Coloradan One Of Two Fort Hood Soldiers Killed
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Updated: 8:13 AM Sep 7, 2007
Coloradan One Of Two Fort Hood Soldiers Killed
A Coloradan was one of two Fort Hood soldiers killed Wednesday in Iraq.
Posted: 7:49 PM Sep 6, 2007
Reporter: Associated Press
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A Coloradan was one of two Fort Hood soldiers killed Wednesday in Iraq.

The Defense Department says 24-year-old Corporal William T. Warford The third of Temple, Texas, and 19-year-old Private First Class Dane Balcon of Colorado Springs died of injuries suffered in the detonation of an explosive in Balad.

Warford was assigned to the 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division.

Balcon was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division.

Balcon was a 2005 graduate of Sand Creek High School in Colorado Springs.

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Posted by: Kim Hicks Location: Warner Robins GA on Sep 12, 2007 at 07:27 PM

To Carla, Larry, and the Sizer/Balcon family...the vision of Dane in that yellow mustang keeps flowing through my mind. :) I sent a token of my sentiment for your loss along with a note but I really want to leave this with you all: I know not your pain yet I feel it too; I know not what to say really so I'll just stay in prayer for you, but what I am sure of is that ONLY GOD KNOWS and Dane is OK. Bless you all, Kim
Posted by: Arva Location: Falcon on Sep 10, 2007 at 03:06 PM

We met Dane and Andrew on a very cold night in 2006. They were selling Entertainment books for a school fund raiser. Dane shared with us that he was going to join the Army - it was his dream. He kept calling me "mam". Even though I am old enough to be called "mam",I told him he could call me Arva. He said, "sorry, it was just the way I was raised." His parents raised him to be a gentleman and to follow his dreams. He was an angel on earth and is now one of God's angels.
Posted by: KKTV Location: Colorado Springs on Sep 7, 2007 at 11:27 AM

We are looking to do a story on Dane's life. Friends and family that would like to share memories of Dane, please contact us at news@kktv11news.com.
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