Thursday, April 3, 2008

Fallen Heroes April 3

April 3, 2003

Army Capt. Edward J. Korn

31, of Savannah, Ga.; assigned to 64th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed as he investigated a wrecked Iraqi T-72 tank destroyed by his unit in central Iraq.

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Army Staff Sgt. Wilbert Davis

40, of Tampa, Fla.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed in a vehicle accident in central Iraq.

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Marine Cpl. Erik H. Silva

22, of Chula Vista, Calif.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed in action in Iraq.

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Army Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe

27, of Arvada, Colo; assigned to A Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.; died from severe injuries in Iraq.

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Army Spc. Ryan P. Long

21, of Seaford, Del.; assigned to A Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.; died from severe injuries sustained in car-bomb suicide attack in Iraq.

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Army Staff Sgt. Nino D. Livaudais

23, of Ogden, Utah; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.; died from severe injuries sustained in car-bomb suicide attack in Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Todd J. Robbins

33, of Pentwater, Mich.; assigned to the C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch Rocket System), Fort Sill, Okla.; killed in action in Iraq.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class Randall S. Rehn

36, of Longmont, Colo.; assigned to the C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch Rocket System), Fort Sill, Okla.; killed in action in Iraq.

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Army Spc. Donald S. Oaks Jr.

20, of Erie, Pa.; assigned to the C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch Rocket System), Fort Sill, Okla.; killed in action in Iraq.

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Marine Cpl. Mark A. Evnin

21, of Burlington, Vt.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed in action during a firefight in central Iraq.

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Marine Pfc. Chad E. Bales

20, of Coahoma, Texas; assigned to the 1st Transportation Support Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident east of Ash Shahin, Iraq.

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April 3, 2004

Marine Lance Cpl. Aric J. Barr

22, of Allegheny, Pa.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed April 4 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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(MilitaryCity lists Aric's passing as April 4, 2004. The DOD has 2 dates 4/3 and 4/4, after reading a Legacy message by Aric's Mom, I am entering Aric on 4/3)

April 3, 2007

To My Loving Son Aric,
Today is 3 yrs and it still seems like yesterday, i love and miss u with all my heart,
Semper Fi baby boy
Mom


April 3, 2005

Army Cpl. William D. Richardson

23, of Moreno Valley, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kansas; killed April 3 when he came under enemy fire, fell into a canal and drowned in Baghdad.

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Army Sgt. James A. Sherrill

27, of Ekron, Ky.; assigned to the 2113th Transportation Company, Kentucky Army National Guard, Paducah, Ky.; killed April 3 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Bayji, Iraq.

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April 3, 2007

Army Staff Sgt. Shane R. Becker

35, of Helena, Mont.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died April 3 in Baghdad when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire.

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Army Pfc. Gabriel J. Figueroa

20, of Baldwin Park, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 3 in Baghdad when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire.

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April 3, 2008

Air Force Staff Sgt. Travis L. Griffin

28, of Dover, Del.; assigned to the 377th Security Forces Squadron, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.; died April 3 near Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

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Army Sgt. Nicholas A. Robertson

27, of Old Town, Maine; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; died April 3 at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of wounds sustained while conducting dismounted combat operations in the Zahn Khan District, Afghanistan.

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