Monday, April 7, 2008

Fallen Heroes April 7

April 7, 2003

Army Pfc. Anthony S. Miller

19, of San Antonio; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed in action in Iraq.

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Army 1st Lt. Jeffrey J. Kaylor

24, of Clifton, Va.; assigned to C Battery, 39th Field Artillery Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed in action in Iraq.

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Marine Cpl. Jesus Martin Antonio Medellin

21, of Fort Worth, Texas; assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed in action in central Iraq.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew Julian Aviles

18, of Palm Beach, Fla.; assigned to 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Tampa, Fla.; killed in action in central Iraq.

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Army Staff Sgt. Lincoln D. Hollinsaid

27, of Malden, Ill.; assigned to B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed in action in Iraq.

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Army Spc. George A. Mitchell

35, of Rawlings, Md.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died of wounds received April 7 in an enemy rocket attack south of Baghdad.

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Air Force Capt. Eric B. Das

30, of Amarillo, Texas; assigned to the 333rd Fighter Squadron based at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.; killed when the F-15E he was piloting went down during a combat mission in Iraq. The incident remains under investigation.

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Air Force Maj. William R. Watkins III

37, of Danville, Va.; assigned to the 333rd Fighter Squadron based at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.; killed in action when the F-15E he was in went down during a combat mission in Iraq.

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April 7, 2004

Army Staff Sgt. George S. Rentschler

31, of Louisville, Ky.; assigned to the Army’s 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; killed April 7 when his military vehicle was hit with a rocket-propelled grenade in Baghdad.

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Arkansas Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class William W. Labadie Jr.

45, of Bauxite, Ark.; assigned to Troop E, 151st Cavalry Squadron, 39th Infantry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Army National Guard, based in Marianna, Ark.; killed April 7 when his camp was attacked by rockets and small-arms fire in Baghdad.

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Army Spc. Tyanna S. Avery-Felder

22, of Bridgeport, Conn.; assigned to the 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died April 7 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained April 4 when her convoy vehicle was hit with an improvised explosive device in Balad, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Marvin L. Miller

38, of Dunn, N.C.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th U.S. Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died April 7 of a gunshot wound he received while on traffic-control duty in Balad, Iraq.

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Marine Pfc. Christopher D. Mabry

19, of Chunky, Miss.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 7 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Capt. Brent L. Morel

27, of Martin, Tenn.; assigned to 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 7 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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April 7, 2005

Lance Cpl. Juan C. Venegas

21, of Simi Valley, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; attached to Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force; killed April 7 in a vehicle accident while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

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April 7, 2006

Marine Cpl. Richard P. Waller

22, of Fort Worth, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died April 7 from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Anbar province.

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April 7, 2007

Pfc. Rodney L. McCandless

21, of Camden, Ark.; assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died April 7 in Zaganiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit. Also killed were Capt. Jonathan D. Grassbaugh, Spc. Ebe F. Emolo and Spc. Levi K. Hoover.

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Army Spc. Levi K. Hoover

23, of Midland, Mich.; assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died April 7 in Zaganiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit. Also killed were Capt. Jonathan D. Grassbaugh, Spc. Ebe F. Emolo and Pfc. Rodney L. McCandless.

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Army Spc. Ebe F. Emolo

33, of Greensboro, N.C.; assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died April 7 in Zaganiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit. Also killed were Capt. Jonathan D. Grassbaugh, Spc. Levi K. Hoover and Pfc. Rodney L. McCandless.

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Army Capt. Jonathan D. Grassbaugh

25, of East Hampstead, N.H.; assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died April 7 in Zaganiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit. Also killed were Spc. Ebe F. Emolo, Spc. Levi K. Hoover and Pfc. Rodney L. McCandless.

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Navy Cmdr. Philip A. Murphy-Sweet

42, of Caldwell, Idaho; operationally assigned to Joint Contracting Command, Multi-National Force - Iraq and was deployed from his permanently assigned command of Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; died April 7 as a result of enemy action in the vicinity of Baghdad.

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April 7, 2008

Army Sgt. Richard A. Vaughn

22, of San Diego; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 7 in Baghdad from wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked using a rocket propelled grenade, improvised explosive device and small arms fire.

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Army Spc. Jason C. Kazarick

30, of Oakmont, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany; died April 7 in Baghdad when enemy forces attacked using a rocket propelled grenade. Also killed was Sgt. Michael T. Lilly.

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Army Sgt. Michael T. Lilly

23, of Boise, Idaho; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany; died April 7 in Baghdad when enemy forces attacked using a rocket propelled grenade. Also killed was Spc. Jason C. Kazarick.

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Army Sgt. Timothy M. Smith

25, of South Lake Tahoe, Calif.; assigned to the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), located at Fort Polk, La.; died April 7 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

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