Sgt Corey Alan Dan
Born: August 4, 1983 in Norway, Maine
Died: March 13, 2006 in AR Ramadi, Iraq
Sgt. Corey A. Dan of Norway, Maine graduated in 2001 from Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. Later that same summer he enlisted in the United States Army and arrived at Fort Campbell in March of 2002. His first deployment was to Iraq in 2003. He re-enlisted in 2005 and intended to go to college after leaving the military with the goal of becoming a police officer. Corey will be remembered for his quick smile, his great sense of humor and his enthusiasm for life. He had a caring demeanor and an outgoing personality. His awards and decorations include, the Weapons Qualification, M4, expert, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Combat Infantry Badge; Expert Infantry Badge, Parachutist Badge, and Air Assault Badge. He died without ever seeing his son, Austin, who was born in December of 2005 on the same day he departed for his second tour of duty in Iraq. He leaves his son, Austin, his mother and stepfather, Wanda and Douglas Kilgore, his father Ritchie Dan and companion Georgina Jacobson, a brothers, Ritchie Dan and Tristan Kilgore. Corey was buried with full military honors. He was killed at age 22 when he came under small arms fire and an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations near Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Marco A. Silva.
Army
1st Battalion
506th Infantry
4th Brigade Combat Team
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Burial is at the Dan Family Cemetery in North Norway, Maine
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