Hayden Harris Fort Drum: Few answers on NY soldier killed in Byram NJ
With his red hair, freckles and sunny disposition, everyone at home knew Hayden Harris as "Opie." The kid from rural Tennessee was affectionate, thoughtful – "a good Christian boy," said Claire Hallissy, a family friend. He had an infectious smile and one passion in life: to join the U.S. Army. For the 20-year-old, that dream came to a mysterious end last weekend in the snowy woods of Sussex County, 1,000 miles from his hometown in Guys, Tennessee, and 300 more from Fort Drum, New York, where he'd been stationed since July 2019. A week after Harris' body was found, officials still h...
Source: njherald.com