Sgt. Deon L. Taylor - Springfield, MA
Posted by: 
neoc1
N 42° 04.830 W 072° 33.609
18T E 701814 N 4661594
A Valley Forge Elm dedicated to Sgt. Leon L. Taylor has been planted in Forest Park, Springfield.
Waymark Code: WMCAVT
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 08/17/2011
Views: 3
Army Sgt. Deon L. Taylor, 30, was killed in action in Afghanistan when the Humvee he was riding in was hit by a roadside bomb. It was his second deployment to Afghanistan. He is survived by his 8-year-old son, DaRue, and his fiancée, Caitlin Casey, who lives in Springfield, MA.
Sgt. Taylor born in the Bronx and graduated from Old Westbury College on Long Island with a degree in criminology. He joined the New York City Transit Police and was later promoted to the police narcotics division in Brooklyn. He was serving in Afghanistan with the New York National Guard as a fire direction specialist.
The plaque depicts the seal of the United States Army and a New York City Police Department badge and is inscribed:
VALLEY FORGE ELM
Planted
APRIL 11th 2009
In Memory of
Sgt. Deon L. Taylor
KIA
Bela Baluk Afghanistan
October 22nd, 2008
Gone but not forgotten