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Mark A Bibby

Mark A Bibby

US Army Watha, NC Age: 25 Views: 1678

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Name: Army Cpl. Mark A. Bibby

Age: 25

From: Watha, N.C.

Assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Detachment, 422 Civil Affairs Battalion, Greensboro, N.C. died when a vehicle in the convoy he was riding with hit an improvised explosive device while traveling to a water treatment facility on July 21 in Baghdad.

Incident: Army Cpl. Mark A. Bibby was killed

Died: July 21, 2003


Hundreds gather in Burgaw for soldier’s funeral

Associated Press


BURGAW, N.C. — Hundreds gathered here Wednesday to pay final respects to a soldier killed in a grenade attack in Iraq.

Cpl. Mark Anthony Bibby’s flag-draped coffin sat in the gymnasium where he played high school basketball, as mourners remembered the 25-year-old as a leader who wanted to serve his country.

Bibby, of Watha, was killed July 21 when his convoy was attacked on its way to a water treatment facility in Baghdad.

“Truly he was among the best we ever had,” Brig. Gen. Charles Davidson said. “He was willing to go and do what most young Americans are not willing to do — go in a hard place at a hard time. He was truly an uncommon man...

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Headquarters, Headquarters Detachment, 422 Civil Affairs Battalion, Greensboro, N.C.

Incident

Army Cpl. Mark A. Bibby died when a vehicle in the convoy he was riding with hit an improvised explosive device while traveling to a water treatment facility on July 21 in Baghdad.

Prayers & Messages

Mark A Bibby
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.