US PARAS 2 Owens, Vincent L.C.

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Owens ​

• FORENAME

Vincent L.C. ​

• UNIT

187 Infantry Regiment (Air Assault) (Forward Support Company,3 Bn) ​

• RANK

Specialist ​

• NUMBER

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• DATE OF DEATH

1st March 2010 ​

• AGE

21 ​

• GRAVESITE

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• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Fort Smith,Arkansas​

grew up LeFlore County,Oklahoma​

son of Keith Owens,Missouri and Sheila Real,Spiro,Oklahoma​

husband of Kaitlyn Owens,Fort Smith,Arkansas (married a few weeks)​

entered service August 2007​

also served Iraq​

award Army Commendation Medal (x2)​

promoted Sgt posthumously​

WIA Yosuf Khel,Afghanistan and DOW same day FOB Sharana,Afghanistan​

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