Remember Our Heroes
Army Staff Sgt. Ryan E. Haupt, 24, of Phoenix, Arizona.
Ssgt. Haupt was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. He died Oct. 17 in Baqubah, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Sgt. Norman R. Taylor III, 21, of Blythe, Calif.
and Pfc. Nathan J. Frigo, 23, of Kokomo, Ind.
Phoenix GI slain in Iraqi blast
Lindsey Collom
The Arizona Republic
Oct. 21, 2006 12:00 AM
A soldier from Phoenix died this week in Iraq of injuries suffered in the detonation of an improvised explosive device near his vehicle, the Department of Defense reported Friday.
Sgt. Ryan E. Haupt, 24, was a member of the Army's elite sniper section assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment in the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Fort Carson, Colo.
He was slain Tuesday alongside two other members of his battalion in Baqubah, about 30 miles northeast of Baghdad. They were among nine soldiers and one Marine killed by roadside bombs and enemy fire.
Haupt arrived at Fort Carson in April 2004 after serving in Korea. He was deployed to Iraq in December for his first tour, which was scheduled to end next month, said Dee McNutt, a Fort Carson spokeswoman.
The Army posthumously awarded Haupt the Combat Infantryman's Badge, Purple Heart and Bronze Star.
Army Staff Sgt. Ryan E. Haupt was killed in action on 10/17/06.
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