Local Fallen Soldier Funeral Set for Sunday

Spc. Jared Plunk, age 27, of Turpin, Oklahoma, who died on Friday, June 25 when his mounted patrol came under small arms and rocket-propelled-grenade fire in the Konar province of Afghanistan will be laid to rest on Sunday.

Plunk’s funeral will be on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Turpin High School Auditorium. Burial will follow at the Liberal City Cemetery. The family is receiving visitors at 2530 Lilac in Liberal.

Plunk is a 2001 graduate of Turpin High School. He entered the U.S. Army in August of 2006.

He was an infantrymen assigned to First Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, First Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. His awards and decorations include, Army Achievement Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Iraq Campaign Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; Parachutists Badge; and Weapons Qualification: M4 (expert).

For more information see Plunk’s full obituary in the obituary section of the website.