Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Fallen Heroes May 28

May 28, 2003

Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth R. Bradley

39, of Utica, Miss.; assigned to the 588th Engineer Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas; died in Baqubah, Iraq, May 28. His death was non-combat related.

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Army Spc. Jose Amancio Perez III

22, of San Diego, Texas; assigned to 6th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Sill, Okla.; killed May 28 when the convoy he was traveling in was ambushed in Taji, Iraq.

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May 28, 2005

Army Spc. Phillip N. Sayles

26, of Jacksonville, Ark.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed May 28 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his security position in Mosul, Iraq.

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Army Lt. Col. Albert E. Smart

41, of San Antonio; assigned to the 321st Civil Affairs Brigade, U.S. Army Reserve, San Antonio; died May 28 of a non-combat-related illness in Doha, Qatar.

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Marine 1st Sgt. Michael S. Barnhill

39, of Folsom, Calif.; assigned to the 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Marine Forces Reserve, Eugene, Ore.; attached to 2nd FSSG, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed May 28 when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device near Haqlaniyah, Iraq.

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May 28, 2007

Army Cpl. Alexandre A. Alexeev

23, of Wilmington, Calif.; assigned to 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 28 in Abu Sayda, Iraq, of wounds sustained when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. Also killed were 1st Lt. Kile G. West, Sgt. Anthony D. Ewing, Cpl. Zachary D. Baker and Cpl. James E. Summers.

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Army 1st Lt. Kile G. West

23, of Pasadena, Texas; assigned to the 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 28 in Abu Sayda, Iraq, of wounds sustained when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Sgt. Anthony D. Ewing, Cpl. Zachary D. Baker, Cpl. James E. Summers and Spc. Alexandre A. Alexeev.

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Army Cpl. James E. Summers III

21, of Bourbon, Mo.; assigned to the 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 28 in Abu Sayda, Iraq, of wounds sustained when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. Also killed were1st Lt. Kile G. West, Sgt. Anthony D. Ewing, Cpl. Zachary D. Baker and Spc. Alexandre A. Alexeev.

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Army Cpl. Zachary D. Baker

24, of Vilonia, Ark.; assigned to the 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 28 in Abu Sayda, Iraq, of wounds sustained when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. Also killed were1st Lt. Kile G. West, Sgt. Anthony D. Ewing, Cpl. James E. Summers and Spc. Alexandre A. Alexeev.

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Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Theodore U. Church

32, of Ohio; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died May 28 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his OH-58D Kiowa helicopter crashed after receiving heavy enemy fire during combat operations. Also killed was 1st Lt. Keith N. Heidtman.

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Army 1st Lt. Keith N. Heidtman

24, of Norwich, Conn.; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died May 28 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his OH-58D Kiowa helicopter crashed after receiving heavy enemy fire during combat operations. Also killed was Chief Warrant Officer 2 Theodore U. Church.

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Army Sgt. Anthony D. Ewing

22, of Phoenix; assigned to the 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 28 in Abu Sayda, Iraq, of wounds sustained when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. Also killed were1st Lt. Kile G. West, Cpl. Zachary D. Baker, Cpl. James E. Summers and Spc. Alexandre A. Alexeev.

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Army Cpl. Junior Cedeno Sanchez

20, of Miami; assigned to 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died May 28 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position during a dismounted patrol. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Thomas M. McFall.

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Army Staff Sgt. Thomas M. McFall

36, of Glendora, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died May 28 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position during a dismounted patrol. Also killed was Pfc. Junior Cedeno Sanchez.

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May 28, 2008

Army Pfc. Chad M. Trimble

29, of West Covina, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died May 28 near Gardez, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

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