After graduating from high school, Larry R. Kuhns, Jr., drove a tractor-trailer for a while before joining the Army Reserve and becoming a heavy equipment operator. He was killed June 13, 2005 in a grenade attack in Ramadi, Iraq. He was based at Fort Carson. Larry is survived by his wife, Courtney, and his daughter, Mackenzie. He was a sports lover, outdoorsman, patriotic and adventurous. He wanted to make the Army his career.