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60-year-old Army soldier is oldest killed in Iraq
Posted on May 17, 2009
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This hero died fighting for what he believed in. He died with respect and dignity. He did not sit when he could make a diferrence. The world is better because he cared to fight and die if necessary for the beliefs that he had. An American hero has passed on. We are all blessed because of his life and the values he showed us. This was one of the few, proud, brave, patriotic Americans that left an example that only a few can follow. Thank you Maj. Steven Hutchison for leaving a higher standard of what a true hero is made of. Thank you for fighting for the freedom I enjoy.
Danny "Greasy" Belcher, Executive Director
Task Force Omega of KY Inc.
Vietnam Infantry Sgt. 68-69
"D" Troop 7th Sqdn. 1st Air Cav
60-year-old Army soldier is oldest killed in Iraq
Ariz. man was Vietnam vet who decided to re-enlist after 9/11 attacks
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30752514/
updated 5:26 p.m. MT, Thurs., May 14, 2009
PHOENIX - A 60-year-old Vietnam War veteran who was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq has become the oldest Army soldier to die in that conflict, the military said Thursday.
An Associated Press database of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan shows that Maj. Steven Hutchison, of Scottsdale, Ariz., is the oldest member of any service branch killed since the wars broke out.
His brother said Hutchison decided to re-enlist after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the death of his wife.
Richard Hutchison said that his older brother wanted to re-enlist immediately after 9/11 but that his wife was against it. He signed up again in July 2007 after she died, according to his brother and the Army.
"He was very devoted to the service and to his country," Richard Hutchison said. "I didn't want him to do it, but he had a mind of his own and that's what he wanted to do."
The Pentagon said Steven Hutchison was killed in Iraq on Sunday. Army spokesman Lt. Col. Nathan Banks said Thursday that Hutchison was the oldest Army soldier killed in Iraq.
Hutchison was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kan.
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