Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Fallen Heroes September, October, November 2008


September 2, 2008


Army Pfc. Patrick W. May,


22, of Jamestown, N.Y.; assigned to the Division Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Sept. 2 in Baghdad of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class Gregory A. Rodriguez,


35, of Weidman, Mich.; assigned to the K-9 unit of the 527th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th MP Brigade, Ansbach, Germany; died Sept. 2 of wounds sustained in Ana Kalay, Afghanistan, when his mounted patrol came under small arms fire.


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September 4, 2008


Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth W. Mayne,


29, of Arvada, Colo.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 4 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Pfc. Bryan R. Thomas.


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Army Pvt. Vincent C. Winston Jr.,


22, of St. Louis, Mo.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 4 in Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.


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Army Pfc. Bryan R. Thomas,


22, of Battle Creek, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 4 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Sgt. Kenneth W. Mayne.


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September 5, 2008



Army Pvt. Jordan P. Thibeault,



22, of South Jordan, Utah; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Sept. 5 at Forward Operating Base Hammer, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.



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September 6, 2008



Army Pfc. Michael R. Dinterman,



18, of Littlestown, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 6 at Outpost Restrepo, Kunar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when he received enemy fire while on dismounted patrol.



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Army Spc. Marques I. Knight,



24, of San Juan Capistrano, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 6 in Aliabad, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when he received small arms fire while on dismounted patrol.



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September 9, 2008



Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Eichmann A. Strickland,



23, of Arlington, Wash.; assigned to Combat Service Support Det. 36, Iwakuni, Japan; a member of a U.S. Marine embedded Training Team deployed to Afghan Regional Security Integration Command Central; died Sept. 9 from injuries sustained when the vehicle he was driving hit an improvised explosive device in Afghanya Valley, Afghanistan.



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Marine 1st Lt. Nicholas A. Madrazo,


25, of Bothell, Wash.; assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; died Sept. 9 in Bagram, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations. Also killed was Capt. Jesse Melton III.


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Marine Capt. Jesse Melton III,


29, of Randallstown, Md.; assigned to Headquarters Battery, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; died Sept. 9 in Afghanya Valley, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations. Also killed was 1st Lt. Nicholas A. Madrazo.


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September 10, 2008


Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel R. Sexton,


53, of Wentzville, Mo.; assigned to the 164th Military Police Company, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Sept. 10 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.


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September 11, 2008


Army Pvt. Michael W. Murdock,


22, of Chocowinity, N.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 11 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained at Combat Outpost Lybert, Afghanistan, when he was struck by enemy fire.


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Army Chief Warrant Officer Michael Slebodnik,



39, of Gibsonia, Pa.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Sept. 11 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained near Forward Operating Base Nagil, Afghanistan, when the aircraft he was piloting received enemy fire.


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September 12, 2008


Navy Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator John Wayne Marcum,



34, of Flushing, Mich.; assigned to Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Dam Neck, Va.; died Sept. 12 from injuries sustained Sept. 11 while conducting combat operations in Bagram, Afghanistan. Also killed was Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator (Select) Jason Richard Freiwald.


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Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator (Select) Jason Richard Freiwald,


30, of Armada, Mich.; assigned to Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Dam Neck, Va.; died Sept. 12 from injuries sustained Sept. 11 while conducting combat operations in Bagram, Afghanistan. Also killed was Navy Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator John Wayne Marcum.


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September 14, 2008


Army Lt. Col. Ralph J. Marino,


46, of Houston, Pa.; assigned to U.S. Army Central Command, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait; died Sept 14 at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, from a non-combat related illness.


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Army Col. Sidney J. Marceaux Jr.,


69, of Beaumont, Texas; assigned to the Warrior Transition Brigade, Walter Reed Army Medical Center after evacuation from Camp Arifjan, Kuwait; died Sept. 14 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., from a non-combat-related illness.


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Army Sgt. Wesley R. Durbin,


26, of Hurst, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Sept. 14 in Tunnis, Iraq, of wounds sustained in a non-hostile incident. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Darris J. Dawson.


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Army Staff Sgt. Darris J. Dawson,


24, of Pensacola, Fla.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Sept. 14 in Tunnis, Iraq, of wounds sustained in a non-hostile incident. Also killed was Sgt. Wesley R. Durbin.


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September 17, 2008


Army Pfc. Leonard J. Gulczynski ,



19, of Carol Stream, Ill.; assigned to the 610th Engineer Support Company, 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Sept. 17 in Baghdad of injuries sustained when his vehicle was involved in an accident.



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Army Capt. Darrick D. Wright,


37, of Nashville, Tenn.; assigned to the 926th Engineer Brigade, Montgomery, Ala.; died Sept. 17 in Baghdad of a non-combat related illness.


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Army Staff Sgt. Jason A. Vazquez,


24, of Chicago; assigned to the 2nd Battalion 122nd Field Artillery, Illinois Army National Guard, Sycamore, Ill.; died Sept. 17 in Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was 1st Lt. Mohsin A. Naqvi, Capt. Bruce E. Hays and Sgt. Joshua W. Harris.


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Army Sgt. Joshua W. Harris,


21, of Romeoville, Ill.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion 122nd Field Artillery, Illinois Army National Guard, Robbins, Ill.; died Sept. 17 in Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was 1st Lt. Mohsin A. Naqvi, Capt. Bruce E. Hays and Staff Sgt. Jason A. Vazquez.


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Army 1st Lt. Mohsin A. Naqvi,


26, of Newburgh, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry, Fort Benning, Ga.; died Sept. 17 in Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Sgt. Joshua W. Harris, Capt. Bruce E. Hays and Staff Sgt. Jason A. Vazquez.


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Army Capt. Bruce E. Hays,


42, of Cheyenne, Wyo.; assigned to the Wyoming Joint Forces Headquarters, Wyoming Army National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyo.; died Sept. 17 in Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Sgt. Joshua W. Harris, 1st Lt. Mohsin A. Naqvi and Staff Sgt. Jason A. Vazquez.


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September 18, 2008



Army Sgt. Anthony L. Mason,


37, of Springtown, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, Task Force 34, Texas Army National Guard, Grand Prairie, Texas; died Sept. 18 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was in went down in the vicinity of Tallil, Iraq. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer 2 Corry A. Edwards, Sgt. Daniel M. Eshbaugh, 1st Sgt. Julio C. Ordonez, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brady J. Rudolf, Cpl. Michael E. Thompson and 1st Lt. Robert Vallejo II.


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Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brady J. Rudolf,



37, of Oklahoma City; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, Task Force 34, Oklahoma National Guard, Lexington, Okla.; died Sept. 18 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was in went down in the vicinity of Tallil, Iraq. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer 2 Corry A. Edwards, Sgt. Daniel M. Eshbaugh, Sgt. Anthony L. Mason, 1st Sgt. Julio C. Ordonez, Cpl. Michael E. Thompson and 1st Lt. Robert Vallejo II.


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Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Corry A. Edwards,



38, of Kennedale, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, Task Force 34, Texas Army National Guard, Grand Prairie, Texas; died Sept. 18 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was in went down in the vicinity of Tallil, Iraq. Also killed were Sgt. Daniel M. Eshbaugh, Sgt. Anthony L. Mason, 1st Sgt. Julio C. Ordonez, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brady J. Rudolf, Cpl. Michael E. Thompson and 1st Lt. Robert Vallejo II.


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Army Sgt. Daniel M. Eshbaugh,


43, of Norman, Okla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, Task Force 34, Oklahoma National Guard, Lexington, Okla.; died Sept. 18 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was in went down in the vicinity of Tallil, Iraq. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer 2 Corry A. Edwards, Sgt. Anthony L. Mason, 1st Sgt. Julio C. Ordonez, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brady J. Rudolf, Cpl. Michael E. Thompson and 1st Lt. Robert Vallejo II.


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Army 1st Lt. Robert Vallejo II,


28, of Richland Hills, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Texas Army National Guard, Grand Prairie, Texas; died Sept. 18 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was in went down in the vicinity of Tallil, Iraq. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer 2 Corry A. Edwards, Sgt. Daniel M. Eshbaugh, Sgt. Anthony L. Mason, 1st Sgt. Julio C. Ordonez, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brady J. Rudolf and Cpl. Michael E. Thompson.


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Army Cpl. Michael E. Thompson,


23, of Harrah, Okla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, Task Force 34, Oklahoma National Guard, Lexington, Okla.; died Sept. 18 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was in went down in the vicinity of Tallil, Iraq. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer 2 Corry A. Edwards, Sgt. Daniel M. Eshbaugh, Sgt. Anthony L. Mason, 1st Sgt. Julio C. Ordonez, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brady J. Rudolf and 1st Lt. Robert Vallejo II.


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Army 1st Sgt. Julio C. Ordonez,


54, of San Antonio; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, Task Force 34, Texas Army National Guard, Grand Prairie, Texas; died Sept. 18 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was in went down in the vicinity of Tallil, Iraq. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer 2 Corry A. Edwards, Sgt. Daniel M. Eshbaugh, Sgt. Anthony L. Mason, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brady J. Rudolf, Cpl. Michael E. Thompson and 1st Lt. Robert Vallejo II.


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Army Lt. Col. James L. Wiley,


46, of North Bend, Ore.; assigned to the 27th Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, Syracuse, N.Y.; died Sept. 18 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.


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Army Staff Sgt. Brandon W. Farley,


30, of Grand Prairie, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 18 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained Sept. 17 when his mounted patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades in Able Monti, Afghanistan.


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September 19, 2008


Marine Sgt. Jerome C. Bell Jr.,


29, of Auburn, N.Y.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died Sept. 19 while supporting combat operations in Bawka, Afghanistan.


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September 20, 2008


Army Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Taylor,


25, of Charleston, S.C.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Polk, La.; died Sept. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when he received small arms fire during dismounted operations.


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Army Staff Sgt. Nathan M. Cox,


32, of Walcott, Iowa; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 20 in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Pvt. Joseph F. Gonzales.


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Army Pfc. Joseph F. Gonzales,


18, of Tucson, Ariz.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 20 in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Nathan M. Cox.


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Air Force Maj. Rodolfo I. Rodriguez,


34, of El Paso, Texas; assigned to the 86th Construction & Training Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany; died Sept. 20 in the bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan.


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Navy Cryptologic Technician 3rd Class Matthew J. O’Bryant,


22, of Duluth, Ga.; assigned to the Navy Information Operations Command Maryland, Fort Meade, Md.; died Sept. 20 in the bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan.


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Army Capt. Bruno G. de Solenni,


32, of Crescent City, Calif.; assigned to the Joint Forces Headquarters, Element Training Team, Oregon Army National Guard; died Sept. 20 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.


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September 23, 2008


Army 1st Lt. Thomas J. Brown,


26, of Burke, Va.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Sept. 23 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his patrol came under small arms fire during dismounted operations.


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September 24, 2008


Army Capt. Michael J. Medders,


25, of Avon Lake, Ohio; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 24 in Jisr Naft, Iraq, of wounds sustained when a suicide bomber detonated a vest during operations.


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September 25, 2008


Army Staff Sgt. Ronald Phillips Jr.,


33, of Conway, S.C.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Sept. 25 in Bahbahani, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.


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September 27, 2008


Army Pfc. Jamel A. Bryant,


22, of Belleville, Ill.; assigned to the 40th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Sept. 27 in Baghdad of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident while on patrol in Wahida, Iraq.


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September 28, 2008


Army Staff Sgt. William E. Hasenflu,


38, of Bradenton, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Sept. 28 in the Jaji District, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained when his unit was ambushed by enemy forces using small arms fire.


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September 29, 2008


Army Spc. Christopher T. Fox,


21, of Memphis, Tenn.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Sept. 29 in Adhamiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when he encountered small-arms fire while on patrol.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class Jamie S. Nicholas,


32, of Maysel, W.Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Sept. 29 in Yakhchal, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device during mounted operations. Also killed were Capt. Richard J. Cliff and Sgt. 1st Class Gary J. Vasquez.


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Army Capt. Richard G. Cliff Jr.,


29, of Mount Pleasant, S.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Sept. 29 in Yakhchal, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device during mounted operations. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class Jamie S. Nicholas and Sgt. 1st Class Gary J. Vasquez.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class Gary J. Vasquez,


33, of Round Lake, Ill.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Sept. 29 in Yakhchal, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device during mounted operations. Also killed were Capt. Richard J. Cliff and Sgt. 1st Class Jamie S. Nicholas.


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September 30, 2008


Army Pfc. Christopher A. Bartkiewicz,


25, of Dunfermline, Ill.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Sept. 30 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his dismounted patrol.


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October 2, 2008


Army Spc. Jason E. von Zerneck,


33, of Charlotte, N.C.; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, Jamestown, N.Y.; died Oct. 2 of injuries sustained from a vehicle incident in Qara Bagh Karez, Afghanistan.


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Army Pfc. Tavarus D. Setzler,


23, of Jacksonville, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 2 of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Majar al Kabir, Iraq.


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October 5, 2008


Army Sgt. William P. Rudd,


27, of Madisonville, Ky.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.; died Oct. 5 of wounds sustained from enemy small arms fire while on a combat patrol in Mosul, Iraq.


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Marine Col. Michael R. Stahlman,


45, of Chevy Chase, Md.; assigned to Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died Oct. 5 from injuries sustained in a July 31 nonhostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq.


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October 7, 2008


Army Sgt. Michael K. Clark,


24, of Sacramento, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Oct. 7 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when he encountered small arms fire while on dismounted patrol.


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October 9, 2008


Marine Cpl. Jason A. Karella,


20, of Anchorage, Alaska; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died Oct. 9 while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.


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October 11, 2008


Army Cpl. Reuben M. Fernandez III,


22, of Abilene, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died on Oct. 11 of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Majar Al Kabir, Iraq.


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October 12, 2008


Army Spc. Geoffrey G. Johnson,


28, of Lubbock, Texas; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 12 of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Baghdad.


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October 13, 2008


Army Pfc. Scott G. Dimond,


39, of Franklin, N.H.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), New Hampshire Army National Guard, Milford, N.H.; died Oct. 13 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device and his patrol was engaged in a small arms fire attack.


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October 14, 2008


Army Sgt. Preston R. Medley,


23, of Baker, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 14 of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device in Qazi Bandeh, Afghanistan. Also killed were Spc. Cory J. Bertrand and Spc. Stephen R. Fortunato.


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Army Spc. Cory J. Bertrand,


18, of Center, Texas, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 14 of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device in Qazi Bandeh, Afghanistan. Also killed were Spc. Stephen R. Fortunato and Sgt. Preston R. Medley.


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Army Spc. Stephen R. Fortunato,


25, of Danvers, Mass.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 14 of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device in Qazi Bandeh, Afghanistan. Also killed were Spc. Cory J. Bertrand and Sgt. Preston R. Medley.


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Army Pfc. Christopher A. McCraw,


23, of Columbia, Miss.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died Oct. 14 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when he encountered small arms fire while on dismounted patrol in Nasar Wa Salam.

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October 15, 2008


Army Spc. Justin A. Saint,


22, of Albertville, Ala.; assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Oct. 15 in Baghdad of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.


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October 16, 2008


Army Sgt. John M. Penich,


25, of Beach Park, Ill.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 16 in Karangol Village, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from indirect fire.


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Army Sgt. Federico G. Borjas,


33, of San Diego; assigned to 416th Civil Affairs Battalion, 351st Civil Affairs Command, U.S. Army Reserve, San Diego; died Oct. 16 in Bermel District Center, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from small-arms fire during a dismounted patrol.


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Army Pfc. Heath K. Pickard,


21, of Palestine, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; died Oct. 16 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when he received indirect fire in Baqubah, Iraq.


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October 19, 2008


Marine Lance Cpl. Stacy ‘Annie’. Dryden,


22, of North Canton, Ohio; assigned to 1st Supply Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died on Oct. 19 in Anbar, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-hostile incident.


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October 20, 2008


Army Capt. Robert D. Lindenau,


39, of Camano Island, Wash.; assigned to the 91st Civil Affairs Battalion, 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Oct. 20 in Charbagh, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle.


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October 22, 2008


Marine Cpl. Adrian Robles,


21, of Scottsbluff, Neb.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died Oct. 22 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Also killed was Lance Cpl. San Sim.


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Army Spc. Deon L. Taylor,


30, of Bronx, N.Y.; assigned to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, Syracuse, N.Y.; died Oct. 22 in Bela Beluk, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.


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Marine Lance Cpl. San Sim,


23, of Santa Ana, Calif.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died Oct. 22 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Also killed was Cpl. Adrian Robles.


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October 23, 2008


Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian P. Hause,


29, of Stoystown, Pa.; assigned to the 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.; died Oct. 23 of non-combat-related medical causes at Balad Air Base, Iraq.


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October 24, 2008


Army Pfc. Cody J. Eggleston,


21, of Eugene, Ore.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; died Oct. 24 at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., of wounds sustained Oct. 16 in Baqubah, Iraq, when he received indirect fire.


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October 27, 2008


Army Sgt. Kevin D. Grieco,


35, of Bartlett, Ill.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery, Illinois Army National Guard, Sycamore, Ill.; died Oct. 27 in in Baghlan, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when a suicide bomber detonated explosives as he was preparing to enter a building. Also killed was Sgt. Nicholas A. Casey.


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Army Sgt. Nicholas A. Casey,


22, of Canton, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Oct. 27 in Baghlan, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when a suicide bomber detonated explosives as he was preparing to enter a building. Also killed was Sgt. Kevin D. Grieco.


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Marine. 1st Lt. Trevor J. Yurista,


32, of Pleasant Valley, N.Y.; assigned to the 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Oct. 27 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations.


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October 29, 2008


Army Sgt. Scott J. Metcalf,


36, of Framingham, Mass.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Oct. 29 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat-related incident.


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Army Pfc. Bradley S. Coleman,


24, of Martinsville, Va.; assigned to the 51st Transportation Company, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Mannheim, Germany; died Oct. 29 at Qayyarah Airfield, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.


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October 31, 2008


Army Sgt. Daniel W. Wallace,


27, of Dry Ridge, Ky.; assigned to the 201st Engineer Battalion, Kentucky Army National Guard in Cynthiana, Ky.; died Oct. 31 in Badin Kheyl, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.


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November 5, 2008


Army Spc. Adam M. Wenger,


27, of Waterford, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Nov. 5 in Tunnis, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a non-combat incident.


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November6, 2008


Army Pfc. Theron V. Hobbs,


22, of Albany, Ga.; assigned to the 572nd Engineer Company, 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; died Nov. 6 in a motor vehicle accident in Kirkuk, Iraq.


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November 8, 2008


Army Staff Sgt. Timothy H. Walker,


38, of Franklin, Tenn.; assigned to the 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Nov. 8 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.


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November 12, 2008


Army Spc. Corey M. Shea,


21, of Mansfield, Mass.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; died Nov. 12 in Mosul, Iraq, when an Iraqi Army soldier wearing a uniform approached and opened fire. Also killed was Sgt. Jose Regaldo.


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Army Sgt. Jose Regalado,


23, of Los Angeles; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; died Nov. 12 in Mosul, Iraq, when an Iraqi Army soldier wearing a uniform approached and opened fire. Also killed was Spc. Corey M.

Shea.


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November 13, 2008


Army Spc. Jonnie L. Stiles,


38, of Highlands Ranch, Colo.; assigned to the 927th Engineer Company (Sapper), 769th Engineer Battalion, Louisiana Army National Guard, Baton Rouge, La.; died Nov. 13 in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.


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Army Spc. James M. Clay,


25, of Mountain Home, Ark.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas Army National Guard, Little Rock, Ark.; died Nov. 13 in Anbar province, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident.


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Army Spc. Armando A. De La Paz,


21, of Riverside, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Nov. 13 in Baghdad, of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover.


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November 14, 2008


Marine Cpl. Aaron M. Allen,


24, of Buellton, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Nov. 14 in Anbar, Iraq, after being struck by an improvised explosive device while supporting combat operations.


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November 15, 2008


Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Donald V. Clark,


37, of Memphis, Tenn.; assigned to the 6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force 49, U.S. Army Alaska, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; died Nov. 15 in Mosul, Iraq, when his OH-58 Kiowa helicopter crashed while on a mission over Mosul. Also killed was Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christian P. Humphreys.


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Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christian P. Humphreys,


28, of Fallon, Nev.; assigned to the 6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force 49, U.S. Army Alaska, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; died Nov. 15 in Mosul, Iraq, when his OH-58 Kiowa helicopter crashed while on a mission over Mosul. Also killed was Chief Warrant Officer 3 Donald V. Clark.


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November 19, 2008


Marine Gunnery Sgt. Marcelo R. Velasco,


40, of Miami; assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, I MEF, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Nov. 19 from injuries sustained in a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq.


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November 20, 2008


Army Pvt. Charles Y. Barnett,


19, of Bel Air, Md.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died on Nov. 20 of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Tallil, Iraq.


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November 21, 2008


Army Sgt. 1st Class Miguel A. Wilson,


36, of Bonham, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; died Nov. 21 in Abu Sayf, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a rescue attempt of another soldier while their unit was conducting a dismounted reconnaissance mission.


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November 24, 2008


Army 1st Lt. William K. Jernigan,


35, of Doraville, Ga.; assigned to Headquarters Company, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; died Nov. 24 in Baqubah, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat-related incident.


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November 25, 2008


Army Master Sgt. Anthony Davis,


43, of Deerfield Beach, Fla.; assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Nov. 25 in Baaj, Iraq, after being shot by an Iraqi Security Force soldier while he was conducting a dismounted humanitarian food drop.


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Marine Capt. Warren A. Frank,


26, of Cincinnati, Ohio; assigned to the 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liasion Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; died Nov. 25 while supporting combat operations in Ninewa province, Iraq.


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