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Staff Sgt. Bryan Edward Hall Obituary
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| Graduation Year | Class of 1994 |
| Date of Passing | (unknown) |
| About | Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army - Staff Sgt. Bryan E. Hall. Local soldier dies in Iraq City lowers flags to half-staff By Cameron Macdonald - Citizen Staff Writer Published: Friday, April 17, 2009 7:59 AM PDT A U.S. Army officer from Elk Grove was killed in Mosul, Iraq on April 10. He was among five American soldiers who reportedly died during an incident where a suicidal driver drove a truck loaded with explosives and detonated them. The U.S. Department of Defense announced on April 12 that Staff Sgt. Bryan Edward Hall had died on April 10. He was 32. “Our thoughts and condolences go to the family and friends he left behind, and gratitude for his service and sacrifice,†Elk Grove Mayor Patrick Hume said. Hall is the third solider from the Elk Grove area that has been killed in Iraq. A roadside bomb took U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Nurre’s life in 2005 and an explosive killed U.S. Army Specialist Ty Johnson in 2006. He is also the third Elk Grove High School graduate to die while serving in Iraq – the others were Nurre and Sgt. Isaac Lawson, of the California National Guard. Hall graduated from Elk Grove High in 1994, said Elizabeth Graswich, a spokesperson for the Elk Grove Unified School District. Hall was a 14-year veteran who was assigned to the 1st Battalion of the 4th Infantry Division in Fort Carson, Colorado. He enlisted in the service in 1995 and he was deployed to serve in Iraq last September, according to U.S. Army records. During the fatal April 10 attack, Hall was reportedly a bystander who was caught in the explosion outside the Iraqi National Police headquarters in Mosul. It is considered to be the deadliest attack on American soldiers serving in Iraq in the past year. Two Iraqi police officers were also killed and more than 60 people were reportedly wounded from that explosion. Hall’s body was flown to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on April 12. His casket was one of the first returning military caskets to be photographed by the media after the Defense Department lifted its ban on that practice last FebruaryHall earned numerous awards during his military career including medals for army achievement and national defense service as well as badges for air assault, and expert infantryman, according to army records. Hall’s mother, Betty could not be reached for comment as of press time. Elk Grove City Manager Laura Gill ordered the city’s flags to be flown at half-staff to honor Hall. Mayor Hume said the flags will remain in that position for a week. The mayor mentioned there is interest in including Hall’s name in the city’s new program that names city streets after Elk Grove’s military veterans, police officers and firefighters. Funeral plans for Hall had not been announced as of press time. Copyright © 2009 - Elk Grove Citizen |
