Friday, April 4, 2008

Fallen Heroes April 4

April 4, 2003

Marine Sgt. Duane R. Rios

25, of Griffith, Ind.; assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed during a firefight in central Iraq.

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Marine 1st Lt. Brian M. McPhillips

25, of Pembroke, Mass.; assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed during a firefight in central Iraq.

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Marine Cpl. Bernard G. Gooden

22, of Mt. Vernon, N.Y.; assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed during a firefight in central Iraq.

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Army Capt. Tristan N. Aitken

31, of State College, Pa.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga. killed in action in Iraq.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith

33, of Tampa, Fla.; assigned to 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed leading a counterattack against the enemy at Baghdad Airport in Iraq.

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Army Pvt. 2 Devon D. Jones

19, of San Diego; assigned to 41st Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed in a vehicle accident in Iraq.

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Army Spc. Daniel Francis J. Cunningham

33, of Lewiston, Maine; assigned to 41st Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed in a vehicle accident in Iraq.

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Army Pfc. Wilfred D. Bellard

20, of Lake Charles, La.; assigned to 41st Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed in a vehicle accident in Iraq.

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Marine Capt. Travis A. Ford

30, of Ogallala, Neb.; assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed in action when his AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed during combat operations near Ali Aziziyal, Iraq.

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Marine Capt. Benjamin W. Sammis

29, of Rehobeth, Mass.; assigned to the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton; Calif.; killed in action when his helicopter crashed near Ali Aziziyal, Iraq.

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April 4, 2004

Army Pfc. John D. Amos II

22, of Valparaiso, Ind.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; killed April 4 when an improvised explosive device hit his military vehicle in Kirkuk, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Casey Sheehan

24, of Vacaville, Calif.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed April 4 when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.

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Army Cpl. Forest J. Jostes

22, of Albion, Ill.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed April 4 when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.

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Army Spc. Israel Garza

25, of Lubbock, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed April 4 when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.


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Israel's Legacy Guest Book at this Link


Army Spc. Ahmed A. Cason

24, of McCalla, Ala.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed April 4 when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.

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Army Spc. Stephen D. Hiller

25, of Opelika, Ala.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed April 4 when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.

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Army Spc. Robert R. Arsiaga

25, of Midland, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed April 4 when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.

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Army Sgt. Yihjyh L. Chen

31, of Saipan, Marianas Protectorate; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed April 4 when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.

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Army Sgt. Michael W. Mitchell

25, of Porterville, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Germany; killed April 4 when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.

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Marine Corps Pfc. Geoffrey S. Morris

19, of Gurnee, Ill.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died April 4 from hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Corps Cpl. Tyler R. Fey

22, of Eden Prairie, Minn.; assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 4 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Philip G. Rogers

23, of Gresham, Ore.; assigned to the Army’s 3rd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed April 4 when an improvised explosive device hit his military vehicle in Mosul, Iraq.

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April 4, 2005

Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremiah C. Kinchen

22, of Salcha, Alaska; assigned to the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, San Antonio; attached to the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force; killed April 4 in an explosion during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Stephen C. Kennedy

35, of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard, Lenoir City, Tenn.; killed April 4 when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Balad Ruz, Iraq. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Dill.

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Army Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Dill

32, of Tonawanda, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 390th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 98th Division, Army Reserve, Buffalo, N.Y.; killed April 4 when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Balad Ruz, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. 1st Class Stephen C. Kennedy.

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April 4, 2006

Army Spc. Ty J. Johnson

28, of Elk Grove, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed April 4 when an improvised device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Kirkuk, Iraq.


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April 4, 2007

Army Pfc. Derek A. Gibson

20, Eustis, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died April 4 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed was Pfc. Walter Freeman Jr.

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Army Pfc. Walter Freeman Jr.

20, of Lancaster, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died April 4 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed was Pfc. Derek A. Gibson.

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Army Cpl. Joseph H. Cantrell IV

23, of Ashland, Ky.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 4 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle. Also killed was Army Staff Sgt. Jerry C. Burge.

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Army Staff Sgt. Jerry C. Burge

39, of Carriere, Miss.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 4 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed was Army Cpl. Joseph H. Cantrell IV.

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Army Pfc. James J. Coon

22, of Walnut Creek, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 4 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when in improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

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