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TRIBUTE TO OUR MILITARY
Justin J. Duffy
Cozad, Nebraska
June 2, 2009
3rd Brigade Combat Team
82nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg, NC
DOD - June 3, 2009
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. Justin J. Duffy, 31, of Cozad, Neb., died June 2 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Justin J. Duffy
A soldier with the 82nd Airborne Division was killed and four others injured Tuesday in Iraq after a road-side bomb exploded near their Humvee, authorities said.
Sgt. Justin J. Duffy, 31, of Cozad, Neb., died from injuries received from the blast.
Four other soldiers - Lt. Col. Michael Shinners, Spc. Ryan Higgins, Pfc. Adam Rosenbaum and Pfc. Alan Davidson - were injured but currently are in stable condition. The soldiers were on patrol in Baghdad at the time of the explosion. They are each members of the 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd BCT of the 82nd Airborne Division.
A graduate of the University of Nebraska at Kearney, Duffy joined the Army in June 2007 and became a truck commander with the 82nd Airborne Division in July 2008.
"Sgt. Justin Duffy was an exceptional NCO and a leader of the highest caliber. He served as an Infantryman with distinction and honor in combat, sacrificing his life for our nation," said Lt. Col. Kenneth Rector, commander, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd BCT, 82nd Airborne Division. "Our condolences go out to his family and friends as we all mourn his loss."
The youngest of three children, Duffy is survived by his parents, Joseph M. and Janet L. Duffy, of Cozad, Neb., and two sisters.
Duffy's awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, the Army Commendation Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Parachutist Badge.