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Ricky L Turner
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Name: Army Pfc. Ricky L. Turner
Age: 20
From: Athens, Ala.;
Assigned to the 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.;
Incident: Army Pfc. Ricky L. Turner died Jan. 16 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit.
Died: January 16, 2009
Bragg soldier killed in explosion
The Associated Press
Age: 20
From: Athens, Ala.;
Assigned to the 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.;
Incident: Army Pfc. Ricky L. Turner died Jan. 16 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit.
Died: January 16, 2009
Bragg soldier killed in explosion
The Associated Press
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The Department of Defense says a soldier based in North Carolina has died while fighting in Iraq.
The military said Wednesday that 20-year-old Pfc. Ricky Turner of Athens, Ala., died Jan. 16 in Baghdad after a bomb exploded near his unit. He was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg.
Turner’s father, James Lee Turner, told WHNT-TV in Alabama that his son wanted to join the military to stand up for his country, and that he died doing what he wanted to do. He said the military told him an improvised explosive device blew up the military vehicle his son was riding...
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the 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.;
Incident
Army Pfc. Ricky L. Turner died Jan. 16 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit.
Prayers & Messages
Ricky L Turner
2009-02-10
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime,
with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms.
Ricky L Turner
2009-01-25
Lord bless these heroes; Who have given their lives. Comfort their families, their friends and loved ones. Let us not forget; They have given their all.
Ricky L Turner
2009-01-25
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.