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Gregory B Hicks
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Name: Army Sgt. 1st Class Gregory B. Hicks
Age: 35
From: Duff, Tenn.
Assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, based in Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Sgt. 1st Class Gregory B. Hicks was killed Jan. 8 when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Fallujah, Iraq.
Died: January 08, 2004
Loss of soldier son crushes family
Associated Press
Age: 35
From: Duff, Tenn.
Assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, based in Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Sgt. 1st Class Gregory B. Hicks was killed Jan. 8 when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Fallujah, Iraq.
Died: January 08, 2004
Loss of soldier son crushes family
Associated Press
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Gregory Hicks enlisted in the Army less than a month after graduation, an adventurous 17-year-old who longed to see the world.
The Campbell County native got his wish, serving for almost 19 years, traveling the globe and participating in both Iraq wars.
“He always talked about wanting to go and fly and going places that he’d never been to before,” his mother Flora Hicks told The Knoxville News Sentinel newspaper. “He said there wasn’t anything out here for him.”
But Sgt. 1st Class Hicks, 35, made the ultimate sacrifice when he was one of nine soldiers killed in the crash of a medical transport helicopter. He was on his way home to the United States...
Occupation
Company B, 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, based in Fort Hood, Texas
Incident
Army Sgt. 1st Class Gregory B. Hicks was killed Jan. 8 when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Fallujah, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Gregory B Hicks
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.