Combat Fatality
The Department of Defense announced the death of a 2nd BCT soldier.
Pfc. James H. Miller IV, of the 1-503rd, died in Ramadi on 1.30.2005 "from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle." Pfc. Miller was from Cincinnati, OH. He was 22 years old.
According to WLWT News, WCPO News (with video report), the Cincinnati Post, and the Cincinattie Enquirer, Pfc. Miller was a combat medic. His father reports that "he was killed in an explosion while guarding a polling place in Ramadi" at 3:45 a.m. He joined the Army in 2001 after studying at Xavier University for a year and a half, and hoped to launch a career working with trauma patients following his military service.
Pfc. Miller is the 14th soldier of the 1-503rd, and the 54th 2nd BCT serviceman, to die in Iraq while serving our country. Our hearts go out to his family.
Pfc. James H. Miller IV, of the 1-503rd, died in Ramadi on 1.30.2005 "from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle." Pfc. Miller was from Cincinnati, OH. He was 22 years old.
According to WLWT News, WCPO News (with video report), the Cincinnati Post, and the Cincinattie Enquirer, Pfc. Miller was a combat medic. His father reports that "he was killed in an explosion while guarding a polling place in Ramadi" at 3:45 a.m. He joined the Army in 2001 after studying at Xavier University for a year and a half, and hoped to launch a career working with trauma patients following his military service.
Pfc. Miller is the 14th soldier of the 1-503rd, and the 54th 2nd BCT serviceman, to die in Iraq while serving our country. Our hearts go out to his family.
posted by Ryan Kirk @ 9:11 AM
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