LibertyUnites • Tributes
Bobby C. Franklin
Profile
Name: North Carolina Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Bobby C. Franklin
Age: 38
From: Mineral Bluff, Ga.
Assigned to the 210th Military Police Company, Army National Guard, Murphy N.C.
Incident: North Carolina Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Bobby C. Franklin was killed by an improvised explosive device Aug. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq.
Died: August 20, 2003
N.C. Guard soldier killed was prison worker at home
Associated Press
Age: 38
From: Mineral Bluff, Ga.
Assigned to the 210th Military Police Company, Army National Guard, Murphy N.C.
Incident: North Carolina Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Bobby C. Franklin was killed by an improvised explosive device Aug. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq.
Died: August 20, 2003
N.C. Guard soldier killed was prison worker at home
Associated Press
Family members of a North Carolina National Guard soldier who died in Iraq said they knew something was wrong even before the military came to their door to give them the bad news.
Staff Sgt. Bobby Franklin, 38, a member of the 210th Military Police Company based in Murphy, was killed Aug. 20 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle, according to the military.
Franklin’s death marks the first time in more than three decades that the North Carolina National Guard has lost a soldier to hostile fire, guard officials said.
Two other soldiers with Franklin were injured. By the night of Aug. 20, Franklin’s family knew something was...
Occupation
the 210th Military Police Company, Army National Guard, Murphy N.C.
Incident
North Carolina Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Bobby C. Franklin was killed by an improvised explosive device Aug. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
North Carolina Bobby C Franklin
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.