19-Year-Old Soldier Killed In Iraq Buried At Arlington Nat'l Cemetery

Deborah Mullen, wife of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen (L) , comforts Kristen Chacon (2nd L) during the burial ceremony for her son, U.S. Army Private Kelly Youngblood on what would have been his 22nd birthday at Arlington Memorial Cemetery July 2, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. Orignally from Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Youngblood died February 18, 2007, after he was hit by sniper fire in Ramadi, Iraq, less than three weeks into his deployment.
Deborah Mullen, wife of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen (L) , comforts Kristen Chacon (2nd L) during the burial ceremony for her son, U.S. Army Private Kelly Youngblood on what would have been his 22nd birthday at Arlington Memorial Cemetery July 2, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. Orignally from Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Youngblood died February 18, 2007, after he was hit by sniper fire in Ramadi, Iraq, less than three weeks into his deployment.
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A firing party from the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Regiment, also called "The Old Guard," line up during the burial ceremony for U.S. Army Private Kelly Youngblood on what would have been his 22nd birthday at Arlington Memorial Cemetery July 2, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Youngblood died February 18, 2007, after he was hit by sniper fire in Ramadi, Iraq, less than three weeks into his deployment. Soldiers from the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Regiment, also called "The Old Guard," carry the remains of U.S. Army Private Kelly Youngblood during his burial ceremony on what would have been his 22nd birthday at Arlington Memorial Cemetery July 2, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Youngblood died February 18, 2007, after he was hit by sniper fire in Ramadi, Iraq, less than three weeks into his deployment. Soldiers from the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Regiment, also called "The Old Guard," form a firing party during the burial ceremony for U.S. Army Private Kelly Youngblood on what would have been his 22nd birthday at Arlington Memorial Cemetery July 2, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Youngblood died February 18, 2007, after he was hit by sniper fire in Ramadi, Iraq, less than three weeks into his deployment. A bird perches on a rope before the burial ceremony for U.S. Army Private Kelly Youngblood on what would have been his 22nd birthday at Arlington Memorial Cemetery July 2, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Youngblood died February 18, 2007, after he was hit by sniper fire in Ramadi, Iraq, less than three weeks into his deployment.
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