Cpl. Chad D. Groepper
Hometown: Kingsley, Iowa, U.S.
Age: 21 years old
Died: February 17, 2008 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Incident: Killed when enemy forces attacked his dismounted patrol in Diyala Province using small arms fire.
Related Links:
Fort Lewis soldier killed in Iraq, family says (Seattle Times, Feb. 18, 2008)
Hundreds honor 'adventurous' hero killed in Iraq (Des Moines Register, Feb. 28, 2008)
