Vincent E. Goslyn
Sergeant, United States Army
September 23, 1983 – February 3, 2012
Age – 28
Cadillac, MI
Operation Enduring Freedom
4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY
Killed four days after returning home from second deployment to Afghanistan by wife and her boyfriend
SGT Goslyn had a tough childhood; his mother left when he was a baby. Vince’s father, a veteran, thought the military would do Vince (“Junior”) some good. Vince agreed and joined the Army in February 2003. He married Jessie and had three children together.
He served our country for 8 years. He completed 1 deployment to Korea and 2 deployments to Afghanistan and then came back to his wife and three children that lived in Kentucky. When he arrived back he was only home for four days and was brutally murdered by his wife (Jessie Goslyn and Jarred Long) her boyfriend . This murder was premeditated He was shot in cold blood shot 8 times in a remote location where he died alone. We ask ourselves how can it be so dangerous being deployed overseas make it through 3 deployments and then come back to the US only to be murdered by his wife.
He had just returned from his second tour in Afghanistan. He loved every moment with his children and enjoyed playing disc golf, ice fishing, playing chess and working on his cars.
His awards and decorations include: Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon and North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal