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Lawrence A Roukey
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Name: Army Sgt. Lawrence A. Roukey
Age: 33
From: Westbrook, Maine
Assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Battalion, 304th Regiment, 98th Division, Army Reserve, Lewiston, Maine
Incident: Army Sgt. Lawrence A. Roukey was killed April 26 by a large explosion while performing site security in Baghdad.
Died: April 26, 2004
Soldier killed in Baghdad blast buried in Maine
By Ryan Lenz
Associated Press
Age: 33
From: Westbrook, Maine
Assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Battalion, 304th Regiment, 98th Division, Army Reserve, Lewiston, Maine
Incident: Army Sgt. Lawrence A. Roukey was killed April 26 by a large explosion while performing site security in Baghdad.
Died: April 26, 2004
Soldier killed in Baghdad blast buried in Maine
By Ryan Lenz
Associated Press
PORTLAND, Maine — Family and friends of a postal worker and Army Reserve soldier who was killed in a blast outside Baghdad gathered May 8 for a funeral at the same church where he was baptized more than 30 years ago.
Sgt. Lawrence Roukey, 33, of Westbrook, who joined the Army Reserve after Sept. 11, 2001, was killed last month during an explosion in a Baghdad warehouse he was searching for chemicals. He died six weeks after arriving in Iraq.
In his hometown, Roukey’s death shook the community. There was standing room only in St. Joseph’s Church during the ceremony. Students from Deering High School, Roukey’s alma mater, held flags along the route...
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Detachment 1, 3rd Battalion, 304th Regiment, 98th Division, Army Reserve, Lewiston, Maine
Incident
Army Sgt. Lawrence A. Roukey was killed April 26 by a large explosion while performing site security in Baghdad.
Prayers & Messages
Lawrence A Roukey
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.