Honoring SGT Carroll

Stretch of Ohio road to be dedicated to Army Sgt. Patrick Ryan Carroll.

A stretch of road in New London will be dedicated in honor of Army Sgt. Patrick Ryan Carroll. Carroll, 25, was killed in action?Feb. 7, 2011, during Operation Enduring Freedom in?Afghanistan’s?Kandahar?province.

He died “of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device,” according to the?Department of Defense.

Carroll was a member of the?319th Military Intelligence Battalion,?525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade,?XVIII Airborne Corps?at?Fort Bragg, N.C.

A portion of?State Route 162, from the?Village of New London?to Fitchville at the intersection of?Route 162?and?Route 250, will be dedicated in Carroll’s honor with signs, said?Clint Cherry?an organizer of the group spearheading the dedication.

The event begins at?2 p.m.?July 10?in the parking lot of MADD Impressions,?4757 Route 162, weather permitting. All are invited to attend.

complete article at https://americanmilitarynews.com/2022/07/stretch-of-ohio-road-to-be-dedicated-to-army-sgt-patrick-ryan-carroll/