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Damon G LeGrand
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Name: Army Cpl. Damon G. LeGrand
Age: 27
From: Lakeside, Calif.
Assigned to the 571st Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Incident: Army Cpl. Damon G. LeGrand died June 12 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with anti-tank mines, rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire.
Died: June 12, 2007
Slain soldier was ‘proud parent’ of two daughters
The Associated Press
Age: 27
From: Lakeside, Calif.
Assigned to the 571st Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Incident: Army Cpl. Damon G. LeGrand died June 12 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with anti-tank mines, rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire.
Died: June 12, 2007
Slain soldier was ‘proud parent’ of two daughters
The Associated Press
Army Spc. Damon G. LeGrand’s unit arrived in Baqubah, Iraq, late last year to train the Iraqi police force in one of the country’s most troubled provinces.
“I hope we instill in them and their children what it is to fight for freedom, for the ability to have a good life and not have someone dictate everything to you,” LeGrand told an Army journalist.
LeGrand, 27, of Lakeside, Calif., was killed June 12 during an ambush in Baghdad. He was a 1995 high school graduate and was assigned to Fort Lewis, Wash.
“He was looked upon by his fellow soldiers as a mentor, a leader and a brother,” his family said in a statement.
From 2000 to 2002, LeGrand...
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the 571st Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.;
Incident
Army Cpl. Damon G. LeGrand died June 12 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with anti-tank mines, rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire.
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Damon G LeGrand
2007-08-11
God Bless you Damon and your family.