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Jason Evey loved the opportunity the Army gave him to be outdoors and to become a leader some day. The Corvallis High School graduate had enjoyed hiking, river rafting, fishing and tasking photographs, according to a profile of him by the San Diego Union Tribune. Evey, 29, a staff sergeant based out of Fort Hood, Texas, was killed July 16, 2006, in Iraq.
John Evey told the Union Tribune that his son had the job of guiding the Bradley vehicle, meaning he was typically perched at the top, with his head and shoulders exposed to the outside so he could direct the driver. Jason Evey grew up in Salem and graduated from Corvallis High School before moving with his family to Northern California, where he enlisted in the Army. This was Jason Evey's first tour in Iraq. In recent months, he had been stationed in southern Baghdad, helping to patrol the area and keep the roads and highways clear of bombs.
In e-mails to his parents, he said his camp was taking mortar fire almost every night. He told his parents he was thankful the enemy fighters were terrible shots. Shortly before his death, one of his buddies was killed. Evey's father told the Union Tribune he considers the war "a terrible waste" and said his son felt the same. "He indicated even before he went that he and others shared the perception that this was not a war in which we should be engaged," John Evey said.
