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Matthew E Baylis
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Name: Army Cpl. Matthew E. Baylis
Age: 20
From: Oakdale, N.Y.
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident: Army Cpl. Matthew E. Baylis died May 31 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his dismounted patrol encountered enemy small-arms fire.
Died: May 31, 2007
Fort Carson soldier dies after being wounded in Iraq
By The Associated Press
Age: 20
From: Oakdale, N.Y.
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident: Army Cpl. Matthew E. Baylis died May 31 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his dismounted patrol encountered enemy small-arms fire.
Died: May 31, 2007
Fort Carson soldier dies after being wounded in Iraq
By The Associated Press
FORT CARSON, Colo. — A Fort Carson soldier died after being wounded by small-arms fire during combat in Iraq, the Army said Friday.
Cpl. Matthew E. Baylis, 20, of Oakdale, N.Y., died Thursday, a day after being wounded. He was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment.
Alex Sternbach, 19, went to high school with Baylis in Oakdale.
“Out of anyone, I thought he would’ve made it out. He was always so positive,” Sternbach said adding Baylis’ greatest passion was the military.
“It was guns and the Army since day one when I met him. He’s always been infatuated with it,” he said. “I remember that when...
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2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.;
Incident
Army Cpl. Matthew E. Baylis died May 31 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his dismounted patrol encountered enemy small-arms fire.
Prayers & Messages
Matthew E Baylis
2012-10-21
We will never forget you- peace to you and your family
Matthew E Baylis
2009-09-29
My heart goes out to Mr. and Mrs. Baylis, I never met the man but my husband did and we named our son after him.
Matthew E Baylis
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.