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Veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan....KIA 15 June 2007 in Afghanistan.
RIP my friend, may your weary body rest, and your soul soar with the LORD.

Rest In Peace, Master Sergeant Lilley.

Repose En Paix, MSG.

Crip

RIP, thoughts and prayers go out to your friends and family, brother.

In pace requiescat Master Sergeant Lilley.

PRESS RELEASE: Special Forces Soldier dies in Afghanistan

RELEASE NUMBER: 070615-05
DATE POSTED: JUNE 15, 2007

Quote:

PRESS RELEASE: Special Forces Soldier dies in Afghanistan
U.S. Army Special Operations Command Public Affairs Office

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, June 16, 2007) — An Army Special Forces Soldier died June 15 of wounds sustained from enemy small arms fire during combat operations in the Paktika Province, near Shkin, Afghanistan.

Master Sgt. Arthur L. Lilley, 35, a Special Forces Operational Detachment-Alpha team sergeant assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) here was deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Lilley was born in Smithfield, Pa. He enlisted in the Army in June, 1990.

Lilley was assigned to 2nd Bn., 7th SFG in August 2005. He was a Special Forces Soldier for 11 years and served with 1st Bn., 7th SFG as well as with the 96th Civil Affairs Battalion here.

His awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Kuwait Liberation Medal(Saudi Arabia) , Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait), Expert Infantryman Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, and Special Forces Tab.

Lilley is survived by his wife, Christine, daughter, Mackenzie and son, Cole of Spring Lake, N.C.; parents Arthur and Elizabeth Lilley of Smithfield, Pa.; brother Michael Lilley and wife Katya; half-brothers Bruce Sanford and wife Mary and James Sanford and wife Beth; half-sisters Sandra Horton and husband Rick and Jessica Barnett; grandmother Evelyn Barrett; grandparents Arthur and Edith Lilley, Ralph and Louise Barrett, and Jerry and Sondra Tate.

--usasoc--

RIP, Master Sergeant.

RIP, prayers go out to the family and Team members.

RIP. God Bless your Family.

I attended his funeral yesterday in Uniontown PA.

RIP MSG

posting as therapy

I was Art's first TS. SSG Art Lilley reported to my team in A-1-7th SFGA in 1995. We were down on the CA-Mexico border doing the border patrol-special recon thing. This young man could've easily passed as a 16 year old, but he had the bearing and knowledge base of a veteran.

He was a fellow warrior and a good friend to all of us who knew him. This is a pain that will linger on.

Thanks for listening - Rest in peace Art.

Rest in peace, MSG Lilley.

Pat

Que descanses bien ...

Rest in Peace. Prayers to family.

Rest In Peace, Master Sergeant Lilley. Thank You for your service & sacrifice.

NSDQ

I had the honor and privilege of training alongside him and his team while they were at JRTC last year before their current deployment to theater. He was a mentor and friend to me and a professional in the truest since, RIP.

RIP, Master Sergeant.

Went to ANCOC with Art, squared away troop

Fallen not forgotten!

God Bless,Rest in Peace Warrior.......:(

He was just a simple soldier and his ranks are growing thin
But his presence should remind us; we may need his like again,
For when countries are in conflict, then we find the soldier's part
Is to clean up all the troubles that the politicians start.
If we cannot do him honor while he's here to hear the praise,
Then at least let's give him homage at the ending of his days.

Perhaps just a simple headline in the paper that might say:
OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING, FOR A SOLDIER DIED TODAY. (author unknown)

The passing of our soldiers often go unnoticed and unsung by most of the world, remembered only by family and friends. Wish it were not so. May this Warrior RIP, his family will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Big Teddy