Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Fallen Heroes April 15

April 15, 2002


Army Staff Sgt. Brian T. Craig

27, of Houston; assigned to the 710th Explosive Ordnance Detachment, San Diego, Calif.; killed in an accidental explosion of ordnance on April 15, 2002, in Afghanistan.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel A. Romero

30, of Lafayette, Colo.; assigned to the 19th Special Forces Group, Pueblo, Colo.; killed in an accidental explosion of ordnance on April 15, 2002, in Afghanistan.

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Army Staff Sgt. Justin J. Galewski

28, of Olathe, Kan.; assigned to the 710th Explosive Ordnance Detachment, San Diego, Calif.; killed in an accidental explosion of ordnance on April 15, 2002, in Afghanistan.

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Army Sgt. Jamie O. Maugans

27, of Derby, Kan.; assigned to the 710th Explosive Ordnance Detachment, San Diego, Calif.; killed in an accidental explosion of ordnance on April 15, 2002, in Afghanistan.

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April 15, 2004

Marine Staff Sgt. Jimmy J. Arroyave

30, of Woodland, Calif.; assigned to Combat Service Support Battalion 1, Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died April 15 in a non-combat-related vehicle accident northeast of Ramadi, Iraq.

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April 15, 2005

Army Spc. Aleina Ramirez Gonzalez

33, of Hormigueros, Puerto Rico; assigned to the 3rd Brigade Troop Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed April 15 when a mortar struck her forward operating base in Tikrit, Iraq.

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April 15, 2006

Army Spc. Mark W. Melcher

34, of Pittsburgh; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 103rd Armor, Pennsylvania National Guard, Friedens, Pa.; killed April 15 when his M1A1 Abrams tank came under enemy small-arms fire during combat operations in Taqaddum, Iraq.

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Marine Pfc. Ryan G. Winslow

19, of Jefferson, Ala.; 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed April 15 when his Humvee struck an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Derrick J. Cothran, Cpl. Pablo V. Mayorga and Lance Cpl. Justin D. Sims.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Justin D. Sims

22, of Covington, Ky.; 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed April 15 when his Humvee struck an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Derrick J. Cothran, Cpl. Pablo V. Mayorga and Pfc. Ryan G. Winslow.

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Marine Cpl. Pablo V. Mayorga

33, of Margate, Fla.; 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed April 15 when his Humvee struck an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Derrick J. Cothran, Lance Cpl. Justin D. Sims and Pfc. Ryan G. Winslow.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Derrick J. Cothran

21, of Avondale, La.; 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed April 15 when his Humvee struck an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. Pablo V. Mayorga, Lance Cpl. Justin D. Sims and Pfc. Ryan G. Winslow.

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April 15, 2007

Army Pfc. Steven J. Walberg

18, of Paradise, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died April 15 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire.

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April 15, 2008

Marine 1st Sgt. Luke J. Mercardante

35, of Athens, Ga.; assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died April 15 in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations. Also killed was Marine Cpl. Kyle W. Wilks.

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Marine Cpl. Kyle W. Wilks

24, of Rogers, Ark.; assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died April 15 in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations. Also killed was Marine 1st Sgt. Luke J. Mercardante.

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