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Joel Egan Baldwin
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Name: Navy Chief Joel Egan Baldwin
Age: 37
From: Arlington, Va.
Assigned to Navy Mobile Construction Battalion 77, Gulfport, Miss.
Incident: Navy Chief Joel Egan Baldwin was killed Dec. 21 when his base dining facility was attacked in Mosul, Iraq.
Died: December 21, 2004
Gulfport chief killed in Iraq mess hall blast
By Christopher Munsey
Navy Times staff writer
Age: 37
From: Arlington, Va.
Assigned to Navy Mobile Construction Battalion 77, Gulfport, Miss.
Incident: Navy Chief Joel Egan Baldwin was killed Dec. 21 when his base dining facility was attacked in Mosul, Iraq.
Died: December 21, 2004
Gulfport chief killed in Iraq mess hall blast
By Christopher Munsey
Navy Times staff writer
A Navy Seabee chief killed in the suicide bombing of a Mosul, Iraq, mess hall on Dec. 21 was remembered for his skilled teaching, dedicated leadership and civic involvement.
Chief Builder (SCW) Joel E. Baldwin, 37, was one of 14 service members killed in the attack. The explosion, which killed 22 and wounded 69, occurred as service members, civilian contractors and Iraqi guardsmen sat down for lunch at Forward Operating Base Marez.
“At this point, it looks like it was an improvised explosive device worn by an attacker,” Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters Dec. 22 at a Pentagon news...
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Navy Mobile Construction Battalion 77, Gulfport, Miss.
Incident
Navy Chief Joel Egan Baldwin was killed Dec. 21 when his base dining facility was attacked in Mosul, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Joel Egan Baldwin
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.