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Kimberly A Voelz
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Name: Army Staff Sgt. Kimberly A. Voelz
Age: 27
From: Carlisle, Pa.
Assigned to the 703rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment based in Fort Knox, Ky.
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Kimberly A. Voelz was killed while responding to an explosive ordnance disposal call Dec. 14 when an improvised explosive device detonated in Iskandariyah, Iraq.
Died: December 14, 2003
Friends remember soldier killed in Iraq as a tough tomboy
By Dylan T. Lovan
Associated Press
Age: 27
From: Carlisle, Pa.
Assigned to the 703rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment based in Fort Knox, Ky.
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Kimberly A. Voelz was killed while responding to an explosive ordnance disposal call Dec. 14 when an improvised explosive device detonated in Iskandariyah, Iraq.
Died: December 14, 2003
Friends remember soldier killed in Iraq as a tough tomboy
By Dylan T. Lovan
Associated Press
FORT KNOX, Ky. — The tough tomboy had a quirky side, too.
Staff Sgt. Kimberly Voelz had to be tough — she was the only woman in a unit of specially trained soldiers who dash into a war zone looking for hidden explosives.
But the same blonde-haired tomboy who loved to roll around with the dogs in the backyard decorated her bedroom in antique furniture and white lace, and could whip up a tasty chocolate cake with peanut butter icing, said Nikki Puig, a friend who met Voelz at Fort Knox.
Puig was one of about 100 friends and fellow soldiers who packed into the Main Post Chapel at Fort Knox Friday for a service to mourn the...
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the 703rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment based in Fort Knox, Ky.
Incident
Army Staff Sgt. Kimberly A. Voelz was killed while responding to an explosive ordnance disposal call Dec. 14 when an improvised explosive device detonated in Iskandariyah, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Kimberly A Voelz
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.