Travis W. Anderson
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Age: 28
From: Hooper, Colo.
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Incident: Army Pfc. Travis W. Anderson was killed May 13 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy in Bayji, Iraq.
Died: May 13, 2005
Fallen soldier remembered by friends, family
Associated Press
HOOPER, Colo. — Relatives of a Colorado soldier killed in Iraq last week remembered him as happy, friendly young man who loved hunting and fishing.
Pfc. Travis W. Anderson, 28, of Hooper was killed when an explosive detonated near his convoy near Beiji, Iraq, the Defense Department said. Anderson was assigned to the Army’s 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, based at Fort Stewart, Ga.
Anderson’s grandmother, Violet Freel of Hooper, described her grandson as “full of life, happy-go-lucky.”
“I think he knew everyone in the (San Luis) Valley,” she said.
His sister, Bissy Anderson, 26, of Odessa, Texas, remembered him as an expert shot.
“From the time he was little, he wanted to be a sniper. He was in the Special Forces. He was proud of what he was doing he took one for the team,” she...