Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Fallen Heroes October 14


October 14, 2004



Army Pfc. Mark A. Barbret,


22, of Shelby Township, Mich.; assigned to the 44th Engineer Battalion, Camp Howze, Korea; killed Oct. 14 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Omer T. Hawkins II.


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Army Spc. Bradley S. Beard,


22, of Chapel Hill, N.C.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea; killed Oct. 14 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle as he was doing reconnaissance for explosives at Camp Ramadi, Iraq.


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Army Staff Sgt. Omer T. Hawkins II,


31, of Cherry Fork, Ohio; assigned to the 44th Engineer Battalion, Camp Howze, Korea; killed Oct. 14 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Pfc. Mark A. Barbret.


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Army Pvt. David L. Waters,


19, of Auburn, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Oct. 14 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle in Baghdad.


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Army Spc. Josiah H. Vandertulip,


21, of Irving, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 14 when his dismounted patrol came under enemy fire in Baghdad.


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Army Spc. Kyle Ka Eo Fernandez,


26, of Waipahu, Hawaii; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; killed Oct. 14th when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Miam Do, Afghanistan. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Brian S. Hobbs.


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Army Staff Sgt. Brian S. Hobbs,


28, of Mesa, Ariz.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; killed Oct. 14th when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Miam Do, Afghanistan. Also killed was Spc. Kyle KaEo Fernandez.


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October 14, 2005


Army Sgt. Brian R. Conner,


36, of Baltimore; assigned to the 243rd Engineer Company, Maryland Army National Guard, Baltimore; killed Oct. 14 when he was conducting convoy operations and an 18-wheel tractor trailer accidentally struck the rear of his Humvee, starting a fire and causing ammunition to detonate in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were Spc. Samuel M. Boswell and Spc. Bernard L. Ceo.


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Army Spc. Samuel M. Boswell,


20, of Elkridge, Md.; assigned to the 243rd Engineer Company, Maryland Army National Guard, Baltimore; killed Oct. 14 when he was conducting convoy operations and an 18-wheel tractor trailer accidentally struck the rear of his Humvee, starting a fire and causing ammunition to detonate in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were Sgt. Brian R. Conner and Spc. Bernard L. Ceo.


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Army Spc. Bernard L. Ceo,


23, of Baltimore; assigned to the 243rd Engineer Company, Maryland Army National Guard, Baltimore; killed Oct. 14 when he was conducting convoy operations and an 18-wheel tractor trailer accidentally struck the rear of his Humvee, starting a fire and causing ammunition to detonate in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were Sgt. Brian R. Conner and Spc. Samuel M. Boswell.


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Army Spc. Scott J. Mullen,


22, of Tucson, Ariz.; assigned to the 5th Battalion, 4th Psychological Operations Group, U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Oct. 14 in Makati City, The Republic of the Philippines, of injuries sustained there from a non-combat related accident on Oct. 13.


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Navy Builder 3rd Class Fabricio Moreno,


26, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, Port Hueneme, Calif.; attached to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa construction team; killed Oct. 14 in a single-vehicle accident in Manda Bay, Kenya.


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October 14, 2006


Marine Sgt. Jonathan J. Simpson,


25, of Rockport, Texas; assigned to the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Oct. 14 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Army Pfc. Keith J. Moore,


28, of San Francisco; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Oct. 14 of a non-combat related injury in Baghdad.


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Army 1st Sgt. Charles M. King,


48, of Mobile, Ala.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 14 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were: Staff Sgt. Joseph M. Kane and Spc. Timothy J. Lauer.


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Army Staff Sgt. Joseph M. Kane,


35, of Darby, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 14 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were: 1st Sgt. Charles M. King and Spc. Timothy J. Lauer.


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Army Spc. Timothy J. Lauer,


25, of Saegertown, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 14 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were: Staff Sgt. Joseph M. Kane and 1st Sgt. Charles M. King.


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Airman 1st Class Leebenard E. Chavis,


21, of Hampton, Va.; assigned to the 824th Security Forces Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga.; killed Oct. 14 while performing duties as a turret gunner with the Iraqi police in the vicinity of Baghdad.


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October 14, 2007


Army 1st Lt. Thomas M. Martin,


27, of Ward, Ark.; assigned to 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Oct. 14 in Al Busayifi, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire during combat operations.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class Justin S. Monschke,


28, of Krum, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Oct. 14 in Arab Jabour, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on patrol during combat operations.


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Army Spc. Jason B. Koutroubas,


21, of Dunnellon, Fla.; assigned to Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas; died Oct. 14 in Tal Afar, Iraq, from injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident.


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Army Spc. Kenneth J. Iwasinski,


22, of West Springfield, Mass.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Oct. 14 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.


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