Name: Army Staff Sgt. Robert R. Pirelli Age: 29 From: Franklin, Mass. Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Carson, Colo. Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Robert R. Pirelli died Aug. 15 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire. Died:
August
15, 2007 Green Beret from Franklin killed by small-arms fire in Iraq
The Associated Press
FRANKLIN, Mass. — The Pentagon says a Franklin soldier killed in Iraq died of wounds from small arms fire in Baqubah.
Army Staff Sgt. Robert Pirelli died Aug. 15.
The 29-year-old Green Beret was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), based in Fort Carson, Colo. He had been due to come home in two months.
The MetroWest Daily News reports that Pirelli played right wing for the Franklin High School hockey team before he graduated in 1996. He was one of two senior hockey players to win a booster club scholarship and later graduated with a criminal justice degree from Northeastern University.
Teammate Matthew Wheeler, who won the other scholarship, told the newspaper Pirelli was a hard-working and unselfish player who never gave up.
Pirelli is the second Franklin soldier to die in Iraq....
Prayers & Condolences For: Robert R. Pirelli BY miyembro on May 25, 2008
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime,
with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms.
Prayers & Condolences For: Robert R. Pirelli BY Anonymous on Aug 27, 2007
always in our thoughts and prayers.....may you rest in peace
Prayers & Condolences For: Robert R. Pirelli BY Anonymous on Aug 23, 2007
My sincere condolences to the family. I have moved away, but I keep in touch with the Maine Patriot Guard, and regret that I can not be there to support the family. Many will be there in spirit.
- a Desert Storm Vet.
Prayers & Condolences For: Robert R. Pirelli BY Anonymous on Aug 21, 2007
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Prayers & Condolences For: Robert R. Pirelli BY Anonymous on Aug 21, 2007
Robbie was a brave man who loved his family and loved what he was doing. He is a true American Hero and will be remembered always.
Prayers & Condolences For: Robert R. Pirelli BY Anonymous on Aug 20, 2007
We will miss you. I will miss you. You are and always will be a great friend. You will never be forgotten.
Prayers & Condolences For: Robert R. Pirelli BY Anonymous on Aug 19, 2007