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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