Matthew D. Conley - He Never Saw His Daughter

Part VI in our Memorial Week series:

Matthew D. Conley grew up in the small unincorporated town of Greenhill, home of the Rogers High School Pirates. His funeral was held in the school gym.

Conley was killed in Iraq on February 18, 2006, the first Shoals area native to die in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Besides his parents and two sisters, Conley was survived by his pregnant wife Nicole. He was two weeks short of his 22nd birthday.

Matthew Conley's daughter Catherine was born on March 16, 2006, 25 days after his death. While Catherine will never have the opportunity to know her father, she will certainly learn about his life and death from those who knew and loved him.

There have been many tributes to Corp. Conley, here is one of them:



Let us hope that this war is soon over and all who are serving our country will be honored on Veterans Day--not Memorial Day.