Thursday, December 4, 2008

Fallen Heroes December 4


December 4, 2001


Navy Electrician’s Mate Fireman Apprentice Michael J. Jakes Jr. ,


20, of Brooklyn N.Y.; stationed on the carrier Kitty Hawk, based at Yokosuka Naval Fleet Activities, Japan, died in a ship accident, on Dec. 4, 2001 in the Arabian Sea.


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December 4, 2004


Army Sgt. Michael L. Boatright,


24, of Whitesboro, Texas; assigned to the 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Dec. 4 when he was struck by an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.


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Army Cpl. Joseph O. Behnke,


45, of Brooklyn, New York; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery Regiment, New York Army National Guard, Brooklyn, New York; killed Dec. 4 in a vehicle accident in Baghdad.


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Army Sgt. Cari Anne Gasiewicz,


28, of Depew, N.Y.; assigned to the 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 513th Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort Gordon, Ga.; killed Dec. 4 when two improvised explosive devices detonated near her convoy in Baqubah, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. David A. Mitts,


24, of Hammond, Ore.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Dec. 4 when his Stryker military vehicle received enemy fire during convoy operations in Mosul, Iraq. Also killed was Army Staff Sgt. Salamo J. Tuialuuluu.


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Army Staff Sgt. Salamo J. Tuialuuluu,


23, of Pago Pago, American Samoa; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Dec. 4 when his Stryker military vehicle received enemy fire during convoy operations in Mosul, Iraq. Also killed was Army Sgt. David A. Mitts.


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December 4, 2005


Army Sgt. 1st Class Richard L. Schild,


40, of Tabor, S.D.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery, South Dakota Army National Guard, Yankton, S.D.; killed Dec. 4 when improvised explosive devices detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Daniel M. Cuka.


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Army Staff Sgt. Daniel M. Cuka,


27, of Yankton, S.D.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery, South Dakota Army National Guard, Yankton, S.D.; killed Dec. 4 when improvised explosive devices detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. 1st Class Richard L. Schild.


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December 4, 2006


Navy Hospitalman Christopher A. Anderson,


24, of Longmont, Colo.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, based in Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Dec. 4 as a result of enemy action in Anbar Province, Iraq.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas P. Echols,


20, of Shepherdsville, Ky.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Dec. 4 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Army Pfc. Ross A. McGinnis,


19, of Knox, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Dec. 4 of injuries sustained when a grenade was thrown into his vehicle in Baghdad.


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Army Pfc. Nicholas D. Turcotte,


23, of Maple Grove, Minn.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry, West St. Paul, Minn.; died Dec. 4 in Nasiriyah, Iraq, from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident.


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Army Spc. Dustin M. Adkins,


22, of Finger, Tenn.; assigned to the Group Support Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.; pronounced dead Dec. 4 of injuries sustained Dec. 3 after the Chinook helicopter he was in made an emergency landing near Haditha, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. Jay R. Gauthreaux,


26, of Thibodaux, La.; assigned to the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 4 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Baqubah, Iraq, when in improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while on patrol.


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Army Pfc. Albert M. Nelson,


31, of Philadelphia; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Dec. 4 of injuries sustained from small arms fire while conducting security and observation operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Pfc. Roger A. Suarez-Gonzalez.


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Army Pfc. Roger A. Suarez-Gonzalez,


21 of Miami; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Dec. 4 of injuries sustained from small arms fire while conducting security and observation operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Pfc. Albert M. Nelson.


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December 4, 2007


Army Sgt. Eric J. Hernandez,


26, of Waldwick, N.J.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Dec. 4 in Bayji, Iraq, from wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Army Pvt. Dewayne L. White and Army Capt. Adam P. Snyder.


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Army Pvt. Dewayne L. White,


27, of Country Club Hills, Ill.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Dec. 4 in Bayji, Iraq, from wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Army Sgt. Eric J. Hernandez and Army Capt. Adam P. Snyder.


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