U.S. Army

Clay Patrick Farr

February 19, 1985 to February 26, 2006

Clay Patrick Farr was born in Bakersfield and graduated from Centennial High School in 2003. During high school, he participated in the Kern County Sheriff Explorer Program and became a Senior Explorer. After graduation, he enlisted as a Cavalry Scout and trained at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Wanting to deploy in support of combat operations, he transferred to the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York, and volunteered for duty in Iraq. Farr was killed by a roadside bomb in Balad, Iraq, on February 26, 2006.

Unit

10th Mountain Division

Awards

Purple Heart; Bronze Star

Burial

Arlington National Cemetery

Portrait Sponsor

Wounded Heroes Fund