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David M Heath
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Name: Army Sgt. David M. Heath
Age: 30
From: LaPorte, Ind.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Incident: Army Sgt. David M. Heath was killed Aug. 16 when his patrol came under small-arms and rocket-propelled-grenade attack in the Sadr City section of Baghdad.
Died: August 16, 2004
Indiana soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 30
From: LaPorte, Ind.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Incident: Army Sgt. David M. Heath was killed Aug. 16 when his patrol came under small-arms and rocket-propelled-grenade attack in the Sadr City section of Baghdad.
Died: August 16, 2004
Indiana soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS — A soldier from LaPorte was killed in a battle in Iraq, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.
Sgt. David M. Heath, 30, died Monday when his patrol was attacked with guns and rocket-propelled grenades in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, the government said in a news release.
Heath, who enlisted in September 2001, was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, based in Fort Riley, Kan.
Heath had a previous tour in Iraq in 2003, according to WSBT-TV of South Bend. He also is survived by his wife, Donna, son, Derek, 8, and stepdaughter, Angela Riffel, 13, all of Fort Riley.
“It’s just a tragedy,” said...
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the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Incident
Army Sgt. David M. Heath was killed Aug. 16 when his patrol came under small-arms and rocket-propelled-grenade attack in the Sadr City section of Baghdad.
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David M Heath
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.