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Joseph P Micks
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Name: Army Spc. Joseph P. Micks
Age: 22
From: Rapid River, Mich.
Assigned to the 54th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany
Incident: Army Spc. Joseph P. Micks was killed July 8 when an improvised explosive device detonated near their Mine Protected Vehicle (RG-31) during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also
Died: July 08, 2006
Slain soldier gets final wish – a burial in Germany
By Michael J. Feeney
Associated Press
Age: 22
From: Rapid River, Mich.
Assigned to the 54th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany
Incident: Army Spc. Joseph P. Micks was killed July 8 when an improvised explosive device detonated near their Mine Protected Vehicle (RG-31) during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also
Died: July 08, 2006
Slain soldier gets final wish – a burial in Germany
By Michael J. Feeney
Associated Press
DETROIT — The family of a U.S. soldier killed in Iraq plans to fulfill his last wish — to bury him in Germany where he had planned to raise a family with his German wife.
Army Spc. Joseph P. Micks, 22, of Rapid River, Michigan, died Saturday in Ramadi, Iraq, when a makeshift bomb detonated near his vehicle, the Pentagon said. Two other soldiers from the 54th Engineer Battalion died in the explosion.
Micks was just months away from finishing his tour in Iraq and had plans to rejoin his wife in Germany, his mother, Amy Micks, said in a telephone interview.
“He wanted to go and make a difference,” she said Monday night. “He...
Occupation
54th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany
Incident
Army Cpl. Joseph P. Micks died July 8 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his mine protected vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Omar D. Flores, Sgt. Al’Kaila T. Floyd and Cpl. Troy C. Linden.
Prayers & Messages
Joseph P Micks
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.