Name:
Army Chief Warrant Officer Patrick Dorff
Age:
32
From:
Minnesota
Assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation (Fort Drum) attached to the 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y
Incident:
Army Chief Warrant Officer Patrick Dorff was killed Jan. 25 when his Kiowa Warrior helicopter went down in the Tigris River during a search for four soldiers whose watercraft had capsized. Dorff was listed as duty status whereabouts unknown after the crash. His remains were recovered Jan. 29.
Died:
January
25, 2004
Friends, family honor Minnesota soldier who died in Iraq
Associated Press
ELK RIVER, Minn. — He gave his life trying to save a fellow soldier.
So around 20 soldiers joined about 400 people Thursday for the funeral of Chief Warrant Officer Patrick D. Dorff.
Dorff, 32, apparently drowned in Iraq on Jan. 25 after the helicopter he copiloted crashed into the Tigris River during a search for a soldier whose boat had capsized.
A young soldier in the back row at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church clutched a tissue and wept. A serviceman sitting beside fought back tears.
“I would like to acknowledge the military, all those who are around the world, defending the peace,” said Rev. Daniel Walz, w
Occupation
the 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation (Fort Drum) attached to the 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y