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James C Kearney III
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Name: Army Spc. James C. Kearney III
Age: 22
From: Emerson, Iowa
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry, Iowa Army National Guard, Glenwood, Iowa
Incident: Army Spc. James C. Kearney III died Nov. 1 in Salerno, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his convoy was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades in Sharan, Afghanistan.
Died: November 01, 2004
Iowa soldier dies in Afghanistan
By Michelle Spitzer
Associated Press
Age: 22
From: Emerson, Iowa
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry, Iowa Army National Guard, Glenwood, Iowa
Incident: Army Spc. James C. Kearney III died Nov. 1 in Salerno, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his convoy was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades in Sharan, Afghanistan.
Died: November 01, 2004
Iowa soldier dies in Afghanistan
By Michelle Spitzer
Associated Press
JOHNSTON, Iowa — An Iowa National Guard soldier was killed and two others were injured when their Humvee was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade and small-arms fire in Afghanistan, Guard officials said Tuesday.
Spc. James C Kearney, III, 22, of Emerson, died at a hospital after the attack Monday near Sharan, Afghanistan, said Lt. Col. Greg Hapgood.
Spc. Kenneth L. Lukes, 29, of Protivin, lost his left arm in the attack. Spc. Michael R. Johnson, 22, of Red Oak, also was wounded.
Both were in serious condition at a hospital in Germany, Hapgood said.
All three soldiers were members of Company B, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry, based in...
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the 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry, Iowa Army National Guard, Glenwood, Iowa
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Army Spc. James C. Kearney III died Nov. 1 in Salerno, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his convoy was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades in Sharan, Afghanistan.
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James C Kearney III
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.