Jesse Wayne Ainsworth, 1985 - 2010

DAYTON, July 15, 2010 - A soldier, husband, father, son, brother, uncle, grandson, friend, and hero, Army Staff Sergeant Jesse Wayne Ainsworth of Dayton, TX, gave his life for the United States of America on July 10, 2010, while building a water reservoir in Walakan, Afghanistan. SSG Ainsworth died from an improvised explosive device.

SSG Ainsworth will be coming home to Dayton, TX on Friday between 11:45 AM and 12:15 PM. The motorcade will be coming up SH 146 from the South in route to Pace-Stancil Funeral Home on North Cleveland Street in Dayton.

This story will be updated Friday. Please check back.