Clinton R. Upchurch
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Age: 31
From: Garden City, Kan.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Army Spc. Clinton R. Upchurch was killed Jan. 7 during patrol operations when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee and enemy forces attacked using small-arms fire in Samarra, Iraq.
Died: January 07, 2006
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Family says soldier killed while defending other troops
GARDEN CITY, Kan. — Cindy Upchurch had just put the care package full of cookies and candy in the mail when she heard the terrible news — her soldier son would never be able to open it.
The Army announced Tuesday that Spc. Clinton R. Upchurch, 31, of Garden City, was killed Saturday near the predominantly Sunni Arab town of Samarra, about 60 miles north of Baghdad. He was the gunner on one of three Humvees that were escorting higher-ranked officials.
Upchurch was a military policeman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, the Army said Wednesday. The Army had listed him with a different unit in its original statement on Tuesday.
He is the 22nd Kansan to die in the war in Iraq.
“(The Army representatives) said he died a hero, that he saved his guys,” Cindy Upchurch said....
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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
He has proudly served his country.
Now, he proudly serves with angel's wings.