GREEN BERETS Keith, Christopher James

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Keith ​

• FORENAME

Christopher James ​

• UNIT

10 SF Group (1 Bn) ​

• RANK

Master Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

• DATE OF DEATH

27th June 2005 ​

• AGE

40 ​

• GRAVESITE

Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery,Spring Lake,Cumberland County,North Carolina​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Lyman,South Carolina​

born 31.8.1964 Lyman,South Carolina​

son of Jackie and Jean Keith,Lyman,South Carolina​

husband of Kelley (nee Yow) Keith (2 children Ashton and Makenzie)​

joined Infantry September 1984​

2 Bn 10 SF Group 1994​

1 Bn SF Group 1996​

SF Instructor,JFK Special Warfare Center and School (Sergeant First Class) 2000-05​

1 Bn 10 SF Group January 2005​

awarded Soldiers Medal 2002​

awarded 2003 Military Vanguard Award for heroism for rescuing a drowning man while​

awards Soldiers Medal,Meritorious Service Medal,Army Commendation Medal​

died from apparent heart attack during training run near Stuttgart,Germany ​

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