Sgt 1st Class Dennis R. Murray
Born: August 5, 2024 in Jackson County, Tennessee
Died: November 21, 2024 in Kandahar, Afghanistan
Sgt. 1st Class Dennis R. Murray of Red Broiling Springs, Tennessee died at age 38 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan. He is a 1991 graduate of Hermitage Springs School. Bucky joined the United States Army in September of 1991 arriving at Fort Riley in February 2011. He was on his first deployment to Afghanistan having been there since April and was serving as an armored crewmember. His awards include the Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Army Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters, the Korea Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two Campaign Stars, the Global War on Terror Service Medal, the NATO Medal, and the Combat Action Badge.
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