Sunday, August 17, 2008

Fallen Heroes August 17

August 17, 2003


Army Spc. Craig S. Ivory,


26, of Port Matilda, Pa.; assigned to the 501st Forward Support Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Southern European Task Force, Vicenza, Italy; died of a non-combat-related cause Aug. 17 in Homberg University Hospital, Germany. Ivory had been medically evacuated from Kuwait on Aug. 12.


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August 17, 2004



Army Spc. Brandon T. Titus,


20, of Boise, Idaho; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Aug. 17 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his checkpoint in Baghdad.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Caleb J. Powers,


21, of Manfield, Wash.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 17 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


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August 17, 2006


Army Pvt. Joseph R. Blake,


34, of Portland, Ore.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Aug. 17 of injuries sustained when his platoon encountered enemy forces small-arms fire in Turkalay, Afghanistan.


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Army Pfc. James J. Arellano,


19, of Cheyenne, Wyo.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 17 of injuries suffered when his patrol encountered enemy forces using improvised explosive devices and small-arms fire in Baghdad.


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August 17, 2007


Army 1st Lt. Jonathan W. Edds,


24, of White Pigeon, Mich.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died Aug. 17 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his vehicle using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire.


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August 17, 2008


Army Pfc. Jonathon L. Luscher,


20, of Scranton, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Scranton, Pa.; died Aug. 17 at Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Travis M. Stottlemyer,


20, of Hatfield, Pa.; assigned to the 3rd Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Company, Marine Corps Security Forces, Norfolk, Va.; died Aug. 17 in Manama, Bahrain, as a result of a non-hostile incident.


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