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Ari D Brown-Weeks

Ari D Brown-Weeks

US Army Abingdon, MD Age: 23 Views: 1806

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Name: Army Spc. Ari D. Brown-Weeks

Age: 23

From: Abingdon, Md.

Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Incident: Army Spc. Ari D. Brown-Weeks died Sept. 10 in Baghdad of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related vehicle rollover. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Yance T. Gray, Staff Sgt. Gregory Rivera-Santiago, Sgt. Michael C. Hardegree, Sgt. Omar L. Mora, Sgt. Nicholas J. Patterson and Spc. Steven R. Elrod.
Died: September 10, 2007

Former Greenfield resident killed in Iraq rollover

The Associated Press

ABINGDON, Md. — A soldier who had lived in western Massachusetts was one of seven paratroopers killed when their vehicle rolled over in Iraq, the Department of Defense said Sept. 13.

Spc. Ari Brown-Weeks, 23, a military radio operator from Abingdon, Md., was killed in the Sept. 10 accident in western Baghdad. The seven soldiers were members of the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade, based at Fort Bragg, N.C..

The soldiers were returning from a raid when their truck “veered off an elevated highway” and fell about 30 feet, division spokesman Maj. Tom Earnhardt said. Two detainees also were killed, and 10 soldiers from the unit and anoth

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the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.;

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Army Spc. Ari D. Brown-Weeks died Sept. 10 in Baghdad of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related vehicle rollover. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Yance T. Gray, Staff Sgt. Gregory Rivera-Santiago, Sgt. Michael C. Hardegree, Sgt. Omar L. Mora, Sgt. Nicholas J. Patterson and Spc. Steven R. Elrod.

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Ari D BrownWeeks
2008-05-23
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.
Ari D BrownWeeks
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.