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Highly Decorated Army Ranger Killed by Roadside Bomb During 14th Deployment

Soldier Killed by Roadside Bomb During 14th Deployment

A highly decorated U.S. Army Ranger was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday during his 14th deployment to the Middle East. Twenty-nine-year-old  Sgt. 1st Class Kristoffer B. Domeij and two other soldiers died on October 22 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. NBC Nightly News on Sgt. Domeij’s service:

With his 14 deployments, Sgt. Domeij becomes the Ranger with the most deployments to date killed in action.

Sgt. Domeij “had the value of an entire strike force on the battlefield,” said Col. Mark W. Odom, commander of Sgt. Domeij’s 75th Ranger Regiment, in a press release.

Sgt. Domeij served four deployments in Iraq and another nine stints in Afghanistan. During that time he was awarded two Bronze Stars. ABC News writes that his third Bronze Star, earned during his final tour in Afghanistan, will be awarded posthumously along with the Purple Heart, according to the U.S. Army Special Operations Command.

Sgt.Domeij had been a member of the team that helped rescue captured Pvt. Jessica Lynch from insurgents in Iraq in 2003. He was also one of the first ground soldiers qualified as a Ranger Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC), which meant he was able to coordinate Air Force and Navy air attacks from his ground position.

Domeij’s hometown newspaper, The Pomerado News, writes that the Army Ranger was remembered in a moment of silence at Rancho Bernardo High School Monday where he attended, and principal Paul Robinson described him as being a “fun-loving young man. … He was just a good kid.”

“(He) will be dearly missed by the men of 2nd Ranger Battalion,” said Lt. Col. David Hodne, the battalion’s commander, to the Pomerado News. “He was one of those men who as known by all as much for his humor, enthusiasm and loyal friendship, as he was for his unparalleled skill and bravery under fire.

“This was a Ranger you wanted at your side when the chips were down,” Hodne said. “He and his family are very much part of the fabric that defines 2nd Ranger Battalion. He is irreplaceable … in our formation … and in our hearts.”

Domeij grew up near San Diego, and is survived by his loving wife Sarah and two daughters Mikajsa and Aaliyah, of Lacey, Washington.

Also killed in the incident were 1st Lt. Ashley White, 24, and Pvt. 1st Class Christopher A. Horns, 20. Horns was on his first deployment, according to Special Operations Command.

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  • your sensei
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 9:35pm

    Allow me to quote the Heyjim55 on the wounded veteran at OWS story:

    Are we sure this is a vetran of the military?? just asking anyone can buy uniforms patches and jackets online or by going to a military surplus store and look the part, I feel sorry for this kid and his folks but lets not assume the US military is down their shoulder to shoulder with these Marxists, and don’t think for one moment that Van Jones did not think about using a military fakes to fool the media or the public.

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    • Survivor101
      Posted on October 26, 2011 at 11:20pm

      Sensei and Rose-ellen know no shame. We each have our path to follow…some stupidly (you two even bothering to troll on this site – let alone discuss this honorable soldier) and those that truly examined their lives to understand a greater calling for mankind. I pray for the both of you…however, I feel the prayer will fall on deaf ears.
      To my fellow soldier that has fallen – we all hold up our glass and toast to that special table dedicated to those that cannot dine with us…

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    • ChiefGeorge
      Posted on October 27, 2011 at 12:14am

      I weep for this man and his family, also for this country who does not appreciate his sacrifice.

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    • ishka4me
      Posted on October 27, 2011 at 12:28am

      I joined the army in 1984 as an Infantyman, went to Airborne school and was planning on Going to fort Bragg. At this time the Army was starting the 3rd ranger Bat and Most of us in jump school at the time were convinced to volunteer for the Rangers. After jump school we went to R.I.P. ( Ranger Indoctrination Program) for 3 weeks. To be a ranger you have to be a good athelete, smart and very dedicated. i spent 6 months in the 3rd bat until I was injured in a parachute jump in the old t-10-1b chute and was not allowed to jump anymore (several compression fractures to vertebreas). The training and p.t in a Ranger bat is intense; for the entire time there i had one injury to another, from broken toes and fingers (untreated), crotch rot, infected bug bites, etc… as well as every other soldier i served with. For this hero to have been in a Ranger Batallion for so long shows that he was a very dedicated honorable person. I served with a regular straight leg infantry unit until the end of my enlistment until 1988. the infantry is also demanding ,but no where close to the demands of our Rangers. i will pray for him and his family and his fellow soldiers. He was the best of the best and i mean human beings

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    • your sensei
      Posted on October 27, 2011 at 12:53am

      Survivor101 . . . Sorry – you’re nothing more than a sinkhole of situational ethics, faux honor, ideological inconsistency,and self-serving pathos. Unless you’re willing to honor all honest and courageous military, your support of a few means nothing to them, you, or us.

      Do yourself and the world a favor and grow up before you start bumping your gums again.

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    • MARCH4HIM
      Posted on October 27, 2011 at 1:02am

      @YOUR
      To compare a “useful idiot”at a
      ANTI-AMERICAN / SOCIALIST / DRIVEN ….PROTEST

      These protest are organize ,by people that want
      THE POWER and want to destroy the AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE.
      They have Evil intent .
      Some protesters are “dumber” than the “ brick” , they will be throwing soon.
      .
      To comapre, SGT. DOMEIJ . who was deployed 14 times and,
      gave the ultimate sacrifice

      TO A PROTESTER.and who is a idiot ,
      who might have served in the military,
      who is a “USEFUL IDIOT” with this protest .knowing or unknowing.

      And for you to lump them together makes you ..
      some kind of special idiot.
      One thing I know for sure …
      You and that cheif bottle washer. at the Oakland protest ,
      are not even a “pimple”
      On this brave soldier… ….back-side…
      AND SHOULDNT BE USED IN THE SAME SENTENCE.
      SGT DOMEIJ… went way past …THE CALL TO DUTY…

      If it wasnt for this countries brave soldiers.. like ….SGT. DOMEIJ..
      putting thier life on the line.
      we would all speaking German and saying… HILE HITLER
      but my guess is…. you would probably like that.
      ……………………………………………………………………………

      Sgt. 1st Class Kristoffer B. Domeij
      May God wach over and protect your family.
      guide them and comfort them ,strengthen them oh Lord.
      in this time of need.
      In Jesus name amen.

      WHO GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.

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    • CavAda
      Posted on October 27, 2011 at 4:05am

      Sensei, People like you and Rose-Ellen are nothing more then the malignant growth on the under belly of the lowest slug you can find….Duty, Honor, Courage, Country are not just words. It is a way of life for those of who have or are in the Armed Forced. None of us want to go to war, but when called we do or Duty! 1st Class Kristoffer B. Domeij went to serve is Country 14 times. I am betting the only service either of you two gave is lip service and even that is hidden behind a computer screen.

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    • rangerp
      Posted on October 27, 2011 at 6:52am

      @ishka4me

      Thanks for your service. You endured one of the toughest periods of being a Ranger. When 3/75 was first formed, they really put them through the ringer. The wash out rate was very high those first few years, and they pushed the unit very hard.

      I got to Cco 3/75 in 87 when it was over at the 5000 area. The original crew was just finishing up their first four years. They were a good bunch and sure were good in the woods.

      Side note, but the evolution of the modern Ranger is rather interesting. I left in 92 to go to college, and the change was starting then. Now days, Rangers are way more special ops oriented. RIP was replaced with RASP. In RASP, the first few weeks are to weed out the week. The rest of the course is some pretty high lever shooting and skills stuff. The Rangers of today are much more similar to delta than what we were back then.

      I am sure you can remember the days (pre night vision), where we walked through the woods so much in the dark with huge loads on our back, We gained a freakish ability to walk over and around stuff that we could not even see.

      thanks again, enjoyed your post.

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    • loriann12
      Posted on October 27, 2011 at 6:53am

      What, are you like 12 years old? Using a Yugi-oh screen name and pic? Or is it some other japanese anime? I get them mixed up. I’ll ask my 12 year old when he gets up for school.

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    • rangerp
      Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:04am

      Army deployment lengths –

      Just so you know. Special ops folks work at a very intense pace. Their deployments are generally much shorter than what a conventional unit (such as the 82nd, 3rd ID, 101st….)

      The special ops folks like the Rangers are generally gone for three to four months, then rotate back.

      Conventional units generally deploy for one year at a time. In the early days of Iraq, many units were doing 15 month deployments.

      I did not see in the article how many months he was deployed, but with 14 trips, I would bet he had to have between 40 to 50 months in combat. That is a pretty good chunk of time for a man with a family. It is a very long time, when you consider he did all of his deployments with the elite Ranger Regiment.

      On the conventional side of the house, we have soldiers with up to five or more deployments now. My youngest brother has four deployments under his belt now.

      We have many soldiers with a whole slew of combat time in this war.

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    • Vechorik
      Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:29am

      STOP KILLING AMERICANS — if you want war so much, go fight it yourself!

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    • Dismayed Veteran
      Posted on October 27, 2011 at 10:16am

      RANGERP

      My son is on his 3rd deployment. The first 2 were 12 months. This one looks like 9 months. He has a DEROS in November.

      SFC Domeij will become a Ranger legend.

      A Toast: To absent comrades. Here’s to us. There are few of us. And most of them are dead.

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    • VERYCONCERNEDCHRISTIANPATRIOT
      Posted on October 27, 2011 at 10:31am

      This man should be receiving the medal of Honor. Having deployed that many times and being in the thick of it like he was so willing to do more than qualifies him for that medal. I imagine with his expertise and competence in leadership many of his fellow soldiers are alive who wouldn’t be without him there with them in many a combat situation. I salute this man and truly believes he does deserve our Nation’s highest honor. May God bless and keep him forever.

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    • techengineer11
      Posted on October 27, 2011 at 10:50am

      This was obviously a honorable and courageous man but his blood has been so wasted and his loved ones will be foreced to grieve needlessly. It is a sick sick sick asinine idiotic War with no objectives and no end in sight.. Just American blood and treasure wasted for the Neo-Con ideolgy and their co conspirators.

      My heart goes out to his family.

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    • V-MAN MACE
      Posted on October 27, 2011 at 11:31am

      His family should thank GW Bush and Obama for being such awesome warmongers.

      HOOAH!

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    • Ruler4You
      Posted on October 27, 2011 at 12:07pm

      What a schmuck! What this shows you is how ruthless the U.S. is when it comes to abusing it’s own people, both as combat tools and socially as propaganda tools for its own aspirations. This is called burning the candle at both ends. Sure, its twice the light right now, but you get to where you have to do something a lot faster toward the middle.

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    • rangerp
      Posted on October 27, 2011 at 9:44pm

      @VERYCONCERNEDCHRISTIANPATRIOT

      I appreciate your respect for the fallen Ranger. He will receive a third BSM.

      This man served honorably, but that does not constitute the Medal of Honor. Not being flippant with you, but study the Medal of Honor a bit online, and I think you will see what I mean.

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    • greenie1995
      Posted on October 27, 2011 at 10:46pm

      Really Sensai? The Blaze does its homework… look for lies somewhere else?.! Be a part of the solution, not the problem; you are not one of Liberty. Enjoy your puppet parade. My heart hurts for people such as yourself. Really hurts… and without malice, it hurts.

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  • colt1860
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 9:07pm

    These men of valor who risk all to defend the life and liberty of others deserve our dearest respect and sincere prayers. May God bless the families of these brave heroes, and may the families have the fortitude and patience to live with the loss of their loved ones. May we as fellow Americans always be there for these families, and may we always stand with them, in admiration of the acts taken by their loved ones to protect us all, who with honor did serve their Nation. Let us pray in remembrance of their sacrifice, and in due season, rejoice in the great rewards which these American patriots have afforded to all of us today.

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  • momrules
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 9:06pm

    Oh God how bad I feel for these young men and their loved ones. True heros each and every one.

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    • your sensei
      Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:04pm

      INcluding that veteran wounded by a police projectile in Oakland?

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on October 26, 2011 at 11:03pm

      YOUR SENSEI sounds like you took a head wound too….. hope you get better

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  • opinionista
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 9:00pm

    It is heartwarming to know that there are still so many young men and women who will join the military during wartime. It is also sad that so many have lost their lives at such a young age and will never reap the full benefit of their willingness to serve their country.

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    • scout n ambush
      Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:47pm

      And there are millions of us just like him right here at home, worried …if you had brains you would be The military deals in death but brings freedom to the oppresed the lefty commies want to take away freedom that always results in a larger number of deaths and the left always hate the military for killing and have no problem with abortion. Being so full of hate better invest in a sword yourself.

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    • netmail
      Posted on October 26, 2011 at 10:56pm

      Sgt. 1st Class Kristoffer B. Domeij might say something like this: ‘For the fourteenth time, I am here because I love my country and my brothers and sisters in arms. This is a life I have chosen willingly and with honor.’

      Those that go back time and time again, love and honor is what drives them most. God rest your soul Sgt..and thank you!!

      Rose Ellen….You’re dispicable.

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    • lketchum
      Posted on October 27, 2011 at 3:29am

      @Rose-Ellen,

      Oh how I wish it were possible to reach through a computer. You are vile and disgustting to everyone who loves America and liberty. You’ve a right to speak you rmind and young men like the hero this story is about are the ones that make that at all possible.

      I don’t say this often, but Rose-Ellen: “I hate you.“ ”I hate you with every single cell in my body.“ ”You disgust me.”

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    • Robert-CA
      Posted on October 27, 2011 at 4:41am

      ROSE-ELLEN the filthy muslim spoke again .

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  • junkmaninohio
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 8:56pm

    WHY are we still there??????? What a waste of life. For WHAT?

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  • beck2012
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 8:55pm

    Are yall kidding me? Saying he should’ve have been there 14 times… about how thin our forces are… every solider/sailor/airman is given years between deployments to combat areas… they can refuse the time and go back immediately… he went when he wanted as soon as he wanted… I proud to serve with men like who dont quit until the job is done… this is who we are and what we do… God Bless him and his family… And God Bless America

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    • Rogers1756
      Posted on October 27, 2011 at 9:34pm

      With respect, I don’t think you know what you are talking about in regards to this issue Beck2012.

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  • dawghowse
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 8:44pm

    REST IN PEACE RANGER. Prayers out to his friends and family. We continue to lose our best while the anarchists,communists and the like HIDE behind a constitution they hate,that is protected by these heroes. It makes me VERY MAD!!!

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  • diablosho
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 8:44pm

    I can’t wait for the day when I can thank you and your friends personally for your sacrifice! When I see you all in heaven, the beer is on me! Thank you for everything you did to keep us all safe. Whether people know it or not, you intimately touched all of our lives, and we ALL have an empty spot in our hearts where you once were. So young… my heart is bleeding.
    –Brian

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  • kickagrandma
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 8:41pm

    GOD IS REJOICING to have HIS fighters HOME while we are weeping their loss down here. One of these days, we will meet them face to face and tell them THANK YOU!

    Now, it is OUR TIME, WE THE PEOPLE, to stand up and to take the fight to the enemies in the white house, in congress, in the occupy “villages of the damned”, to the czars and the czaristas.

    PRAY ON AMERICA. AND, lock and load. We will stand for GOD, for COUNTRY.

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  • another pucker
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 8:37pm

    Sgt. 1st Class Kristoffer B. Domeij thank you for your enormous sacrifice for the love of your country. There is no way I could show my full appreciation to each and every person who serves this country with all the sacrifices that come with your service. Bless you all!

    XOXOXO

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  • dal743
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 8:33pm

    God Bless this soldier and his family. What an honor it is to live in a country that produces men and women of this caliber!!

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  • Jenny Lind
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 8:32pm

    That tells us everything we need to know about how thin our forces are spread. He NEVER should have been there 14 times. God bless him and his family.

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  • KangarooJack
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 8:32pm

    God Bless him and condolences to his family, friends, and fellow Rangers.

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  • AmeriCat
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 8:25pm

    Sgt. 1st Class Kristoffer B. Domeij and the two other soldiers died…
    God bless these true American heroes and their brave families,
    to whom we owe our freedom.
    My heart aches for their families and for America’s loss…

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  • IwentThere
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 8:11pm

    True Hero.

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  • lukerw
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 8:09pm

    Re “Catch 22”! 14 deployments are too many! No one has that much Luck!!

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    • babylonvi
      Posted on October 27, 2011 at 12:12pm

      This is what I believe many of us are thinking. If we are to continue these conflicts, and it is so important to do so, then bring back the draft and let everyone serve, male and female. To do so, the administration will have to show why we are still there and why. The Taliban will continue to exist and succeed as long as Pakistan(at least an element of them) continue to support them. al-Qaeda has been demolished in Afghanistan. Other than protesting and supporting the poppy crop, what else do we need to do there. Send in Blackwater to protect the poppies if the govt; thinks that is so important.

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  • Gypsy One
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 7:59pm

    This is a real tragedy. It sickens me to know that brave, honorable men have been killed in the line of duty under the dishonorable Mr. Obama. Thank you, ALL SOLDIERS, for all the freedoms you have afforded us, the appreciative citizens. I hope we can do something good in return for you someday.

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    • HorseCrazy
      Posted on October 26, 2011 at 8:00pm

      God bless his family. Prayers for them. Thank you for your service, you will not be forgotten

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  • commonsenseguy
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 7:51pm

    my heart and prays go out to his wife and small daughters,he is a true american hero

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  • whatthecrazy
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 7:47pm

    Heros for sure and joins a long list of American Heros for that matter ……..God bless our brave Men and Women and thier familys…………………………

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 7:47pm

    Rest in Peace soldiers for you and your buddies now are with the Lord; may God provide for and comfort your families in this time of loss and grief.

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  • y2big1
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 7:39pm

    God be with his wife and daughters.God bless them.

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  • TRILO
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 7:36pm

    What a sad testiment of where this country has gone. Fourteen deployments to a war zone. I thank all of our soldiers and their families for their bravery and sacrifice. May God rest his soul and the souls all of the brave men and women who have lost their lives over the past 10 years.

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  • AJAYW
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 7:32pm

    This is wrong 14 deployments is way to many for one man to pull.

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  • UBETHECHANGE
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 7:27pm

    Prayers to his family and friends. God rest his brave soul and thank you soldier for your service.

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  • randy
    Posted on October 26, 2011 at 7:26pm

    God Bless you Sgt. 1st Class Kristoffer B. Domeij and the two other soldiers died.

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