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		A1C Leebernard E. Chavis

		KIA Date: 10/14/06

		Airman First Class (A1C) Leebernard E. Chavis, assigned to the 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, was killed by enemy gunfire Oct. 14, 2006 in the vicinity of Baghdad, Iraq.




		Airman Chavis, age 21, was performing duties as a member of a U.S. military police training team supporting Iraqi police at the time of his death.


		Air Force News:

		Oct 16, 2006 "Airman Killed During Combat Operations In Iraq"
		May 22, 2007 "New Book Captures Solemnity, Ceremony..."

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	Members of the 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron stand in formation at the patriation ceremony for Airman 1st Class Leebernard E. Chavis.		Senior Airman Donald Mace (left) and Tech. Sgt. Baltazar Ruiz (right) present arms to honor Cpl. David Williams, and Airman 1st Class Leebernard Chavis during a memorial ceremony held by the 30th Security Forces Squadron at Vandenberg.




	Maintenance workers from the 447th Air Expeditionary Group approached 732nd ESF Sqn security forces personnel who work the streets of Baghdad. Their goal: create a whole new turret design built for the urban battlefield.		Using pieces cannibalized from junked or wrecked vehicles, old parts and scrounged materials, their cooperative did just that – and their “Chavis turret” design is winning high praise. In fact, it’s doing more than that – it’s headed into early production.





	A U.S. Air Force Honor Guard carries the casket of Airman First Class Leebernard Chavis during burial services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.		Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. John D.W. Corley presents a commemorative photo book May 18 to Michael and Jacqueline Chavis, the parents of A1C Chavis.





	Chavis family bid farewell.		Chavis family bid farewell.





	Airmen of the 30th Security Forces Squadron here stand in formation during a Security Forces Memorial Ceremony to honor Cpl. David Williams, and Airman 1st Class Leebernard E. Chavis.		Lt. Col. Glenn Rogers, 30th Space Wing head chaplain, delivers a speech honoring Cpl. David H.Williams, and Airman 1st Class Leebernard E. Chavis at a Memorial Ceremony held by Security Forces.




	Lt. Col. Patrick Donley, 30th Security Forces Squadron Commander, delivers a speech at a Security Forces Memorial Ceremony to honor Cpl. David Williams, and Airman 1st Class Leebernard E. Chavis.		A crowd of about 100 people listen to Lt. Col. Patrick Donley, 30th Security Forces Squadron Commander, as he delivers a speech honoring Cpl. David Williams, and Airman 1st Class Chavis at a Security Forces Memorial Ceremony.




	Taps is played at a security forces memorial ceremony to honor Cpl. David Williams, and Airman 1st Class Leebernard Chavis at Vandenberg.		Capt. Mark Robertson, 30th Space Wing head chaplain, delivers the invocation to honor Cpl. David Williams, and Airman 1st Class Leebernard Chavis at a memorial ceremony held by the 30th Security Forces Squadron.






	A Security Forces Memorial is displayed to honor two Airmen added to it, Cpl. David Williams, and Airman 1st Class Leebernard Chavis, at the a Memorial Ceremony held by Security Forces at Vandenberg.		Capt. Mark Robertson,30th Space Wing head chaplain, delivers the invocation to honor Cpl. David Williams, and Airman 1st Class Leebernard Chavis at a memorial ceremony held by the 30th Security Forces Squadron at Vandenberg.