Monday, August 18, 2008

Fallen Heroes August 18


August 18, 2003


Army Spc. Eric R. Hull,


23, of Uniontown, Pa.; assigned to the 307th Military Police Company, U.S. Army Reserve, New Kensington, Pa.; killed when a military vehicle he was riding in hit an improvised explosive device Aug. 18 in Baghdad.


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August 18, 2004


Army Spc. Jacob D. Martir,


21, of Norwich, Conn.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Aug. 18 when his patrol came under attack by small-arms fire in the Sadr City section of Baghdad.


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Marine Sgt. Harvey E. Parkerson III,


27, of Yuba City, Calif.; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4 (1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 18 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Dustin R. Fitzgerald,


22, of Huber Heights, Ohio; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/2 (1st Battalion, 2ne Marine Regiment), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Aug. 18 in a non-combat-related vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Marine Sgt. Richard M. Lord,


24, of Jacksonville, Fla.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Aug. 18 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Army Pfc. Henry C. Risner,


26, of Golden, Colo.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Aug. 18 when his checkpoint came under attack by enemy small-arms fire in Baghdad.


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August 18, 2005


Army Pfc. Timothy J. Seamans,


20, of Jacksonville, Fla.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Aug. 18 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee following a mine-assessment mission in Samarra, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Ray M. Fuhrmann II,


28, of Novato, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed on August 18 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee following a mine-assessment mission in Samarra, Iraq.


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Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy W. Doyle,


24, of Chestertown, Md.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed on August 18 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee following a mine-assessment mission in Samarra, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. Nathan K. Bouchard,


24, of Wildomar, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed on August 18 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee following a mine-assessment mission in Samarra, Iraq.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Phillip C. George,


22, of Houston, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, killed Aug. 18 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations near Taleban, Afghanistan.


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Army Sgt. Robert G. Davis,


23, of Jackson, Mo.; assigned to the 864th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (Provisional), Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Aug. 18 when an improvised explosive device detonated underneath his Humvee during ground assault convoy operations in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Also killed was 1st Lt. Laura M. Walker.


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Army 1st Lt. Laura M. Walker,


24, of Texas; assigned to the 864th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (Provisional), Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Aug. 18 when an improvised explosive device detonated underneath her Humvee during ground assault convoy operations in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Also killed was Sgt. Robert G. Davis.


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August 18, 2006


Army Sgt. 1st Class Ruben J. Villa Jr.,


36, of El Paso, Texas; assigned to Area Support Group (CFLCC), Camp Arifjan, Kuwait; died Aug. 18 from a non-combat related cause in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.


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