 Spc. Francis "Frank" M. Trussel Jr., 21, of Lincoln died Saturday in
Tahrir, Iraq. Trussel was wounded when an improvised explosive
device detonated near his position. He was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st
Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.Trussel leaves behind his
wife, Jodi, and two sons, ages 2 and 4. He was living in Lincoln in
2006 when he entered the Army.
Trussel grew up east of Lincoln. Frank and his two siblings,
Jesse and Heather, entered foster care when his mother died when he
was age 2. His sister died in childhood in an accident.
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 Trussel enjoyed playing sports in his youth, particularly
basketball, and graduated from DeLand-Weldon High School in 2003. He
attended college in Lincoln in 2004 and joined the Army in 2005. He
deployed for Iraq in October 2006.
LDN appreciates the sacrifice given by this young man.
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