Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Fallen Heroes July 1


July 1, 2003


Army 1st Sgt. Christopher D. Coffin


51, of Bethlehem, Pa.; assigned to the 352nd Civil Affairs Battalion, Riverdale, Md.; died July 1 in a traffic accident on Highway 8 in Iraq. Coffin’s vehicle ran into a ditch while trying to avoid a civilian vehicle.


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July 1, 2004


Marine Sgt. Kenneth Conde Jr.


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


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Army Sgt. Christopher A. Wagener


24, of Fairview Heights, Ill.; assigned to the 10th Aviation Battalion, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed July 1 when his convoy vehicle hit a land mine in Mosul, Iraq.


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Army Staff Sgt. Stephen G. Martin


39, of Rhinelander, Wis.; assigned to the 330th Military Police Detachment, Army Reserve, Sheboygan, Wis.; died July 1 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., from injuries sustained June 24 when a car bomb exploded near his guard post in Mosul, Iraq.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Timothy R. Creager


21, of Millington, Tenn.; assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed July 1 by enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.


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July 1, 2006


Air Force Airman 1st Class Carl Jerome Ware Jr.,


22, of Smyrna, Del.; assigned to 15th Security Forces Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii; died July 1 of a non-combat-related cause at Camp Bucca, Iraq.


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July 1, 2007


Army Pfc. Jonathan M. Rossi


20, of Safety Harbor, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas; died July 1 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire.


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Army Cpl. Victor A. Garcia


22, of Rialto, Calif.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died July 1 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class Raymond R. Buchan


33, of Johnston, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died July 1 in Ta’meem, Iraq, of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Michael L. Ruoff Jr.


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Army Staff Sgt. Michael L. Ruoff Jr.


31, of Yosemite, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died July 1 in Ta’meem, Iraq, of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire. Also killed was Sgt. 1st Class Raymond R. Buchan.


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Marine Lance Cpl. William C. Chambers


20, of Ringgold, Ga.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died July 1 in a non-hostile boat accident in Albu Hyatt just off the shore of Anbar province. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Jeremy L. Tinnel.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremy L. Tinnel


20, of Mechanicsville, Va.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died July 1 in a non-hostile boat accident in Albu Hyatt just off the shore of Anbar province. Also killed was Lance Cpl. William C. Chambers.


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