Iraqi War Soldier Obituaries  Charleston County, South Carolina Genealogy Trails Anderson Independent-Mail (SC) - October 1, 2006 Pfc. Satieon "Tee" Greenlee Soldier completes mission for God and country Between the dates for Pfc. Satieon "Tee" Greenlee's birth and death on his casket, there is a space. As the Rev. Thomas Davis eulogized the young fallen soldier in front of hundreds of family, friends and supporters at the Civic Center of AndersonThursday afternoon, he spoke of what the soft-spoken family man had done in the time represented by that space. Pfc. Greenlee, 24, died Oct. 2 in Iraq from small-arms fire. Attendees watched a slide show before the funeral, remembering the young soldier's life through photos of him with his family and other soldiers. As his funeral began, family members strolled past the soldier's casket, which was draped with an American flag and surrounded by several red-white-and-blue floral arrangements. Among the wreaths was one decorated in the colors of the Carolina Panthers, Pfc. Greenlee's favorite football team, complete with a small, blue football in the middle. A photo of the soldier sat in front of the casket and several certificates for honors he had earned, including the Purple Heart, were on display. Pfc. Greenlee's wife, Natasha, stopped a few feet from the body and could not go on for several minutes. When she reached the closed casket, she lay on top of it and wept loudly. Wearing pins featuring a photo of Pfc. Greenlee and a yellow ribbon, family members comforted his wife, his mother and his father. Gary Burgess, superintendent of Anderson School District 4, read testimonials from teachers and coaches who remembered Pfc. Greenlee from his days as a student and basketball and football player at Pendleton High School. Instructors described him as a giver, with a desire to make others happy and the gentle spirit of his grandmother Ruby Greenlee. The Pendleton High School Singers and the Pendleton High School Choir performed "Ava Marie" and "Order My Steps" during the service to shouts and applause from the crowd. Brig. Gen. James H. Schwitters, commander of the Fort Jackson U.S. Army training center, presented Pfc. Greenlee's immediate family with gold lapel pins. "Through their wearing of the pins we as a nation will know of their loss and our debt of gratitude for that loss," he said. One of those on hand was U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett, R-Westminster. South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford sent a telegram of sympathy. Other messages of condolences came from people across the country, including one from the mother of a soldier who was with Pfc. Greenlee during the incident that took his life. Mr. Davis, pastor of Piney Grove Baptist Church, delivered the sermon titled, "Tee Greenlee: a soldier on a mission." The pastor challenged the audience to use their lives as missions to do good, bless others and glorify God, all things he said Pfc. Greenlee did with his short life. "We all have an opportunity to do something with our lives," Mr. Davis said with the American flag as a backdrop. "If you look on the tombstones in the graveyard, you'll see two dates with a dash in between. We have little control over when we're born and perhaps even less over when we die. But the dash in the middle belongs to us." Outside the civic center, a group of motorcyclists called the Patriot Guard Riders stood with American flags surrounding the cars carrying family members. The group of about 60 leather-clad men from several states said they were there not only to honor Pfc. Greenlee, but also to keep potential war protestors away from the family. "If somebody not respectful of the sacrifice (Pfc.) Greenlee made shows up, we will make sure they do not disrespect the family," said Randy Stevens, the state captain of the guard. "Our primary purpose, though, is to honor a fallen soldier." The war protestors did not attend. As the family gathered at the Piney Grove Baptist Church cemetery for Pfc. Greenlee's burial, the motorcyclists stood in a row and held their flags again. For Pfc. Greenlee's cousin Renea Greenlee, the motorcyclists were a comforting sight. "They surrounded the mortuary last night, too, with the flags, and I shook all of their hands," Ms. Greenlee said. "It's definitely touching." Pfc. Greenlee's mother, Cheryl "Peanut" Greenlee,said she was "ecstatic and overwhelmed" by the support the family received. "Everywhere you looked you could see the officers blocking the roads, cars were stopped and the military and others were saluting," his mother said. "They gave him the most respect anyone deserved. You would have thought he was the president." At the gravesite, friends held red-white-and-blue balloons as servicemen conducted a full military rites ceremony for Pfc. Greenlee. At the conclusion of the ceremony, Pfc. Greenlee's mother, father and wife were each presented with an American flag in his honor. As the soldiers walked away solemnly from the gravesite, the balloons were released and floated slowly into the air. Pfc. Greenlee's casket was lowered into the ground, positioned at the foot of the grave of his grandmother, "Miss Ruby." Propped nearby was a cover for the vault, adorned with a solid silver plate that read "United States Army Pfc. Satieon 'Tee' Vinard Bennett Greenlee Sept. 27, 1982 - Oct. 2, 2006. Those who stood examining the plate couldn't help but notice the space between the dates. Greenville News, The (SC) - September 21, 2007 Army Staff Sgt. Terry Daniel Wagoner - Pelzer He sacrificed his life for his country on Friday, September 14, 2007, in Iraq, while serving on his second tour of duty. He attended Woodmont High School. Wagoner's awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and Combat Action Badge. Surviving is his wife Kate; his daughter, Dianna Louise; his parents, Scott and Katherine Wagoner of Pelzer; his two sisters, Angie Epps and her husband, Daniel, of Honea Path and Tiffany Wagoner of Piedmont; his paternal grandmother, Iris Poterfield; and his maternal grandfather, Marvin Traber. The family will receive friends at the Cannon Funeral Home 1150 North Main Street, Fountain Inn on Friday, September 21, 2007, from 6 to 8 p.m. He will lay in state at the Washington Baptist Church, 208 Washington Church Road, Pelzer on Saturday, September 22, 2007 from 10 a.m. until service time at 2 p.m. Interment Cannon Memorial, Fountain Inn with full Military Honors. 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