A Marine's Story: Sergeant Kenneth Thomas Keller

 


Sergeant Kenneth Thomas Keller was born on October 31, 1963, in Cook County, Illinois.  He was an active football player, playing both minor league and for Loyola Academy.  Sergeant Keller enlisted in the US Marine Corps shortly after graduating high school in 1982 and trained as a helicopter crew chief.

Sergeant Kenneth Keller deployed to the Middle East for Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield and the Gulf War, and on October 8, 1990, his helicopter crashed while on patrol.  He rests at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, California.

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