Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Fallen Heroes April 8

April 8, 2003

Army Cpl. Henry L. Brown

22, of Natchez, Miss.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died April 8 of wounds received in action that same day south of Baghdad.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class John W. Marshall

50, of Los Angeles; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Ft. Stewart, Ga.; killed when he was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade during an ambush in Baghdad.

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Army Pfc. Jason M. Meyer

23, of Swartz Creek, Mich.; assigned to B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed in action in Iraq.

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Army Staff Sgt. (Tony) Robert A. Stever

36, of Pendleton, Ore.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Ft. Stewart, Ga.; killed in action in Iraq.

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Marine Pfc. Juan Guadalupe Garza Jr.

20, of Temperance, Mich.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed in action in central Iraq.

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Air Force Staff Sgt. Scott D. Sather

29, of Clio, Mich.; assigned to 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, N.C.; killed in action on April 8, 2003, in Iraq.

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April 8, 2004

Marine Lance Cpl. Phillip E. Frank

20, of Elk Grove, Ill.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 8 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Levi T Angell

20, of Saint Louis, Minn.; assigned to Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 8 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Cpl. Nicholas J. Dieruf

21, of Versailles, Ky.; assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 8 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Staff Sgt. William M. Harrell

30, of Placentia, Calif.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 8 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Isaac Michael Nieves

20, of Unadilla, N.Y.; assigned to the Army’s 82nd Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Bamberg, Germany; killed April 8 when individuals using an improvised explosive devise and small-arms fire attacked his combat patrol in Bani Saad, Iraq.

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Marine 1st Lt. Joshua M. Palmer

25, of Banning, Calif.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 8 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Blake Wafford

20, of Spring, Texas; assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 8 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher B Wasser

21, of Ottawa, Kan.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed April 8 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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April 8, 2005

Army Staff Sgt. Kevin D. Davis

40, of Lebanon, Ore.; assigned to G Troop, 82nd Cavalry, Oregon Army National Guard, Redmond, Ore.; died April 8 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Hawijah, Iraq.

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April 8, 2006

Marine Lance Cpl. Juana NavarroArellano

24, of Ceres, Calif.; assigned to 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; she died April 8 from wounds received while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Army Pvt. Jody W. Missildine

19, of Plant City, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; killed April 8 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in Tal Afar, Iraq.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Philip J. Martini

24, of Lansing, Ill.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died April 8 of a gunshot wound while conducting combat operations in Anbar Province, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Shawn R. Creighton

21, of Windsor, N.C.; assigned to the 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; killed April 8 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker vehicle during patrol operations in Rawah, Iraq.

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April 8, 2007

Army Pfc. David N. Simmons

20, of Kokomo, Ind.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died April 8 in Baghdad when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Harrison Brown.

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Army Cpl. Conor G. Masterson

21, of Woodbury, Minn.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany; died April 8 in eastern Afghanistan of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

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Army 1st Lt. Phillip I. Neel

27, of Maryland; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 8 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using grenades.

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Army Sgt. Adam P. Kennedy

25, of Norfolk, Mass.; assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died April 8 in Diwaniyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered with his unit came in contact with enemy forces using indirect fire.

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Army Sgt. Todd A. Singleton

24, of Muskegon, Mich.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 8 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire.

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Army Staff Sgt. Harrison Brown

31, of Prichard, Ala.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died April 8 in Baghdad when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire. Also killed was Pfc. David N. Simmons.

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Army Staff Sgt. Jesse L. Williams

25, of Santa Rosa, Calif.; assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died April 8 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered from small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Baqubah, Iraq.

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April 8, 2008

Army Staff Sgt. Jeffrey L. Hartley

25, of Hempstead, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died April 8 in Kharguliah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

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Army Maj. Mark E. Rosenberg

32, of Miami Lakes, Fla.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died April 8 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

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