Robert D. Lund

Specialist Robert D. Lund was born on 19 November 1979 in Centralia, Washington, and graduated from W.F. West High School in Chehalis, Washington. He enlisted in the Army Reserve in 1997 and entered active duty in 1998. On 4 December 1998 he completed Advanced Individual Training at Fort Eustis, Virginia, as an Armament and Electrical Systems Repairer. His first assignment was Delta Company, Aviation Maintenance Company, 82nd Aviation Brigade at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and from March to October 2001 he served a tour in Bosnia. In June 2003, SPC Lund joined the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. After completing Enlisted Green Platoon in August 2003, he was assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, the Six Guns, where he worked among the Armament Dawgs who kept the company's weapons systems ready. He deployed with Bravo Company in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM from December 2003 to March 2004. He was also a graduate of Airborne School, the SERE Level C Course, and the Special Forces Assessment and Selection Course. He left his father, mother, and sister. SPC Lund rests at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington, and a memorial scholarship carries his name.