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Yance T Gray
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Name: Army Staff Sgt. Yance T. Gray
Age: 26
From: Ismay, Mont.
Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Yance T. Gray died Sept. 10 in Baghdad of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related vehicle rollover. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Gregory Rivera-Santiago, Sgt. Michael C. Hardegree, Sgt. Omar L. Mora, Sgt. Nicholas J. Patterson, Spc. Ari D. Brown-Weeks and Spc. Steven R. Elrod.
Died: September 10, 2007
Montana soldier who co-authored critical op-ed piece killed in Iraq
By Matt Gouras
The Associated Press
Age: 26
From: Ismay, Mont.
Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Yance T. Gray died Sept. 10 in Baghdad of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related vehicle rollover. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Gregory Rivera-Santiago, Sgt. Michael C. Hardegree, Sgt. Omar L. Mora, Sgt. Nicholas J. Patterson, Spc. Ari D. Brown-Weeks and Spc. Steven R. Elrod.
Died: September 10, 2007
Montana soldier who co-authored critical op-ed piece killed in Iraq
By Matt Gouras
The Associated Press
HELENA, Mont. — A soldier from eastern Montana killed in Iraq earlier this week was one of the authors of a high-profile New York Times editorial critical of the progress being made in the war.
Staff Sgt. Yance T. Gray of Ismay was remembered Sept. 12 as a strong and friendly leader who loved the Army and dreamed of being a soldier his entire life. A member of the 82nd Airborne Division, he died Sept. 10 when the cargo truck he was riding in overturned in Baghdad.
Another co-author, 28-year-old Sgt. Omar Mora, also was killed in the crash.
The Times piece, called “The War As We Saw It,”
Occupation
the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.;
Incident
Army Staff Sgt. Yance T. Gray died Sept. 10 in Baghdad of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related vehicle rollover. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Gregory Rivera-Santiago, Sgt. Michael C. Hardegree, Sgt. Omar L. Mora, Sgt. Nicholas J. Patterson, Spc. Ari D. Brown-Weeks and Spc. Steven R. Elrod.
Prayers & Messages
Yance T Gray
2008-05-23
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime,
with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms.
Yance T Gray
2007-09-26
To the Gray Family,
Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you now in this time. Yance always had a great smile no matter when you saw him. He will never be fogoten! What a great person to fight for us and to do it not because he had to, but because he wanted to. I will forever be greatful for that! He will be missed very much and we will continue to pray for those that are still over there fighting and for your family. May god be with you in this time of need.
Paul, Jodi, Mikayla and Casey Ridenhower (Rieger)