Today my walk was dedicated in honor of :
Army Sgt. 1st Class Kristoffer B. Domeij, Age 29 of San Diego, CA.
KIA Oct. 22, 2011 during Operation Enduring Freedom
He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA.
Sgt. 1st Class Kristoffer B. Domeij, 29, was killed during combat operations in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan when the assault force triggered an improvised explosive device.
Domeij was a Ranger Joint Terminal Attack Controller assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Co., 2nd Bn., 75th Ranger Regiment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
He was on his 14th combat deployment to Afghanistan in support of the War on Terror.
Domeij was born October 5, 1982 in Santa Ana, Calif. After graduating from Rancho Bernardo High School in 2000, he enlisted in the U.S. Army in July, 2001 from San Diego, Calif.
Domeij completed Basic Combat Training and Fire Support Advanced Individual Training at Fort Sill, Okla. After graduating from the Basic Airborne Course, he was assigned to the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program at Fort Benning.
Following graduation from the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program, Domeij was assigned to Co. C, 2nd Bn., 75th Ranger Regiment in 2002 where he served as a Forward Observer. He also served in Headquarters and Headquarters Co. (HHC), as a Reconnaissance Joint Terminal Attack Controller, Co., B as the Fire Support Noncommissioned Officer, and again in HHC as the Battalion Fires Support Noncommissioned Officer.
Domeij was also a Joint Terminal Attack Controller – Evaluator and was one of the first Army qualified JTAC’s, training which is usually reserved for members of the Air Force.
Domeij’s military education includes the Basic Airborne Course, the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program, the Warrior Leader’s Course, the Advanced Leader’s Course, the Senior Leader’s Course, U.S. Army Ranger School, Jumpmaster School, Pathfinder School, Joint Firepower Control Course, and Joint Fires Observer Course.
His awards and decorations include the Ranger Tab, Combat Action Badge, Expert Infantry Badge, Senior Parachutist Badge, the Pathfinder Badge and the U.S. Army Expert Rifle Marksmanship Qualification Badge.
He has also been awarded the Bronze Star Medal with one oak leaf cluster, the Joint Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal with three loops, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two campaign stars, Iraq Campaign Medal with three campaign stars, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon with numeral three, Army Service Ribbon, and the Overseas Ribbon with numeral four.
He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, and the Meritorious Service Medal.
He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
What a great walk today. Was able to honor him with a 12.61 mile walk. The weather was perfect and I enjoyed talking with a Vietnam Veteran. I also visited 9 of our local heroes in the city cemetery. The fallen heroes that I visited today were,
Army PVT Kenneth E Edwards Sr Vietnam Veteran – Apr. 22, 2010
Army SP3 Thomas A. Parker Korean War Vet – Dec. 7, 2007
Navy Archie L. Kendrick – Korean War Vet – Aug. 8, 2007
Army PVT Charles Monk – Nov. 10, 1977
Army Veteran Hubert Norris – Apr. 23, 1984
Air Force SRA Gary M. Russell – Persian Gulf Vet – Sep. 6, 2010
Army Sgt Odis Franklin Camprell – Korean War Vet – Sep. 28, 2008
Navy SN Donald Jay Hamby – Korean War Vet – Oct. 23, 1992
Army PFC Ermal Varney – World War II Veteran – Jun 13, 1990
We will keep their memories alive.
