Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Fallen Heroes December 16


December 16, 2003


Army Spc. Nathan W. Nakis,


19, of Corvallis, Ore.; assigned to Company B, 52nd Engineer Battalion (Heavy), Army National Guard, based in Albany, Ore.; died Dec. 16 when he lost control of his vehicle after driving through an oil-soaked area as his convoy was returning to Mosul, Iraq.


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December 16, 2004


Marine Lance Cpl. Franklin A. Sweger,


24, of San Antonio; assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii; killed Dec. 16 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


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December 16, 2005


Marine Staff Sgt. Kenneth B. Pospisil,


35, of Andover, Minn.; assigned to the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Dec. 14 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the vicinity of Ramadi, Iraq.


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Army Staff Sgt. Michael S. Zyla,


32, of Elgin, Ore.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed Dec. 13 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while conducting combat operations in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were Sgt. Brian C. Karim, Spc. James C. Kesinger and Spc. Peter J. Navarro.


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Marine Cpl. Adam R. Fales,


21, of Cullman , Ala.; assigned to Combat Service Support Detachment-21, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.; killed Dec. 16 by a non-hostile gunshot wound in Fallujah, Iraq.


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December 16, 2006


Marine Lance Cpl. Nicklas J. Palmer,


19, of Leadville, Colo.; assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Dec. 16 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Army Pfc. Joe L. Baines,


19, of Newark, N.J.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 16 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee at Taji, Iraq.


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Army Staff Sgt. David R. Staats,


30, of Pueblo, Colo.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died of injuries sustained when his Humvee struck an improvised explosive device while on mounted patrol Dec. 16 in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were: Spc. Matthew J. Stanley and Pfc. Seth M. Stanton.


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Army Spc. Matthew J. Stanley,


22, of Wolfeboro Falls, N.H.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died of injuries sustained when his Humvee struck an improvised explosive device while on mounted patrol Dec. 16 in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were: Staff Sgt. David R. Staats and Pfc. Seth M. Stanton.


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