Saturday, December 27, 2008

Fallen Heroes December 27


December 27, 2004


Army Spc. Jose A. Rivera-Serrano,



26, of Mayaquez, Puerto Rico; assigned to the 2d Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 27 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle in Baghdad.


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Army Staff Sgt. Todd D. Olson,


36, of Loyal, Wis.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard, Neillsville, Wis.; died Dec. 27 in the 67th Combat Support Hospital in Tikrit, Iraq, of wounds sustained on Dec. 26 when an improvised explosive device detonated in Samarra, Iraq.


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December 27, 2005


Army Spc. Lance S. Sage,


26, of Hempstead , N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Dec. 27 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Baghdad. Also killed was Pvt. Joshua M. Morberg.


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Army Pvt. Joshua M. Morberg,


20, of Sparks , Nev.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Dec. 27 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. Lance S. Sage.


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December 27, 2006


Army Pvt. Clinton T. McCormick,


20, of Jacksonville, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Dec. 27 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations in Baghdad.




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Marine Lance Cpl. William C. Koprince Jr.,


24, of Lenoir City, Tenn.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Dec. 27 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Joshua M. Schmitz.


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Army Sgt. Christopher P. Messer,

28, of Petersburg, Fla.; assigned to 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Dec. 27 in Baghdad of wounds received from an improvised explosive device that detonated near him while on dismounted patrol. Also killed was Pfc. Nathaniel A. Given.


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Army Pfc. Nathaniel A. Given,


21, of Dickinson, Texas; assigned to 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Dec. 27 in Baghdad of wounds received from an improvised explosive device that detonated near him while on dismounted patrol. Also killed was Sgt. Christopher P. Messer.


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Army Sgt. Edward W. Shaffer,


23, of Mont Alto, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; died Dec. 27 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of injuries sustained Nov. 13 in Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated nearby.


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