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James D Gudridge
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Name: Army Spc. James D. Gudridge
Age: 20
From: Carthage, N.Y.;
Assigned to the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.;
Incident: Army Spc. James D. Gudridge died Jan. 6 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.
Died: January 06, 2008
North County man killed in Iraq always wanted to be soldier
The Associated Press
Age: 20
From: Carthage, N.Y.;
Assigned to the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.;
Incident: Army Spc. James D. Gudridge died Jan. 6 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.
Died: January 06, 2008
North County man killed in Iraq always wanted to be soldier
The Associated Press
CARTHAGE, N.Y. — An upstate New York soldier killed in Iraq last weekend grew up wanting to be in the Army, his family said.
Spc. James Gudridge, 20, was killed Jan. 6 in Baghdad when his vehicle was hit with a roadside bomb, the Department of Defense reported Jan. 8.
Gudridge had talked about joining the Army since he was a boy, said his father, Daniel Gudridge Sr. James Gudridge knew he would most likely be sent to war, but wanted to enlist anyway, his father said. He was eager to go on his first tour, which began in November.
“He wanted to be in the action,” Gudridge said.
James Gudridge enlisted while still...
Occupation
the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.;
Incident
Army Cpl. James D. Gudridge died Jan. 6 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.
Prayers & Messages
James D Gudridge
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.
James D Gudridge
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.