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Sgt. Blake Evans (24) was killed when his vehicle fell prey to an an IED
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Published: Nov 13, 2008 @ 8:00 AM
Sgt. Blake W. Evans (24)
Date:
May 25, 2008
Cause of Death:
IED Explosion
Location:
Baghdad, Iraq
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ROCKFORD - U.S. Army Sgt. Blake Evans was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart today during a somber funeral Mass inside St. Anthony's Church.
Evans was killed May 25 while on patrol in the Al Jazeera Desert in Iraq when a vehicle he was in fell prey to an "improvised explosive device." Two other soldiers from Evans' platoon were seriously injured in the explosion.
The 2002 Guilford High School graduate's flag-draped coffin was carried by U.S. Army soldiers into the church for the funeral Mass. Near the end of the service, the soldiers saluted his coffin one-by-one. Perhaps more than 200 people attended the ceremony including many police officers and city emergency personnel, Police Chief Chet Epperson and Mayor Larry Morrissey.
A brigadier general awarded the medals to members of Evans' family.
A letter from Secretary of the Army Pete Geren was read during the service.
"(Sgt. Evans) was an example of what every American soldier strives to achieve," it said.
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