Name: Army Spc. Allen D. Kokesh Jr. Age: 21 From: Yankton, S.D. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery, South Dakota Army National Guard, Yankton, S.D. Incident: Army Spc. Allen D. Kokesh Jr. died Feb. 7 at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, of injuries sustained Dec. 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad. Died:
February
07, 2006
Services set for Kokesh
PIERRE, S.D. Gov. Mike Rounds has asked that flags fly at half staff on Monday in honor of National Guard soldier, Spc. Allen Kokesh Jr., who died the past week of injuries he suffered in Iraq in December.
A memorial service for Kokesh was planned Sunday in Yankton, with the funeral service on Monday in Yankton.
Kokesh, of Yankton, was the third member of the 147th Field Artillery Unit to die as the result of a pair of roadside bombs that hit their convoy.
Prayers & Condolences For: Allen D. Kokesh Jr. BY Anonymous on May 21, 2009
Re: SPC Allen Dale Kolesh Jr.Hello,I represent PRAYER SHAWLS 4 FALLEN SOLDIERS (PS4FS), an organization that since October 2007 has sent over 2,800 prayer shawls to military families who have lost a loved one. We are an organization of over 240 groups from all over the country. We make every effort to reach families even when post cards are returned after they have moved. Would you kindly send me a contact email/address so that we may send a loving hand-made prayer shawl to the family? Thank you!Cozette Haggerty, Prayer Shawls 4 Fallen SoldiersEmail: (Email Link)Website Address: (More Info)
Prayers & Condolences For: Allen D. Kokesh Jr. BY DONNYDO on May 17, 2006
Dear Lord, please bless the soul of this brave soldier and hold him in Your loving Arms.
Please keep Your Shining Light over his family and loved ones.