Army Spc. Micah S. Gifford

Died December 7, 2006 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom

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27, of Redding, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Dec. 7 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on patrol during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Henry W. Linck.