Honoree: Joshua M. McClimans


Joshua M. McClimans
Hometown: Akron, OH
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Captain
Player: Luke Sample

Army Captain Joshua M. McClimans, 30, of Akron, Ohio, was assigned to 848th Forward Surgical Team, U.S. Army Reserve, Twinsburg, Ohio He died April 22, 2011, of wounds he suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire at the Forward Operating Base in Salerno, Afghanistan.

CPT McClimans was a 1998 graduate of Jamestown High School, where he was active in wrestling, baseball and cross country. He graduated from the University of Akron in 2003 with a degree in Nursing. CPT McClimans worked as an intensive care nurse at Summa Western Reserve Hospital and deployed as a Surgical Nurse with the 256th Combat Support Hospital.

“Joshua told me his junior year in high school that he wanted to be a nurse,” said his grandmother, Esther McClimans. “That did not surprise me, because he was such a caring young man.” His ex-wife, Amanda, said “Josh was an amazing dad and his commitment to our country didn’t stop him from being so involved in our children’s lives,”. “He coached all of our son’s sports, was a room dad to both kids, a boy scout dad and he rarely missed our daughter’s cheerleading games.”

CPT McClimans is survived by his children, Max and Emma.