Sunday, June 22, 2008

Fallen Heroes June 22

June 22, 2003

Army Spc. Orenthial J. Smith

21, of Allendale, S.C.; assigned to Company A, 123rd Main Support Battalion, Dexheim, Germany; killed by enemy fire on June 22, in Baghdad, Iraq. Smith was in a convoy that was ambushed.

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June 22, 2004

Army Spc. Patrick R. McCaffrey Sr.

34, of Tracy, Calif.; assigned to the 579th Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard, Petaluma, Calif.; killed June 22 when enemy forces ambushed his ground patrol in Balad, Iraq.

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Army 2nd Lt. Andre D. Tyson

33, of Riverside, Calif.; assigned to the 579th Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard, Petaluma, Calif.; killed June 22 when enemy forces ambushed his ground patrol in Balad, Iraq.

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June 22, 2005

Army Sgt. Arnold Duplantier II

26, of Sacramento, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, California Army National Guard, Auburn, Calif.; killed June 22 by enemy small-arms fire while providing cordon security in Baghdad.

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Air Force Maj. Duane W. Dively

43, of Rancho California, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, Calif.; killed June 22 when his U-2 aircraft crashed in Southwest Asia as he was returning to base after flying a mission.

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June 22, 2006

Marine Cpl. Riley E. Baker

22, of Pacific, Mo.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed June 22 while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.

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June 22, 2007

Army Spc. Dominic N. Rodriguez

23, of Klamath Falls, Ore., assigned to the 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 22 in Baghdad of injuries sustained from a non-combat-related incident.

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Army Sgt. Michael J. Montpetit

31, of Honolulu; assigned to the 15th Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 22 in Baghdad of injuries sustained from a non-combat-related incident.

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