Eric D. Cottrell
Died: August 13, 2007
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Unit: 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
Branch: U.S. Army
Staff Sergeant Eric D. Cottrell was killed on August 13, 2007, when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle in Qayyarah, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 39-year-old served with the 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division out of Fort Bliss, Texas. Cottrell was buried with full military honors at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Alabama.
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