Robert B. Thrasher
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Age: 23
From: Folsom, Calif.,
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas
Incident: Army Sgt. Robert B. Thrasher died Feb. 11 in Baghdad of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with the enemy using small arms fire during combat patrol.
Died: February 11, 2007
Army sergeant killed in Iraq hoped to see the world
The Associated Press
FOLSOM, Calif. � Army Sgt. Robert Thrasher joined the military so he could see the world, learn about other cultures and earn money to attend college.
The 23-year-old was enthralled by the centuries-old architecture he saw while stationed in Europe, said his grandmother, Elsie Pfister of Orangevale. He had little other opportunity to explore, however, after a 13-month tour of Iraq and a second deployment just before Christmas.
Thrasher, who served with the Army�s 1st Calvary Division, was killed by a sniper Feb. 11 while on patrol in a neighborhood north of Baghdad, the Department of Defense said.
His family said Thrasher knew the danger and told them before setting off for a second time that he understood he might not come back.
�He told everyone that if he came back, it would be great. But if not, that would be OK, too,� Pfister...