Thursday, June 5, 2008

Fallen Heroes June 5

June 5, 2003

Army Pfc. Branden F. Oberleitner

20, of Worthington, Ohio; assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed by a rifle-fired grenade in Fallujah, Iraq, as he returned from a dismounted patrol.

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June 5, 2004

Army Sgt. Humberto F. Timoteo

25, of Newark, N.J.; assigned to Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery, Army National Guard, Morristown, N.J.; killed June 5 when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

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Army Spc. Ryan E. Doltz

26, of Mine Hill, N.J., assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery, Army National Guard, Lawrenceville, N.J.; killed June 5 when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

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June 5, 2005

Army Spc. Carrie L. French

19, of Caldwell, Idaho; assigned to the 145th Support Battalion, Idaho Army National Guard, Boise, Idaho; attached to the 116th Brigade Combat Team; killed June 5 when an improvised explosive device hit the front of her convoy vehicle and detonated in Kirkuk, Iraq.

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Army Staff Sgt. Justin L. Vasquez

26, of Manzanola, Colo.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed June 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were Spc. Eric J. Poelman and Pfc. Brian S. Ulbrich.

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Army Spc. Eric J. Poelman

21, of Racine, Wis.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed June 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Justin L. Vasquez and Pfc. Brian S. Ulbrich.

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Army Pfc. Brian S. Ulbrich

23, of Chapmanville, W. Va.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed June 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Justin L. Vasquez and Spc. Eric J. Poelman.

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Army Col. Theodore S. Westhusing

44, of Dallas; assigned to the United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.; serving with the Multinational Security Transition Command-Iraq; died June 5 of non-combat-related injuries in Baghdad.

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June 5, 2006

Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jaime S. Jaenke

29, of Bay City, Wis.; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 25, Fort McCoy, Wis.; killed June 5 as a result of enemy action when her Humvee was struck by an improvised explosive device in Anah, Iraq. Also killed was Navy Equipment Operator 1st Class Gary Rovinski.

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Army Cpl. Derek A. Stanley

20, of Tulsa, Okla.; assigned to 710th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died June 5 from a non-combat related cause in Salerno, Afghanistan.

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Navy Equipment Operator 1st Class Gary T. Rovinski

44, of Roseville, Ill.; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 25, Fort McCoy, Wis.; killed June 5 as a result of enemy action when his Humvee was struck by an improvised explosive device in Anah, Iraq. Also killed was Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jaime S. Jaenke.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Isaac S. Lawson

35, of Sacramento, Calif.; assigned to 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, Fairfield, Calif.; died June 5 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad.

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June 5, 2007

Army Pfc. Justin A. Verdeja

20, of La Puente, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died June 5 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked by insurgents using small-arms fire.

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Army Sgt. Andrews J. Higgins

28, of Hayward, Calif.; assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died June 5 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire.

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Army Pfc. Timothy R. Vimoto

19, of Fort Campbell, Ky.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne) 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Camp Ederle, Italy; died June 5 in Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked by insurgents using small-arms fire.

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Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ryan A. Balmer

33, of Mishawaka, Ind.; assigned as special agent to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations; died June 5 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Kuglics.

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Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Kuglics

25, of North Canton, Ohio; assigned as special agent to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations; died June 5 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Tech. Sgt. Ryan A. Balmer.

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June 5, 2008


Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 James Carter


42, of Montgomery, Ala.; assigned to the 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviatio Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died June 5 at Kandahar Army Airfield, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when the Kiowa helicopter he was in went down during a test flight. Also killed was Pfc. Andre D. McNair Jr.

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Army Pfc. Andre D. McNair Jr.


20, of Fort Pierce, Fla.; assigned to the 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died June 5 at Kandahar Army Airfield, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when the Kiowa helicopter he was in went down during a test flight. Also killed was Chief Warrant Officer 4 James Carter.


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