Casey Combs

Age:   28 Hometown: Auburn, WA Date of Death: 4/12/2007 Incident Location: Miri, Afghanistan Branch of Military:   Army Rank: Staff Sgt. Unit: 2nd Bat., 508th Parachute Inf. Reg., 4th Brig. Cbt. Tm., 82nd Airborne Div. Unit's Base: Fort Bragg, NC

 

This was Combs' fourth tour of duty --- the previous three were in Iraq --- and he was scheduled to come home in July. He had planned on transferring to Fort Lewis and being closer to his family.

"He wanted to be a high school teacher," said Colleen Combs. "While he was in the military he was getting credits for his teaching degree." Combs went to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point last summer to help train cadets, she said. "That is a great honor."
"Combs never stepped away from a challenge or shirked responsibility," Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Burrill told The Associated Press. "He was a good dad, cared a lot about his kids and liked to be home with them," Amber Combs said. Combs' mother said his entire family is proud of him

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