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Anthony J White
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Name: Army Pfc. Anthony J. White
Age: 21
From: Columbia, S.C.
Assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Army Pfc. Anthony J. White died March 25 in Baqubah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were Sgt. Jason W. Swiger, Cpl. Jason Nunez and Pfc. Orlando E. Gonzalez.
Died: March 25, 2007
S.C. soldier dies in suicide bomb attack
By Susanne M. Schafer
The Associated Press
Age: 21
From: Columbia, S.C.
Assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Army Pfc. Anthony J. White died March 25 in Baqubah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were Sgt. Jason W. Swiger, Cpl. Jason Nunez and Pfc. Orlando E. Gonzalez.
Died: March 25, 2007
S.C. soldier dies in suicide bomb attack
By Susanne M. Schafer
The Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. — An Army tank mechanic from South Carolina was killed in a suicide bomb attack in Iraq, his father said March 27.
Pvt. Anthony White, 21, was one of four U.S. soldiers killed in the blast March 25, said his father, Harry White.
White is the third South Carolina soldier to die in the Middle East war effort within the past week. “He was killed on the spot,” White said.
His son was a 2003 graduate of Richland Northeast High School and played on the varsity basketball team.
White, 50, said his son followed in his footsteps, training as a tank mechanic and joining the famed 82nd Airborne.
It took his son...
Occupation
the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident
Army Pfc. Anthony J. White died March 25 in Baqubah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were Sgt. Jason W. Swiger, Cpl. Jason Nunez and Pfc. Orlando E. Gonzalez.
Prayers & Messages
Anthony J White
2007-08-11
Love you son.. RIP!
Anthony J White
2007-07-24
Forever in my heart. -Angel sister of Sgt. Jason Swiger kia 3/25/07 Ba'qubah, Iraq
Anthony J White
2007-04-03
May God Bless you and keep you in His Loving Care.