Spec. Christopher J. West
Hometown: Arlington, Texas, U.S.
Age: 26 years old
Died: February 4, 2008 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Army, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Died Feb. 4 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered on Feb. 3 in Muqdadiyah, when a makeshift bomb detonated during combat operations.
Related Links:
Soldier 'Had Found His Calling' (The Washington Post, Feb. 20, 2008)
Arlington soldier dies from IED detonation in Iraq (Dallas Morning News, Feb. 6, 2008)
