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Richard B Burress
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Name: Army Spc. Richard B. Burress
Age: 25
From: Naples, Fla.;
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.;
Incident: Army Spc. Richard B. Burress died Jan. 19 in Jabour, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
Died: January 19, 2008
Naples soldier killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
Age: 25
From: Naples, Fla.;
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.;
Incident: Army Spc. Richard B. Burress died Jan. 19 in Jabour, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
Died: January 19, 2008
Naples soldier killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
NAPLES, Fla. — A 25-year-old soldier whose family said he joined the army to add “focus and direction” to his life was killed in Iraq after his vehicle was struck by an explosive, officials said Jan. 21.
Spc. Richard B. Burress, of Naples, died Jan. 19 in Al Jabour, Iraq, the Department of Defense said.
Family members said Burress enjoyed the “simple things” in life — fishing, canoeing and spending time with loved ones, including his daughter, Alyssa.
“His easygoing manner and natural warmth instantly endeared [him] to all who met him,” his family said in a statement.
Burress was “a reluctant hero,” his...
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the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.;
Incident
Army Spc. Richard B. Burress died Jan. 19 in Jabour, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
Prayers & Messages
Richard B Burress
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.
Richard B Burress
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.