Mark A. Simpson

Tags: Army , Memorials , Illinois , OEF

IllinoisSgt. Mark A. Simpson, 40, of Peoria, Illinois, died September 26, 2010, at Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his military vehicle with an improvised explosive device on September 25 at Forward Operating Base Frontenac, Afghanistan. Sgt. Simpson was assigned to the 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.