Pfc. Anthony D'Agostino was among 16 U.S. soldiers killed when a Chinook helicopter carrying them for rest and relaxation leave was shot down near Fallujah, Iraq.
He was a communications specialist assigned to the 16th Signal Brigade at Fort Hood, Texas.
D'Agostino graduated from W.F.Kaynor Regional Technical-Vocational High School in Waterbury, class of 2001.
He joined the military after the September 11,2001, terrorists attacks. He hoped to go to the U.S. Military Academy.
He leaves his father, Steven D'Agostino of Torrington, his mother Deb Granahan and step-father Paul Granahan of Waterbury, a 19 year-old sister, Lisa D'Agostino also of Waterbury, grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins.∼D'Agostino was killed when insurgents shot down his helicopter near Falluja Nov. 2, 2003, just a few days short of his 21st birthday. He and the others on the plane were Qatar on leave, an outing that would include his first legal beer. In letters and e-mails from Iraq, D'Agostino asked his family for Kool-Aid to flavor his water, pictures of his cousins, crossword puzzles, and books to help him learn Spanish. Born at Fort Gordon, Ga., while his father was in the military, D'Agostino graduated from high school in Waterbury, Conn., with a specialty in electricity, and joined the military after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
He was a communications specialist assigned to the 16th Signal Brigade at Fort Hood, Texas.
D'Agostino graduated from W.F.Kaynor Regional Technical-Vocational High School in Waterbury, class of 2001.
He joined the military after the September 11,2001, terrorists attacks. He hoped to go to the U.S. Military Academy.
He leaves his father, Steven D'Agostino of Torrington, his mother Deb Granahan and step-father Paul Granahan of Waterbury, a 19 year-old sister, Lisa D'Agostino also of Waterbury, grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins.∼D'Agostino was killed when insurgents shot down his helicopter near Falluja Nov. 2, 2003, just a few days short of his 21st birthday. He and the others on the plane were Qatar on leave, an outing that would include his first legal beer. In letters and e-mails from Iraq, D'Agostino asked his family for Kool-Aid to flavor his water, pictures of his cousins, crossword puzzles, and books to help him learn Spanish. Born at Fort Gordon, Ga., while his father was in the military, D'Agostino graduated from high school in Waterbury, Conn., with a specialty in electricity, and joined the military after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Pfc. Anthony D'Agostino was among 16 U.S. soldiers killed when a Chinook helicopter carrying them for rest and relaxation leave was shot down near Fallujah, Iraq.
He was a communications specialist assigned to the 16th Signal Brigade at Fort Hood, Texas.
D'Agostino graduated from W.F.Kaynor Regional Technical-Vocational High School in Waterbury, class of 2001.
He joined the military after the September 11,2001, terrorists attacks. He hoped to go to the U.S. Military Academy.
He leaves his father, Steven D'Agostino of Torrington, his mother Deb Granahan and step-father Paul Granahan of Waterbury, a 19 year-old sister, Lisa D'Agostino also of Waterbury, grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins.∼D'Agostino was killed when insurgents shot down his helicopter near Falluja Nov. 2, 2003, just a few days short of his 21st birthday. He and the others on the plane were Qatar on leave, an outing that would include his first legal beer. In letters and e-mails from Iraq, D'Agostino asked his family for Kool-Aid to flavor his water, pictures of his cousins, crossword puzzles, and books to help him learn Spanish. Born at Fort Gordon, Ga., while his father was in the military, D'Agostino graduated from high school in Waterbury, Conn., with a specialty in electricity, and joined the military after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
He was a communications specialist assigned to the 16th Signal Brigade at Fort Hood, Texas.
D'Agostino graduated from W.F.Kaynor Regional Technical-Vocational High School in Waterbury, class of 2001.
He joined the military after the September 11,2001, terrorists attacks. He hoped to go to the U.S. Military Academy.
He leaves his father, Steven D'Agostino of Torrington, his mother Deb Granahan and step-father Paul Granahan of Waterbury, a 19 year-old sister, Lisa D'Agostino also of Waterbury, grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins.∼D'Agostino was killed when insurgents shot down his helicopter near Falluja Nov. 2, 2003, just a few days short of his 21st birthday. He and the others on the plane were Qatar on leave, an outing that would include his first legal beer. In letters and e-mails from Iraq, D'Agostino asked his family for Kool-Aid to flavor his water, pictures of his cousins, crossword puzzles, and books to help him learn Spanish. Born at Fort Gordon, Ga., while his father was in the military, D'Agostino graduated from high school in Waterbury, Conn., with a specialty in electricity, and joined the military after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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