Jason G. Pautsch
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Age: 20
From: Davenport, Iowa
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident: Army Cpl. Jason G. Pautsch died April 10 in Mosul, Iraq, when his vehicle was struck by a suicide bomber. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Gary L. Woods Jr., Sgt. 1st Class Bryan E. Hall, Sgt. Edward W. Forrest Jr. and Pfc. Bryce E. Gautier.
Died: April 10, 2009
More than 500 attend Davenport soldier’s funeral
The Associated Press
DAVENPORT, Iowa — More than 500 people gathered to remember a Davenport soldier killed earlier this month in Iraq.
Cpl. Jason Pautsch, 20, was among five Americans killed in a suicide bomber attack near Mosul on April 10.
Pautsch graduated from Davenport North High School in 2007. He was a squadron leader in the Army's 4th Infantry Division.
His three brothers and sister each spoke during his funeral Tuesday in Davenport, describing him as fun-loving and a good listener.
His brother Jared, who is also in the military, told of how the two of them would sneak out of their barracks at Fort Benning, Ga., and rappel out the window after curfew so they could watch episodes of "Family Guy" on his laptop.
The governors of Iowa and Illinois also attended the funeral.
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