Family Bids Farewell
Airman First Class Leebernard Chavis' mom and dad, Jackie and Michael Chavis are among family, Chapter members, SF and community to bid farewell to a brave hero.
Former Loring Air Force Base Maine SF member, Dave Devine, designs tribute to Lee and other fallen heroes. Click on photo below to play or download tribute to this SF Warrior - courtesy of Dave Devine, Ed Erslev, and Eagle Chapter Air Force Security Police Association.
Airman is the fourth SF member to be KIA in Iraq
Airman First Class Leebernard E. Chavis KIA in Iraq
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October
19, 2006 Airman 1st Class
Leebernard E. Chavis, 21, was killed Saturday, Oct 14, by sniper fire in Iraq.
Visitation for A1C Chavis is scheduled Sunday, 22 Oct from 1100-1500 at Cooke
Brothers Funeral Home, Newport News, VA. The funeral was held on Monday, 23
Oct at 1200 in the Messiah Center, Hampton, VA.
Internment took place at
Arlington National Cemetery on 24 Oct, with a graveside service at 1500; those
attending the service should plan to meet at the Arlington Administration
Building at 1430. The 11th Security Forces Squadron at Bolling AFB DC and
the 316th Security Forces Squadron located at Andrews AFB MD will hold a joint
formation along with military working dog teams to bid farewell to Airman Chavis
at gravesite services at Arlington. The location of the burial site will be
posted on this page when the information becomes available.
Moody Air Force Base Georgia held a memorial service on October 19.
Chavis, 21, was killed Saturday near Baghdad while manning a .50-caliber machine gun turret on top of a Humvee. He was deployed with the 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at Sather Air Base, Iraq. Previously, he was assigned to the 824th Security Forces Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga.
According to preliminary
information that Eagle Chapter has acquired, Airman Chavis was killed while part
of a team that had responded to aid Iraqi police forces who were disarming an
improvised explosive device. Airman Chavis sacrificed his life while temporarily
exposing himself to prevent Iraqi women and children from entering the affected
area.
“We are deeply saddened by the news of Airman Chavis’ death,” said Col. John
Decknick, 820th Security Forces Group commander. “He was an extremely valuable
member of our team and Moody community, and we extend our deepest condolences to
his family.”
This was Chavis’ second tour in Iraq. He arrived in country July 21.
Airman Chavis' dad says that Leebernard died doing what he loved to do. He
also asks that we continue to take the battle forward so that his son does not
die in vain.
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