Baby Boomer Army Maj. Steven Hutchison Dies In Basra Iraq

Baby Boomer Army Maj. Steven Hutchison Dies In Basra Iraq at the age of 60. Army Maj. Steven Hutchison fought battles in the jungles of Vietnam. Then he fought an epic battle on the home front but even at age of 60, he still wasn’t done fighting for his country.

Baby Boomer Maj. Steven Hutchison served 22 years in his first Army stint, then returned at age 57. He was killed Sunday, May 10th, 2009, from wounds incurred from a roadside bomb in Al Farr. He is the oldest U.S. service member to die in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Maj. Steven Hutchison joined the Army in 1966 and served two one-year tours in Vietnam, according to a news release from Fort Riley, Kansas, home of Hutchison’s 1st Infantry Division, the famous “Big Red One.”

Over the next 22 years od service, he was a platoon leader in Germany and commander of a basic training company at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

During this time, he earned a doctorate in psychology from the University of Delaware and became an assistant professor of military science at Claremont College in California. He was also awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal, among others.

Hutchison retired from the military back in 1988 and took up the quiet life of a college professor. He then was a professor at several small colleges in California and became a researcher for a health care company in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Baby Boomer Army Maj. Steven Hutchison Dies In Basra Iraq because he felt compelled to re-enlist after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, even though his wife, Kandy was against the whole idea.

The always athletic Hutchison got himself into shape and returned to active duty at age 57. Military rules are that retirees may be recalled up to age 64 for general officers, 62 for warrant officers and 60 for all others.

Maj. Steven Hutchison served a tour in Afghanistan and then was sent to Iraq, where he was part of a team training Iraqi forces to secure Iraq.

Army Maj. Steven Hutchison, soldier-psychology professor, is also survived by two daughters and two step children.

Baby Boomer Army Maj. Steven Hutchison Dies In Basra Iraq and BBAC sends their condolences to his family, friends and fellow soilders.