Kristoffer Domeij | |
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| Birth name | Kristoffer Bryan Domeij |
| Born | October 5, 1982 Santa Ana, California, US |
| Died | October 22, 2011 (aged 29) Kandahar Province, Afghanistan |
| Buried | Woodlawn Cemetery in Lacey, Washington |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | US Army |
| Years of service | 2001–2011 |
| Rank | Sergeant First Class |
| Unit | 2nd Ranger Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment |
| Battles / wars | |
| Children | 2 |
Kristoffer Bryan Domeij (October 5, 1982 – October 22, 2011) was a United States Army soldier who is recognized as the U.S. soldier with the most deployments to be killed in action; at the time of his death he was on his fourteenth deployment. Over ten years he had served four deployments in Iraq and at least nine in Afghanistan; he trained as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller and was recognized as epitomizing the Ranger motto "Rangers lead the way".[1][A] After a distinguished and highly decorated career, he was killed by a roadside improvised explosive device, along with two other Rangers, in Kandahar Province in Afghanistan.[1][3][4] The Joint Fires Observer classroom building at Fort Sill is named in his honor.[5] A film was made in his memory.[6][7]
- ^ a b "SGT. 1ST CLASS KRISTOFFER BRYAN DOMEIJ Biographical Sketch" (PDF). 75th Ranger Battalion U.S. Army Special Operations Command. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ Memmott, Mark (October 26, 2011). "Army Ranger On 14th Deployment Killed In Afghanistan". National Public Radio. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ Flock, Elizabeth (October 27, 2011). "Army Ranger Kristoffer Domeij killed in action on 14th Deployment". Washington Post. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "Kristoffer B. Domeij, 29". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)(subscription required) - ^ Sherman, Ben (January 10, 2013). "Building dedicated to fallen hero". Fort Sill Cannoneer. Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Archived from the original on July 24, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "Viral Filmmaker Honors Life of America's Most Deployed Soldier Killed in Action". Soldier Systems Daily. November 11, 2019. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ Here Am I 2019.
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