Spc. Joshua H. Reeves

Joshua H. Reeves joined the Army because he wanted to fly helicopters. "He went to an aviation school after high school but he decided that joining the Army would get him to that point quicker," said his father, James. "He was always determined, in everything." Reeves, 26, of Watkinsville, Ga., was killed Sept. 22 by a roadside bomb in Baghdad. He was a 2001 high school graduate and was assigned to Fort Riley. "He was the least selfish person I had ever met," said his wife, Leslie. "He never judged others. He accepted people as they were and where they were and never talked bad about anyone. He was a strong and courageous man and helped me to become stronger than I ever thought I could be." His wife gave birth to the couple's first child, Joshua, just hours before Reeves left on his last mission in Iraq. "He got to hear him cry over the phone and said 'Hi' to him," she said. High school classmates said Reeves' broke his foot but, as a percussionist for the marching band, wouldn't sit on the sidelines. Afraid his missing bass drum would throw off halftime shows, Reeves marched in every game.