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Joel D. Clarkson
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Name: Army Sgt. Joel D. Clarkson
Age: 23
From: Fairbanks, AK
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
Incident: Army Sgt. Joel D. Clarkson died March 16 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of wounds sustained March 13 during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan
Died: March 16, 2010
Age: 23
From: Fairbanks, AK
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
Incident: Army Sgt. Joel D. Clarkson died March 16 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of wounds sustained March 13 during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan
Died: March 16, 2010
Flags at half-staff to honor fallen soldier
The Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska’s governor is ordering flags flown at half-staff in honor of a 23-year-old Army Ranger who was fatally wounded in Afghanistan.
Sgt. Joel D. Clarkson died March 16 from wounds sustained March 12 by small-arms fire while his unit was on patrol in Helmland province.
On Friday, Gov. Sean Parnell ordered state flags to be lowered to half-staff on Tuesday in his honor.
He called Clarkson “a brave soldier who sacrificed his life while defending our freedom.”
The Fairbanks native had been assigned to A Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
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the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
Incident
Army Sgt. Joel D. Clarkson
died March 16 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of wounds sustained March 13 during combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan
Prayers & Messages
Joel D. Clarkson
2010-06-03
It was an honor to fight beside you. You will be missed greatly. RLTW
Joel D. Clarkson
2010-06-03
It was an honor to fight beside you. You will be missed greatly. RLTW
Joel D. Clarkson
2010-03-27
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.