We Honor and Remember:
LT. Louis E. Allen
Hometown: Milford, PA.
Age: 34 years old.
Died: June 8, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Army National Guard, Headquarters Company, 42nd Infantry Division, Army National Guard, Troy, NY.
Birth: Jul. 20, 1970, Goshen, Orange County, New York, USA.
Death: Jun. 8, 2005, Iraq
1st Lt. Louis E. Allen, 34, of Milford, Pa.; was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 42nd Infantry Division, New York Army National Guard, Troy, N.Y.; He died on June 8 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained June 7 when an explosion of unknown origin occurred near his location in Tikrit. Also killed was Capt. Phillip T. Esposito.
Lou is survived by his parents, Robert and Vivian Allen of Chester; his wife, Barbara and their sons. He is also survived by his brother and sisters: Robert, Laurene, Jennifer, and Vicky; his maternal grandmother, Victoria Santangelo; and his mother and father-in-law, Dr. Kenneth and Doris Obremski. He was 34.
Burial:
Orange County Veterans Cemetery
Goshen, Orange County, New York, USA
Hometown: Milford, PA.
Age: 34 years old.
Died: June 8, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Army National Guard, Headquarters Company, 42nd Infantry Division, Army National Guard, Troy, NY.
Birth: Jul. 20, 1970, Goshen, Orange County, New York, USA.
Death: Jun. 8, 2005, Iraq
1st Lt. Louis E. Allen, 34, of Milford, Pa.; was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 42nd Infantry Division, New York Army National Guard, Troy, N.Y.; He died on June 8 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained June 7 when an explosion of unknown origin occurred near his location in Tikrit. Also killed was Capt. Phillip T. Esposito.
Lou is survived by his parents, Robert and Vivian Allen of Chester; his wife, Barbara and their sons. He is also survived by his brother and sisters: Robert, Laurene, Jennifer, and Vicky; his maternal grandmother, Victoria Santangelo; and his mother and father-in-law, Dr. Kenneth and Doris Obremski. He was 34.
Burial:
Orange County Veterans Cemetery
Goshen, Orange County, New York, USA
Army 1LT Louis “Lou” Allen died June 8, 2005, of injuries sustained the previous day when an improvised explosive device, intentionally planted by a disgruntled subordinate of 1LT Allen, detonated outside his base office window in Tikrit, Iraq. Also killed was CPT Phillip T. Esposito. The perpetrator of the attack, SSG Alberto B. Martinez, was subsequently charged with two counts of premeditated murder in the deaths of 1LT Allen and CPT Esposito.
In conjunction with their motto ‘Never Forget’, the 42nd Infantry (Rainbow) Division Soldiers will never forget their fallen comrades. The division mourned 1LT Allen and CPT Esposito with a ceremony a little over a week after they were killed in the explosion. Esposito was commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 42nd Infantry Division, and 1LT Allen was the company operations officer.
CPT Steven Raiser, who trained with Allen to prepare for the Iraq deployment, said that he got to know Allen very quickly. “I learned a lot of Soldier skills from him … how to lead troops and run a convoy,” Raiser said, “He confirmed all our training. There’s some people you meet that you connect with … Al’ was one of those people.” Lou was a devoted husband and father, and made sure to call his wife daily without fail. He carried a photo of his four boys in his wallet and would proudly display it to anyone who would look.
At the memorial ceremony, MAJ Roltsch remembered 1LT Allen and CPT Esposito: “Both had the desire, the passion, and the calling to be leaders. Both died doing what they loved doing, leading and serving Soldiers. No matter what you do or how you process this loss, remember that Louis Allen and Phillip Esposito were Rainbow warriors and that makes them our brothers. Today we suffer as one body, because that’s what we are. Today we honor as one body because that’s what they deserve.”
In conjunction with their motto ‘Never Forget’, the 42nd Infantry (Rainbow) Division Soldiers will never forget their fallen comrades. The division mourned 1LT Allen and CPT Esposito with a ceremony a little over a week after they were killed in the explosion. Esposito was commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 42nd Infantry Division, and 1LT Allen was the company operations officer.
CPT Steven Raiser, who trained with Allen to prepare for the Iraq deployment, said that he got to know Allen very quickly. “I learned a lot of Soldier skills from him … how to lead troops and run a convoy,” Raiser said, “He confirmed all our training. There’s some people you meet that you connect with … Al’ was one of those people.” Lou was a devoted husband and father, and made sure to call his wife daily without fail. He carried a photo of his four boys in his wallet and would proudly display it to anyone who would look.
At the memorial ceremony, MAJ Roltsch remembered 1LT Allen and CPT Esposito: “Both had the desire, the passion, and the calling to be leaders. Both died doing what they loved doing, leading and serving Soldiers. No matter what you do or how you process this loss, remember that Louis Allen and Phillip Esposito were Rainbow warriors and that makes them our brothers. Today we suffer as one body, because that’s what we are. Today we honor as one body because that’s what they deserve.”
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