Name:
Army Pfc. Anthony D. Hebert
Age:
19
From:
Lake City, Minn.
Assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany
Incident:
Army Pfc. Anthony D. Hebert died June 21 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Sgt. Alphonso J. Montenegro II,Sgt. Ryan M. Wood, Pfc. Daniel J. Agami and Pfc. Thomas R. Leemhuis.
Died:
June
21, 2007
Parents of soldier killed in Iraq say irreplaceable treasure lost
The Associated Press
LAKE CITY, Minn. — The parents of a 19-year-old Army infantry machine gunner from Lake City who was killed in Iraq said June 23 that they’re proud of their son.
Tony Hebert’s parents, Robert and Laurie Hebert, issued a statement thanking people for their support as they cope with the loss of their son, who they said died June 21 during combat.
“If the sorrow we now feel is the price that has to be paid, we accept it to have had the privilege of having known him for the last 19-plus years,” they said. “He will be missed, an irreplaceable treasure lost.”
The Heberts said their son was proud to be a soldier and said they are proud of the...
Occupation
the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany;