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Visitation Tuesday for Wheaton Soldier Spc. Samuel Watts

Visitation Tuesday, May 29 for Spc. Samuel Watts of Wheaton.

Visitation for who died Saturday, May 19 of wounds sustained while serving in Afghanistan, will be 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 29 at , 304 Main Street, Wheaton.

A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 30 at .

Watts served as an Infantryman with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), 4th Brigade Combat Team and the 82nd Airborne Division, according to the release.

He was a 2010 graduate of Wheaton North High School. He joined the Army July 2010 as an Infantryman and attended training in Fort Benning, GA. He joined the 1-508th PIR in November 2010. This was his first deployment to Afghanistan, according to a release from the 82nd Airborne Division.

He will also be included as one of the fallen heroes honored at the at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 27 at the DuPage County government complex, 421 County Farm Road, Wheaton.

leslee Bassett May 23, 2012 at 03:22 pm
Prayers are with the Watts family in this time of loss , god bless
Gregg Slapak May 23, 2012 at 03:43 pm
Please join my parents and me in paying respect to this young American soldier and his family by taking a bit of your personal time to greet Sam's family during visitation hours and/or at his funeral. I/we salute you, Sam! We are, indeed, grateful Americans!
Gregg and for Donald, (WWII/USMC) and Alberta Slapak
Gregg Slapak May 23, 2012 at 03:49 pm
http://www.honorandremember.org/
Michael Scivally May 23, 2012 at 05:52 pm
Thank You with the utmost respect. Heaven was needing a hero!!
James M. May 24, 2012 at 01:02 am
We honor Spc. Samuel Watts for his service and his sacrifice.
God bless him and his family.
Chris Shannon May 24, 2012 at 02:45 am
Thank you for your service, and to the family prayers of comfort and strength with thanks for raising such a great hero who gave so much. This deserves full honors and press attention!! God bless you all!!
Major Tom May 24, 2012 at 11:52 am
my deepest sympathies to the family
Cathy Bolger May 26, 2012 at 11:08 pm
God Bless the Watts family!
Bob Kost May 31, 2012 at 03:58 am
Sam went to school with my oldest son Alex. I never had an opportunity to me meet him. If I could I'd through my arms around him and thank him for his valiant sacrifice and for everything he would ever put his hand to and accomplishing in his life.
He is our nations hero and fallen son and his memory will live on in our home. Thank you Sam. Gods peace and comfort to your family. Bob Kost

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