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Edward W Carman
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Name: Army Staff Sgt. Edward W. Carman
Age: 27 of McKeesport
From: McKeesport, Pa.
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Armored Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Edward W. Carman was killed April 17 when his tank’s track broke, causing the driver to lose control, and the tank rolled off a bridge in Baghdad.
Died: April 17, 2004
Pennsylvania soldier dies in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 27 of McKeesport
From: McKeesport, Pa.
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Armored Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Edward W. Carman was killed April 17 when his tank’s track broke, causing the driver to lose control, and the tank rolled off a bridge in Baghdad.
Died: April 17, 2004
Pennsylvania soldier dies in Iraq
Associated Press
McKEESPORT, Pa. — A western Pennsylvania native and father of two young children died in Iraq when a track on the tank in which he was riding broke and the vehicle rolled off a bridge, an official said.
Army Staff Sgt. Ed Carman, 25, a native of McKeesport, died Saturday near Baghdad. He was in A Company, 2-12 Armor of the 1st Calvary Division, based out of Fort Hood, Texas, said Maj. Greg Yesko of the 99th Regional Support Command, based outside of Pittsburgh.
Carman’s mother, Joanna Hawthorne, told the McKeesport Daily News that the McKeesport High School graduate joined the Army over her objections. He was serving his second tour of duty when he died.
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2nd Battalion, 12th Armored Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident
Army Staff Sgt. Edward W. Carman was killed April 17 when his tank’s track broke, causing the driver to lose control, and the tank rolled off a bridge in Baghdad.
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Edward W Carman
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.