Operation Iraqi Freedom, Fallen Heroes, Iraq War 03/19/03

Zachariah W Long

Milton, Pennsylvania

May 30, 2003

Age Military Rank Unit/Location
20 Army Spc

519th Military Intelligence Battalion

Fort Bragg, North carolina

The three soldiers were traveling in a three-vehicle convoy during a storm from Mosul to Tikrit (2 HUMMVs, 1 light medium tactical vehicle).  A civilian vehicle dodged a pothole causing the HUMMVs to swerve.  There was not enough stopping distance between the vehicles causing the LMTV to swerve off the road and turn over, causing the death of three soldiers.

AP News

Milking cattle wasn't one of Zachariah Long's regular tasks in the Army, but that didn't stop him from showing comrades how it's done. Long, from Milton, Pa., and stationed at Fort Bragg, died May 30 in a vehicle accident in Iraq that killed two fellow soldiers.

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