Sunday, October 12, 2008

Fallen Heroes October 12


October 12, 2003



Army Spc. James E. Powell,


26, of Radcliff, Ky.; assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, based in Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 12 when his M2/A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle struck an enemy anti-tank mine in Baji, Iraq.


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October 12, 2004



Army Spc. Christopher A. Merville,


26, of Albuquerque, N.M.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea; killed Oct. 12th when his unit came under enemy fire during combat operations in Baghdad.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Wyatt,


22, of Caledonia, Wis.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve, Chicago; killed Oct. 12 by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


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Marine Cpl. Ian T. Zook,


24, of Port St. Lucie, Fla.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed Oct. 12 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Marine Pfc. Oscar A. Martinez,


19, of North Lauderdale, Fla.; assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Oct. 12 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Michael S. Weger,


30, of Rochester, N.Y.; assigned to the 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 12 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were Capt. Dennis L. Pintor and Spc. Jaime Moreno.


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Army Capt. Dennis L. Pintor,


30, of Lima, Ohio; assigned to the 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 12 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were Spc. Jaime Moreno and Spc. Michael S. Weger.


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October 12, 2005


Army Sgt. Donald D. Furman,


30, of Burton, S.C.; assigned to the 24th Transportation Company, 541st Maintenance Battalion, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed Oct. 12 when his military vehicle collided with a civilian vehicle and overturned in Balad, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Lorenzo Ponce Ruiz.


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Army Sgt. Lorenzo Ponce Ruiz,


26, of El Paso, Texas; assigned to the 24th Transportation Company, 541st Maintenance Battalion, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed Oct. 12 when his military vehicle collided with a civilian vehicle and overturned in Balad, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Donald D. Furman.


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Marine Master Sgt. Kenneth E. Hunt Jr.,


40, of Tucson, Ariz.; assigned to the Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz.; died Oct. 12 at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, from wounds received July 24 when the vehicle he was riding in struck an anti-tank mine while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Taqaddum, Iraq.


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Army Spc. James T. Grijalva,


26, of Burbank, Ill.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, Urbana, Ill.; died Oct. 12 of a non-combat related injury in Baghdad.


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October 12, 2006


Army Sgt. Gene A. Hawkins,


24, of Orlando, Fla.; assigned to the 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Combat Support Brigade (Maneuver Enhancement), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Oct. 12 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicle in Mosul, Iraq.


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October 12, 2007



Army Pvt. Nathan Z. Thacker,



18, of Greenbrier, Ark.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Oct. 12 in Kirkuk, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.




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