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Allen J Vandayburg
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Name: Army Spc. Allen J. Vandayburg
Age: 20
From: Mansfield, Ohio
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany
Incident: Army Spc. Allen J. Vandayburg was killed April 9 when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle in Barez, Iraq.
Died: April 09, 2004
Family mourns soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 20
From: Mansfield, Ohio
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany
Incident: Army Spc. Allen J. Vandayburg was killed April 9 when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle in Barez, Iraq.
Died: April 09, 2004
Family mourns soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Wearing his dress blue uniform, a Marine wept and held onto his parents as his brother’s casket was placed in a hearse Saturday afternoon, less than three weeks after he’d arrived in Iraq.
People lined the sidewalks of downtown as the funeral procession went by for Army Spc. Allen “A.J.” Vandayburg, 20, killed April 9 in Barez, Iraq, when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle, the Department of Defense said.
Vietnam veteran Mike Keller and his family stood across the street from the funeral home, watching quietly as the long procession pulled out of the parking lot.
“We had to come. A lot of people are coming,” Keller...
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2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany
Incident
Army Spc. Allen J. Vandayburg was killed April 9 when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle in Barez, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Allen J Vandayburg
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.