Thursday, September 25, 2008

Fallen Heroes September 25


September 25, 2003


Wyoming Army National Guard Capt. Robert L. Lucero,


34, of Casper, Wyo.; assigned to the 4th Infantry Division Rear Area Operation Center, U.S. Army National Guard, Casper, Wyo.; killed Sept. 25 by an improvised explosive device in Tikrit, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Kyle G. Thomas,


23, of Topeka, Kan.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Fort Ederle, Italy; killed by an improvised explosive device while on patrol Sept. 25 in Tikrit, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert E. Rooney,


43, of Nashua, N.H.; assigned to the 379th Engineer Company, U.S. Army National Guard, based in Bourne, Mass.; died Sept. 25 at Shuabai Port, Kuwait, when he was struck by a forklift.


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September 25, 2004


Army Spc. Robert Oliver Unruh,


25, of Tucson, Ariz.; assigned to the 44th Engineer Battalion, Camp Howze, Korea; killed Sept. 25 by small-arms fire when enemy forces attacked his unit in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Clifford L. Moxley Jr.,


51, of New Castle, Pa.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 103rd Armor Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Berwick, Pa.; died Sept. 25 of non-combat-related injuries in Baghdad.


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Army Sgt. David Wayne Johnson,


37, of Portland, Ore.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard, Cottage Grove, Ore.; killed Sept. 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle in Baghdad.


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September 25, 2005


Army Sgt. Patrick D. Stewart,


35, of Fernley, Nev.; assigned to the 113th Aviation Regiment, Nevada National Guard, Stead, Nev., killed Sept. 25 when his CH-47Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan.


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Army Sgt. Kenneth G. Ross,


24, of Peoria, Ariz.; assigned to the 7th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, Giebelstadt, Germany, killed Sept. 25 when his CH-47Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan.


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Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 John M. Flynn,


36, of Sparks, Nev.; assigned to the 113th Aviation Regiment, Nevada National Guard, Stead, Nev., killed Sept. 25 when his CH-47Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan.


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Army Sgt. Tane T. Baum,


30, of Pendleton, Ore.; assigned to the 113th Aviation Regiment, Oregon National Guard, Pendleton, Ore., killed Sept. 25 when his CH-47Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan.


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Army Warrant Officer Adrian B. Stump,


22, of Pendleton, Ore.; assigned to the 113th Aviation Regiment, Oregon National Guard, Pendleton, Ore.; killed Sept. 25 when his CH-47Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan.


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Army Sgt. Shawn A. Graham,


34, of Red Oak, Texas; assigned to the 124th Cavalry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard, Fort Worth, Texas; died Sept. 25 in Baghdad of injuries sustained earlier that day when the vehicle in which he was riding accidentally rolled over in Balad, Iraq.


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September 25, 2006


Army Cpl. Casey L. Mellen,

21, of Huachuca City, Ariz.; assigned to 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Sept. 25 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his mounted patrol came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq.


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September 25, 2007



Army Staff Sgt. Kevin R. Brown,


38, of Harrah, Okla.; assigned to the 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 25 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.


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Army Staff Sgt. Zachary B. Tomczak,


24, of Huron, S.D.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Sept. 25 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire.


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Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Charles Luke Milam,


26, of Littleton, Colo.; assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Sept. 25 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations.


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Army Pfc. Christopher F. Pfeifer,


21, of Spalding, Neb.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Sept. 25 in San Antonio, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire Aug. 17 near Kamu, Afghanistan.


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