VENUS -- Jesse Wayne Dietrich, 20, a U.S. Army specialist and a great American hero, paid the ultimate sacrifice in the Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011.
Service: Celebration of a hero will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at First Baptist Church, Mansfield. Interment: Diamond J Youth Ranch in Gustine. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Skyvue Funeral Home.
Jesse resided with his aunt and uncle in Mansfield and attended Mansfield ISD schools until a semester before his graduation when he then moved to Venus.
Survivors: Son, Kevin Wayne Dietrich; father, Paul Dietrich and wife, Sherri, and their children, Kolton and Laronda; mother, Natasha Bullard and husband, Larry; sister, Jocelyn Dietrich; cherished Aunt Neta and Uncle Rex Southern; and numerous other family and friends.
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Army
Army
Army Overseas Service Ribbon
Bronze Star
Good Conduct Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart Award from the U.S. Military
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