Friday, August 1, 2008

Fallen Heroes August 1


August 1, 2003


Army Spc. Justin W. Hebert,


20, of Arlington, Wash.; assigned to the 319th Field Artillery, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Camp Ederle, Italy; killed when his vehicle was struck by a rocket propelled grenade Aug. 1 in Kirkuk, Iraq.


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August 1, 2004


Army Spc. Armando Hernandez,


22, of Hesperia, Calif.: assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment,

1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany. Killed Aug 1 when an improvised

explosive device exploded near his guard post in Samarra, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Anthony J. Dixon,


20, of Lindenwold, N.J.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; killed Aug. 1 when an improvised explosive device exploded near his guard post in Samarra, Iraq.


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August 1, 2005


* - See August 2


Marine Cpl. Jeffrey A. Boskovitch,


25, of Seven Hills, Ohio; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Brook Park, Ohio.





Marine Lance Cpl. Roger D. Castleberry Jr.,


26, of Austin, Texas; assigned to 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, San Antonio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 1 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations outside Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Cpl. Jeffrey A. Boskovitch, Marine Sgt. David J. Coullard, Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel N. Deyarmin Jr., Marine Lance Cpl. Brian P. Montgomery and Marine Sgt. Nathaniel S. Rock.


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Marine Sgt. David J. Coullard,


32, of Glastonbury, Conn.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Brook Park, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 1 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations outside Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Cpl. Jeffrey A. Boskovitch, Marine Lance Cpl. Roger D. Castleberry Jr., Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel N. Deyarmin Jr., Marine Lance Cpl. Brian P. Montgomery and Marine Sgt. Nathaniel S. Rock.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel N. Deyarmin Jr.,


22, of Tallmadge, Ohio; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Brook Park, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 1 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations outside Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Cpl. Jeffrey A. Boskovitch, Marine Lance Cpl. Roger D. Castleberry Jr., Marine Sgt. David J. Coullard, Marine Lance Cpl. Brian P. Montgomery and Marine Sgt. Nathaniel S. Rock.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Brian P. Montgomery,


26, of Willoughby, Ohio; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Brook Park, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 1 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations outside Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Cpl. Jeffrey A. Boskovitch, Marine Lance Cpl. Roger D. Castleberry Jr., Marine Sgt. David J. Coullard, Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel N. Deyarmin Jr. and Marine Sgt. Nathaniel S. Rock.


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Marine Sgt. Nathaniel S. Rock,


26, of Toronto, Ohio; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Brook Park, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 1 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations outside Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Cpl. Jeffrey A. Boskovitch, Marine Lance Cpl. Roger D. Castleberry Jr., Marine Sgt. David J. Coullard, Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel N. Deyarmin Jr. and Marine Lance Cpl. Brian P. Montgomery.


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Marine Sgt. James R. Graham III,


25, of Coweta, Okla.; assigned to 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Broken Arrow, Okla.; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 1 as a result of a suicide bombing while conducting combat operations near Hit, Iraq.


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August 1, 2006


Army Sgt. Ryan D. Jopek,



20, of Merrill, Wis.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard, Waupun, Wis.; died Aug. 1 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy in Tikrit, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Hai Ming Hsia,


37, of New York; assigned to 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; killed Aug. 1 during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.


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August 1, 2007



30, of Garden City, Kan.; assigned to the 714th Security Force, Kansas Army National Guard, Topeka, Kan.; died Aug. 1 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Basra, Iraq.


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August 1, 2008


Army Pfc. David J. Badie,


23, of Rockford, Ill.; assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 1 in Chowkay Valley, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed were 2nd Lt. Michael R. Girdano, Spc. William J. Mulvihill and Pvt. Jair DeJesus Garcia.


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Army 2nd Lt. Michael R. Girdano,


23, of Pennsylvania; assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 1 in Chowkay Valley, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Spc. William J. Mulvihill, Pfc. David J. Badie and Pvt. Jair DeJesus Garcia.


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Army Spc. William J. Mulvihill,


20, of Leavenworth, Kan.; assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 1 in Chowkay Valley, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed were 2nd Lt. Michael R. Girdano, Pfc. David J. Badie and Pvt. Jair DeJesus Garcia.


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Army Pvt. Jair DeJesus Garcia,


29, of Chatsworth, Calif.; assigned to the 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 1 in Chowkay Valley, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed were 2nd Lt. Michael R. Girdano, Spc. William J. Mulvihill and Pfc. David J. Badie.


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Army Sgt. Ryan P. Baumann,


24, of Great Mills, Md.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Aug. 1, on Route Alaska, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.


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