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Craig S Ivory
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Name: Army Spc. Craig S. Ivory
Age: 26
From: Port Matilda, Pa.
Assigned to the 501st Forward Support Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Southern European Task Force, Vicenza, Italy died of a non-combat-related cause Aug. 17 in Homberg University Hospital, Germany. Ivory had been medically evacuated from Kuwait on Aug. 12.
Incident: Army Spc. Craig S. Ivory was killed
Died: August 17, 2003
Age: 26
From: Port Matilda, Pa.
Assigned to the 501st Forward Support Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Southern European Task Force, Vicenza, Italy died of a non-combat-related cause Aug. 17 in Homberg University Hospital, Germany. Ivory had been medically evacuated from Kuwait on Aug. 12.
Incident: Army Spc. Craig S. Ivory was killed
Died: August 17, 2003
It wasn’t until he became a medic that Spc. Craig S. Ivory found his niche.
“Initially when he went into the Army, they made him a mechanic, which he hated,” said his father, Patrick J. Ivory. “He re-enlisted to become a medic.”
The 26-year-old from Port Matilda, Pa., died Aug. 17 after suffering a stroke while serving in Iraq. He was based in Vicenza, Italy.
Although he was not in a combat unit, Craig Ivory often was among the first medical responders when soldiers were injured in combat. He hoped to become a physician assistant after completing his service, his father said.
As a high school student, Craig Ivory lettered in football and track and field and played clarinet and bass clarinet in the school’s concert and symphonic bands. He...
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the 501st Forward Support Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Southern European Task Force, Vicenza, Italy
Incident
Army Spc. Craig S. Ivory died of a non-combat-related cause Aug. 17 in Homberg University Hospital, Germany. Ivory had been medically evacuated from Kuwait on Aug. 12.
Prayers & Messages
Craig S Ivory
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.