Friday, December 12, 2008

Fallen Heroes December 12


December 12, 2003


Army Pfc. Jeffrey F. Braun,


19, of Stafford, Conn.; assigned to Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, based in Fort Bragg, N.C.; died from a non-hostile gunshot wound Dec. 12 in Baghdad.


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Army Sgt. Jarrod W. Black,


26, of Peru, Ind.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment based in Fort Riley, Kan.; killed Dec. 12 when his convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device in Ramadi, Iraq.


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December 12, 2004


Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua W. Dickinson,


25, of Pasco, Fla.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Dec. 12 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Army Pfc. Joshua A. Ramsey,


19, of Defiance, Ohio; assigned to the 95th Military Police Battalion, Mannheim, Germany; died Dec. 12 in Baghdad of non-combat-related injuries.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Hilario F. Lopez,


22, of Ingleside, Texas; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Dec. 12 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Marine Staff Sgt. Melvin L. Blazer,


38, of Moore, Okla.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Dec. 12 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Marine Cpl. Ian W. Stewart,


21, of Lake Hughes, Calif.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Dec. 12 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Marine Cpl. Jason S. Clairday,


21, of Camp Fulton, Ark.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Dec. 12 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Marine Sgt. Jeffrey L. Kirk,


24, of Baton Rouge, La.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Dec. 12 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Jeffery S. Blanton,


23, of Fayetteville, Ga.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii; killed Dec. 12 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


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December 12, 2005


Army Staff Sgt. Curtis A. Mitchell,


28, of McConnelsville, Ohio.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Dec. 12 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1A1 Abrams tank during combat operations in Baghdad.


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Army Spc. Lex S. Nelson,


21, of Salt Lake City; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Dec. 12 when he fell from a guard tower in Tikrit, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Jared W. Kubasak,


25, of Rocky Mount, Va.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Dec. 12 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during patrol operations in Baghdad.


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December 12, 2006


Army Sgt. Brent W. Dunkleberger,


29, of New Bloomfield, Pa.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas; died Dec. 12 of injuries sustained when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle during a convoy security mission in Mosul, Iraq.


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Army Maj. Gloria D. Davis,


47, of St. Louis, Mo.; assigned to the Defense Security Assistance Agency, Washington, D.C.; died Dec. 12 from a non-combat related incident in Baghdad.


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December 12, 2007


Army Sgt. Joshua C. Blaney,


25, of Matthews, N.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade, Camp Ederle, Italy; died Dec. 12 at Forward Operating Base Curry, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Michael J. Gabel.


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Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Gabel,


30, of Crowley, La.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade, Camp Ederle, Italy; died Dec. 12 at Forward Operating Base Curry, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Cpl. Joshua C. Blaney.


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