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Robert L McKinley
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Name: Army Pvt. 2 Robert L. McKinley
Age: 23
From: Kokomo, Ind.
Assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. died of non-combat-related causes July 8 in Homberg, Germany.
Incident: Army Pvt. 2 Robert L. McKinley was killed
Died: July 08, 2003
Indiana soldier who died of heat stroke in Iraq honored at funeral
Associated Press
Age: 23
From: Kokomo, Ind.
Assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. died of non-combat-related causes July 8 in Homberg, Germany.
Incident: Army Pvt. 2 Robert L. McKinley was killed
Died: July 08, 2003
Indiana soldier who died of heat stroke in Iraq honored at funeral
Associated Press
PERU, Ind. — Relatives, friends and fellow military members honored an Army private who died of apparent heat stroke he suffered while Iraq.
Robert L. McKinley received the Bronze Star and a 21-gun salute during his July 16 funeral in his hometown.
McKinley’s grandfather, Robert Feller, had many memories to share of the 23-year-old he called his son.
“He wasn’t an angel but he wasn’t a bad boy,” Feller said. “He stumbled around for a couple years after got out of (high) school until he found the military. He was proud of the military and died serving his country.”
McKinley had only been in the Army for eight months and was a...
Occupation
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident
Army Pvt. 2 Robert L. McKinley died of non-combat-related causes July 8 in Homberg, Germany.
Prayers & Messages
Robert L McKinley
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.