Bannister, Zachary Allen

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Zachary Allen Bannister

Reynoldsburg, Ohio

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SOFREP.com: Ft Bragg-SFC Zachary Allan Bannister, 33, of Sanford and Reynoldsburg, Ohio was killed in the line of duty Monday, October 17, 2016 while serving his country as a member of Alpha 3236, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) in Kenya. Zachary was a 2002 graduate of Reynoldsburg High School and played hockey with the CAHA high school travel team. Zachary served 14 years in the military with the Marines and the US Army. While with the Marines, he was stationed as an air-rescue firefighter at Marine Hdqtrs, Quantico VA. At age 26, he left the Marines to pursue his calling of becoming a member of the Special Forces. While serving two tours in Afghanistan, he was awarded three bronze stars, one with the “Valor” designation, the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal and numerous other unit and personal decorations… 

NBC-4: Rick Bannister, who spoke to NBC4 at his home in Westerville, said Zach served 14 years in the military and was due home in a few weeks. "You see these stories and you never think it's going to happen in your family," Rick Bannister said. He described his nephew as the family's "crown jewel," loyal to his family and friends, recently married and a big fan of the Buckeyes. "Zach also is-was-a larger-than-life character, just [a] really happy kid, young man, and so we just never really expected this kind of news about him," Rick Bannister said.

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