Dillon B. Foxx

Sergeant, United States Army

December 2, 1987 – February 5, 2010
Age – 22
Coleman, MI

Operation Enduring Freedom
1^st Battalion, 508^th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4^th Brigade Combat Team, 82^nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC

Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device

Dillon Black Foxx spent his early years in Tennesee as Robert Dillon Lentz. He changed his name after graduating from Traverse City West Senior High School in 2006 and joined the Army. His friends reminded him the country was at war, but he said he was doing exactly what he needed to do. An awesome soldier with a free spirit, he maintained the same personality he carried his whole life into the military – a self starter and someone others could count on. He had attended One Station Unit Training at Fort Sill, and Basic School at Ft. Benning, GA. After training, he was assigned to the 1^st Battalion of the 508^th Parachute infantry Regiment at Ft. Bragg, NC.

He deployed with the unit to Afghanistan for 15 months and returned in April 2008. After promotion to sergeant, he again deployed to Afghanistan with the 82^nd airborne as a forward observer. He was killed February 5, 2010 when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive devise.

Dillon had written a poem that began “If I ever go to war Mom, please don’t be afraid. There are some things I must do. To keep the promise that I made.”