Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Fallen Heroes October 7


October 7, 2004



Army Spc. Morgen N. Jacobs,


20, of Santa Cruz, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Oct. 7 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained Oct. 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol vehicle in Aaliyah, Iraq.


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October 7, 2005



Army Pfc. Benny S. Franklin,


19, of Hammond, La.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Oct. 7 in Kandahar, Afghanistan of injuries sustained earlier that day in Helmand, Afghanistan, when he stepped on a landmine during patrol operations.


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Army Pfc. Nicholas J. Greer,


21, of Monroe, Mich.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Oct. 7 of injuries sustained when his dismounted patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Haqlaniyah, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. Eric A. Fifer,


22, of Knoxville, Tenn.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Oct. 7 in Asad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his dismounted patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Haqlaniyah, Iraq.


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October 7, 2006



Navy Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Roger A. Napper,


20, of Greensburg, Pa.; assigned to Mobile Security Squadron 3, Detachment Bahrain; died Oct. 7, 2006, of trauma from a single motor vehicle accident in Bahrain.


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Army Sgt. Lawrence L. Parrish,


36, of Lebanon, Mo.; assigned to the 110th Engineer Battalion, Kansas City, Mo.; died Oct. 7 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. John E. Wood.


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Army Spc. John E. Wood,


37, of Humboldt, Kan.; assigned to the 891st Engineer Battalion, Garnett, Kan.; died Oct. 7 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. Lawrence L. Parrish.


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Army Sgt. Brandon S. Asbury,


21, of Tazewell, Va.; assigned to the 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 7 from injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad.


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Army Cpl. Carl W. Johnson II,


21, of Philadelphia, Pa.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Oct. 7 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Mosul, Iraq.


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October 7, 2007



Army Cpl. Benjamin C. Dillon,


22, of Rootstown, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.; died Oct. 7 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire.


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