Monday, October 27, 2008

Fallen Heroes October 27


October 27, 2003


Alabama Army National Guard Sgt. Aubrey D. Bell,


33, of Tuskegee, Ala.; assigned to the 214th Military Police Company, Alabama National Guard; Oct. 27 at Al Bayra Police Station in Baghdad when his unit came under small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device detonated.


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Army Pvt. 2 Jonathan I. Falaniko,


20, of Pago Pago, American Samoa; assigned to A Company, 70th Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed near the Khadra Police Station Oct. 27 when a vehicle containing an improvised explosive device detonated in downtown Baghdad.


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October 27, 2004



Army Staff Sgt. Jerome Lemon,


42, of North Charleston, S.C.; assigned to the 1052nd Transportation Company, South Carolina Army National Guard, Kingstree, S.C.; killed Oct. 27 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Balad, Iraq.


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Army Cpl. Billy Gomez,


25, of Perris, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died Oct.27 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained Oct. 20 when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Naka, Afghanistan.


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October 27, 2005


Army Capt. Michael J. Mackinnon,


30, of Helena, Mont.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., killed on Oct. 27 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in Baghdad.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Robert F. Eckfield Jr.,


23, of Cleveland; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 27 by an indirect fire explosion in Saqlawiyah, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Jared J. Kremm.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Jared J. Kremm,


24, of Hauppage, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 27 by an indirect fire explosion in Saqlawiyah, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Robert F. Eckfield Jr.


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Army Staff Sgt. Daniel R. Lightner Jr.,


28, of Hollidaysburg, Pa.; assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Washington, Pa.; killed Oct. 27 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.


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Army Col. William W. Wood,


44, of Panama City, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, California Army National Guard, Modesto, Calif.; killed Oct. 27 when he was directing security operations in response to the detonation of an improvised explosive device in Baghdad. During this response, a second IED detonated near his position.


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October 27, 2006


Marine Sgt. Luke J. Zimmerman,


24, of Luxemburg, Wis.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Oct. 27 from injuries sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Army Pvt. Michael V. Bailey,


20, of Waldorf, Md.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York; died Oct. 27 from non-combat related injuries in Salerno, Afghanistan. This incident is under investigation.


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October 27, 2007




Army Staff Sgt. Joseph F. Curreri,


27, of Los Angeles; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Oct. 27 in Siet, Lake Jolo Island, Philippines from injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident.


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