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Old 05-10-2007, 19:09   #16
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RIP SGM.

We heard about it yesterday and will be sending 2 members from our detachment to serve on the funeral detail wherever it may be.
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Old 05-10-2007, 19:38   #17
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Old 05-10-2007, 20:28   #18
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Rest in Peace sir, and thank you for your dedication and sacrifices for our great nation.
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Old 05-10-2007, 21:19   #19
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RIP SGM. Prayers out to your family and brothers in arms.

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Old 05-10-2007, 21:19   #20
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He was the Team Sgt on 054 when I had just gotten to Grp. My team room was directly across the hall from their's.

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Old 05-10-2007, 21:58   #21
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Rest in Peace SGM. Thank You for your service & sacrifice

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Old 05-10-2007, 22:49   #22
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Old 05-11-2007, 09:45   #23
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RIP Brad
I will raise a beer for/to you.
He will be missed

p.s. Does anyone have the DTG of the service?

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Old 05-11-2007, 11:03   #24
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Wow....I remember the day Brad came to ODA054 to take over as TM Daddy. We deployed to Kosovo and a few training exercises. I left the team about a year later.

Rest in Peace Red, peace and comfort to your family and I will toast a cold in your honor.
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Old 05-11-2007, 11:04   #25
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Old 05-11-2007, 11:24   #26
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Old 05-11-2007, 20:29   #27
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For forum history purposes:

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RELEASE NUMBER: 070511-01
DATE POSTED: MAY 11, 2007

PRESS RELEASE: Special Forces Soldier killed in Iraq

U.S. Army Special Operations Command Public Affairs Office

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, May 11, 2007) — An Army Special Forces Soldier was killed in Iraq May 9 when his convoy was ambushed near Al-Hillah, Iraq.

Sgt. Maj. Bradly D. Conner, 41, a Special Forces company sergeant major assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Lewis, Wash., was fatally wounded when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) struck the M1114 in which he was riding.

He deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in Mar. 2007. This was his fourth deployment to Iraq since 2003.

Conner, a native of Tacoma, Wash., and raised in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, enlisted in the Army in 1987 and served in a number of Special Forces assignments with the 10th SFG (A) before assuming his last assignment as a company sergeant major with 1st SFG (A).

Conner’s awards and decorations include three Bronze Star Medals, Purple Heart, three Meritorious Service Medals, three Joint Service Commendation Medals, six Army Commendation Medals, seven Army Achievement Medals, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, five Good Conduct Medals, two National Defense Service Medals, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Kuwait Liberation Medal, NATO Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Military Freefall Parachutist Badge and the Special Forces Tab.

Conner is survived by his wife, Cynthia; his son, Aaron; his daughters, Katherine and Rachel, all of Fort Lewis, Wash. He is also survived by his parents, William and Kay Conner of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; his brothers Brian and Bruce Conner, and his sister Brenda Day.

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Old 05-12-2007, 10:19   #28
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Hometown article for SGM Conner

I found this article in the Coeur d' Alene Press on-line edition with some additional information on the life of SGM Conner. RIP SGM and may God bring peace of mind to your friends and family.



Local couple's son dies in Iraq
By LYNN BERK
Staff writer

Sgt. Maj. Bradley D. Conner was killed when his troop carrier hit explosive

device

COEUR d'ALENE -- The press release from the U.S. Department of Defense gives the facts:

"Sgt. Maj. Bradly D. Conner, 41, a Special Forces company sergeant major assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Lewis, Wash., was fatally wounded when an Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) struck the troop carrier in which he was riding.

"He deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2007. This was his fourth deployment to Iraq since 2003."

But he was more than just a few lines of type to Kay and William Conner. He was their son, the youngest of three boys, brother to one sister, the father of three, husband to Cynthia.

"He was a wonderful man," Kay said Friday, four days after a military chaplain and his assistant arrived at their door and told her the news she felt in her heart the moment she saw them approach.

"He was outgoing, friendly, with no biases at all. He was helpful, an encourager -- and when he set his heart on something, he gave it his all."

Bradly was born in Tacoma, Wash., and went to junior high and high school in Kellogg. He attended the University of Idaho and North Idaho College before going into the military in 1987 where he took advantage, his mom says, of every class, of every opportunity for training the military had to offer.

"He was a typical kid," Kay said. "He wanted to be everything. He was a very good athlete, and had he survived, he would have gone into teaching.

"He loved teaching.

"He loved students."

A memorial service is scheduled for May 16 at Ft. Lewis, and he will be interred on a future date at Arlington National Cemetery.

His awards and medals include three Bronze Stars, a Purple Heart, three Meritorious Service medals, three Joint Service Commendation Medals, six Army Commendation medals, seven Army Achievement medals, the Joint Meritorious Unit award, five Good Conduct Medals, and two National Defense Medals.

He also earned the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Kuwait Liberation Medal, NATO Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Military Freefall Parachutist Badge, and the Special Forces Tab.

In his letters and e-mails home, Kay said, he never complained or expressed any apprehension. Instead, she said, "He was always encouraging somebody else."

Her son spent five tours in Iraq as well as time in Bosnia and Kosovo. The "quiet man" who wore the elite Green Beret first served in the Gulf War and that was when, Kay said, his family learned not to watch the news.

She said their entire family will get through Bradly's death the way they got through his life and his repeated tours in the military -- with faith.

"The same faith that kept us going when he was serving in other tours will keep us going now," she said. "He was a strong believer, and so are we. We trust in God."

Conner is survived by his wife, Cynthia; son Aaron, 14; daughter Katie, who will turn 13 in September; and daughter Rachel, 6, all of Fort Lewis; parents William and Kay Conner of Coeur d'Alene; brothers Brian and Bruce Conner, and sister Brenda Day.

Staff writer Lynn Berk can be reached at (208) 664-8176, Ext. 2016, (208) 691-4006, lynnberk49@yahoo.com and at lberk@cdapress.com.
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Old 05-12-2007, 16:16   #29
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So that others may be free, may God bless your sacrifice SGM. Our prayers go with you and your family.
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Old 05-12-2007, 20:18   #30
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RIP SGM..........
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