Sunday, April 20, 2008

Fallen Heroes April 20

April 20, 2004


Maine Army National Guard Spc. Christopher D. Gelineau

23 of Portland, Maine; assigned to the 133rd Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard, Gardiner, Maine; killed April 20 when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Bradley C. Fox

34, of Orlando, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedburg, Germany; died April 20 in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained on March 14 when his military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.

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Army Pfc. Leroy Harris-Kelly

20, of Azusa, Calif.; assigned to the 596th Maintenance Company, 3rd Corps Support Command, V Corps, Darmstadt, Germany; killed April 20 when his truck went off the road and rolled over because of limited visibility and dangerous driving conditions north of Tallil, Iraq.

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April 20, 2005

Marine Lance Cpl. Marty G. Mortenson

22, of Flagstaff, Ariz.; assigned to the 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 20 when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Marine Cpl. Kelly M. Cannan.

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Marine Cpl. Kelly M. Cannan

21, of Lowville, N.Y.; assigned to the 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 20 when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Marine Lance Cpl. Marty G. Mortenson.

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April 20, 2006

Marine Staff Sgt. Jason C. Ramseyer

28, of Lenoir, N.C.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed April 20 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar Province, Iraq.

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April 20, 2007

Marine Lance Cpl. Jeffery A. Bishop

23, of Dickson, Tenn.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died April 20 from wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in the Anbar province.

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Army Sgt. Alexander Van Aalten

21, of Monterey, Tenn.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died April 20 in Sangin, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when a land mine detonated near his unit during combat operations.


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April 20, 2008

Navy Counselor 1st Class Cherie L. Morton,

40, of Bakersfield, Calif.; assigned to Naval Security Force, Naval Support Activity Bahrain; died April 20 in Galali, Muharraq, Bahrain.

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