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Ming Sun
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Name: Army Pfc. Ming Sun
Age: 20
From: Cathedral City, Calif.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident: Army Pfc. Ming Sun died Jan. 9 in Ramadi, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat patrol operations.
Died: January 09, 2007
California solider awarded posthumous citizenship
The Associated Press
Age: 20
From: Cathedral City, Calif.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident: Army Pfc. Ming Sun died Jan. 9 in Ramadi, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat patrol operations.
Died: January 09, 2007
California solider awarded posthumous citizenship
The Associated Press
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. — Ming Sun wanted to be a soldier and an American.
The Chinese immigrant got both wishes. But one came after his death in Iraq.
At his funeral Jan. 22, his parents received his Purple Heart, Bronze Star and certificate of U.S. citizenship.
“For what Ming did, we can never repay him,” Cathedral City mayor Kathy DeRosa said. “This will always be Ming’s home.”
Sun, a 20-year-old Army private first class, was killed Jan. 9 by enemy fire in Ramadi, Iraq.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, based at Fort Carson, Colo.
Sun was buried at...
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the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident
Army Pfc. Ming Sun died Jan. 9 in Ramadi, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat patrol operations.
Prayers & Messages
Ming Sun
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.