Philip A. Dodson Jr
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Age: 42
From: Forsyth, Ga.
Assigned to the 148th Forward Support Battalion, 48th Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, Forsyth, Ga.
Incident: Army Sgt. Philip A. Dodson, Jr. died Dec. 2 of injuries sustained earlier that day when his truck accidentally rolled over at Tallil Air Base, Iraq. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Philip L. Travis and Spc. Marcus S. Futrell.
Died: December 02, 2005
Hundreds pay tribute to killed soldier
Associated Press
FORSYTH, Ga. — Hundreds paid tribute on Saturday to Sgt. Philip Allan Dodson Jr., who died this month in Iraq in a vehicle accident.
Dodson, 42, a corrections officer who was serving in the Georgia National Guard’s 48th Brigade, died Dec. 2 when his Humvee overturned while in a military convoy.
Spc. Marcus S. Futrell, 20, of Macon, and Staff Sgt. Philip L. Travis, 41, of Snellville, also died in the accident.
Chaplain Rod Callahan, shared memories of his former co-worker, who was dubbed “rabbitman” for his love of hunting and known as a wily practical joker who once put rocks in a lieutenant’s hubcaps.
While he liked to pull pranks, friends and family said Dodson was serious about his commitment to serving others.
One day, a young Dodson came home from school without his shirt. He had given his to someone whose shirt had been ripped off, he told...