Sgt. Alexander Van Aalten 82nd ARBN

[HKphooey]

DoD Release...

Sgt. Alexander Van Aalten, 21, of Monterey, Tenn., died Apr. 20 in Sangin, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when a land mine detonated near his unit during combat operations. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

 

[Brian R. VanCise]

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[Jade Tigress]

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[exile]

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[arnisador]

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[RBaddorf]

All the way.

 

[Tez3]

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[pstarr]

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[IcemanSK]

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[HKphooey]

Face to go with the name....

 

[SFC JeffJ]

Airborne!

 

[stone_dragone]

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[Sukerkin]

:rei:

I'm always lost for words when these threads come to my attention as it is so hard to not pollute the intent with politics, whatever you try and say.

So a bow of respect is probably the best thing to leave here.

: bushi rei :