Have you met my husband? This is Kris. And Hunter and little Lily a few years ago. Friends and family over seas. And my cousin Timmy. We miss you man. Cpl. Timothy M. Shea, 22, was an infantryman assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga. He was killed in action on Aug. 25, 2005, while conducting combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom after an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. A native of Sonoma, Ca., Shea was born Sept. 13, 1982. He enlisted in the Army Jan. 28, 2003. After completing one station unit training, airborne school and Ranger indoctrination training at Fort Benning, Ga., he was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regt., on Aug. 21, 2003. Shea deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in July 2005. He was a five-time veteran of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom where he served as a rifleman, automatic rifleman, grenadier and machine gun team leader. His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal for Valor, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Combat Infantryman Badge, Basic Parachutist Badge and Ranger Tab. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Corporal. Shea is survived by his parents, William and Mary Shea, also of Sonoma, CA. As a Ranger, Cpl. Timothy M. Shea distinguished himself as a member of the Army's premier light infantry unit, traveled to all corners of the world in support of the Global War on Terrorism and fought valiantly to uphold the prestige, honor, and high esprit de corps of the Ranger Regiment.