Army Staff Sgt. Kevin C. Kimmerly
Death: Sep 15, 2003
of North Creek N.Y.; assigned to B Battery 4th Battalion 27th Field Artillery Regiment based in Baumholder Germany; killed while on patrol when his vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade Sept. 15 in Baghdad. Staff Sgt. Kevin C. Kimmerly was always there when you needed him. “He was a real down-to-earth guy” said friend Steve Studnicky. “There was never anything he wouldn’t do for you.” Kimmerly31 of North Creek N.Y. was killed Sept. 15 in a grenade attack in Baghdad. He was stationed in Baumholder Germany. Kimmerly and his twin brother played basketball in high school where they were known as the “twin towers.” “It’s a small town and the news has started spreading and the sadness with that” Studnicky said. “It really — for us — puts a face on Iraq.” — Associated Press Operation Iraqi Freedom