Micheal B Alleman
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Name: Army Spc. Micheal B. Alleman
Age: 31
From: Logan, Utah
Assigned to the 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska
Incident: Army Spc. Micheal B. Alleman died Feb. 23 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. Also killed were Cpl. Michael L. Mayne and Pfc. Zachary R. Nordmeyer.
Died: February 23, 2009
Teacher-turned-soldier killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
AMERICAN FORK, Utah — Micheal Alleman left his job as a popular fifth-grade teacher two years ago to join the Army.
On Monday, he became the first Utah soldier killed in combat in Iraq since 2007.
Alleman, 31, of Logan, was one of three soldiers killed Monday in Balad when insurgents attacked their unit using small-arms fire, according to the Department of Defense.
He joined the Army in January 2008 and was assigned to Alaska’s Fort Wainwright later that year.
Alleman was a specialist with the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team. His unit arrived in Iraq in September for a yearlong tour.
His family remembered him Tuesday as a funny,...