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Gregory R Goodrich
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Name: Army Pfc. Gregory R. Goodrich
Age: 37
From: Bartonville, Ill.
Assigned to the 724th Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Bartonville, Ill.
Incident: Army Pfc. Gregory R. Goodrich was killed April 9 when his convoy came under attack by individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Iraq.
Died: April 09, 2004
Illinois soldier remembered as a loner who loved his country
By Jan Dennis
Associated Press
Age: 37
From: Bartonville, Ill.
Assigned to the 724th Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Bartonville, Ill.
Incident: Army Pfc. Gregory R. Goodrich was killed April 9 when his convoy came under attack by individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Iraq.
Died: April 09, 2004
Illinois soldier remembered as a loner who loved his country
By Jan Dennis
Associated Press
PEORIA, Ill. — Gregory Goodrich didn’t talk much about his part-time career in the military, focusing instead on everyday interests from books and the environment to his plans to return to teaching.
But friends say Goodrich, an Army reservist from Bartonville who was killed Friday in Iraq, had a patriotic streak that matched the racing stripe on his fuel-friendly Ford Festiva.
“He was one of those guys that if someone said something bad about his country, he’d rip your head off, as quiet as he was,” said Teddy Quinn, who worked with Goodrich for six years at a Peoria auto parts store.
The 37-year-old private was a something...
Occupation
the 724th Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Bartonville, Ill.
Incident
Army Pfc. Gregory R. Goodrich was killed April 9 when his convoy came under attack by individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Gregory R Goodrich
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.