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Jeremy L Ridlen
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Name: Army Spc. Jeremy L. Ridlen
Age: 23
From: Clinton, Ill.
Assigned to the 1544th Transportation Company, Army National Guard, Paris, Ill.
Incident: Army Spc. Jeremy L. Ridlen was killed May 23 by small-arms fire after insurgents detonated explosives in a dump truck on the side of the road as his military convoy passed by in East Fallujah, Iraq.
Died: May 23, 2004
Illinois Guardsman killed in Iraq truck bombing
Associated Press
Age: 23
From: Clinton, Ill.
Assigned to the 1544th Transportation Company, Army National Guard, Paris, Ill.
Incident: Army Spc. Jeremy L. Ridlen was killed May 23 by small-arms fire after insurgents detonated explosives in a dump truck on the side of the road as his military convoy passed by in East Fallujah, Iraq.
Died: May 23, 2004
Illinois Guardsman killed in Iraq truck bombing
Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — An Illinois National Guardsman was killed in Iraq when a truck rigged with explosives detonated next to his supply convoy, military officials said Tuesday.
Army Spc. Jeremy Ridlen, 23, died Sunday near Fallujah, according to a release by the Illinois Army National Guard.
Ridlen, of Clinton, graduated from Maroa-Forsyth High School in 1998 and had a twin brother serving in the same unit, family members said Monday. Ridlen enlisted in the military the same year and was assigned to the 1544th Transportation Company, based in Paris.
“I am deeply saddened by the tragic news of Spc. Ridlen’s death,” said Brig. Gen. Randal Thomas, Adjutant...
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the 1544th Transportation Company, Army National Guard, Paris, Ill.
Incident
Army Spc. Jeremy L. Ridlen was killed May 23 by small-arms fire after insurgents detonated explosives in a dump truck on the side of the road as his military convoy passed by in East Fallujah, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Jeremy L Ridlen
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.