Friday, September 26, 2008

Fallen Heroes September 26


September 26, 2004



Army Capt. Eric L. Allton,


34, of Houston; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea; killed Sept. 26 when he was struck by a mortar round in Ramadi, Iraq.


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September 26, 2005


Marine Lance Cpl. Steven A. Valdez,


20, of McRea, Ark.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed Sept. 26 by enemy mortar fire at Camp Blessing, Afghanistan.


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Army Sgt. Howard Paul Allen,


31, of Mesa, Ariz.; assigned to the 860th Military Police Company, Arizona Army National Guard, Phoenix; killed Sept. 26 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad.


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Army Sgt. Andrew P. Wallace,


25, of Oshkosh, Wis.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade, Wisconsin Army National Guard, Fond du Lac, Wis.; killed Sept. 26 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee and his convoy was attacked by small-arms fire during operations in Shaibah, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Michael J. Wendling,


20, of Mayville, Wis.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade, Wisconsin Army National Guard, Fond du Lac, Wis.; killed Sept. 26 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee and his convoy was attacked with small-arms fire in Shaibah, Iraq.


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Marine Pvt. Elijah M. Ortega,


19, of Oxnard, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Sept. 26 due to a non-hostile gunshot wound at Camp Baharia, Iraq.


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Army Master Sgt. Tulsa T. Tuliau,


33, of Watertown, N.Y.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 314th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 78th Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Sept. 26 in Baghdad of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations near Rustimayah, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. 1st Class Casey E. Howe.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class Casey E. Howe,


32, of Deford, Mich.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 314th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 78th Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Sept. 26 in Baghdad of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations near Rustimayah, Iraq. Also killed was Army Master Sgt. Tulsa Tuliau.


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Army Staff Sgt. Robert F. White,


34, of Cross Lanes, W.Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Sept. 26 when his mounted patrol was engaged by enemy forces using small-arms fire west of Kandahar, Afghanistan.


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September 26, 2006



Army Staff Sgt. Jose A. Lanzarin,


28, of Lubbock, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; killed Sept. 26 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.


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Marine Pfc. Christopher T. Riviere,


21, of Cooper City, Fla.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died Sept. 26 of wounds received while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Asad, Iraq.


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Army Staff Sgt. Edward C. Reynolds Jr.,


27, of Groves, Texas; assigned to 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 26 of injuries sustained when his M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle rolled over while maneuvering in Baghdad. Also killed was Pfc. Henry Paul.


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Army Pfc. Henry Paul,


24, of Kolonia Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia; assigned to 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 26 of injuries sustained when his M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle rolled over while maneuvering in Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Edward C. Reynolds Jr.


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September 26, 2007



Army Pfc. Mathew D. Taylor,


21, of Cameron Park, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy; died Sept. 26 in San Antonio of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle July 23 in Sarobi District, Afghanistan.


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