Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Fallen Heroes August 12


August 12, 2003


Army Staff Sgt. Richard S. Eaton Jr.,


37, of Guilford, Conn.; assigned to the 323rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Army Reserve, based at Fort Meade, Md.; died Aug. 12 in Ramadi, Iraq. A fellow soldier tried to wake Eaton and noticed he was not breathing.


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Army Pfc. Daniel R. Parker,


18, of Lake Elsinore, Calif.; assigned to B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed when he was thrown from a military vehicle as the driver swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle Aug. 12 in Mosul, Iraq.


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Army Pfc. Timmy R. Brown Jr.,


21, of Conway, Pa.; assigned to D Company, 519th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed by an explosive device while traveling in a convoy in Taji, Iraq, on Aug. 12.


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Army Sgt. Taft V. Williams,


29, of New Orleans; assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device on Aug. 12 near Ramadi, Iraq.


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August 12, 2004


Army Sgt. Daniel Lee Galvan,


30, of Moore, Okla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion (Assault), 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Light Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; killed Aug. 12 when the helicopter in which he was riding developed mechanical difficulties and crashed in Salerno, Afghanistan.


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Army Capt. Michael Yury Tarlavsky,


30, of Passaic, N.J.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Aug. 12 when his unit came under small-arms fire and grenade attack in Najaf, Iraq.


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August 12, 2005


Army 1st Lt. David L. Giaimo,


24, of Waukegan, Ill.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Aug. 12 when his Humvee hit a land mine in Tikrit, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Rusty W. Bell,


21, of Pocahontas, Ark.; assigned to the 603rd Aviation Support Battalion, Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.; died Aug. 12 of non-combat-related injuries in Taji, Iraq.


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August 12, 2006


Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth A. Jenkins,


25, of Fouke, Ark.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 12 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when he came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad.


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Army Staff Sgt. Michael C. Lloyd,


24, of San Antonio; assigned to 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 12 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Kevin L. Zeigler.


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Army Staff Sgt. Kevin L. Zeigler,


31, of Overland Park, Kan.; assigned to 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 12 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Michael C. Lloyd.


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August 12, 2007


Army Pfc. Alan J. Austin,


21, of Houston; assigned to the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Aug. 12 near Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related accident.


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Army Staff Sgt. Jesse G. Clowers Jr.,


27, of Herndon, Va.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Aug. 12 in Kuzkalakhel, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Sgt. Charles B. Kitowski III and Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey D. Kettle.


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Army Sgt. Charles B. Kitowski III,


31, of Farmers Branch, Texas; assigned to the 345th Psychological Operations Company, 2nd Psychological Operations Group, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Aug. 12 in Kuzkalakhel, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Jesse G. Clowers Jr. and Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey D. Kettle.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey D. Kettle,


31, of Madill, Okla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Aug. 12 in Kuzkalakhel, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Jesse G. Clowers Jr. and Sgt. Charles B. Kitowski III.


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