Hero Marker #82

George J. Howell, 24

Army, Private 1st Class
Based: Ft. Drum, N.Y.
1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)
Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom
Died: December 21, 2007
Kirkuk, Iraq
Married, 2 children
Gender: Male
Hometown: Salinas
High School: North Monterey County High (Castroville)
Burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

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