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John E. Carey dies while serving in Baghdad, 2021

Also John Carey obituary 2021 · SFC John E Carey death

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TypeEvent
Date2021-02-09
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2021-02-09
Kind
Death
Eras
Modern era
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deathmilitaryfamilycommunityheritage
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

John E. Carey died in Baghdad on February 9, 2021, according to a family announcement and obituary reproduced on the Beaver Island Forum. The obituary describes his Army and State Department service and identifies his parents, Charles and Terri Carey, as Beaver Island residents. It also recalls his time on the island. A 2004 Beaver Beacon notice independently records the same John Carey’s Beaver Island connection and Bronze Star recognition.

Evidence limits

The date and biographical details come primarily from a family obituary copied to the forum, not an independently held funeral-home or government record. The Beacon provides useful identity corroboration but does not establish the 2021 death itself.

Sources

  1. The family’s initial notice reports that John Carey died in Baghdad on February 9. The later obituary identifies him as SFC (Ret.) John E. Carey, gives his military and State Department service, and says his parents Charles and Terri Carey lived on Beaver Island and that he loved spending time there. The obituary is reproduced by a forum participant; the underlying funeral-home page or official service record is not held in this archive.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 16 · t016018
  2. The family’s initial notice reports that John Carey died in Baghdad on February 9. The later obituary identifies him as SFC (Ret.) John E. Carey, gives his military and State Department service, and says his parents Charles and Terri Carey lived on Beaver Island and that he loved spending time there. The obituary is reproduced by a forum participant; the underlying funeral-home page or official service record is not held in this archive.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 16 · t016051
  3. Beaver Beacon, December 2004, “And Another.”
    The Beacon independently identifies John Carey as a frequent visitor to his father’s Beaver Island pheasant preserve and reports his Bronze Star. It corroborates the Beaver Island connection and military identity, but not the 2021 death details. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-12_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held issue scan confirms the military-award and Beaver Island connection notice; it does not establish the 2021 death details.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “John E. Carey dies while serving in Baghdad, 2021”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-john-e-carey-death-2021/, accessed [date], citing Carey family, “John Carey” and “John Carey Obituary,” Beaver Island Forum, February 13 and 28, 2021. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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