Birth: Jul. 1, 1960 Death: Jun. 30, 1984 Sergeant, U.S. Army SGT Luketina was a member of the 82nd Airborne Division and was seriously wounded in Grenada during Operation Urgent Fury in October 1983. SGT Luketina slipped in and out of a coma until he died 8 months later in a hospital in North Carolina. President Ronald Reagan mentioned Luketina in a speech to the corps of cadets at West Point in October 1987. Reagan was impressed by the professionalism of Luketina which was noted in a conversation between SGT Luketina and his father COL Robin Luketina. COL Luketina asked his son if it was worth getting wounded and if he would do it again. SGT Luketina answered that it was worth it and he would do it again.
More information will be added upon further research.   Burial: Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA Plot: Section 59 Grave 419