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Christopher D Coffin
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Name: Army 1st Sgt. Christopher D. Coffin
Age: 51
From: Bethlehem, Pa.
Assigned to the 352nd Civil Affairs Battalion, Riverdale, Md. died July 1 in a traffic accident on Highway 8 in Iraq. Coffin’s vehicle ran into a ditch while trying to avoid a civilian vehicle.
Incident: Army 1st Sgt. Christopher D. Coffin was killed
Died: July 01, 2003
Age: 51
From: Bethlehem, Pa.
Assigned to the 352nd Civil Affairs Battalion, Riverdale, Md. died July 1 in a traffic accident on Highway 8 in Iraq. Coffin’s vehicle ran into a ditch while trying to avoid a civilian vehicle.
Incident: Army 1st Sgt. Christopher D. Coffin was killed
Died: July 01, 2003
Christopher D. Coffin had planned to retire from the Army Reserves, wanting to spend more time with his wife, Betsy, in Kennebunk, Maine.
“He made a commitment to my sister to spend their older years together and not to put himself in jeopardy, where there’d be any chance she’d have to suffer through what she’s going through now,” said his sister, Candy Barr Heimbach.
But that plan was put on hold because of the war.
Coffin, 51, died July 1 in Iraq in a vehicle accident, possibly while under attack.
Major Learie H. George remembered Coffin talking about his wife: “He called her every chance he got.”
Heimbach described her brother-in-law as devoted to his wife, family, friends and country.
“He was a man committed to the...
Occupation
the 352nd Civil Affairs Battalion, Riverdale, Md.
Incident
Army 1st Sgt. Christopher D. Coffin died July 1 in a traffic accident on Highway 8 in Iraq. Coffin’s vehicle ran into a ditch while trying to avoid a civilian vehicle.
Prayers & Messages
Christopher D Coffin
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.