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SGT Joseph Andrew Rahaim

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SGT Joseph Andrew Rahaim

Birth
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA
Death
16 Feb 2005 (aged 22)
Babil, Iraq
Burial
Fort Moore, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Sgt. Joseph A. Rahaim of Magnolia, Mississippi was known as a storyteller, frequently entertaining family and friends with humorous tales and adventuresome events. Drew also kept them smiling with his humorous one liners. He formerly lived in Jackson, Miss., where he had attended Terry High School. After high school, he went to junior college for a semester, but quickly decided to enlist in the Army before moving on to the Mississippi National Guard. He loved his dog, the outdoors, hunting and his country. He was awarded the Bronze Star and the Mississippi Medal of Valor posthumously. He died in Forward Operating Base Iskandariyah, Iraq, when a roadway collapsed, causing his vehicle to roll over at age 22.

Army
National Guard
1st Battalion
155th Infantry Regimen
McComb, Miss.
Sgt. Joseph A. Rahaim of Magnolia, Mississippi was known as a storyteller, frequently entertaining family and friends with humorous tales and adventuresome events. Drew also kept them smiling with his humorous one liners. He formerly lived in Jackson, Miss., where he had attended Terry High School. After high school, he went to junior college for a semester, but quickly decided to enlist in the Army before moving on to the Mississippi National Guard. He loved his dog, the outdoors, hunting and his country. He was awarded the Bronze Star and the Mississippi Medal of Valor posthumously. He died in Forward Operating Base Iskandariyah, Iraq, when a roadway collapsed, causing his vehicle to roll over at age 22.

Army
National Guard
1st Battalion
155th Infantry Regimen
McComb, Miss.

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