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Posted 4/28/2008 5:21 AM


Trooper

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                No. 351-08
April 25, 2008

 

 

 

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

 

            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

 

            Staff Sgt. Shaun J. Whitehead, 24, of Commerce, Ga., died April 24 in Iskandariyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when he encountered an improvised explosive device while on a dismounted patrol. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

 

RIP Trooper!

 

We will not forget you!

 

 

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Posted 4/28/2008 6:03 AM


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Rest in peace.

All the way, sir!!!

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Posted 4/28/2008 6:31 AM


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SDMF!

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Posted 4/28/2008 6:32 AM


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RIP, Soldier.

Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American GI.  One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.

"History teaches that when you become indifferent and lose the will to fight someone who has the will to fight will take over." COLONEL BULL SIMONS

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Posted 4/28/2008 7:03 AM


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Posted 4/28/2008 3:03 PM


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Rest in peace.

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Posted 5/2/2008 5:06 AM


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Rest In Peace Brother.....

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Posted 5/2/2008 8:28 AM


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