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David A Ruhren
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Name: Army Sgt. David A. Ruhren
Age: 20
From: Stafford, Va.
Assigned to 276th Engineer Battalion, Virginia Army National Guard, West Point, Va.
Incident: Army Sgt. David A. Ruhren was killed Dec. 21 when his base dining facility was attacked in Mosul, Iraq.
Died: December 21, 2004
Mother refuses to let fallen son’s birthday go by unnoticed
By Rob Davis
The Free Lance-Star
Age: 20
From: Stafford, Va.
Assigned to 276th Engineer Battalion, Virginia Army National Guard, West Point, Va.
Incident: Army Sgt. David A. Ruhren was killed Dec. 21 when his base dining facility was attacked in Mosul, Iraq.
Died: December 21, 2004
Mother refuses to let fallen son’s birthday go by unnoticed
By Rob Davis
The Free Lance-Star
STAFFORD, Va. — Sgt. David Alan Ruhren hardly celebrated his 20th birthday. He was on a mission in the hills outside Mosul, Iraq, and became so ill he had to be flown out.
Someone took a picture of the Virginia Army National Guard soldier when he returned to base. It now sits in a frame in his mother’s North Stafford home. He is in uniform, and he looks sick, a telling scowl hanging on his face. The brown landscape behind him is desolate, the sky an empty white.
The day was another reason he was looking forward to his next birthday. He wanted a huge party. He wanted to buy alcohol for the first time. He wanted all the things every...
Occupation
276th Engineer Battalion, Virginia Army National Guard, West Point, Va.
Incident
Army Sgt. David A. Ruhren was killed Dec. 21 when his base dining facility was attacked in Mosul, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
David A Ruhren
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.