{"id":1017,"date":"2019-02-17T14:11:41","date_gmt":"2019-02-17T21:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deamaltzchallenge.com\/?p=1017"},"modified":"2019-02-17T14:11:44","modified_gmt":"2019-02-17T21:11:44","slug":"army-sgt-adam-w-estep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maltzchallenge.com\/index.php\/2019\/02\/17\/army-sgt-adam-w-estep\/","title":{"rendered":"Army SGT Adam W. Estep"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.militarytimes.com\/thefallen\/zzestep_adam.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-57f51ed7e3c40867\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/static\/btn\/lg-share-en.gif\" alt=\"Bookmark and Share\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Army Sgt. Adam W. Estep<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Died April 29, 2004 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">23, of Campbell, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed April 29 when a rocket-propelled grenade hit his patrol in Baghdad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">California soldier killed in Iraq \u2018never showed fear\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Associated Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SARATOGA, Calif. \u2014 Sgt. Adam Estep was remembered Tuesday by friends and family as a soldier who never showed fear, even in the most violent battles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Estep, a 23-year-old tank driver, died April 29 in a rocket-propelled grenade attack outside Baghdad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEvery day he touched lives in ways that cannot be erased,\u201d friend and Marine Sgt. Jason Steele said at the funeral. \u201cWe should all aspire to be like him. You all must rejoice in the memories we have of him and know that he will always be with you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Estep, who was active in ROTC in high school in San Jose, joined the Army in 2000 and drove tanks for the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment and 1st Cavalry Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He had been stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, and served a six-month tour in Kuwait. In December, the Army extended his commitment for 14 months. He left for Iraq in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His wife of two months, Demara Estep, said her husband longed to attend college and start a family. He lined his letters with sophisticated sketches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Army Sgt. Adam W. Estep Died April 29, 2004 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom 23, of Campbell, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed April 29 when a rocket-propelled grenade hit his patrol in Baghdad. California soldier killed in Iraq \u2018never showed fear\u2019 Associated Press SARATOGA, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2019honorees"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maltzchallenge.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maltzchallenge.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maltzchallenge.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maltzchallenge.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maltzchallenge.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1017"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maltzchallenge.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1018,"href":"https:\/\/maltzchallenge.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1017\/revisions\/1018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maltzchallenge.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maltzchallenge.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maltzchallenge.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}