Arrangements for Capt. Waid C. Ramsey, Alabama National Guardsman killed in action in Afghanistan

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Capt. Waid C. Ramsey, killed in action in Afghanistan Aug. 4, 2011.

MONTGOMERY (08/11/2011)(readMedia)-- Funeral arrangements have been finalized for an Alabama National Guard Soldier, killed Aug. 4, in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked with small arms fire. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Birmingham, Ala.

The family of Capt. Waid C. Ramsey, 41, of Red Bay, Ala., invites the public to show their respects Saturday, Aug. 13 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at Laughlin Service Funeral Home; 2320 Bob Wallace Avenue Southwest; Huntsville, Ala.

There will be a service beginning with a seating and casket arrival Sunday, Aug. 14 from 1:00-2:00 p.m., at Huntsville's First United Methodist Church; 120 Greene Street Southeast, followed by the funeral at 2:00 p.m.

Capt. Ramsey will be interred at Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville immediately following the funeral. Members of the Alabama National Guard's 20th Special Forces Group will serve as pall bearers.

"The Alabama National Guard continues to feel the loss of Capt. Ramsey and again offer our sincerest condolences to the entire Ramsey family," said Maj. Gen. Perry G. Smith, Alabama National Guard Adjutant General.