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Kim S Orlando

Nashville, Tennessee

October 16, 2003

Age

Military

Rank

Unit/Location

Army

Lt Col

716^th Military Police Battalion, 101^st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Orlando was the commanding officer of the 716^th Military Police Battalion.

Karbala, Iraq. The soldiers were attempting to negotiate with armed men who were congregating on a road near a mosque after curfew. The Iraqis opened fire killing three soldiers and wounding seven others.

AP News

Despite his high rank, Kim S. Orlando never hesitated to lead his soldiers, whether on a three-mile run in below-freezing temperatures or on patrol in the streets of Karbala, Iraq. He was one of three Fort Campbell soldiers killed Oct. 16 in a clash with gunmen in Karbala. Orlando, from Nashville, Tenn., is survived by his wife, Sherry, and two sons.