Friday, June 6, 2008

Fallen Heroes June 6

June 6, 2003

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Doyle W. Bollinger Jr.

21, of Poteau, Okla.; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133, Gulfport, Miss.; killed in Iraq when a piece of unexploded ordnance accidentally detonated in the area he was working.

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Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class David Sisung

21, of Phoenix; assigned to the aircraft carrier Nimitz, home-ported in San Diego; died June 6 of a non-combat related injury while in the Persian Gulf.

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Army Sgt. Travis L. Burkhardt

26, of Edina, Mo.; assigned to 170th Military Police Company, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed on June 6 in Baghdad, Iraq. Burkhardt was part of an escort mission when the vehicle he was in hit a curb along the road and rolled over.

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June 6, 2004

Army Sgt. Melvin Y. Mora

27, of Columbia, Mo.; assigned to the 245th Maintenance Company, Army Reserve, St. Louis, Mo.; killed June 6 when his camp was hit by a mortar attack in Taji, Iraq.

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Army Pfc. Melissa J. Hobart

22, of Ladson, S.C.; assigned to Company E, 215th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 6 after collapsing while on guard duty in Baghdad.

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June 6, 2005

Army Spc. Brian M. Romines

20, of Simpson, Ill.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery, Illinois Army National Guard, Milan, Ill.; killed June 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Jonathan L. Smith

22, of Eva, Ala.; assigned to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died June 6 of wounds sustained in an explosion while conducting combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Robert T. Mininger.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Robert T. Mininger

21, of Sellersville, Pa.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died June 6 of wounds sustained in an explosion while conducting combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Jonathan L. Smith.

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June 6, 2006

Army Staff Sgt. Richard A. Blakley

34, of Plainfield, Ind.; assigned to the 38th Main Support Battalion, Indiana Army National Guard, Indianapolis; killed June 6 when he was shot by enemy small-arms fire during dismounted combat patrol operations in Khalidiyah, Iraq.

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Marine Sgt. Mark T. Smykowski

23, of Mentor, Ohio; assigned to 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed June 6 while conducting combat operations in Zaidon, Iraq.

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Army Cpl. Andy D. Anderson

24, of Falls Church, Va.; assigned to the 46th Engineer Battalion, Fort Rucker, Ala.; killed June 6 when his camp received indirect enemy fire during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Carlos E. Pernell.

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Army Sgt. Carlos E. Pernell

25, of Munford, Ala.; assigned to the 46th Engineer Battalion, Fort Rucker, Ala.; killed June 6 when his camp received indirect enemy fire during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Andy D. Anderson.

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Army Spc. Curtis R. Mehrer

21, of Bismarck, N.D.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery, North Dakota Army National Guard, Grand Forks, N.D.; killed June 6 when his Humvee struck two anti-tank mines during combat operations in Khogyani, Afghanistan. Also killed was Sgt. Travis A. Van Zoest.

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Army Sgt. Travis A. Van Zoest

21, of Larimore, N.D.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery, North Dakota Army National Guard, Grand Forks, N.D.; killed June 6 when his Humvee struck two anti-tank mines during combat operations in Khogyani, Afghanistan. Also killed was Spc. Curtis R. Mehrer.

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June 6, 2007

Army Sgt. Charles E. Wyckoff Jr.

28, of Chula Vista, Calif., died June 6 in Nalan, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

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Army Sgt. Matthew Soper

25, of Kalamazoo, Mich., died June 6 in Bayji, Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1461st Transportation Company (Combat Heavy Equipment), Michigan Army National Guard, Jackson, Mich.

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Army Spc. Shawn D. Gajdos

25, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died June 6 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked by insurgents using improvised explosive devices and small-arms fire.

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Army Staff Sgt. Timothy B. Cole Jr.

28, of Missouri City, Texas; assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died June 6 in Sadah, Iraq, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Greg L. Sutton

38, of Spring Lake, N.C.; assigned to the 212th Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died June 6 in Baghdad, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.

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