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CPL Kenneth Tyler Butler

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CPL Kenneth Tyler Butler Veteran

Birth
East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA
Death
1 Feb 2007 (aged 21)
Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
Burial
East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.66222, Longitude: -80.58972
Plot
G/246-1
Memorial ID
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Cpl. Tyler Butler of East Liverpool, Ohio was a 2004 graduate of East Liverpool High School and was a member of the National Honor Society and choir. He also participated on the football and wrestling teams and was Division II Special Mention All-Ohio his senior year in football. A member of the Sons of the American Legion, he was also a member of the Glenmoor American Legion Post 736. He was a military police officer deployed to Iraq on June 26 and was to return on leave Sunday to meet his newborn son who was born January 23rd. Tyler was a dedicated soldier and a Pittsburgh Steelers fan. He was preceded in death by a paternal grandfather, Kenneth V. Butler Sr. He died at age 21 in Baghdad of injuries suffered from a vehicular accident. In September 2008, a memorial for Tyler was unveiled at the base of the flag at the Wal-mart parking lot in Calcutta during a 9/11 ceremony. In larger lettering, "In Memory Of CPL Kenneth Tyler Butler" is written on the bottom along with his December birth date and the February date in which he died in service.

Army
57th Military Police Company
8th Military Police Brigade
8th Theater Sustainment Command
U.S. Army Pacific
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Cpl. Tyler Butler of East Liverpool, Ohio was a 2004 graduate of East Liverpool High School and was a member of the National Honor Society and choir. He also participated on the football and wrestling teams and was Division II Special Mention All-Ohio his senior year in football. A member of the Sons of the American Legion, he was also a member of the Glenmoor American Legion Post 736. He was a military police officer deployed to Iraq on June 26 and was to return on leave Sunday to meet his newborn son who was born January 23rd. Tyler was a dedicated soldier and a Pittsburgh Steelers fan. He was preceded in death by a paternal grandfather, Kenneth V. Butler Sr. He died at age 21 in Baghdad of injuries suffered from a vehicular accident. In September 2008, a memorial for Tyler was unveiled at the base of the flag at the Wal-mart parking lot in Calcutta during a 9/11 ceremony. In larger lettering, "In Memory Of CPL Kenneth Tyler Butler" is written on the bottom along with his December birth date and the February date in which he died in service.

Army
57th Military Police Company
8th Military Police Brigade
8th Theater Sustainment Command
U.S. Army Pacific
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

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