Saturday, January 3, 2009

Fallen Heroes January 3



January 3, 2005


Army Sgt. Jeremy R. Wright,


31, of Shelbyville, Ind.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Jan. 3 when his military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Asadabad, Afghanistan.


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Marine Sgt. Thomas E. Houser,


22, of Council Bluffs, Iowa; assigned to 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Jan. 3 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


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January 3, 2008


Army Maj. Andrew J. Olmsted,


37, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Jan. 3 in As Sadiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire during combat operations. Also killed was Capt. Thomas J. Casey.


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Army Spc. Joshua R. Anderson,


24, of Jordan, Minn.; assigned to the 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Jan. 3 in Kamasiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.


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Army Capt. Thomas J. Casey,


32, of Albuquerque, N.M.; assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Jan. 3 in As Sadiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire during combat operations. Also killed was Maj. Andrew J. Olmsted.


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