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Richard P Carl
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Name: Army Cpl. Richard P. Carl
Age: 26
From: King Hill, Idaho
Assigned to 571st Air Medical Company, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident: Army Cpl. Richard P. Carl was killed when his UH-60 air medical helicopter crashed in the Tigris River in Iraq.
Died: May 09, 2003
Age: 26
From: King Hill, Idaho
Assigned to 571st Air Medical Company, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident: Army Cpl. Richard P. Carl was killed when his UH-60 air medical helicopter crashed in the Tigris River in Iraq.
Died: May 09, 2003
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Richard P. Carl was promoted posthumously from corporal to sergeant in a ceremony in Iraq. Carl died May 9 when his Black Hawk air medical helicopter snagged a power wire across the Tigris River as it took off during the rescue of a wounded Iraqi child, and flipped over and into the water. The child was in another helicopter and was flown to safety.
He leaves behind a wife, a 3-year-old daughter and a 19-month-old son.
“Corporal Carl is a tremendous example of our military’s commitment to risk life and limb to help the innocent Iraqi civilians wounded in the war,” said U.S. Sen. Michael Crapo, R-Idaho. “He went to the Middle East to fight for our freedom with valor and courage in this time of national crisis and...
Occupation
571st Air Medical Company, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident
Army Cpl. Richard P. Carl was killed when his UH-60 air medical helicopter crashed in the Tigris River in Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Richard P Carl
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.