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Michael Russell Creighton Weldon
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Name: Army Pfc. Michael Russell Creighton Weldon
Age: 20
From: Conyers, Ga.
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Incident: Army Pfc. Michael Russell Creighton Weldon was killed in a suicide car-bombing near Najaf, Iraq.
Died: March 29, 2003
Private became engaged prior to Iraq deployment
From wire reports
Age: 20
From: Conyers, Ga.
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Incident: Army Pfc. Michael Russell Creighton Weldon was killed in a suicide car-bombing near Najaf, Iraq.
Died: March 29, 2003
Private became engaged prior to Iraq deployment
From wire reports
Pfc. Michael Russell Creighton Weldon, 20, followed in the footsteps of his mother, Sgt. Maj. Jean Weldon, who recently retired from the military.
“He chose infantry because he’s a tough guy,” Jean Weldon said from her home in Palm Bay, Fla.
Weldon died Saturday, March 29, in the suicide car bombing near Najaf.
He had a 23-year-old sister and a 15-year-old brother.
He became engaged before leaving for Iraq in January. His fiancée, Kerri, would often drive to his family’s home when he called so his brother and mother could talk to him on her cell phone.
“My son was...
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2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Incident
Army Pfc. Michael Russell Creighton Weldon was killed in a suicide car-bombing near Najaf, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Michael Russell Creighton Weldon
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.