Jeffery S. Wiekamp
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Age: 23
From: Utopia, Texas
Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.
Incident: Army Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp died May 5 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was traveling on crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province. Also killed were: Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr., Spc. David N. Timmons Jr., Spc. Justin L. O’Donohoe, Sgt. John C. Griffith, Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster, Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Howick, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten and Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty.
Died: May 05, 2006
Texas flight engineer killed in Afghanistan copter crash
Associated Press
UTOPIA, Texas — A Texas flight engineer was among 10 soldiers killed when their transport helicopter fell into a ravine during a mountaintop landing in Afghanistan.
Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp, 23, was aboard the CH-47 Chinook that crashed Friday east of Abad, in Kunar Province. The Army is continuing an investigation into the cause of the crash.
Wiekamp was a native of South Dakota but his family lives in Utopia. His wife, Ashley, is deployed to Iraq, the military said.
Family members declined to comment Wednesday.
Wiekamp enlisted in the Army in August 2001 and was deployed to Afghanistan in February, the military said.
All soldiers were assigned to the 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Drum, N.Y. Wiekamp was part of the 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment.
As of May 10, 2006, at least 234 members of the U.S....
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May you Rest In Peace brave soldier, until your loved ones join you in Heaven.
Please keep Your Shining Light over his family and loved ones.
He has proudly served his country.
Now, he proudly serves with angel's wings.