Saturday, April 26, 2008

Fallen Heroes April 26

April 26, 2004


Marine Lance Cpl. Aaron C. Austin

21, of Sunray, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 26 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Sherwood R. Baker

30, of Plymouth, Pa., assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 103rd Armor Regiment, Army National Guard, Tamaqua, Pa.; killed April 26 by a large explosion while performing site security in Baghdad.

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Army Sgt. Lawrence A. Roukey

33, of Westbrook, Maine; assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Battalion, 304th Regiment, 98th Division, Army Reserve, Lewiston, Maine; killed April 26 by a large explosion while performing site security in Baghdad.

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April 26, 2005

Army Sgt. David L. Rice

22, of Sioux City, Iowa; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died April 26 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, when his Humvee rolled over.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Allen C. Johnson

31, of Los Molinos, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died April 26 in Khanaqin, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces using small-arms fire attacked his patrol.

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April 26, 2006

Marine Lance Cpl. Michael L. Ford

19, of New Bedford, Mass.; assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed April 26 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.

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April 26, 2007

Marine Cpl. Christopher Degiovine

25, of Lone Tree, Colo.; assigned to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died April 26 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Adam E. Loggins

27, of Athens, Ala.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died April 26 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Cpl. Willie P. Celestine Jr.

21, of Lafayette, La., died April 26 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

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