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Sgt. Troy Jenkins



Amanda Jenkins, wife of Army Sgt. Troy Jenkins, wipes away a tear during burial services at the Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside , Calif., Monday, May 5, 2003. Jenkins, killed by an explosive taken from an Iraqi child in Baghdad, was eulogized as a hero, family man and 'country boy.' A paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division, Jenkins died April 23 of wounds suffered April 19 in an explosion that remains under investigation. Several other soldiers and the child were wounded. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)


Pallbearers carry the flag drapped casket of Army Sgt. Troy Jenkins, after the funeral service in Yucca Valley, Calif., Monday, May 5, 2003.


Army personell carry the flag drapped casket of Army Sgt. Troy Jenkins during burial services at the Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, Calif., Monday, May 5, 2003.


Soldiers carry the flag draped casket of Army Sgt. Troy Jenkins, during burial services at the Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, Calif., Monday, May 5, 2003.


11 posted on 05/07/2003 7:14:47 AM PDT by SAMWolf ((A)bort, (R)etry, (F)ix dinner and leave the @#$! computer alone?)
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To: SAMWolf
SAM, thanks for posting pics of Troy's funeral...

Turns out that he wasn't family, at least not close. But...his heroism is so much like the men I know from that part of the country.

12 posted on 05/07/2003 7:39:03 AM PDT by HiJinx (The right person, in the right place, at the right time...)
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