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<span class=prefix>SSG</span> Steve Butcher Jr.

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SSG Steve Butcher Jr.

Birth
Death
23 May 2007 (aged 27)
Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 60 Site 8631
Memorial ID
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SSG US Army
3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, out of Fort Stewart, GA

He died of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit in Ramadi, Iraq. He graduated from Penfield High School in Penfield, New York in 1997 where he participated in wrestling. He last returned home for a visit in November then returned for his third tour of duty in Iraq in January. Steve was devoted to his men and wanted to do everything to ensure their safety – he felt personally responsible.

Interment on June 5, 2007.
SSG US Army
3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, out of Fort Stewart, GA

He died of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit in Ramadi, Iraq. He graduated from Penfield High School in Penfield, New York in 1997 where he participated in wrestling. He last returned home for a visit in November then returned for his third tour of duty in Iraq in January. Steve was devoted to his men and wanted to do everything to ensure their safety – he felt personally responsible.

Interment on June 5, 2007.


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  • Maintained by: A Horan
  • Originally Created by: Brenda N
  • Added: May 25, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19524110/steve-butcher: accessed ), memorial page for SSG Steve Butcher Jr. (27 Jul 1979–23 May 2007), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19524110, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by A Horan (contributor 47237309).