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David T Toomalatai
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Name: Army Pfc. David T. Toomalatai
Age: 19
From: Long Beach, Calif.
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas died Jan 27 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during convoy operations in Taji, Iraq. Also
Incident: Army Pfc. David T. Toomalatai was killed were Army Pfc. Jon B. St. John II and Army Cpl. Timothy A. Swanson.
Died: January 27, 2007
Teen medic killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
Age: 19
From: Long Beach, Calif.
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas died Jan 27 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during convoy operations in Taji, Iraq. Also
Incident: Army Pfc. David T. Toomalatai was killed were Army Pfc. Jon B. St. John II and Army Cpl. Timothy A. Swanson.
Died: January 27, 2007
Teen medic killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
CARSON, Calif. — Teen soldier David Toomalatai joined the Army to provide a future for his girlfriend and then-unborn son. Less than three months after arriving in Iraq, the medic was killed by a roadside bomb.
Toomalatai, 19, decided he needed a full-time job and tuition to eventually go to college to become a physician’s assistant, said Daniela Perera, the mother of his 10-month-old son Damien.
The Army private wasn’t troubled about going off to war.
“He wasn’t worried,” Perera said. “I kept telling him, ‘Don’t go.’ He said, ‘It’s going to be good in the long run. When I come back, it will be all good. I’m going to school.’ ”
When he’s old enough to understand...
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the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident
Army Pfc. David T. Toomalatai died Jan. 27 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during convoy operations in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were Army Pfc. Jon B. St. John II and Army Cpl. Timothy A. Swanson.
Prayers & Messages
David T Toomalatai
2008-10-31
May David R.I.P. he was a great person and an awesome friend. I went to school with him and I still can't believe he is gone. He shouldn;t have gone he should still be here on this earth realizing his dreams. He was dedicated to his academics and to football. He was an amazing person and I wish I could have talked to him before he left us. I missed joking with him about his football and my soccer sport. He was so funny and my thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. R.I.P David Toomalati Class of 05'!!!
David T Toomalatai
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.