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Michael J Montpetit
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Name: Army Sgt. Michael J. Montpetit
Age: 31
From: Honolulu
Assigned to the 15th Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Sgt. Michael J. Montpetit died June 22 in Baghdad of injuries sustained from a non-combat-related incident.
Died: June 22, 2007
Family remember soldier who died in Iraq
The Associated Press
Age: 31
From: Honolulu
Assigned to the 15th Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Sgt. Michael J. Montpetit died June 22 in Baghdad of injuries sustained from a non-combat-related incident.
Died: June 22, 2007
Family remember soldier who died in Iraq
The Associated Press
Army Sgt. Michael J. Montpetit grew up in Hawaii, dropped out of high school and got a job at a Pizza Hut, where he met and fell in love with Christina when they were both 18.
Christina, the daughter of a career sailor, moved to Hawaii after graduating from high school in Kansas. She persuaded Montpetit to go back and obtain his GED.
“School wasn’t for him,” Christina said. “He’s very smart, but sitting in class just wasn’t his thing.”
Montpetit then turned to the Army, where he had his choice of assignments in New York, Texas or Germany.
“We were so young,” Christina said. “We weren’t sure if he should go to another country and we weren’t sure how...
Occupation
the 15th Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas;
Incident
Army Sgt. Michael J. Montpetit died June 22 in Baghdad of injuries sustained from a non-combat-related incident.
Prayers & Messages
Michael J Montpetit
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.