Monday, June 30, 2008

Fallen Heroes June 30


June 30, 2004


Army Spc. Robert L. DuSang


24, of Mandeville, La.; assigned to 1st Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.; killed June 30 when a tire blew out on the 5-ton vehicle in which he was riding and the vehicle overturned.


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Army Staff Sgt. Robert K. McGee


38, of Martinsville, Va.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died June 30 of non-combat related injuries in Manila, Philippines.


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June 30, 2005


Army Sgt. Chad M. Mercer


25, of Waycross, Ga.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, Georgia Army National Guard, Fitzgerald, Ga.; killed June 30 when his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle rolled over while conducting combat operations in Baghdad.


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June 30, 2007


Army Staff Sgt. Robb L. Rolfing


29, of Milton, Mass.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Carson, Colo.; died June 30 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire.


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Sunday, June 29, 2008

Fallen Heroes June 29

June 29, 2004


Marine Cpl. John H. Todd III


24, of Bridgeport, Pa.; assigned to the 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Marine Corps Reserve, Folsom, Pa.; killed June 29 when a roadside bomb exploded next to his Humvee as he and four other Marines were traveling southeast of Baghdad.

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Marine Sgt. Alan D. Sherman


36, of Brick, N.J.; assigned to the 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Marine Corps Reserve, Folsom, Pa.; killed June 29 when a roadside bomb exploded next to his Humvee as he and four other Marines were traveling southeast of Baghdad.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick R. Adle


21, of Baltimore; assigned to the 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Marine Corps Reserve, Folsom, Pa.; killed June 29 when a roadside bomb exploded next to his Humvee as he and four other Marines were traveling southeast of Baghdad.

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June 29, 2006


Army Cpl. Ryan J. Clark


19, of Lancaster, Calif.; assigned to 40th Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, Baumholder, Germany; died June 29 at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio of injuries sustained June 17 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Kyle R. Miller


19, of Willmar, Minn.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery Regiment, Minnesota Army National Guard, New Ulm, Minn.; killed June 29 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy in Mosul, Iraq.

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Army Cpl. Christopher D. Rose


21, of San Francisco; assigned to 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 29 of injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Baghdad.

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Army Sgt. Bryan C. Luckey


25, of Tampa, Fla.; assigned to 562nd Engineer Company, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; killed June 29 when he was shot by enemy forces while on mounted patrol in Mosul, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Terry M. Lisk


26, of Fox Lake, Ill.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; died June 26 of injuries sustained when his unit received indirect fire from enemy forces during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. James P. Muldoon


23, of Bells, Texas; assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Combined Arms Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died June 29 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained earlier that day while manning a control point during combat operations in Baqubah, Iraq.

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June 29, 2007


Army Spc. James L. Adair


26, of Carthage, Texas; assigned to 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died June 29 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.


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June 29, 2008


Army Sgt. James M. Treber,


24, of Imperial Beach, Calif.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; died June 29 in Khosrow-E Sofla, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his vehicle rolled into a canal. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey M. Rada Morales and Master Sgt. Shawn E. Simmons.


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Army Master Sgt. Shawn E. Simmons,


39, of Ashland, Mass.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; died June 29 in Khosrow-E Sofla, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his vehicle rolled into a canal. Also killed were Sgt. James M. Treber and Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey M. Rada Morales.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey M. Rada Morales,


32, of Naranjito, Puerto Rico.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; died June 29 in Khosrow-E Sofla, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his vehicle rolled into a canal. Also killed were Master Sgt. Shawn E. Simmons and Sgt. James M. Treber.


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Saturday, June 28, 2008

Fallen Heroes June 28


June 28, 2003


Army Spc. Kelvin E. Feliciano-Gutierrez


21, of Anasco, Puerto Rico; assigned to Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed in a vehicle accident on June 28, 2003, in Afghanistan.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class Gladimir Philippe


37, of Linden, N.J.; assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Sill, Okla.; killed in action in Iraq sometime between June 25 and June 28.


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Army Pfc. Kevin C. Ott


27, of Columbus, Ohio; assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Sill, Okla.; killed in action in Iraq sometime between June 25 and June 28.


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Army Sgt. Timothy M. Conneway


22, of Enterprise, Ala.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.; died June 28 as a result of enemy fire in Baghdad. Conneway was traveling in a government vehicle in Baghdad June 26 when an explosive device detonated and struck the vehicle. He died two days later.


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June 28, 2005


Navy Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson,


29, of Cupertino, Calif.; assigned to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; killed while conducting counter-terrorism operations in the Kunar province, Afghanistan. Coalition forces located his remains while conducting a combat search-and-rescue operation July 10 in the Kunar province. His whereabouts had been unknown since June 28.


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Navy Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class (SEAL) Eric S. Patton


22, of Boulder City, Nev.; assigned to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; killed June 28 when an MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed while ferrying personnel to a battle against militants in eastern Afghanistan.


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Army Staff Sgt. Shamus O. Goare


29, of Danville, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.; killed June 28 when an MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed while ferrying personnel to a battle against militants in eastern Afghanistan.


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Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Corey J. Goodnature


35, of Clarks Grove, Minn.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.; killed June 28 when an MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed while ferrying personnel to a battle against militants in eastern Afghanistan.


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Army Sgt. Kip A. Jacoby


21, of Pompano Beach, Fla.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.; killed June 28 when an MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed while ferrying personnel to a battle against militants in eastern Afghanistan.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class Marcus V. Muralles


33, of Shelbyville, Ind.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.; killed June 28 when an MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed while ferrying personnel to a battle against militants in eastern Afghanistan.


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Army Maj. Stephen C. Reich


34, of Washington Depot, Conn.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.; killed June 28 when an MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed while ferrying personnel to a battle against militants in eastern Afghanistan.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael L. Russell


31, of Stafford, Va.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.; killed June 28 when an MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed while ferrying personnel to a battle against militants in eastern Afghanistan.


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Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chris J. Scherkenbach


40, of Jacksonville, Fla.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.; killed June 28 when an MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed while ferrying personnel to a battle against militants in eastern Afghanistan.


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Army Master Sgt. James W. Ponder III


36, of Franklin, Tenn.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed June 28 when an MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed while ferrying personnel to a battle against militants in eastern Afghanistan.


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Navy Chief Fire Controlman (SEAL) Jacques J. Fontan


36, of New Orleans; assigned to SEAL Team 10, Virginia Beach, Va.; killed June 28 when an MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed while ferrying personnel to a battle against militants in eastern Afghanistan.


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Navy Lt. Cmdr. Erik S. Kristensen


33, of San Diego; assigned to SEAL Team 10, Virginia Beach, Va.; killed June 28 when an MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed while ferrying personnel to a battle against militants in eastern Afghanistan.


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Navy Electronics Technician 1st Class (SEAL) Jeffery A. Lucas


33, of Corbett, Ore.; assigned to SEAL Team 10, Virginia Beach, Va.; killed June 28 when an MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed while ferrying personnel to a battle against militants in eastern Afghanistan.


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Navy Lt. Michael M. McGreevy Jr.


30, of Portville, N.Y.; assigned to SEAL Team 10, Virginia Beach, Va.; died June 28 when an MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed while ferrying personnel to a battle against militants in eastern Afghanistan.


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Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class (SEAL) Jeffrey S. Taylor


30, of Midway, W.Va.; assigned to SEAL Team 10, Virginia Beach, Va.; killed June 28 when an MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed while ferrying personnel to a battle against militants in eastern Afghanistan.


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Navy Senior Chief Information Systems Technician (SEAL) Daniel R. Healy


36, of Exeter, N.H.; assigned to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; killed June 28 when an MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed while ferrying personnel to a battle against militants in eastern Afghanistan.


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Navy Quartermaster 2nd Class (SEAL) James Suh


28, of Deerfield Beach, Fla.; assigned to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; killed June 28 when an MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed while ferrying personnel to a battle against militants in eastern Afghanistan.




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Army Sgt. Manny Hornedo


27, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; assigned to the 1569th Transportation Company, New York Army National Guard, New York City; killed June 28 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while he was conducting convoy operations in Tikrit, Iraq.


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Navy Lt. (SEAL) Michael P. Murphy


29, of Patchogue, N.Y.; assigned to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; killed June 28 while conducting counter-terrorism operations in Kunar province, Afghanistan. Coalition forces located his remains while conducting a combat search-and-rescue operation July 4 in Kunar province.


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Navy Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class (SEAL) Danny P. Dietz


25, of Littleton, Colo.; assigned to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 2, Virginia Beach, Va.; killed June 28 while conducting counter-terrorism operations in Kunar province, Afghanistan.



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Army Spc. Robert E. Hall Jr.


30, of Pittsburgh; assigned to the 467th Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, Greenwood, Miss.; killed June 28 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted position at the gate of his forward operating base in Dujayl, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Rafael A. Carrillo Jr.


21, of Boys Ranch, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed June 28 when an enemy mortar detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad.


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June 28, 2006


Marine Lance Cpl. Rex A. Page

21, of Kirksville, Mo.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died June 28 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Taqaddum, Iraq.


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Army Cpl. Aaron M. Griner


24, of Tampa, Fla.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died June 28 of injuries sustained when his vehicle struck a mine during combat operations in Helmand, Afghanistan.


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June 28, 2007


Army Spc. Dustin L. Workman II


19, of Greenwood, Neb.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died June 28 of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked in Baghdad by insurgents using improvised explosive devices. Also killed were Sgt. Shin W. Kim, Sgt. Michael J. Martinez, Sgt. Giann C. Joya Mendoza and Pfc. Cory F. Hiltz.


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Army Sgt. Michael J. Martinez


24, of Chula Vista, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died June 28 of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked in Baghdad by insurgents using improvised explosive devices. Also killed were Sgt. Shin W. Kim, Sgt. Giann C. Joya Mendoza, Spc. Dustin L. Workman II and Pfc. Cory F. Hiltz.


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Army Sgt. William W. Crow Jr.


28, of Grandview Plaza, Kan.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died June 28 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.


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Army Pfc. Cory F. Hiltz


20, of La Verne, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died June 28 of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked in Baghdad by insurgents using improvised explosive devices. Also killed were Sgt. Shin W. Kim, Sgt. Michael J. Martinez, Sgt. Giann C. Joya Mendoza and Spc. Dustin L. Workman II.


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Army Sgt. Giann C. Joya Mendoza


27, of North Hollywood, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died June 28 of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked in Baghdad by insurgents using improvised explosive devices. Also killed were Sgt. Shin W. Kim, Sgt. Michael J. Martinez, Spc. Dustin L. Workman II and Pfc. Cory F. Hiltz.


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Army Sgt. Shin W. Kim


23, of Fullerton, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died June 28 of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked in Balad by insurgents using improvised explosive devices. Also killed were Sgt. Michael J. Martinez, Sgt. Giann C. Joya Mendoza, Spc. Dustin L. Workman II and Pfc. Cory F. Hiltz.


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