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Henry C Risner
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Name: Army Pfc. Henry C. Risner
Age: 26
From: Golden, Colo.
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Incident: Army Pfc. Henry C. Risner was killed Aug. 18 when his checkpoint came under attack by enemy small-arms fire in Baghdad.
Died: August 18, 2004
Colorado soldier killed in Iraq
By Catherine Tsai
Associated Press
Age: 26
From: Golden, Colo.
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Incident: Army Pfc. Henry C. Risner was killed Aug. 18 when his checkpoint came under attack by enemy small-arms fire in Baghdad.
Died: August 18, 2004
Colorado soldier killed in Iraq
By Catherine Tsai
Associated Press
GOLDEN, Colo. — A soldier who was killed in Iraq had joined the Army nearly two years ago to earn money for college, and wanted to become a firefighter, his father said Thursday.
Pfc. Henry C. Risner, 26, died Wednesday near Baghdad when his checkpoint came under enemy small-arms fire, military officials said.
Another soldier told his family Risner was shot while he and other soldiers were passing out candy to children, Risner’s father, Gerald Risner, said.
“He’s one of these boys who, when anybody needed help, he was right there. He was just extremely protective of other people who were in trouble,” Risner said.
The soldier’s death was...
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the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Incident
Army Pfc. Henry C. Risner was killed Aug. 18 when his checkpoint came under attack by enemy small-arms fire in Baghdad.
Prayers & Messages
Henry C Risner
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.