How George died

Killed after being attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and other weapons in Taji. [source: Faces of the Fallen]
projects.washingtonpost.com/... /george-r-obourn-jr/

Dept. of Defense News Release

Sign Guestbook

30 entries - Legacy.com
2 entries - The Iraq Page

Memorial Sites

Honor the Fallen
Faces of the Fallen
Legacy.com
The Iraq Page

Obituaries

Naperville Sun
Peoria Journal Star

Press Coverage [source: Faces of the Fallen]

Peoria-area native dies serving in Iraq
  (Chicago Tribune, Oct. 6, 2006)

Lifelong pals killed in Iraq war
  (Chicago Sun-Times, Oct. 6, 2006)

Naperville GI gave life doing 'what he believed in'
  (Naperville Sun, Oct. 6, 2006)

Illinois town struggles with deaths of high school buddies
  (USA Today, Oct. 12, 2006)

Friends die one day apart in Iraq
  (Springfield Journal-Register, Oct. 6, 2006)

School honors friends, together in life, death
  (Chicago Tribune, Oct. 7, 2006)

Two soldiers, friends die in Iraq
  (Joliet Herald News, Oct. 7, 2006)