In Memory Of Sgt. Kenneth B. Gibson
 Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 by Connie T.
Image via Honor The Fallen
Sgt. Kenneth B. Gibson of Christiansburg, VA was killed in action
on August 10th in Tarmiyah, Iraq, from wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device
(IED) detonated near his position during dismounted operations supporting Operation Iraqi
Freedom.
Sgt. Gibson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division out of Schofield Barracks' Stryker Brigade, Hawaii.
Ken was 25 years old. The attack occurred around 2 pm Iraq time, 15 miles north of Baghdad. Shortly
after the IED went off, an Iraqi suicide attack and small-arms fire followed. Two U.S. soldiers,
two Iraqi policemen, and 15 Iraqi civilians were also injured in the incident.
Please keep
Sgt. Gibson's family, friends, and fellow soldiers, as well as all those injured in the
attack in your thoughts and prayers.
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