SGT Christopher R. Kruse

Army SGT Christopher R. Kruse, 23, of Emporia, KS;

assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment,

4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, WA;

died November 13 in Mukhisa, Iraq of wounds suffered when an

improvised explosive device detonated during dismounted combat operations.

Died:  November 13, 2007