Friday, November 14, 2008

Fallen Heroes November 14


November 14, 2003


Army Spc. Irving Medina,


22, of Middletown, N.Y.; assigned to 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed Nov. 14 while traveling in a convoy when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.


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Army Sgt. Jay A. Blessing,


23, Tacoma, Wash.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed in action by an improvised explosive device, on Nov. 14 in Asadabad, Afghanistan.


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November 14, 2004


Marine Cpl. George J. Payton,


20, of Culver City, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Nov. 14 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Marine Cpl. Nicholas L. Ziolkowski,


22, of Towson, Md.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Nov. 14 by enemy action in Fallujah, Iraq.


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Marine Cpl. Andres H. Perez,


21, of Santa Cruz, Calif.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Nov. 14 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Marine Cpl. Dale A. Burger Jr.,


21, of Port Deposit, Md.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Nov. 14 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


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November 14, 2005


Marine Cpl. John M. Longoria,


21, of Nixon, Texas; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); died Nov. 14 of wounds sustained from small arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in New Ubaydi, Iraq.


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Marine Maj. Ramon J. Mendoza Jr.,


37, of Columbus, Ohio; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Nov. 14 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in New Ubaydi, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Christopher M. McCrackin.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher M. McCrackin,


20, of Liverpool, Texas; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Nov. 14 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in New Ubaydi, Iraq. Also killed was Maj. Ramon J. Mendoza Jr.


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November 14, 2006


Marine Lance Cpl. Michael D. Scholl,


21, of Lincoln, Neb.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died Nov. 14 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Mario D. Gonzalez,


21, of La Puente, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died Nov. 14 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class Tung M. Nguyen,


38, of Tracy, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Nov. 14 of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad.


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Army Col. Thomas H. Felts Sr.,


45, of Sandston, Va.; assigned to the Command and General Staff College, School of Advanced Military Studies, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; died Nov. 14 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. Justin R. Garcia.


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Army Spc. Justin R. Garcia,


26, of Elmhurst, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Nov. 14 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Col. Thomas H. Felts Sr.


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Army Spc. Eric G. Palacios Rivera,


21, of Atlantic City, N.J.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Nov. 14 of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Timothy W. Brown,


21, of Sacramento, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died Nov. 14 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.


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November 14, 2007



Army Sgt. Derek R. Banks,


24, of Newport News, Va.; assigned to the 237th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 91st Troop Command, Virginia National Guard, West Point, Va.; died Nov. 14 in San Antonio of wounds sustained Oct. 25 in Baghdad when the vehicle he was in struck an improvised explosive device.


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Army Sgt. Kenneth R. Booker,


25, of Vevay, Ind.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Nov. 14, in Mukhisa, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.


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Army 2nd Lt. Peter H. Burks,


26, of Dallas; assigned to the 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany; died Nov. 14 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.


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