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Name: Army Staff Sgt. Christopher M. Falkel Age: 22 From: Highlands Ranch, Colo. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C. Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Christopher M. Falkel was killed Aug. 8 by enemy small-arms fire as his unit was conducting combat operations in Deh Afghan, Afghanistan. Died:
August
08, 2005
Biography of a fallen hero - Staff Sgt. Christopher M. Falkel
By Jeff Falkel
Chris was born on September 24, 1982 in Boston, Mass. He lived in Athens, Ohio from 1984 to 1990 - we then moved to Littleton, Colo. Chris attended Northridge Elementary School, Cresthill Middle School and graduated from ThunderRidge High School in 2001.
Chris enlisted in the Army on October 25, 2001. He was stationed at Fort Benning, Ga., for his basic training and his Advanced Infantry Training (AIT). He graduated AIT in March, 2002. He went on to attend Airborne School at Fort Benning before being assigned to Fort Bragg, N.C., where he was a member of the fourth class of the Special Operations Preparatory Course.
In June 2002, he completed the Special Forces Assessment and Selection course and assigned to the Special Forces Qualification Course. He graduated May 21, 2003. After finishing his Arabic Language...
Prayers & Condolences For: Christopher M. Falkel BY Anonymous on Aug 20, 2005
God Bless your family in this time of grief. Thank you for having a wonderful son who was willing to give his life for our country. He was my brother in laws gunner when he was killed and I know from him what a dedicated and great person he was!