Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Fallen Heroes June 25

June 25, 2003


Navy Interior Communications Electrician 1 Thomas E. Retzer


30, of San Diego, Calif.; assigned to SEAL Team 2, Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base, Va.; killed on June 25, 2003, in Afghanistan.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Gregory E. MacDonald


29, of Washington, D.C.; assigned to Bravo Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Frederick, Md.; died when the light armored vehicle he was traveling in rolled over June 25 in Iraq.


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Army Spc. Andrew F. Chris



25, of San Diego; assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.; killed June 25 in Iraq. Chris was fatally wounded in combat operations in hostile enemy territory.


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June 25, 2005


Marine Lance Cpl. Kevin B. Joyce


19, of Ganado, Ariz.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed June 25 when he fell into the Pech River while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan.


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June 25, 2006


Army Pfc. Justin R. Davis


19, of Gaithersburg, Md.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died June 25 when he came in contact with indirect fire while on patrol during combat operations in Korengal, Afghanistan.


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Marine Cpl. Paul N. King


23, of Tyngsboro, Mass.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Ayer, Mass.; killed June 25 while conducting combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Raymond J. Plouhar.


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June 25, 2007


Army Sgt. Trista L. Moretti



27, of South Plainfield, N.J.; assigned to the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died June 25 in Nasir Lafitah, Iraq, when her unit was attacked by insurgents using indirect fire.


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Army Spc. Andre Craig Jr.


24, of New Haven, Conn.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died June 25 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.


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June 25, 2008


Marine Staff Sgt. Christopher D. Strickland


25, of Labelle, Fla.; assigned to 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died June 25 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations.


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Army Spc. Joshua L. Plocica


20, of Clarksville, Tenn.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 25 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.


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Army Sgt. Alejandro A. Dominguez


24, of San Diego; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 25 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device on June 24. Also killed were Spc. Joel A. Taylor and Pfc. James M. Yohn.


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Army Spc. Joel A. Taylor


20, of Pinetown, N.C.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 25 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device on June 24. Also killed were Sgt. Alejandro A. Dominguez and Pfc. James M. Yohn.


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Army Pfc. James M. Yohn


25, of Highspire, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 25 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device on June 24. Also killed were Sgt. Alejandro A. Dominguez and Spc. Joel A. Taylor.


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