Christopher Speer Military person

Sergeant First Class (SFC) Christopher James Speer (September 9, 1973 – August 6, 2002) was a U.S. Army combat medic and an armed member of a special operations team who was fatally wounded during a skirmish in Afghanistan on July 27, 2002. Speer, who was not wearing a helmet at the time because the mission called for indigenous clothing, suffered a head wound from a grenade and succumbed to his injuries approximately two weeks later.

Personal facts

Birth date	September 09, 1973
Birth place	Denver
Date of death	August 06, 2002
Place of death	Germany , Ramstein Air Base
Resting place	Pinehurst North Carolina