Army Sgt. 1st Class Philippe was assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Philippe and Pfc. Kevin C. Ott failed to respond to a radio check south of Balad on June 25, 2003. The soldiers' remains were located on June 28, 2003 in Taji. Gladimir was the eldest of nine children in a family of Haitian immigrants who came to the U.S. in 1970. He attended Elizabeth High School in Roselle and joined the Army in 1988, specializing in artillery. He served in the first Gulf War and in Bosnia before being deployed to Iraq in April. Gladimir called home from Iraq often and counseled his little brother to swear off girls and keep his head on straight. He is survived by a 10 year old son.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Philippe was assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Philippe and Pfc. Kevin C. Ott failed to respond to a radio check south of Balad on June 25, 2003. The soldiers' remains were located on June 28, 2003 in Taji. Gladimir was the eldest of nine children in a family of Haitian immigrants who came to the U.S. in 1970. He attended Elizabeth High School in Roselle and joined the Army in 1988, specializing in artillery. He served in the first Gulf War and in Bosnia before being deployed to Iraq in April. Gladimir called home from Iraq often and counseled his little brother to swear off girls and keep his head on straight. He is survived by a 10 year old son.
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