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Collier E Barcus
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Name: Army Pfc. Collier E. Barcus
Age: 21
From: McHenry, Ill.
Assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany
Incident: Army Pfc. Collier E. Barcus was killed July 8 during a mortar attack on the Iraqi National Guard Headquarters in Baghdad.
Died: July 08, 2004
Illinois family mourns soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 21
From: McHenry, Ill.
Assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany
Incident: Army Pfc. Collier E. Barcus was killed July 8 during a mortar attack on the Iraqi National Guard Headquarters in Baghdad.
Died: July 08, 2004
Illinois family mourns soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
McHENRY, Ill. — Sandy Barcus said she knew when she woke up in the middle of the night that something terrible had happened to her son.
A military officer arrived at her home hours later on Thursday to say Collier Edwin Barcus, 21, had been killed in Iraq after insurgents launched mortars at the Iraqi National Guard building in Samarra, about 60 miles north of Baghdad.
The soldier, who had been stationed in Iraq with the Army’s 1st Infantry Division since January 2003, was expected to return home on leave July 28.
“We’re still in shock trying to grasp the reality that we’re never going to hug him or kiss him or shake his hand again,” said Sandy...
Occupation
1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany
Incident
Army Pfc. Collier E. Barcus was killed July 8 during a mortar attack on the Iraqi National Guard Headquarters in Baghdad.
Prayers & Messages
Collier E Barcus
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.