Lt. Colonel Paul Kimbrough was a graduate of the University of Central Arkansas and University of Arkansas School of Law. He served as a staff member for Congressman Ray Thornton, then moved to the Transportation Department and later the department's inspector general's office, where he was working when he was deployed. In the words of Thornton, "Paul had a sense of duty to his fellow man and his country. He was filled with love for his country, for his family, and for his friends." Just prior to departure, Lt. Colonel Kimbrough was engaged to Yvette Rodriguez of Washington, D.C., with plans to marry upon his return. Along with his Army Reserve Unit, Lt. Colonel Kimbrough was working to build shelters and improve conditions at the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. On October 3, he was evacuated by plane to Turkey after complaining of chest pains but went into cardiac arrest while in flight and later passed away. When addressing the parents of Lt. Colonel Kimbrough, college friend Jerry Malone spoke of his friend, "Mr. and Mrs. Kimbrough, I can't tell you what you did for this world by bringing us Paul Kimbrough. I won't weep for him. I'm going to weep for myself and all the people he left behind." My deepest condolences and prayers go out to his family and loved ones.