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-{{Infobox military person
-|name=Casey Sheehan
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Sheehan, Casey}}
-|born= {{birth date|mf=yes|1979|5|29}}
-|died= {{death date and age|mf=yes|2004|4|4|1979|5|29}}
-|image=[[File:Casey Sheehan.jpg|150px]]
-|caption= Specialist Casey Sheehan
-|allegiance= {{flag|United States of America}}
-|branch=  [[File:United States Department of the Army Seal.svg|25px]] [[United States Army]]
-|rank=[[File:US Army E-4 SPC.svg|30px]] [[Specialist (rank)|Specialist]]
-|unit= [[1st Cavalry Division (United States)|1st Cavalry Division]]
-|nickname=
-|placeofbirth= [[Bellflower, California]]
-|placeofdeath= [[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]]
-|serviceyears= 2000–2004
-|laterwork=
-|battles= [[Iraq War]]
-|awards= [[File:Bronze Star ribbon.svg|30px]] [[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]]<br/> [[File:Purple Heart BAR.svg|30px]] [[Purple Heart]]
-}}
-'''Casey Austin Sheehan''' (May 29, 1979&ndash;April 4, 2004) was a [[Specialist (rank)|Specialist]] in the [[United States Army]] who was killed by enemy action while serving in the [[Iraq War]]. He is the son of Patrick Sheehan, a sales representative, and [[Cindy Sheehan]], who subsequently became a prominent [[anti-war]] protester.
-==Early years==
-Sheehan joined the [[Cub Scouting (Boy Scouts of America)|Cub Scouts]] at the age of six. At eight he became an [[altar server]] at his church. In 1996, he attained the rank of [[Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)|Eagle Scout]], the second awarded by his Boy Scout Troop (180).<ref name = Black5>[http://www.blackfive.net/main/2005/08/army_specialist.html Army Specialist Casey Sheehan - Someone You Should (Have) Know(n)], ''[[Blackfive]] blog'',
-</ref>
-Sheehan graduated from Vacaville High School in [[Vacaville, California]] with honors in 1997. Three years later, he graduated from [[Solano Community College]] with an [[associate's degree]] in [[Drama]].<ref>[http://www.pigstye.net/iraq/article.php/20040408080120836 Casey Sheehan], ''[[The Iraq Page]]''</ref>
-==Military service==
-In May 2000, Sheehan enlisted in the [[United States Army]] as a light-wheeled vehicle mechanic, [[List of United States Army MOS#CMF 63 - Mechanical Maintenance|MOS 63B]]. It has been reported that he may have considered enlisting as a [[Chaplain]]'s assistant
-[[List of United States Army MOS#Chaplain Branch|MOS 56M]]. <!-- citation overlinked --> (Sheehan had acted as an [[altar server]] during the [[Palm Sunday]] mass on the morning of his death).<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42498-2005Feb21.html For Some, a Loss in Iraq Turns Into Antiwar Activism: Gold Star Families Band Together to 'Make People Care'], ''[[Washington Post]]'', February 22, 2005</ref>
-Near the end of his active service, the U.S. invasion of [[Iraq]] began. Sheehan re-enlisted, knowing that his unit would be sent there.<ref>[http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=1860 Cindy Sheehan Has an Agenda], ''American Chronicle''</ref> Sheehan's division, the [[1st Cavalry Division (United States)|First Cavalry Division]], was sent to Iraq. On March 19, 2004, Sheehan's Battery C, 1st Battalion, [[82nd Field Artillery Regiment]], arrived at [[Forward Operating Base|FOB]] [[Camp_War_Eagle]] in [[Sadr City]]. On April 4, 2004, Sheehan was killed in action after volunteering to be part of a [[Quick Reaction Force]] to rescue American troops.
-==Controversy==
-===Burial===
-Sheehan is buried in Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery in Vacaville, California. In May 2006, his mother finally provided a tombstone at his grave following criticism that Casey, who died in 2004, lacked one. Cindy Sheehan paid for the tombstone herself, stating "It is important for the rest of Casey's family to have one... I guess the pain of seeing it etched in marble that he is dead is another pain I will have to deal with." Cindy Sheehan maintains that the U.S. "government should have paid for it because of its responsibility for his death." The [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Department of Veterans Affairs]] does provide such monuments upon request.<ref>[http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/sheehangrave.asp Claim: Cindy Sheehan failed to provide a tombstone for her son's grave -- Status: true], ''[[Urban Legends Reference Pages|Snopes]]''</ref>
-==Legacy==
-Casey Sheehan was awarded the [[Purple Heart]] and [[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]]  with V for Valor posthumously for his actions April 4, 2004.<ref name=Black5>[http://www.blackfive.net/main/2005/08/army_specialist.html Army Specialist Casey Sheehan - Someone You Should (Have) Know(n)], ''[[Blackfive]] blog''
-</ref>  The chapel at [[Fort Hood]] started a new [[Knights of Columbus]] chapter that was named the Specialist Casey Austin Sheehan Council.<ref>[http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/081305B.shtml Mother's Vigil Recalls Quiet, Dedicated Son], ''[[Associated Press]]'', August 13, 2005</ref>  After his death, the Casey Austin Sheehan Memorial Award was created as an annual award to honor his memory. His mother, [[Cindy Sheehan]], became one of the most prominent anti-war activists in the country after his death.
-==See also==
-{{Portal box|Biography|United States Army}}
-==References==
-{{Reflist}}
-==External links==
-*[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/03/20/INGIGBNC46129.DTL Casey Sheehan's last letters home and family members' thoughts about him]
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
-| NAME              =Sheehan, Casey
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION =
-| DATE OF BIRTH     =May 29, 1979
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    =[[Bellflower, California]]
-| DATE OF DEATH     =April 4, 2004
-| PLACE OF DEATH    =[[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]]
-}}
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