Friday, November 7, 2008

Fallen Heroes November 7



November 7, 2001



Navy Machinist’s Mate Fireman Apprentice Bryant L. Davis,


20, of Chicago, stationed on the carrier Kitty Hawk, home-ported at Yokosuka Naval Fleet Activities, Japan, died when he fell overboard, on Nov. 7, 2001 in the Arabian Sea.


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November 7, 2003



Army Chief Warrant Officer (CW3) Kyran E. Kennedy,


43, of Boston, Mass.; assigned to 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed in action when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was shot down Nov. 7 in Tikrit, Iraq.


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Army Staff Sgt. Paul M. Neff II,


30, of Fort Mill, S.C.; assigned to 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed in action when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was shot down Nov. 7 in Tikrit, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. Scott C. Rose,


30, of Fayetteville, N.C.; assigned to 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was shot down in Tikrit, Iraq.


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Army Capt. Benedict J. Smith,


29, of Monroe City, Mo.; assigned to 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed in action Nov. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter went down on Nov. 7 in Tikrit, Iraq.


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Army Staff Sgt. Morgan D. Kennon,


23, of Memphis, Tenn.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 7 in a rocket-propelled grenade attack while he was guarding a bank in downtown Mosul, Iraq.


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Army Chief Warrant Officer (CW5) Sharon T. Swartworth,


43, of Warwick, R.I.; assigned to the Judge Advocate General Office, based at Headquarters Department of the Army, Pentagon; killed in action when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was shot down Nov. 7 in Tikrit, Iraq.


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Army Command Sgt. Maj. Cornell W. Gilmore I,


45, of Baltimore, Md.; assigned to the Judge Advocate General Office, Headquarters Department of the Army, Pentagon; killed in action when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter went down on Nov. 7 in Tikrit, Iraq.


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November 7, 2004



Army Spc. Brian K. Baker,


27, of West Seneca, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Nov. 7 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his security patrol in Baghdad.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Sean M. Langley,


20, of Lexington, Ky.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Nov. 7 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Quoc Binh Tran,


26, of Mission Viejo, Calif.; assigned to the 181st Support Battalion, California Army National Guard, San Bernardino, Calif.; died Nov. 7 of wounds sustained that same day when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle as he was conducting convoy operations in Baghdad.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class Otie J. McVey,


53, of Oak Hill, W.Va.; assigned to the 706th Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Kenton, Ohio; died Nov. 7 in Beaver, W.Va., after being medically evacuated from Baghdad on Sept. 23 for treatment of a non-combat related illness.


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November 7, 2005


Army 1st Lt. Justin S. Smith,


28, of Lansing, Mich.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Nov. 7 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Baghdad. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Brian L. Freeman, Spc. Robert C. Pope II, Pfc. Mario A. Reyes.


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Army Staff Sgt. Brian L. Freeman,


27, of Caledonia, Miss.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Nov. 7 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Baghdad. Also killed were 1st Lt. Justin S. Smith, Spc. Robert C. Pope II, and Pfc. Mario A. Reyes.


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Army Spc. Robert C. Pope II,


22, of East Islip, N.Y.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Nov. 7 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Baghdad. Also killed were 1st Lt. Justin S. Smith, Staff Sgt. Brian L. Freeman and Pfc. Mario A. Reyes.


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Army Pfc. Mario A. Reyes,



19, of Las Cruces, N.M.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Nov. 7 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Baghdad. Also killed were 1st Lt. Justin S. Smith, Staff Sgt. Brian L. Freeman and Spc. Robert C. Pope II.


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November 7, 2006



Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan T. McCaughn




19, of Manchester, N.H.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Nov. 7 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.



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Army Staff Sgt. Richwell A. Doria,


25, of San Diego, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Regiment, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died Nov. 7 after being struck by small arms fire during an air assault mission in Kirkuk, Iraq.


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November 7, 2007


Army Capt. Benjamin D. Tiffner,


31, of West Virginia; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Nov. 7 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when he was struck by an improvised explosive device.


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Army Sgt. Lui Tumanuvao,


29, of Fagaalu, American Samoa; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Nov. 7 in Arab Jabour, Iraq, of wounds sustained when he was struck by an improvised explosive device during combat operations.



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