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Darren J Cunningham
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Name: Army Staff Sgt. Darren J. Cunningham
Age: 40
From: Groton, Mass.
Assigned to the 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Darren J. Cunningham was killed Sept. 30 when his unit came under mortar attack in Baghdad.
Died: September 30, 2004
Soldier from Groton killed in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 40
From: Groton, Mass.
Assigned to the 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Darren J. Cunningham was killed Sept. 30 when his unit came under mortar attack in Baghdad.
Died: September 30, 2004
Soldier from Groton killed in Iraq
Associated Press
GROTON, Mass. — A soldier from Groton was killed in Iraq on Sept. 30, a day after he told his family he’d be returning home a month early, according to his family.
Darren Cunningham, 40, of Groton joined the Army at 18 and had served in the military ever since. He was a veteran of the first Gulf War in 1991.
“Darren died doing what he wanted to do,” said his sister, Kelly Sumpter. “This was his choice.”
The circumstances of Cunningham’s death were not immediately clear. He leaves a wife, a 12-year-old daughter and a 15-year-old son.
Cunningham was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, before being deployed to Iraq. His sister, Tracy Cunningham-Hammond, told the Lowell...
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the 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident
Army Staff Sgt. Darren J. Cunningham was killed Sept. 30 when his unit came under mortar attack in Baghdad.
Prayers & Messages
Darren J Cunningham
2011-05-30
SSg C was a great NCO. The Army lost a great example of what soldiers should be. My prayers go out to his family today. God bless you all.
Darren J Cunningham
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.