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Chad D Groepper
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Name: Army Spc. Chad D. Groepper
Age: 21
From: Kingsley, Iowa;
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.;
Incident: Army Spc. Chad D. Groepper died Feb. 17 in Diyala, Iraq, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his dismounted patrol using small arms fire. Also killed was Spc. Luke S. Runyan.
Died: February 17, 2008
Army identifies 2 Fort Lewis soldiers killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
Age: 21
From: Kingsley, Iowa;
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.;
Incident: Army Spc. Chad D. Groepper died Feb. 17 in Diyala, Iraq, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his dismounted patrol using small arms fire. Also killed was Spc. Luke S. Runyan.
Died: February 17, 2008
Army identifies 2 Fort Lewis soldiers killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
FORT LEWIS, Wash. — The Army has identified two Fort Lewis soldiers who were killed Feb. 17 in the Diyala province of Iraq when their patrol was attacked by small-arms fire.
Spc. Chad D. Groepper of Kingsley, Iowa, and Spc. Luke S. Runyan of Spring Grove, Pa., were both 21.
Both were members of the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, and deployed in April 2007.
The Army released the identifications Feb. 19, a day after notifying families.
Families say that Groepper leaves behind a wife and 4-month-old daughter; Runyan leaves behind a wife and a 1-year-old daughter.
...Occupation
the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.;
Incident
Army Cpl. Chad D. Groepper died Feb. 17 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his dismounted patrol using small arms fire. Also killed was Cpl. Luke S. Runyan.
Prayers & Messages
Chad D Groepper
2008-05-14
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime,
with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms.
We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heros never dies.
Chad D Groepper
2008-03-21
Love and memories live on forever.
Chloe Coan Louisville Ky. U.S.A.