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JAMES D. BLANKENBECLER

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Birth: Jun. 27, 1963 Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA Death: Oct. 1, 2003, Iraq Army Command Sgt. Maj. Blankenbecler was assigned to 1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas. Blankenbecler was in a convoy that was hit by an improvised explosive device and rocket propelled grenades in Samarra. Blankenbecler died of his injuries. James attended the old Groveton High School in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County, Virginia. He was interested in sports and played quarterback on the varsity football team. He joined the Army in 1983 and his career included service in Operation Desert Storm and at Fort Belvoir in the Army Personnel Command. James is the highest-ranking enlisted soldier to be killed in hostile fire in the war in Iraq.
  • Service/branch: Army

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