Sunday, July 27, 2008

Fallen Heroes July 27


July 27, 2003


Army Sgt. Heath A. McMillin,


29, of Canandaigua, N.Y.; assigned to the 105th Military Police Company, Army National Guard, Buffalo, N.Y.; killed while on patrol July 27 when he came under attack from rocket-propelled grenade and small-arms fire south of Baghdad.


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July 27, 2004


Army Sgt. DeForest L. Talbert,


24, of Charleston, W.Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 150th Armor Regiment, West Virginia Army National Guard, Beckley, W.Va.; killed July 27 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baladruc, Iraq.


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July 27, 2005


Army Spc. Adrian J. Butler,


28, of East Lansing, Mich.; assigned to the 411th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; killed July 27 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during a patrol in Ashraf, Iraq. Also killed was Army Spc. John O. Tollefson.


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Army Spc. Benyahmin B. Yahudah,


24, of Bogart, Ga.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed July 13 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Baghdad.


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Army Capt. Benjamin D. Jansky,


28, of Oshkosh, Wis.; assigned to the 983rd Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve, Monclova, Ohio; killed July 27 when his Humvee was accidentally struck by another military vehicle in Taqaddum, Iraq.


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Army Spc. John O. Tollefson,


22, of Fond du Lac, Wis.; assigned to the 411th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; killed July 27 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during a patrol in Ashraf, Iraq. Also killed was Army Spc. Adrian J. Butler.


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Army Spc. Edward L. Myers,


21, of St. Joseph, Mo.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed July 27 when his unit was conducting patrol operations and an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Samarra, Iraq.


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July 27, 2006


Marine Lance Cpl. James W. Higgins,


22, of Frederick, Md.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died July 27 from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Adam R. Murray,


21, of Cordova, Tenn.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed July 27 while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.


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Marine Cpl. Timothy D. Roos,


21, of Cincinnati; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died July 27 from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.


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Marine Pfc. Enrique C. Sanchez,


21, of Garner, N.C.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed July 27 while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.


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July 27, 2007


Army Maj. Thomas G. Bostick Jr.,


37, of Llano, Texas; assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy; died July 27 near Kamu, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations. Also killed was Staff Sgt. William R. Fritsche.


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