Friday, April 18, 2008

Fallen Heroes April 18

April 18, 2004

Marine Cpl. Christopher A. Gibson

23, of Simi Valley, Calif.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed in action April 18 in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army Master Sgt. Herbert R. Claunch

58, of Wetumpka, Ala.; assigned to 217th Military Police Company, Alabama National Guard, Prattville, Ala.; died April 18 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after collapsing on the floor in his quarters.

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April 18, 2005

Army Pfc. Sam W. Huff

18, of Tucson, Ariz.; assigned to the 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died April 18 in Baghdad of injuries sustained April 17 when an improvised explosive device detonated near her Humvee in Baghdad.



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Army Maj. Steven W. Thornton

46, of Eugene, Ore.; assigned to the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth, N.J.; died April 18 when he collapsed during physical training in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

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April 18, 2006

Army Capt. Ian P. Weikel

31, of Colorado; assigned to the 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 18 in Balad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad.

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April 18, 2007

Army Cpl. Michael M. Rojas

21, of Fresno, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died April 18 in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed was Cpl. Wade J. Oglesby.

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Army Cpl. Wade J. Oglesby

27, of Grand Junction, Colo.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died April 18 in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed was Cpl. Michael M. Rojas.

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Army Pfc. Jason M. Morales

20, of La Puente, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, and Fort Riley, Kan.; died April 18 in Baghdad of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire.

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April 18, 2008

Army Spc. Benjamin K. Brosh,

22, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died April 18 at Forward Operating Base Anaconda in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained in Paliwoda, Iraq, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

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Army Sgt. Lance O. Eakes,

25, of Apex, N.C.; assigned to the 1132nd Military Police Company, North Carolina Army National Guard, Rocky Mount, N.C.; died April 18 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

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