Birth: Oct. 22, 1962
Watauga
Carter County
Tennessee, USA
Death: Dec. 5, 2001
Army Master Sgt. Davis was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Davis was one of three U.S. Special Forces soldiers and five Afghan opposition fighters who were killed when a 2,000-pound satellite-guided bomb from a U.S. B-52 (friendly fire) missed its intended target north of Kandahar. Jeff was a 1981 graduate of Elizabethton High School in Elizabethton, Tennessee where he played on the football and basketball teams. He also attended Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, North Carolina, where he played on the football team and studied nursing at East Tennessee State University. In August of 1984 he enlisted as a medical specialist and served in Korea for three years. Jeff is remembered for his fondness for motorcycles. Friends can see him now on his motorcycle, with his vest and his skullcap and a big grin on his face, but he was one of the best soldiers. His awards and decorations include: The Purple Heart Medal, Two Meritorious Service Medals, Two Army Commendation Medals, The Defense of Saudi Arabia Medal, The Liberation and Defense of Kuwait Medal, The Special Forces Tab, The Ranger Tab, The Combat Infantryman’s Badge, The Combat Medic Badge, The Master Parachutist Badge, The Military Freefall Parachutist Badge. Capt Jason Amerine commanded the team that was hit and said that he didn’t want his men remembered as a detachment that was taken out by an errant bomb. “They cannot be remembered that way. They are the best that America has to offer.”
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Proud to do this in honor of JD. Thank you Don for sharing your friend with us. Thank you Don for your service as well. I appreciate it! Again, honored and humbled by our BOLT family. Praying over our time tomorrow and the freedom that we share because of great men and women that lay down their lives for us.
I’m stuck at work today. Don, appreciate you and JD’s service, wish I could do this WOD along with you.
Thank our Lord for men like JD. I’m warming up getting ready to work out in Midland to help honor JD.
God Bless America!!!!!!!!
Matt. Great job with the Hero WOD! JD is looking down with a big smile on his face! What a great turn out by the Bolt crew! Matt thanks for letting me say a few words. It was an honor to remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country, especially on a day like today! SEMPER FI!!
Don, thanks for sharing JD’s story with us. Doing a hero WOD for him was an experience I’ll always remember. Also, the way you powered through that final round exemplifies what an inspiration you are to all of us. And thank you Matt for putting yesterday together.