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Divemaster 31 October 2007 03:03

RIP SSG Curreri 2/1 SFG(A)
 
1st Group loses a brother. RIP.

Special Forces soldier drowns in Philippines
MICHAEL GILBERT; The News Tribune
Published: October 30th, 2007 01:00 AM
A Special Forces soldier from Fort Lewis who was captain of his college swim team drowned while deployed to the Philippines, military officials said Monday.
Staff Sgt. Joseph F. Curreri, 27, died in an accident Friday at Siet Lake near Panamao in the southern Philippines, the U.S. Army Special Operations Command said in a news release.
Curreri, who grew up in Maryland but most recently lived in Los Angeles, was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group at Fort Lewis. He was a communications sergeant on a Special Forces A team.
For many years, 1st Group teams have been sent to train Philippine government troops fighting Islamic militant groups in the nation’s southern islands. Two other soldiers from the unit have died there: one in a noncombat incident in June 2004, the other in a terrorist bombing on an outdoor restaurant in October 2002.
Curreri was serving his first deployment, according to the Special Operations Command release.
The command said he grew up in suburban Baltimore, swam and played water polo in high school, then attended the University of Southern California.
He was a four-year letterman on the USC swim team and captain his senior year. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history and worked for a time as a tutor, swim coach and at a recruiting agency.
He joined the Army in July 2004 and went first to airborne training, then Special Forces training at Fort Bragg, N.C. He was assigned to 1st Group last year, according to the Army.
He is survived by his wife, Athena, of Los Angeles; his mother, Karen, and sister, Shannon, of Redondo Beach; his father, Frank, and step-mother, Tricia, and step-sister, Angelia, all of Parkeville, Md.

[I]From the FRG notification: We will hold a unit memorial to honor Staff Sgt. Curreri on Thursday the 1st of November at 1100, at the Four Chaplains Memorial Chapel across the street from the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) Compound. All members and friends of the 1st Special Forces Group Family Business are invited to attend.[/I]

tova 31 October 2007 03:26

RIP, Godspeed, PBS....

Trip_Wire 31 October 2007 03:32

RIP Brother

CDRODA396 31 October 2007 06:41

Rest In Peace and Thank You for Your Service and Your Sacrifice.

18C4V 31 October 2007 06:46

RIP, our jr bravo went to the Q with him.

Culvermilitary06 31 October 2007 06:53

I have some good friends on the USC swim team....
RIP and Thank you.

SFS0AVN 31 October 2007 14:47

RIP SSG Curreri, Godspeed.

rgrdrew 31 October 2007 14:51

RIP SSG Curreri.

rgrjoe175 31 October 2007 15:12

Blue Skies

timmah5 31 October 2007 15:49

RIP

GackMan 31 October 2007 15:59

RIP

Kalanis 31 October 2007 16:33

RIP

Hawkeye 31 October 2007 22:32

Rest in Peace SSG

seapig173 3 November 2007 10:30

RIP Brother

DCH 3 November 2007 14:53

Rest Peaceful SSG Curreri.

marameng salamat sondalo.

Purple36 3 November 2007 21:48

How sad. RIP.

The91Bravo 3 November 2007 22:00

Rest Peacefully, and Thanks for all you have done.

Gray Rhyno 3 November 2007 22:07

Damn.

RIP Warrior.

Wandera 4 November 2007 19:04

RIP

chompy 4 November 2007 21:46

Go easy bro...

paratroop77 9 November 2007 13:02

RIP Bro


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