living room next to his wife, Sue.
"He was doing what he wanted to do. He made the right decision for the right reasons."
As of Monday [in January of 2004], 483 U.S. servicemen and women have died in Iraq and Afghanistan, 354 of them since major fighting in Iraq ended May 1.
Pollard, who was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment based in Ft. Carson, Colo., is one of 53 [as of 12/29/10 622] service members with ties to California who have died.
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