Sunday, November 23, 2008

Fallen Heroes November 23


November 23, 2003


Army Cpl. Darrell L. Smith,



28, of Otwell, Ind.; assigned to D Company, 1st Battalion, 152nd Infantry Regiment, Army National Guard, based in Washington, Ind.; drowned Nov. 23 when his vehicle overturned and fell into a river in Baghdad.


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Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher G. Nason,


39, of Los Angeles; assigned to A Company, 306th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Huachuca, Ariz.; killed Nov. 23 in a vehicular accident between Mosul and Dihok, Iraq.


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Air Force Tech. Sgt. Howard A. Walters,


33, of Port Huron, Mich.; assigned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.; killed in a MH-53M helicopter crash on Nov. 23, 2003, in Afghanistan.


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Army Sgt. Maj. Phillip R. Albert,


41, of Terryville, Conn.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed in a MH-53M helicopter crash on Nov. 23, 2003, in Afghanistan.


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Air Force Maj. Steven Plumhoff,


33, of Neshanic Station, N.J.; assigned to the 58th Operations Support Squadron, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.; killed in a MH-53M helicopter crash on Nov. 23, 2003, in Afghanistan.


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Air Force Staff Sgt. Thomas A. Walkup, Jr.,


25, of Millville, N.J.; assigned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.; killed in a MH-53M helicopter crash on Nov. 23, 2003, in Afghanistan.


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Air Force Tech. Sgt. William J. Kerwood,


37, of Houston, Mo.; assigned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.; killed in a MH-53M helicopter crash on Nov. 23, 2003, in Afghanistan.


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Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jerry L. Wilson,


45, of Thomson, Ga.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 23 when hostile forces attacked the vehicle in which he was riding in Mosul, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Rel A. Ravago IV,


21, of Glendale, Calif.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 23 when hostile forces attacked the vehicle in which he was riding in Mosul, Iraq.


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Army Staff Sgt. Eddie E. Menyweather,


35, of Los Angeles, Calif.; assigned to Company C, 588th Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), based in Fort Hood, Texas; killed Nov. 23 when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle in Baqubah, Iraq.


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November 23, 2004


Marine Sgt. Benjamin C. Edinger,


24, of Green Bay, Wis.; assigned to 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Nov. 23 at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of injuries sustained Nov. 14 from enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


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November 23, 2005


Army Staff Sgt. Aram J. Bass,


25, of Niagara Falls, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 23 when his unit came under direct fire during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. William B. Meeuwsen.


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Army Sgt. William B. Meeuwsen,

24, of Kingwood, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 23 when his unit came under direct fire during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Aram J. Bass.


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Army Spc. Allen J. Knop,


22, of Willowick, Ohio; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Nov. 23 in Baghdad.


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November 23, 2006


Army Cpl. Nathan J. Goodiron,


25, of Mandaree, N.D.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery, North Dakota National Guard, Grand Forks, N.D.; died Nov. 23 of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades in Qarabagh, Afghanistan.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class James D. Priestap,


39, of Hardwood, Mich.; assigned to the 46th Military Police Company, Kingsford, Mich.; died Nov. 23 of injuries sustained when he came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during checkpoint operations in Baghdad.


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