Redding, Blaine E.
Army Specialist

Blaine E. Redding, age 22, from Plattsmouth, Nebraska, Cass county.

Parents: Theresa Redding and Blaine Redding
Spouse: Victoria Nicole (Colwell) Redding

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Enlisted September 2007.

Date of death: Monday, June 7, 2010
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device in Konar, Afghanistan. Also killed were.Joshua A. Lukeala, 23, of Guam; Matthew R. Catlett, 23, of Houston, Texas; Charles S. Jirtle, 29, of Oklahoma.
Cemetery: Oak Hill, Plattsmouth

Source: Department of Defense, Journal Star, Houston Chronicle, Plattsmouth Journal, Military Times