Friday, October 3, 2008

Fallen Heroes October 3


October 3, 2003



Army Pfc. Charles M. Sims,


18, of Miami, Fla., assigned to the 549th Military Police Company, Fort Stewart, Ga.; drowned on Oct. 3 in Baghdad.


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October 3, 2004



Army Sgt. Christopher S. Potts,


38, of Tiverton, R.I.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 103rd Field Artillery Regiment, Rhode Island Army National Guard, Providence, R.I.; killed Oct. 3 when his unit, which was conducting traffic-control operations, was attacked by small-arms fire in Taji, Iraq.


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Army Staff Sgt. James L. Pettaway Jr.,


37, of Baltimore; assigned to the 223rd Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Norristown, Pa.; died Oct. 3 at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of injuries sustained Aug. 27 when he was involved in a motor vehicle accident in Fallujah, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. Russell L. Collier,


48, of Harrison, Ark.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 206th Field Artillery Regiment, Arkansas Army National Guard, Russellville, Ark.; killed Oct. 3 when his unit, which was conducting traffic-control operations, was attacked by small-arms fire in Taji, Iraq.


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October 3, 2005



Army Sgt. Larry W. Pankey Jr.,


34, of Morrison, Colo.; assigned to the 467th Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve, Greenwood, Miss.; died Oct. 3 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of non-combat-related injuries sustained Sept. 23 in Balad, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. Bryan W. Large,


31, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Oct. 3 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Haqlaniyah, Iraq. Also killed were: Pfc. Roberto C. Baez and Spc. Jacob T. Vanderbosch.


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Army Spc. Jacob T. Vanderbosch,


21, of Vadnais Heights, Minn.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Oct. 3 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Haqlaniyah, Iraq. Also killed were: Pfc. Roberto C. Baez and Sgt. Bryan W. Large.


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Army Pfc. Roberto C. Baez,


19, of Tampa, Fla.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Oct. 3 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Haqlaniyah, Iraq. Also killed were: Spc. Jacob T. Vanderbosch and Sgt. Bryan W. Large.


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Army Staff Sgt. Sean B. Berry,


26, of Terrell, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 112th Armor, 56th Brigade Combat Team, Texas Army National Guard, Fort Worth, Texas; died Oct. 3 of non-combat-related injuries in Taqaddum, Iraq.


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Marine Cpl. John R. Stalvey,


22, of Conroe, Texas; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 3 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Iron Fist in Karabilah, Iraq.


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October 3, 2006



Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan Rojas,


27, of Hammond, Ind.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Ala.; died Oct. 3 of injuries sustained from enemy small arms fire while performing security operations in Baghdad.


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Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Isshak,


25, of Alta Loma, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died Oct. 3 in Tikrit, Iraq, from injuries sustained when his vehicle received enemy small arms fire during combat operations at Hawija, Iraq.


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