Chief Warrant Officer 2 , Randy Lee Billings U.S. Army, age 34, Manhattan, KS died December 17, 2013 in a helicopter crash while serving with NATO forces in Now Bahar, Afganistan. Five of his fellow soldiers died in the same crash. He was born on September 1, 1979 in Poteau, Oklahoma and served our country proudly for over 16 years. He was assigned to the U.S. Army, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion from Ft. Riley, Kansas and served two deployments in Afganistan and two in Iraq.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Ashley Weaver Billings, Manhattan, KS; his father, Robert Billings and mother, Sheryl Brown, both of Heavener, OK; and all of his family and friends across the world.
Family, friends,and military personnel will celebrate his life on Saturday, January 4, 2014, 11:00 AM at Cornerstone Baptist Church, 1100 W. Highland Blvd., Inverness, FL. Military Honors and burial will follow at Florida National Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church prior to services. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home With Crematory of Inverness, Florida is serving the family.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in Randy’s memory may be direct to: Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675
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