Army Sgt. Thomas G. Wright

Died May 14, 2007 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom

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38, of Holly, Mich., died May 14 en route to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, from a non-combat-related illness while serving at Balad, Iraq. Wright was assigned to the 46th Military Police Company, 210th Military Police Battalion, Kingsford, Mich.

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Michigan soldier who was in Iraq dies after sudden illness

The Associated Press

GRAND BLANC, Mich. — A Michigan National Guard soldier who had been stationed in Iraq died after suddenly falling ill.

Sgt. Thomas G. Wright, 38, of Grand Blanc, died May 13 while in flight to Germany for treatment, Master Sgt. Denice Rankin, a public affairs specialist for the Michigan National Guard, told The Flint Journal for a story May 17.

The official cause of death has not been determined.

Wright was called up in 2002 and spent two tours in Iraq. Initially, he went to Iraq with the 144th Military Police Company out of Owosso. His current tour was with the Army National Guard’s 46th Military Police Company out of Kingsford and Cheboygan.

Wright’s 2003 tour began a month before the birth of his only child, Alexis. In February, Wright was home on a two-week leave.

During that visit, he spent time with his wife, Katherine, and took Alexis to a Daddy-Daughter dance.