Army Spc. Jay (Gil) Mercado
25, of Paterson, N.J.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, based at Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed April 13 by a non-combat weapon discharge in Iraq.
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Army Staff Sgt. Victor A. Rosales-Lomeli
29, of Westminster, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany; killed April 13 when an improvised explosive device exploded near his escort vehicle in Iraq.
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27, of Petoskey, Mich.; assigned to Inspector/Instructor Staff, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Akron, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); died April 13 as a result of wounds sustained from enemy mortar fire at Camp Hit in Anbar province, Iraq.
22, of San Antonio; assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 13 due to enemy action in Anbar Province, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Salem Bachar.
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20, of Chula Vista, Calif.; assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 13 due to enemy action in Anbar Province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Stephen J. Perez.
29, of Granite Falls, N.C.; assigned to the 513th Transportation Company, 57th Transportation Battalion, 593rd Corps Support Group, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died April 13 in Baghdad, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.
