| Sgt. Gene L. Lamie United States Army KIA 06 July 2007 |
Sgt. Lamie was one of three 3rd Infantry Division soldiers killed when an improvised explosive
device detonated near their vehicle, the Defense Department said in a prepared release. He was
assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Calvary Regiment of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, the Defense
Department said.
Sgt. Lamie will be buried Wednesday with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery in
Arlington, Va., said his brother, Georgia National Guard Spc. John Lamie.
"It's a house of heroes,'' John Lamie said of Arlington. "He deserves to be there.''
John Lamie, who also served in Iraq, recalled what his brother had told him after his own squad
suffered heavy casualties.
"He told me we were soldiers. We were meant to do what we were doing,'' John Lamie said.
Some people are born to be carpenters, lawyers or preachers, but his brother was born to be a
soldier, John Lamie said. "He believed in everything he did. He grew up with a soldier's heart,'' he
said.
Sgt. Lamie, who enlisted in the Army before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, came home on
leave afterward and told his family he was going to the war with the 1st Cavalry Division, John
Lamie said. He later re-enlisted solely to transfer to the 3rd Infantry Division and go back to Iraq,
John Lamie said.
His mother, Linda Lamie, said she was proud of her son.
"My son served his country. He was a soldier at heart. His biggest concern was to get the people
under him home,'' she said.
Sgt. Lamie loved to hunt and fish and was a big fan of Nextel Cup driver Tony Stewart and the
Georgia Bulldogs. He liked to set his 8-month-old son, Gene Benjamin, on his lap and pretend to
cast and reel in fish, she said.
Members of the Lamie family moved to Homerville from Folkston a few years ago to shorten the
commute to Douglas, where Sgt. Lamie's father, Eugene Lamie, had transferred to another job.
Although the family was relatively new to Homerville, the community has rallied around them, John
Lamie said.
"Even though we didn't grow up here, this community has wrapped both arms around us,
overwhelmed us with love and support,'' he said.
There has been an equal outpouring of sympathy and affection in Folkston, where his family lived
for years and where his maternal grandmother and other family members still live, John Lamie said.
Linda Lamie asked for continued prayers for the family and for those still serving in Iraq.
"I will pray every day until every soldier comes home,'' she said.
In addition to his mother and brother, Sgt. Lamie is survived by his wife, Dara Lamie of Fort
Stewart; a 3-year-old daughter, Lyrean; and a son, Gene Benjamin.
He is also survived by his father, Eugene M. Lamie of Homerville; a sister, Christy Bell of Douglas;
fraternal grandparents, Eugene F. and Elsie Lamie of Homerville; and maternal grandmother, Della
Taylor of Folkston.
He is preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Bud Taylor of Folkston.
device detonated near their vehicle, the Defense Department said in a prepared release. He was
assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Calvary Regiment of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, the Defense
Department said.
Sgt. Lamie will be buried Wednesday with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery in
Arlington, Va., said his brother, Georgia National Guard Spc. John Lamie.
"It's a house of heroes,'' John Lamie said of Arlington. "He deserves to be there.''
John Lamie, who also served in Iraq, recalled what his brother had told him after his own squad
suffered heavy casualties.
"He told me we were soldiers. We were meant to do what we were doing,'' John Lamie said.
Some people are born to be carpenters, lawyers or preachers, but his brother was born to be a
soldier, John Lamie said. "He believed in everything he did. He grew up with a soldier's heart,'' he
said.
Sgt. Lamie, who enlisted in the Army before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, came home on
leave afterward and told his family he was going to the war with the 1st Cavalry Division, John
Lamie said. He later re-enlisted solely to transfer to the 3rd Infantry Division and go back to Iraq,
John Lamie said.
His mother, Linda Lamie, said she was proud of her son.
"My son served his country. He was a soldier at heart. His biggest concern was to get the people
under him home,'' she said.
Sgt. Lamie loved to hunt and fish and was a big fan of Nextel Cup driver Tony Stewart and the
Georgia Bulldogs. He liked to set his 8-month-old son, Gene Benjamin, on his lap and pretend to
cast and reel in fish, she said.
Members of the Lamie family moved to Homerville from Folkston a few years ago to shorten the
commute to Douglas, where Sgt. Lamie's father, Eugene Lamie, had transferred to another job.
Although the family was relatively new to Homerville, the community has rallied around them, John
Lamie said.
"Even though we didn't grow up here, this community has wrapped both arms around us,
overwhelmed us with love and support,'' he said.
There has been an equal outpouring of sympathy and affection in Folkston, where his family lived
for years and where his maternal grandmother and other family members still live, John Lamie said.
Linda Lamie asked for continued prayers for the family and for those still serving in Iraq.
"I will pray every day until every soldier comes home,'' she said.
In addition to his mother and brother, Sgt. Lamie is survived by his wife, Dara Lamie of Fort
Stewart; a 3-year-old daughter, Lyrean; and a son, Gene Benjamin.
He is also survived by his father, Eugene M. Lamie of Homerville; a sister, Christy Bell of Douglas;
fraternal grandparents, Eugene F. and Elsie Lamie of Homerville; and maternal grandmother, Della
Taylor of Folkston.
He is preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Bud Taylor of Folkston.
| Tributes Memorial Page Established by-Linda Lamie Sgt Gene L. Lamie He was a son, a father, a brother a uncle, a husband, but most of all one of the most wonderful people you could ever meet. We miss him so May 15, 2008 SGT Orellana, Max My name is SGT Max Orellana, currently station at Fort Hood TX with 1-8 Calvary Division, I met Gene in Fort Knox, KY on Jan 2001, and we proudly graduated together four months later as Armor Cremen (tankers all the way) then we got assigned to C co 1-8 Cav that summer, we became close friends in garrison and later on in OIF II in combat. He always made us laugh and eventhough through rough times in close combat, he managed to make life alot fun and easier. I was sad when he went back to his state of origin Georgia but very glad that he was gaining knoledge and success in this wonderful career. I got to see his parents today as they stop by at our company's area. I was so glad to see them again and knowing that he is still alive for all of as in Charlie company 1-8 CAV. I can proudly say that is my great honor and privilage to serve next to him and being there for him in combat fighting for the freedom that now we all americans enjoy. He didn't sacrifice his ! life in vain. After my third deployment last year I realized that it takes more than just sacrificing physically but spiritually and Gene is always near by us in spirit and his soul will be remember in the last days and the life after. May our Heavenly Father bless his family and known that he is a better place gives me confort that I will see him someday again and we will just laugh and enjoy about our good times. My pray goes to his family and his memories. We'll see you again some day soon, Gene!! |
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