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Edgar P Daclan Jr
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Name: Army Spc. Edgar P. Daclan Jr.
Age: 24
From: Cypress, Calif.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, based in Schweinfurt, Germany
Incident: Army Spc. Edgar P. Daclan Jr. was killed Sept. 10 by an improvised explosive device as his patrol was responding to indirect fire in Balad, Iraq.
Died: September 10, 2004
Torrance family mourns immigrant soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 24
From: Cypress, Calif.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, based in Schweinfurt, Germany
Incident: Army Spc. Edgar P. Daclan Jr. was killed Sept. 10 by an improvised explosive device as his patrol was responding to indirect fire in Balad, Iraq.
Died: September 10, 2004
Torrance family mourns immigrant soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
TORRANCE, Calif. — Spc. Edgar Daclan Jr., an immigrant from the Philippines, surprised his family by joining the Army when he was just one semester away from graduating from college with a degree in electrical engineering.
But Daclan, a 24-year-old medic killed in Iraq on Friday, adapted quickly to the military.
“Wherever the troops were, that’s where he was,” said Iris Daclan, 26, his older sister. “He knew it was dangerous. I told him we were in a war, but he wanted to join. And his platoon commander told us that he never saw fear in his eyes.”
Daclan, the only boy of five siblings, moved to the United States in 1993. His tight-knit extended...
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the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, based in Schweinfurt, Germany
Incident
Army Spc. Edgar P. Daclan Jr. was killed Sept. 10 by an improvised explosive device as his patrol was responding to indirect fire in Balad, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Edgar P Daclan Jr
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.