Name: Army Spc. Charles S. Jirtle
Age: 29 From: Lawton, OK Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. Incident: Army Spc. Charles S. Jirtle
died June 7 in Konar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Also killed in the attack were Sgt. Joshua A. Lukeala, Spc. Matthew R. Catlett, and Spc. Blaine E. Redding Died: June 07, 2010
Most 101st soldiers killed in 1 day since 2003
By Jake Lowary
The (Clarksville, Tenn.) Leaf-Chronicle
Fort Campbell on June 16 identified four of the five soldiers who died June 7 in one of the deadliest days for the 101st Airborne Division in recent memory.
According to Fort Campbell, the soldiers who died were:
* Sgt. Joshua A. Lukeala, 23, of Yigo, Guam.
* Spc. Matthew R. Catlett, 23, of Houston, Texas.
* Spc. Charles S. Jirtle, 29, of Lawton, Okla.
* Spc. Blaine E. Redding, 22, of Plattsmouth, Neb.
The Associated Press reported the fifth soldier who died was First Sgt. Robert N. Barton, a Roxie, Miss., native.
They were all assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team and died when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in the Dangam district of Kunar Province.
The deaths are the most in a single day since members of the division began deploying to the country earlier this year....
Prayers & Condolences For: Charles S. Jirtle BY Anonymous on Jul 31, 2011
Thank you, Army Spc. Charles S. Jirtle for your untilmate scarifice to our great country and to our freedoms which so many take for granted.
Prayers & Condolences For: Charles S. Jirtle BY AngelesAv on Jul 01, 2010
Charles, you must have felt like the old man of this group! 29 is hardly old! But, I want you to know, as we celebrate July 4th, I will watch a firework and think of you, and your buddies. I will know that this American Dream thing is possible- because of you.. Thank you for your service and your ultimate sacrifice! May God Bless you and your friends and family, and comfort them, give them peace, hope, and love!
Prayers & Condolences For: Charles S. Jirtle BY John on Jun 20, 2010
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.