James M. Christen, 29

Army, Staff Sergeant

Based: Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division

Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: July 19, 2011

Kunar province, Afghanistan

Married

Gender: Male

Hometown: Loomis

High School: Del Oro High (Loomis)

Burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

Christen was one of two soldiers killed, July 19, when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device in Kunar province, Afghanistan.

William B. Gross Paniagua, 07/31/2011

Nicanor Amper IV, 07/05/2011

Seven memories of James M. Christen

“

Song 111
He Will Call
(Job 14:13-15)
1. Life, like a mist, appears for just a day,
Then disappears tomorrow.
All that we are can quickly fade away,
Replaced with tears and sorrow.
If a man should die, can he live again?
Hear the promise God has made:
(Chorus)
2. Friends of our God, though they may pass away,
Will never be forsaken.
All those asleep who in God’s mem’ry stay,
From death he will awaken.
Then we’ll come to see all that life can be:
Paradise eternally.
(CHORUS)
He will call; The dead will answer.
They shall live at his command.
For he will have a longing
For the work of his own hand.
So have faith, and do not wonder,
For our God can make us stand.
And we shall live forever,
As the work of his own hand.
(See also John 6:40; 11:11, 43; Jas. 4:14.)

” — Tonni, August 9, 2011 at 9:38 a.m.

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