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Name: Army Sgt. Keith A. Kline
Age: 24
From: Oak Harbor, Ohio
Assigned to 96th Civil Affairs Battalion, 95th Civil Affairs Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Army Sgt. Keith A. Kline died July 5 when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Baghdad. Also killed was Army Maj. James M. Ahearn.
Died:
July
05, 2007
Northwest Ohio soldier killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
OAK HARBOR, Ohio — A soldier from northwest Ohio was killed in Iraq when his vehicle was hit by an explosive device, his aunt said July 6.
Army Sgt. Keith Kline, 24, of Oak Harbor, died July 5 after the convoy he was riding in was struck by a roadside bomb, said Kline’s aunt, Paulette Lipstraw. Military officials notified Kline’s parents later that day.
Kline graduated in 2002 from Oak Harbor High School, about 20 miles east of Toledo. He joined the Army shortly after graduation and re-enlisted for another 5-year stint after his initial 3-year term expired.
“That was just what he knew he wanted to do, and I had said to him, ‘Keith, people get killed in war,’ and…
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May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.