Name: Army Spc. Alan E. McPeek Age: 20 From: Tucson, Ariz. Assigned to the 16th Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany died Feb. 2 in Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries sustained when he came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire. Also Incident: Army Spc. Alan E. McPeek was killed was Pvt. Matthew T. Zeimer. Died:
February
02, 2007 Soldier and replacement die fighting together
By Michelle Tan
Staff writer
CAMP RAMADI, Iraq Spc. Alan Eugene McPeek was just days away from completing his 14-month tour in Iraq. Pvt. Matthew Thomas Zeimer had been at Combat Outpost Grant for less than two hours.
Close to 1 a.m. Friday, on what was supposed to be his last night at Combat Outpost Grant in central Ramadi, McPeek and his fellow soldiers came under attack. It was an intense and coordinated attack launched by insurgents from nearby buildings and streets.
McPeek, 20, and Zeimer, 18, ran together to the roof to fight back.
McPeek took Zeimer, a member of the 3rd Infantry Division unit set to replace the outgoing soldiers, under his wing. He coached him...
Prayers & Condolences For: Alan E McPeek BY Anonymous on Nov 21, 2009
Happy Veterans Day, to one who gave all.
Prayers & Condolences For: Alan E McPeek BY Anonymous on Jan 06, 2009
Alway on our mind and in our hearts.---Bob and Angela
Prayers & Condolences For: Alan E McPeek BY Anonymous on Aug 07, 2008
mcpeek, i regret not taking you up on going to that skatepark in giessen you had told me about. you live through us.
Prayers & Condolences For: Alan E McPeek BY Anonymous on Jun 15, 2008
Alan, it's military appreciation week, but you know you are always appreciated. You are loved and missed dearly.
---Angela and Bob
Prayers & Condolences For: Alan E McPeek BY Anonymous on Dec 25, 2007
We think of you and your family all the time and especially this holiday season. May you be with them in spirit to comfort them. ---Angela and Bob
Prayers & Condolences For: Alan E McPeek BY Anonymous on Aug 12, 2007
Alan, of all those lost, you have been the hardest on us. Not a day goes by that you are not thought of. You are missed by many. Thank you for being a friend to our son and thank you for all that you gave for your country. ---Angela and Bob