Saturday, April 5, 2008

Fallen Heroes April 5

April 5, 2003

Marine 1st Sgt. Edward Smith

38, of Chicago; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, based at Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died in Doha, Kuwait, of wounds received in action in central Iraq.

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Army Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker

34, of Apollo, Pa.; assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed in action during a raid into Baghdad, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Larry K. Brown

22, of Jackson, Miss.; assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed in action in Iraq.

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April 5, 2004

Army Spc. Scott Q. Larson Jr.

22, of Houston; assigned to 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Germany; killed April 5 when his convoy was ambushed in Baghdad.

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Marine Corps Pfc. Christopher Ramos

26, of Albuquerque, N.M.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 5 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Corps Cpl. Jesse L. Thiry

23, of Casco, Wis.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 5 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Shane L. Goldman

19, of Orange, Texas; assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 5 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army Spc. David M. McKeever

25, of Buffalo, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany; killed April 5 when individuals using a rocket-propelled-grenade ambushed his unit in Baghdad.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew K. Serio

21, of North Providence, R.I.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 5 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Corps Pfc. Moises A. Langhorst

19, of Moose Lake, Minn.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 5 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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April 5, 2005

Spc. Glenn J. Watkins

42, of Carlsbad, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry, Washington Army National Guard, Kent, Wash.; killed April 5 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad.

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Army Sgt. Javier J. Garcia

25, of Miami; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed April 5 when improvised explosive devices detonated near his patrol in Baghdad.

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April 5, 2007

Army Sgt. Forrest D. Cauthorn

22, of Midlothian, Va., assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died April 5 in Hawijah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit came into contact with enemy forces using small arms and grenades during combat operations.

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Army Spc. Jason A. Shaffer

28, of Derry, Pa.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 5 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle.

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