Charles B. Hester
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| Age: |
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23 |
| Hometown: |
Cataldo, Id |
| Date of Death: |
5/26/2008 |
| Incident Location: |
Baghdad, Iraq |
| Branch of Military: |
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Army |
| Rank: |
Pfc. |
| Unit: |
2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), |
| Unit's Base: |
Fort Lewis, Wash |
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Hester was an avid guitar player and once made the pilgrimage to Jimi Hendrix's grave, where he buried a guitar pick.
"Hester loved the oldies," recalled his former squad leader, Staff Sgt. Chess Johnson. "I could never come up with a song that he couldn't come up with the lyrics, perfectly."
And when the boys in the back of the Stryker mangled a tune, "he was never shy about correcting us. His voice would come over the squawk box and tell us how to sing the song."