Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Fallen Heroes June 3


June 3, 2003


Army Sgt. Atanacio Haro Marin


27, of Baldwin Park, Calif.; assigned to Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; killed by enemy south of Balad, Iraq, June 3.

Marin was manning a checkpoint when his unit came under enemy fire from rocket-propelled grenades and small arms.

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June 3, 2004


Marine Lance Cpl. Todd J. Bolding


23, of Manvel, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed June 3 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


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June 3, 2005



Army Staff Sgt. Leroy E. Alexander


27, of Dale City, Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed June 3 when his convoy vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device at Forward Operating Base Orgun-E, Afghanistan. Also killed was Capt. Charles D. Robinson.


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Army Capt. Charles D. Robinson


29, of Haddon Heights, N.J.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed June 3 when his convoy vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device at Forward Operating Base Orgun-E, Afghanistan. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Leroy E. Alexander.


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Marine Cpl. Antonio Mendoza


21, of Santa Ana, Calif.; assigned to the 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died June 3 at Brook Army Medical Center, San Antonio, of wounds sustained Feb. 22 as a result of an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Ramadi, Iraq.


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June 3, 2006


Army Staff Sgt. Darren Harmon


44, of Newark, Del.; assigned to the 203rd Military Intelligence Battalion, 205th Military Intelligence Brigade, Army Reserve, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.; died June 3 from a non-combat related cause in Hadithah, Iraq.


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Marine Maj. Michael D. Stover


43, of Mansfield, Ohio; assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron-371, Marine Wing Support Group-37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz.; died June 3 from a non-hostile incident in Taqaddum, Iraq.


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Marine Cpl. Ryan J. Cummings



22, of Streamwood, Ill.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died June 3 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Balad, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Brett L. Tribble



20, of Lake Jackson, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Baumholder, Germany; died June 3 in Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries sustained there June 2, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.



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June 3, 2007



Army Sgt. Robert A. Surber


24, of Inverness, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died June 3 in Thania, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Greg P. Gagarin, Sgt. James C. Akin and Sgt. Tyler J. Kritz.


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Army Sgt. Tyler J. Kritz


21, of Eagle River, Wis.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died June 3 in Thania, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Greg P. Gagarin, Sgt. James C. Akin and Sgt. Robert A. Surber.


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Army Sgt. James C. Akin


23, of Albuquerque, N.M.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died June 3 in Thania, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Greg P. Gagarin, Sgt. Tyler J. Kritz and Sgt. Robert A. Surber.


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Army Staff Sgt. Greg P. Gagarin


38, of Los Angeles; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died June 3 in Thania, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Sgt. James C. Akin, Sgt. Tyler J. Kritz and Sgt. Robert A. Surber.


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Army Sgt. Caleb P. Christopher


25, of Chandler, Ariz.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 3 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.



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Army Sgt. Kimel L. Watt


21, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died June 3 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.


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Army Spc. Joshua D. Brown


26, of Dearborn Heights, Mich.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died June 3 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. Shawn E. Dressler.


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June 3, 2008


Army Pfc. Joshua E. Waltenbaugh


19, of Ford City, Pa.; assigned to 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 3 in Taji, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident.


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Army Maj. Scott A. Hagerty


41, of Stillwater, Okla.; assigned to the 451st Civil Affairs Battalion, Pasadena, Texas; died June 3 in Zormat, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.


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Army Pfc. Derek D. Holland


20, of Wind Gap, Pa.; assigned to the 228th Brigade Support Battalion, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Bethlehem, Pa.; died June 3 in Zormat, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.


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