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1LT William A. Edens

May- 2-2005 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

The Department of Defense announced today the death of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died April 28 in Tal Afar, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their Stryker military vehicle.

1st Lt. William A. Edens, 29, of Columbia, MO was among those killed. Edens was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.

Please join us in extending our deepest sympathies to his loved ones. We will add any subsequent articles we find to this entry.

UPDATE: A memorial service has been scheduled for Tuesday, May 3 at 1:30 p.m. in Main Post Chapel, Ft. Lewis.

DoD Identifies Army Casualties - Official DoD Press Release

1LT Edens maintained a photo album in our gallery. Please take a moment to browse some of the wonderful photos he contributed during his deployment.

Stryker Brigade soldiers killed in Iraq - The News Tribune

Bomb kills four Stryker soldiers - The News Tribune

Fort Lewis to salute two of its own killed in Iraq - Seattle P-I

Bomb in Iraq killed Mehlville High grad - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

MU grad killed in combat - MU Maneater

Edens recalled as ‘best of everything’ - Columbia Daily Tribune

Fort Lewis mourns two more - The News Tribune

Fort Lewis honors its fallen - Seattle Times


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