Please help keep my uncle Chad stay alive in all of our hearts by supporting us military gear and his collage scholarship fund.

My uncle (Chad E. Brailey) went to Iraq for 2 years than he came back and bought a motorcycle. 6 short weeks after him returning he passed away in a motorcycle accident in CT near his home. So one day I was looking around for paintball gear and I found this website with a picture of my uncle on it. It turns out that my uncles step dad started a paintball business and I was surprised at first because I had no clue that he had made a collage scholarship fund for Chad. I thought it was a great idea. So after thinking about him for a while I started to remember what a great guy he was. He was always nice, a volunteer fireman for 6 years, a hard worker, and a great uncle/friend who I idolized. I just thought it would not be too much to ask since we all buy paintball gear anyway. Please check this site out first and see if they have what you are looking for so you can help the Collage scholarship fund out. Thank you for listening.

Serviceman home from Iraq dies in motorcycle crash

May 31, 2004

MONTVILLE, Conn. -- A serviceman home from Iraq for less than two months was killed Saturday night when the motorcycle he was riding crashed with a car in Montville.

Pfc. Chad E. Brailey of Waterford returned from duty in Baghdad in April. Brailey, 25, served with the Army National Guard.

The driver of the car, Natan A. Yerfraimov, 25, of East Lyme, told police he was driving no faster than 40 mph and was "mostly able to stop" before colliding with Brailey's motorcycle, The Day of New London reported Monday.

An autopsy is to be conducted by the office of the chief state medical examiner early this week.

Friends said Brailey bought the motorcycle as a reward for making it through Iraq.

"We were just so happy to be back, everybody's got new cars and new toys," said Sgt. Tim Richmond of Danbury.