Richard A. Blakley
Died: June 6, 2006
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Unit: E Company, 38th Main Support Battalion, Indiana Army National Guard
Branch: U.S. Army
Staff Sergeant Richard A. “Rick” Blakley was killed on June 6, 2006, by small arms fire while patrolling the city of Al Khalidiyah, Iraq. He was assigned to E Company, 38th Main Support Battalion of the Indiana Army National Guard, which was deployed with the 738th Area Support Medical Company to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. Blakley was also a veteran of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, serving in various ports during that conflict. Blakley was buried on June 15, 2006, at Clayton Cemetery in Avon, Indiana. Both Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels and Indiana National Guard Adjutant General Major General Martin Umbarger were among the attendees at the funeral.
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