Thursday, May 22, 2008

Fallen Heroes May 22

May 22, 2005

Army Sgt. Benjamin C. Morton

24, of Wright, Kan.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed May 22 when his dismounted patrol encountered enemy small-arms fire in Mosul, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Kenneth J. Schall

22, of Peoria, Ariz.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed May 22 when the Humvee in which he was riding was involved in an accident in Yusafiyah, Iraq.

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Army 1st Lt. Aaron N. Seesan

25, of Ohio; assigned to the 73rd Engineer Company, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed May 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Mosul, Iraq. Also killed was Army Spc. Tyler L. Creamean.

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Army Spc. Tyler L. Creamean

21, of Jacksonville, Ark.; assigned to the 73rd Engineer Company, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed May 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Mosul, Iraq. Also killed was Army 1st Lt. Aaron N. Seesan.

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Army Sgt. Charles T. Wilkerson

30, of Kansas City, Mo.; assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed May 22 when unknown ordnance detonated near his tent in Baghdad.

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Army Sgt. John B. Ogburn III

45, of Fruitland, Ore.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 116th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard, Ontario, Ore.; killed May 22 when his driver swerved to avoid striking a civilian vehicle and his Humvee overturned in Kirkuk, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Carl J. Morgain

40, of Butler, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Butler, Pa.; died May 22 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Kadasia, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.

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May 22, 2006

Marine Lance Cpl. William J. Leusink

21, of Maurice, Iowa; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died May 22 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Asad, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. David R. Christoff.

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Marine Sgt. David R. Christoff

25, of Rossford, Ohio; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died May 22 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Asad, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. William J. Leusink.

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May 22, 2007

Army Pfc. Robert A. Worthington

19, of Jackson, Ga.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died May 22 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Kristopher A. Higdon.

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Army Staff Sgt. Kristopher A. Higdon

25, of Odessa, Texas; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died May 22 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit. Also killed was Pfc. Robert A. Worthington.

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Army Staff Sgt. David C. Kuehl

27, of Wahpeton, N.D.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died May 22 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit.

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Army Pvt. Oscar Sauceda Jr.

21, of Del Rio, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died May 22 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire.

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Army Sgt. Robert J. Montgomery Jr.

29, of Scottsburg, Ind.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died May 22 in Jabour, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit.

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Marine Cpl. Julian M. Woodall

21, of Tallahassee, Fla.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 22 while conducting combat operations in Zanti, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Benjamin D. Desilets.

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Marine Cpl. Benjamin D. Desilets

21, of Elmwood, Ill.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 22 while conducting combat operations in Zanti, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Julian M. Woodall.

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