Thursday, April 17, 2008

Fallen Heroes April 17

April 17, 2003

Army Cpl. John Travis Rivero

23, of Tampa, Fla.; assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Division based in Eustis, Fla.; died from injuries sustained when his Humvee turned over in Kuwait.

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April 17, 2004

Army Pfc. Clayton W. Henson

20, of Stanton, Texas; assigned to 1st Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.; killed April 17 when his convoy was ambushed in Dwaniyan, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Marvin A. Camposiles

25, of Austell, Ga.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; killed April 17 when he was electrocuted while performing routine generator maintenance in Samarra, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Dennis B. Morgan

22, of Valentine, Neb.; assigned to 153rd Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard, Winer, S.D.; killed April 17 when his armored personnel carrier hit an improvised explosive device in Iskandariyah, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Michael A. McGlothin

21, of Milwaukee, Wis.; assigned to 115th Forward Support Battalion, Division Support Command, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed April 17 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol in Baghdad.

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Army Staff Sgt. Edward W. Carman

27 of McKeesport, Pa.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Armored Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed April 17 when his tank’s track broke, causing the driver to lose control, and the tank rolled off a bridge in Baghdad.


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Kentucky Army National Guard 1st Lt. Robert L. Henderson II

33, of Alvaton, Ky.; assigned to Detachment 1, 2123rd Transportation Company, Army National Guard, Owensboro, Ky.; killed April 17 when his convoy tried to avoid an overturned trailer and came under small-arms attack in Diwaniyah, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Jonathan N. Hartman

27, of Jacksonville, Fla.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedburg, Germany; killed April 17 when his convoy was ambushed in Dwaniyan, Iraq.

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Marine Capt. Richard J. Gannon II

31, of Escondido, Calif.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed April 17 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Michael J. Smith Jr.

21, of Jefferson, Ohio; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed April 17 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Ruben Valdez Jr.

21, of San Diego, Texas; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed April 17 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Gary F. Van Leuven

20, of Klamath Falls, Ore.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed April 17 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

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April 17, 2005

Army Pvt. Joseph L. Knott

21, of Yuma, Ariz.; assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed April 17 when his convoy was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

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Army Pfc. Steven F. Sirko

20, of Portage, Ind.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died April 17 of non-combat-related injuries in Muqdadiyah, Iraq.

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April 17, 2007

Army Pfc. Richard P. Langenbrunner

19, of Fort Wayne, Ind.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died April 17 in Rustamiyah, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. His death is under investigation.

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April 17, 2008

Army Staff Sgt. Jason L. Brown,

29, of Magnolia, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died April 17 in Sama Village, Iraq, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked using small-arms fire and grenades.

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