Kevin P. Jessen
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Age: 28
From: Paragould, Ark.
Assigned to the 22nd Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Kevin P. Jessen was killed March 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations in Rawah, Iraq.
Died: March 05, 2006
Oak Grove soldier dies in Iraq doing what he loved
By Daniel Connolly
Associated Press
LITTLE ROCK — Trained in destroying explosives, a soldier from a small northeastern Arkansas town was killed in an explosion in Iraq.
Staff Sgt. Kevin P. Jessen, 28, died Sunday in Rawah, the Army said. He was on a post-blast investigation when another explosion killed him, Army spokeswoman Maj. Elizabeth Robbins said.
Jessen was assigned to the 22nd Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort) of the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.
He grew up in Oak Grove, where the family had moved from Iowa before Jessen was born, his sister Tracy Miller said. Their father was a welder and had a small farm.
The youngest child in the family, Jessen had an early interest in explosives, which eventually led to his military career, his sister said.
“He liked to play with fire and explosives and just see what he could mix together...
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Please keep Your Shining Light over his family and loved ones.
My sincere heartfelt condolences to Kevin's family and friends