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John F Landry Jr
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Name: Army Pfc. John F. Landry Jr.
Age: 20
From: Lowell, Mass.
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas
Incident: Army Pfc. John F. Landry Jr. died March 17 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were Army Sgt. John E. Allen, Army Sgt. Ed Santini and Army Pfc. William N. Davis.
Died: March 17, 2007
Massachusetts soldier dies in Iraq
The Associated Press
Age: 20
From: Lowell, Mass.
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas
Incident: Army Pfc. John F. Landry Jr. died March 17 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were Army Sgt. John E. Allen, Army Sgt. Ed Santini and Army Pfc. William N. Davis.
Died: March 17, 2007
Massachusetts soldier dies in Iraq
The Associated Press
LOWELL, Mass. — An Army private who died in Iraq is the first Lowell resident to lose his life in the war, officials said March 19.
Pfc. John Landry Jr., 20, died over the weekend, said Joseph Dussault, the city’s veteran’s services director. Other details of Landry’s death had not been released March 19.
Pamela Landry, the soldier’s mother, told The Boston Globe that he said goodbye to his parents on March 7 after spending time in Florida with them while home on leave. She told the newspaper he died March 17.
She recalled a line from a letter that her son had written recently as he recounted scoring a perfect 6-for-6 on a marksmanship test.
“ ‘Don’t worry...
Occupation
the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas
Incident
Army Pfc. John F. Landry Jr. died March 17 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were Army Sgt. John E. Allen, Army Sgt. Ed Santini and Army Pfc. William N. Davis.
Prayers & Messages
John F Landry Jr
2007-03-29
JOHNNY YOU WILL BE MISSED SO MUCH. YOU ARE ALWAYS CLOSE TO OUR HEARTS. YOU WERE A TRUE AMERICAN HERO AND SINCERE YOUNG MAN. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GOODNESS YOU BROUGHT TO US YOU ARE THE BEST. MAY YOU REST IN PEACE. IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE A PART OF YOUR LIFE. LOVE UNCLE BILLY, AUNT SUE, BILLY JR., SEAN AND TOMMY.
John F Landry Jr
2007-03-28
My God be with you John and may you rest in peace.
With gratitude,
Marc K. Creegan