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Zachary W McBride

Zachary W McBride

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Name: Army Sgt. Zachary W. McBride

Age: 20

From: Bend, Ore.;

Assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany.;

Incident: Army Sgt. Zachary W. McBride died Jan. 9 in Sinsil, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations. Also killed were Spc. Todd E. Davis, Staff Sgt. Jonathan K. Dozier, Staff Sgt. Sean M. Gaul, Sgt. 1st Class Matthew I. Pionk and Sgt. Christopher A. Sanders.

Died: January 09, 2008


Bend soldier killed in Iraq

The Associated Press

BEND, Ore. —Army Spc. Zachary McBride of Bend was one of six soldiers killed by a bomb north of Baghdad, the Oregon Military Department said late Thursday.

The soldiers were conducting a house-to-house mission Wednesday when a bomb exploded in a house in Diyala, said Kay Fristad, a department spokeswoman. Four other soldiers were wounded.

McBride is the fourth Central Oregon service member killed in Iraq in the past year and a half. Two civilians with ties to the area also have died in the wars of the Middle East since 2004.

McBride, 20, joined the Army shortly after graduating in 2005 from Mountain View High School, where he was a student in Ana Ebeling&#

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the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany.;

Incident

Army Sgt. Zachary W. McBride died Jan. 9 in Sinsil, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations. Also killed were Spc. Todd E. Davis, Staff Sgt. Jonathan K. Dozier, Staff Sgt. Sean M. Gaul, Sgt. 1st Class Matthew I. Pionk and Sgt. Christopher A. Sanders.

Prayers & Messages

Zachary W McBride
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.
Zachary McBride
2008-01-21
To your friends and family peace is a long way off but you have found it. We will try to remember you will never suffer again and we will pray for the love ones you left behind. Thank you for all that you are.
Zachary W McBride
2008-01-18
Thank you Zachary and all who keep us safe. We love you and appreciate all you, but wish this was not the price of it. Smile down and be @ peace.