1st Battalion 22nd Infantry Iraq Photos Page 19

1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

Operation Iraqi Freedom

1-22 soldiers grieve at a memorial service held in Tikrit on October 16,
for Spc Donald Laverne Wheeler Jr, killed by a rocket-propelled grenade on Oct 13,
and for Spc James E. Powell, killed by an anti-tank mine on Oct 12.
The two soldiers' helmets were placed together with their nametags over their rifle butts, next to their boots
on a small podium adorned with the U.S. flag and the regimental banner. Medals, including the Bronze Star
and the Purple Heart, were awarded posthumously to Wheeler and Powell, and placed next to their rifles.
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Tikrit, Iraq, October 16.
United States Army Captain Craig Childs,
from Galveston, Texas, of the 1st Battalion
22nd Infantry Regiment, bows his head
during a memorial service that included
helmets resting on M-16's for
Specialist James Powell and
Specialist Donald Wheeler Jr.,
October 16, 2003 in Tikrit, Iraq.
The two Soldiers lost their lives
during combat operations
on October 12 and 13th.

Photo by Joe Raedle

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Regulars mourn their lost brothers at the memorial service of Oct 16.
B and C Companies attended the service.
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