Army Staff Sgt. Brian R. Hellermann,
35, of Freeport, Minn.; assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died of injuries received when an Iraqi vehicle fired upon his unit during an ambush Aug. 6 in Baghdad.
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33, of New Bern, N.C.; assigned to C Company, 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Aug. 6 of a non-combat-related cause in Mosul, Iraq.
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20, of Brattleboro, Vt.; assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed when Iraqi gunmen in a vehicle opened fire on Gilbert’s unit Aug. 6 in Baghdad. Gilbert died of injuries received during the ambush.
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Army Spc. Zeferino E. Colunga,
20, of Bellville, Texas; assigned to 4th Squadron, 2nd Armored Calvary Regiment, Fort Polk, La.; died Aug. 6 at Homburg University Hospital after he was evacuated from the 28th Combat Support Hospital in Iraq.
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Marine Lance Cpl. Larry L. Wells,
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23, of Hattiesburg, Miss.; assigned to the 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Aug. 6 when his vehicle was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Baghdad.
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Marine Lance Cpl. Chase J. Comley,
21, of Lexington, Ky.; assigned to the 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Aug. 6 by a suicidal car-bomber while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Amiriyah, Iraq.
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25, of Philadelphia; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Philadelphia; killed Aug. 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee as he was conducting convoy operations near Balad, Iraq. Also killed was Spc. Kurt E. Krout.
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43, of Spinnerstown, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Philadelphia; killed Aug. 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee as he was conducting convoy operations near Balad, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Brahim J. Jeffcoat.
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Army Staff Sgt. Stephen A. Seale,
25, of Grafton, W.Va.; assigned to 2nd Brigade Troop Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Aug. 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while conducting combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were Sgt.
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22, of South Royalton, Vt.; assigned to 2nd Brigade Troop Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Aug. 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while conducting combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Stephen A. Seale and Cpl. Jose
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24, of Sunland Park, N.M.; assigned to 2nd Brigade Troop Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Aug. 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while conducting combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were Sgt.
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Army Staff Sgt. Tracy L. Melvin,
31, of Seattle; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Aug. 6 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.
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Army Sgt. Nicholas A. Gummersall,
23, of Chubbuck, Idaho; assigned to 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Aug. 6 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Jacob M. Thompson, Cpl. Juan M. Alcantara and Cpl. Kareem R. Khan.
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Army Spc. Christopher T. Neiberger,
22, of Gainesville, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Aug. 6 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.
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Army Staff Sgt. Jacob M. Thompson ,
26, of North Mankato, Minn.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Aug. 6 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Sgt. Nicholas A. Gummersall, Cpl. Juan M. Alcantara and Cpl. Kareem R. Khan.
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22, of New York; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Aug. 6 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Jacob M. Thompson, Sgt. Nicholas A. Gummersall and Cpl. Kareem R. Khan.
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20, of Manahawkin, N.J.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Aug. 6 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Jacob M. Thompson, Sgt. Nicholas A. Gummersall and Cpl. Juan M. Alcantara.
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