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Jeremiah J Holmes
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Name: New Hampshire Army National Guard Spc. Jeremiah J. Holmes
Age: 27
From: North Berwick, Maine
Assigned to the 744th Transportation Company, Army National Guard, Hillsboro, N.H.
Incident: New Hampshire Army National Guard Spc. Jeremiah J. Holmes died March 29 when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device and fell from a bridge near Balad, Iraq.
Died: March 29, 2004
New Hampshire guardsman remembered
By Mike Recht
Associated Press
Age: 27
From: North Berwick, Maine
Assigned to the 744th Transportation Company, Army National Guard, Hillsboro, N.H.
Incident: New Hampshire Army National Guard Spc. Jeremiah J. Holmes died March 29 when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device and fell from a bridge near Balad, Iraq.
Died: March 29, 2004
New Hampshire guardsman remembered
By Mike Recht
Associated Press
DOVER, N.H. — Sgt. Jeremiah Holmes, the only New Hampshire National Guardsman killed in Iraq, was remembered as a hero to family, friends and his country.
Speaking at a Mass of Christian burial, Army National Guard Chaplain William Paige said Holmes “was a hero long before he was deployed” to Iraq.
He said Holmes was a hero to his wife; his son, whose first birthday is Thursday; his brothers and sisters, his friends.
“He was a hero to us,” he told the standing-room-only crowd of about 450 at St. Joseph Church. “He protected the ideals of freedom and democracy.
“It’s hard to say goodbye to a hero.”
His wife, Kimberly, later tearfully...
Occupation
the 744th Transportation Company, Army National Guard, Hillsboro, N.H.
Incident
New Hampshire Army National Guard Spc. Jeremiah J. Holmes died March 29 when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device and fell from a bridge near Balad, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
New Hampshire Jeremiah J Holmes
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.