Saturday, January 31, 2009

Fallen Heroes January 31


January 31, 2004


Army Sgt. Eliu A. Miersandoval,


27, of San Clemente, Calif.; assigned to Company A, 4th Forward Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Hood, Texas; killed Jan. 31 when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in Kirkuk, Iraq.


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Army Cpl. Juan C. Banuelos Cabral,


25, of Emporia, Kan.; assigned to Company A, 4th Forward Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Hood, Texas; killed Jan. 31 when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in Kirkuk, Iraq.


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Army Pfc. Holly J. McGeogh,


19, of Taylor, Mich.; assigned to Company A, 4th Forward Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Hood, Texas; killed Jan. 31 when her vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in Kirkuk, Iraq.


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January 31, 2005


Army Sgt. 1st Class Mark C. Warren,


44, of LaGrande, Ore.; assigned to the 3d Battalion, 116th Armor Cavalry Regiment, 116th Brigade Combat Team (Forward), Oregon Army National Guard, LaGrande, Ore.; died Jan. 31 of non-combat-related injuries at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq.


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Marine Cpl. Christopher E. Zimny,


27, of Cook, Ill.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Jan. 31 by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Harry R. Swain IV,


21, of Cumberland, N.J.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Jan. 31 by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Jason C. Redifer,


19, of Stuarts Draft, Va.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Jan. 31 by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


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January 31, 2007


Army Sgt. William M. Sigua,


21, of Los Altos Hills, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Jan. 31 in Bayji, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with the enemy using small arms fire during combat operations.


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Army Cpl. Stephen D. Shannon,


21, of Guttenberg, Iowa; assigned to the 397th Engineer Battalion, Wausau, Wis.; died Jan. 31, in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was hit by a rocket during combat operations Jan. 30 in Ramadi.


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January 31, 2008


Army Capt. Michael A. Norman,


36, of Killeen, Texas; assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Jan. 31 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.


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Army Capt. David E. Schultz,


25, of Blue Island, Ill.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Jan. 31 of wounds sustained when the Convoy Support Center at Scania, Iraq, was attacked by indirect enemy fire.


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Army Sgt. Matthew F. Straughter,


27, of St. Charles, Mo.; assigned to the 1138th Engineer Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, Missouri National Guard, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.; died Jan. 31 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade.


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Friday, January 30, 2009

Fallen Heroes January 30

January 30, 2003


Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Leon Kisling Jr.,


31, of Neosho, Mo.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed in a MH-60 Black Hawk crash during training on Jan. 30, 2003, in Afghanistan.


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Army Sgt. Gregory M. Frampton,

37, of Fresno, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed in a MH-60 Black Hawk crash during training on Jan. 30, 2003, in Afghanistan.

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Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mark S. O`Steen,


43, of Ozark, Ala.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed in a MH-60 Black Hawk crash during training on Jan. 30, 2003, in Afghanistan.


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Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thomas J. Gibbons,


31, of Prince Frederick, Md.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed in a MH-60 Black Hawk crash during training on Jan. 30, 2003, in Afghanistan.


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January 30, 2005


Army Pfc. James H. Miller IV,


22, of Cincinnati; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea; died Jan. 30 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Ramadi, Iraq.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Nazario Serrano,


20, of Irving, Texas; assigned to the Combat Service Support Battalion 1, Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Jan. 30 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


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January 30, 2007


Army Sgt. Milton A. Gist Jr.,


27, of St Louis; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Jan. 30 at Ramadi, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed was Sgt. Corey J. Aultz.


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Army Sgt. Corey J. Aultz,


31, of Port Orchard, Wash.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Jan. 30 at Ramadi, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed was Milton A. Gist Jr.


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Marine Sgt. Alejandro Carrillo,


22, of Los Angeles; assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 7, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died Jan. 30 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Thursday, January 29, 2009

Fallen Heroes January 29


January 29, 2004


Army Staff Sgt. Sean G. Landrus,


31, of Thompson, Ohio; assigned to Company B, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Riley, Kan.; died Jan. 29 at the 28th Combat Support Hospital in Iraq of injuries sustained two days earlier when a roadside improvised explosive device exploded in Khalidiyah, Iraq.


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Army Pfc. Luis A. Moreno,


19, of the Bronx, N.Y.; assigned to Battery A, 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery, based at Fort Riley, Kan.; died Jan. 29 at the Lakenheath Medical Treatment Facility, United Kingdom, after he was shot on Jan. 23 while he was guarding a gas station in Baghdad.


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Army Sgt. Benjamin L. Gilman,


28, of Meriden Conn.; assigned to 41st Engineer Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Jan. 29, 2004, when a weapons cache exploded in Ghazni, Afghanistan. He was listed as duty status unknown until his remains were recovered on Feb. 2.


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Army Spc. Robert M. Cook,


24, of Sun Prairie Wis.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed when a weapons cache exploded on Jan. 29, 2004, in Afghanistan.


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Army Staff Sgt. Shawn M. Clemens,


28, of Allegany, N.Y.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed when a weapons cache exploded on Jan. 29, 2004, in Afghanistan


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Army Spc. Adam G. Kinser,


21, of Sacramento Calif.; assigned to 304th Psychological Operations Company, Army Reserve, Sacramento, Calif.; killed when a weapons cache exploded on Jan. 29, 2004, in Afghanistan.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class Curtis Mancini,


43, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; assigned to 486th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, Broken Arrow, Okla.; killed when a weapons cache exploded on Jan. 29, 2004, in Afghanistan.


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Army Sgt. Danton K. Seitsinger,


29, of Oklahoma City; assigned to 486th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, Broken Arrow, Okla.; killed when a weapons cache exploded on Jan. 29, 2004, in Afghanistan.


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Army Staff Sgt. James D. Mowris,


37, of Aurora Mo.; assigned to 805th Military Police Company, Army Reserve, Raleigh, N.C.; killed when a weapons cache exploded Jan. 29, 2004, in Afghanistan.


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Army Spc. Justin A. Scott,


22, of Bellevue Ky.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed when a weapons cache exploded Jan. 29, 2004, in Afghanistan.


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January 29, 2005


Army Sgt. Lindsey T. James,


23, of Urbana, Mo.; assigned to the 2d Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Jan. 29 in Baghdad of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol.


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Navy Lt. Cmdr. Edward E. Jack,


51, of Detroit; assigned to Commander, Destroyer Squadron 7, homeported in San Diego; died Jan. 29 of a non-combat-related incident aboard the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard.


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Navy Lt. Cmdr Keith E. Taylor,


47, of Irvine, Calif.; assigned to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command, Iraq Detachment; killed died Jan. 29 in a rocket attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.


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January 29, 2007


Marine Lance Cpl. Adam Q. Emul,


19, of Vancouver, Wash.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died Jan. 29 from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Fallen Heroes January 28


January 28, 2005


Army Spc. Lyle W. Rymer II,


24, of Fort Smith, Ark.; assigned to the 239th Engineer Company, 39th Infantry Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard, Booneville, Ark.; killed Jan. 28 when he was shot by enemy forces in Baghdad.


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Army Staff Sgt. Joseph E. Rodriguez,


25 of Las Cruces, N.M.; assigned to the 8th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Jan. 28 when an improvised explosive device struck his armored vehicle in Baghdad.


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Army Spc. Christopher J. Ramsey,


20, of Batchelor, La.; assigned to the 1088th Engineer Battalion, 256th Brigade Combat Team, Louisiana Army National Guard, New Roads, La.; killed Jan. 28 when an improvised explosive device struck a nearby vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan R. Reed and Army Spc. Michael S. Evans II.


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Army Spc. Michael S. Evans II,


22, Marrero, La.; assigned to the 1088th Engineer Battalion, 256th Brigade Combat Team, Louisiana Army National Guard, New Roads, La.; killed Jan. 28 when an improvised explosive device struck a nearby vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan R. Reed and Army Spc. Christopher J. Ramsey.


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Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan R. Reed,


25, of Opelousas, La.; assigned to the 1088th Engineer Battalion, 256th Brigade Combat Team, Louisiana Army National Guard, New Roads, La.; killed Jan. 28 when an improvised explosive device struck a nearby vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were Army Spcs. Michael S. Evans II and Christopher J. Ramsey.


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Army Pfc. Stephen A. Castellano,


20, of Long Beach, Calif.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died Jan. 28 of a non-combat-related injury in Mosul, Iraq.


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Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Charles S. Jones,


34, of Lawtey, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Jan. 28 in the crash of an OH-58 Kiowa helicopter in Baghdad. Also killed was Army Capt. Orlando A. Bonilla.


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Army Capt. Orlando A. Bonilla,


27, of Killeen, Texas; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Jan. 28 in the crash of an OH-58 Kiowa helicopter in Baghdad. Also killed was Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Charles S. Jones.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class Mickey E. Zaun,


27, of Brooklyn Park, Minn.; assigned to the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Jan. 28 of injuries sustained in a collision between two armored vehicles in Mosul, Iraq.


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Marine Sgt. Andrew K. Farrar Jr.,


31, of Weymouth, Mass.; assigned to Headquarters and Service Battalion, 2nd Force Service Support Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Jan. 28 in a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq.


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January 28, 2006


Army Pfc. Brian J. Schoff,


22, of Manchester, Tenn.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Jan. 28 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad.


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Army Sgt. David L. Herrera,


26, of Oceanside, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Jan. 28 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad.


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Marine Cpl. Felipe C. Barbosa,


21, of High Point, N.C.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Jan. 28 by a non-hostile vehicle accident in Fallujah, Iraq.


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January 28, 2007


Army Spc. Carla J. Stewart,


37, of Sun Valley, Calif.; assigned to the 250th Transportation Company, El Monte, Calif.; died Jan. 28 of wounds sustained when her convoy vehicle rolled over.


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Army Capt. Mark T. Resh,


28, of Fogelsville, Pa.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Jan 28 of wounds sustained when his helicopter crashed during combat operations in Najaf, Iraq. Also killed was Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Cornell C. Chao.


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Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Cornell C. Chao,


36, of Orange City, Calif.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Jan 28 of wounds sustained when his helicopter crashed during combat operations in Najaf, Iraq. Also killed was Army Capt. Mark T. Resh.


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January 28, 2008


Army Sgt. James E. Craig ,


26, of Hollywood, S.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Jan. 28 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit encountered an improvised explosive device during convoy operations. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Gary W. Jeffries, Spc. Evan A. Marshall, Pfc. Brandon A. Meyer and Pvt. Joshua A.R. Young.


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Army Staff Sgt. Gary W. Jeffries ,


37, of Roscoe, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Jan. 28 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit encountered an improvised explosive device during convoy operations. Also killed were Sgt. James E. Craig, Spc. Evan A. Marshall, Pfc. Brandon A. Meyer and Pvt. Joshua A.R. Young.


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Army Cpl. Evan A. Marshall,


21, of Athens, Ga.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Jan. 28 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit encountered an improvised explosive device during convoy operations. Also killed were Sgt. James E. Craig, Staff Sgt. Gary W. Jeffries, Pfc. Brandon A. Meyer and Pvt. Joshua A. R. Young.


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Army Spc. Brandon A. Meyer ,


20, of Orange, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Jan. 28 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit encountered an improvised explosive device during convoy operations. Also killed were Sgt. James E. Craig, Staff Sgt. Gary W. Jeffries, Spc. Evan A. Marshall and Pvt. Joshua A.R. Young.


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Army Pfc. Joshua A.R. Young ,


21, of Riddle, Ore.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Jan. 28 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit encountered an improvised explosive device during convoy operations. Also killed were Sgt. James E. Craig, Staff Sgt. Gary W. Jeffries, Spc. Evan A. Marshall and Pfc. Brandon A. Meyer.


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