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Russell B Rippetoe
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Name: Army Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe
Age: 27
From: Arvada, Colo
Assigned to A Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga. died from severe injuries in Iraq.
Incident: Army Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe was killed
Died: April 03, 2003
Ranger competition trophy to carry fallen hero’s name
By Matthew Cox
Times staff writer
Age: 27
From: Arvada, Colo
Assigned to A Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga. died from severe injuries in Iraq.
Incident: Army Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe was killed
Died: April 03, 2003
Ranger competition trophy to carry fallen hero’s name
By Matthew Cox
Times staff writer
Capt. Russell Rippetoe had a big heart, maybe too big. His father, retired Lt. Col. Joe Rippetoe, is convinced that’s what led to his son’s death a year ago while trying to assist a pregnant Iraqi woman yelling for help.
Capt. Rippetoe, a member of the 75th Ranger Regiment, didn’t realize the woman was really luring him and two other Rangers into the killing zone of a massive car bomb.
“There is one weakness to the 75th — all of them have a big heart, and that’s why Russell got killed,” his father said in a recent interview.
For his sacrifice, Capt. Rippetoe’s name will become a permanent part of the annual David E. Grange Best...
Occupation
A Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.
Incident
Army Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe died from severe injuries in Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Russell B Rippetoe
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.