From the Associated Press
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Air Force Senior Airman James A. Hansen
James "Jimmy" Hansen was quiet, well-behaved and kind, the type of student who always gave his full effort and befriended other children who were ignored, according to a former teacher.
"You could tell he genuinely meant it when he said he was glad to see you," Judi Henckel told the Battle Creek Enquirer.
Hansen, 25, of Athens, Mich., died Sept. 15 of wounds suffered during a controlled detonation at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. He joined the Air Force in 2008 and was assigned to Eglin Air Force Base.
He graduated in 2003 from Athens High School, where he played golf, and had attended Kellogg Community College and Central Michigan University, where he was a member of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.
In online memorials, those who knew him referred to "Jimmy" as a "faithful friend" who loved to have fun and had "a heart of gold." A former co-worker, Crystal Thomas, wrote that Hansen was hardworking and that he could be shy at first but was honest with those he knew well.
He also liked to run and play the drums.
Survivors include his parents, Emily and Richard; brother, also named Richard; and fiancee, Megan Bottomlee.