Kristoffer Domeij

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Kristoffer Domeij (born October 5, 1982 in San Diego , † October 22, 2011 in the province of Kandahar , Afghanistan ) was an American soldier.

Life

Domeij, born 1982 in San Diego , gained media attention after his death because he was killed as the soldier with the most combat deployments ("battle deployments"). The Sergeant 1st Class in 2003 was also at the themed in the media rescue of Private Jessica Lynch involved.

Domeij has served in the military since summer 2001, of which he spent 48 months in combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, most recently in the rank of Sergeant 1st Class. He is part of the group that rescued Jessica Lynch from a hospital in Baghdad in 2003 . During his 14th combat mission, he was named First Lt. Ashley White (24) and Pvt. 1st Class Christopher A. Horns (20) killed by an improvised explosive device .

Among other things, he was awarded the Bronze Star three times .

Kristoffer Domeij was married and had two daughters.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Article of November 13, 2011 on NBC San Diego , accessed December 3, 2011.
  2. ↑ Article of October 26, 2011 in the Daily Mail , accessed December 3, 2011.
  3. ↑ Article of October 27, 2011 in The Huffington Post , accessed December 3, 2011.
  4. ^ A b c Elizabeth Flock: Army Ranger Kristoffer Domeij killed in action on 14th deployment , article October 27, 2011 in The Washington Post , accessed December 3, 2011.
personal data
SURNAME Domeij, Kristoffer
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American soldier in the Afghan War
DATE OF BIRTH 5th October 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH San Diego
DATE OF DEATH October 22, 2011
Place of death Kandahar (Province)