Aram J. Bass
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Age: 25
From: Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Aram J. Bass was killed Nov. 23 when his unit came under direct fire during combat operations in Baghdad. Also
Died: November 23, 2005
Niagara Falls soldier killed in Iraq trying to rescue others
Associated Press
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — A 25-year-old Army sergeant from western New York has been killed in Iraq while trying to rescue wounded soldiers.
The family of Staff Sgt. Aram Bass was told by military officials Wednesday Bass was killed when he came under firebomb attack in Baghdad, according to a report Friday in The Buffalo News.
Bass was a member of the 101st Airborne Division based in Fort Campbell, Ky. In September, he was deployed to Iraq.
His uncle, Donald Bass, told The Buffalo News the sergeant and his commanding officer were trying to evacuate soldiers wounded by a firebomb when a second bomb hit.
The Niagara Catholic High School graduate served for about three years in the Marines before enlisting in the Army.
“This is what I have to do,” Donald Bass recalled his nephew saying before his deployment.
Now, said the...
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Prayers & Messages
Please keep Your Shining Light over his family and loved ones.
My sincere heartfelt condolences to the family of Adam. May God give you peace in your heart and strength to carry on.
He has proudly served his country.
Now, he proudly serves with angel's wings