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Col James W Harrison Jr
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Name: Army Col. James W. Harrison Jr.
Age: 47
From: Missouri
Assigned to the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
Incident: Army Col. James W. Harrison Jr. died May 6 at Pol-e-Charki, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from small arms fire. Also killed was Master Sgt. Wilberto Sabalu Jr.
Died: May 06, 2007
Colonel from Fort Leavenworth dies
The Associated Press
Age: 47
From: Missouri
Assigned to the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
Incident: Army Col. James W. Harrison Jr. died May 6 at Pol-e-Charki, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from small arms fire. Also killed was Master Sgt. Wilberto Sabalu Jr.
Died: May 06, 2007
Colonel from Fort Leavenworth dies
The Associated Press
TOPEKA, Kan. — An Army colonel from Fort Leavenworth and a master sergeant from Missouri’s Fort Leonard Wood were identified Tuesday as the victims of a fatal shooting at a prison in Afghanistan.
Col. James W. Harrison, 47, who listed Missouri as his legal state of residence, and Master Sgt. Wilberto Sabalu Jr., 36, of Chicago, were killed Sunday at Pul-e-Charkhi prison, about 20 miles east of Kabul.
The gunman was an Afghan soldier posted outside the prison, which is being revamped to house Afghans transferred from Guantanamo Bay. The gunman was shot dead by other Afghan troops.
Harrison, Sabalu and two U.S. soldiers who were wounded in the shootings were working...
Occupation
the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.;
Incident
Army Col. James W. Harrison Jr. died May 6 at Pol-e-Charki, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from small arms fire. Also killed was Master Sgt. Wilberto Sabalu Jr.
Prayers & Messages
Col James W Harrison Jr
2007-05-21
Dear Lord, please bless the soul of this brave soldier and hold him in Your loving Arms. Please keep Your Shining Light over his family and loved ones. May God give you peace in your heart and strength to carry on. He has proudly served his country. Now, he proudly serves with angel's wings.