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Joshua R Rodgers
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Name: Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua R. Rodgers
Age: 29
From: Carson City, Nev.
Assigned to the 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua R. Rodgers died May 30 in Upper Sangin Valley, Afghanistan, when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed apparently due to enemy fire. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer 3 Christopher M. Allgaier, Staff Sgt. Charlie L. Bagwell, Sgt. Jesse A. Blamires and Sgt. Brandon E. Hadaway.
Died: May 30, 2007
Arkansan says paratrooper son loved family, country
The Associated Press
Age: 29
From: Carson City, Nev.
Assigned to the 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua R. Rodgers died May 30 in Upper Sangin Valley, Afghanistan, when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed apparently due to enemy fire. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer 3 Christopher M. Allgaier, Staff Sgt. Charlie L. Bagwell, Sgt. Jesse A. Blamires and Sgt. Brandon E. Hadaway.
Died: May 30, 2007
Arkansan says paratrooper son loved family, country
The Associated Press
JONESBORO, Ark. — The father of one of five Army paratroopers killed last month in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan says his son was an excellent father and husband who died defending his country.
Chief Warrant Officer Joshua R. Rodgers, 29, of Carson City, Nev., was killed in the May 30 crash. His father, Dan Rodgers of Jonesboro, told The Sun newspaper that he had heard from his son May 26, and they had planned a trip to the Smoky Mountains in the near future.
“He was a daddy’s boy. He loved to hunt,” Dan Rodgers said.
Rodgers said his son spent summers with him in Jonesboro, was personable a
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the 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.;
Incident
Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua R. Rodgers died May 30 in Upper Sangin Valley, Afghanistan, when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed apparently due to enemy fire. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer 3 Christopher M. Allgaier, Staff Sgt. Charlie L. Bagwell, Sgt. Jesse A. Blamires and Sgt. Brandon E. Hadaway.
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Joshua R Rodgers
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.