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Col Kim S Orlando
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Name: Army Lt. Col. Kim S. Orlando
Age: 43
From: Tennessee commanding officer
Assigned to
Incident: Army Lt. Col. Kim S. Orlando was killed while attempting to negotiate with armed men who were congregating on a road near a mosque after curfew on Oct. 16 in Karbala, Iraq. Also
Died: October 16, 2003
101st Airborne remembers lieutenant colonel killed in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 43
From: Tennessee commanding officer
Assigned to
Incident: Army Lt. Col. Kim S. Orlando was killed while attempting to negotiate with armed men who were congregating on a road near a mosque after curfew on Oct. 16 in Karbala, Iraq. Also
Died: October 16, 2003
101st Airborne remembers lieutenant colonel killed in Iraq
Associated Press
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — The highest-ranking Army officer killed in hostile fire in Iraq never hesitated to lead his soldiers personally, whether on a three-mile run in below-freezing temperatures or on patrol in the streets of Karbala.
That was how comrades from the 101st Airborne Division remembered Lt. Col. Kim S. Orlando during an Oct. 24 funeral service.
Six pallbearers, decked in the dark-green ceremonial uniforms bearing the “Screaming Eagle” patch of the 101st, waited patiently to bring Orlando’s casket into the brick-and-glass chapel. They stood at attention for nearly an hour as hundreds of family, friends and soldiers filed in.
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Incident
Army Lt. Col. Kim S. Orlando was killed while attempting to negotiate with armed men who were congregating on a road near a mosque after curfew on Oct. 16 in Karbala, Iraq. Also
Prayers & Messages
Col Kim S Orlando
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.