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Thursday, May 12, 2011

Flags at half-mast (May 12) for Michigan soldier killed in Iraq April 29

from M Live dot-com

Pfc. Robert M. Friese, 21, of Harrison, died April 29 in Al Qadisiyah province after enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket-propelled grenade, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.

Friese was assigned to 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment out of Fort Hood, Texas.
According to the Fort Hood Public Affairs Office, Friese joined the military in May 2009 as an M1 armor crewman. He deployed in support of Operation New Dawn in September 2010.
He had earned the Army Achievement, National Defense Service, Iraq Campaign (with campaign star) and Global War on Terrorism Service medals, plus the Army Service and Overseas Service ribbons.
Friese was a 2007 graduate of Harrison High School.

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