Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Fallen Heroes January 27


January 27, 2004


Army Staff Sgt. Lester O. Kinney II,


27, of Zanesville, Ohio; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 505th Infantry, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Jan. 27 in an improvised explosive device attack near Iskandariyah, Iraq.


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Army Capt. Matthew J. August,


28, of Rhode Island; assigned to Company B, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Riley, Kan.; killed Jan. 27 in an improvised explosive device attack in Khalidiyah, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class James T. Hoffman,


41, of Whitesburg, Ky.; assigned to Company B, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Riley, Kan.; killed Jan. 27 in an improvised explosive device attack in Khalidiyah, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. Travis A. Moothart,


23, of Brownsville, Ore.; assigned to Company B, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Riley, Kan.; killed Jan. 27 in an improvised explosive device attack in Khalidiyah, Iraq.


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Army 2nd Lt. Luke S. James,


24, of Hooker, Okla.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 505th Infantry, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Jan. 27 in an improvised explosive device attack near Iskandariyah, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. Cory R. Mracek,


26, of Hay Springs, Neb.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Jan. 27 in an improvised explosive device attack near Iskandariyah, Iraq.


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January 27, 2005


Army Pfc. Kevin M. Luna,


26, of Oxnard, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany; died Jan. 27 of non-combat-related injuries in Muqdadiyah, Iraq.


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Marine Cpl. Jonathan S. Beatty,


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


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January 27, 2006


Marine Lance Cpl. Billy D. Brixey Jr.,


21, of Ferriday, La.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; attached to 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; died Jan. 27 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of wounds sustained Jan. 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was traveling in a convoy in Afghanistan.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Hugo R. Lopez,


20, of La Habra, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, (Forward); died Jan. 27 at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, of wounds sustained Nov. 20 when an improvised explosive device denoted while he was conducting combat operations in Rawah, Iraq.


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January 27, 2007


Marine Lance Cpl. Anthony C. Melia,


20, of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Jan. 27 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. Mickel D. Garrigus,


24, of Elma, Wash.; assigned to the 543rd Military Police Company, 91st Police Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Jan. 27 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat patrol in Taji, Iraq.


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Army Cpl. Timothy A. Swanson,


21, of San Antonio; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Jan 27 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during convoy operations in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were Army Pfc. Jon B. St. John II and Army Pfc. David T. Toomalatai.


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Army Pfc. Jon B. St. John II,


25, of Neenah, Wis.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Jan 27 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during convoy operations in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were Army Cpl. Timothy A. Swanson and Army Pfc. David T. Toomalatai.


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Army Pfc. David T. Toomalatai,


19, of Long Beach, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Jan. 27 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during convoy operations in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were Army Pfc. Jon B. St. John II and Army Cpl. Timothy A. Swanson.


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January 27, 2008


Army Maj. Alan G. Rogers,


40, of Hampton, Fla.; assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Jan. 27 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting a dismounted patrol in Baghdad.


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Army Sgt. Mikeal W. Miller,


22, of Albany, Ore.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Jan. 27 at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of wounds sustained in Baghdad on July 9, 2007, when the vehicle he was in encountered an improvised explosive device.