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Kristoffer Bryan Domeij (October 5, 1982 – October 22, 2011) was a United States Army soldier who is recognized as the U.S. soldier with the most deployments to be killed in action; at the time of his death he was on his fourteenth deployment.
Legacy.com is a United States–based website founded in 1998, [2] the world's largest commercial provider of online memorials. [3] The Web site hosts obituaries and memorials for more than 70 percent of all U.S. deaths. [4] Legacy.com hosts obituaries for more than three-quarters of the 100 largest newspapers in the U.S., by circulation. [5]
Kellogg began climbing in 1984 in the North Cascades [5] but it was not until he left the national luge team that he began to pursue mountaineering as a career. [4] He worked as a climbing ranger in Mount Rainier National Park in 1997–1998 [4] and later ran a Seattle-based construction business to support his climbs. [6]
A beloved National Park Service ranger died when he tripped, fell and struck his head on a rock during an annual astronomy festival in southwestern Utah, park officials said over the weekend.
He dedicated his life to public service as a lawyer, ranger, author, and soldier. [170] Bell wrote a book called Reminiscences of a Ranger, where he captures his experiences during the early days of Los Angeles. [171] He served in the Union Army, and participated as a filibuster in William Walker’s expedition as a soldier. [172]
The following is a list of notable deaths in November 2020. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
In the 1930s and ‘40s the ranks were mostly filled by returning veterans attracted by the ranger corps’ quasi-military culture. Until 1978, female rangers weren’t permitted to wear the same uniform or even the same badge as the men, but instead wore skirts modeled on stewardesses’ uniforms. Park ranger or Pan Am stewardess?
Ralph Puckett Jr. (December 8, 1926 – April 8, 2024) was a United States Army officer. He led the Eighth Army Ranger Company during the Korean War and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions on November 25, 1950, when his company of 51 Rangers was attacked by several hundred Chinese soldiers at the battle for Hill 205.