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Sunday, March 27, 2011

Family of Sgt. Travis Tompkins of Lawton speak out about their fallen son Tompkins was killed in Afghanistan last week when insurgents attacked his unit with a rocket-propelled grenade.

Family of Sgt. Travis Tompkins of Lawton speak out about their fallen son

Tompkins was killed in Afghanistan last week when insurgents attacked his unit with a rocket-propelled grenade.

BY DAVID HARPER david.harper@tulsaworld.com Comment on this article

Published: March 20, 2011

Sgt. Travis Tompkins of Lawton received all manner of awards during his career in the Army, but on Saturday his father gave him some of the greatest compliments one military man could give to another.

“He was a working soldier,” Leland Tompkins said on Saturday. “He was a working leader. He cared about his soldiers. He volunteered for everything.”

Leland Tompkins served for more than two decades in an Army career that began during the Vietnam War and ended in the closing days of the Cold War.

That experience did not make the pain any less last week when he received the news that his 31-year-old son was killed in Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his unit with a rocket-propelled grenade.

Travis Tompkins, who was promoted posthumously to staff sergeant, was a military police officer with the Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.

“He was one of the best people you could ever have on your side,” his mother Vickie said Saturday.

Judging by the sheer number of honors he received, a lot of other people agreed.

Tompkins' awards and decorations included the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the NATO Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal and the Army Commendation Medal, among many more, according to the Department of Defense.

He was carrying on a tradition of service in his family that dates back to World War I.

‘He was our world'

Leland takes pride in the fact that he has kept his family firmly based in Lawton since February 1976, even when his military duties took him elsewhere over the subsequent 12 years.

Travis shared that commitment to family. In fact, his mother Vickie said Saturday that the main thing she wanted people who never met him to know is what a great son he was to her and what a wonderful husband he was to his wife, Candy, and their children.

On Saturday, Leland said Candy was still did not feel up to being interviewed, but Candy did send the Tulsa World an online message in which she mentioned that the couple recently renewed their vows on their 10th anniversary when he was home on leave.

“It was the most perfect day,” she wrote. “He was a wonderful man, an excellent soldier and above all the best father and husband and son and brother. I don't know how I'll ever live without him. He was our world.”

Leland said the family has received hundreds of messages of condolence in recent days. He encouraged people to donate to the USO in honor of Travis and to keep Travis in their hearts.

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Edward Harmon, Ardmore 1 week ago

I have tried several times to come up with something comforting for the family of this soldier. And all I can come up with is JOB WELL DONE, SOLDIER--RIP-THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I am so sorry for your loss.
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