Braden Peltier biography: 10 things about US Army soldier born in Bay City, Michigan

Braden Robert Peltier was an American soldier born in Michigan, United States. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. He was born in Bay City, Bay County, Michigan to Jason Peltier and Melissa Salgat Samples. Jason is married to Kathy Jo Peltier while Samples is married to Michael Samples.
2. He is Grace Mae Peltier, Gabrielle Samples, Michael Samples Jr., Matisyn Salgat-Samples, Riley Jo Peltier and Keeley Fritz‘s brother.
3. He enjoyed fishing, camping, hunting, long-range shooting, working out and trail riding.
4. He attended T. L. Handy Middle School and Bay City Central High School, which are both in Bay City.
5. On May 31, 2020, she and Pagge Coon Peltier got married.
6. In November 2020, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He became an active-duty specialist, an artillery soldier, in the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado.
7. In 2021, Pagge gave birth to their son.
8. On March 26, 2023, he was fatally shot in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
9. On March 27, 2023, the El Paso County Coroner’s Office announced that his death was being investigated as a homicide.
10. He died at age 33. On April 6, 2023, a procession carrying his body travelled from Detroit, Michigan to West Branch, Michigan.