Name:
Army Sgt. Daniel E. Woodcock
Age:
25
From:
Glennallen, Alaska
Assigned to
the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident:
Army Sgt. Daniel E. Woodcock died March 11, in Ad Dawr, Iraq, of wounds suffered from a building explosion while on combat patrol.
Died:
March
11, 2007
N.C.-based paratrooper dies in Iraq bombing
The Associated Press
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A paratrooper from Alaska was killed this weekend in a bombing while he patrolled in Iraq, the 82nd Airborne Division said Tuesday.
Sgt. Daniel E. Woodcock, 25, from Glennallen, Alaska, died from wounds he received when a bomb exploded Sunday near Dawr, Iraq, the division said.
Woodcock was an infantry team leader and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.
“Sergeant Woodcock was an outstanding team leader who continually put the welfare of his troopers before his own,” said Staff Sgt. Norberto Ruiz of Woodcock’s unit. “He was a very dedicated father and spouse.”
Woodcock...
Occupation
the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident
Army Sgt. Daniel E. Woodcock died March 11, in Ad Dawr, Iraq, of wounds suffered from a building explosion while on combat patrol.