Christopher W. Dill
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Age: 32
From: Tonawanda, N.Y.
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 390th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 98th Division, Army Reserve, Buffalo, N.Y.
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Dill was killed April 4 when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Balad Ruz, Iraq. Also
Died: April 04, 2005
N.Y. reservist killed in Iraq
By Carolyn Thompson
Associated Press
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Flags flew at half-staff above fire stations Tuesday in honor of a firefighter and decorated Army reservist who was killed while training security forces in Iraq.
Staff Sgt. Christopher Dill, 32, who was assigned to the Rochester-based 98th Division, was fatally shot Monday during an attack on his unit, a spokesman for the 98th said.
“Here’s Chris, who not only fought for his country as a soldier, but he fought for his community as a Buffalo firefighter,” said Fire Commissioner Michael D’Orazio, who ordered the flags lowered.
“Our family is pretty proud,” said Dill’s father, William Dill, himself an Air Force veteran and retired firefighter.
Dill joined the Reserves after serving in Desert Storm with the 24th Infantry. A drill sergeant, he was mobilized with the 98th Division in October.
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