Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Fallen Heroes April 22

April 22, 2003

Lance Cpl. Alan Dinh Lam

19, of Snow Camp, N.C; assigned to the 8th Communication Battalion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed in a non-hostile accident when a rocket-propelled grenade launcher being fired for familiarization malfunctioned near Kut, Iraq.

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Marine Chief Warrant Officer Robert William Channell Jr.

36, of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade based in Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed in a non-hostile accident when a rocket-propelled grenade launcher being fired for familiarization malfunctioned near Kut, Iraq.

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Marine Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Todd Arnold

30, of Spring, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade based in Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed in a non-hostile accident when a rocket-propelled grenade launcher being fired for familiarization malfunctioned near Kut, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Roy Russell Buckley

24, of Portage, Ind.; assigned to the 685th Transportation Company, based in Hobart, Ind.; killed when he fell from an M818 truck traveling in a convoy.

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April 22, 2004

Marine Cpl. Jason L. Dunham

22, of Scio, N.Y.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died April 22 at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Md., of injuries sustained April 14 when he used his body to shield comrades from a grenade explosion in Husaybah, Iraq. He will receive the Medal of Honor.

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Army Cpl. Patrick D. Tillman

27, of Chandler, Ariz.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed April 22 when his patrol vehicle came under attack near Spera, Afghanistan.

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April 22, 2005

Army Pfc. Gavin J. Colburn

20, of Frankfort, Ohio; assigned to the 542nd Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Kingsbury, Ind.; killed April 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle as he was traveling along a supply route in Iraq.

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April 22, 2006

Marine Cpl. Eric R. Lueken

23, of Dubois, Ind.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed April 22 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar Province, Iraq.

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Army Pvt. Travis C. Zimmerman

19, of New Berlinville, Pa.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed April 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his observation post during dismounted combat reconnaissance operations in Baghdad.

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Army Spc. Eric D. King

29, of Vancouver, Wash.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 67th Armored Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died of injuries sustained April 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee causing a fire during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were: Pfc. Jacob H. Allcott, Pvt. Michael E. Bouthot and Sgt. Kyle A. Colnot.

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Army Sgt. Kyle A. Colnot

23, of Arcadia, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 67th Armored Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died of injuries sustained April 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee causing a fire during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were: Pfc. Jacob H. Allcott, Pvt. Michael E. Bouthot and Spc. Eric D. King.

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Army Pvt. Michael E. Bouthot

19, of Fall River, Mass.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 67th Armored Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died of injuries sustained April 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee causing a fire during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were: Pfc. Jacob H. Allcott, Sgt. Kyle A. Colnot and Spc. Eric D. King.

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Army Pfc. Jacob H. Allcott

21, of Caldwell, Idaho; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 67th Armored Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died of injuries sustained April 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee causing a fire during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were: Pvt. Michael E. Bouthot, Sgt. Kyle A. Colnot and Spc. Eric D. King.

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PFC Jacob H. Allcott - Memorial Site





April 22, 2008

Army Pvt. Ronald R. Harrison,

25, of Morris Plains, N.J.; assigned to the 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died April 22 at Forward Operating Base Falcon near Baghdad, Iraq, of a non-combat-related injury.

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Marine Cpl. Jonathan T. Yale,

21, of Burkeville, Va.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died April 22 of wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Jordan C. Haerter.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan C. Haerter,

19, of Sag Harbor, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died April 22 of wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Jonathan T. Yale.

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