Saturday, May 17, 2008

Fallen Heroes May 17

May 17, 2003

Army Sgt. 1st Class John E. Taylor

31, of Wichita Falls Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died after suffering a heart attack after physical training on May 17, 2003, in Afghanistan.

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May 17, 2004

Marine Lance Cpl. Bob W. Roberts

30, of Newport, Ore.; assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed May 17 by hostile fire near Fallujah, Iraq.

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May 17, 2005

Army Pfc. Wesley R. Riggs

19, of Baytown, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died May 17 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted position in Tikrit, Iraq.

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May 17, 2006

Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Lee Hamilton Deal

23, of West Monroe, La.; assigned to 2nd Marine Division Fleet, Marine Force Atlantic, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; operationally assigned to the Regimental Combat Team-5, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed May 17 as a result of enemy action at Abu Ghraib, Iraq.

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May 17, 2007

Army Pfc. Aaron D. Gautier

19, of Hampton, Va.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died May 17 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his mounted patrol came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device.

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Army Sgt. Steven M. Packer

23, of Clovis, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died May 17 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his dismounted patrol encountered an improvised explosive device.

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Army Spc. Coty J. Phelps

20, of Kingman, Ariz.; assigned to the 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died May 17 in Iskandariya, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Pfc. Victor M. Fontanilla and Sgt. 1st Class Jesse B. Albrecht.

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Army Spc. Victor M. Fontanilla

23, of Stockton, Calif.; assigned to the 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died May 17 in Iskandariya, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class Jesse B. Albrecht and Spc. Coty J. Phelps.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Jesse B. Albrecht

31, of Hager City, Wis.; assigned to the 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died May 17 in Iskandariya, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Pfc. Victor M. Fontanilla and Spc. Coty J. Phelps.

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Army Pfc. Jonathan V. Hamm

20, of Baltimore; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died May 17 in Baghdad, of wounds sustained when his forward operating base received indirect enemy fire.

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