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David M McKeever
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Name: Army Spc. David M. McKeever
Age: 25
From: Buffalo, N.Y.
Assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany
Incident: Army Spc. David M. McKeever was killed April 5 when individuals using a rocket-propelled-grenade ambushed his unit in Baghdad.
Died: April 05, 2004
Family, friends grieve for soldier killed in Iraq
By Carolyn Thompson
Associated Press
Age: 25
From: Buffalo, N.Y.
Assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany
Incident: Army Spc. David M. McKeever was killed April 5 when individuals using a rocket-propelled-grenade ambushed his unit in Baghdad.
Died: April 05, 2004
Family, friends grieve for soldier killed in Iraq
By Carolyn Thompson
Associated Press
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The devastation wrought by the rocket-propelled grenade that killed David McKeever in Iraq was felt in Buffalo on Wednesday as friends and family said goodbye to the Army sergeant who came within weeks of finishing his tour.
“David was a hero, a real hero,” said George Miller, who sang for the dozens of mourners filling a funeral parlor in the neighborhood where the 25-year-old grew up.
McKeever, the married father of a 1-year-old boy, was on patrol with seven other soldiers in Baghdad on April 5 when the grenade struck their Humvee. Army officials told the family he was rushed to a hospital but did not...
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the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany
Incident
Army Spc. David M. McKeever was killed April 5 when individuals using a rocket-propelled-grenade ambushed his unit in Baghdad.
Prayers & Messages
David M McKeever
2009-04-22
Rest in peace. You are not forgotten!
David M McKeever
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.