Iraq. Jason grew up on Afton Avenue and graduated from Carlynton in 1995. He then attained a degree in Human Resources Management at Slippery Rock University. West was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant, after completing the ROTC program, in May 2002 and was assigned to the Army’s 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division in Friedberg, Germany. Captain West was killed by enemy small arms fire, at Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on 7/24/2006.