Thursday, September 4, 2008

Fallen Heroes September 4


September 4, 2003


Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bruce E. Brown,


32, of Coatopa, Ala.; assigned to the 78th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Robins Air Force Base, Ga.; killed in a motor vehicle accident on Sept. 4 near Udeid, Qatar.


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September 4, 2004


Navy Steelworker 3rd Class (SW3) Eric L. Knott,


21, of Grand Island, Neb.; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4, Port Hueneme, Calif.; killed Sept. 4 when the area in which he was working was struck by enemy fire and he was struck by shrapnel in Fallujah, Iraq.


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September 4, 2006


Army Lt. Col. Marshall A. Gutierrez,


41, of New Mexico; assigned to Area Support Group, Arijan, Kuwait; died Sept. 4 from non-combat related injuries in Camp Virginia, Kuwait. The incident is under investigation.


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Army Sgt. Germaine L. Debro,


33, of Omaha, Neb.; assigned to 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry Regiment, Nebraska Army National Guard, Fremont, Neb.; died Sept. 4 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Balad, Iraq.


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Marine Cpl. Jared M. Shoemaker,


29, of Tulsa, Okla.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Broken Arrow, Okla.; killed Sept. 4 while conducting combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Eric P. Valdepenas,


21, of Seekonk, Mass.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Ayer, Mass.; killed Sept. 4 while conducting combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq.


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Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Christopher G. Walsh,


30, of St. Louis; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 24th Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Navy Reserve, Bridgetown, Mo.; died Sept. 4 while his unit was conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Fallujah, Iraq. Walsh was serving as a corpsman with Multi National Corps Iraq.


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Army Pfc. Hannah L. Gunterman,


20, of Redlands, Calif.; assigned to 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Sept. 4 from a non-combat related cause in Taji, Iraq. This incident is under investigation.


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September 4, 2007


Army Sgt. Joel L. Murray,


26, of Kansas City, Mo.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Sept. 4 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Spc. David J. Lane and Pvt. Randol S. Shelton.


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Air Force Master Sgt. Patrick D. Magnani,


38, of Martinez, Calif.; assigned to the 31st Medical Support Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy; died Sept. 4 in Gardez, Afghanistan, in a non-combat-related incident.


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Army Spc. Rodney J. Johnson,


20, of Houston; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Sept. 4 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit.


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Army Spc. David J. Lane,


20, of Emporia, Kan.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Sept. 4 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Sgt. Joel L. Murray and Pvt. Randol S. Shelton.


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Army Pvt. Randol S. Shelton,


22, of Schiller, Park, Ill.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Sept. 4 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Sgt. Joel L. Murray and Spc. David J. Lane.


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