Daniel J. Freeman,
20, of Cincinnati; specialist, Army. Freeman was one of 15 military
personnel killed April 6 in Ghanzi, Afghanistan, when their CH-47 helicopter
crashed. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment at
Camp Ederle, Italy.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles, CA,
Other Editions,
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FREEMAN .
Daniel, age 20, killed in action April 6, 2005 in Ghazni,
Afghanistan,
beloved son of Shmuel and Rebecca Birkan, devoted brother of Adam
Birkan, loving grandson of Gerd and the late Edith Buchheim and Judy
and the late Ruby Birkan and other loving family members. Services
Weil Funeral Home, 8350 Cornell Rd., Wednesday, April 20 at 12 Noon.
No visitation before the funeral service. Shiva will be observed at
the families' residence. Memorial contributions to Daniel Jason
Freeman Memorial Fund c/o Fifth-Third Bank would be appreciated.
[Cincinnatti.com, April 17, 18 and 19 2005
Army
Cpl. Daniel J. Freeman
Blue Ash Killed April 6. 2005 In Ghazni. Afghanistan Freeman, 20,
died with 14 other soldiers when their helicopter crashed in a heavy
sandstorm. The 2003 Sycamore High School graduate yearned so much for
military service that he joined a year before he finished high school.
Freeman moved to Blue Ash after living in Israel for about eight years. His
parents, Samuel and Rebecca Birkan of Blue Ash,; plan to travel in June to
Israel to spread their son's cremated remains in an olive grove on the
family farm there.
