IMO Specialist
Jeremiah J. Holmes
Specialist Jeremiah J. Holmes, 27, a member of the New Hampshire Army National Guard who lived in North Berwick, Maine was killed in Balad, Iraq on March 29, 2004. He was born in Dover, New Hampshire but graduated from Noble High School in North Berwick, Maine. He belong to the New Hampshire Guard's 744th Transportation Company headquartered in Hillsborough, NH. The unit arrived in Iraq in March 2004. SPC Holmes joined the Army after graduating from Noble High School in 1994. He served five years on active duty and joined the Army Reserve in 1999. He was posthumously promoted to Sergeant and awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He leaves behind a wife and one-year old son.
Websites In Memory of Specialist Holmes.
In Memory. WGME.
Faces of the Fallen. The Washington Post.
News Articles about Specialist Holmes.
"Guardsman From N.H. Company Killed In Iraq". WMUR Channel 9, March 31, 2004.
"DOD Identifies Army Casualty". Department of Defense News Release, March 31, 2004.
"Statement on the Death in Iraq of U.S. Army Specialist E-4 Jeremiah Holmes", Maine Representative Tom Allen, March 31, 2004.
"N.H. National Guard soldier killed in Iraq". ArmyTimes.com, March 31, 2004.
"Soldier died without seeing mother's killer brought to justice". Foster's/Citizen Online, March 31, 2004.
"Neighbors expressed shock and sadness at guardsman's death". Foster's/Citizen Online, March 31, 2004.
"Guard soldier killed". Portsmouth Herald, April 1, 2004.
"North Berwick soldier dies when bomb hits truck". Press Herald Online, April 1, 2004.
"Fallen Maine soldier 'thought of as a hero'". BostonHerald.com, April 1, 2004.
"Fallen soldier mourned by lawmakers". Portsmouth Herald, April 1, 2004.
"Noble High to honor soldier". Foster's Online, Dover, N.H., April 1, 2004.
"Boyhood tragedy shaped soldier's hopes". Press Herald Online, April 3, 2004.
"Reservist's death brings condolences". Channel 8 WMTW TV, April 3, 2004.
"It's hard to say goodbye to a hero". Press Herald Online, April 3, 2004.
"NH war victim buried". The Union Leader, April 3, 2004.
"Father, soldier friend remembered". The Union Leader, April 7, 2004.
"Tears of sadness and joy for local service members". Portsmouth Herald. April 7, 2004.
"A casual but heartfelt welcome. 744th Transportation Co. honored in civilian style". Concord Monitor Online.
"Tribute to a fallen soldier. 744th grieves, remembers". Concord Monitor Online. April 2, 2005.
May 29, 2006. "The New Hampshire soldiers who gave their lives in Iraq". Concord Monitor Online.
February 15, 2007. "Pain fresh as 744th changes: Guard unit to become support company". Concord Monitor.