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Brandon A Meyer
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Name: Army Pfc. Brandon A. Meyer
Age: 20
From: Orange, Calif.;
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.;
Incident: Army Pfc. Brandon A. Meyer died Jan. 28 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit encountered an improvised explosive device during convoy operations. Also killed were Sgt. James E. Craig, Staff Sgt. Gary W. Jeffries, Spc. Evan A. Marshall and Pvt. Joshua A.R. Young..
Died: January 28, 2008
Soldier, newlywed dies in Iraq just short of 21st birthday
The Associated Press
Age: 20
From: Orange, Calif.;
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.;
Incident: Army Pfc. Brandon A. Meyer died Jan. 28 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit encountered an improvised explosive device during convoy operations. Also killed were Sgt. James E. Craig, Staff Sgt. Gary W. Jeffries, Spc. Evan A. Marshall and Pvt. Joshua A.R. Young..
Died: January 28, 2008
Soldier, newlywed dies in Iraq just short of 21st birthday
The Associated Press
ORANGE, Calif. — When Pfc. Brandon Meyer was deployed to Iraq five months after his wedding, he told his bride that if he died he wanted to be buried by the ocean and he wanted guests to wear his favorite color, baby blue.
Meyer, 20, was killed Jan. 28 when his convoy hit a roadside bomb in Mosul, Iraq. Four other soldiers — all from the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment Team, 4th Infantry Division, from Fort Carson, Colo. — died in the attack, according to the military.
Meyer’s wife, Caitlin, will bury him by the ocean this weekend after a funeral in the church where they were married. She said her
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the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.;
Incident
Army Spc. Brandon A. Meyer died Jan. 28 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit encountered an improvised explosive device during convoy operations. Also killed were Sgt. James E. Craig, Staff Sgt. Gary W. Jeffries, Spc. Evan A. Marshall and Pvt. Joshua A.R. Young.
Prayers & Messages
Brandon A Meyer
2008-05-17
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime,
with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms.
We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heros never dies.
Brandon A Meyer
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.