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Craig L Nelson
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Name: Army Sgt. Craig L. Nelson
Age: 21
From: Bossier City, La.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 156th Armor Regiment, Louisiana Army National Guard, Shreveport, La.
Incident: Army Sgt. Craig L. Nelson died Dec. 29 at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., of injuries sustained Dec. 16 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad.
Died: December 29, 2004
Mourners bid farewell to soldier who died of Iraq wounds
Associated Press
Age: 21
From: Bossier City, La.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 156th Armor Regiment, Louisiana Army National Guard, Shreveport, La.
Incident: Army Sgt. Craig L. Nelson died Dec. 29 at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., of injuries sustained Dec. 16 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad.
Died: December 29, 2004
Mourners bid farewell to soldier who died of Iraq wounds
Associated Press
BOSSIER CITY, La. — An overflow crowd gathered at a Baptist church here Wednesday for the funeral of Sgt. Craig Nelson, a National Guardsman who was posthumously promoted to the rank of sergeant after his death from wounds suffered in Iraq.
A spokeswoman for First Baptist Church of Bossier says about 1,200 people attended the service.
Following the church services, dozens of people lined the route of the procession to Hillcrest Cemetery. Many of the people along the procession route said they had never met Nelson but wanted to be there to show their sympathy and respect. A fire truck parked at the edge of the cemetery had a huge American flag lifted into...
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the 1st Battalion, 156th Armor Regiment, Louisiana Army National Guard, Shreveport, La.
Incident
Army Sgt. Craig L. Nelson died Dec. 29 at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., of injuries sustained Dec. 16 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad.
Prayers & Messages
Craig L Nelson
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.