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Erik C Kesterson
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Name: Army Chief Warrant Officer 1 Erik C. Kesterson
Age: 29
From: Independence, Ore.
Assigned to the 9th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Army Chief Warrant Officer 1 Erik C. Kesterson was killed Nov. 15 when two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Mosul, Iraq.
Died: November 15, 2003
Age: 29
From: Independence, Ore.
Assigned to the 9th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Army Chief Warrant Officer 1 Erik C. Kesterson was killed Nov. 15 when two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Mosul, Iraq.
Died: November 15, 2003
Chief Warrant Officer Erik C. Kesterson had already completed an eight-year tour of duty with the Marines when the Sept. 11 attacks compelled him to sign on with the Army.
“He was very patriotic and believed in this country. He’s a good man,” said his father, Clayton Kesterson.
Kesterson, 29, was killed Nov. 15 when the Black Hawk helicopter he was piloting collided with another helicopter in Iraq.
He grew up mostly in Vernonia, Ore., and was stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky.
M.J. Kesterson said her son inspired confidence.
“This was a bright, ready-to-go young guy,” she said. “I didn’t have a thought this would go badly.”
As a Marine, Kesterson pulled seven men from a burning helicopter that had crashed. He was awarded the...
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the 9th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident
Army Chief Warrant Officer 1 Erik C. Kesterson was killed Nov. 15 when two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Mosul, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Erik C Kesterson
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.