Ralph Marcus Sprinkle

1st SGT Ralph M. Sprinkle USA, Retired, age 49 passed away unexpectedly on Dec 11, 2013. He was born in Pennington gap VA, to Clyde and Helen Sprinkle who proceeded him in death. He entered into the foster care system at a young age and upon enlisting in the United States army at the age of 18 he found a brotherhood in the 82nd Airborne. He was deployed in support of Operation Desert Storm with the 82nd Airborne and Operation Iraqi Freedom with the 101st Airborne. His career in the Army spanned 24 years, at he retired to Copperas cove Texas. Survived by his children Marcus Hunter Redmon Sprinkle, Charity Ashley Redmon Sprinkle, Jonathan Paul Redmon Sprinkle and their mother Jennifer of Texas City Tx. Contributions to cover the cost of services can be made at www.yourcaring.com/sprinkle

His awards include the Bronze Star, meritorious service medal X3, Army commendation Medal X8, Army Achievement medal X8, National defense service medal X2, South West Asia service medal with three bronze service stars, global war on terrorism expeditionary medal, global war on terrorism service medal, Korean defense service medal, noncommissioned officer professional development ribbon X3, multinational force and observers medal X2, Kuwaiti liberation medal (Saudi Arabia), Kuwaiti liberation medal (Kuwait) Combat infantryman badge X2, expert infantryman badge, basic marksmanship qualification badge, master parachutist badge, parachutist badge, Air assault badge, drill Sgt identification badge, USA recruiter badge.