Saturday, August 9, 2008

Fallen Heroes August 9

August 9, 2003


Army Spc. Levi B. Kinchen,


21, of Tickfaw, La.; assigned to 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.; died in his sleep in Baghdad.


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Army Sgt. Floyd G. Knighten Jr.,


55, of Olla, La.; assigned to the 1087th Transportation Support Company, Army National Guard, Fort Polk, La.; died Aug. 9 from a non-combat-related cause while in a convoy from Camp Bilad to Camp Pennsylvania in Iraq.


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August 9, 2004


Army Capt. Andrew R. Houghton,


25, of Houston; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany ; died Aug. 9 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of injuries sustained July 10 when a rocket-propelled grenade detonated near his vehicle in Dhuha, Iraq, near Samarra.


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August 9, 2005


Army Staff Sgt. Ryan S. Ostrom,


25, of Liberty, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Williamsport, Pa.; died Aug. 9 in Taqaddum, Iraq, of injuries sustained earlier from enemy small-arms fire in Habbaniya, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Miguel Carrasquillo,


25, of River Grove, Ill.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Aug. 9 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.


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Army Sgt. Francis J. Straub Jr.,


24, of Philadelphia; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Philadelphia; killed Aug. 9 when a mine exploded and enemy forces attacked using small-arms fire as he was investigating a rocket-propelled grenade incident in Bayji, Iraq. Also killed were Pfc. Nathaniel E. Detample, Spc. John Kulick and Spc. Gennaro Pellegrini Jr.


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Army Spc. Gennaro Pellegrini Jr.,


31, of Philadelphia; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Philadelphia; killed Aug. 9 when a mine exploded and enemy forces attacked using small-arms fire as he was investigating a rocket-propelled grenade incident in Bayji, Iraq. Also killed were Pfc. Nathaniel E. Detample, Spc. John Kulick and Sgt. Francis J. Straub Jr.


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Army Spc. John Kulick,


35, of Harleysville, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Philadelphia; killed Aug. 9 when a mine exploded and enemy forces attacked using small-arms fire as he was investigating a rocket-propelled grenade incident in Bayji, Iraq. Also killed were Pfc. Nathaniel E. Detample, Spc. Gennaro Pellegrini Jr. and Sgt. Francis J. Straub Jr.


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Army Pfc. Nathaniel E. DeTample,


19, of Morrisville, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Philadelphia; killed Aug. 9 when a mine exploded and enemy forces attacked using small-arms fire as he was investigating a rocket-propelled grenade incident in Bayji, Iraq. Also killed were Spc. John Kulick, Spc. Gennaro Pellegrini Jr. and Sgt. Francis J. Straub Jr.


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Army Spc. Christopher M. Katzenberger,


25, of St. Louis; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Aug. 9 in Bagram, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained earlier that day when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in Ghazni, Afghanistan.


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August 9, 2006


Army 1st Sgt. Aaron D. Jagger,


43, of Hillsdale, Mich.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; killed Aug. 9 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were Spc. Ignacio Ramirez and Spc. Shane W. Woods.


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Army Spc. Ignacio Ramirez,


22, of Henderson, Nev.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; killed Aug 9 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were 1st. Sgt. Aaron D. Jagger and Spc. Shane W. Woods.


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Army Spc. Shane W. Woods,


23, of Palmer, Alaska; assigned to 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; killed Aug. 9 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were 1st Sgt. Aaron D. Jagger and Spc. Ignacio Ramirez.


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August 9, 2007


Army Staff Sgt. Alicia A. Birchett,


29, of Mashpee, Mass.; assigned to the 887th Engineer Company, 326th Engineer Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Aug. 9 of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related accident in Baghdad.


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Marine Sgt. Michael E. Tayaotao,


27, of Sunnyvale, Calif.; assigned to 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Aug. 9 of wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Hadithah, Iraq.


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August 9, 2008


Army Sgt. Jose E. Ulloa,


23, of New York; assigned to the 515th Transportation Company, 28th Transportation Battalion, Mannheim, Germany; died Aug. 9 in Sadr City, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device Aug. 8 in Sadr City.


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