Sgt. Christopher D. Gailey
Born: September 15 1985 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Died: November 1, 2024 in Lajah Ahmadkhel, Afghanistan
Sgt. Christopher D. Gailey, 26, of Ochelata, Okla.; died Nov. 1, in Paktia province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Okla. He enlisted in the National Guard in June 2004 and subsequently graduated from Caney Valley High School in Ramona in May 2005. He had previously deployed to Iraq in 2007-08 and was a motor vehicle operator. During his seven-year military career, he received several military awards and decorations, including the National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with “M” Device, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal and the Oklahoma Long Service Ribbon.
Funeral services will be Saturday, November 12 at 2:00 p.m. at;
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Interment will be in the Ochelata Cemetery
Funeral information courtesy of Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory.
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