His parents, Lars and Linda Williams, are lifelong residents of Park Layne.
The 2005 graduate of Tecumseh High School leaves behind a wife and a 1-year-old daughter. His wife, fellow Tecumseh graduate Krista Williams, is due in July with their second child. He also leaves behind a brother and two sisters.
A veteran of two tours in Iraq, Williams deployed Nov. 15 to Afghanistan as a squad leader with the Army’s 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, which is based at Lewis-McChord.
Wes Williams was born to be a soldier. He was, after all, born on an Army base.
Lars Williams was stationed at Fort Hood in Texas at the time, wrapping up his three-year Army commitment and upholding the family legacy of military service.
Last summer the family buried Lars Williams’ dad, an 87-year-old veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam, at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
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