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Anthony J White

Columbia, South Carolina

March 25, 2007

Age

Military

Rank

Unit/Location

Army

Pfc

5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division

Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Killed in Baqubah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations.

S.C. soldier dies in suicide bomb attack
By Susanne M. Schafer
The Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. — An Army tank mechanic from South Carolina was killed in a suicide bomb attack in Iraq, his father said March 27.
Pvt. Anthony White, 21, was one of four U.S. soldiers killed in the blast March 25, said his father, Harry White.
White is the third South Carolina soldier to die in the Middle East war effort within the past week. “He was killed on the spot,” White said.
His son was a 2003 graduate of Richland Northeast High School and played on the varsity basketball team.
White, 50, said his son followed in his footsteps, training as a tank mechanic and joining the famed 82nd Airborne.
It took his son two years to get through basic and advanced training as a mechanic at nearby Fort Jackson and train as a parachutist, he said.
“I pinned his jumpmaster wings on him. Now, I’ll put those wings on his coffin,” White said.
White, who works as a civilian mechanic at Fort Jackson, said he retired as a command sergeant major after 29 years. “It was like father, like son,” White said.
White said his son’s body had arrived at Dover Air Force Base, Del., and was expected to be sent to South Carolina in a matter of days.
“I hope we can have the funeral sometime next week. I want to bury him. I want to start healing,” White said.
Army Pfc. Joey T. Sams, 21, of Spartanburg was killed last week after he was pinned between two vehicles while serving in Kuwait, the Pentagon said. The death is under investigation.
Also killed last week was Army Sgt. Adrian J. Lewis, 30, of Mauldin, who died in Ramadi of combat wounds, the Pentagon said.
Sams and Lewis were members of the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Ga.

From www.wftf.sc.gov/white.html
Pfc. Anthony James White

Army PFC Anthony J. White, 21, of Columbia, SC, died on March 25, 2007.
He was killed in Baqubah, Iraq, when a suicide bomber on a scooter detonated an explosive while he and three other paratroopers handed out candy to a group of Iraqi children. White was assigned to 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Ft. Bragg, NC.
White graduated from Richland Northeast High School in 2003, where he played basketball.

From Legacy.com Guestbook

Currently serving at Fort Bragg and saw your picture on the wall. I googled your name and did some reading. Thank you for your service and making the ultimate sacrifice. May God bless your soul as well as the hearts of your loved ones. Rest in peace and we'll see you at the final manifest brother.

Davonnetay Brown
July 06, 2017 | Fort Bragg, NC

From Legacy.com Guestbook

To the family and friends of Pfc. Anthony J. White:
Remembering Anthony on the anniversary of his passing. May our fallen heroes never be forgotten!
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

Peggy Childers
March 26, 2010 | Carson City, NV

From Legacy.com Guestbook

To the family of Anthony J. White:
I will always remember him in my heart because he was like a little brother to me and I called him my little brother. He and I went through basic training together at Fort Jackson, S.C and we were station together in Fort Bragg, N.C.. He always made everyone in our group laugh, especially if we were feeling down. He love to joke and clown around when we were in basic training. He forever stayed in trouble with D.S. Sercy, D.S. Self and D.S. Hagen. Not a day goes by that I don't think of him and how he help kept me and the other recruits encourage. I still cry until this day about all of us losing him. I just want the White family to know, that we will never forget him and we will always remember him and all of our fallen soldiers. God Bless You All.

Spc. Ahshayahona Cora
January 31, 2011 | Fort Bragg, NC

To the family of Pfc. Anthony J. White:
Anthony gave the ultimate sacrifice and will be held in the hearts of Americans forever. I cannot and will not let our fallen heroes be forgotten. My deepest sympathy to you. "Some gave all."
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

Peggy Childers
March 25, 2009 | Carson City, NV

From Legacy.com Guestbook

Man...what do you say to someone who affected the world in such a great manner in such a short time...man you will be missed...just found out and I had to write something to you in your rememberance...you gave the ultimate sacrifice for your country and we thank you for that...Thanks my man, THANKS!!

DeVaris Mangum
December 01, 2007 | Lawrenceville, GA

From Legacy.com Guestbook

Baby....I miss you so much, oh my god this is the worst thing that has happened to me in my life. I can honestly say that you were my backbone, mentor, best friend just my everything and you know that. My life has gone way downhill and I wake up miserable everyday. It's still not real to me. I still sometimes think that you are here but I know its not rue. I know that you are disappointed in me and Im sorry. Im trying but to so hard to continue to live happy without the other half of me gone. I can't stand living witout you. You are my hero because your so strong and I wish so much that I was like you. My Boo Boo, I hate that life is like this but when i see u again I will never let you out of my sight. I love you with all my heart and soul. I will never stop. I'll talk to you later cuz I can't stp crying. (I know right about now you would be sayin: "Stop actin like a punk"!) I wish there was a stronger word for the word LOVE!!your loving wife

Ashley B
August 08, 2007 | Columbia