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05-31-2007, 07:15 PM
Three more Fort Lewis soldiers die in Iraq
By Seattletimes.com staff
Three more Fort Lewis soldiers assigned to Stryker units have been killed in Iraq, the Pentagon said today. The men were identified as: • Staff Sgt. Thomas M. McFall, 36, of Glendora, Calif. • Pfc. Junior Cedeno Sanchez, 20, of Miami, Fla. • Pfc. Charles B. Hester, 23, of Cataldo, Idaho. McFall and Sanchez, who were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment Stryker team, died in Baghdad Monday from wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their position while they were outside their vehicle, the Army said. Hester, who was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, died in Baghdad Saturday of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by an IED.
They also announced that Fort Lewis will no longer hold individual funeral ceremonies for fallen soldiers. They plan to hold them once a month. A mother of one dead soldier referred to that idea as " A sick kind of monthly birthday party".
By Seattletimes.com staff
Three more Fort Lewis soldiers assigned to Stryker units have been killed in Iraq, the Pentagon said today. The men were identified as: • Staff Sgt. Thomas M. McFall, 36, of Glendora, Calif. • Pfc. Junior Cedeno Sanchez, 20, of Miami, Fla. • Pfc. Charles B. Hester, 23, of Cataldo, Idaho. McFall and Sanchez, who were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment Stryker team, died in Baghdad Monday from wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their position while they were outside their vehicle, the Army said. Hester, who was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, died in Baghdad Saturday of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by an IED.
They also announced that Fort Lewis will no longer hold individual funeral ceremonies for fallen soldiers. They plan to hold them once a month. A mother of one dead soldier referred to that idea as " A sick kind of monthly birthday party".