Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Fallen Heroes October 15


October 15, 2004



Marine Cpl. William I. Salazar,


26, of Las Vegas; assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Oct. 15 of wounds sustained due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Alan J. Burgess,


24, of Landaff, N.H.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 197th Field Artillery Brigade, New Hampshire Army National Guard, Woodsville, N.H.; killed Oct. 15 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol vehicle in Mosul, Iraq.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Brian K. Schramm,


22, of Rochester, N.Y.; assigned to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 15 by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Jonathan J. Santos,


22, of Whatcom, Wash.; assigned to the 9th Psychological Operations Battalion, 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Oct. 15 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Karabilah, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Michael G. Owen.


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Army Sgt. Michael G. Owen,


31, of Phoenix; assigned to the 9th Psychological Operations Battalion, 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Oct. 15 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Karabilah, Iraq. Also killed was Spc. Jonathan J. Santos.


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October 15, 2005


Army Staff Sgt. Vincent E. Summers,


38, of South Haven, Mich.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; killed Oct. 15 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Thomas H. Byrd,


21, of Cochise, Ariz.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; killed Oct. 15 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Jeffrey W. Corban,



30, of Elkhart, Ind.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; killed Oct. 15 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Richard A. Hardy,

24, of Newcomerstown, Ohio; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; killed Oct. 15 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Timothy D. Watkins,


24, of San Bernardino, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; killed Oct. 15 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.


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Marine Sgt. Mark P. Adams,


24, of Morrisville, N.C.; assigned to the II Marine Expeditionary Force Augmentation Command Element, Marine Forces Reserve, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II MEF (Forward); killed Oct. 15 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Saqlawiyah, Iraq.


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October 15, 2006


Army Sgt. Lester D. Baroncini Jr.,


33, of Bakersfield, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Oct. 15 of injuries sustained when two land mines detonated near his Humvee in Samarra, Iraq. Also killed was Pfc. Stephen D. Bicknell.


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Army Pfc. Stephen D. Bicknell,


19, of Prattville, Ala.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Oct. 15 of injuries sustained when two land mines detonated near his Humvee in Samarra, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Lester D. Baroncini Jr.


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Marine Sgt. Brock A. Babb,


40, of Evansville, Ind.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Terre Haute, Ind.; killed Oct. 15 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Hines,


26, of Olney, Ill.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Terre Haute, Ind.; killed Oct. 15 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Army Capt. Mark C. Paine,


32, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 15 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Taji, Iraq.


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Army 1st Lt. Joshua Deese,


25, of North Carolina; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died in Balad, Iraq, Oct. 15 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Kirkuk, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Jonathan E. Lootens.


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Army Sgt. Jonathan E. Lootens,


25, of Lyons, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Oct. 15 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Kirkuk, Iraq. Also killed was 1st Lt. Joshua Deese.


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