Family Reflects On Life Of Oklahoma Soldier Killed In Iraq

Tuesday, August 7th 2007, 9:49 pm

By: News On 6

Army Private First Class Jaron Holliday was killed in Iraq and his family is reflecting on his life. Last Tuesday, flowers arrived for Kelly Holliday, to encourage her during her treatment for breast cancer. The News On 6â€™s Emory Bryan even though the flowers are dying, she can't throw them away, because they were sent by her son, who was killed Saturday in Iraq.

"I was so blessed by that. And he knows how much I love flowers and love roses especially," she said.

Jaron Holliday was 15 when September 11th happened.

"He really took that personal, and he couldn't believe anybody would do that,â€ said Jaron Hollidayâ€™s father John Holliday.

John Holliday says that's when he decided to enlist.

"He wanted to go. We had talked it over several times. We gave him our blessing. He wanted to be a cavalry scout. He wanted to be airborne, to get his wings,â€ he said.

"He tried to prepare us for things we weren't prepared to talk about, but you know that grips your heart and at the same time I believed in what his purpose and his goal was,â€ said Kelly Holliday.

Jaron Holliday's parents say just as they are confident in their faith, their son was sure of his beliefs and his purpose.

â€œAmerica is worth fighting for. And the cost is high, and sometimes, it's personal. We're not angry. We would have picked it differently, but we don't get a vote in that. We'll be better in time,â€ John Holliday said.

Services for Jaron Holliday will likely be next Monday or Tuesday. His body is in Dover, Delaware, awaiting a military escort home.

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