Michael G. Karr, Jr.
Died: March 31, 2004
Rank: Specialist
Unit: 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
Branch: U.S. Army
Specialist Michael G. Karr, Jr., an Army Healthcare Specialist assigned to the 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, was killed in action on March 31, 2004, with four other Soldiers in Habbaniyah, Iraq. His armored personnel carrier ran over a bomb, possibly detonated by remote control. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on April 8, 2004, at the First United Methodist Church, Mt. Vernon, Texas, followed by a military service at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. In June 2004, a ceremony was held at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, honoring Karr and the four other Soldiers who died alongside him. Their common grave is marked by a single gravestone that includes all five names.
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