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Lawrence S Colton
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Name: Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Lawrence S. Colton
Age: 32
From: Oklahoma City, Okla.
Assigned to the Army’s 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Lawrence S. Colton was killed April 11 when his helicopter was shot down in Baghdad.
Died: April 11, 2004
Oklahoman killed when helicopter shot down in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 32
From: Oklahoma City, Okla.
Assigned to the Army’s 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Lawrence S. Colton was killed April 11 when his helicopter was shot down in Baghdad.
Died: April 11, 2004
Oklahoman killed when helicopter shot down in Iraq
Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY — One of the two helicopter pilots killed in Iraq on Sunday was an Oklahoman, military officials said Tuesday.
Chief Warrant Officer Lawrence Colton, 32, of Oklahoma City, and Chief Warrant Officer Chuck Fortenberry, 38, of Woodville, Texas, were both killed Sunday when their helicopter was shot down near Baghdad.
Both pilots were with C Company, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment based at Fort Hood, Texas.
The pilots were providing air support for a fuel convoy when their Apache helicopter was shot down by ground fire.
An investigation into the incident is under way, the Department of Defense said in a news...
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the Army’s 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident
Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Lawrence S. Colton was killed April 11 when his helicopter was shot down in Baghdad.
Prayers & Messages
Lawrence S Colton
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.