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Two Arizona Soldiers Lost This Week

Friday, June 8th, 2007

Please remember the families and friends of the following servicemen from Arizona.

Chandler: Sergeant Caleb Christopher was killed in Iraq Sunday from an improvised explosive device that exploded near his vehicle. Christopher was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division out of Fort Hood, Texas. Christopher is the second soldier from Chandler to be killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Florence: Army Staff Sergeant Charles Browning of the 158th Battalion was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Afghanistan. Browning was promoted posthumously to the rank of staff sergeant from sergeant. Browning grew up in Tucson and graduated from Palo Verde High. A 10:30 a.m. service will be held on June 14th at Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson. The corrections officer from Florence leaves behind a wife and two stepdaughters.

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