From: Margaret Schmidt > United States Department of Defense > DoD Identifies Army Casualties: > > Pfc. Christopher A. Sisson, 20, of Oak Park, Ill., died on > Sept. 2 in Baghdad, Iraq. Sisson was in a UH-60 helicopter > participating in an air assault mission. The helicopter > flipped and crashed on take off. He died of injuries > sustained in the incident. Sisson was assigned to the 3rd > Battalion, 325th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C. > > My heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to his family and friends. We join Margaret in extending condolences and prayers to the family and friends of this dedicated young man. NBC News has a report on the impact he made on his fellow soldiers at: (I hope it's still there when you check) http://www.nbc17.com/military/2454930/detail.html Carol Sisson Regehr Sisson-L list mom -- [email protected]
Thanks for posting the link for Pfc. Christopher Sisson. My heart goes out to his family. It's gratifying to see that these soldiers' stories aren't getting swept under the rug, so to speak, and they're getting the recognition and honor they deserve. Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Regehr, Carol" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 9:51 AM Subject: RE: [SISSON-L] Pfc. Christopher A. Sisson > > From: Margaret Schmidt > > > United States Department of Defense > > DoD Identifies Army Casualties: > > > > Pfc. Christopher A. Sisson, 20, of Oak Park, Ill., died on > > Sept. 2 in Baghdad, Iraq. Sisson was in a UH-60 helicopter > > participating in an air assault mission. The helicopter > > flipped and crashed on take off. He died of injuries > > sustained in the incident. Sisson was assigned to the 3rd > > Battalion, 325th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C. > > > > My heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to his family and friends. > > We join Margaret in extending condolences and prayers to the family and > friends of this dedicated young man. NBC News has a report on the impact > he made on his fellow soldiers at: (I hope it's still there when you > check) > > http://www.nbc17.com/military/2454930/detail.html > > Carol Sisson Regehr > Sisson-L list mom > -- > [email protected] > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >