William M. Amundson Jr
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Age: 21
From: The Woodlands, Texas
Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.
Incident: Army Cpl. William M. Amundson Jr. was killed Oct. 19 when the vehicle in which he was riding rolled over in Afghanistan.
Died: October 19, 2004
Memorial service held for Ranger killed in Afghanistan
Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Texas — The mother and stepfather of a Ranger who died in Afghanistan during his third tour of duty in support of Operation Enduring Freedom read a letter from the 21-year-old during his memorial service.
“We are here doing the dirty work, and we will continue that to the best we can, even if that means dying for your country,” Cpl. William M. “Bill” Amundson Jr. wrote to his family in March, before he was deployed for a mission overseas.
Michele Sanderson and her husband, Mark, read the letter to about 300 people gathered Tuesday at the memorial service to honor Amundson, who died Oct. 18.
Amundson wrote the letter before he was deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom. He survived the mission, then was redeployed to Afghanistan. Amundson was killed when a vehicle he was in overturned.
“What a strong and responsible young man...