Brock A. Beery
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Age: 30
From: White House, Tenn.
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 123rd Armor Regiment, Kentucky Army National Guard, Bowling Green, Ky.
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Brock A. Beery was killed March 23 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his LMTV followed by enemy small arms fire during combat operations in Habbaniyah, Iraq.
Died: March 23, 2006
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Ky. guardsman: ‘Brightest and best’
By Jeffrey McMurray
Associated Press
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Kentucky National Guard soldier has died in Iraq, guard officials announced Friday.
Staff Sgt. Brock A. Beery, 30, of White House, Tenn., was killed on Thursday when his armored vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device near Habbaniyah, about 80 miles west of Baghdad.
Beery was driving a fully armored light medium tactical vehicle when the explosion occurred. Two other soldiers were injured in the attack, which happened in one of the most dangerous areas of the war-torn country.
“We’re dealing with an enemy that changes tactics too,” said Maj. Gen. Donald C. Storm, Kentucky adjutant general. “Sometimes these explosions are so powerful, there’s no way to protect yourself.”
Beery was a member of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 123rd Armor,...
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Prayers & Messages
Please embrace with all Your love and mercy the soul of this brave soldier and comfort him with Your Divine Presence.
Bless his heart and keep his family in Your Hands, Guard them and comfort them.
Amen