JASON R. ARNETTE
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- Birth: Nov. 7, 1982RichmondHenrico CountyVirginia, USADeath: Apr. 1, 2007 Baghdad, Iraq Army Staff Sgt. Arnette was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. Arnette died April 1 from wounds suffered March 31 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Since the age of 3, Jason wanted to be a soldier. As a teenager, he went on church sponsored trips to Guatemala to build an orphanage and a medical center. He was a 2001 graduate of Amelia County High School in Amelia, Virginia and while in high school he played soccer and joined the Air Force JROTC program. Jason loved being in the military; he loved the discipline and the structure.
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- Service/branch: Army