Thursday, July 17, 2008

Fallen Heroes July 17

July 17, 2003

Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class David J. Moreno,




26, of Gering, Neb.; assigned to the Naval Medical Center San Diego, 4th Marine Division Detachment; killed by a non-hostile gunshot wound July 17 in Hamishiyah, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Mason Douglas Whetstone,

30, of Ogden, Utah; assigned to the 3d Battalion, 58th Aviation (Forward), Hanau, Germany; killed as a result of non-combat injuries on July 17 in Baghdad.


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July 17, 2004




Army Spc. Craig S. Frank,

24, of Lincoln Park, Mich.; assigned to the 1775th Military Police Company, Michigan Army National Guard, Pontiac, Mich.; killed July 17 when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device near Baghdad.



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Army Sgt. 1st Class David A. Hartman,



41, of Akron, Mich.; assigned to 401st Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Battle Creek, Mich.; killed July 17 when the vehicle he was driving was hit by an improvised explosive device in Bayji, Iraq.



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July 17, 2005




Army Spc. Ronnie D. Williams,



26, of Erlanger, Ky.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; died July 17 in Baghdad of injuries sustained the day before when his M1A2 Abrams tank left the road and entered a canal during patrol operations in Baghdad.



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Army Staff Sgt. Frank Tiai,



45, of Pago Pago, American Samoa; assigned to the 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry, Army Reserve, Fort Shafter, Hawaii; killed July 17 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position in Baghdad.



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Marine Lance Cpl. Efrain Sanchez Jr.,



26, of Port Chester, N.Y.; assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died July 17 due to a non-hostile incident at Camp Blue Diamond, Ramadi, Iraq.



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July 17, 2006




Army Staff Sgt. Michael A. Dickinson II,



26, of Battle Creek, Mich.; assigned to 9th Psychological Operations Battalion, 4th Psychological Operations Group, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed July 17 when his dismounted patrol encountered enemy forces small-arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq.



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Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth I. Pugh,



39, of Houston; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died July 17 of injuries sustained when his M1A2 Abrams tank encountered enemy forces small-arms fire in Baghdad.



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Army Sgt. 1st Class Scott R. Smith,



34, of Punxsutawney, Pa.; assigned to 737th Explosive Ordnance Detachment, 52nd Ordnance Group, Fort Belvoir, Va.; died July 17 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated during a controlled ordnance clearing mission in Iskandariyah, Iraq.



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Army Staff Sgt. Robert J. Chiomento,



34, of Fort Dix, N.J.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.; died July 17 when his patrol encountered enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and mortars in Khwaya Ahmad, Afghanistan.



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Army Cpl. Nathaniel S. Baughman,



23, of Monticello, Ind.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died of injuries sustained July 17 when his Humvee encountered enemy forces rocket-propelled grenades during patrol operations in Bayji, Iraq.



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July 17, 2007




Navy Chief Petty Officer Patrick L. Wade,



38, of Key West, Fla.; assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash.; died July 17 as a result of enemy action while conducting combat operations in Samarra, Iraq. Also killed was Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey L. Chaney.



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Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey L. Chaney,



35, of Omaha, Neb.; assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash.; died July 17 as a result of enemy action while conducting combat operations in Samarra, Iraq. Also killed was Chief Petty Officer Patrick L. Wade.


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Army Pfc. Brandon K. Bobb,



20, of Orlando, Fla.; assigned to 401st Military Police Company, 92nd Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; died July 17 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed was Pfc. Ron J. Joshua Jr.


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Army Pfc. Ron J. Joshua Jr.,



19, of Austin, Texas; assigned to 401st Military Police Company, 92nd Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; died July 17 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed was Pfc. Brandon K. Bobb.



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Army Sgt. Nathan S. Barnes,



23, of American Fork, Utah; assigned to 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died July 17 in Rushdi Mullah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked by insurgents using small-arms fire.


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Army Pfc. James J. Harrelson,


19, of Dadeville, Ala.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died July 17 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.


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July 17, 2008


Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jackie L. Larsen,


37, of Tacoma, Wash.; assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, Calif.; died of natural causes July 17 at Balad Air Base, Iraq.


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Marine 1st Lt. Jason D. Mann,


29, of Woodlynne, N.J.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died July 17 from a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan.


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