Monday, August 11, 2008

Fallen Heroes August 11


August 11, 2004


Marine Lance Cpl. Tavon L. Hubbard,


24, of Reston, Va.; assigned to the Command Element, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 11 in a helicopter crash in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Marine Staff Sgt. John R. Howard,


26, of Covington, Va.; assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.; killed Aug. 11 in a helicopter crash in Anbar province, Iraq.


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August 11, 2005


Army Capt. Jeremy A. Chandler,


30, of Clarksville, Tenn.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Aug. 11 while conducting training operations at Forward Operating Base Ripley in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.


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Army Sgt. Edward R. Heselton,


23, of Easley, S.C.; assigned to the 391st Engineer Battalion, 415th Chemical Brigade, Army Reserve, Greenville, S.C.; killed Aug. 11 when ordnance exploded near his vehicle as his unit was performing a route clearing mission in Orgun-E, Afghanistan.


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August 11, 2006


Army Spc. Rogelio R. Garza Jr.,


26, of Corpus Christi, Texas; assigned to 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Aug. 11 when his platoon came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire during combat operations in Nangalam, Afghanistan. Also killed were Pfc. Andrew R. Small and Pfc. James P. White Jr.


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Army Pfc. Andrew R. Small,


19, of Wiscasset, Maine; assigned to 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Aug. 11 when his platoon came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire during combat operations in Nangalam, Afghanistan. Also killed were Spc. Rogelio R. Garza Jr. and Pfc. James P. White Jr.


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Army Pfc. James P. White Jr.,


19, of Huber Heights, Ohio; assigned to 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Aug. 11 when his platoon came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire during combat operations in Nangalam, Afghanistan. Also killed were Spc. Rogelio R. Garza Jr. and Pfc. Andrew R. Small.


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August 11, 2007


Army Spc. William L. Edwards,


23, of Houston; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Aug. 11 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.


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Army Cpl. Jordan E. Goode,


21, of Kalamazoo, Mich.; assigned to the 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Aug. 11 in Zormont, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.


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Army Sgt. Scott L. Kirkpatrick,


26, of Reston, Va.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Aug. 11 of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Arab Jabour, Iraq. Also killed were Staff Sgt. William D. Scates, Sgt. Andrew W. Lancaster and Spc. Justin O. Penrod.


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Army Sgt. Andrew W. Lancaster,


23, of Stockton, Ill.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Aug. 11 of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Arab Jabour, Iraq. Also killed were Staff Sgt. William D. Scates, Sgt. Scott L. Kirkpatrick and Spc. Justin O. Penrod.


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Army Spc. Justin O. Penrod,


24, of Mahomet, Ill.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Aug. 11 of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Arab Jabour, Iraq. Also killed were Sgt. Scott L. Kirkpatrick, Sgt. Andrew W. Lancaster and Staff Sgt. William D. Scates.


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Army Staff Sgt. William D. Scates,


31, of Oklahoma City; assigned to 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Aug. 11 from wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Arab Jabour, Iraq. Also killed were Sgt. Scott L. Kirkpatrick, Sgt. Andrew W. Lancaster and Spc. Justin O. Penrod.


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