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Kristofer D.S. Thomas, 18
Army, Private 1st Class
Based:
Ft. Benning, Ga.
Supporting:
Operation Enduring Freedom
Died:
February 18, 2007
southeastern Afghanistan,
Afghanistan
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I came to the conclusion that the people fighting for us are everyday people, my brother Nic included. I don't want to just sit back and watch the casualty numbers climb on CNN. I need to do something to help out.
— Kristofer Thomas, on enlisting in the Army
Thomas graduated from high school in Roseville a semester early so he could enlist a month after his 17th birthday. Within months, he became one of the youngest-ever members of the Army Rangers, an elite, highly trained special operations unit, and soon was deployed to Afghanistan.
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