Kristoffer Domeij

Kristoffer Bryan Domeij (October 5, 1982 – October 22, 2011) was an American soldier serving in the United States Army as a sergeant first class. He was one of three soldiers killed by a roadside bomb near Kandahar Province on October 22, 2011.

Early life

Born in Santa Ana, California, he graduated from Rancho Bernardo High School in 2000 and enlisted in the U.S. Army in July, 2001.

Career

After graduating from the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program, Domeij was assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment in 2002 where he served as a Forward Observer. He also served in Headquarters and Headquarters Company as a Reconnaissance Joint Terminal Attack Controller and B Company as the Fire Support Noncommissioned Officer, and again in HHC as the Battalion Fires Support Noncommissioned Officer.

At 14 deployments, SFC Domeij holds the record for the Soldier with the most deployments to be killed in action. The previous record was 12. Domeij was one of the soldiers who helped rescue Private First Class Jessica Lynch in Iraq in 2003. Domeij was also one of the first US Army ground soldiers qualified to coordinate Air Force and Navy air attacks as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller.