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Nov-20-2009 » Filed Under: 5/2 SBCT

Ft. Lewis held a memorial yesterday for two 5/2 SBCT soldiers killed in Iraq. The News Tribune provided coverage.

[I]nsurgents detonated a bomb underneath their 20-ton Stryker, killing Spc. Aaron Seth Aamot and Spc. Gary Lee Gooch Jr., both 22 years old.

Hundreds gathered at the North Fort Chapel on Thursday to mourn the 27th and 28th losses from 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. Aamot, a soldier from Custer, near Bellingham, was remembered for his deep Christian faith and deep love of military history. Gooch, a radio telephone operator from central Florida, was remembered for having a wicked sense of humor.

The men served with the hardest-hit unit in the brigade: 2nd Platoon of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment. Their unit has lost 11 soldiers since July, fighting in the Arghandab Valley of Kandahar province.

Related:

Fort Lewis remembers two soldiers from a hard-hit platoon - Seattle Times


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