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Name: Army Spc. Doonewey White
Age: 26
From: Milpitas, Calif.
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Spc. Doonewey White died May 29 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.
Died: May 29, 2007
Soldier from Milpitas dies in Iraq
The Associated Press
MILPITAS, Calif. — A 26-year-old soldier from Milpitas died last week in Iraq when an improvised explosive device exploded near his vehicle.
Army Spc. Doonewey White died May 29 in Balad, about 50 miles north of Baghdad, from wounds suffered the previous day, the Pentagon said in a statement June 4.
White’s family members said it was always his goal to serve in the Army.
“He was really happy to be in the army. He was proud of it,” his aunt, Maria White of Pittsburg, told the San Francisco Chronicle.
His half brother, Jason Gillette, 23, of Oceanside, said a military official told the family that his brother was on patrol when his Humvee was rammed by a...
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Condolences :
| Prayers & Condolences For: Doonewey White BY Sm00dE on Jul 31, 2007 | | | I rememeber the the day when you deployed along with our son, your laughter your your smile as we said goodbye I will always remember,you where so full of life and gusto>as my sons friend We will never forget you and your sacrifice now you have left us to be with the lord,to make him smile like the day when we said goodbye in FortHood who was to think then we would not ever see you again .you will be greatly missed ,for we know our son still morns you and we morn for you along with him Thankyou Doonewey for someday we will meet again...The Ortiz Family,Texas
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