Saturday, June 14, 2008

Fallen Heroes June 14

June 14, 2004

Army Pfc. Shawn M. Atkins

20, of Parker, Colo.; assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 4th Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Hanau, Germany; died June 14 in Baghdad of a non-combat injury.

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June 14, 2005

Marine Corps Pfc. Nathan B. Clemons

20, of Winchester, Tenn.; assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed June 14 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while conducting combat operations near Rutbah, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Anthony G. Jones

25, of Greenville, S.C.; assigned to the 104th Transportation Company, 36th Engineer Group, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Benning, Ga.; killed June 14 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad.

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Army Pfc. Michael R. Hayes

29, of Morgantown, Ky.; assigned to the 617th Military Police Company, Kentucky Army National Guard, Richmond, Ky.; killed June 14 when a rocket-propelled grenade hit his Humvee while he was providing security cordon for an improvised explosive device found earlier in Baghdad.

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Marine Pfc. Joshua P. Klinger

21, of Easton, Pa.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed June 14 when an improvised explosive device exploded while he was conducting combat operations near Fallujah, Iraq.

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June 14, 2006

Army Sgt. Roger P. Pena Jr.

29, of San Antonio; assigned to 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed June 14 when his convoy came under enemy small-arms fire during combat operations in Musa Qulah, Afghanistan.

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Marine Cpl. Michael A. Estrella

20, of Hemet, Calif.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed June 14 while conducting combat operations in Hadithah, Iraq.

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June 14, 2007

Army Sgt. Derek T. Roberts

24, of Gold River, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Infantry Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died June 14 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Spc. Val J. Borm and Spc. Farid Elazzouzi.

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Army Spc. Val J. Borm

21, of Sidney, Neb.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Infantry Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died June 14 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Sgt. Derek T. Roberts and Spc. Farid Elazzouzi.

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Army Pfc. Farid Elazzouzi

26 of Paterson, N.J.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Infantry Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died June 14 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Sgt. Derek T. Roberts and Spc. Val J. Borm.

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Army Spc. Josiah W. Hollopeter

27, of San Diego; assigned to 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 14 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked by insurgents using small-arms fire in Muqdadiyah, Iraq.

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Army Staff Sgt. Michael A. Bechert

24, of New Castle, Ind.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2d Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died June 14 in San Antonio of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device May 30 in Baghdad.

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Army Cpl. Dustin R. Brisky

26, of Round Rock, Texas; assigned to the Army Reserve’s 952nd Engineer Company, Paris, Texas, attached to the 92nd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died June 14 in Tallil, Iraq, of wounds sustained in an explosion.

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Army Sgt. Richard K. Parker

26, of Phillips, Maine; assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 152nd Field Artillery Regiment, Maine Army National Guard, Waterville, Maine; died June 14 in Scania, Iraq, of wounds sustained June 13 when improvised explosive devices detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.

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June 14, 2008


Marine Sgt. Michael Toussiant-Hyle Washington


20, of Tacoma, Wash.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died June 14 in Farah province, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations. Also killed were Lance Cpl. Layton Bradly Crass, Pfc. Dawid Pietrek and Pfc. Michael Robert Patton.


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Marine Pfc. David Pietrek


24, of Bensenville, Ill.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died June 14 in Farah province, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations. Also killed were Sgt. Michael Toussiant-Hyle Washington, Lance Cpl. Layton Bradly Crass and Pfc. Michael Robert Patton.


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Marine Pfc. Michael Robert Patton


19, of Fenton, Mo.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died June 14 in Farah province, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations. Also killed were Sgt. Michael Toussiant-Hyle Washington, Lance Cpl. Layton Bradly Crass and Pfc. Dawid Pietrek.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Layton Bradly Crass


22, of Richmond, Ind.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died June 14 in Farah province, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations. Also killed were Sgt. Michael Toussiant-Hyle Washington, Pfc. Dawid Pietrek and Pfc. Michael Robert Patton.


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