Master Sgt. Kevin N. Morehead, an avid hunter and fisherman who loved his aunt's pumpkin pie, was a 1987 graduate of Little Rock Central High School. He joined the army after a brief time at the University of Arkansas and    originally  trained as a combat medic.

He joined the elite Special Forces in 1994. Sgt. Morehead was a Green Beret stationed at Fort Campbell, Tennessee, and his 14 years of service included a bronze and silver star. He served with valor in Afghanistan, often calling in airstrikes on Taliban positions. Several times his actions saved the lives of hundreds of his men and that is why this Arkansas hero is featured in the Robin Moore book The Hunt for bin Laden.

In the words of Sgt. Morehead's father after his memorial service, "Today is not about me, my wife, his wife. It's an opportunity the state doesn't get very often, to honor a hero." William Winchell, the department adjutant for the American Legion in Arkansas, found solace in the legacy of Sgt. Morehead, "We know that he did not die in vain. Hopefully, by his actions the world will be a better place for all mankind." My thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Theresa; his stepdaughters, Kristen Inman and Kaylyn Council; his sister, Kristen Wright; his grandmother, Zelda Guthrie; and his parents, James and Jeanette.