Christopher A. McCraw
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Age: 23
From: Columbia, Miss.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Incident: Army Pfc. Christopher A. McCraw died Oct. 14 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when he encountered small arms fire while on dismounted patrol.
Died: October 14, 2008
Slain soldier known for humor
By Nicklaus Lovelady
The (Jackson) Clarion-Ledger
Avon McCraw clearly remembers the last time he talked with his son, Pfc. Christopher McCraw.
“I was talking with him on the cell phone, and he was laughing when it cut out,” said Avon, of Marion County. “That was the last time I got to hear his voice, his laughter.”
Christopher McCraw, 23, died Tuesday in Baghdad from wounds suffered when he encountered small-arms fire while on patrol, according to the Department of Defense.
At least 67 people from Mississippi or with strong ties to the state have died in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Christopher McCraw is the third soldier from Marion County to be killed in Iraq.
“We all knew the danger was there, but I didn’t expect this to happen,” Avon McCraw said. “I’ll probably never get over it, but I don’t want to...