Saturday, August 2, 2008

Fallen Heroes August 2



August 2, 2004


Marine Cpl. Dean P. Pratt,


22, of Stevensville, Mont.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 2 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Justin B. Onwordi,


28, of Chandler, Ariz.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed while on patrol Aug. 2 when an improvised explosive device detonated near the vehicle in Baghdad.


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Marine Sgt. Juan Calderon Jr.,


26, of Weslaco, Texas; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 2 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


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August 2, 2005


Marine Cpl. Jeffrey A. Boskovitch,


25, of Seven Hills, Ohio; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Brook Park, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 1 by small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations outside Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Lance Cpl. Roger D. Castleberry Jr., Marine Sgt. David J. Coullard, Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel N. Deyarmin Jr., Marine Lance Cpl. Brian P. Montgomery and Marine Sgt. Nathaniel S. Rock.


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Army Reserve Staff Sgt. James D. McNaughton,


27, of Middle Village, N.Y.; assigned to the 306th Military Police Battalion, 800th Military Police Brigade, Army Reserve, Uniondale, N.Y.; killed Aug. 2 by enemy sniper fire in Baghdad.


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Navy Operations Specialist 1st Class (SW) Thomas C. Hull,


41, of Princeton, Ill.; an operations specialist assigned to the guided missile cruiser Princeton, homeported in San Diego; died Aug. 2 aboard the aircraft carrier Nimitz in the Arabian Gulf after being medically evacuated to the carrier for a non-combat-related incident.


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August 2, 2006


Navy Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class (SEAL) Marc A. Lee,


28, of Hood River, Ore.; a member of a West Coast-based SEAL Team; killed Aug. 2 during combat operations while on patrol in Ramadi, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. Dustin D. Laird,


23, of Martin, Tenn.; assigned to 913th Engineer Company, 46th Engineer Battalion, Tennessee Army National Guard, Union City, Tenn.; killed Aug. 2 during combat operations in Rawah, Iraq.


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Marine Cpl. Joseph A. Tomci,


21, of Stow, Ohio; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Aug. 2 while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.


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August 2, 2007


Army Staff Sgt. Fernando Santos,


29, of San Antonio; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Aug. 2 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Spc. Cristian Rojas-Gallego and Spc. Eric D. Salinas.


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Army Spc. Eric D. Salinas,


25, of Houston; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Aug. 2 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Fernando Santos and Spc. Cristian Rojas-Gallego.


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Army Spc. Cristian Rojas-Gallego,


24, of Loganville, Ga.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Aug. 2 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Fernando Santos and Spc. Eric D. Salinas.


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Army Master Sgt. Julian Ingles Rios,


52, of Anasco, Puerto Rico; assigned to the 130th Engineer Battalion, of the Puerto Rico National Guard, at Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; died Aug. 2 in Baghdad when his Humvee was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade.


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Army Sgt. Taurean T. Harris,


22, of Liberty, Miss.; assigned to the 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 513th Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort Gordon, Ga.; died Aug. 2 in Kala Gush, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Cristian Vasquez,


20, of Coalinga, Calif.; assigned to1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Aug. 2 of wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Qaim, Iraq.


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August 2, 2008


Army Spc. Kevin R. Dickson,


21, of Steelville, Mo.; assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Group Support Battalion, Group Service Support Company, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Aug. 2 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident.


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Army Pfc. Jennifer L. Cole,


34, of American Canyon, Calif.; assigned to the 426th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Aug. 2 in Bayji, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident.


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Army Sgt. Brian K. Miller,


37, of Pendleton, Ind.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 293rd Infantry Regiment, 76th Brigade Combat Team, Indiana Army National Guard, Fort Wayne, Ind.; died Aug. 2 in Abd Allah, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident.


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