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SSG Don Steven McMahan

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SSG Don Steven McMahan

Birth
USA
Death
9 Apr 2004 (aged 31)
Baghdad, Iraq
Burial
Hartford, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Staff Sgt. Don S. McMahan of Nashville, Tenn., had a rough time in high school before graduation, and military life proved better because it provided structure and discipline in his life. He was pursuing a college degree while serving. He had been promoted recently and planned to retire after 20 years with the service. Besides his parents he is survived by his wife, Shelba McMahan, and children. He nearly made it home from Iraq. But redeployment orders came as the plane carrying his Army division was ready for takeoff and the convoy carrying them back into action came under fire at age 31.

Army
1st Battalion
94th Field Artillery
1st Armored Division
Baumholder, Germany
Staff Sgt. Don S. McMahan of Nashville, Tenn., had a rough time in high school before graduation, and military life proved better because it provided structure and discipline in his life. He was pursuing a college degree while serving. He had been promoted recently and planned to retire after 20 years with the service. Besides his parents he is survived by his wife, Shelba McMahan, and children. He nearly made it home from Iraq. But redeployment orders came as the plane carrying his Army division was ready for takeoff and the convoy carrying them back into action came under fire at age 31.

Army
1st Battalion
94th Field Artillery
1st Armored Division
Baumholder, Germany

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