Thompson, Blair D.
Army Specialist

Blair D. Thompson, age 19, from Rome, New York, Oneida county.

Parents: Arena Thompson and Vincent Thompson
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Rome Free Academy (2008)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Enlisted 2008)

Date of death: Friday, June 25, 2010
Death details: Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using rocket propelled grenades and smalls arms fire. Jared C. Plunk was also killed in the incident.

Source: Department of Defense, Times Union, Rome Sentinel, Military Times