Army Pfc. Shane D. Penley

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Army Pfc. Shane D. Penley, 19, of Sauk Village, Ill.

Pfc. Penley was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died April 6, 2008 at Patrol Base Copper, Iraq, from wounds sustained while on duty at a guard post.

Governor orders flags lowered to honor fallen soldier
The Associated Press

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s governor has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff in honor of a Fort Campbell soldier who died in Iraq.

The Department of Defense says 19-year-old Shane D. Penley from Sauk Village, Ill., died Sunday at a patrol base from wounds suffered while on duty at a guard post. The military says the incident is under investigation.

Penley was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, a sprawling Army post on the Kentucky-Tennessee line.

He entered the Army in June 2007 and arrived at Fort Campbell in October.

The Army says he is survived by his parents, David and Dena Penley of Sauk Village.

Gov. Steve Beshear said Tuesday that flags will remain at half-staff until sunset on the day of Penley’s funeral.

Munster Times -- SAUK VILLAGE | A 19-year-old soldier from Sauk Village has died in Iraq, the Department of Defense said.

Army Pfc. Shane D. Penley died Sunday at a patrol base in Iraq from wounds suffered while on duty at a guard post, officials said. Penley was a 2007 graduate of Bloom Trail High School.

The military said the incident is under investigation.

Penley was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky.

As of Monday, at least 4,023 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,274 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

According to Fort Campbell's Web site: Army Pfc. Shane D. Penley entered the Army in June and arrived at Fort Campbell in October.

He is survived by his parents, David and Dena Penley, of Sauk Village. Penley's awards and decorations include National Defense Service Medal; Iraqi Campaign Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; and Weapons Qualification, M4, expert.

A memorial service will be held in Iraq. Fort Campbell holds a monthly Eagle Remembrance Ceremony the second Wednesday of each month

Army Pfc. Shane D. Penley was killed in action on 4/6/08.