Dale J. Kelly Jr.
Died: May 6, 2006
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Maine Army National Guard
Branch: U.S. Army
Staff Sergeant Dale Kelly Jr. dreamed of providing a full barbeque feast for his fellow Soldiers in Iraq. Fate denied him that opportunity, however, when an improvised explosive device hit his truck during combat operations in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, on May 6, 2006. Kelly was serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom with the Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), out of Brewer, Maine. The unit was deployed to provide security operations for convoys in Iraq. Kelly was riding in the lead truck at the time of the attack, serving as a medic. Kelly was buried with full military honors at the Maine Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery in August, Maine. The family had requested that donations made in his memory be in the form of supplies and support to the troops still in Iraq. Maine’s governor ordered that all flags be flown at half-mast the day of the funeral.
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