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Joseph F. Curreri
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Name: Army Staff Sgt. Joseph F. Curreri
Age: 27
From: Los Angeles, CA
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Joseph F. Curreri died Oct. 27 in Siet, Lake Jolo Island, Philippines from injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.
Died: October 27, 2007
Fort Lewis Special Forces soldier drowns in Philippines
The Associated Press
Age: 27
From: Los Angeles, CA
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Joseph F. Curreri died Oct. 27 in Siet, Lake Jolo Island, Philippines from injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.
Died: October 27, 2007
Fort Lewis Special Forces soldier drowns in Philippines
The Associated Press
TACOMA, Wash. — A Fort Lewis-based Special Forces sergeant who was captain of his University of Southern California swim team has drowned in the Philippines, the Army said Monday.
Staff Sgt. Joseph F. Curreri, 27, died Friday in an accident at Siet Lake near Panamao in the southern Philippines, the U.S. Army Special Operations Command said in a statement.
He had been assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group at Fort Lewis as a communications sergeant.
Teams from the 1st Group have been sent for years to train Philippine government troops fighting Islamic militant groups in the nation’s southern islands.
Occupation
the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Wash.;
Incident
Army Staff Sgt. Joseph F. Curreri died Oct. 27 in Siet, Lake Jolo Island, Philippines from injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident.
Prayers & Messages
Joseph F Curreri
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.
Joseph F Curreri
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.