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Landis W. Garrison

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Birth name
  
Landis Wayne Garrison

Years of service
  
1998–2004

Died
  
29 April 2004, Iraq

Battles and wars
  
Iraq War

Service/branch
  
United States Army

Rank
  
Sergeant

Award
  
Bronze Star Medal


Born
  
January 9, 1981 Moline, Illinois, U.S. (
1981-01-09
)

Buried at
  
Coal Valley Cemetery, Coal Valley, Illinois, U.S.

Allegiance
  
United States of America

Place of burial
  
Coal Valley Cemetery, Coal Valley Township, Illinois, United States

Unit
  
333d Military Police Company

Landis Wayne Garrison (January 9, 1981 – April 29, 2004) was a United States Army sergeant and the only member of the 333d Military Police Company to have died while actively serving with the unit. He died in Iraq of non-combat related causes.

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Biography

Garrison joined the volunteer Port Byron, Illinois Fire Department before graduating from Riverdale High School in 1999. He joined the military at the age of 17 and was training to be a police officer in nearby Hampton, Illinois when his unit was activated for Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Death

In 2004, after Garrison had arrived safely in Kuwait preparing to return home, his year-long deployment was extended by the Pentagon 90 days. He was among 20,000 soldiers whose tours were extended because of the then-surge of violence in Iraq. He and his company were subsequently sent to the infamous Abu Ghraib prison, where Garrison received an accidental yet fatal gunshot wound.

References

Landis W. Garrison Wikipedia