Friday, May 2, 2008

Fallen Heroes May 2

May 2, 2004


Army Staff Sgt. Todd E. Nunes

29, of Chapel Hill, Tenn.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; killed May 2 when his convoy encountered an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire in Kirkuk, Iraq.

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Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael C. Anderson

36, of Daytona, Fla.; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla.; killed May 2 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Trace W. Dossett

37, of Orlando, Fla.; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla.; killed May 2 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott R. McHugh

33, of Boca Raton Fla.; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla.; killed May 2 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert B. Jenkins

35, of Stuart, Fla.; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla.; killed May 2 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ronald A. Ginther

37, of Auburndale, Fla.; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla.; killed May 2 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army Capt. John E. Tipton

32, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; commander of Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed May 2 by an explosion while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Ervin Caradine Jr.

33, of Memphis, Tenn.; assigned to the 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas; killed May 2 when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

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Army Pvt. Jeremy L. Drexler

23, of Topeka, Kan.; assigned to the 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas; killed May 2 when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

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May 2, 2005


Army Staff Sgt. Tommy S. Little

47, of Aliceville, Ala.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 114th Field Artillery Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard,Columbus, Miss.; died May 2 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio of injuries sustained on April 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee near Iskandariyah, Iraq.

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Marine Maj. John C. Spahr

42, of Cherry Hill, N.J.; assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.; embarked aboard the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson; killed May 2 when the F/A-18 Hornet aircraft he was piloting crashed in Iraq while flying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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Marine Capt. Kelly C. Hinz

30, of Woodbury, Minn.; assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.; embarked aboard the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson killed May 2 when the F/A-18 Hornet aircraft he was piloting crashed in Iraq while flying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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Army Sgt. John E. McGee

36, of Columbus, Ga.; assigned to the 2101st Transportation Company, Alabama Army National Guard, Camden, Ala.; killed May 2 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle near Diwaniyah, Iraq.

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May 2, 2007


Army Spc. Astor A. Sunsin-Pineda

20, of Long Beach, Calif.; assigned to the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died May 2 in Baghdad of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Also killed was 1st Lt. Ryan P. Jones.

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Army 1st Lt. Ryan P. Jones

23, of Westminster, Mass.; assigned to the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died May 2 in Baghdad of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Spc. Astor A. Sunsin-Pineda.

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Army Pfc. Katie M. Soenksen

19, of Davenport, Iowa; assigned to the 410th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 2 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near her vehicle.

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May 2, 2008

Marine Lance Cpl. Casey L. Casanova

22, of McComb, Miss.; assigned to the Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died May 2 in Karmah, Iraq, while supporting combat operations. Also killed were Cpl. Miguel A. Guzman, Lance Cpl. James F. Kimple and Sgt. Glen E. Martinez.

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Marine Cpl. Miguel A. Guzman

21, of Norwalk, Calif.; assigned to the Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died May 2 in Karmah, Iraq, while supporting combat operations. Also killed were Lance Cpl. Casey L. Casanova, Lance Cpl. James F. Kimple and Sgt. Glen E. Martinez.

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Marine Lance Cpl. James F. Kimple

21, of Carroll, Ohio; assigned to the Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died May 2 in Karmah, Iraq, while supporting combat operations. Also killed were Lance Cpl. Casey L. Casanova, Cpl. Miguel A. Guzman and Sgt. Glen E. Martinez.

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Marine Sgt. Glen E. Martinez

31, of Boulder, Colo.; assigned to the Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died May 2 in Karmah, Iraq, while supporting combat operations. Also killed were Lance Cpl. Casey L. Casanova, Cpl. Miguel A. Guzman and Lance Cpl. James F. Kimple.

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Army Pfc. Corey L. Hicks

22, of Glendale, Ariz.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 2 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

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