Sergeant Cameron Alexander Meddock was born on April 14, 1992, and grew up in Spearman, Texas, in the Panhandle, where he played football and ran track at Spearman High School. Friends knew him as loyal and upbeat, someone who gave everything 110 percent. “He always had something positive to say and was always willing to help no matter what you had going on without any expectation of anything,” a hometown friend remembered.
Cameron enlisted in the U.S. Army on November 14, 2014. He completed One Station Unit Training as an infantryman, the Basic Airborne Course and the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program at Fort Benning, Georgia, and was assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. There he served as a machine gunner, automatic rifleman and gun team leader and, most recently, as a fire team leader. His military education included the U.S. Army Ranger Course, the Basic Leader Course and SERE.
On January 12, 2019, during his second deployment, in support of Operation Resolute Support, Cameron was wounded by enemy small-arms fire during combat operations in Jawand District, Badghis Province, Afghanistan. He was evacuated to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, where he died on January 17, 2019, with his family beside him. He was 26.
His awards include the Purple Heart, the Joint Service Commendation Medal with Combat Device, the Army Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with campaign star, the NATO Medal, the Ranger Tab, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Expert Infantryman Badge and the Parachutist Badge.
“Sergeant Cameron Meddock is one of America’s precious Sons,” said Colonel Brandon Tegtmeier, commander of the 75th Ranger Regiment. “The entire Nation should strive to emulate the Warrior, Patriot and Husband that Cameron was.” Lieutenant Colonel Rob McChrystal, commander of the 2nd Ranger Battalion, said, “Sergeant Cameron Meddock was a phenomenal Ranger, and his selfless service represents the very best of our great Nation.”
Spearman has not forgotten him. Students and neighbors planted trees in his honor at Spearman High School, volunteers built a memorial to him and the school district named its new athletic facility the Sgt. Cameron Alexander Meddock Memorial Weight Room and Field House. A scholarship in his name helps local graduates.
Cameron cherished his wife, Stevie. Their daughter, Brinley, was born after his death and carries his name forward. He is also survived by his mother, Vicki Parvin; his father, Mike Meddock; his stepfather, Rodney Nickel; his brothers, Zeke, Rhian and William; his sister, Raven; his grandparents, Papa Bill and Grandmother Lolly; and a large extended family.
Sources
- U.S. Army (USASOC): U.S. Army Ranger dies of wounds
- ARSOF History: Sergeant Cameron A. Meddock
- Press Pass Sports: Spearman makes upgrades to athletic facilities, honors fallen hero
- NewsChannel 10: Community plants trees at Spearman High to honor fallen Army Sergeant Meddock
- High Plains Observer: Sgt. Cameron A. Meddock Scholarship recipients
- Family-provided records on file with MVF: Cameron Meddock bio and 2026 honoree information sheet
