Funeral held Sunday for upstate soldier

Associated Press
Monday, March 30, 2009


PELZER - A South Carolina soldier who struggled with a brain injury after being hurt by a roadside bomb 18 months ago has been laid to rest.

The Anderson Independent-Mail reports that 25-year-old U.S. Army Spc. Justin Antisdel was given a funeral Sunday with full military honors.

Antisdel's family says he died March 22 when he had a seizure in his sleep at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

The soldier from Easley had been having seizures since he was injured in October 2007 by a roadside bomb in Iraq.

Antisdel leaves behind a wife and a 4-year-old son.

Platoon leader Lt. Aaron Arntson remembered Antisdel as a quiet up-and-coming leader who led by example.

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Thefutureisnow (anonymous) says...

Rest Easy Young Soldier.

March 30, 2009 at 10:23 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

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