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Brock L. Bucklin

Friday, June 02 2006 @ 04:19 PM EDT
Contributed by: River97
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www.wfrv.com -- CALEDONIA, Mich. (AP) Dawn Bucklin was on the phone with one of her sons, a soldier stationed in Germany, when two Army officers approached her home with tragic news about her other son: Army Cpl. Brock Bucklin had been killed in an equipment accident in Iraq.

Bucklin died Wednesday in Balad, Iraq, ``of a non-combat related cause,'' the Defense Department said. The accident occurred when soldiers were lifting equipment and a chain hoist broke, striking Bucklin in the neck and fatally injuring him, said his father, Duane Bucklin, of Caledonia.

Brock Bucklin, 28, joined the Army in August 2004, about a year after his twin brother, Brad, did.

``Were they close? When one brother follows his brother into the Army a year later, I guess they are close,'' Duane Bucklin told The Grand Rapids Press.

Brock Bucklin, who graduated from Forest Hills Central High School in 1997, thrived in the Army, Duane Bucklin said.

``He had worked at different jobs and never figured out what he wanted to do,'' his father said. ``The Army really seemed to work for him.''

Brock Bucklin entered Iraq in December 2005 and often was assigned to help set up and maintain communications, his father said.

He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division in Fort Carson, Colo.

Dawn Bucklin said her sons had told her not to worry about them as long as the military didn't show up at her door.

``Oh my gosh, the military is at the door,'' she recalled telling her son on the phone Wednesday when she saw the two officers approach.

Brad Bucklin plans to escort his brother's remains home from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.

``He and Brock made a promise if anything ever happened, they would carry their brother off the plane,'' Dawn Bucklin said. ``He did not want to break that promise.''

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Brock L. Bucklin

Authored by: anonymous on Friday, June 09 2006 @ 10:44 PM EDT

Brock was one of the greatest people that I knew in my life. Just thinking about him makes me smile... I can here him laughing and trying hard to make you laugh too. He was an awesome guy and he will greatly be missed. Thanks for your sacrifice Brock... you're son will remember you as a hero and someone that loved him more than words can describe.

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Brock L. Bucklin - Authored by: anonymous on Wednesday, May 30 2007 @ 12:36 PM EDT

Brock L. Bucklin

Authored by: anonymous on Thursday, November 16 2006 @ 07:46 AM EST

Brock,
I would like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for our Country. And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

A grateful citizen

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