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Gregory A Belanger

Gregory A Belanger

US Army Narragansett, RI Age: 24 Views: 1404

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Name: Army Sgt. Gregory A. Belanger

Age: 24

From: Narragansett, R.I.

Assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Service Company, 325th Military Intelligence Battalion, Army Reserve, based at Ayer, Mass.

Incident: Army Sgt. Gregory A. Belanger was killed Aug. 27 when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle in Hallia, Iraq.

Died: August 27, 2003


Rhode Island soldier with Michigan roots dies in Iraq

Associated Press

DEERFIELD, Mass. — An Army officer who grew up in Deerfield with a love of cooking was killed in Iraq.

Sgt. Gregory Belanger, 24, of Narragansett, R.I., was with the 325th Military Intelligence Battalion, attached to the 94th Regional Readiness Command, when the convoy was attacked Aug. 27.

According to the Army, initial reports show that Belanger was killed in Hallia, Iraq, when an explosive struck his vehicle.

Belanger is the first soldier from Rhode Island to die in Iraq since the start of U.S.-led military operations there, according to the Pentagon.

His father, Ed Belanger, told The Recorder of Greenfield that his son enlisted in the...

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Headquarters and Headquarters Service Company, 325th Military Intelligence Battalion, Army Reserve, based at Ayer, Mass.

Incident

Army Sgt. Gregory A. Belanger was killed Aug. 27 when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle in Hallia, Iraq.

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Gregory A Belanger
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.