DOB/DOD: December 13, 1987 (Norwalk, CT) – February 28, 2011; 23 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Unmarried
LOCAL ADDRESS: Fillow Street; Norwalk
ENLISTMENT: August 31, 2007
MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 31B10; Military Police
UNIT: 170th Military Police Company (Dragon Slayers), 503th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade; Fort Lewis, Washington
FAMILY: Born to David R. Sr. (1955-2005) and Melissa Fahey (1960-). One sister, Phyllis (1989-). One brother, Nicholas (1994-).
DECORATIONS: Awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with device, Global War on Terrorism Medal (Service), Korean Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Army Overseas Service Ribbon, NATO ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) Medal – Afghanistan, Driver and Mechanic Badge, Marksman Ribbon (rifle and pistol), Military Police and Combat Action Badges.
CIRCUMSTANCES: Serving during Operation Enduring Freedom, David was killed on February 28, 2011, in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an Improvised Explosive Device.
OTHER: Born in Norwalk and lived in New York for a short time. He attended Jefferson Elementary and Ponus Ridge Middle Schools in Norwalk. He then attended high school at Faith Preparatory School in New Milford, Connecticut, and moved back to Norwalk when he graduated.
Purple Heart Medal certificate.
Faith Prep Academy (Danbury, CT) Class of ’06
From The Connecticut Post on March 3, 2011
Army Private First Class David Fahey Jr., a former Norwalk resident who was killed Monday in Afghanistan, will be honored in a ceremony this spring by the Norwalk Veterans Memorial Committee. Fahey’s name will be added to the Shea-Magrath memorial plaque at Calf Pasture Beach in a ceremony on May 22. The memorial honors those from Norwalk who have been killed in combat [died during wartime service]. Fahey’s name will be the 170th and the most recent since Specialist Wilfredo Perez, who was killed in Iraq in 2003. Fahey’s name will also be added to a plaque at City Hall honoring all Norwalk veterans. The ceremony at the Shea-Magrath Memorial will take place on May 22 at 1:00 p.m. The program will begin with a band concert by the Brien McMahon High School Wind Ensemble at noon. The ceremony gets underway at 1 p.m. with the presentation of massed colors. The first musical selection will be the National Anthem, and during the course of the program, the BMHS Wind Ensemble will play a medley of service songs, the Navy Hymn, Taps, and To the Colors. The memorial is named for Norwalk natives Daniel Shea and John Magrath, both Medal of Honor recipients.
Memorial bridge at Route 129 and Hunterbrook Road, Yorktown Heights, New York.
Memorial bridge at the 13.6-mile marker on Interstate 95 in Norwalk, Connecticut
Memorialized on the Global War on Terror Plaque, 55 Calf Pasture Beach Road, Norwalk, Connecticut.
Specialist Fahey is buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park, 101 Mill St, Putnam Valley, New York; Heritage Garden, Row 1, Grave 31.
