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William E Brown

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Name: Army Sgt. William E. Brown

Age: 25

From: Phil Campbell, Ala.

Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Incident: Army Sgt. William E. Brown died June 23 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire.



Died: June 23, 2007


Mom: Alabama soldier saved colleague’s life when killed in Iraq

The Associated Press

ENTERPRISE, Ala. — An Army sergeant from Alabama saved the life of another soldier while losing his own to insurgent fire in Iraq, family members said.

Sgt. William Edward Brown, 25, who graduated from Phil Campbell High School and had moved his family to Enterprise with plans to attend flight school at Fort Rucker in October, died June 23 from a mortar attack near Taji, about 12 miles north of Baghdad.

Survivors include his wife, Rachel, who moved to Enterprise earlier this year to prepare for his homecoming, and two children, Ethan, 6, and Tyler, 2.

Brown’s mother, Theresa Kyser of Daleville, said her son and two other soldiers were...

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the 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.;

Incident

Army Sgt. William E. Brown died June 23 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire.

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William E Brown
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.