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A member of the honor guard saluted the remains of Sgt. Issac B. Jackson, 27, of Plattsburg, Mo., as he was loaded off a a chartered plane and into a hearse at Executive Beechcraft at KCI on Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009, in Kansas City, Missouri. Sgt. Jackson was one of seven soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive devise while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. Jackson is survived by his wife Kristen Northrup Jackson and son Enoch Jackson. The couple is expecting another child. His funeral is scheduled to be held in Lathrop High School gymnasium at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. SHANE KEYSER/The Kansas City Star_20091103_SOLDIER_ME

An honor guard transfered the remains of Sgt. Issac B. Jackson, 27, of Plattsburg, Mo., from a chartered plane into a hearse at Executive Beechcraft at KCI on Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009, in Kansas City, Missouri. Sgt. Jackson was one of seven soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive devise while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. Jackson is survived by his wife Kristen Northrup Jackson and son Enoch Jackson. The couple is expecting another child. His funeral is scheduled to be held in Lathrop High School gymnasium at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. SHANE KEYSER/The Kansas City Star_20091103_SOLDIER_ME

An honor guard moved the remains of Sgt. Issac B. Jackson, 27, of Plattsburg, Mo., from a chartered plane into a hearse after arriving at executive Beechcraft at KCI on Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009, in Kansas City, Missouri. Sgt. Jackson was one of seven soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive devise while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. Jackson is survived by his wife Kristen Northrup Jackson and son Enoch Jackson. The couple is expecting another child. SHANE KEYSER/The Kansas City Star_20091103_SOLDIER_ME

Members of the family were joined by Gov. Jay Nixon (saluting) watched and wept as the remains of Sgt. Issac B. Jackson, 27, of Plattsburg, Mo., were loaded off a chartered plane and into a hearse at Executive Beechcraft at KCI on Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009, in Kansas City, Missouri. Sgt. Jackson was one of seven soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive devise while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. Jackson is survived by his wife Kristen Northrup Jackson and son Enoch Jackson. The couple is expecting another child. His funeral is scheduled to be held in Lathrop High School gymnasium at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. SHANE KEYSER/The Kansas City Star_20091103_SOLDIER_ME

Members of the Patriot Guard and Platte County Sheriffs officers, and Kansas City Airport security officers all saluted as they prepared to escort a hearse carrying the remains of Sgt. Issac B. Jackson, 27, of Plattsburg, Mo., along Missouri Highway 116 into Lathrop from Executive Beechcraft at KCI on Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009, in Kansas City, Missouri. Sgt. Jackson was one of seven soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive devise while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. Jackson is survived by his wife Kristen Northrup Jackson and son Enoch Jackson. The couple is expecting another child. His funeral is scheduled to be held in Lathrop High School gymnasium at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. SHANE KEYSER/The Kansas City Star_20091103_SOLDIER_ME

Members of the Patriot Guard escorted a hearse carrying the remains of Sgt. Issac B. Jackson, 27, of Plattsburg, Mo., along Missouri Highway 116 into Lathrop from executive Beechcraft at KCI on Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009, in Kansas City, Missouri. Sgt. Jackson was one of seven soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive devise while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. Jackson is survived by his wife Kristen Northrup Jackson and son Enoch Jackson. The couple is expecting another child. His funeral is scheduled to be held in Lathrop High School gymnasium at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. SHANE KEYSER/The Kansas City Star_20091103_SOLDIER_ME

Phil Williams of Lathrop, Mo., held an American Flag and his hand over his heart as members of the Patriot Guard escorted a hearse carrying the remains of Sgt. Issac B. Jackson, 27, of Plattsburg, Mo., along Missouri Highway 116 into Lathrop from Executive Beechcraft at KCI on Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009, in Kansas City, Missouri. Sgt. Jackson was one of seven soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive devise while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. Jackson is survived by his wife Kristen Northrup Jackson and son Enoch Jackson. The couple is expecting another child. His funeral is scheduled to be held in Lathrop High School gymnasium at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. SHANE KEYSER/The Kansas City Star_20091103_SOLDIER_ME