Nashville Marine Killed in Afghanistan

NASHVILLE, Indiana (WISH) - A Hoosier community is morning the loss of a fellow Hoosier who died last week while serving overseas.

Marine Sgt. Jeremy McQueary, 27, of Nashville died Thursday in Afghanistan when a roadside bomb hit his patrol vehicle.

McQueary’s wife, Rae, spoke with 24-Hour News 8's Phil Sanchez on Sunday. She said her husband was just two months away from coming home when he was killed.

“He just had a smile that made you feel safe and made you feel whole." McQueary said.

“I just wish time could lapse and I could be 75 and ready to die so I could be with him.” McQueary added.

The couple grew up in Columbus but made Nashville their home.
Jeremry McQueary joined the Marines at 18 and did two tours of duty in Iraq.

“I've been with him since I was 17, it was forever in my mind, you know, almost a decade.” She said.

Rae McQueary last spoke to her husband two weeks ago. It had been five months since they last saw each other; when their son Hadley was born.

“I promised him that if anything ever did happen, I would show our son the amazing person that he was and the amazing things that he did.”

Sgt. McQueary’s body will be brought back to Indiana this week, and a memorial is scheduled for later in the week.