Joseph Michael Bushling

Joseph Michael Bushling, 26, of Russellville, AR, walked into eternity on Sunday, May 8, 2011 at Dugway Mountain Range in Dugway, UT. The son of Kevin and Lisa Marie Martin Bushling, he was born June 3, 1984 in Yuba City, CA.

Joseph graduated from Dover High School in 2002 and enlisted in the U.S. Army in November of 2008. After receiving training as a field medic, Joseph was stationed at Camp Casey, the Army's Second Infantry Division Headquarters in Dongducheon, South Korea which is adjacent to the Korean DMZ.

Upon his return to the states, Joseph was stationed at a secretive U.S. Army base known as the Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah. Currently, Dugway's massive 800,000 acres allows it to be the premiere site for testing defense systems against chemical and biological. Camp Dugways' history dates to within two months of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt set aside the first 127,000 acres of Dugway Proving Ground in Utah's Great Salt Lake Desert. In order to test the fire-causing weapons, crews at Dugway built replicas of German and Japanese villages, going so far as to fill the model buildings with furniture that would be similar to that found in the respective country.

A decorated soldier, Joseph received the Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon and the Overseas Service Ribbon.

He enjoyed everything outdoors including, hunting, camping and fishing.

He was preceded in death by his Maternal grandmother, Phyllis Martin; Paternal grandmother, Ann Bushling; brother, Jeremy Bushling.

He is survived by his parents, Kevin and Lisa Martin Bushling, Russellville; maternal grandfather, Leroy Martin, Russellville, paternal grandfather, David Bushling, Yuba City, CA; aunt and uncles, Gary and Lori Ragland, Russellville; Terri and Darrell Fuller, Dover, Tami Quinuis, Russellville, Laurie and Dan Stazak, Angela and Renato 'Dorfeni, Pamela Bushling, Karen and Aaron Schedel, Eric and Jeanette Bushling, Larry and Debi Lewis, all of California.

A life celebration service will be held at 2:00PM, Saturday, November 1, 2014 at Humphrey Chapel in Russellville, AR. Rev. Jim Huffman will officiate. Memorials may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, PO BOX 758517, Topeka, KS 66675. Internet obituary and on-line guest book are available at www.humphreyfuneral.com. Full military honors will be provided by United States Army.

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