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Robert A Surber
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Name: Army Sgt. Robert A. Surber
Age: 24
From: Inverness, Fla.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Incident: Army Sgt. Robert A. Surber died June 3 in Thania, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Greg P. Gagarin, Sgt. James C. Akin and Sgt. Tyler J. Kritz.
Died: June 03, 2007
Family, friends remember soldier killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
Age: 24
From: Inverness, Fla.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Incident: Army Sgt. Robert A. Surber died June 3 in Thania, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Greg P. Gagarin, Sgt. James C. Akin and Sgt. Tyler J. Kritz.
Died: June 03, 2007
Family, friends remember soldier killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
While accompanying the body of his best friend, Jeremy Lentz tried composing his thoughts for a eulogy for Army Sgt. Robert A. Surber. He gave up after six pages.
“All of my best memories of growing up had him involved somehow,” Lentz said.
Surber, 24, of Inverness, Fla., was killed June 3 by an explosive in Thania, Iraq. He was a 2000 high school graduate, assigned to Fort Lewis, Wash., and was on his second tour.
Growing up the middle child and only boy, Surber loved Boy Scouts, playing Little League, following the University of Florida Gators and the Miami Dolphins.
His mother, Kerri Surber, said her son didn’t like violence and didn’t like...
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the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.;
Incident
Army Sgt. Robert A. Surber died June 3 in Thania, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Greg P. Gagarin, Sgt. James C. Akin and Sgt. Tyler J. Kritz.
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Robert A Surber
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.