Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Fallen Heroes May 14

May 14, 2003

Army Spc. David T. Nutt

32, of Blackshear, Ga.; assigned to 494th Transportation Company, Fort Campbell, Ky.;
killed in a vehicle accident in Mosul, Iraq.



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May 14, 2004

Army Pfc. Michelangelo A. Mora

19, of Arroyo Grande, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Polk, La.; killed May 14 when his vehicle slid off the road and turned over in Najaf, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Philip I. Spakosky

25, of Browns Mill, N.J.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Armor, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; died May 14 in Baghdad of injuries sustained on May 13 when he was shot by a suspected sniper in Karbala, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Brud J. Cronkrite

22, of Spring Valley, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Armor, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; died on May 14 in Baghdad from injuries he sustained on May 13 when a rocket-propelled grenade was fired into a nearby building while he was on security patrol in Karbala, Iraq.

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Army Command Sgt. Maj. Edward C. Barnhill

50, of Shreveport, La.; assigned to the 431st Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, North Little Rock, Ark.; died of a heart attack May 14 in Baghdad.

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Army Sgt. James W. Harlan

44, of Owensboro, Ky.; assigned to the 660th Transportation Company, 88th Regional Readiness Command, Army Reserve, based at Zanesville, Ohio; killed May 14 when a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb next to his vehicle at Camp Anaconda, Iraq.

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May 14, 2005

Sgt. Charles C. Gillican III

35, of Brunswick, Ga.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Army National Guard, Brunswick, Ga.; died May 14 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, of injuries sustained in a military vehicle accident.

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May 14, 2006

Marine Lance Cpl. Hatak Yuka Keyu M. Yearby

21, of Overbrook, Okla.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed May 14 while conducting combat operations in the Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Jose S. MarinDominguez Jr.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Jose S. MarinDominguez Jr.

22, of Liberal, Kan.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed May 14 while conducting combat operations in the Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Hatak Yuka Keyu M. Yearby.

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Army Master Sgt. Robert H. West

37, of Elyria, Ohio; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 312th Regiment, 30th Enhanced Separate Brigade, Clinton, N.C.; killed May 14 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Chief Warrant Officer 4, John W. Engeman.

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Army Chief Warrant Officer 4, John W. Engeman

45, of East North Port, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 312th Regiment, 30th Enhanced Separate Brigade, Clinton, N.C.; killed May 14 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Master Sgt. Robert H. West.

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Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jamie D. Weeks

47 of Daleville, Ala.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed May 14 when their aircraft was shot down during combat operations in Yusufiyah, Iraq. Also killed was Maj. Matthew W. Worrel.

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Army Maj. Matthew W. Worrel

34, of Lewisville, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed May 14 when their aircraft was shot down during combat operations in Yusufiyah, Iraq. Also killed was Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jamie D. Weeks.

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May 14, 2007

Army Maj. Larry J. Bauguess Jr.

36, of Moravian Falls, N.C.; assigned to the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died May 14 in Teri Mengel, Pakistan, of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire.

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Army Sgt. Thomas G. Wright

38, of Holly, Mich., died May 14 en route to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, from a non-combat-related illness while serving at Balad, Iraq. Wright was assigned to the 46th Military Police Company, 210th Military Police Battalion, Kingsford, Mich.

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Army Sgt. Allen J. Dunckley

25, of Yardley, Pa.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed May 14 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire. Also killed was Army Sgt. Christopher N. Gonzalez.

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Army Sgt. Christopher N. Gonzalez

25, of Winslow, Ariz.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed May 14 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire. Also killed was Army Sgt. Allen J. Dunckley.

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Army Spc. Nicholas S. Hartge

20, of Rome City, Ind.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died May 14 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using grenades and an improvised explosive device.

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Air Force Staff Sgt. John T. Self

29, of Pontotoc, Miss.; assigned to the 314th Security Forces Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.; died May 14 as result of enemy action near Baghdad.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Jeffrey D. Walker

21, of Macon, Ga.; assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 14 while conducting combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq.

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May 14, 2008

Army Sgt. Victor M. Cota

33, of Tucson, Ariz.; assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device in Kadamiyah, Iraq, on May 13.

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