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Jason F Lemke

Jason F Lemke

US Army West Allis, WI Age: 30 Views: 1959

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Name: Army Pfc. Jason F. Lemke

Age: 30

From: West Allis, Wis.;

Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.;

Incident: Army Pfc. Jason F. Lemke died Jan. 5 in Ibrahim Al Adham, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.

Died: January 05, 2008


30-year-old soldier from West Allis killed in Iraq

By James A. Carlson
The Associated Press

MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee area soldier who was trained in Arabic before being deployed in Iraq has been killed by an improvised explosive device there.

Pfc. Jason F. Lemke, 30, died Saturday from wounds suffered when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in Ibrahim Al Adham, the Department of Defense said Monday.

He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, out of Fort Lewis, Wash.

Lemke enlisted in December 2004 in Milwaukee and underwent training in Fort Benning, Ga. He transferred to Fort Lewis in May 2005 and his brigade deployed...

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the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.;

Incident

Army Cpl. Jason F. Lemke died Jan. 5 in Ibrahim Al Adham, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.

Prayers & Messages

Jason F Lemke
2008-05-17
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.
Jason F Lemke
2008-05-06
jason you will be truely missed, and never forgotten by me. i love you my bigger little brother!
Jason F Lemke
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.