Thursday, January 8, 2009

Fallen Heroes January 8


January 8, 2004


Army Spc. Nathaniel H. Johnson,


22, of Augusta, Ga.; assigned to Company D (Aviation), 82nd Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division based in Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed in action when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed Jan. 8 near Fallujah, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. 1st Class Gregory B. Hicks,


35, of Duff, Tenn.; assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, based in Fort Hood, Texas; killed Jan. 8 when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Fallujah, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. Jeffrey C. Walker,


33, of Havre de Grace, Md.; assigned to Company C, 782nd Main Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Jan. 8 while on board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter when it crashed during a Medevac mission in Fallujah, Iraq.


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Army Staff Sgt. Craig Davis,


37, of Opelousas, La.; assigned to the 603rd Transportation Company, 142nd Corps Support Battalion, Fort Polk, La.; killed in action while on board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter when it crashed during a Medevac mission, on Jan. 8 in Fallujah, Iraq.


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Army Chief Warrant Officer Philip A. Johnson Jr.,


31, of Alabama; assigned to the 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Jan. 8 while on board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that crashed during a Medevac mission in Fallujah, Iraq.


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Army Chief Warrant Officer Ian D. Manuel,


23, of Florida; was assigned to the 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Jan. 8 while on board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter when it crashed during a Medevac mission in Fallujah, Iraq.


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Army Chief Warrant Officer Aaron A. Weaver,


32, of Florida; assigned to C Troop, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Jan. 8 while on board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter when it crashed during a Medevac mission in Fallujah, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Michael A. Diraimondo,


22, of Simi Valley, Calif.; assigned to the 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), based in Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Jan. 8 while on board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter when it crashed during a Medevac mission in Fallujah, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Christopher A. Golby,



26, of Johnstown, Pa.; was assigned to the 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance) based in Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Jan. 8 while on board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter when it crashed during a Medevac mission in Fallujah, Iraq.


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January 8, 2008


Army Spc. Ivan E. Merlo,


19, of San Marcos, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Jan. 8 in Samarra, Iraq, of wounds sustained during combat operations. Also killed were Sgt. David J. Hart and Pfc. Phillip J. Pannier.


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Army Spc. Phillip J. Pannier,


20, of Washburn, Ill.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Jan. 8 in Samarra, Iraq, of wounds sustained during combat operations. Also killed were Sgt. David J. Hart and Pfc. Ivan E. Merlo.


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Army Sgt. David J. Hart,


22, of Lake View Terrace, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Jan. 8 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained during combat operations in Samarra, Iraq. Also killed were Pfc. Ivan E. Merlo and Pfc. Phillip J. Pannier.


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