Spc Ross Eugene Vogel, III
Born: April 10, 1982 in Highspire, Pennsylvania
Died: September 29, 2009 in Iraq
Spc. Ross E. Vogel, III of Red Lion, Pennsylvania attended Red Lion High School. As a young boy he wore his hair long and didn’t seem to fear much of anything. One of his sisters recalled Ross jumping in the family pool at night to look for frogs before the others would jump in. He enjoyed playing the drums, and one Christmas he received a professional set as a gift. Ross was so surprised and happy about getting them that he was moved to tears. He was also an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan. Ross had been in the Army since 2001, following in the footsteps of a brother who was serving in the Air Force. After six years he re-enlisted with ambitions of making the Army a career. Ross loved what he was doing and felt he had his life planned out. He married, Kristen, whom he met in technical school and the couple have two children. The young family had finally made it home for Christmas in 2008 for the first time since he began his military career seven years earlier. His siblings and parents were thrilled to have them all home for the holiday. Ross worked at Fort Gordon as a switch system operator. He was currently serving his third deployment and had been there less than a month. He was in the process of being promoted. Ross was married and has two children. Ross died at age 27 in Kut, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident.
Army
67th Signal Battalion
35th Signal Brigade
Fort Gordon, Georgia
Burial is at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Pennsylvania
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