Monday, September 1, 2008

Fallen Heroes September 1


September 1, 2003


Army Sgt. Charles T. Caldwell,


38, of North Providence, R.I.; assigned to the 115th Military Police Company, Army National Guard, Cranston, R.I.; killed Sept. 1 when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device on Main Supply Route Tampa, south of Baghdad, Iraq. Caldwell was one of two soldiers killed in the incident.


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Army Staff Sgt. Cameron B. Sarno,


43, of Waipahu, Hawaii; assigned to the 257th Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Las Vegas, Nev.; died Sept. 1 when he was hit by a truck while changing his vehicle’s tire in Kuwait City, Kuwait.


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Rhode Island Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Joseph Camara,


40, of New Bedford, Mass.; assigned to the 115th Military Police Company, U.S. Army National Guard, Cranston, R.I.; killed Sept. 1 on Main Supply Route Tampa, south of Baghdad, Iraq, when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. Another soldier also died in the incident.


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September 1, 2004


Army Spc. Joseph C. Thibodeaux,


24, of Lafayette, La.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry



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September 1, 2005


Army Staff Sgt. Robert L. Hollar Jr.,


35, of Griffin, Ga.; assigned to the 108th Cavalry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia National Guard, Griffin, Ga.; killed Sept. 1 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Baghdad.


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Army 1st Lt. Derek S. Hines,


25, of Newburyport, Mass.; assigned to the 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, Vicenza, Italy; killed Sept. 1 when his unit was conducting security operations and came under attack by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Baylough, Afghanistan.


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Army Sgt. George R. Draughn Jr.,


29, of Decatur, Ga.; assigned to the 108th Cavalry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, Griffin, Ga.; killed Sept. 1 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Baghdad.


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September 1, 2006


Marine Lance Cpl. Cliff K. Golla,


21, of Charlotte, N.C.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Sept. 1 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Taqaddum, Iraq.


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Army Staff Sgt. Angel D. Mercado-Velazquez,


24, of Puerto Rico; assigned to 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died in Yusifiyah, Iraq, on Sept. 1 of injuries suffered from mortar fire during dismounted combat operations.


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September 1, 2007


Army Spc. Christopher G. Patton,



21, of Lawrenceville, Ga.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 1 in Baghdad in a non-combat-related incident.



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