Sunday, May 25, 2008

Fallen Heroes May 25

May 25, 2003

Army Pvt. 2 David Evans Jr.

18, of Buffalo, N.Y.; assigned to the 977th Military Police Company, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed in an Iraqi ammunition plant explosion in Diwaniyah, Iraq, May 25.

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May 25, 2004

Army Spc. Alan N. Bean Jr.

22, of Bridport, Vt.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery, Army National Guard, Williston, Vt.; killed May 25 when his unit came under mortar attack at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, near Iskandariyah, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Kevin F. Sheehan

36, of Milton, Vt.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery, Army National Guard, Williston, Vt.; killed May 25 when his unit came under mortar attack at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, near Iskandariyah, Iraq.

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Army Pfc. Daniel P. Unger

19, of Exeter, Calif.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 185th Armored Regiment, 81st Separate Armor Brigade, Visalia, Calif.; killed May 25 during a rocket attack at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, near Iskandariyah, Iraq.

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Army Pfc. James P. Lambert

23, of Ascension Parish, La.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed May 25 when an improvised explosive device hit his patrol in Fallujah, Iraq.

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Army Pfc. Richard H. Rosas

21, of Saint Louis, Mich.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed May 25 when an improvised explosive device hit his patrol in Fallujah, Iraq.

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May 25, 2005

Marine Sgt. David N. Wimberg

24, of Louisville, Ky.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Columbus, Ohio; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); died May 25 of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Hadithah, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Alfred B. Siler

33, of Duff, Tenn.; assigned to the Support Squadron, 278th Regimental Combat Team, Tennessee Army National Guard, Knoxville, Tenn.; killed May 25 when his Humvee hit another vehicle in Tuz, Iraq.

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May 25, 2006

Army Pfc. Caleb A. Lufkin

24, of Knoxville, Ill.; assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.; died May 25 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., of injuries sustained May 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his RG-31 mine protected vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad.

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Army Spc. Robert E. Blair

22, of Ocala, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; killed May 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Capt. Douglas A. DiCenzo.

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Army Capt. Douglas A. DiCenzo

30, of Plymouth, N.H.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; killed May 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. Robert E. Blair.

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May 25, 2007

Army Cpl. Casey P. Zylman

22, of Coleman, Mich.; assigned to 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died May 25 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Mosul, Iraq.

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Marine Lance Cpl. David P. Lindsey

20, of Spartanburg, S.C.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 25 from a nonhostile incident in Habbaniyah, Iraq. His death is under investigation.

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Army Spc. William L. Bailey III

29, of Bellevue, Neb.; assigned to the 755th Chemical Reconnaissance/Decontamination Company, Nebraska Army National Guard, O’Neill, Neb.; died May 25 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

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Army Spc. Alexander Rosa Jr.

22, of Orlando, Fla.; assigned to the 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 25 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

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Army Cpl. Mathew P. LaForest

21, of Austin, Texas; assigned to 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash; died May 25 in Baghdad of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations.

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May 25, 2008

Army Sgt. Blake W. Evans

24, of Rockford, Ill.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died May 25 in Al Jazeera Desert, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

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Army Sgt. Frank J. Gasper

25, of Merced, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Fort Carson, Colo.; died May 25 in Najaf, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

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Army Spc. David L. Leimbach

38, of Taylors, S.C.; ass

igned to the 1st Battalion, 118th Infantry, South Carolina Army National Guard, Fountain Inn, S.C., and attached to the 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry (Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition), New York Army National Guard; died May 25 near Bala Baluk, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked with small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason F. Dene

37, of Castleton, Vt.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died May 25 in Baghdad of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident May 24.

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