SSG Jacob M. Thompson

Army SSG Jacob M. Thompson, 26, of North Mankato, MN;

assigned to 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade,

2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, WA

died August 6 in Baqubah, Iraq of wounds suffered

from an improvised explosive device.

Died:  August 6, 2007