Monday, May 10, 2010

Major Steven Hutchison -- Rest In Peace

Steven Hutchison, 60
Army, Major
Based: Ft. Riley, Kan.
2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom
Died: May 10, 2009
Basra, Iraq
Widowed, 2 children
Gender: Male
Hometown: Long Beach
High School: Wilson High (Long Beach)
Hutchison was killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Al Farr, Iraq. He was the oldest member of the U.S. military to die of combat-related wounds in Iraq or Afghanistan. Hutchison had served two tours of duty in Vietnam and voluntarily rejoined the Army under its retiree recall program.
Please read more about Major Hutchinson here.

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