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Luke S James
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Name: Army 2nd Lt. Luke S. James
Age: 24
From: Hooker, Okla.
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 505th Infantry, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Army 2nd Lt. Luke S. James was killed Jan. 27 in an improvised explosive device attack near Iskandariyah, Iraq.
Died: January 27, 2004
A protector of friends, country is buried in Virginia
Associated Press
Age: 24
From: Hooker, Okla.
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 505th Infantry, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Army 2nd Lt. Luke S. James was killed Jan. 27 in an improvised explosive device attack near Iskandariyah, Iraq.
Died: January 27, 2004
A protector of friends, country is buried in Virginia
Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY — Leigh Ann King remembered Army 2nd Lt. Luke S. James as a protector, a role he had carried with him when he was killed last month in Iraq.
King joined family and friends Feb. 11 in Arlington, Va., as a horse-drawn carriage carried James’ flag-covered casket to the cemetery where 24 of his fellow Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans have been laid to rest.
“He was my very best friend,” King, of Cyril, said of James, 24, in a story from The Oklahoman’s Washington bureau.
“He was a year younger than me, but he still took on the role of my protector. He always made sure my feelings were protected.
“... I can’t believe he’s...
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2nd Battalion, 505th Infantry, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident
Army 2nd Lt. Luke S. James was killed Jan. 27 in an improvised explosive device attack near Iskandariyah, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Luke S James
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.