Name:
Army Staff Sgt. David C. Kuehl
Age:
27
From:
Wahpeton, N.D.
Assigned to
the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Incident:
Army Staff Sgt. David C. Kuehl died May 22 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit.
Died:
May
22, 2007
Wahpeton soldier killed in Iraq
By Dave Kolpack
The Associated Press
FARGO, N.D. — An Army solider from Wahpeton who was serving his third tour of duty overseas has been killed in Iraq, his family says.
Staff Sgt. David Kuehl, 27, was killed during combat operations, his family said May 23 in a statement.
“We prayed this day would never come,” the statement said. “Unfortunately we were notified Tuesday that David lost his life in combat while bravely serving his country with the United States Army in Iraq.”
Kuehl was “a wonderful son, husband, father, brother and uncle and will be dearly missed,” the statement said.
Kuehl is a 1999 graduate of Wahpeton High School. His wife, two children and his parents...
Occupation
the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.;
Incident
Army Staff Sgt. David C. Kuehl died May 22 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit.