Reed, Jesse D.
Army Specialist

Jesse D. Reed, age 26, from Orefield, Pennsylvania, Lehigh county.

Parents: David Reed
Spouse: Heather Reed (pregnant at time of Jesse’s death)
Children: Dylan Dominick, 9 months

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Whitehall High graduate
Military history: 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade (Combat), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Bronze Star, Purple Heart

Date of death: Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Death details: Died at Zabul Province, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his military vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Killed were Chase Stanley of California, Jesse D. Reed of Pennsylvania, Matthew J. Johnson of Minnesota and Zachary M. Fisher of Missouri.
Cemetery: Cedar Hill Memorial Park, Lehigh County

Source: Department of Defense, WRAL, Allentown Morning Call, Military Times