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Soldier who grabbed bomb dies at hospital(fell on grenade to protect bystanders)
Clarkesville Leaf-Chronicle ^
| 4/26/03
| JILL NOELLE CECIL & AP
Posted on 05/01/2003 9:59:41 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
Edited on 05/07/2004 9:11:10 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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25-year Army sergeant died Thursday from injuries he received in a cluster bomb explosion a week ago, Fort Campbell officials said Friday.
Sgt. Troy D. Jenkins, Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, was one of four soldiers injured in the April 19 incident, which happened after an Iraqi child brought soldiers the bomb.
(Excerpt) Read more at theleafchronicle.com ...
TOPICS: Extended News; US: Alabama; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: grenade; hero; iraq; operationiraqfreedom; troyjenkins
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To: Diddle E. Squat
To: Diddle E. Squat
My humble gratitude for his great sacrifice.May God comfort his loved ones.
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posted on
05/01/2003 10:02:57 PM PDT
by
MEG33
To: Diddle E. Squat
"May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."
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posted on
05/01/2003 10:03:31 PM PDT
by
dighton
(Amen-Corner Hatchet Team, Nasty Little Clique, Vulgar Horde)
To: Diddle E. Squat
What a beautiful young man. Inside and out.
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posted on
05/01/2003 10:12:07 PM PDT
by
dandelion
To: Diddle E. Squat
The story mentions that he was an Army Seargent, yet the photo is of a Marine.
Nonetheless, Semper Fi and Godspeed.
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posted on
05/01/2003 10:14:22 PM PDT
by
spodefly
(This is my tag line. There are many like it, but this one is mine.)
To: Diddle E. Squat
WE beseech Thee, O Lord, according to Thy loving-kindness, have mercy upon the soul of Thy servant Troy, and now that he is set free from the defilements of this mortal flesh, restore him to his heritage of everlasting salvation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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posted on
05/01/2003 10:26:17 PM PDT
by
WSGilcrest
(R)
To: spodefly
"...entered the military in July 1995, serving first with the U.S. Marine Corps."
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posted on
05/01/2003 11:23:31 PM PDT
by
Bonaparte
To: spodefly
Thanks for catching that. I researched further and it seems he had prior service as a Marine.
http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?c=news_photos&p=troy+jenkins
![](http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20030423/thumb.1051136557.wounded_soldier_almop101.jpg)
U.S. Army Sgt. Troy Jenkins, 25, a native of Repton, Ala., is seen in this undated family photo taken during his prior service as a U.S. Marine. Jenkins was serving with the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division in Iraq (news - web sites) when he was wounded Saturday, April 19, 2003, when a cluster bomb exploded as he tried to save an Iraqi child and members of his unit. Jenkins, who lost his left leg and fingers on his right hand when the bomb exploded, joined the U.S. Marine Corps at 17 and four years later joined the U.S. Army and trained to be a paratrooper. (AP Photo/Family Photo via The Mobile Register)
To: Diddle E. Squat
Prayers for this hero and his family!
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posted on
05/01/2003 11:46:08 PM PDT
by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: Salvation; Diddle E. Squat
Prayers for this hero and his family!Amen.
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posted on
05/02/2003 12:24:49 AM PDT
by
happygrl
To: happygrl
A TRUE HERO!! With my deepest respect and Prayers for his family and friends.
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posted on
05/02/2003 2:36:44 AM PDT
by
Sacajaweau
(God Bless Our Troops!!)
To: Diddle E. Squat
My heart felt sympathy to his family. May God bless and comfort them.
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posted on
05/02/2003 5:05:04 AM PDT
by
kassie
To: Diddle E. Squat
Rest in peace, brave Soldier.
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posted on
05/02/2003 5:06:11 AM PDT
by
Coop
(God bless our troops!)
To: Diddle E. Squat
But Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Richard Myers said the latest information he saw Monday indicated that the child handed the soldiers "an improvised" explosive device and that her intent was to "do harm to the four soldiers. (She) wasn't trying to return a piece of ordnance." Why does the press insist on calling it a cluster bomb when it clearly was not?
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posted on
05/02/2003 5:10:16 AM PDT
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
To: Diddle E. Squat
God Bless his family....*where there is darkness, light*...St. Francis of Assisi.
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posted on
05/02/2003 5:11:54 AM PDT
by
mystery-ak
(The War is not over for me until my hubby's boots hit U.S. soil)
To: Diddle E. Squat
To fallen soldiers let us sing
Where no rockets fly nor bullets wing
Our broken brothers let us bring
To the Mansions of the Lord
No more bleeding, no more fight
No prayers pleading through the night
Just divine embrace, eternal light
In the Mansions of the Lord
Where no mothers cry and no children weep
We will stand and guard though the angels sleep
Through the ages safely keep
The Mansions of the Lord
To: Diddle E. Squat
Near the snow, near the sun, in the highest fields
See how these names are feted by the waving grass
and by streamers of white cloud
The names of those who in their lives fought for life
Who wore at their hearts the fire's center
Born of the sun they travelled a short while towards the sun
And left the vivid air signed with their honor.
by Stephen Spender "I Continually Think of Those"(1933).
Memory Eternal
To: MeeknMing; sweetliberty; Budge; TheLion; Mudboy Slim; dansangel
Very sad bump for another brave and heroic soldier. May God comfort his wife and little children....and provide for them all now that their husband and daddy no longer can. This just breaks my heart.
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posted on
05/02/2003 5:57:38 AM PDT
by
nicmarlo
To: Diddle E. Squat
"Jenkins suffered the most injuries as he tried to protect the child and other soldiers. He lost his left leg and fingers on his right hand when the bomb exploded.
He was taken to Kuwait for treatment and remained in "seriously critical condition." He died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany."
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
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posted on
05/02/2003 6:03:03 AM PDT
by
wgeorge2001
("The truth will set you free.")
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