Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Fallen Heroes July 15

July 15, 2003




Marine Lance Cpl. Cory Ryan Geurin,

18, of Santee, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died in an accident July 15 in Babylon, Iraq. Geurin was standing post on a palace roof when he fell approximately 60 feet.

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July 15, 2004



Army Staff Sgt. Paul C. Mardis Jr.,

25, of Palmetto, Fla.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died July 15 in Washington, D.C., of injuries sustained May 20 when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq.

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July 15, 2005



Army Spc. Jared D. Hartley,

22, of Newkirk, Okla.; assigned to the 125th Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed July 15 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Taji, Iraq.

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July 15, 2006



Army Spc. Manuel J. Holguin,

21, of Woodlake, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died July 15 of injuries sustained when his dismounted patrol encountered enemy small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

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Army Sgt. Andres J. Contreras,

23, of Huntington Park, Calif.; assigned to 519th Military Police Battalion, 1st Combat Support Brigade, Fort Polk, La.; died July 15 of injuries sustained when his Humvee encountered an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Baghdad.

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July 15, 2007



Army Spc. Robert D. Varga,

24, of Monroe City, Mo.; assigned to the 984th Military Police Company, 759th Military Police Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.; died July 15 in Baghdad of injuries sustained from a non-combat-related incident.

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Army Sgt. John R. Massey,

29, of Judsonia, Ark.; assigned to C Battery, 142nd Fires Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard, Ozark, Ark.; died July 15 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle July 14 during combat operations in Baghdad.

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Army Spc. Benjamin B. Bartlett Jr.,

25, of Manchester, Ga.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas; died July 15, in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained from a rocket-propelled grenade.

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Army Sgt. Eric M. Holke,

31, of Crestline, Calif.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 160th Infantry, California Army National Guard, Fullerton, Calif.; died July 15 in Tallil, Iraq, of wounds sustained from a non-combat-related incident. His death is under investigation.

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July 15, 2008


Marine Staff Sgt. Danny P. Dupre,


28, of Lockport, La.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died July 15 from wounds sustained while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy D. Vrooman,


28, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; assigned to 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany; died July 15 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated while his unit was conducting combat operations Kn’an, Iraq.


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Army Staff Sgt. David W. Textor,


27, of Roanoke, Va.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died July 15 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a vehicle accident.



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