Monday, April 14, 2008

Fallen Heroes April 14


April 14, 2003


Army Pfc. Joseph P. Mayek

20, of Rock Springs, Wyo.; assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, Smith Barracks, Germany; killed after being struck by a round that was discharged from Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Iraq.

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Army Pfc. John E. Brown

21, of Troy, Ala.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed when a grenade exploded inside his Humvee in Iraq.


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Army Spc. Thomas A. Foley III

23, of Dresden, Tenn.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed when a grenade exploded inside his Humvee in Iraq.


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Marine Cpl. Armando Ariel Gonzalez

25, of Hileah, Fla.; assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 273, Marine Wing Support Group 27, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C.; killed in a non-hostile accident when a commercial refueler collapsed at Logistics Supply Area Viper in southern Iraq.


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Army Spc. Richard A. Goward

32, of Midland, Mich.; assigned to 1460th Transportation Company, Midland, Mich.;
killed in a non-hostile truck accident in
Iraq.


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Marine Cpl. Jason David Mileo

20 of Centreville, Md.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division based in Twentynine Palms, Calif.; shot and killed after being mistaken for an enemy soldier in the vicinity of Baghdad.

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April 14, 2004


Army Spc. Richard K. Trevithick

20, of Gaines, Mich.; assigned to the 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; killed April 14 when an improvised explosive device exploded near his convoy vehicle in Balad, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Christopher Ramirez

34, of McAllen, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed April 14 during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Frank K. Rivers Jr.

23, of Woodbridge, Va.; assigned to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died April 14 when he collapsed during physical training in Mosul, Iraq.

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April 14, 2005

Marine Capt. James C. Edge

31, of Virginia Beach, Va.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed April 14 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.

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April 14, 2006

Marine Lance Cpl. Darin T. Settle

23, of Henley, Mo.; assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died April 14 from a non-hostile motor vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq.

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April 14, 2007


Army Sgt. Brandon L. Wallace

27, of St. Louis, Mo.; assigned to the 1451st Transportation Company, 13th Support Command, Iraq.; died April 14 in Fallujah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed was Sgt. Joshua A. Schmit.

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Army Sgt. Joshua A. Schmit


26, of Willmar, Minn.; assigned to the 1451st Transportation Company, 13th Support Command, Iraq.; died April 14 in Fallujah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed was Sgt. Brandon L. Wallace.


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Army Spc. Ryan A. Bishop

32, of Euless, Texas; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died April 14 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on dismounted patrol.

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Army Staff Sgt. Robert J. Basham

22, of Kenosha, Wis.; assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery 1st Battalion, 126th Field Artillery Regiment, Kenosha, Wis.; died April 14 at Camp As Sayliyah in Doha, Qatar, as a result of injuries from a non-combat incident..

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Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Santee

21, of Mission Viejo, Calif.; assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C .; died April 14 in Anbar province, Iraq, in a non hostile vehicle accident.

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April 14, 2008

Marine Cpl. Richard J. Nelson

23, of Racine, Wis.; assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Milwaukee; died April 14 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Dean D. Opicka.

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Army Spc. Arturo Huerta-Cruz

23, of Clearwater, Fla.; assigned to the 10th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died April 14 in Tuz, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

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Army Sgt. Joseph A. Richard III

27, of Lafayette, La.; assigned to the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Polk, La.; died April 14 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Dean D. Opicka

29, of Waukesha, Wis.; assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Milwaukee; died April 14 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Richard J. Nelson.

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