Thursday, July 31, 2008

Fallen Heroes July 31

July 31, 2003


Army Pvt. 2 Michael J. Deutsch,


21, of Dubuque, Iowa; assigned to 1st Squadron, 1st Armored Cavalry Regiment, Armstrong Barracks, Germany; killed while riding in a vehicle that was struck by an explosive device on July 31 in Baghdad.


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Army Spc. James I. Lambert III,


22, of Raleigh, N.C.; assigned to the 407th Combat Support Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed by a stray bullet fired during what was believed to be a celebratory event by local nationals July 31 in Baghdad.


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July 31, 2005


Army Spc. James D. Carroll,


23, of McKenzie, Tenn.; assigned to the 230th Engineer Battalion, Tennessee Army National Guard, McKenzie, Tenn.; killed July 31 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee outside Baghdad.


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July 31, 2006


Army Sgt. Joshua A. Ford,


20, of Wayne, Neb.; assigned to 189th Transportation Company, 485th Corps Support Battalion, Nebraska Army National Guard, Norfolk, Neb.; killed July 31 during combat operations in Numaniyah, Iraq.


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July 31, 2007


Army 1st Lt. Benjamin J. Hall,


24, of Virginia; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy; died July 31 in Asadabad, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations in Chowkay Valley, Afghanistan.


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Army Staff Sgt. Stephen R. Maddies,


41, of Elizabethton, Tenn.; assigned to the 473rd Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar Platoon, Tennessee Army National Guard, Columbia, Tenn.; died July 31 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire.


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Army Spc. Zachariah J. Gonzalez,


23, of Indiana; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died July 31 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Spc. Charles T. Heinlein Jr. and Spc. Alfred H. Jairala.


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Army Spc. Charles T. Heinlein Jr.,


23, of Hemlock, Mich.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died July 31 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Spc. Zachariah J. Gonzalez and Spc. Alfred H. Jairala.


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Army Spc. Alfred H. Jairala,


29, of Hialeah, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died July 31 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Spc. Charles T. Heinlein Jr. and Spc. Zachariah J. Gonzalez.


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Army Sgt. Bradley W. Marshall,


37, of Little Rock, Ark.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died July 31 in Tunis, Iraq, of wounds sustained from enemy indirect fire. Also killed was Spc. Daniel F. Reyes.


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Army Spc. Daniel F. Reyes,


24, of San Diego; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died July 31 in Tunis, Iraq, of wounds sustained from enemy indirect fire. Also killed was Sgt. Bradley W. Marshall.


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July 31, 2008


Army Spc. Andre D. Mitchell,


25, of Elmont, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; died July 31 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident.



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