Died in Al Taqa, Iraq on May 12, 2007.
From Lake City, TN, James was 40 years old.
Killed when their patrol was attacked in Taqa by enemy forces using automatic fire and explosives. [source: Faces of the Fallen]
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Lake City soldier killed in attack
((Knoxville) News Sentinel, May 14, 2007)