James J. Regan
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Age: 26
From: Manhasset, N.Y.
Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.
Incident: Army Sgt. James J. Regan died Feb. 9 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while on combat patrol in northern Iraq.
Died: February 09, 2007
NYC, LI funerals for Marine, Army Ranger killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
NEW YORK � Two service members from the New York City area who were recently killed in Iraq were remembered during separate funeral services Friday.
Sgt. James Regan, a 26-year-old Army Ranger, was killed by a roadside bomb on Feb. 9. Marine Cpl. Thomas E. Saba, 30, died in a helicopter crash on Feb. 7.
Regan, of Manhasset, joined the Army in 2004, served in Afghanistan for two tours and was on his second tour in Iraq. He was a graduate of Chaminade High School in Mineola and attended Duke University, where he played for the lacrosse team.
Regan was engaged and intended to go to graduate school. Friends and family said he could have had a career on Wall Street but decided to serve his country instead.
Regan�s funeral was held at Saint Mary�s Church in Manhasset. His family has said he is to be buried next week at Arlington National...