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Pfc. Kham Xiong and his wife attended Community of Peace
Academy Charter school in St. Paul. The school dedicated a
memorial to him and this quilt was presented to his parents
at the ceremony of dedication. |
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Pfc. Kham Xiong had been at Ft. Hood for five months
training for a deployment to Afghanistan when he was killed
in the tragic shooting there on November 5, 2009. He had
moved his wife Shoua Her and their three children there to
be near him as he trained. He is remembered as a great
friend, willing to help anyone and fun to be around. He is
survived by his parents, of St. Paul, and ten siblings. His
family has a tradition of serving in the military and one
brother is in Afghanistan now. |
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Staff Sgt. Brian Studer was the fifth Minnesotan to die in
Afghanistan. He grew up in Ramsey and graduated from Elk
River HS. He chose to enter the Army rather than attend
college, and his service took him to Germany, S. Korea and
Iraq. He was close to coming home when he was killed by an
explosive device on August 22, 2008. His father's third
cousin made him this quilt in his son's honor. |
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John Bauer, of Pipestone, MN, achieved the highest rank of
Sgt. Major in the Minnesota National Guard. He originally
enlisted in Ortonville in 1982 and served in many units
during his long career. He was serving a deployment in Iraq
when he was diagnosed with cancer and died at home on Nov.
24, 2005 at the age of 42. He is survived by his wife and
two sons. This quilt was given to his wife in Pipestone. |
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SGM Bauer was proud of the fact that he was serving beside
his nephew. He was in charge of operations at Camp Travis in
Iraq. He enjoyed all aspects of the Guard and planned to
complete his career there. This quilt was given to his
eldest son, a college student. |
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SGM Bauer also loved hunting pheasants and deer, fishing and
golfing. He is also survived by his parents, six brothers
and one sister, and many nieces and nephews. His younger son
is a high school student and was given this quilt. |
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Cpl. Benjamin Kopp was injured on July 10, 2009, and died on
the 18th at Walter Reed Hospital. He had been shot in combat
in Afghanistan. He was 21 and a graduate of Rosemount HS. He
worked on his fitness with wrestling and weight lifting in
high school, and loved everything outdoor. He is survived by
his mother who received this quilt, as well as by his father
and grandparents. |
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Sgt. Nicholas Turcotte grew up in Maple Grove, MN. He spent
many years with his grandparents there, after his parents
separated. After marrying his high school sweetheart, they
lived with them before deploying to Iraq with the Minnesota
National Guard. He died there at age 23, on February 4,
2006. His grandmother has been very active in assisting TAPS
in helping Gold Star families and was given this quilt to
honor Nicholas's sacrifice. |
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Navy MM1 Benjamin Farrell of Maplewood died due to a tragic
accident aboard the USS Ronald Reagan while being evacuated
for treatment on January 18, 2005. He was serving as a
mechanic to the nuclear plant on the ship and was scalded by
steam. His ship was bringing relief supplies to SE Asia
after the tsunami in Dec. 2004. His parents live in
Maplewood and were given this quilt. |
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Navy EN3 Daniel Otto, 19, died after a motorcycle accident
while driving to visit a comrade in the hospital on May 26,
2008. He was stationed in San Diego and was serving on the
USS Rushmore. He is survived by his father in Anchorage and
his mother and sisters of New Prague, MN. Daniel enlisted in
the Navy while a junior in high school. His oldest sister
was given this quilt. |
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Army Sgt. Jacob Pfingston died in Germany of a brain
aneurism on February 5, 2005. He had been sent there to
prepare and inspect helicopters being sent to Kosovo as part
of his duties with the Minnesota National Guard. He was
studying aeronautics at St. Cloud St. Univ. His mother and
step-father live in Maple Grove and received this quilt. |
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Air Force SSgt. Lathan Peterson was killed in a motocross
accident on July 6, 2007 in Dixon, CA. He had served a tour
in Iraq and was based at Travis Air Force Base and had
applied to train as a helicopter gunner. After his death he
was an organ donor and helped seven people. His mother lives
in Brainerd, and she accepted this quilt to remember him. |
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SSgt. Adam Sheda had just returned to his home after a very
long deployment in Iraq with the Minnesota National Guard,
when he was fatally shot in a struggle at a house party in
Duluth on June 30, 2007. He was an artist and had visited
Russia and supported an orphanage there. He was the youngest
of six children. His parents live in Wrenshall and were
given this quilt in his honor. |
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Army SSgt Todd Selge had just deployed for his second time
in Iraq when he was killed on Sept. 2, 2009 in a roll-over
accident in Baqubah, in which his vehicle dropped from a
bridge. He was with the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team,
based in Ft. Lewis, WA. He was 25, and a loyal soldier. This
quilt was given to his parents In Burnsville, MN. |
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SSgt. Selge graduated in 2002 from Burnsville HS where he
met his classmate and future wife. They have two sons, and
the family has moved back to Burnsville. He wanted to assure
the Iraqi people of the same freedoms he enjoyed at home.
His wife and sons received this quilt made in his honor. |
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Navy
Petty Officer 3rd Class David A. Cedergren, followed two
generations in his family in service in the Navy. He died in
Iraq on Sept. 11, 2004 of electrocution from faulty wiring
on his base. He was a hospital corpsman. He grew up in S.
St. Paul. This quilt was given to his father and step-mother
in Lakeland, MN. |
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P. O. 3rd Class David A. Cedergren was 25. This quilt was
given to his mother in St. Cloud. He is also survived by two
sisters and two brothers and many nieces and nephews. David
had many plans for his future and wanted to work in a
profession where he continued to serve others. |
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Brent W. Koch, 22, was with the Minnesota National Guard in Iraq when
he was killed on June 16, 2006. He lived in Morton, MN. The Redwood
Area Quilters made this quilt for his father. Brent was deployed with
the Hutchinson Company E, 2nd Battalion, a combat engineer unit,
responsible for convoy and base security. |
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S Sgt.
Brian Studer, 28, served in an ordinance disposal unit and was a few
months away from discharge when a bomb he was working to defuse in
Afghanistan exploded and killed him on August 22, 2008. He wanted to
use his skills to remove land mines in the world after service. His
third cousin made this quilt for his mother in Ramsey. |
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Jamie
Michalsky was a civilian Russian interpreter working for the Army
Reserves in Uzbekistan, and received a minor injury to her hand there.
Sent to Afghanistan for treatment, she was near a UN truck targeted by
a bomber in Kabul on October 23, 2004, killing her. Her grandparents
who raised her in Cokato, MN received this quilt. |
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Navy
Special Chief Thomas
Valentine, 37, died in a parachute training exercise on Feb.13, 2008.
He was a patriotic and decorated Seal who served in both Afghanistan
and Iraq. He was also a serious climber who scaled Mt. McKinley. He is
survived by a brother and sister and his parents who received this
quilt. |
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SOCS
Thomas Valentine is also survived by his wife and two young children
in Virginia Beach, VA. We hope they are comforted by this quilt in his
memory. |
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S. Sgt.
Jacob Thompson loved the Army and fishing. He even did some fishing at
Ft. Lewis, WA before his last deployment. He was killed by a bomb
while searching buildings in Baqouba, Iraq on Aug. 6, 2007. He was 26
years old and grew up in N. Mankato, MN. His parents and 2 older
brothers were given this quilt. |
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Major
Curtis D. Feistner graduated from West Point and was a member of the
Nightstalkers unit. He was killed in a helicopter training accident on
Feb. 21, 2002 in the Philippines at the age of 34. He is survived by
his mother and brother. His mother received this quilt. He was based
at Ft. Campbell, KY. |
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Sgt. David
Arthur Johnson was working as a Chaplain's assistant in the Army. He
grew up near Milwaukee, WI and was 22 when he tragically took his own
life. This quilt will comfort his mother. |
