Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Fallen Heroes May 6

May 6, 2004


Marine Cpl. Dustin H. Schrage

20, of Brevard, Fla.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif.; found dead on May 6 in Anbar province, Iraq. The cause of death is under investigation.

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Army Staff Sgt. Hesley Box Jr.

24, of Nashville, Ark.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry, 39th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Arkansas National Guard, Texarkana, Ark.; killed May 6 when a car bomb detonated near his guard post in Baghdad.

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May 6, 2006

Marine Lance Cpl. Leon B. Deraps

19, of Jamestown, Mo.; assigned to the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed May 6 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Sgt. Matthew J. Fenton

24, of Little Ferry, N.J.; assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s Inspector and Instructor Staff, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Fort Devens, Mass.; died May 6 at National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., from wounds received April 26 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Cpl. Cory L. Palmer

21, of Seaford, Del.; assigned to the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 6 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio of wounds sustained May 1 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army Staff Sgt. David M. Veverka

25, of Jamestown, Pa.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry (Mountain), Maine Army National Guard, Brewer, Maine; killed May 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1083 cargo truck during combat operations in Diwaniyah, Iraq. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Dale J. Kelly Jr.

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Army Staff Sgt. Dale J. Kelly Jr.

48, of Richmond, Maine; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry (Mountain), Maine Army National Guard, Brewer, Maine; killed May 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1083 cargo truck during combat operations in Diwaniyah, Iraq. Also killed was Staff Sgt. David M. Veverka.

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May 6, 2007

Army Col. James W. Harrison Jr.

47, of Missouri; assigned to the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; died May 6 at Pol-e-Charki, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from small arms fire. Also killed was Master Sgt. Wilberto Sabalu Jr.

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Army Master Sgt. Wilberto Sabalu Jr.

36, of Chicago; assigned to the U.S. Military Police School, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.; died May 6 at Pol-e-Charki, Afghanistan of wounds suffered from small-arms fire. Also killed was Col. James W. Harrison Jr.

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Army Cpl. Michael A. Pursel

19, of Clinton, Utah; assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died May 6 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Vincenzo Romeo, Sgt. Jason R. Harkins, Sgt. Joel W. Lewis, Cpl. Matthew L. Alexander and Cpl. Anthony M. Bradshaw.

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Army Cpl. Anthony M. Bradshaw

21, of San Antonio; assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died May 6 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Vincenzo Romeo, Sgt. Jason R. Harkins, Sgt. Joel W. Lewis, Cpl. Matthew L. Alexander and Cpl. Michael A. Pursel.

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Army Cpl. Matthew L. Alexander

21, of Gretna, Neb.; assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died May 6 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Vincenzo Romeo, Sgt. Jason R. Harkins, Sgt. Joel W. Lewis, Cpl. Anthony M. Bradshaw and Cpl. Michael A. Pursel.

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Army Sgt. Jason R. Harkins

25, of Clarkesville, Ga.; assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died May 6 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Vincenzo Romeo, Sgt. Joel W. Lewis, Cpl. Matthew L. Alexander, Cpl. Anthony M. Bradshaw and Cpl. Michael A. Pursel.

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Army Sgt. Joel W. Lewis

28, of Sandia Park, N.M.; assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died May 6 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Vincenzo Romeo, Sgt. Jason R. Harkins, Cpl. Matthew L. Alexander, Cpl. Anthony M. Bradshaw and Cpl. Michael A. Pursel.

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Army Staff Sgt. Vincenzo Romeo

23, of Lodi, N.J.; assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died May 6 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were Sgt. Jason R. Harkins, Sgt. Joel W. Lewis, Cpl. Matthew L. Alexander, Cpl. Anthony M. Bradshaw and Cpl. Michael A. Pursel.

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Army Sgt. Sameer A.M. Rateb

22, of Absecon, N.J.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died May 6 at Forward Operating Base Summerall in Bayji, Iraq, from injuries sustained froma non-combat-related incident. His death is under investigation.

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Army Spc. Robert J. Dixon

27, of Minneapolis; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died May 6 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

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Army Staff Sgt. Virgil C. Martinez

33, of West Valley, Utah; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died May 6 in Kadhimiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire in Baghdad.

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Army Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Kiernan

37, of Virginia Beach, Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 6 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat patrol operations.

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May 6, 2008

Army Spc. Alex D. Gonzalez

21, of Mission, Texas; assigned to the 43rd Combat Engineer Company, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 6 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered small arms fire and a rocket-propelled grenade attack.

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Army Pfc. Aaron J. Ward

19, of San Jacinto, Calif.; assigned to the 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died May 6 in Asad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit came under small arms fire while conducting cordon and search operations.

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