Name:
Army Spc. Donald R. McCune
Age:
20
From:
Ypsilanti, Mich.
Assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, 81st Brigade Combat Team, Washington Army National Guard, Moses Lake, Wash.
Incident:
Army Spc. Donald R. McCune died Aug. 5 in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained Aug. 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol in Balad, Iraq.
Died:
August
05, 2004
Michigan soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
YPSILANTI, Mich. — A 20-year-old soldier from Michigan who was serving in Iraq died from wounds he suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol, officials said.
Spc. Donald R. McCune of Ypsilanti died Thursday in Landstuhl, Germany, from injuries he sustained the day before in Balad, Iraq, according to the Department of Defense.
McCune was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, 81st Brigade Combat Team, and stationed in Moses Lake, Wash. Before that, he served nearly two years with an Army Reserve unit out of Fraser.
McCune is the 29th member of the military with known...
Occupation
the 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, 81st Brigade Combat Team, Washington Army National Guard, Moses Lake, Wash.
Incident
Army Spc. Donald R. McCune died Aug. 5 in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained Aug. 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol in Balad, Iraq.