- Command Sgt. Maj. Robert ‘Bob’ Gallagher passed away in Georgia
- His son Patrick said he was suffering from a heart condition at the time
- Silver star winner was shot in the leg during battle in Mogadishu in 1993
- Also parachuted into Panama and fought in Baghdad in 2003
- Col. Gred Gadson said he was ‘probably the best soldier I ever served with’
- Spent the last years of his career working with wounded soldiers
RIP To A Decorated War Hero ~ Stars and Stripes:
Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Gallagher, who parachuted into Panama during Operation Just Cause, served as a platoon sergeant with Task Force Ranger in the Somalia battle known by “Black Hawk Down,” and fought his way into Baghdad in 2003 was found dead in his Georgia home Oct. 13 of natural causes.
He was 52 years old.
The Third Infantry Division announced his death on Facebook. According to the 3rd ID, Gallagher was the 3rd Battalion 15th Infantry Regiment command sergeant major during Operation Iraqi Freedom I. During the initial invasion, he was injured and continued to engage the enemy while a soldier rendered first aid on his leg.
He had a distinguished career earning two Purple Hearts, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Bronze Star with “V” device, and numerous other awards, medals, and achievements, 3rd ID wrote on Facebook.
Gallagher was born in Bayonne, N.J., in 1962. He joined the U.S. Army in 1981 and retired in 2013, according to an online obituary hosted by the Richmond Hill Funeral Home.
Burial will be held in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors at a later date, according to the obituary….
