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HORNBECK, Kelly, Master Sergeant USASF
Master Sergeant Kelly Hornbeck, 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces, died 18 January 2003 from wounds suffered in combat in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Master Sergeant Hornbeck, a Team Sergeant, was wounded 16 January 2003 when an improvised explosive device was detonated against his vehicle near Samarra.
He enlisted in the Army in 1987 as an 11B. He served as a Drill Sergeant at Fort Benning, Georgia, and volunteered for duty with the U.S. Army Special Forces in 1990.
Officials at Fort Bragg said Master Sergeant Hornbeck served as a combat diver, a military free-fall parachutist and a jumpmaster, among other duties. Hornbeck was also a graduate of the U.S. Army Ranger School.
He is survived by two daughters, Tyler Rae Hornbeck and Jaqueline McCall, and his parents, Jeffrey and Camille Hornbeck.
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