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Matthew J Kuglics
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Name: Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Kuglics
Age: 25
From: North Canton, Ohio
Assigned to
Incident: Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Kuglics died June 5 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Tech. Sgt. Ryan A. Balmer.
Died: June 05, 2007
Family, friends remember soldier killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
Age: 25
From: North Canton, Ohio
Assigned to
Incident: Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Kuglics died June 5 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Tech. Sgt. Ryan A. Balmer.
Died: June 05, 2007
Family, friends remember soldier killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
When Ed Bendekgey, a Spanish teacher, needed to lighten the mood in the classroom, he could count on Matthew J. Kuglics.
Bendekgey would kick Kuglics a straight line and he knew he could count on an answer. “Even in Spanish,” he said.
An Air Force staff sergeant, Kuglics, 25, of North Canton, Ohio, was killed by a roadside bomb June 5 in Kirkuk, Iraq. He was a 2000 high school graduate and was assigned to Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. He last called his family to say he had received their birthday gifts — a Spider-Man Xbox 360 video game, a bottle of dill pickles and a pepperoni sausage.
“He was a perfect son, and the perfect big brother,” said his...
Incident
Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Kuglics died June 5 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Tech. Sgt. Ryan A. Balmer.
Prayers & Messages
Matthew J Kuglics
2007-08-03
Thank You Matthew for your selfless service to this great country.
Not a day goes by that we don't think about you.
We miss you terribly.