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Evan Asa Ashcraft

Evan Asa Ashcraft

US Army Rosharon, TX Age: 24 Views: 1368

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Name: Army Cpl. Evan Asa Ashcraft

Age: 24

From: Hawd, Iraq, on July 24.

Assigned to the Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Incident: Army Cpl. Evan Asa Ashcraft was killed when his convoy came under enemy fire north of Hawd, Iraq, on July 24.

Died: July 24, 2003


California soldier remembered as a hero

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — A soldier and aspiring police officer killed in Iraq last month was remembered as a hero to his country as he was laid to rest on Aug. 2.

Army Sgt. Evan Ashcraft , 24, an infantryman with the 101st Airborne Division, was one of three soldiers killed in Iraq on July 24 when the convoy in which he was traveling came under attack from gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades. Ashcraft’s division led the fiery assault in northern Iraq that killed Saddam Hussein’s sons Uday and Qusay.

Nearly 400 people filled the Prince of Peace Episcopal Church in Woodland Hills for a memorial service Saturday. Ashcraft was buried later in the day with full military honors in the...

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the Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Incident

Army Cpl. Evan Asa Ashcraft was killed when his convoy came under enemy fire north of Hawd, Iraq, on July 24.

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Evan Asa Ashcraft
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.