Thursday, October 23, 2008

Fallen Heroes October 23


October 23, 2003


Army Capt. John R. Teal,


31, of Mechanicsville, Va.; assigned to 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 23 when an improvised explosive device exploded by his convoy in Baqubah, Iraq.


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October 23, 2005


Marine Lance Cpl. Jonathan R. Spears,


21, of Molino, Fla.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Oct. 23 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Ramadi, Iraq.


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October 23, 2006


Army 1st Lt. Amos C. R. Bock,


24, of New Madrid, Mo.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Oct. 23 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.


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Navy Hospital Corpsman Charles O. Sare,


23, of Hemet, Calif.; assigned to Naval Ambulatory Care Center, Port Hueneme, Calif.; currently serving with Multi-National Corps – Iraq; killed Oct. 23 from enemy action while conducting combat operations in Anbar Province, Iraq.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Richard A. Buerstetta,


20, of Franklin, Tenn.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Nashville, Tenn.; killed Oct. 23 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Tyler R. Overstreet.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Tyler R. Overstreet,


22, of Gallatin, Tenn.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Nashville, Tenn.; killed Oct. 23 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Richard A. Buerstetta.


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Army Spc. Carl A. Eason,


29, of Lovelady, Texas; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Oct. 23 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.


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October 23, 2007


Army Sgt. Edward O. Philpot,


38, of Latta, S.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 263rd Armor Regiment, South Carolina National Guard, Dillon, S.C.; died Oct. 23 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, from a non-combat-related Humvee rollover accident.


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Army Staff Sgt. Larry I. Rougle,


25, of West Jordan, Utah; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy; died Oct. 23 in Sawtalo Sar Mountain, Kunar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds when he was engaged by enemy small arms fire during combat operations.


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