Kristopher Rodgers
Staff Sergeant, United States Army
December 29, 1978 – August 16, 2008
Age – 29
Sturgis, MI
Operation Enduring Freedom
1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, TX
Died when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Korengal, Afghanistan
29-year-old soldier from southern Michigan has been killed while serving in Afghanistan.
Staff Sgt. Kristopher Dan Rodgers, of Sturgis, died Saturday in the Korengal Valley when a roadside bomb exploded near the Humvee in which he was riding.
Greg Hackman of Hackman Family Funeral Homes in Sturgis said Tuesday that Rodgers was a 1998 graduate of Lakeland High School in LaGrange, Ind.
Survivors include his wife, Selina, and their 3½-year-old son, Kaden.
The Department of Defense said Rodgers was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division at Fort Hood, Texas.
Flags to be lowered in honor of Burr Oak soldier
The Associated Press
LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Jennifer Granholm has ordered U.S. flags throughout the state to fly at half-staff this Friday to honor a southern Michigan soldier killed in Afghanistan.
Army Staff Sgt. Kristopher D. Rodgers of Burr Oak died August 16 when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle.
The 29-year-old was a 1998 graduate of Lakeland High School in LaGrange, Ind., said Greg Hackman of Hackman Family Funeral Homes in Sturgis, which handled the arrangements.
Rodgers’ survivors include his wife Selina and their 3 1/2-year-old son, Kaden.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1
He was born December 29, 1978 in LaGrange, Indiana a son to Danny & Kathryn (Smith) Rodgers.
Kristopher had resided in Howe, Indiana most of his life. On October 2, 1999 he married Selina Schroeder in Three Rivers, Michigan.
He had served in the U.S. Army for the past eight years. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26^th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Kristopher had a true passion and love of football and was a fan of the Chicago Bears and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He was also a fan of the Detroit Red Wings and enjoyed food, fishing and playing golf.
Kristopher had many interests and hobbies but his number one concern and love in his life was his family.
He is survived by his loving wife Selina, 3 ½ year old son; Kaden Dan Rodgers, Mother; Kathryn (Dennis) Wiard of Howe, Indiana.