Today our walk was dedicated in honor of:
Army Sgt. Nathan Higginbotham, Age 25 of Ft Wainwright, Alaska
Died Jan. 31, 2016
Nathan was an Iraq war veteran. He was a Sergeant with Troop B 5th Squadron 1st Cavalry 1st BCT at Ft. Wainwright, Alaska. SGT Higginbotham served in Lancer Platoon for over two years before moving to Headquarters. During his time in Lancer Platoon SGT Higginbotham served as a team leader and the platoon Javelin trainer. He deployed with the Platoon to NTC 15-03 and conducted numerous dismounted reconnaissance Operations in support of the Brigade. He took an active role in the Squadrons MACP and assisted in certifying over 100 Soldiers in Combative level 1 and 2. SGT Higginbotham was responsible for coordinating and running the Squadrons 2014 Combative tournament which had the largest Participation of all other tournaments before. As the Troop BOSS representative SGT Higginbotham boosted the morale of the single soldiers by always encouraging them to travel and take advantage of MWR trips. An avid football and Atlanta Falcon fan, Nathan was a volunteer at Northeast Parent and Child Society when home and a friend to everyone he met.
Nathan was a native of Schenectady, NY. He joined the Army in May of 2010 and completed one station unit training at Fort Benning, GA. His first duty station was Fort Hood, TX and he deployed to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn in 2011. He had been assigned to US Army Alaska since Jan of 2013.
It was a great honor to walk 5.85 miles with Army Sgt. Nathan Higginbotham. We walked by Holiday Hills Lake and walked to Miller Ave and took Stanley Street and over to main street. We made a stop in at the Veterans Memorial Park and read some names of our Fallen Brothers on the memorial wall. We then continued south and turned at the Bakery and headed back towards the house. We had an amazing walk. I want to thank everyone who honked, waved and saluted in helping us honor this hero. We had 265 honks today. I also want to thank Army Veteran Codey Donahue for helping us honor this hero today. It was amazing. Thank you
Army Sgt. Nathan Higginbotham will not be forgotten !
