Sgt. Aaron B. Cruttenden, 25, of Mesa, Ariz., died Nov. 7 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 27th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C. He is survived by his daughter, Dusti-Rai Ferrin, of Nucla; his parents Yvonne and Scott Featheringill, of Hotchkiss, and by Steve Cruttenden and Annette Roth of Lake Odessa, Mich.; by his brothers, Austin Cruttenden of Fort Collins; and Spencer Featheringill and Dakota Featheringill, both of Hotchkiss; Tavis White and Dustyn White, both of Mesa, Ariz.; by his sisters, Savana White and Jennifer White, both of Mesa, Ariz., and Alicia Cruttenden of Hotchkiss. He is also survived by his grandparents Lin and Shirley Wencel of Apache Jct., Ariz., and Frank and Pat Cruttenden of Delta, Mich.
Sgt. Aaron B. Cruttenden, 25, of Mesa, Ariz., died Nov. 7 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 27th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C. He is survived by his daughter, Dusti-Rai Ferrin, of Nucla; his parents Yvonne and Scott Featheringill, of Hotchkiss, and by Steve Cruttenden and Annette Roth of Lake Odessa, Mich.; by his brothers, Austin Cruttenden of Fort Collins; and Spencer Featheringill and Dakota Featheringill, both of Hotchkiss; Tavis White and Dustyn White, both of Mesa, Ariz.; by his sisters, Savana White and Jennifer White, both of Mesa, Ariz., and Alicia Cruttenden of Hotchkiss. He is also survived by his grandparents Lin and Shirley Wencel of Apache Jct., Ariz., and Frank and Pat Cruttenden of Delta, Mich.
