David P. McCormick
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Age: 26
From: Fresno, Texas
Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Army Cpl. David P. McCormick died April 28 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his forward operating base came under rocket attack.
Died: April 28, 2008
Army Cpl. David P. McCormick remembered
The Associated Press
While home on leave about a month ago, David P. McCormick was gleefully fixing up a little red Spitfire.
“He had it all planned out right down to the specific types of bolts he was going to use — he even had the parts he wanted for the car fixed up on a PowerPoint presentation,” said his brother-in-law, Kelley Davis.
McCormick, 26, of Bay City, Texas, died April 28 in Baghdad of wounds suffered after his base came under rocket attack. He was a 2000 high school graduate, was assigned to Fort Campbell and was on his second tour.
“The thing that I remember most about David was that he took the time to be helpful to a freshman,” said Bryan Hairell, a freshman when McCormick was a senior. “He was a good friend and a good person and I will miss him dearly.”
He planned to attend Texas State University, where he...