Sunday, August 31, 2008

Fallen Heroes August 31


August 31, 2003


Army Pfc. Adam L. Thomas,


21, of Palos Hills, Ill.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed on Aug. 31, 2003, in Afghanistan.


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Army Spc. Chad C. Fuller,


24, of Potsdam N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Aug. 31, 2003, in Afghanistan.


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August 31, 2005


Army Sgt. Monta S. Ruth,


26, of Winston-Salem, N.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; killed Aug. 31 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle during security patrol operations in Samarra, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Jason E. Ames ,


21, of Cerulean, Ky.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Aug. 31 of non-combat-related injuries in Mosul, Iraq.



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Army Capt. Lowell T. Miller II,


35, of Flint, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, McComb, Miss.; killed Aug. 31 when his military training team, conducting operations with the Iraqi Army, came under attack by enemy forces using small arms in Iskandariyah, Iraq.


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August 31, 2006


Army Staff Sgt. Michael L. Deason,


28, of Farmington, Mo.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Aug. 31 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in War, Iraq.


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August 31, 2007


Army Sgt. Kevin A. Gilbertson,


24, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Aug. 31 in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations Aug. 29 in Ramadi, Iraq.


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Saturday, August 30, 2008

Fallen Heroes August 30


August 30, 2003


Army Sgt. Sean K. Cataudella,


28, of Tucson, Ariz.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 30 when the military vehicle he was driving hit an embankment and rolled into a canal in Ba’qubah, Iraq.



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August 30, 2004


Army Staff Sgt. Aaron N. Holleyman,


26, of Glasgow, Mont.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Aug 30 when his military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Khutayiah, Iraq.


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August 30, 2005


Army Maj. Gregory J. Fester,


41, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; assigned to the Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command, U.S. Army Reserve, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Aug. 30 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Iskandariyah, Iraq.




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August 30, 2006


Marine Lance Cpl. Colin J. Wolfe,


18, of Manassas, Va.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Aug. 30 while conducting combat operations in Habbaniyah, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. Joshua R. Hanson,


27, of West St. Paul, Minn.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 136th Infantry, Minnesota National Guard, Detroit Lakes, Minn.; died Aug. 30 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Khalidiyah, Iraq.


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August 30, 2007


Army Spc. Travis M. Virgadamo,


19, of Las Vegas; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Aug. 30 in Taji, Iraq, in a non-combat-related incident.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel E. Scheibner,


40, of Muskegon, Mich.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Aug. 30 in Al Noor, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an IED.



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Army Staff Sgt. Jason M. Butkus,


34, of West Milford, N.J.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Aug. 30 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit.


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Friday, August 29, 2008

Fallen Heroes August 29


August 29, 2003


Army Sgt. 1st Class Mitchell A. Lane,


34, of Lompoc Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed after falling during fast-rope infiltration into a cave complex on Aug. 29, 2003, in Afghanistan.


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Army Staff Sgt. Mark A. Lawton,


41, of Hayden, Colo.; assigned to the 244th Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, Grand Junction, Colo.; killed Aug. 29 when his convoy was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade north of Suaydat, Iraq.


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August 29, 2004


Air Force Airman 1st Class Carl L. Anderson Jr.,


21, of Georgetown, S.C.; assigned to the 3rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska; killed Aug. 29 by enemy action near Mosul, Iraq.


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August 29, 2005


Army 2nd Lt. Charles R. Rubado,


23, of Clearwater, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo., killed Aug. 29 when his M1A2 Abrams tank came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire in Tal Afar, Iraq.


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Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dennis P. Hay,


32, of Valdosta, Ga.; assigned to the 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Aug. 29 when his OH-58D Kiowa helicopter came under attack by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Tal Afar, Iraq.


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August 29, 2006


Marine Cpl. Christopher T. Warndorf,


21, of Burlington, Ky.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Aug. 29 while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. Matthew J. Vosbein,


30, of Metairie, La.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Aug. 29 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Yusifiyah, Iraq.


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August 29, 2007


Army Capt. Erick M. Foster,


29, of Wexford, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Aug. 29 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations in Muqdadiyah, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. Edward L. Brooks,


25, of Dayton, Ohio; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Aug. 29 in Ramadi, Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.


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Army Staff Sgt. Andrew P. Nelson,


22, of Moorhead, Minn.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Aug. 29 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit.


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Army Pvt. Justin T. Sanders,


22, of Watson, La.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 29 in Taji, Iraq, in a non-combat-related incident.


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Marine Cpl. John C. Tanner,


21, of Columbus, Ga.; assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Aug. 29 while conducting combat operations in Albu Hyatt, Iraq.


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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Fallen Heroes August 28

August 28, 2004


Marine Sgt. Edgar E. Lopez,


27, of Los Angeles; assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Aug. 28 by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


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August 28, 2005


Army Sgt. 1st Class Obediah J. Kolath,


32, of Louisburg, Mo.; assigned to the Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Aug. 28 in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained Aug. 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position in Husaybah, Iraq.


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August 28, 2006


Marine Lance Cpl. Donald E. Champlin,


28, of Natchitoches, La.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Aug. 28 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, from wounds sustained Aug. 27 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army Cpl. Matthew E. Schneider,


23, of Gorham, N.H.; assigned to 141st Signal Battalion, 1st Armored Division, Wiesbaden, Germany; died Aug. 28 from a non-combat related cause in Ramadi, Iraq.


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Army Cpl. Shannon L. Squires,


25, of Virginia Beach, Va.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 321 Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Field Artillery Brigade, XVIIIth Airborne Corps Artillery, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Aug. 28 in Brooke Army Medial Center, San Antonio, of injuries sustained April 21 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle during combat operations along Main Supply Route Tampa, Iraq.



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August 28, 2007


Army Sgt. James S. Collins Jr.,


35, of Rochester Hills, Mich.; assigned to the 303rd Military Police Company (Combat Support), U.S. Army Reserve, Jackson, Mich.; died Aug. 28 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of wounds sustained during combat operations.


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Army Sgt. Cory L. Clark,


25, of Plant City, Fla.; assigned to the 585th Engineer Pipeline Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Aug. 28 in Jaji, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class Rocky H. Herrera and Sgt. Bryce D. Howard.


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Army Sgt. Bryce D. Howard,


24, of Vancouver, Wash.; assigned to Headquarters Support Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Aug. 28 in Jaji, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class Rocky H. Herrera and Sgt. Cory L. Clark.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class Rocky H. Herrera,


43, of Salt Lake City; assigned to the 585th Engineer Pipeline Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Aug. 28 in Jaji, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Sgt. Cory L. Clark and Sgt. Bryce D. Howard.


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August 28, 2008


Army Spc. Michael L. Gonzalez,


20, of Spotswood, N.J.; assigned to the 340th Military Police Company, Fort Totten, N.Y.; died Aug. 28 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.


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