Army Staff Sgt. Kristopher D. Rodgers
Death: Aug 16, 2008
of Sturgis Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion 26th Infantry Regiment 3rd Brigade Combat Team 1st Infantry Division Fort Hood Texas; Died Aug. 16 in Korengal Afghanistan when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Southern Mich. soldier killed in Afghanistan The Associated Press BURR OAK Mich. — A 29-year-old soldier from southern Michigan has been killed while serving in Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Kristopher Dan Rodgers of Sturgis Died Saturday in the Korengal Valley when a roadside bomb exploded near the Humvee in which he was riding. Greg Hackman of Hackman Family Funeral Homes in Sturgis said Tuesday that Rodgers was a 1998 graduate of Lakeland High School in LaGrange Ind. Survivors include his wife Selina and their 3½-year-old son Kaden. The Department of Defense said Rodgers was assigned to the 1st Battalion 26th Infantry Regiment 3rd Brigade Combat Team 1st Infantry Division at Fort Hood Texas. Flags to be lowered in honor of Burr Oak soldier The Associated Press LANSING Mich. — Gov. Jennifer Granholm has ordered U.S. flags throughout the state to fly at half-staff this Friday to honor a southern Michigan soldier killed in Afghanistan. Army Staff Sgt. Kristopher D. Rodgers of Burr Oak Died August 16 when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle. The 29-year-old was a 1998 graduate of Lakeland High School in LaGrange Ind. said Greg Hackman of Hackman Family Funeral Homes in Sturgis which handled the arrangements. Rodgers’ survivors include his wife Selina and their 3 1/2-year-old son Kaden. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion 26th Infantry Regiment 3rd Brigade Combat Team 1st Infantry Division Fort Hood Texas.Operation Enduring freedom