Satieon Greenlee killed by sniper

A soldier from Pendleton was one of four soldiers killed Monday in Baghdad from small arms fire.

Pfc. Satieon V. Greenlee, 24, leaves behind a toddler and a baby.

Mr. Greenlee was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, out of Fort Drum, N.Y., according to the U.S. Department of Defense.

"He just got to Iraq about three weeks ago," said his older sister Toya Bowman of Anderson.

Ms. Bowman, 28, said her brother joined the U.S. Army about 15 months ago because he wanted to be able to provide for his wife and two young boys. Quintieon is 2 years old and Kwamaine is 7 months old.

"He just wanted to make sure he took care of his wife and his boys," she said. "He just wanted to provide for them and make sure they were secure. He went in there with just no fear at all."

At least 42 soldiers with South Carolina ties have died in Iraq so far.

Ms. Bowman said she thought it was brave of her brother, who attended Pendleton High School, to do what he did. She said her brother was easy going, fun loving, laid back and an all-around good person.

Cheryl Bennett Greenlee, Mr. Greenlee’s mother, said he had just celebrated a birthday on Sept. 27. On that day she spoke to her son’s wife, Natasha Brown Greenlee, on the phone while his wife was talking to him online, she said.

"He said happy belated birthday to me and he loved me," his mother said.

His mother’s birthday was Sept. 9, she said.

From the Anderson Independent Mail News

SC Soldier killed in Iraq

(Baghdad, Iraq) October 4, 2006 - A soldier from South Carolina was killed this week in Iraq.

Private first class Satieon Greenlee, 24, died in Baghdad from small arms fire. He was one of four killed.

According to his family, Greenlee arrived in Iraq three weeks ago. According to his sister, Greenlee joined the Army 15 months ago to provide for his wife and two young children.

His mother, Cheryl Bennett, spoke with reporters Wednesday about her son, "He said it's God's will and that's all I can live by. Now it's what God wanted, that's the way my son wanted to be, that's the way I'm going to let it be. It's God's will."

Greenlee turned 24 just last week.

From WISI 10