Douglas A. La Bouff
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Age: 36
From: California
Assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident: Army Maj. Douglas A. La Bouff was killed Jan. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Tal Afar, Iraq. Also
Died: January 07, 2006
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Mourners recall three soldiers killed in Iraq as family men
Associated Press
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Three soldiers killed in Iraq who left behind 10 children among them were memorialized Wednesday at ceremony attended by hundreds.
“All three of these men were, above all else, deeply devoted to their families,” said Maj. Horatio Taveau.
Maj. Douglas A. La Bouff, Maj. Michael Martinez and 1st Lt. David de Moors died Jan. 7 when their helicopter crashed on a flight from Mosul to Tal Afar, Iraq.
The 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment officers from Fort Carson were praised at the ceremony as brave and courageous soldiers, but it was their commitment to their families that was given the most attention.
Every night before La Bouff went to bed he played a tape recording of his two children, Cassidy, 7, and Douglas, 3, saying: “Goodnight Daddy.”
“That was the sound I went to bed...
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Prayers & Messages
We Thought of you with love today
But that is nothing new
We thought about you yesterday
And days before that too
We think of you in silence
We often speak your name
Now all we have are memories
And your pictures in a frame
Your memory is our keepsake
For which we'll never part
God has you in His keeping
We have you in our heart
May God Bless you and your loved ones for what you have done for your country