Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Fallen Heroes August 27

August 27, 2003


Army Sgt. Gregory A. Belanger,


24, of Narragansett, R.I.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Service Company, 325th Military Intelligence Battalion, Army Reserve, based at Ayer, Mass.; killed Aug. 27 when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle in Hallia, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Rafael L. Navea,


34, of Pittsburgh, Pa.; assigned to C Battery, 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, based at Fort Sill, Okla.; killed Aug. 27 when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq.


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Army Lt. Col. Anthony L. Sherman,


43, of Pottstown, Pa.; assigned to the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade, Army Reserve, based in Philadelphia, Pa.; died Aug. 27 of non-combat-related injury in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.


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August 27, 2004


Marine Lance Cpl. Nickalous N. Aldrich,


21, of Austin, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 27 in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Omead H. Razani,


19, of Los Angeles; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp.


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Army Pfc. Luis A. Perez,


19, of Theresa, N.Y.; assigned to the 223rd Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Norristown, Pa.; killed Aug. 27 when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Fallujah, Iraq.


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August 27, 2005


Army Spc. Joseph L. Martinez,


21, of Las Vegas; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Aug. 27 when his dismounted patrol was engaged by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Tal Afar, Iraq.


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August 27, 2006



Army Spc. Seth A. Hildreth,


26, of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; assigned to 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 27 of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad.


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Army Sgt. David J. Almazan,


27, of Van Nuys, Calif.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; died Aug. 27 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations, in Hit, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. Darry Benson,


46, of Winterville, N.C.; assigned to 730th Quartermaster Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard, Ahoskie, N.C.; died Aug. 27 from a non-combat related cause in Camp Virginia, Kuwait.


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Army Spc. Joshua D. Jones,


24, of Pomeroy, Ohio; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 27 of injuries sustained when his Humvee came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad.


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Army Cpl. Kenneth M. Cross,


21, of Superior, Wis.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Aug. 27 when his M1126 Stryker Vehicle came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Pfc. Daniel G. Dolan.


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Army Pfc. Daniel G. Dolan,


19, of Roy, Utah; assigned to 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Aug. 27 when his M1126 Stryker Vehicle came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Cpl. Kenneth M. Cross.


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Army Staff Sgt. Jeffrey J. Hansen,


31, of Cairo, Neb.; assigned to 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry Regiment, Nebraska Army National Guard, Lincoln, Neb.; died Aug. 27 in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained Aug. 21 from a vehicle accident in Balad, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. Moises Jazmin,


25, of Providence, R.I.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Aug. 27 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A3 Bradley vehicle during combat operations in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were Spc. Qixing Lee, Spc. Shaun A. Novak and Spc. Tristan C. Smith.


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Army Spc. Qixing Lee,


20, of Minneapolis; assigned to 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Aug. 27 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A3 Bradley Vehicle during combat operations in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were Sgt. Moises Jazmin, Spc. Shaun A. Novak and Spc. Tristan C. Smith.


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Army Spc. Shaun A. Novak,


21, of Two Rivers, Wis.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Aug. 27 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A3 Bradley Vehicle during combat operations in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were Spc. Tristan C. Smith, Spc. Qixing Lee and Sgt. Moises Jazmin.


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Army Spc. Tristan C. Smith,


23, of Bryn Athyn, Pa.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Aug. 27 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A3 Bradley Vehicle during combat operations in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were Spc. Shaun A. Novak, Spc. Qixing Lee and Sgt. Moises Jazmin.


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August 27, 2007


Army Master Sgt. Scott R. Ball,


38, of Mount Holly Springs, Pa.; assigned to the 55th Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Scranton, Pa.; died Aug. 27 at Forward Operating Base Naray, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Also killed were Maj. Henry S. Ofeciar and Sgt. Jan M. Argonish.


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Army Pfc. Thomas R. Wilson,


21, of Maurertown, Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy; died Aug. 27 in Paktika, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations.


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Army Maj. Henry S. Ofeciar,


37, of Agana, Guam; assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Aug. 27 at Forward Operating Base Naray, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Also killed were Master Sgt. Scott R. Ball and Sgt. Jan M. Argonish.


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Army Sgt. Jan M. Argonish,


26, of Peckville, Pa.; assigned to the 55th Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Scranton, Pa.; died Aug. 27 at Forward Operating Base Naray, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Also killed were Maj. Henry S. Ofeciar and Master Sgt. Scott R. Ball.


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August 27, 2008


Army Pvt. Tan Q. Ngo,


20, of Beaverton, Ore.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany; died Aug. 27 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, when his mounted patrol received small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire.


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Army Sgt. David K. Cooper,


25, of Williamsburg, Ky.; assigned to Forward Support Company, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 27 in Baghdad of wounds sustained in Qadasiyah, Iraq, when his dismounted patrol came under small arms fire.


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