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PFC Heath K. Pickard

Oct-21-2008 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Pfc. Heath K. Pickard, 21, of Palestine, Texas, died Oct. 16 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when he received indirect fire in Baquaba, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

We offer our condolences to his family, friends, and fellow soldiers.

Related:

Official DoD Announcement

East Texas soldier killed in Iraq - Associated Press

East Texas soldier back home; funeral set for Saturday - KLTV News

East Texas soldier killed in Iraq remembered by family - KLTV News

Local man killed in Iraq - The Palestine Herald

Memorial service honors Fort Wainwright soldier killed in Iraq - Daily News Miner


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