GWU Mourns Loss of Alumnus, Army Special Forces Serviceman

Authors

Office of University Communications

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Description

Gardner-Webb University is mourning the loss of U.S. Army Green Beret Staff Sgt. Jerry Gass, a 2003 GWU alumnus and former football offensive lineman who passed away Aug. 3 in Afghanistan. Gass, 33, served his country as a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group and was stationed at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, N.C. He passed away following a non-combat incident while on patrol, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.

Publication Date

8-5-2014

Publisher

Gardner-Webb University

City

Boiling Springs

Keywords

2003, alumnus, Army, football, Gass, Green Beret, medal, staff sergeant

Recommended Citation

Office of University Communications, "GWU Mourns Loss of Alumnus, Army Special Forces Serviceman" (2014). Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive. 1367.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/1367