Kyle A. Eggers
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| Age: |
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27 |
| Hometown: |
, WA |
| Date of Death: |
12/5/2004 |
| Incident Location: |
Habbaniyah, Iraq |
| Branch of Military: |
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Army |
| Rank: |
Staff Sgt. |
| Unit: |
1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division |
| Unit's Base: |
Camp Greaves, Korea |
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Kyle Eggers was gregarious, with a penchant for practical jokes. "He always had that smiling look on his face," said his father, Keith Eggers. "He would do anything to help anybody." Eggers, 27, of Euless, Texas, was killed Dec. 5 when his vehicle was hit by a makeshift bomb in Habbaniyah. He was assigned to Camp Greaves, Korea. Eggers was a cross-country runner in high school and became a career soldier to honor his country and his grandfather, a World War II veteran, his father said. Eggers enlisted after graduating from high school and served for nine years in the Army, including four years at the Yakima, Wash., Training Center. He leaves a wife, Jennifer, a Yakima reserve firefighter, and three sons, twins 2½ years old and the youngest 11 months.