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Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jamie Dunbar Weeks died May 14, 2006 in Iraq when his AH-6M Helicopter was shot down by enemy fire during combat operations.

He was born March 13, 1959 and attended high school in Daleville, Alabama.  He completed his Associates Degree in Professional Aeronautics from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in 2005.

CW5 Weeks entered the army in 1980 and served 38 months as an Air Traffic Controller, before attending Warrant Office Candidate School in 1983.  He completed flight training as an AH-1 Attack Helicopter Pilot in October 1983.  His first assignment was with 9th Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment at Fort Hood, Texas where he served as an AH-1 Pilot. In 1986, he was assigned to Camp Stanley, Korea where he served as an AH-1 Pilot.  Upon completing his tour in Korea, CW5 Weeks was assigned to Fort Campbell, KY where he served as an AH-64 Attack Helicopter Pilot in 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment.  While at Fort Campbell he deployed to Operation Desert Shield/Storm in 1990 as an AH-64 Instructor Pilot.  In 1993, he assessed with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne).  Upon completion of Green Platoon, he was assigned as an A/MH-6 Instructor Pilot.  While assigned to the 160th, CW5 Weeks deployed to Haiti in 1994 in support of Operation Restore Democracy.  His assignments in the 160th included Instructor Pilot, Instructor Flight Examiner, Company Safety Officer and Standardization Instructor Pilot.  Since 2001 he has deployed on multiple rotations in support of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. 
           

CW5 Weeks’ schools include the SERE (High Risk), Air Assault school, Rotary Wing Instructor Flight Examiner course, Warrant Officer Senior Staff course, Joint Firepower Controller course, Aviation Safety Officer course, and Aviation Life Support Specialist course.  His awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (1OLC), the Air Medal with Valor, the Air Medal, the Army Commendation Medal (2OLC), the Army Achievement Medal, the Presidential Unit Citation, the Joint Meritorious Unit Award (1OLC), the Valorous Unit Award, Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal (Bronze Star), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korea Defense Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, (Saudi Arabia) Kuwait Liberation Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal, the Combat Action Badge, the Master Aviator Badge, and the Air Assault Badge.  He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, and the Purple Heart.

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