Jeremy M. Loveless
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Age: 25
From: Estacada, Ore.
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska
Incident: Army Cpl. Jeremy M. Loveless was killed May 29 when his Stryker came under enemy small-arms fire during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq.
Died: May 29, 2006
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Medic volunteered for dangerous lookout job
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Army medic Jeremy Loveless was not supposed to be outside the protection of his Stryker vehicle while it patrolled a volatile city in Iraq, but volunteered anyway for the dangerous job as lookout, military officials said at his memorial service on Monday.
Loveless died on Memorial Day while watching for suspicious vehicles as U.S. soldiers cordoned off a search area in Mosul, Iraq.
Loveless was remembered at a service at Fort Wainwright as a medic who was willing to take on any task to protect fellow soldiers, including voluntarily manning the gunner position. Normally, medics ride in the belly of the Stryker, waiting for a call to treat injured soldiers or civilians.
“I should not have let him in the hatch he was a medic,” wrote a commander of Alpha Co., in a letter that was read at the service. “But he stood in the hatch ......
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Prayers & Messages
till the shadows lengthen,
and the evening comes,
and the busy world is hushed,
and the fever of life is over
and our work is done.
Then in His mercy
may He give us a safe lodging,
and holy rest and peace at the last.
Amen.
My sincere heartfelt condolences to the Loveless family. May God give you peace in your heart and strength to carry on.