Soldier Story: Kevin W. Prince

Each day, we will randomly highlight one service member’s life, and include links and stories. We choose to never forget, and this is our way, before the run, to remember our fallen service members.

Kevin Prince’s grandfather, a World War II veteran, managed to talk him out of joining the Marines, but not the Army. It wasn’t the only time he didn’t listen to his grandpa. “At one of his soccer games, he got the ball and was headed in the wrong direction, so I yelled out at him,” William Martin said. “He yelled back, ‘Be quiet, Grandpa.’ I guess I was confusing him.” Prince, 22, of Plain City, Ohio, was killed April 23 [2005] in Baghdad, Iraq, when he was hit by an explosive. He was based at Fort Irwin. Prince was an avid soccer player from age 5 through high school. He worked part-time at his parents’ bagel shop and enjoyed video games and movies. He became an avid reader after joining the Army in 2001 and wanted to go to college after he returned from Iraq. Jason Prince remembered his brother as “a comical, real funny person who just enjoyed life and loved his family. “He was only 22. He still had a lot more life left,” Prince added. “I want people to know he’s not just a number. There’s a face behind that number.” He is survived by his parents, Susan and Ron Prince.

Information for this story was acquired from In Remembrance.

We will run for Kevin on July 10, 2008 outside Ware, Texas.

Additional links where you may learn more about Kevin.
Faces of the Fallen