Here is more info on Gregory Pennington. This was posted to the New River list last week. Gregory Pennington would have been a member of Group 30. Carmen Assistant Research Director - JFMF www.penningtonresearch.org PRA Family Group 7 Leader http://carmenj.my100megs.com/PenningtonPage/PRAGroup7.htm   ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 8:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NewRiver] Greg Pennington died in Iraq Linda, Judy and others:  (1)Greg Pennington was a 4th great grandson of James and Lydia (Sizemore) Blevins.  His father (2)Henry Aulbin Pennington who married Jewell Hall is the son of Wordie Edward Pennington and wife Verla Hodges.  (3)Wordie Edward Pennington born 1914 was the son of Henry and Zora (Trivett) Pennington. (4)Henry Pennington (1875-1938) was the son of Eli and Emily (Allen) Pennington (5)Eli Pennington (1840-1905) was the son of Andrew and Hester (Blevins) Pennington. (6)Hester (Blevins) Pennington (1812-1890) was the daughter of (7)James and Lydia (Sizemore) Blevins, while her husband Andrew Pennington (1809-1883) was the son of Abram and Margery (Prescott???) Pennington. Information on this family came from a wonderful visit that I had with Wordie and Verla Pennington on 27 June 1978. Ron Blevins In a message dated 06/29/2004 2:34:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Gregory Pennington KONNAROCK, Va. – Staff Sgt. Gregory V. Pennington, age 36, of the 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment of the 1st U.S. Cavalry Division, heroically entered into Heaven’s Kingdom on Monday, June 21, 2004, after a mortar attack on his camp, inside one of Saddam Hussein’s former palaces in Baghdad, Iraq. Three additional soldiers in his unit also perished in the attack. He was born in Smyth County, Va., and had lived in Konarock most of his life. He is the son of Aulbin and Jewel Hall Pennington of Konnarock. Staff Sgt. Pennington was a 1986 graduate of Holston High School in Damascus and upon graduation, enlisted into the U.S. Army. He was stationed in Fort Hood, Texas, and in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was deployed to Iraq in March of this year. Staff Sgt. Pennington was a highly decorated soldier, having received the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Army Achievement Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. He was a member of the Azen Baptist Church in Konnarock. In addition to his parents, he is also survived by his wife, Janet L. Pennington; two brothers, Hank Pennington, of Seven Mile Ford, Va., and Walter Pennington, of Marion; three sisters, Rotha Widener, of Chilhowie, Vicky   Widener, of Marion and Teresa Parsons, of Grant, Va.; his father-in-law and moter-in-law, Roy Thomas Jr. and Betty G. Thomas, of Chilhowie; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service for Staff Sgt. Gregory V. Pennington will be conducted at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, 2004, at Holston High School, 21308 Monroe Road, Damascus, with Brother Tommy Tester, Rev. Greg Arnold and Rev. Jim Lundy officiating. Capt. Todd Cavalier will deliver a personal eulogy at the service. The family will receive friends immediately following the funeral service until 9 p.m. Wednesday at Holston High School. The Highlands Fellowship Veterans Honor Guard from Abingdon will stand guard during the funeral and visitation. The committal service and interment will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 1, 2004, at Azen Cemetery in Konnarock. The U.S. Army Honor Guard from Ft. Lee, Va., will present military rites and serve as pallbearers. The family, clergy, military honor guard and friends will all meet at Holston igh School at 10 a.m. Thursday to go in procession to the cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family through our Web page at www.garrettfuneralhome.com. Garrett   Funeral Home in Damascus is serving the family of Staff Sgt. Gregory V. Pennington.