The name of former Bringham Young University student and West Point graduate Scott Pace '05 was added to BYU's Wall of Honor Friday in a memorial service commemorating his death in combat in Afghanistan.
Family members and friends watched while a plaque with his name was unveiled. Members of the BYU ROTC and others watched the ceremony via closed circuit television. Lieutenant Colonel Marc Boberg '92 (pictured) also presented the Pace family with a Helaman 200 plaque.
Scott's father, Pat, said his son loved sports, especially basketball. When he came to BYU, he participated in open tryouts for the team, but was not accepted. While he was serving a Latter-day Saints mission in Argentina, his brother, Rick, received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Rick wrote to Scott and told him he would probably be able to play basketball at West Point.
After he returned from his mission, he began a physical fitness program to help him qualify for the military academy and transferred there from BYU. Rick and Scott ended up graduating from West Point together.
During his military career, Pace received two Purple Hearts, the Army Air Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with a Campaign Star, Iraq Campaign Medal with two Campaign Stars, Global War On Terror Service Medal, NATO Medal, Army Service Ribbon, three Overseas Service Ribbons, Army Aviation Badge and Combat Action Badge.