Name:
Army Sgt. 1st Class Matthew S. Sluss-Tiller
Age:
35
From:
Catlettsburg, KY
Assigned to
the 96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident:
Army Sgt. 1st Class Matthew S. Sluss-Tiller
died Feb. 3 in Timagara, Pakistan, from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Army Sgt. 1st Class David J. Hartman and Army Staff Sgt. Mark A. Stets Jr
Died:
February 11, 2010
Funeral services for Pakistan bomb victim
The Associated Press
LOUISA, Ky. — Funeral services have been scheduled for a fallen soldier who grew up in eastern Kentucky.
Young Funeral Home in Louisa says visitation for 35-year-old Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Sluss-Tiller will be from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Feb. 12 at Burnaugh Baptist Church. The funeral is set for 11 a.m. Feb. 13 at the church.
Sluss-Tiller was killed Feb. 3 with two other soldiers in a bomb blast in Pakistan outside a school. The blast also killed three children and a Pakistan paramilitary soldier.
Sluss-Tiller is also survived by his wife and daughter, who live in North Carolina, where Sluss-Tiller was stationed at Fort Bragg....
Occupation
the 96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident
Army Sgt. 1st Class Matthew S. Sluss-Tiller
died Feb. 3 in Timagara, Pakistan, from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Army Sgt. 1st Class David J. Hartman and Army Staff Sgt. Mark A. Stets Jr