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Brian K Grant
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Name: Army Pvt. Brian K. Grant
Age: 31
From: Dallas
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Camp Howze, Korea
Incident: Army Pvt. Brian K. Grant was killed Nov. 26 when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq.
Died: November 26, 2004
Staten Island native killed in Iraq
By Bobby Ross Jr.
Associated Press
Age: 31
From: Dallas
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Camp Howze, Korea
Incident: Army Pvt. Brian K. Grant was killed Nov. 26 when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq.
Died: November 26, 2004
Staten Island native killed in Iraq
By Bobby Ross Jr.
Associated Press
DALLAS — Brian K. Grant took it personally when terrorists crashed hijacked airplanes into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
Maybe it was the pain he saw inflicted on the community where he was born and raised. Or maybe it was his family’s personal connection to the tragedy.
“I was a fireman in New York City and lost many friends,” said Grant’s older brother Michael Grant, now retired and living in Charlotte, N.C. “His brother Kevin was a policeman and lost friends. I think it had an influence on his life.”
Motivated by the terrorist attacks to join the Army, Brian Grant left his job with a Dallas company in May 2003 for active duty,...
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the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Camp Howze, Korea
Incident
Army Pvt. Brian K. Grant was killed Nov. 26 when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Brian K Grant
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.