Army Sergeant Timothy Sayne

Army Sergeant Timothy Douglas Sayne, 31, was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. He died September 18, 2011, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

SGT Sayne was a resident of Effingham, IL, and graduated from Effingham High School. He joined the Army in February 2008 and completed basic and cavalry-scout training at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He arrived at Fort Wainwright that August and served a yearlong deployment to Iraq before deploying to Afghanistan in April 2011. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.

SGT Sayne’s wife said “He cared about others before himself, and he always wanted to help those in need. Tim always wanted to serve our country like his grandpa did.” A generous man, SGT Sayne was known to be willing to give his last dime if someone needed it.

SGT Sayne was survived by his wife and two sons. His second son was born several months after he died.