Friday, October 17, 2008

Fallen Heroes October 17


October 17, 2003



New York Army National Guard Spc. Michael L. Williams,


46, of Buffalo, N.Y.; assigned to the 105th Military Police Company, Army National Guard, based in New York; killed in action Oct. 17 when his vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device near Baghdad.


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October 17, 2005


Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel Scott R. Bubb,



19, of Grottoes, Va.; assigned to the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II MEF (Forward); killed Oct. 17 by small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Rutbah, Iraq.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Chad R. Hildebrandt,


22, of Springer, N.M.; assigned to the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II MEF (Forward); killed Oct. 17 by small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Rutbah, Iraq.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher M. Poston,


20, of Glendale, Ariz.; assigned to the Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Oct. 17 in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Hit, Iraq.


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Army Chief Warrant Officer Paul J. Pillen,


28, of Keystone, S.D.; assigned to the 249th Aviation, South Dakota Army National Guard, Rapid City, S.D.; died Oct. 17 of a non-combat related cause in Salwa, Kuwait. The incident is under investigation.


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October 17, 2006


Army Spc. Daniel W. Winegeart,


23, of Kountze, Texas; assigned to the 5th Group Support Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Oct. 17 from injuries sustained when his Light Medium Tactical Vehicle drove off an overpass in Baghdad.


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Army Pfc. Nathan J. Frigo,


23, of Kokomo, Ind.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo; died Oct. 17 in Baqubah, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Ryan E. Haupt and Sgt. Norman R. Taylor III.


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Army Sgt. Norman R. Taylor III,


21, of Blythe, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo; died Oct. 17 in Baqubah, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Pfc. Nathan J. Frigo and Staff Sgt. Ryan E. Haupt.


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Marine 2nd Lt. Joshua L. Booth,


23, of Fiskdale, Mass.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed Oct. 17 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Army 2nd Lt. Christopher E. Loudon,


23, of Brockport, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 17 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. David M. Unger, Cpl. Russell G. Culbertson III and Spc. Joseph C. Dumas Jr.


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Army Cpl. David M. Unger,


21, of Leavenworth, Kan.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 17 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq. Also killed were: 2nd Lt. Christopher E. Loudon, Cpl. Russell G. Culbertson III and Spc. Joseph C. Dumas Jr.


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Army Cpl. Russell G. Culbertson III,


22, of Amity, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 17 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq. Also killed were: 2nd Lt. Christopher E. Loudon, Cpl. David M. Unger and Spc. Joseph C. Dumas Jr.


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Army Staff Sgt. Garth D. Sizemore,


31, of Mount Sterling, Ky.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Oct. 17 from injuries sustained when his patrol came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad.


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Army Staff Sgt. Ronald L. Paulsen,


53, of Vancouver, Wash.; assigned to the 414th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, Utica, N.Y.; died Oct. 17 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Tarmiya, Iraq.


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Army Staff Sgt. Ryan E. Haupt,


24, of Phoenix; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo; died Oct. 17 in Baqubah, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Sgt. Norman R. Taylor III and Pfc. Nathan J. Frigo.


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October 17, 2007


Army Spc. Vincent A. Madero,


22, of Port Hueneme, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct 17 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.


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