Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Fallen Heroes January 7


January 7, 2004


Army Pfc. Jesse D. Mizener,


24, of Auburn, Calif.; assigned to the 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion, 593rd Corps Support Group, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Jan. 7 when a mortar round hit the Logistics Base in Baghdad.


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January 7, 2005


Army Pfc. Daniel F. Guastaferro,


27, of Las Vegas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Camp Casey, Korea; killed Jan. 7 when his military vehicle left the road and went into a canal in Ramadi, Iraq.


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January 7, 2006


Army Spc. Jacob E. Melson,


22, of Wasilla, Alaska; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, Anchorage, Alaska; killed Jan. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Tal Afar, Iraq. Also killed were: Maj. Stuart M. Anderson, Maj. Douglas A. La Bouff, Capt. Michael R. Martinez, 1st Lt. Jaime L. Campbell, 1st Lt. Joseph D. deMoors, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chester W. Troxel and Spc. Michael I. Edwards.


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Army Spc. Michael I. Edwards,


26, of Fairbanks, Alaska; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, Anchorage, Alaska; killed Jan. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Tal Afar, Iraq. Also killed were: Maj. Stuart M. Anderson, Maj. Douglas A. La Bouff, Capt. Michael R. Martinez, 1st Lt. Jaime L. Campbell, 1st Lt. Joseph D. deMoors, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chester W. Troxel and Spc. Jacob E. Melson.


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Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chester W. Troxel,


45, of Anchorage, Alaska; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, Anchorage, Alaska; killed Jan. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Tal Afar, Iraq. Also killed were: Maj. Stuart M. Anderson, Maj. Douglas A. La Bouff, Capt. Michael R. Martinez, 1st Lt. Jaime L. Campbell, 1st Lt. Joseph D. deMoors, Spc. Michael I. Edwards and Spc. Jacob E. Melson.


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Army 1st Lt. Joseph D. deMoors,


36, of Birmingham, Ala.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Jan. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Tal Afar, Iraq. Also killed were: Maj. Stuart M. Anderson, Maj. Douglas A. La Bouff, Capt. Michael R. Martinez, 1st Lt. Jaime L. Campbell, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chester W. Troxel, Spc. Michael I. Edwards and Spc. Jacob E. Melson.


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Army 1st Lt. Jaime L. Campbell,


25, of Ephrata, Wash.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, Anchorage, Alaska.; killed Jan. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Tal Afar, Iraq. Also killed were: Maj. Stuart M. Anderson, Maj. Douglas A. La Bouff, Capt. Michael R. Martinez, 1st Lt. Joseph D. deMoors, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chester W. Troxel, Spc. Michael I. Edwards and Spc. Jacob E. Melson.


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Army Maj. Michael R. Martinez,


43, of Missouri; assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Jan. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Tal Afar, Iraq. Also killed were: Maj. Stuart M. Anderson, Maj. Douglas A. La Bouff, 1st Lt. Jaime L. Campbell, 1st Lt. Joseph D. deMoors, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chester W. Troxel, Spc. Michael I. Edwards and Spc. Jacob E. Melson.


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Army Maj. Douglas A. La Bouff,


36, of California; assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Jan. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Tal Afar, Iraq. Also killed were: Maj. Stuart M. Anderson, Capt. Michael R. Martinez, 1st Lt. Jaime L. Campbell, 1st Lt. Joseph D. deMoors, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chester W. Troxel, Spc. Michael I. Edwards and Spc. Jacob E. Melson.


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Army Maj. Stuart M. Anderson,


44, of Peosta, Iowa; assigned to the 3rd Corps Support Command, Army Reserve, Des Moines, Iowa; killed Jan. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Tal Afar, Iraq. Also killed were: Maj. Douglas A. La Bouff, Capt. Michael R. Martinez, 1st Lt. Jaime L. Campbell, 1st Lt. Joseph D. deMoors, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chester W. Troxel, Spc. Michael I. Edwards and Spc. Jacob E. Melson.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Raul Mercado,


21, of Monrovia, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Jan. 7 when his vehicle was attacked with an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Karmah, Iraq.


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Marine Cpl. Brett L. Lundstrom,


22, of Stafford, Va.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Jan. 7 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations near Fallujah, Iraq.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Jason T. Little,


20, of Climax, Mich.; assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Jan. 7 when his tank was attacked with an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Ferris, Iraq.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle W. Brown,


22, of Newport News, Va.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Jan. 7 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations near Fallujah, Iraq.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Jeriad P. Jacobs,


19, of Clayton, N.C.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Jan. 7 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations near Fallujah, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. Radhames Camilo Matos,


24, of Carolina, Puerto Rico; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Jan. 7 of non-combat-related injuries in Taji, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Clinton R. Upchurch,


31, of Garden City, Kan.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Jan. 7 during patrol operations when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee and enemy forces attacked using small-arms fire in Samarra, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Robert T. Johnson,


20, of Erwin, N.C.; assigned to the 805th Military Police Company, Army Reserve, Raleigh, N.C.; killed Jan. 7 when his Humvee was hit by a civilian vehicle in Umm Qasr, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Nathan R. Field.


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Army Sgt. Nathan R. Field,


23, of Lehigh, Iowa; assigned to the 4249th Port Security Company, Army Reserve, Pocahontas, Iowa; killed Jan. 7 when his Humvee was hit by a civilian vehicle in Umm Qasr, Iraq. Also killed was Spc. Robert T. Johnson.


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January 7, 2007


Army Cpl. Stephen J. Raderstorf,


21, of Peoria, Ariz.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Jan. 7 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained during combat operations.


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Army Spc. Eric T. Caldwell,


22, of Salisbury, Md.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Jan. 7 in Iraq of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire.


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Air Force Tech. Sgt. Timothy R. Weiner,


35, of Tamarac, Fla.; assigned to the 775th Civil Engineer Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah; killed Jan. 7 by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device while performing duties in the Baghdad area. Also killed were Senior Airman Elizabeth A. Loncki and Senior Airman Daniel B. Miller Jr.


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Air Force Senior Airman Elizabeth A. Loncki,


23, of New Castle, Del.; assigned to the 775th Civil Engineer Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah; killed Jan. 7 by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device while performing duties in the Baghdad area. Also killed were Tech Sgt. Timothy R. Weiner and Senior Airman Daniel B. Miller Jr.


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Air Force Senior Airman Daniel B. Miller Jr.,


24, Galesburg, Ill.; assigned to the 775th Civil Engineer Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah; killed Jan. 7 by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device while performing duties in the Baghdad area. Also killed were Senior Airman Elizabeth A. Loncki and Tech Sgt. Timothy R. Weiner.


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January 7, 2008


Army Maj. Michael L. Green,


36, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio; assigned to Headquarters, V Corps, Heidelberg, Germany; died Jan. 7 in Laghar Juy, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Sgt. James K. Healy.


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Army Sgt. James K. Healy,


25, of Hesperia, Calif.; assigned to the 703rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment, Fort Knox, Ky.; died Jan. 7 at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Maj. Michael L. Green.


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Army Pfc. Timothy R. Hanson,


23, of Kenosha, Wis.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died Jan. 7 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire.


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