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Daniel James McConnell
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Name: Army Spc. Daniel James McConnell
Age: 27
From: Duluth, Minn.
Assigned to the 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Incident: Army Spc. Daniel James McConnell was killed Nov. 16 in a vehicle accident in Kirkuk, Iraq.
Died: November 16, 2004
Fallen soldier was a quiet hero
Associated Press
Age: 27
From: Duluth, Minn.
Assigned to the 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Incident: Army Spc. Daniel James McConnell was killed Nov. 16 in a vehicle accident in Kirkuk, Iraq.
Died: November 16, 2004
Fallen soldier was a quiet hero
Associated Press
DULUTH, Minn. — Spc. Daniel James McConnell was remembered Tuesday as a quiet hero who led by example.
The 27-year-old father of two girls died Nov. 16 when he was on patrol in the northern Iraq city of Kirkuk. The armored Humvee he was riding in rolled down an embankment.
“He was one of the finest soldiers,” Brig. Gen. Ken Keen said during funeral services at Dougherty Funeral Home in Duluth.
“He represented our Army and our nation with his spirit, activity and attitude,” Keen said, according to a report in Wednesday editions of the Duluth News Tribune.
McConnell, of Duluth, enlisted in the Army two years ago to give some direction to his life and to become a...
Occupation
the 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Incident
Army Spc. Daniel James McConnell was killed Nov. 16 in a vehicle accident in Kirkuk, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Daniel James McConnell
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.