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Andre Craig Jr
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Name: Army Spc. Andre Craig Jr.
Age: 24
From: New Haven, Conn.
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Incident: Army Spc. Andre Craig Jr. died June 25 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.
Died: June 25, 2007
New Haven soldier dies in Iraq
The Associated Press
Age: 24
From: New Haven, Conn.
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Incident: Army Spc. Andre Craig Jr. died June 25 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.
Died: June 25, 2007
New Haven soldier dies in Iraq
The Associated Press
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A New Haven soldier whose daughter was born earlier this year has been killed in Iraq by a roadside bomb, the governor’s office said June 27.
Army Spc. Andre Craig, a graduate of Wilbur Cross High School, died June 25 in Baghdad when a bomb exploded near the convoy on which he was serving as a gunner.
Craig, 24, returned to New Haven recently for a brief visit to celebrate his birthday and to meet his infant daughter, Taylor, who was born while he was serving in Iraq.
The governor has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff until Craig’s burial.
“He took on the most hazardous duties to protect our country’s freedom,” Rell said in a...
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2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.;
Incident
Army Spc. Andre Craig Jr. died June 25 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.
Prayers & Messages
Andre Craig Jr
2013-02-14
Missing you more and more. I love you forever and a day your sister Deb
Andre Craig Jr
2012-12-03
I love and miss you my dear brother with all y heart. Your loving sister Debra Russell
Andre Craig Jr
2008-06-06
Thank you for your bravery, patriotism and the ultimate sacrifice you have made for us. May your family and friends find comfort with their wonderful memories of you and knowing that you are now guarding the gates of Heaven with our Lord. Rest in peace
Andre Craig Jr
2008-06-05
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime,
with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms.
Andre Craig Jr
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.