Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Fallen Heroes August 5


August 5, 2003


Army Staff Sgt. David L. Loyd,


44, of Jackson, Tenn.; assigned to the 1175th Transportation Company, Army National Guard, Brownsville, Tenn.; died in a Kuwaiti hospital after experiencing chest pains while on a mission on Aug. 5 in Kuwait.



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Army Spc. Farao K. Letufuga,


20, of Pago Pago, American Samoa; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died after falling from the top of a building while he was performing guard duty Aug. 5 in Mosul, Iraq.



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August 5, 2004


Army Spc. Donald R. McCune,


20, of Ypsilanti, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, 81st Brigade Combat Team, Washington Army National Guard, Moses Lake, Wash.; died Aug. 5 in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained Aug. 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol in Balad, Iraq.



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Marine Sgt. Moses D. Rocha,


33, of Roswell, N.M.; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4 (1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Aug. 5 of injuries sustained in enemy action near Najaf, Iraq.


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Army Pfc. Raymond J. Faulstich Jr.,


24, of Leonardtown, Md.; assigned to the 89th Transportation Company, 6th Transportation Battalion, 7th Transportation Group, Fort Eustis, Va.; killed Aug. 5 when his convoy was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Najaf, Iraq.


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Marine Sgt. Yadir G. Reynoso,


27, of Wapato, Wash.; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4 (1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 5 by enemy action in Najaf province, Iraq.


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August 5, 2005


Marine Gunnery Sgt. Terry W. Ball Jr.,


36, of East Peoria, Ill.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Aug. 5 of wounds sustained in an explosion June 12 while he was conducting combat operations in Karmah, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class Brett E. Walden,


40, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Aug. 5 when a civilian fuel truck collided with his Humvee while he was performing a convoy mission in Rubiah, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. 1st Class Robert V. Derenda.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert V. Derenda,


42, of Ledbetter, Ky.; assigned to the 1st Brigade, 98th Division, Army Reserve, Rochester, N.Y.; killed Aug. 5 when a civilian fuel truck collided with his Humvee while he was performing a convoy mission in Rubiah, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. 1st Class Brett E. Walden.


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August 5, 2006


Army Spc. Brian J. Kubik,


20, of Harker Heights, Texas; assigned to 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Aug. 5 in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of injuries sustained Aug. 5 when his unit encountered enemy small-arms fire in Baghdad.


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August 5, 2007


Army Spc. Charles E. Leonard Jr.,


29, of Monroe, La.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 5 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when the vehicle he was in was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade.


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Army Spc. Justin R. Blackwell,


27, of Paris, Tenn.; assigned to the 59th Military Police Company, 759th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Aug. 5 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from enemy indirect fire. Also killed was Pfc. Jeremy S. Bohannon.


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Army Pfc. Jeremy S. Bohannon,


18, of Bon Aqua, Tenn.; assigned to the 59th Military Police Company, 759th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Aug. 5 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from enemy indirect fire. Also killed was Spc. Justin R. Blackwell.


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Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joey D. Link,


29, of Portland, Tenn.; assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas; died Aug. 5 of natural causes at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.


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