Saturday, April 5, 2008

Fallen Heroes April 6

April 6, 2003

Army Pfc. Gregory P. Huxley Jr.

19, of Forestport, N.Y.,; assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion, 17th Engineer Battalion, Fort Benning, Ga.; killed in action in Iraq.

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Army Pvt. 2 Kelley S. Prewitt

24, of Birmingham, Ala.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.; killed in action in Iraq.

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April 6, 2004

Marine Corps 2nd Lt. John T. Wroblewski

25, of Oak Ridge, N.J.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died April 6 of injuries received from hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Corps Pfc. Deryk L. Hallal

24, of Indianapolis, Ind.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 6 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Gerardo Moreno

23, of Terrell, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed April 6 by a rocket-propelled grenade when his unit was attacked in Ashula, Iraq.

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Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Fernando A. Mendez-Aceves

27, of Ponce, Puerto Rico; assigned to the Naval Medical Center San Diego, 1st Marine Division Detachment, San Diego; killed April 6 while conducting combat operations in the Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Lee D. Todacheene

29, of Farmington, N.M.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 77th Armored Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; killed April 6 when mortar fire hit his guard post in Balad, Iraq.

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Marine Corps Pfc. Christopher R. Cobb

19, of Bradenton, Fla.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 6 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Anthony P. Roberts

18, of Bear, Del.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 6 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Staff Sgt. Allan K. Walker

28, of Lancaster, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 6 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kyle D. Crowley

18, of San Ramon, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 6 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Travis J. Layfield

19, of Fremont, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 6 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Corps Pfc. Ryan M. Jerabek

18, of Oneida, Wis.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 6 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Marcus M. Cherry

18, of Imperial, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 6 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Benjamin R. Carman

20, of Jefferson, Iowa; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 6 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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April 6, 2005

Army Spc. Sascha Struble

20, of Philadelphia, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, Camp Ederle, Italy; killed April 6 when the CH-47 helicopter in which he was riding crashed in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Fifteen service members were killed or are unaccounted for in the crash.

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Army Spc. Michael K. Spivey

21, of Fayetteville, N.C.; assigned to the 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade, Giebelstadt, Germany; killed April 6 when the CH-47 helicopter in which he was riding crashed in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Fifteen service members were killed or are unaccounted for in the crash.

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Army Sgt. Stephen C. High

45, of Spartanburg, S.C.; assigned to the 228th Signal Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard, Spartanburg, S.C.; killed April 6 when the CH-47 helicopter in which he was riding crashed in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Fifteen service members were killed or are unaccounted for in the crash.

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Army Staff Sgt. Romanes L. Woodard

30, of Hertford, N.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, Camp Ederle, Italy; killed April 6 when the CH-47 helicopter in which he was riding crashed in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Fifteen service members were killed or are unaccounted for in the crash.

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Army Sgt. Maj. Barbaralien Banks

41, of Harvey, La.; assigned to Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; killed April 6 when the CH-47 helicopter in which she was riding crashed in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Fifteen service members were killed or are unaccounted for in the crash.

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Army Capt. David S. Connolly

37, of Boston; assigned to the 1173rd Transportation Terminal Battalion, Army Reserve, Brockton, Mass.; killed April 6 when the CH-47 helicopter in which he was riding crashed in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Fifteen service members were killed or are unaccounted for in the crash.

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Marine Sgt. James S. Lee

26, of Mt. Vernon, Ind.; assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 142, Marine Aircraft Group 42, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marietta, Ga.; attached to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 42, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing; killed April 6 when the CH-47 helicopter in which he was riding crashed in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Fifteen service members were killed or are unaccounted for in the crash.

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Army Maj. Edward J. Murphy

36, of Charleston, S.C.; assigned to the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Camp Ederle, Italy; killed April 6 when the CH-47 helicopter in which he was riding crashed in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Fifteen service members were killed or are unaccounted for in the crash.

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Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 David Ayala

24, of New York City; assigned to the 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade, Giebelstadt, Germany; killed April 6 when the CH-47 helicopter in which he was riding crashed in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Fifteen service members were killed or are unaccounted for in the crash.

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Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Clint J. Prather

32, of Cheney, Wash.; assigned to the 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade, Gielbelstadt, Germany; killed April 6 when the CH-47 helicopter in which he was riding crashed in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Fifteen service members were killed or are unaccounted for in the crash.

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Army Master Sgt. Edwin A. Matos-Colon

42, of Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico; assigned to Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; killed April 6 when the CH-47 helicopter in which he was riding crashed in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Fifteen service members were killed or are unaccounted for in the crash.

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Army Staff Sgt. Charles R. Sanders Jr.

29, of Charleston, Mo.; assigned to the 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade, Giebelstadt, Germany; killed April 6 when the CH-47 helicopter in which he was riding crashed in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Fifteen service members were killed or are unaccounted for in the crash.

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Army Spc. Daniel J. Freeman

20, of Cincinnati; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, Camp Ederle, Italy; killed April 6 when the CH-47 helicopter in which he was riding crashed in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Fifteen service members were killed or are unaccounted for in the crash.

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Army Spc. Chrystal G. Stout

23, of Travelers Rest, S.C.; assigned to the 228th Signal Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard, Spartanburg, S.C.; killed April 6 when the CH-47 helicopter in which she was riding crashed in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Fifteen service members were killed or are unaccounted for in the crash.

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Army Pfc. Pendleton L. Sykes II

25, of Chesapeake, Va.; assigned to the 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade, Giebelstadt, Germany; killed April 6 when the CH-47 helicopter in which he was riding crashed in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Fifteen service members were killed or are unaccounted for in the crash.

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April 6, 2006

Army Spc. Dustin J. Harris

21, of Patten, Maine; assigned to the 172nd Brigade Support Battalion, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; killed April 6 when an improvised device detonated while he was conducting dismounted patrol operations in Bayji, Iraq.

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Marine Pfc. Chase A. Edwards

19, of Lake Charles, La.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed April 6 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Bryan N. Taylor

20, of Milford, Ohio; assigned to the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died April 6 after being shot by an Iraqi Army soldier on a coalition base near Al Qaim, Iraq. The incident is currently under investigation.

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Army Spc. Daniel L. Sesker

22, of Ogden, Iowa; assigned to the Troop C, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry, Iowa Army National Guard, LeMars, Iowa; killed April 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Bayji, Iraq.

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April 6, 2007

Army Pvt. Damian Lopez Rodriguez

19, Tucson, Ariz.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died April 6 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were Capt. Anthony Palermo and Spc. Ryan S. Dallam.

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Army Spc. Ryan S. Dallam

24, of Norman, Okla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died April 6 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were Capt. Anthony Palermo and Pvt. Damian Lopez Rodriguez.

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Army Capt. Anthony Palermo

26, of Brockton, Mass.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died April 6 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were Spc. Ryan S. Dallam and Pvt. Damian Lopez Rodriguez.

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Explosive Ordnance Disposal 1st Class (Diver) J. Adam McSween

26, of Valdosta, Ga.; assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit 11, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash.; died April 6 from enemy action while conducting combat operations near Kirkuk, Iraq. Also killed were Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal (Diver) Gregory J. Billiter and Explosive Ordnance Disposal 2nd Class (Diver) Curtis R. Hall.

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Explosive Ordnance Disposal 2nd Class (Diver) Curtis R. Hall

24, of Burley, Idaho.; assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit 11, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash.; died April 6 from enemy action while conducting combat operations near Kirkuk, Iraq. Also killed were Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal (Diver) Gregory J. Billiter and Explosive Ordnance Disposal 1st Class (Diver) Joseph A. McSween.

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Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal (Diver) Gregory J. Billiter

36, of Villa Hills, Ky.; assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit 11, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash.; died April 6 from enemy action while conducting combat operations near Kirkuk, Iraq. Also killed were Explosive Ordnance Disposal 2nd Class (Diver) Curtis R. Hall and Explosive Ordnance Disposal 1st Class (Diver) Joseph A. McSween.

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Army Pfc. Jay S. Cajimat

20, of Lahaina, Hawaii; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died April 6 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his unit.

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Army Pfc. Daniel A. Fuentes

19, of Levittown, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died April 6 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

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Navy Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class Joseph C. Schwedler

27, of Crystal Falls, Mich.; assigned to East Coast Navy SEAL Team; died April 6 from enemy action while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

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April 6, 2008

Army Staff Sgt. Jeremiah E. McNeal

23, of Norfolk, Va.; assigned to the 237th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 91st Troop Command, Virginia Army National Guard, West Point, Va.; died April 6 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

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Army Col. Stephen K. Scott

54, of New Market, Ala.; assigned to the 356th Quartermaster Battalion, Laurel, Miss.; died April 6 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire. Also killed was Maj. Stuart A. Wolfer.

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Army Maj. Stuart A. Wolfer

36, of Coral Springs, Fla.; assigned to the 11th Battalion, 104th Division, Boise, Idaho; died April 6 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire. Also killed was Col. Stephen K. Scott.

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Army Capt. Ulises Burgos-Cruz

29, of Puerto Rico; assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died April 6 in Balad, Iraq, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Spc. Matthew T. Morris.

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Army Pfc. Shane D. Penley

19, of Sauk Village, Ill.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died April 6 at Patrol Base Copper, Iraq, from wounds sustained while on duty at a guard post.

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Army Staff Sgt. Emanuel Pickett

34, of Teachey, N.C.; assigned to the 1132nd Military Police Company, North Carolina Army National Guard, Rocky Mount, N.C.; died April 6 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked with indirect fire.

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Army Spc. Matthew T. Morris

23, of Cedar Park, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 6 in Balad, Iraq, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Capt. Ulises Burgos-Cruz

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