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Kristoffer Domeij
United States Army soldier / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kristoffer Bryan Domeij (October 5, 1982 – October 22, 2011) was a United States Army soldier who is recognized as the U.S. soldier with the most deployments to be killed in action; at the time of his death he was on his fourteenth deployment. Over ten years he had served four deployments in Iraq and at least nine in Afghanistan; he trained as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller and was recognized as epitomizing the Ranger motto "Rangers lead the way".[1][upper-alpha 1] After a distinguished and highly decorated career, he was killed by a roadside improvised explosive device, along with two other Rangers, in Kandahar Province in Afghanistan.[1][3][4] The Joint Fires Observer classroom building at Fort Sill is named in his honor.[5] A film was made in his memory.[6][7]
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Birth name | Kristoffer Bryan Domeij |
Born | (1982-10-05)October 5, 1982 Santa Ana, California, US |
Died | October 22, 2011(2011-10-22) (aged 29) Kandahar Province, Afghanistan |
Buried | Woodlawn Cemetery in Lacey, Washington |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | US Army |
Years of service | 2001–2011 |
Rank | Sergeant First Class |
Unit | 2nd Ranger Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment |
Battles/wars | Global War on Terrorism |
Children | 2 |