Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Fallen Heroes July 16

July 16, 2003

Army Spc. Ramon Reyes Torres,

29, Caguas, Puerto Rico; assigned to the 432nd Transportation Company, Cieba, Puerto Rico; killed July 16 in Baghdad as he sought cover from a passing truck that contained a command-detonated device.

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July 16, 2004

Marine Lance Cpl. Bryan P. Kelly,

21, of Klamath Falls, Ore.; assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed July 16 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

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July 16, 2005


Army Sgt. Travis S. Cooper,

24, of Macon, Miss.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 114th Field Artillery Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, Starkville, Miss.; died on July 16, in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained the previous day when an improvised explosive device exploded near the vehicle he was searching in Baghdad.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Ronald T. Wood,

28, of Cedar City, Utah; assigned to the 148th Field Artillery, Utah Army National Guard, Brigham City, Utah; killed July 16 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Kirkuk, Iraq.

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Army Staff Sgt. Jorge L. Pena-Romero,

29, of Fallbrook, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, Calif.; killed July 16 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee as his unit was conducting a mounted patrol in Baghdad.

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July 16, 2006

Army Sgt. Robert P. Kassin,

29, of Las Vegas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.; killed July 16 at Larzab Base, Afghanistan, when his platoon encountered enemy forces small-arms fire during combat operations.

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Army Staff Sgt. Jason M. Evey,

29, of Stockton, Calif.; assigned to 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Hood, Texas; died July 16 of injuries sustained when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Baghdad.

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July 16, 2007

Marine Lance Cpl. Shawn V. Starkovich,

20, of Arlington, Wash.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died July 16 in Habbaniyah, Iraq. His death is under investigation.

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July 16, 2008


Army Pfc. Willington M. Rhoads,


23, of Las Vegas; assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), Vicenza, Italy; died July 16 in Bagram, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.



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