Sgt. Michael C. Cable, Philpot, Ky, Killed in Afghanistan

 

While supporting "Operation Enduring Freedom," Sgt. Michael C. Cable, 26, of Philpot, Ky., was Shinwar District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, on March 27, according to a news release from the Department of Defense.
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Cable was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, as a  a fire support specialist.

Cable is survived by his parents, Raymond L. Johnston Sr., and Vickie M. Johnston, of Philpot, Ky., and his brother, Raymond L. Johnston Jr.

On the day Cable's interment, state office buildings will lower their flags to half-staff from sunrise to sunset.

At the time of this writing final arrangements were still in the process of being made.

Kentucky Soldier Dies in Alabama Accident

A member of the U.S. Army since he enlisted two weeks after he graduated from Bourbon County High School, CW2 Kenneth Lee Barker, who earned twenty-eight medals while serving his country, died tragically in a car accident while stationed in Alabama.

He served for 12.5 years before his untimely death.

Barker was in instructor school, which he was close to completing when he was killed.

He did two tours in Iraq as a crew chief, according to his uncle Don Barker, who said he also did a combat tour in Afghanistan as a pilot.

Left behind is his wife, Krystal Barker and their two sons, Branson And Kohen.

Barker will be laid to rest on Friday, February 1st at 11:30 at Southland Christian Church in Nicholasville.