Today we honor the memory of Staff Sgt. Mark Baum of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th ID, who was killed in action on Feb. 21, 2009, in Mushada, Iraq.
More from the press release on Baum's passing:
Staff Sgt. Mark C. Baum, 32, of Quakertown, a member of Detachment 1, Company B, 1-111th Infantry, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, was severely wounded by small arms fire after the quick reaction force he was assigned to responded to an Improvised Explosive Device attack around 5 a.m. He was airlifted to Baghdad and died around 10 a.m. No other soldiers were killed or injured during the incident.
Date Taken: | 02.21.2022 |
Date Posted: | 02.23.2022 12:33 |
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