Christian Longsworth
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Age: 26
From: Newark, N.J.
Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Christian Longsworth died May 19 from wounds sustained when his convoy came under enemy small-arms fire during combat operations in Oshay, Afghanistan.
Died: May 19, 2006
Newark soldier killed in Afghanistan
TRENTON, N.J. — A Special Forces soldier from Newark was killed last week in combat in Afghanistan, the Defense Department announced Monday.
Staff Sgt. Christian Longsworth, 26, died May 19 after his convoy was attacked by small-arms fire. The soldier was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, at Fort Bragg, N.C.
Longsworth was born in the Bronx, N.Y., and moved to Newark with his parents and older brother, Roy Jr., when he was 2 years old. He attended St. Joseph’s Elementary School in East Orange and Essex Catholic High School in East Orange before spending his senior year at Newark’s West Side High School. He graduated in 1998.
He enlisted in the Army later the same year. He served with the 31st Infantry Regiment at Fort Drum, N.Y., for two years. In 2001, he became a member of the training cadre for the 6th Ranger Training Battalion at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. He...
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into the house and gate of heaven,
to enter into that gate, and dwell in that house where there shall be
no darkness nor dazzling, but one equal light;
no noise nor silence, but one equal music;
no fears nor hopes, but one equal possession;
no ends nor beginnings, but one equal eternity;
in the habitation of Thy glory and dominion,
world without end. Amen.
My sincere heartfelt condolences go out to Christian's family and friends. May God give you peace in your heart and strength to carry on.