Friday, January 23, 2009

Fallen Heroes January 23


January 23, 2004


Chief Warrant Officer 2 Brian D. Hazelgrove,


29, of Fort Rucker, Ala.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), based at Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Jan. 23 when his OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter crashed on its way back from a combat mission near Mosul in northern Iraq.


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Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Michael T. Blaise,


29, of Tennessee; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st Aviation Brigade, based at Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Jan. 23 when his OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter crashed on its way back from a combat mission near Mosul in northern Iraq.


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January 23, 2005


Army Staff Sgt. Jose C. Rangel,


43, of Saratoga, Calif.; assigned to the 1106th Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot, California Army National Guard, Fresno, Calif.; died Jan. 23 of non-combat-related injuries in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.


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January 23, 2006


Army Pfc. Peter D. Wagler,


18, of Partridge, Kan. ; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Jan. 23 of wounds sustained that day when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1A2 Abrams tank during patrol operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Lance M. Chase.


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Army Staff Sgt. Lance M. Chase,


32, of Oklahoma City, Okla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Jan. 23 of wounds sustained that day when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1A2 Abrams tank during patrol operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Pfc. Peter D. Wagler.


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Army Sgt. Matthew D. Hunter,


31, of Valley Grove, W.Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Jan. 23 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Baghdad.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua A. Scott,


24, of Tunnel Hill, Ga.; assigned to Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Jan. 23 in a non-hostile vehicle accident near Taqaddum, Iraq. Also killed was Pvt. Lewis T.D. Calapini.


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Marine Pvt. Lewis T.D. Calapini,


21, of Waipahu, Hawaii; assigned to Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Jan. 23 in a non-hostile vehicle accident near Taqaddum, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Joshua A. Scott.


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January 23, 2007


Marine Sgt. Gary S. Johnston,


21, of Windthorst, Texas; assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Okinawa, Japan; died Jan. 23 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Wiggins,


26, of Cleveland, Ohio; assigned to the 79th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; died Jan. 23 in Balad, Iraq, of a non-combat related injury.


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Marine Sgt. Michael M. Kashkoush,


24, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio; assigned to 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; died Jan. 23 from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.


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