Chris Hixon (Persian Gulf, Iraq) is a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/southflorida.asp. 

Hixon enlisted in the Navy in 1986 and transitioned into the Naval Reserves in 1992 where he retired in October 2013. His military awards and decorations include 3 Navy Achievement Medals, Good Conduct Medal, Navy Reserve Meritorious Service Medal and Navy Reserve Medal. He saw service in the Persian Gulf during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. 

Hixon worked as the athletic director and wrestling coach at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. He stepped in to coach other sports threatened to be discontinued, at different times coaching as many as five sports with no supplemental pay. During a horrific school shooting on February 14, 2018, Hixon raced toward the gunfire to protect the students and stop the attack. He was one of 17 killed at the Parkland school.

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