Name:
Army Staff Sgt. Charlie L. Bagwell
Age:
28
From:
Lake Toxaway, N.C.
Assigned to
the 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident:
Army Staff Sgt. Charlie L. Bagwell died May 30 in Upper Sangin Valley, Afghanistan, when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed apparently due to enemy fire. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer 3 Christopher M. Allgaier, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua R. Rodgers, Sgt. Jesse A. Blamires and Sgt. Brandon E. Hadaway.
Died:
May
30, 2007
N.C. soldier killed in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
In high school, classmates voted Army Staff Sgt. Charlie L. Bagwell, who was a junior varsity basketball player and varsity football center, most athletic in 1997, his senior year.
“I’ve coached a lot of kids, but Charlie’s one you ain’t going to forget,” said football coach Dan Essenberg. “He wasn’t blessed with tremendous speed, but he was a hardworking kid.”
Bagwell, 28, of Lake Toxaway, N.C., was killed May 30 when his helicopter was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade in Upper Sangin Valley, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Fort Bragg. In 2005, Bagwell served in Iraq.
“You couldn’t help but like Cha
Occupation
the 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.;