Posted on 01/25/2009 5:10:41 AM PST by outlaw1_2003
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Pfc. Ricky L. Turner, 20, of Athens, Ala., died Jan. 16 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit. He was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Into the eternal arms of a loving God. Another brave young man in our hall of heroes. The price of freedom is so high. The price of tyranny is so much higher.
God bless Ricky Lee Turner
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