Your version of Internet Explorer is out of date It has known security flaws and can cause issues displaying content on this page Learn how to update your browser By Rachel Parks and Christie Vanover (USAG Benelux)October 30 BelgiumAca,!"The Supreme Headquarter Allied Powers Europe and ChiAfA..vres Garrison communities filled the SHAPE International Chapel Oct 30 to remember a fellow Soldier who was killed just a few days earlier on his way to work 26 in a motorcycle accident along a back road in the small town of Jurbise The 24-year-old from Maryland joined the Army July 27 Although he had only been stationed at SHAPE for six months the military policeman who patrolled the gates of SHAPE made many friends and touched many lives in the community as was evident by the crowd of more than 300 Soldiers civilians and family members from multiple nations who came out to pay their respects comforted him at the scene of the accident before he passed away Fighting back her tears at the memorial service she told his friends and colleagues that Aca,!A"He was a tremendous Soldier a remarkable athlete and a friend to all.Aca,!A Aca,!A"Take this time to reflect and to remember our comrade Aca,!A"He was a big man with a big heart,Aca,!A the SHAPE Headquarters security officer and provost marshal Stewart said that McCoy was a combat lifesaver as well as a hand-to-hand combat instructor who trained more than 250 Soldiers He also spent time in the community and volunteered in support of a local orphanage Aca,!A"He served with distinction and professionalism,Aca,!A but we are all the richer for having known him.Aca,!A McCoy is survived by his stepmother and stepbrother who live in Maryland and although they couldnAca,!a,,ct attend the service in Belgium Aca,!A"IAca,!a,,cve never seen a person touch so many people,Aca,!A Aca,!A"He was my brother while he was here on earth Along with an invocation and benediction by Chaplain (Capt.) Sobana Somaratna several speakers remembered McCoy as a prominent athlete members of the NATO intramural flag football team assembled in the chapel in their green jerseys scribbled with the sayings Aca,!A"R.I.P as he showed off the first place trophy to the assembled crowd and then placed it at the base of McCoyAca,!a,,cs combat boots Teammates also left an autographed football and basketball near his boots Jordan shared memories of how McCoy motivated players on the basketball court how he wanted to become a warrant officer and how he made people entering SHAPE smile and laugh as they drove through the gate The crowdAca,!a,,cs weeping grew louder with each call an international honor guard fired off a 21-gun salute followed by the playing of taps by Master Sgt members of the audience approached the altar in formations of two laid treasures at his feet and said their final farewells with duty with the International Military Police McCoy served with the 116th Military Police Combat Support Company at Fort Riley and deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from May 2007 to July 2008 His awards and decorations include the Joint Service Commendation Medal (Posthumous) Army Achievement Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster Overseas Service Ribbon with a number 2 and the Combat Action Badge This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.