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Army Staff Sgt. Chad A. Barrett
Died February 2, 2008 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
35, of Saltville, Va.; assigned to the 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Feb. 2 in Mosul, Iraq, as a result of a non-combat related incident.
Carson remembers soldier who died in Iraq
The Associated Press
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Family, friends and fellow soldiers are remembering Wednesday a Fort Carson-based soldier who died while serving in Iraq.
Staff Sgt. Chad Barrett of Saltville, Va., died in Mosul on Feb. 2. The Defense Department has not said how Barrett died, only that he died as the result of a noncombat incident.
An investigation is ongoing.
Barrett was assigned to the 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.
He was an 11-year Army veteran who was on his second tour of duty in Iraq.
Barrett is survived by his wife, Michelle, a son, Zachary, and a stepdaughter, Taylor Chidley.
Virginia soldier dies of heart failure in Iraq
The Associated Press
Army Staff Sgt. Chad A. Barrett was a huge University of Tennessee fan and kept a collection of Vols memorabilia in his home office. He also loved racing, boating, fishing and camping.
“He was a good old country boy who never met a stranger,” said his mother, Linda Helton. “In school he was a joker and prankster who knew how to snow his teachers.”
Barrett, 35, of Saltville, Va., died of heart failure Feb. 2 in Mosul, Iraq. He was assigned to Fort Carson, Colo., and was on his third tour.
Barrett joined the Army in 1996, a decision inspired by his deep admiration for his grandfather, uncles and cousins, all of whom served in the military.
Barrett was always working on car stereo systems. His mother said he and his Army buddies loved going to karaoke bars to sing and cut up. Lately he focused a lot on becoming an expert marksman and learning all the military’s weaponry and how it worked.
“Chad also loved the men he led and always tried to remember what life as a private was like,” said Helton. “He was good at making everyone feel comfortable.”
He is survived by his wife, Michelle, and two sons, Guston, 13, and Zachary, 12.