Honoring our Fallen Hero:
PFC. ERIC WILLIAM HARIO
Died on Aug. 29, 2009
Operation Enduring Freedom
Pfc. Eric W. Hario, 19, was an infantryman assigned to 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. He was born Dec. 9, 1989, in Monroe, Mich.
Hario was wounded by enemy fire while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Paktika Province, Afghanistan, on Aug. 29, 2009. He was medically evacuated to a combat support hospital where he died.
He was on his first deployment in support of the War on Terror.
After graduating from Monroe High School where he lettered in football and wrestling, Hario enlisted in the U.S. Army in June 2008.
He completed One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning Ga., as an infantryman. After graduating from the Basic Airborne Course there, he was assigned to the Ranger Indoctrination Program also at Fort Benning.
Upon graduation from the Ranger Indoctrination Program, he was assigned to Company A, 1st Bn., 75th Ranger Regiment in January 2009 where he served as a grenadier.
His military education includes the Basic Airborne Course and the Ranger Indoctrination Program.
His awards and decorations include the National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon and the Parachutist Badge.
He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart.
Hario is survived by his parents Rebecca and James Hario, brother Mark of Monroe, Mich., and brother U.S.
Army Spc. Robert Hario.
– RANGERS LEAD THE WAY! –
May 6th 2024 I plan on running 250 miles in honor of PFC Eric Hario KIA Aug 29,2009. I am familiar with his story. A young ranger that gave his life for his country. May god bless his family and himself. RANGERS LEAD THE WAY
Eric, you don’t know me personally but all us Brothers and sisters who have answered the call in the field of combat are bound together eternally. God bless you and rest easy. One day all of us will be together in God’s Kingdom. God bless your friends and family.