Nathan R. Field
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Age: 23
From: Lehigh, Iowa
Assigned to the 4249th Port Security Company, Army Reserve, Pocahontas, Iowa
Incident: Army Sgt. Nathan R. Field was killed Jan. 7 when his Humvee was hit by a civilian vehicle in Umm Qasr, Iraq. Also
Died: January 07, 2006
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Two Iowa soldiers killed in Iraq
DES MOINES, Iowa — Two Iowa soldiers died over the weekend in Iraq, including an Iowa National Guardsman aboard a helicopter that crashed and killed 12 people, said relatives and Army officials.
Maj. Stuart Anderson, 44, of Dubuque, was on his second tour of duty in the Gulf region when the Black Hawk helicopter went down Saturday in northern Iraq. The same day, Sgt. Nathan Field, 23, of Lehigh, was killed when his Humvee was hit by a civilian vehicle in Umm Qasr in southern Iraq.
Field was a member of the Army Reserve’s 4249th Port Security Company, in Pocahontas. Military officials have not released Anderson’s unit.
Field’s father and uncle declined comment Monday afternoon. Officials at Fort Des Moines said they had no additional information about Field or his death.
Anderson’s family is mourning the major’s death at their home in Hoffman, Minn.,...
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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 to Nathan's family.