Sgt. Buddy J. Hughie
Hometown: Poteau, Oklahoma, U.S.
Age: 25 years old
Died: February 19, 2007 in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Unit: Army National Guard, 1st Battalion, 180th Infantry, Oaklahoma Army National Guard, Ada, Okla.
Incident: Killed when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades in Kamdesh, Afghanistan.
Related Links:
Senate honors fallen Poteau soldier (Sequoyah County Times, March 1, 2007)
Afghanistan: U.S. Casualty: Oklahoma guardsman shot, killed (tulsaworld.com, Feb. 21. 2007)
