Thursday, August 28, 2008

Fallen Heroes August 28

August 28, 2004


Marine Sgt. Edgar E. Lopez,


27, of Los Angeles; assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Aug. 28 by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


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August 28, 2005


Army Sgt. 1st Class Obediah J. Kolath,


32, of Louisburg, Mo.; assigned to the Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Aug. 28 in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained Aug. 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position in Husaybah, Iraq.


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August 28, 2006


Marine Lance Cpl. Donald E. Champlin,


28, of Natchitoches, La.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Aug. 28 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, from wounds sustained Aug. 27 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army Cpl. Matthew E. Schneider,


23, of Gorham, N.H.; assigned to 141st Signal Battalion, 1st Armored Division, Wiesbaden, Germany; died Aug. 28 from a non-combat related cause in Ramadi, Iraq.


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Army Cpl. Shannon L. Squires,


25, of Virginia Beach, Va.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 321 Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Field Artillery Brigade, XVIIIth Airborne Corps Artillery, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Aug. 28 in Brooke Army Medial Center, San Antonio, of injuries sustained April 21 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle during combat operations along Main Supply Route Tampa, Iraq.



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August 28, 2007


Army Sgt. James S. Collins Jr.,


35, of Rochester Hills, Mich.; assigned to the 303rd Military Police Company (Combat Support), U.S. Army Reserve, Jackson, Mich.; died Aug. 28 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of wounds sustained during combat operations.


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Army Sgt. Cory L. Clark,


25, of Plant City, Fla.; assigned to the 585th Engineer Pipeline Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Aug. 28 in Jaji, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class Rocky H. Herrera and Sgt. Bryce D. Howard.


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Army Sgt. Bryce D. Howard,


24, of Vancouver, Wash.; assigned to Headquarters Support Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Aug. 28 in Jaji, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class Rocky H. Herrera and Sgt. Cory L. Clark.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class Rocky H. Herrera,


43, of Salt Lake City; assigned to the 585th Engineer Pipeline Company, 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Aug. 28 in Jaji, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Sgt. Cory L. Clark and Sgt. Bryce D. Howard.


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August 28, 2008


Army Spc. Michael L. Gonzalez,


20, of Spotswood, N.J.; assigned to the 340th Military Police Company, Fort Totten, N.Y.; died Aug. 28 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.


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