Saturday, October 4, 2008

Fallen Heroes October 4


October 4, 2003



Army Spc. James H. Pirtle,


27, of La Mesa, N.M.; assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; killed when an RPG struck his Bradley Fighting Vehicle on Oct. 4 in Assadah, Iraq.


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October 4, 2005



Marine Pfc. Andrew D. Bedard,


19, of Missoula, Mont.; assigned to 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. 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Ramadi, Iraq.


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Navy Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Brian K. Joplin,


32, of Hugo, Okla.; assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15, Corpus Christi, Texas; killed Oct. 4, when he fell out of a U.S. Navy MH-53 helicopter during a regularly scheduled training mission in the Central Arabian Gulf.


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October 4, 2006



Marine Lance Cpl. Edward M. Garvin,


19, of Malden, Mass.; assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 4 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Benjamin S. Rosales.


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Marine Cpl. Benjamin S. Rosales,


20, of Houston; assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 4 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Edward M. Garvin.


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Army Pfc. Dean R. Bright,


32, of Roseburg, Oregon; assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 4 after being attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and other weapons in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were: Spc. Timothy R. Burke, Staff Sgt. Christopher O. Moudry and Spc. George R. Obourn Jr.


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Army Spc. Timothy R. Burke,


24, of Hollywood, Fla.; assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 4 after being attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and other weapons in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were: Pfc. Dean R. Bright, Staff Sgt. Christopher O. Moudry and Spc. George R. Obourn Jr.


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Army Staff Sgt. Christopher O. Moudry,


31, of Baltimore, Md.; assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 4 after being attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and other weapons in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were: Spc. Timothy R. Burke, Pfc. Dean R. Bright and Spc. George R. Obourn Jr.


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Army Spc. George R. Obourn Jr.,


20, of Creve Coeur, Ill.; assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 4 after being attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and other weapons in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were: Spc. Timothy R. Burke, Staff Sgt. Christopher O. Moudry and Pfc. Dean R. Bright.


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October 4, 2007



Army Sgt. Ricardo X. Rodriguez,


23, of Arecibo, Puerto Rico; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Oct. 4 near Bayji, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat operations.


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Army Spc. Avealalo Milo,


23, of Hayward, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany; died Oct. 4 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire.


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Army Spc. Vincent G. Kamka,


23, of Everett, Wash.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Oct. 4 in Bayji, Iraq.


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