Article: PROFILES OF COURAGE.(Special Pullouts)

Byline: Jim Erickson, Rocky Mountain News

At least 51 soldiers based at Fort Carson or who had strong ties to Colorado have died in Iraq in the past year. Through the eyes of parents, spouses, children, neighbors and friends, these are the lives behind the names and faces.

Army Staff Sgt. Taft V. Williams

* Hometown: New Orleans

* Unit: 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment

* Died: Aug. 12, 2003. His vehicle hit a land mine while traveling in a convoy to Baghdad International Airport to pick up repair parts for his regiment.

* Age: 29

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