A photograph of Army Sgt. Devin Guary is displayed at a memorial service at Caserma Del Din in Vicenza, Italy Sept. 25, 2023. A paratrooper in the 173rd Airborne Brigade, Guary died in a car crash in Cittadella, Italy, on Aug. 14, 2023. (Brian Erickson/Stars and Stripes)
VICENZA, Italy — Colleagues of a U.
S. Army paratrooper who was killed last month in a nighttime crash on an Italian road held a memorial Monday at Caserma Del Din, paying tribute to his dedication to the job and kindness to others.
Sgt. Devin Guary, a 31-year-old North Carolina resident who was stationed at the base with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, was found dead inside his car in Cittadella, about 30 minutes east of Vicenza.
His Ford Fiesta ended up in a ditch and had about 20 inches of water in it, local media reports said.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation,Col. Michael Weisman, a spokesman for U.S. Army Southern European Task Force Africa, said Monday.
“It is with heavy hearts that we reflect upon the loss of a dedicated paratrooper, a cherished friend and beloved comrade,” Chief Warrant Officer 2 Peter Kuch said at the memorial for Guary, who was an automated logistical specialist.
A 2010 graduate of Overhills High School in Spring Lake, N.
C., Guary was married and the father of a young daughter, according to an online obituary.
He was laid to rest at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery in North Carolina on Sept.
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