Thursday, July 31, 2008

Fallen Heroes July 31

July 31, 2003


Army Pvt. 2 Michael J. Deutsch,


21, of Dubuque, Iowa; assigned to 1st Squadron, 1st Armored Cavalry Regiment, Armstrong Barracks, Germany; killed while riding in a vehicle that was struck by an explosive device on July 31 in Baghdad.


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Army Spc. James I. Lambert III,


22, of Raleigh, N.C.; assigned to the 407th Combat Support Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed by a stray bullet fired during what was believed to be a celebratory event by local nationals July 31 in Baghdad.


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July 31, 2005


Army Spc. James D. Carroll,


23, of McKenzie, Tenn.; assigned to the 230th Engineer Battalion, Tennessee Army National Guard, McKenzie, Tenn.; killed July 31 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee outside Baghdad.


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July 31, 2006


Army Sgt. Joshua A. Ford,


20, of Wayne, Neb.; assigned to 189th Transportation Company, 485th Corps Support Battalion, Nebraska Army National Guard, Norfolk, Neb.; killed July 31 during combat operations in Numaniyah, Iraq.


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July 31, 2007


Army 1st Lt. Benjamin J. Hall,


24, of Virginia; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy; died July 31 in Asadabad, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations in Chowkay Valley, Afghanistan.


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Army Staff Sgt. Stephen R. Maddies,


41, of Elizabethton, Tenn.; assigned to the 473rd Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar Platoon, Tennessee Army National Guard, Columbia, Tenn.; died July 31 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire.


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Army Spc. Zachariah J. Gonzalez,


23, of Indiana; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died July 31 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Spc. Charles T. Heinlein Jr. and Spc. Alfred H. Jairala.


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Army Spc. Charles T. Heinlein Jr.,


23, of Hemlock, Mich.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died July 31 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Spc. Zachariah J. Gonzalez and Spc. Alfred H. Jairala.


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Army Spc. Alfred H. Jairala,


29, of Hialeah, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died July 31 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Spc. Charles T. Heinlein Jr. and Spc. Zachariah J. Gonzalez.


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Army Sgt. Bradley W. Marshall,


37, of Little Rock, Ark.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died July 31 in Tunis, Iraq, of wounds sustained from enemy indirect fire. Also killed was Spc. Daniel F. Reyes.


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Army Spc. Daniel F. Reyes,


24, of San Diego; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died July 31 in Tunis, Iraq, of wounds sustained from enemy indirect fire. Also killed was Sgt. Bradley W. Marshall.


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July 31, 2008


Army Spc. Andre D. Mitchell,


25, of Elmont, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; died July 31 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident.



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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Fallen Heroes July 30

July 30, 2003


Army 1st Lt. Leif E. Nott,


24, of Cheyenne, Wyo.; attached to A Troop, 1st Battalion, 10th Cavalry, Fort Hood, Texas; died of wounds received from hostile fire on July 30 in Belaruz, Iraq.


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July 30, 2005


Army Sgt. 1st Class Victor A. Anderson,


39, of Ellaville, Ga.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, Albany, Ga.; killed July 30 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while he was on patrol in Baghdad. Also killed were Staff Sgt. David R. Jones Sr., Sgt. Ronnie L. Shelley Sr. and Sgt. Jonathon C. Haggin.


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Army Sgt. Ronnie L. Shelley Sr.,


34, of Valdosta, Ga.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, Albany, Ga.; killed July 30 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while he was on patrol in Baghdad. Also killed were Staff Sgt. David R. Jones Sr., Sgt. 1st Class Victor A. Anderson and Sgt. Jonathon C. Haggin.


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Army Staff Sgt. David R. Jones Sr.,


45, of Augusta, Ga.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, Albany, Ga.; killed July 30 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while he was on patrol in Baghdad. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class Victor A. Anderson, Sgt. Ronnie L. Shelley Sr. and Sgt. Jonathon C. Haggin.


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Army Pfc. Robert A. Swaney,


21, of West Jefferson, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed July 30 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad.


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Army Pfc. Jason D. Scheuerman,


20, of Lynchburg, Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died July 30 of non-combat related injuries in Muqdadiyah, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. Jonathon C. Haggin,


26, of Kingsland, Ga.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, Albany, Ga.; killed July 30 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while he was on patrol in Baghdad. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class Victor A. Anderson, Sgt. Ronnie L. Shelley Sr. and Sgt. David R. Jones Sr.


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July 30, 2007


Marine Cpl. Sean A. Stokes,


24, of Auburn, Calif.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died July 30 of wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Taqaddum, Iraq.


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Army Cpl. Jason M. Kessler,


29, of Mount Vernon, Wash.; assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died July 30 in Mosul of wounds sustained from a rocket-propelled grenade.


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July 30, 2008


Army Sgt. James A. McHale,


31, of Fairfield, Mont.; assigned to the 40th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died July 30 at National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., from wounds sustained July 22 in Taji, Iraq, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.


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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Fallen Heroes July 29


July 29, 2004


Army Spc. Joseph F. Herndon II,


21, of Derby, Kan.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; killed July 29 when he was shot while on guard duty in Hawijah, Iraq.


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July 29, 2005


Army Pvt. Ernesto R. Guerra,


20, of Long Beach, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Brigade Troop Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed July 29 of injuries sustained when his Humvee was involved in an accident in Baghdad, Iraq.


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July 29, 2006


Marine Cpl. Phillip E. Baucus,


28, of Wolf Creek, Mont.; assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed July 29 while conducting combat operations in Rawah, Iraq.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Anthony E. Butterfield,


19, of Clovis, Calif.; assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed July 29 while conducting combat operations in Rawah, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Christian B. Williams.


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Marine Sgt. Christian B. Williams,


27, of Winter Haven, Fla.; assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed July 29 while conducting combat operations in Rawah, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Anthony E. Butterfield.


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Marine Pfc. Jason Hanson,


21, of Forks, Wash.; assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed July 29 while conducting combat operations in Rawah, Iraq.


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July 29, 2007


Army Spc. Cody C. Grater,


20, of Spring Hill, Fla.; assigned to the 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died July 29 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from enemy direct fire.


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Army Staff Sgt. Wilberto Suliveras,


38, of Humacao, Puerto Rico; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died July 29 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire.


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Army Staff Sgt. William R. Fritsche,


23, of Martinsville, Ind.; assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy; died July 29 near Kamu, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations.


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Monday, July 28, 2008

Fallen Heroes July 28

July 28, 2003



Army Sgt. Nathaniel Hart Jr.,




29, of Valdosta, Ga.; assigned to the 416th Transportation Company, 260th Quartermaster Battalion, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.; died of injuries he received when his vehicle went off the road and rolled over on July 28 in Tillil, Iraq.



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Army Spc. William J. Maher III,



35, Yardley, Pa.; assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Ray Barracks, Germany; killed when he was injured by an improvised explosive device while riding in a convoy on July 28 in Baghdad, Iraq.


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July 28, 2004



Army Pfc. Ken W. Leisten,




20, of Cornelius, Ore., assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, Oregon Army National Guard, Corvallis, Ore.; killed July 28 when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Taji, Iraq.



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Marine Gunnery Sgt. Shawn A. Lane,



33, of Corning, N.Y.; assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed July 28 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.



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Marine Lt. Col. David S. Greene,


39, of Raleigh, N.C.; assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Air Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.; killed July 28 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.



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July 28, 2005



Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher P. Lyons,



24, of Shelby, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Columbus, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed July 28 when his unit came under attack by enemy small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades while conducting combat operations in Cykla, Iraq.



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Marine Cpl. Andre L. Williams,


23, of Galloway, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Columbus, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed July 28 when his unit came under attack by enemy small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades while conducting combat operations in Cykla, Iraq.


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