Honoree: Daniel L. Arnold


Daniel L. Arnold
Dates: Died September 28, 2005
Hometown: Montrose, PA
Branch of Service: Army National Guard
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Player: Andrew Reyes

Staff Sergeant Daniel Arnold, 27, of Montrose, Pennsylvania was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, New Milford, Pennsylvania. SSG Arnold was killed September 28, 2005, when his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire in Ramadi, Iraq.

SSG Arnold graduated from Montrose High School in 1996, where he played varsity football. In 2000, he graduated from Johnson Technical Institute where he earned his degree in Diesel Mechanics. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve as a heavy wheeled vehicle mechanic and served with distinction. SSG Arnold transferred to the Pennsylvania Army National Guard on April 30, 2002. Among his medals were the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.

“Everything he did, he excelled at,” said Janet Arnold, his mother.

He and his high school sweetheart, Kimberly, were married in June 2000 and their first son was born in November 2001, later welcoming their second child in 2004. “He was an amazing father. He lived for those two boys. Everything he did was for them.”