Thursday, May 8, 2008

Fallen Heroes May 8

May 8, 2003


Army Pfc. Marlin T. Rockhold

23, of Hamilton, Ohio; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed in Iraq by a sniper while directing traffic on a Baghdad bridge.

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May 8, 2004


North Dakota Army National Guard Spc. Philip D. Brown

21, of Jamestown, N.D.; assigned to Company B, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, Army National Guard, Jamestown, N.D.; died May 8 in Balad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device went off west of Samarra, Iraq.

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Army Spc. James J. Holmes

28, of East Grand Forks, Minn.; assigned to C Company, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, North Dakota National Guard, Hettinger, N.D.; died May 8 in Landstuhl, Germany, from injuries sustained on May 3 when an improvised explosive device detonated near the driver side of his military vehicle in Iraq.

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Army Spc. Chase R. Whitham

21, of Oregon; a scout in the Stryker Bridgade. 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed May 8 when an electrical current charged the water in a swimming pool in Mosul, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Isela Rubalcava

25, of El Paso, Texas; assigned to the 296th Combat Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed May 8 when a mortar round hit nearby in Mosul, Iraq.

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May 8, 2005


Marine Lance Cpl. Lawrence R. Philippon

22, of Hartford, Conn.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed May 8 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Qa’im, Iraq.

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Marine Cpl. Dustin A. Derga

24, of Columbus, Ohio; 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); killed May 8 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Ubaydi, Iraq.

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Marine Cpl. Richard P. Schoener

21, of Hayes, La.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed May 8 while conducting combat operations in Alishang, Afghanistan.

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Army Sgt. Gary A. Eckert Jr.

24, of Toledo, Ohio; assigned to the 983rd Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, Monclova, Ohio; died May 8 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained earlier that day when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Samarra, Iraq.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas C. Kirven

21, of Richmond, Va.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed May 8 by enemy action while conducting combat operations in Alishang, Afghanistan.

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Army Staff Sgt. Thor H. Ingraham

24, of Murrysville, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea; killed May 8 when he was conducting combat operations and an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Khalidiyah, Iraq. Also killed was Pfc. Nicolas E. Messmer.

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Army Pfc. Nicolas E. Messmer

20, of Franklin, Ohio; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea; killed May 8 when he was conducting combat operations and an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Khalidiyah, Iraq. Also killed was Army Staff Sgt. Thor H. Ingraham.

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Army Spc. Steven R. Givens

26, of Mobile, Ala.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died May 8 of injuries sustained from enemy small-arms fire in Balad, Iraq.

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May 8, 2006


Army Staff Sgt. Gregory A. Wagner

35, of Mitchell, S.D.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery, South Dakota Army National Guard, Yankton, S.D.; died of injuries sustained May 8 when an improvised fire projectile struck his Humvee during combat operation in Baghdad.

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May 8, 2007


Army Sgt. Blake C. Stephens

25, of Pocatello, Idaho; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died May 8 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed was Spc. Kyle A. Little.

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Army Spc. Kyle A. Little

20, of West Boylston, Mass.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died May 8 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed was Sgt. Blake C. Stephens.

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Army Sgt. Maj. Bradly D. Conner

41, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died May 9 near Al-Hillah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improved explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

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Army Spc. Dan H. Nguyen

24, of Sugar Land, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 8 in Tahrir, Iraq, when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire.

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Army Sgt. Timothy P. Padgett

28, of DeFuniak Springs, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died May 8 in Tarin Kwot, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked by enemy forces during combat patrol operations.

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