Spec. Kristofer C. Walker
Hometown: Creve Coeur, Illinois, U.S.
Age: 20 years old
Died: October 2, 2006 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Army, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Tex.
Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his vehicle in Taji.
Related Links:
Two soldiers, friends die in Iraq (Joliet Herald News, Oct. 7, 2006)
Lifelong pals killed in Iraq war (Chicago Sun-Times, Oct. 6, 2006)
Peoria-area native dies serving in Iraq (Chicago Tribune, Oct. 6, 2006)
School honors friends, together in life, death (Chicago Tribune, Oct. 7, 2006)
Friends die one day apart in Iraq (Springfield Journal-Register, Oct. 6, 2006)
Illinois town struggles with deaths of high school buddies (USA Today, Oct. 12, 2006)
