Saturday, June 21, 2008

Fallen Heroes June 21

June 21, 2004

Marine Lance Cpl. Juan Lopez

22, of Whitfield, Ga.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed June 21 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Pedro Contreras

27, of Harris, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed June 21 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Cpl. Tommy L. Parker Jr.

21, of Cleburne, Ark.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed June 21 killed in an ambush in Ramadi, Iraq, 60 miles west of Baghdad.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Deshon E. Otey

24, of Hardin, Ky.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed June 21 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army Staff Sgt. Gregory V. Pennington

36, of Glade Spring, Va.; assigned to 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed June 21 when his camp came under mortar attack in Baghdad.

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June 21, 2005

Army Spc. Brian A. Vaughn

23, of Pell City, Ala.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed June 21 when his unit was conducting combat operations and was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Christopher L. Hoskins

21, of Danielson, Conn.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed June 21 when his unit was conducting combat operations and was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. James D. Stewart

29, of Chattanooga, Tenn.; assigned to the 57th Transportation Company, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed June 21 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military cargo truck in Rutbah, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Nicholas R. Idalski

23, of Crown Point, Ind.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed June 21 when his unit was conducting combat operations and was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq.

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June 21, 2006

Army Pfc. Brian J. Bradbury

22, of Saint Joseph, Mo.; assigned to 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed June 21 when he encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades during combat operations in the vicinity of Naray, Afghanistan. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Heathe N. Craig.

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Army Staff Sgt. Heathe N. Craig

28, of Severn, Md.; assigned to 159th Air Ambulance Medical Company, Wiesbaden, Germany; died June 21 when his UH-60 helicopter hoist malfunctioned while attempting to evacuate Pfc. Brian J. Bradbury during combat operations in the vicinity of Naray, Afghanistan. Also killed was Pfc. Brian J. Bradbury.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Whyte

21, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed June 21 while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Jason J. Buzzard

31, of Constantinople, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 21 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HEMTT cargo truck during combat operations in Baghdad.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Jared C. Monti

30, of Raynham, Mass.; assigned to 3rd Squadron, 71st Calvary, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed June 21 when his unit encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades during combat operations in Gowardesh, Afghanistan.

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Army Staff Sgt. Patrick L. Lybert

28, of Ladysmith, Wis.; assigned to 3rd Squadron, 71st Calvary, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed June 21 when his unit encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades during combat operations in Gowardesh, Afghanistan.

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Army Sgt. Sirlou C. Cuaresma

25, of Chicago; assigned to 68th Engineer Company, 62nd Engineer Battalion, 13th Containment Command (Expeditionary), Fort Hood, Texas; died June 21 from a non-combat related cause in Baghdad.

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June 21, 2007

Army Sgt. Dustin J. Perrott

23, of Fredericksburg, Va.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died June 21 in Miri, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

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Army Sgt. Alphonso J. Montenegro II

22, of Far Rockaway, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died June 21 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Sgt. Ryan M. Wood, Pfc. Daniel J. Agami, Pfc. Anthony D. Hebert and Pfc. Thomas R. Leemhuis.

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Army Sgt. Ryan M. Wood

22, of Oklahoma City; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died June 21 in Baghdad of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near this vehicle. Also killed were Sgt. Alphonso J. Montenegro II, Pfc. Daniel J. Agami, Pfc. Anthony D. Hebert and Thomas R. Leemhuis.

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Army Pfc. Raymond N. Spencer Jr.

23, of Carmichael, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas; died June 21 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked by insurgents using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire.

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Army Spc. Daniel J. Agami

25, of Coconut Creek, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died June 21 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Sgt. Alphonso J. Montenegro II, Sgt. Ryan M. Wood, Pfc. Anthony D. Hebert and Pfc. Thomas R. Leemhuis.

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Army Pfc. Anthony D. Hebert

19, of Lake City, Minn.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died June 21 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Sgt. Alphonso J. Montenegro II,Sgt. Ryan M. Wood, Pfc. Daniel J. Agami and Pfc. Thomas R. Leemhuis.

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Army Spc. Karen N. Clifton

22, of Lehigh Acres, Fla.; assigned to the 554th Military Police Company, 95th Military Police Battalion, Kaiserslautern, Germany; died June 21 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when her vehicle was hit with a rocket-propelled grenade.

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Army Pfc. Thomas R. Leemhuis

23, of Binger, Okla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died June 21 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Sgt. Alphonso J. Montenegro II, Sgt. Ryan M. Wood, Pfc. Daniel J. Agami and Pfc. Anthony D. Hebert.

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Army Pfc. Jerimiah J. Veitch

21, of Dibble, Okla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died June 21 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle was struck with a rocket-propelled grenade.

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June 21, 2008


Army Lt. Col. James J. Walton


41, of Rockville, Md.; assigned to a Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died June 21 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire. Also killed were Spc. Anthony L. Mangano, Sgt. Nelson D. Ramirez Rodriguez and Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks.


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Army Spc. Anthony L. Mangano


36, of Greenlawn, N.Y.; assigned to 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry (Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition), New York Army National Guard, Geneva, N.Y.; died June 21 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire. Also killed were Lt. Col. James J. Walton, Sgt. Nelson D. Ramirez Rodriguez and Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks.


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Army Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks


36, of Queens, N.Y.; assigned to 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry (Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition), New York Army National Guard, Geneva, N.Y.; died June 21 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire. Also killed were Lt. Col. James J. Walton, Spc. Anthony L. Mangano and Sgt. Nelson D. Ramirez Rodriguez.


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Army Sgt. Nelson D. Rodriguez Ramirez

22, of Revere, Mass.; assigned to 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry (Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition), New York Army National Guard, Geneva, N.Y.; died June 21 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire. Also killed were Lt. Col. James J. Walton, Spc. Anthony L. Mangano and Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks.


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