Monday, September 8, 2008

Fallen Heroes September 8


September 8, 2004


Army Spc. Lauro G. DeLeon Jr.,


20, of Floresville, Texas; assigned to the 644th Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Beaumont, Texas; killed Sept. 8 when improvised explosive devices detonated near his convoy in Balad, Iraq.


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Army Pfc. Jason L. Sparks,


19, of Monroeville, Ohio; assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, Camp Casey, Korea; killed Sept. 8 by enemy fire in Fallujah, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. James D. Faulkner,


23, of Clarksville, Ind.; assigned to the 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Sept. 8 when his military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.


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Army Spc. Michael A. Martinez,


29, of Juan Diaz, Puerto Rico; assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, based in Bamberg, Germany; killed Sept. 8 when his military vehicle rolled over in Baqubah, Iraq.


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September 8, 2006


Army Sgt. 1st Class Merideth L. Howard,


52, of Alameda, Calif.; assigned to 405th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Sept. 8 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near her Humvee in Kabul, Afghanistan. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Robert J. Paul.


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Army Staff Sgt. Robert J. Paul,


43, of The Dalles, Ore.; assigned to 405th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Sept. 8 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Kabul, Afghanistan. Also killed was Sgt. 1st Class Merideth L. Howard.


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Army Sgt. David W. Gordon,


23, of Williamsfield, Ohio; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 8 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad.


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September 8, 2007


Army Cpl. Ryan A. Woodward,


22, of Fort Wayne, Ind.; assigned to 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Sept. 8 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained from small-arms fire when insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations.


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