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Kevin A. Dupont

Kevin A. Dupont

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Name: Army Sgt. 1st Class Kevin A. Dupont

Age: 52

From: Templeton, Mass.

Assigned to the 79th Troop Command, Rehoboth, Mass.

Incident: Army Sgt. 1st Class Kevin A. Dupont died June 17 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered March 8 in Kandau, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Died: June 17, 2009


Died with wife by his side

The Associated Press

CHICOPEE, Mass. — A soldier has died from injuries he suffered when a military vehicle he was riding in ran over an improvised explosive in Afghanistan three months ago.

Kelli Dupont says her brother, Army Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Dupont, died early June 17 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, where he was being treated for third-degree burns.

Dupont, 52, was injured March 8. He graduated from Chicopee High School in 1976 and most recently lived in Templeton. He was a member of the Massachusetts Army National Guard.

Kelli Dupont says her brother’s wife was at his side when he died.

Funeral plans have not been completed. Dupont is survived by elderly parents, two brothers and two sisters.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Kevin A. Dupont died June 17 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered March 8 in Kandau, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

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Kevin A. Dupont
2009-06-18
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.