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Cameron K Payne
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Name: Army Spc. Cameron K. Payne
Age: 22
From: Corona, Calif.
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Incident: Army Spc. Cameron K. Payne died June 11 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device that detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad.
Died: June 11, 2007
Corona soldier killed in Iraq bombing
The Associated Press
Age: 22
From: Corona, Calif.
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Incident: Army Spc. Cameron K. Payne died June 11 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device that detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad.
Died: June 11, 2007
Corona soldier killed in Iraq bombing
The Associated Press
CORONA, Calif. — Pfc. Cameron Payne had a simple reason for joining the military: to support his family.
“He did not join the Army to be G.I. Joe, he did not join the Army to be anyone’s hero,” said his mother, Denise Jackson.
Payne, 22, was killed on June 11 by a roadside bomb in Baghdad. He leaves a wife, an 18-month-old daughter and a 4-week-old girl whose birth he witnessed last month while home on leave in Corona.
His wife, Julie, 22, said the two met while attending Buena Vista High School.
“He was actually my secret admirer in high school,” she said.
He was “the funniest guy anyone could meet,” she said.
“Falling in love” made...
Occupation
2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.;
Incident
Army Spc. Cameron K. Payne died June 11 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device that detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad.
Prayers & Messages
Cameron K Payne
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.