Saturday, May 31, 2008

Fallen Heroes May 31

May 31, 2004

Marine Lance Cpl. Dustin L. Sides

22, of Yakima, Wash.; assigned to 9th Communications Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed May 31 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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May 31, 2005

Army Sgt. 1st Class Steven M. Langmack

33, of Seattle; assigned to Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died May 31 of injuries sustained from enemy small-arms fire during combat operations in Qaim, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Miguel A. Ramos

39, of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico; assigned to the 807th Signal Company, 35th Signal Battalion, Army Reserve, Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico; killed May 31 when an enemy rocket exploded near his position in Baghdad.

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May 31, 2006

Army Cpl. Alexander J. Kolasa

22, of White Lake, Mich.; assigned to the 704th Main Support Battalion, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 31 of non-combat related causes in Baghdad.

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Army Sgt. Benjamin E. Mejia

25, of Salem, Mass.; assigned to 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; died May 31 of non-combat related causes in Ramadi, Iraq.

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Army Cpl. Brock L. Bucklin

28, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

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May 31, 2007

Army Sgt. Chadrick O. Domino

23, of Ennis, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died May 31 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when he encountered enemy small-arms fire while on dismounted patrol.

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Army Cpl. Matthew E. Baylis

20, of Oakdale, N.Y.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died May 31 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his dismounted patrol encountered enemy small-arms fire.

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Army Pfc. Matthew A. Bean

22, of Pembroke, Mass.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died May 31 at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of wounds sustained on May 19 in Lutifiyah, Iraq, when he was struck by enemy small-arms fire.

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May 31, 2008

Army Spc. James M. Finley

21, of Lebanon, Mo.; assigned to the 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Bamberg, Germany; died May 31 in Jalalabad City, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Pvt. Andrew J. Shields.

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Army Pvt. Andrew J. Shields

19, of Battleground, Wash., died May 31 in Jalalabad City, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Bamberg, Germany. Also killed was Spc. James M. Finley.

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