Army Spc. George V. Libby
Death: Aug 20, 2007
of Aberdeen N.C. Died Aug. 20 near Khowst Afghanistan of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment Fort Lewis Wash. Army Ranger from N.C. dies in Afghanistan The Associated Press ABERDEEN N.C. — An Army Ranger from Aberdeen has Died in Afghanistan of non-combat-related injuries the military said. Spc. George V. Libby23 Died Aug. 20 near Khowst. The Army said his death is being investigated. Libby a Pine Crest High School graduate was an automatic rifleman assigned to 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Lewis Wash. This was his second deployment. “George joined the Army because of Sept. 11” his wife Valorie Avent Libby said in a statement released by the Army. “He believed in this mission and I believed in him. My husband was a good and loving person.” Libby was assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment after he completed Ranger Indoctrination Program training at Fort Benning Ga. in September 2005. His wife lives in Tacoma Wash. Libby also is survived by his mother Nell E. Allen and brother Ira Allen Libby who live in Aberdeen. His father Thomas M. Libby Jr. also lives in North Carolina. Operation Enduring Freedom