Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Fallen Heroes June 24

June 24, 2003

Army Spc. Cedric L. Lennon

32, of West Blocton, Ala.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.; died June 24 in Baghdad, Iraq, from a non-combat-related cause.

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June 24, 2004

Army Spc. Daniel A. Desens

20, of Jacksonville, N.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry, Army National Guard, Jacksonville, N.C.; killed June 24 when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle came under attack from small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Baqubah, Iraq.

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Army Capt. Christopher S. Cash

36, of Winterville, N.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry, Army National Guard, Jacksonville, N.C.; killed June 24 when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle came under attack by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Baqubah, Iraq.

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Marine Pfc. Daniel B. McClenney

19, of Shelbyville, Tenn.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed June 24 by hostile fire near Bari Khout, Afghanistan.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Juston T. Thacker

21, of Bluefield, W.Va.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed June 24 by hostile fire near Bari Khout, Afghanistan.

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Army Staff Sgt. Charles A. Kiser

37, of Cleveland, Wis.; assigned to the 330th Military Police Detachment, Army Reserve, Sheboygan, Wis.; killed June 24 when an explosion occurred near his convoy in Mosul, Iraq.

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June 24, 2005

Marine Cpl. Carlos Pineda

23, of Los Angeles; assigned to Headquarters Company, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed June 24 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq.

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June 24, 2006

Army Staff Sgt. Alberto V. Sanchez

33, of Houston, Texas; assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died June 24 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Balad, Iraq.

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Army Master Sgt. Thomas D. Maholic

38, of Bradford, Pa.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed June 24 when his patrol unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during a cordon and search mission in Ghecko, Afghanistan.

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Army Sgt. Benjamin J. Laymon

22, of Mount Vernon, Ohio; assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Calvary Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 24 from injuries sustained when his unit encountered enemy forces small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device which detonated during a dismounted patrol in the vicinity of Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. Justin D. Norton.

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Army Sgt. Justin D. Norton

21, of Rainier, Wash.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Calvary Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 24 from injuries sustained when his unit encountered enemy forces small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device which detonated during a dismounted patrol in the vicinity of Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. Benjamin J. Laymon.

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Army Staff Sgt. Joseph F. Fuerst III


26, of Tampa, Fla.; assigned to 53rd Infantry Brigade, Florida Army National Guard, Pinellas Park, Fla.; killed June 24 when his Humvee came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire during combat operations in Panjway, Afghanistan.


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June 24, 2007


Army Spc. Carter A. Gamble Jr.

24 of Brownstown, Ind.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died June 24 in Duraiya, Iraq, of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire.

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Army Cpl. Eric C. Palmer

21, of Maize, Kan.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died June 24 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked by insurgents using small-arms fire June 21 in Bayji, Iraq.

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Army Pfc. Henry G. Byrd III

20, of Veguita, N.M.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died June 24 in Landstuhl, Germany, from a non-combat-related illness sustained June 18 while in Iraq.

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June 24, 2008


Army Spc. Ryan J. Connolly


24, of Vacaville, Calif.; assigned to 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Bamberg, Germany; died June 24 in Khogyani, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck a suspected landmine.


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Army Chief Warrant Officer Robert C. Hammett


39, of Tucson, Ariz.; assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died June 24 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained from a bomb blast. Also killed was Maj. Dwayne M. Kelley.


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Army Maj. Dwayne M. Kelley


48, of Willingboro, N.J.; assigned to the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion, Green Bay, Wis.; died June 24 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained from a bomb blast. Also killed was Chief Warrant Officer Robert C. Hammett.


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