Staff Sgt Casey James Grochowiak
Born: December 19, 1975 in San Diego, California
Died: August 30, 2010 in Malajat, Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. Casey J. Grochowiak of San Diego, California graduated from Horizon Christian Fellowship Academy in Clairemont where played football. He also enjoyed surfing, baseball and snowboarding. He was inspired to enlist by the large military presence in San Diego and by the fact that his father was a retired Navy officer. Casey joined the Army in September of 2009 and was selected for infantry school, serving seven years in the 82nd Airborne before volunteering for Ranger school. He was a member of the Reptile Team, and participated in the Ranger Open House at Camp Rudder in 2007. He had been in Afghanistan since July of 2010. He also previously served in Iraq. Casey is the son of Edward and Barbara Grochowiak. He died at age 34 in Malajat, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Army
1st Battalion
22nd Infantry Regiment
1st Brigade Combat Team
4th Infantry Division
Fort Carson, Colorado
Burial is at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, California – Sec CBI Row 3 Site 48
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