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Col James J Walton
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Name: Army Lt. Col. James J. Walton
Age: 41
From: Rockville, Md.;
Assigned to a Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.;
Incident: Army Lt. Col. James J. Walton died June 21 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire. Also killed were Spc. Anthony L. Mangano, Sgt. Nelson D. Ramirez Rodriguez and Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks.
Died: June 21, 2008
Soldier from Rockville killed in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
Age: 41
From: Rockville, Md.;
Assigned to a Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.;
Incident: Army Lt. Col. James J. Walton died June 21 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire. Also killed were Spc. Anthony L. Mangano, Sgt. Nelson D. Ramirez Rodriguez and Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks.
Died: June 21, 2008
Soldier from Rockville killed in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
ROCKVILLE, Md. — A Rockville soldier was one of four killed in Afghanistan when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb, Pentagon officials said.
Forty-one-year-old Lt. Col. James J. Walton was assigned to a Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division based in Fort Riley, Kan. He died Saturday when a roadside bomb hit a coalition convoy in Kandahar, the Defense Department said.
Walton joined the Army in 1989, and this was his second deployment in the war on global terror, a Fort Riley spokeswoman said.
Joseph Moschler of Midlothian, Va., said Walton was married to his daughter, Sarah Walton of Arlington, Va. He said the couple last saw...
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a Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.;
Incident
Army Lt. Col. James J. Walton died June 21 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire. Also killed were Spc. Anthony L. Mangano, Sgt. Nelson D. Ramirez Rodriguez and Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks.
Prayers & Messages
Col James J Walton
2008-06-30
My prayers are with the family and friends of this soldier.
Col James J Walton
2008-06-28
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.