1-15th Infantry Honors Fallen Hero

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment render honors to their fallen comrade during a memorial ceremony held at Combat Outpost Cahill on June 30.

Story and photos by Spc. Ben Hutto
3rd HBCT Public Affairs

FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq – Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, honored one of their fallen Soldiers in a memorial service held June 30, at Spc. Carter A. Gamble Jr. was killed June 24 when his unit took small arms fire on a combat patrol in the town of Al Dura’iaya.

Gamble, 24, of Seymour, Ind., was assigned to the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, September 2006 as part of 1-15 Infantry.

During his current deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Gamble served as a tank loader in 3rd Platoon, Company D, 1-15 Infantry.

“(Gamble) was a hard worker,” said Spc. Jay Massiet, a tanker in 1-15 Infantry. “His sprit was always upbeat. That attitude and personality will be greatly missed by all of us.”

amble’s importance to Company D was expressed by Spc. Jason Silva, a tanker with 1-15 Infantry, during the ceremony.

“Tankers become one family,” said Silva. “The platoon will not be the same without him. There is no Soldier I would have rather come to Iraq with.”

Gamble is survived by his wife, Peggy Gamble, his daughter, Deborah Gamble, his stepsons, Dallas and Skyler Nicholson, and his father, Carter A. Gamble Sr.