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3 Fallen Stryker Soldiers Remembered

May-27-2005 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

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By Keith Eldridge- KOMO News

FORT LEWIS - A tough start to the Memorial Day weekend as Fort Lewis pays tribute to three Strykers killed in the fighting in Iraq. The loss is hitting the troops hard and also a local community with special ties to the Strykers.

Army Chaplain David Shoffner tells crowd, "We come to mourn, to remember and to honor our brothers who have fallen."

Friends and family of three fallen Strykers were there to pay tribute Thursday. All three died last Sunday in Iraq.

24-year-old Sgt. Benjamin Morton was shot as he led the way through a home, trying to flush out insurgents. [...]

25-year-old Lt. Aaron Seeson and his fellow engineers were trying to find and clear roadside bombs when one of them blew up.

"Even as Aaron lied there wounded, his response was to say, 'Take charge Sgt. Arnold and take care of all of the others first,' " said Capt. Bryan Carroll.

One of the 'others' was 21-year-old Spec. Tyler Creamean. His new wife KaMisha wrote a letter that was read at the memorial.


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