IMO of Sergeant
Lawrence A. Roukey
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Sergeant Lawrence A. Roukey, age 33, of the 3rd Battalion,
304th Regiment, 98th Division, Army Reserve died April 26, 2004 in Iraq while participating in
a patrol with the Iraq Survey Group (ISG). His battalion is based in
Lewiston, Maine.
SGT Roukey had served three years in the Army
after graduation from Deering High School in 1989. He re-enlisted after
the September 11 attacks.
He was 33 years old and a postal worker in
Portland, Maine before being activated in March 2004. Prior employment he
had was as a corrections officer in Maine and Vermont. He worked at the
Maine State Prison in Thomaston. He leaves behind his wife, a 2-year old
son, Nicholas and a step-daughter, Sonya.
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Websites In Memory of SGT Roukey.
In Memory.
WGME.
Faces of the Fallen. The Washington Post.
Army Sgt. Lawrence A. Roukey. Fallen Heroes Memorial.
Army
Sgt. Lawrence A. Roukey. Honor the Fallen, MilitaryCity.
Photos From the SGT Larry Roukey 2007 5K Memorial Run.
Newspaper Articles about SGT Roukey.
April 27, 2004.
"DoD Identifies Army Casualties". DefenseLink News Release.
April 27, 2004. "Maine
Soldier Killed In Iraq". WNNE 31 News.
April 28, 2004. "Maine
soldier killed in Iraq". boston.com News.
April 28, 2004. "Maine
serviceman remembered as Patriot". ABC WMTW 8 News.
April 28, 2004. "Westbrook
soldier killed". Press Herald Online.
April 29, 2004. "Maine
reservist's death is under investigation". Press Herald
Online.
May 3, 2004. "A
slightly older fighting force". Press Herald Online News.
May 4, 2004. "Services
scheduled for slain reservist". News 8 WMTW.
May 4, 2004. "Soldier
and friend on hand as Roukey's remains arrive." Press Herald
Online News.
May 4, 2004. "Indiana
soldier accompanies body of soldier home to Maine". boston.com
News.
May 7, 2004. "Services
held for slain reservist". News 8 WMTW.
May 8, 2004. "Sgt.
Roukey remembered as a warrior and a hero". Press Herald Online
News.
May 8, 2004. "City
pays tribute to fallen soldier". Portsmouth Herald.
May 8, 2004. "A
Maine soldier killed in Iraq is laid to rest". WLBZ Bangor.
September 9, 2004. "Woolwich
Postal Employee Honored". Wiscasset Newspaper.
November 21, 2004. "Postal
Service pays tribute to the military". WLBZ 2 TV.
March 02, 2005. "Thanks
Larry and Chris". MaineToday Outdoors.
April 28, 2005. "In
memory of a soldier". keepMEcurrent.com.
January 18, 2007.
"Governor Baldacci Presents Gold Star Honorable Service Medals to Families of
Fallen Maine Soldiers". Maine.gov.
September 8, 2007.
"Charity
Walk Honors Fallen Soldier". WMTW Portland News.
September 8, 2007.
"Roukey Run Is A Success". WLBZ2 TV News.
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