Lt. Col. Kevin M. Shea of Washington, D.C.; was nominated for a Bronze Star with Valor. But he never told his family. That goes to his character, how modest he was. He was killed on his 38th birthday. A 1984 graduate of Seattle's Bishop O'Dea High School, Maj. Shea graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy before joining the Marines. While at the academy, he lettered in football, played in the 1987 Freedom Bowl and was a member of the academy's 1989 rugby team, which won the collegiate national championship. He fought in the Gulf War, taught and coached rugby at the U.S. Naval Academy. He was promoted to the rank of major in 1999 and earned a master of science degree in electrical engineering at the Naval Postgraduate School in California. Maj. Kevin Shea, 38, nominated for a Bronze Star, will be posthumously promoted to lieutenant colonel. Maj. While at O'Dea, Maj. Shea played football and was named to the all-Metro team as a senior. Kevin was special. Strong and powerful, a tender warrior. O'Dea held its 20th reunion this summer, and Maj. Shea was unable to attend. But Bundrant passed out pictures of Maj. Shea and his family. An effective leader, good student and mature solid young man. He was shown a photo of Maj. Shea at the O'Dea reunion. Besides his brother Dan, Maj. Shea is survived by his wife, Ami, and two children, ages 10 and 7; his parents, Bill and Eileen Shea, and his brother Tom, all of Washington, D.C. He was 38.
Marines
1st Marine Regiment
1st Marine Division
I Marine Expeditionary Force
Camp Pendleton, California∼US Marine Corp Major. Killed in action in Iraq.
Marines
1st Marine Regiment
1st Marine Division
I Marine Expeditionary Force
Camp Pendleton, California∼US Marine Corp Major. Killed in action in Iraq.
Lt. Col. Kevin M. Shea of Washington, D.C.; was nominated for a Bronze Star with Valor. But he never told his family. That goes to his character, how modest he was. He was killed on his 38th birthday. A 1984 graduate of Seattle's Bishop O'Dea High School, Maj. Shea graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy before joining the Marines. While at the academy, he lettered in football, played in the 1987 Freedom Bowl and was a member of the academy's 1989 rugby team, which won the collegiate national championship. He fought in the Gulf War, taught and coached rugby at the U.S. Naval Academy. He was promoted to the rank of major in 1999 and earned a master of science degree in electrical engineering at the Naval Postgraduate School in California. Maj. Kevin Shea, 38, nominated for a Bronze Star, will be posthumously promoted to lieutenant colonel. Maj. While at O'Dea, Maj. Shea played football and was named to the all-Metro team as a senior. Kevin was special. Strong and powerful, a tender warrior. O'Dea held its 20th reunion this summer, and Maj. Shea was unable to attend. But Bundrant passed out pictures of Maj. Shea and his family. An effective leader, good student and mature solid young man. He was shown a photo of Maj. Shea at the O'Dea reunion. Besides his brother Dan, Maj. Shea is survived by his wife, Ami, and two children, ages 10 and 7; his parents, Bill and Eileen Shea, and his brother Tom, all of Washington, D.C. He was 38.
Marines
1st Marine Regiment
1st Marine Division
I Marine Expeditionary Force
Camp Pendleton, California∼US Marine Corp Major. Killed in action in Iraq.
Marines
1st Marine Regiment
1st Marine Division
I Marine Expeditionary Force
Camp Pendleton, California∼US Marine Corp Major. Killed in action in Iraq.
