Friday, August 29, 2008

Fallen Heroes August 29


August 29, 2003


Army Sgt. 1st Class Mitchell A. Lane,


34, of Lompoc Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed after falling during fast-rope infiltration into a cave complex on Aug. 29, 2003, in Afghanistan.


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Army Staff Sgt. Mark A. Lawton,


41, of Hayden, Colo.; assigned to the 244th Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, Grand Junction, Colo.; killed Aug. 29 when his convoy was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade north of Suaydat, Iraq.


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August 29, 2004


Air Force Airman 1st Class Carl L. Anderson Jr.,


21, of Georgetown, S.C.; assigned to the 3rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska; killed Aug. 29 by enemy action near Mosul, Iraq.


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August 29, 2005


Army 2nd Lt. Charles R. Rubado,


23, of Clearwater, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo., killed Aug. 29 when his M1A2 Abrams tank came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire in Tal Afar, Iraq.


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Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dennis P. Hay,


32, of Valdosta, Ga.; assigned to the 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Aug. 29 when his OH-58D Kiowa helicopter came under attack by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Tal Afar, Iraq.


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August 29, 2006


Marine Cpl. Christopher T. Warndorf,


21, of Burlington, Ky.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Aug. 29 while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. Matthew J. Vosbein,


30, of Metairie, La.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Aug. 29 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Yusifiyah, Iraq.


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August 29, 2007


Army Capt. Erick M. Foster,


29, of Wexford, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Aug. 29 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations in Muqdadiyah, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. Edward L. Brooks,


25, of Dayton, Ohio; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Aug. 29 in Ramadi, Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.


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Army Staff Sgt. Andrew P. Nelson,


22, of Moorhead, Minn.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Aug. 29 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit.


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Army Pvt. Justin T. Sanders,


22, of Watson, La.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 29 in Taji, Iraq, in a non-combat-related incident.


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Marine Cpl. John C. Tanner,


21, of Columbus, Ga.; assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Aug. 29 while conducting combat operations in Albu Hyatt, Iraq.


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