Army Sgt. Dennis J. Flanagan
22, of Inverness, Fla.
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Jan. 20 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Huwijah, Iraq. Also killed were: Staff Sgt. Rickey Scott, Spc. Clifton J. Yazzie and Spc. Matthew C. Frantz.
Dennis J. Flanagan graduated from Lecanto High School in spring 2001 and went to college. He wanted to be a history professor… Sgt. Flanagan was born in Rhode Island but grew up in Citrus. He had wanted to be a soldier since age 6. He attended his grandfather’s military funeral that year, which played a part, his mother said… Sgt. Flanagan played soccer and ran cross-country at Lecanto High. He also was cadet commander of the Civil Air Patrol squadron of the school and a military historian who had a keen interest in the Civil War. He enjoyed speaking with veterans about their military experiences, said his father, Dennis Flanagan.
Tags: Florida, hero, inverness, tampaFlanagan was an avid poet who crafted compositions while attending Lecanto High School.
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June 18th, 2007 at 12:17 pm
When a life has been lived completely honestly, completely successfully,or just completely, the correct response to death’s perfect punctuation mark is a smile.
- Julie Burchill
June 29th, 2007 at 9:14 am
Above all, Dennis Flanagan never put himself first, which made him “above the rest.” 1-327 motto
I miss him everyday. I wish it wasn’t him that was killed. Time heals everything…a year and a half later…there are still open wounds.
I pray for all the 3500 plus families and friends of the killed soldiers that they will find a way to move on…so much easier said than done. Stay Strong