Spencer C. Akers
Sergeant, Army National Guard
March 6, 1970 – December 8, 2005
Age – 35
Traverse City, MI
Operation Iraqi Freedom
1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, Saginaw, MI
Killed by an Improvised Explosive Devise during combat operations in Habbahiyah, Iraq
SGT Spencer Akers died December 8 at Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas from injuries sustained November 21 after his vehicle struck a land mine during his second deployment in Iraq. Spencer believed it was the right thing to do as a guy with no strings, than a married man. He had been drawn to the military as a child, wearing camouflage pajamas and playing with toy guns.
His combat brothers said he was a great soldier, a great leader, and he was always helping others regardless of his own situation.