Staff Sergeant Romanes L. Woodard of Hertford, N.C. was 30 years old and assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment. Jack Kilbride, commander of Romanes’ battalion’s headquarters company, called Woodard “a dedicated father and quiet professional.” McGuire said he was a key member of his maintenance platoon, adding, “We could not have deployed as a combat ready force” without him.