Army Spc. Randy W. Pickering

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Army Spc. Randy W. Pickering, 31, of Bovey, Minn.

Spc. Pickering was assigned to the Regimental Support Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany; died Dec. 9, 2007 in Baghdad of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident.

Soldier from Bovey, Minn., killed in Iraq
The Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — A soldier from Bovey, Minn., has died in Iraq, the Defense Department announced Dec. 10.

Army Spc. Randy W. Pickering, 31, died Dec. 9 in Baghdad of “injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident,” the department said in a news release.

Pickering was assigned to the Regimental Support Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, based in Vilseck, Germany.

“The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation,” the news release said.

Pickering was from Bovey, an Iron Range town about five miles northeast of Grand Rapids, or about 25 miles southwest of Hibbing.

Army Spc. Randy W. Pickering died 12/09/07 due to a non-combat related incident.





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