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Eric M Barnes
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Name: Air Force Airman 1st Class Eric M. Barnes
Age: 20
From: Lorain, Ohio
Assigned to the 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron, F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo.
Incident: Air Force Airman 1st Class Eric M. Barnes died June 10 as result of an improvised explosive device attack on an Air Force convoy about 100 miles south of Baghdad.
Died: June 10, 2007
Friends remember airman killed in Iraq as natural leader
The Associated Press
Age: 20
From: Lorain, Ohio
Assigned to the 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron, F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo.
Incident: Air Force Airman 1st Class Eric M. Barnes died June 10 as result of an improvised explosive device attack on an Air Force convoy about 100 miles south of Baghdad.
Died: June 10, 2007
Friends remember airman killed in Iraq as natural leader
The Associated Press
Don Kaspar, a Boy Scout leader, remembers meeting Airman 1st Class Eric M. Barnes as a 15-year old.
“Even then, he showed signs of leading the boys. He was a natural-born leader,” Kaspar said. “He always took care of the boys. The ones that needed to be pushed a little bit, he pushed them along and helped them through things.”
Barnes, 20, of Lorain, Ohio, was killed June 10 by a bomb about 100 miles south of Baghdad. He was on his second tour and was assigned to F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo.
He grew his blond hair long in high school to donate to Locks of Love, an organization that provides wigs for those with hair loss.
He enjoyed...
Occupation
the 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron, F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo.;
Incident
Air Force Airman 1st Class Eric M. Barnes died June 10 as result of an improvised explosive device attack on an Air Force convoy about 100 miles south of Baghdad.
Prayers & Messages
Eric M Barnes
2007-07-29
I was wonderful working with you. You were a wonderful person. I will always remember you buddy.
SSG Ashley N Dwyer
Eric M Barnes
2007-07-19
R.I.P.