Sunday, April 27, 2008

Fallen Heroes April 27

April 27, 2004

Army Pfc. Marquis A. Whitaker

20, of Columbus, Ga.; assigned to 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.; killed April 27 after falling from a bridge in Scania, Iraq. His vehicle was hit from behind by a civilian truck and left hanging off the side of the bridge. Whitaker attempted to climb out of the vehicle but fell.

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Army Staff Sgt. Abraham D. Penamedina

32, of Los Angeles; assigned to Company B, 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed April 27 when his patrol came under sniper fire in Baghdad.

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April 27, 2005

Marine Cpl. Joseph S. Tremblay

23, of New Windsor, N.Y.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Moundsville, W.Va.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); died April 27 of injuries sustained when a mine exploded while he was conducting combat operations near Hit, Iraq.

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April 27, 2006

Army Staff Sgt. Mark A. Wall

27, of Alden, Iowa; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; died April 27 from a non-combat related cause in Mosul, Iraq. The incident is under investigation.

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Army 1st Sgt. Bobby Mendez

38, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 27 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad.

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Army Sgt. Matthew A. Webber

23, of Kalamazoo, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Michigan Army National Guard, Saginaw, Mich.; died on April 27 in the Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, of injuries sustained Nov. 21, 2005 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Habbaniyah, Iraq.

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April 27, 2007

Army Spc. Eddie D. Tamez

21, of Galveston, Texas; assigned to the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died April 27 in Fallujah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed was Army Pfc. David A. Kirkpatrick.

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Army Pfc. David A. Kirkpatrick

20, of Upland, Ind.; assigned to the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died April 27 in Fallujah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed was Army Spc. Eddie D. Tamez.

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Marine Sgt. William J. Callahan

28, of South Easton, Mass.; assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died April 27 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Daniel F. Mehringer

20, of Morgantown, W.Va.; assigned to Division Special Troops Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died April 27 in Bagram, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident. His death is under investigation.

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Army Staff Sgt. Michael D. Thomas

34, of Seffner, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died April 27 in Herat province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire.

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Army Pfc. Nicholas E. Riehl

21, of Shiocton, Wis.; assigned to the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died April 27 in Fallujah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat patrol.

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Marine Sgt. Peter Woodall

25, of Sarasota, Fla.; assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died April 27 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

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April 27, 2008

Army Pfc. William T. Dix,

32, of Culver City, Calif.; assigned to the 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, I Corps, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died April 27 at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident.

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