Saturday, August 16, 2008

Fallen Heroes August 16

August 16, 2004


Army Sgt. David M. Heath,


30, of LaPorte, Ind.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed Aug. 16 when his patrol came under small-arms and rocket-propelled-grenade attack in the Sadr City section of Baghdad.


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August 16, 2005


Army Spc. Michael J. Stokely,


23, of Sharpsburg, Ga.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 108th Armor Regiment, 48th Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, Griffin Ga.; killed Aug. 16 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Baghdad.


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August 16, 2006


Army Cpl. Jeremiah S. Cole,


26, of Hiawatha, Kan.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Aug. 16 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Bermel, Afghanistan.


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Army Staff Sgt. Jeffrey S. Loa,


32, of Waianae, Hawaii; assigned to 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Aug. 16 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Ramadi, Iraq.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Michael D. Glover,


28, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Albany, N.Y.; killed Aug. 16 while conducting combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq.


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Marine Capt. John J. McKenna IV,


30, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Albany, N.Y.; killed Aug. 16 while conducting combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq.


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Marine Sgt. John P. Phillips,


29, of St. Stephen, S.C.; assigned to 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; died Aug. 16 at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, from wounds sustained March 7 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.


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August 16, 2007


Army Spc. Kamisha J. Block,


20, of Vidor, Texas; assigned to the 401st Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 16 in Baghdad of injuries sustained from a non-combat-related incident. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Paul B. Norris.


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Army Staff Sgt. Paul B. Norris,


30, of Cullman, Ala.; assigned to the 401st Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 16 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident. Also killed was Spc. Kamisha J. Block.


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Army Cpl. Willard M. Powell,


21, of Evansville, Ind.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Aug. 16 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when the enemy attacked using small-arms fire during combat operations in Taramiyah, Iraq.


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August 16, 2008


Army Staff Sgt. Kristopher D. Rodgers,


29, of Sturgis, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 16 in Korengal, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.


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