Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Fallen Heroes April 9

April 9, 2004

Army Spc. Peter G. Enos


24, of South Dartmouth, Mass.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, in Schweinfurt, Germany; killed April 9 when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his patrol vehicle in Bayji, Iraq.

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Army Staff Sgt. Raymond E. Jones Jr.


31, of Gainesville, Fla.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; killed April 9 when a rocket-propelled grenade struck him while on patrol in Bayji, Iraq.

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Army Pfc. Gregory R. Goodrich


37, of Bartonville, Ill.; assigned to the 724th Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Bartonville, Ill.; killed April 9 when his convoy came under attack by individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Iraq.

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Army Staff Sgt. Toby W. Mallet


26, of Kaplan, La.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; killed April 9 when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his patrol vehicle in Baghdad.

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Army Sgt. Elmer C. Krause

40, of Greensboro, N.C.; assigned to 724th Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Bartonville, Ill.; unaccounted for in Iraq since April 9, when his convoy came under attack by individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire, his remains were recovered April 23.

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Wisconsin Army National Guard Spc. Michelle M. Witmer


20, of New Berlin, Wis.; assigned to the Army National Guard’s 32nd Military Police Company, Milwaukee, Wis.; killed April 9 during an attack by small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

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Army Staff Sgt. Don S. McMahan

31, of Nashville, Tenn.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery, 1st Armored Division, in Baumholder, Germany; killed April 9 when individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire attacked his convoy in Baghdad.

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Marine Corps Pfc. Eric A. Ayon


26, of Arleta, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 9 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Corps Pfc. Chance R. Phelps


19, of Clifton, Colo.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 9 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Taking Chance Home

From the link above you can read the article written by LtCol M.R. Strobl USMC who was assigned to MCCDC Quantico, VA and served as the officer who escorted the remains of PFC C. Phelps USMC from Dover AFB, DE to his home.

This is a long read, but well worth it in honor of PFC Phelps and ALL who
are our Fallen Heroes.


Army Spc. Allen J. Vandayburg


20, of Mansfield, Ohio; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany; killed April 9 when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle in Barez, Iraq.

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Connecticut Army National Guard Sgt. Felix M. Delgreco


22, of Simsbury, Conn.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, Army National Guard, New Haven, Conn.; killed April 9 when an improvised explosive devise and small-arms fire struck his mounted patrol in Baghdad.

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Army Spc. Jonathan R. Kephart


21, of Oil City, Penn.; assigned to 230th Military Police Company, from Kaiserslautern, Germany; died April 9 in Baghdad from injuries sustained when his patrol was ambushed near Baghdad on April 8.

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Marine Cpl. Matthew E. Matula


20, of Spicewood, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 9 by hostile fire in Iraq.

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Marine Cpl. Michael R. Speer


24, of Davenport, Iowa; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed April 9 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Elias Torrez III


21, of Veribest, Texas; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed April 9 by hostile fire in Iraq.

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April 9, 2005

Army Pfc. Casey M. LaWare

19, of Redding, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, Calif.; died April 9 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of non-combat-related injuries sustained April 6 in Mahmudiyah, Iraq.

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April 9, 2006

Army Spc. David S. Collins


24, of Jasper Ga.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died April 9th of injuries sustained that day when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. 1st Class Randall L. Lamberson.

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Army Pfc. Joseph I. Love


22, of North Pole,
Alaska; assigned to the 94th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), 8th Sustainment Command (Theater), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; killed April 9 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in Balad, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Gregory S. Rogers


42, of Cincinnati; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed April 9 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in Ramadi, Iraq.

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April 9, 2007

Army Pvt. Brett A. Walton


37, of Hillsboro, Ore.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died April 9 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Spc. Ismael G. Solorio and Pfc. Brian L. Holden.

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Army Pfc. Brian L. Holden


20, of Claremont, N.C.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died April 9 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Spc. Ismael G. Solorio and Pvt. Brett A. Walton.

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Army Spc. Ismael G. Solorio


21, of San Luis, Ariz.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died April 9 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Pfc. Brian L. Holden and Pvt. Brett A. Walton.

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Army Spc. Clifford A. Spohn III


21, of Albuquerque, N.M.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died April 9 in Karmah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when the enemy attacked his location with indirect fire.

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April 9, 2008

Army Sgt. Shaun P. Tousha

30, of Hull, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 9 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

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Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony L. Capra

31, of Hanford, Calif.; assigned to Detachment 63, 688th Armament Systems Squadron, Indian Head City, Md.; died April 9 in Golden Hills, Iraq, of wounds sustained when he encountered an improvised explosive device.

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Army Spc. Jeremiah C. Hughes

26, of Jacksonville, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Stryker), 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died April 9 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident in Abu Gharab, Iraq.

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