Monday, May 26, 2008

Fallen Heroes May 26


May 26, 2003

Army Pfc. Jeremiah D. Smith

25, of Odessa, Mo.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed when his vehicle hit unexploded ordnance in Baghdad May 26.

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Army Staff Sgt. Brett J. Petriken

30, of Flint, Mich.; assigned to the 501st Military Police Company, Wiesbaden, Germany; killed in a vehicle accident in Samawah, Iraq, May 26.

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Army Pvt. 2 Kenneth A. Nalley

19, of Hamburg, Iowa, assigned to the 501st Military Police Company, Wiesbaden, Germany; killed in a vehicle accident in Samawah, Iraq, May 26.

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Army Maj. Mathew E. Schram

36, of Brookfield, Wis.; assigned to the Headquarters & Headquarters Troop Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed by enemy fire May 26 in Hadithah, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Keman L. Mitchell

24, of Hilliard, Fla.; assigned to Company C, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.; drowned in Karkuk, Iraq, May 26.

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May 26, 2004

Marine Cpl. Matthew C. Henderson

25, of Lincoln, Neb.; assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed May 26 by hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle W. Codner

19, of Wood River, Neb.; assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed May 26 by hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Cpl. Dominique J. Nicolas

25, of Maricopa, Ariz.; assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed May 26 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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May 26, 2005

Marine Maj. Ricardo A. Crocker

39, of Mission Viejo, Calif.; assigned to the 5th Civil Affairs Group, Marine Forces Reserve, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; attached to II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed May 26 in a rocket-propelled grenade explosion while conducting combat operations in Hadithah, Iraq.

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May 26, 2006

Marine Lance Cpl. Kevin A. Lucas

20, of Greensboro, N.C.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed May 26 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.

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May 26, 2007

Army Cpl. Clinton C. Blodgett

19, of Pekin, Ind.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died May 26 in Baghdad when the vehicle he was in struck an improvised explosive device.

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Army Cpl. Francis M. Trussel Jr.

21, of Lincoln, Ill.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 26 in Tahrir, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position.

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Marine Sgt. Nicholas R. Walsh

27, of Millstadt, Ill.; assigned to the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died May 26 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq.

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Army Cpl. Gregory N. Millard

22, of San Diego; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died May 26 in Samarra, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Sgt. Clayton G. Dunn II and Cpl. Michael J. Jaurigue.

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Army Cpl. Michael J. Jaurigue

20, of Texas City, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died May 26 in Samarra, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Sgt. Clayton G. Dunn II and Cpl. Gregory N. Millard.

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Army Sgt. Clayton G. Dunn II

22, of Moreno Valley, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died May 26 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Cpl. Michael J. Jaurigue and Cpl. Gregory N. Millard.

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Army Sgt. Erich S. Smallwood

23, of Trumann, Ark.; assigned to A Company, 875th Engineer Battalion of the Arkansas Army National Guard in Marked Tree, Ark.; died May 26 near Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

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Army Pfc. Charles B. Hester

23, of Cataldo, Idaho; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died May 26 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when the vehicle he was in struck an improvised explosive device.

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May 26, 2008

Army Spc. Justin L. Buxbaum

23, of South Portland, Maine; assigned to the 62nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood Texas; died May 26 in Kushamond, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident.

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Army Spc. Christopher Gathercole

21, of Santa Rosa, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died May 26 in Ghazni, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from small-arms fire during combat operations.

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