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Home State
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Year of Birth
1988 |
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Zwilling, Gunnar W., CPL.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Florissant |
Last Address
Fountain Valley, California
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Casualty Date
Jul 13, 2008 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died of Wounds |
Reason
Artillery, Rocket, Mortar |
Location
Afghanistan |
Conflict
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) /OEF - Afghanistan |
Location of Interment
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery - St. Louis, Missouri |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section SS Site 2767 |
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2006-2006, 11B10, Basic Airborne Course (BAC) Airborne School
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2006-2007, 11B10, HHC, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne)
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2006-2008, 11B10, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team
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2008-2008, 11B10, HHC, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne)
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Last Known Activity
U.S. soldiers killed
The Defense Department on Wednesday identified the U.S. soldiers killed Sunday when their outpost was overrun in Afghanistan.
• 1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom, 24, of Aiea, Hawaii.
• Sgt. Israel Garcia, 24, of Long Beach, California.
• Cpl. Jonathan R. Ayers, 24, of Snellville, Georgia.
• Cpl. Jason M. Bogar, 25, of Seattle, Washington.
• Cpl. Jason D. Hovater, 24, of Clinton, Tennessee.
• Cpl. Matthew B. Phillips, 27, of Jasper, Georgia.
• Cpl. Pruitt A. Rainey, 22, of Haw River, North Carolina.
• Cpl. Gunnar W. Zwilling, 20, of Florissant, Missouri.
• Pfc. Sergio S. Abad, 21, of Morganfield, Kentucky.
In the beginning, Kurt Zwilling said, his son enjoyed the camaraderie, discipline and excitement that Army life offered.
"Everything he did, he did with a passion," Kurt Zwilling said of his son, who graduated from high school in Florissant, Missouri. "That's why he wanted to join the paratroopers: He wanted to go into the toughest thing and be with the best."
Even as the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan became apparent, Zwilling said, his son applied the same determination to his service that had carried him through high school theater, sports and music.
"He walked into the valley of death and didn't flinch. He knew what was going to happen, and he went anyway. That's bravery," he said.
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Comments/Citation
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