RICKY

U.S. Army Sgt. William "Ricky" Rudd, 27, of Madisonville, Kentucky, assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, based in Fort Benning, Georgia, died on Oct. 5, 2008, from wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire while on a combat patrol in Mosul, Iraq. He is survived by his father, William; stepmother, Barbara Rudd; stepbrother, Josh; mother, Pamela Lam; and sister, Elizabeth. First posted Dec. 30, 2011