Monday, May 12, 2008

Fallen Heroes May 12

May 12, 2003

Marine Lance Cpl. Jakub Henryk Kowalik

21, of Schaumburg, Ill.; assigned to 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed in Iraq when unexploded ordnance he was handling detonated.

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Marine Pfc. Jose Franci Gonzalez Rodriguez

19, of Norwalk, Calif.; assigned to 1st Supply Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed in Iraq when unexploded ordnance he was handling detonated.

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May 12, 2004


Army Sgt. Jeffrey R. Shaver

26, of Maple Valley, Wash.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry, Army National Guard, Spokane, Wash.; killed May 12 when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremiah E. Savage

21, of Livingston, Tenn.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died May 12 of wounds received due to hostile action in Ramadi, Iraq.

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May 12, 2005


Army Sgt. Andrew R. Jodon

27, of Karthaus, Pa.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed May 12 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Samarra, Iraq.

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Army Pfc. Kenneth E. Zeigler II

22, of Dillsburg, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed May 12 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad.

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Army Sgt. John M. Smith

22, of Wilmington, N.C.; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, Calif.; killed May 12 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Iskandariyah, Iraq.

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May 12, 2006


Marine Lance Cpl. Adam C. Conboy

21, of Philadelphia, Pa.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed May 12 as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Brandon L. Teeters

21, of Lafayette, La.; assigned to the 8th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 12 in Ludwigshafen, Germany, of injuries sustained April 20 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad.

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May 12, 2007


Army Pfc. Christopher E. Murphy

21, of Lynchburg, Va.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died May 12 in Al Taqa, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using automatic fire and explosives. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class James D. Connell Jr. and Pfc. Daniel W. Courneya.

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Army Pfc. Daniel W. Courneya

19, of Nashville, Mich.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died May 12 in Al Taqa, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using automatic fire and explosives. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class James D. Connell Jr. and Pfc. Christopher E. Murphy.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class James D. Connell Jr.

40, of Lake City, Tenn.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died May 12 in Al Taqa, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using automatic fire and explosives. Also killed were Pfc. Daniel W. Courneya and Pfc. Christopher E. Murphy.

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