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Name: Army 1st Lt. David L. Giaimo
Age: 24
From: Waukegan, Ill.
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Incident: Army 1st Lt. David L. Giaimo was killed Aug. 12 when his Humvee hit a land mine in Tikrit, Iraq.
Died:
August
12, 2005
Soldier was a natural leader who earned respect
Associated Press
Getting good grades wasn’t enough for David L. Giaimo — he had to join the National Honor Society. Being a good shot wasn’t enough either — he had to be a championship-winning marksman, “David was a born leader,” his family said in the statement.
“He earned respect and people naturally followed him.” Giaimo, 24, of Waukegan, Ill., died Aug. 12 when his vehicle hit a land mine in Tikrit. He graduated high school in 1999, had attended Iowa State and was based at Fort Stewart.
Giaimo was on the high school’s rifle team for four years and its captain for two, during the last of which the school won a state championship.
A lifelong baseball fan who was an honorary batboy for the Chicago White Sox when he was 8, Giaimo was a shortstop and catcher on the varsity baseball team.
Giaimo had been promoted last July from second lieutenant to first...
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David L. Giaimo
BY Anonymous on Oct 27, 2005 | |  | You are a friend of mine, and will always be. God bless you and your family. Thank you 1st Lt. for all you have done for me and my fellow Americans. You will never be forgotten. You are my hero.
Until we meet again,
Your friend
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Prayers & Condolences For:
David L. Giaimo
BY Anonymous on Oct 27, 2005 | | | | You are a friend of mine, and will always be. God bless you and your family. Thank you 1st Lt. for all you have done for me and my fellow Americans. You will never be forgotten. You are my hero.
Until we meet again,
Your friend
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Prayers & Condolences For:
David L. Giaimo
BY Anonymous on Oct 10, 2005 | | | | Peace be with your friends and family. I did not need to know you in person to know and understand the type of man you were, you showed that by giving of your time and ultimately your life for this country and for that I say THANK YOU to an AMERICAN HERO for fighting for FREEDOM so that others may remain FREE
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