Christopher W. Lotter
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Age: 20
From: Chester Heights, Pa. was
Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Incident: Army Pfc. Christopher W. Lotter died Dec. 31 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when he was shot by enemy forces in Tikrit.
Died: December 31, 2008
Schofield soldier, 20, killed in Iraq
By William Cole
Honolulu Advertiser
A 20-year-old Schofield Barracks soldier who joined the Army just a year ago has been killed in Iraq, the Pentagon said yesterday.
Pfc. Christopher W. Lotter, of Chester Heights, Pa., died New Year’s Eve in Balad from wounds suffered when he was shot by enemy forces in Tikrit, the Army said.
He was the first fatality for the more than 3,500 soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, which deployed to northern Iraq in October and November, Schofield officials said.
A release put out by Multinational Force-Iraq, a U.S. command in the country, previously said a U.S. soldier died Dec. 31 from injuries sustained during combat operations on Dec. 30.
Lotter was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.
He joined the Army in January...