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Jeremy R Horton
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Name: Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy R. Horton
Age: 24
From: Erie, Pa.
Assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy R. Horton was killed May 21 by an improvised explosive device near Iskandariyah, Iraq.
Died: May 21, 2004
Pennsylvania soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 24
From: Erie, Pa.
Assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy R. Horton was killed May 21 by an improvised explosive device near Iskandariyah, Iraq.
Died: May 21, 2004
Pennsylvania soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
PITTSBURGH — A soldier from Erie, Penn., whose tour was extended last year, was killed in Iraq by a roadside bomb, according to his family.
Staff Sgt. Jeremy R. Horton, 24, died Friday near Iskandariyah, Iraq. Defense officials did not release further details, but relatives said Horton apparently was killed when his convoy was stopped for another roadside bomb.
Horton reportedly stepped from his vehicle and a second bomb went off, killing him and wounding three other soldiers, said his uncle, Rich Wittenburg, 54, of Erie. Horton died from shrapnel in his head, Wittenburg said.
Horton joined the Army right out of high school, hoping to get money for college, but ended...
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Company B, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany
Incident
Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy R. Horton was killed May 21 by an improvised explosive device near Iskandariyah, Iraq.
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Jeremy R Horton
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.