Name: Army Staff Sgt. Casey D. Combs Age: 28 From: Auburn, Wash. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Casey D. Combs died April 12 in Miri, Afghanistan, when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device during combat operations. Also killed was Sgt. David A. Stephens.
Died:
April
12, 2007 Two 82nd Airborne paratroopers killed in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
FORT BRAGG, N.C. Two paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division have died from a roadside bombing in Afghanistan, bringing the number from the division killed in a week to six.
Sgt. David Stephens, 28, of Tullahoma, Tenn., and Staff Sgt. Casey Combs, 28, of Auburn, Wash., were wounded April 12 in the bombing near Miri, Afghanistan, the division said April 14. The 3,700 members of their task force observed a moment of silence to honor them.
Four other paratroopers from the Fort Bragg-based division died April 15 in Iraq following a bombing.
Stephens was a combat medic and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion of the 4th Brigade Combat Team. He joined the Army in March 2005, came to the 82nd in February 2006 and was a 2002 graduate of the University of Tennessee Chattanooga, where he earned a bachelors degree in abnormal...
Prayers & Condolences For: Casey D. Combs BY Anonymous on Apr 12, 2012
I conducted some training with you, and performed the post-blast investigation on the night you died. I barely knew you, but I'll never forget you. RIP Casey.
Prayers & Condolences For: Casey D. Combs BY Anonymous on Nov 18, 2007
You served with my son at Miri, 4 Corners and Ghazni, he is still there and in a way so are you, taking point with angels and watching over your brothers in arms. I saw you in a photo from your time at West point with a smile full of life, hopes and dreams. I never met you but will remeber and honor you every memorial day. Rest peacefully Airborne. you served well.
A father of a soldier in your unit and a Veteran
Prayers & Condolences For: Casey D. Combs BY Anonymous on Apr 28, 2007
Thank you for your service.
Prayers & Condolences For: Casey D. Combs BY Anonymous on Apr 27, 2007
By Anonymous
Prayers & Condolences For: Casey D. Combs BY Anonymous on Apr 27, 2007
May God give you strength to carry on.
Prayers & Condolences For: Casey D. Combs BY DONNYDO on Apr 25, 2007
My sincere heartfelt condolences to the Combs family. May God give you peace in your heart and strength to carry on.