Friday, June 20, 2008

Fallen Heroes June 20

June 20, 2004

Marine Lance Cpl. Russell P. White

19, of Dagsboro, Del.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed June 20 in a non-combat-related incident at Camp Bulldog, Afghanistan, north of Kabul.

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Marine Staff Sgt. Marvin Best

33, of Prosser, Wash.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed June 20 by hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq.

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June 20, 2005

Army Pfc. Christopher R. Kilpatrick

18, of Columbus, Texas; assigned to the 603rd Transportation Company, 142nd Corps Support Battalion, Warrior Brigade, Fort Polk, La.; killed June 20 during convoy operations when enemy forces attacked his Humvee with an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire in Tal Afar, Iraq.

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June 20, 2006

Marine Cpl. Christopher D. Leon

20, of Lancaster, Calif.; assigned to 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; died June 20 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were Lance Cpl. Brandon J. Webb, Pfc. Christopher N. White and Staff Sgt. Benjamin D. Williams.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Brandon J. Webb

20, of Swartz Creek, Mich.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed June 20 while conducting combat operations in Karmah, Iraq. Also killed were Cpl. Christopher D. Leon, Pfc. Christopher N. White and Staff Sgt. Benjamin D. Williams.

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Marine Pfc. Christopher N. White

23, of Southport, N.C.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed June 20 while conducting combat operations in Karmah, Iraq. Also killed were Cpl. Christopher D. Leon, Lance Cpl. Brandon J. Webb and Staff Sgt. Benjamin D. Williams.

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Marine Staff Sgt. Benjamin D. Williams

30, of Orange, Texas; assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed June 20 while conducting combat operations in Karmah, Iraq. Also killed were Cpl. Christopher D. Leon, Lance Cpl. Brandon J. Webb and Pfc. Christopher N. White.

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June 20, 2007

Marine Sgt. Shawn P. Martin

30, of Delmar, N.Y.; assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died June 20 while conducting combat operations in Saqlawiyah. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Wilson.

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Marine Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Wilson

28, of Duluth, Ga.; assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died June 20 while conducting combat operations in Saqlawiyah. Also killed was Sgt. Shawn P. Martin.

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Army Maj. Sid W. Brookshire

36, of Missouri; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died June 20 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Darren P. Hubbell, Spc. Joe G. Charfauros Jr. and Pfc. David J. Bentz III.

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Army Staff Sgt. Darren P. Hubbell

38, of Tifton, Ga.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died June 20 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Maj. Sid W. Brookshire, Pfc. David J. Bentz III and Spc. Joe G. Charfauros Jr.

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Army Spc. Joe G. Charfauros Jr.

33, of Rota, Mariana Islands; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died June 20 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Maj. Sid W. Brookshire, Staff Sgt. Darren P. Hubbell and Pfc. David J. Bentz III.

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Army Pfc. David J. Bentz III

20, of Newfield, N.J.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died June 20 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Maj. Sid W. Brookshire, Staff Sgt. Darren P. Hubbell and Spc. Joe G. Charfauros Jr.

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David J. Bentz Scholarship Fund Page
http://www.djbentzscholarship.org/





June 20, 2008


Navy Hospitalman Dustin K. Burnett


19, of Fort Mohave, Ariz.; assigned to First Marine Division Detachment, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died June 20 while conducting combat operations in Farah Province, Afghanistan.


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Marine Sgt. Matthew E. Mendoza


24, of San Antonio, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died June 20 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.


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Army Staff Sgt. Du Hai Tran


30, of Reseda, Calif.; assigned to the Fires Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany; died June 20 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on patrol during combat operations.


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