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Jarrett B Thompson
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Name: Army Spc. Jarrett B. Thompson
Age: 27
From: Dover, Del.
Assigned to the 946th Transportation Company, U.S. Army Reserve, Lewes, Del. died Sept. 7 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Thompson was in a convoy on Aug. 30 when a civilian vehicle passed the convoy and swerved between the lead military vehicle and an approaching Iraqi truck. The driver of the civilian vehicle hit Thompson’s truck. Thompson was medically evacuated to WRAMC where he later died of his injuries.
Incident: Army Spc. Jarrett B. Thompson was killed
Died: September 07, 2003
Age: 27
From: Dover, Del.
Assigned to the 946th Transportation Company, U.S. Army Reserve, Lewes, Del. died Sept. 7 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Thompson was in a convoy on Aug. 30 when a civilian vehicle passed the convoy and swerved between the lead military vehicle and an approaching Iraqi truck. The driver of the civilian vehicle hit Thompson’s truck. Thompson was medically evacuated to WRAMC where he later died of his injuries.
Incident: Army Spc. Jarrett B. Thompson was killed
Died: September 07, 2003
Spc. Jarrett B. Thompson worked hard but knew how to have fun, too. He appreciated good beer and good music, and was a guitar player himself.
“Elvis and the Grateful Dead were his favorites,” said his wife, Kelly Thompson.
Thompson, 27, of Dover, Del., died Sept. 7 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center of injuries he suffered Aug. 30 in a vehicle accident in Iraq.
He is also survived by two sons, ages 2 and 6. Thompson served in the Army for two years after graduating from high school in 1993 and joined the Army Reserve in January 2000.
Before being deployed overseas in April, he worked in computer animated design. Neighbor Kevin Yingling recalled the first time he met Thompson.
“He came ove
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the 946th Transportation Company, U.S. Army Reserve, Lewes, Del.
Incident
Army Spc. Jarrett B. Thompson died Sept. 7 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Thompson was in a convoy on Aug. 30 when a civilian vehicle passed the convoy and swerved between the lead military vehicle and an approaching Iraqi truck. The driver of the civilian vehicle hit Thompson’s truck. Thompson was medically evacuated to WRAMC where he later
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Jarrett B Thompson
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.