Utah soldier killed in Afghanistan awarded Silver Star

Utah soldier killed in Afghanistan awarded Silver Star
Published: Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011
By Alex Cabrero, Deseret News

GRANTSVILLE — Nearly a year ago, 19-year-old Army Pfc. Jordan Byrd was shot and killed in Afghanistan while helping one of his fellow soldiers who had also been shot during combat. His family recently received a Silver Star awarded to him after his death.

For all the honor and glory behind being awarded the Silver Star, his family would give it back in a minute if it meant another second with Jordan Byrd.

“We think about him every day,” Jodi Steinfeldt, Byrd’s aunt, said. “You’d think as time goes on, it would get easier, but I think it’s gotten harder.”

Byrd was married for less than a year. He was stationed in Fort Campbell, Ky., and was an Army medic with the 101st Airborne in Afghanistan. His deployment was pushed back about a week so he could be there for the birth of his son, Ayden.
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