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Arthur L Lilley

Arthur L Lilley

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Name: Army Master Sgt. Arthur L. Lilley

Age: 35

From: Smithfield, Pa.

Assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Incident: Army Master Sgt. Arthur L. Lilley died June 15 in Shkin, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire.



Died: June 15, 2007


Fort Bragg soldier killed in Afghanistan

The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — A Fort Bragg Army master sergeant was killed by gunfire while fighting in Afghanistan, the military said.

Arthur L. Lilley, 35, of Smithfield, Pa., was killed June 15 in Shkin, according to the Department of Defense.

Lilley had been assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, out of Fort Bragg, N.C.

His father, Arthur F. Lilley, said his son joined the military in 1990 and fought in Desert Storm. He was also in Iraq last year.

“He’s got about 25 combat badges,” his father said.

“He loved what he was doing. He enjoyed it. That was his life,” he said. “You always worry, but it’s what he wanted to...

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Company B, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.;

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Army Master Sgt. Arthur L. Lilley died June 15 in Shkin, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire.

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Arthur L Lilley
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.