Fallen Heroes April 4

April 4, 2003

Marine Sgt. Duane R. Rios

25, of Griffith, Ind.; assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed during a firefight in central Iraq.

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Marine 1st Lt. Brian M. McPhillips

25, of Pembroke, Mass.; assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed during a firefight in central Iraq.

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Marine Cpl. Bernard G. Gooden

22, of Mt. Vernon, N.Y.; assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed during a firefight in central Iraq.

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Army Capt. Tristan N. Aitken

31, of State College, Pa.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga. killed in action in Iraq.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith

33, of Tampa, Fla.; assigned to 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed leading a counterattack against the enemy at Baghdad Airport in Iraq.

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Army Pvt. 2 Devon D. Jones

19, of San Diego; assigned to 41st Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed in a vehicle accident in Iraq.

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Army Spc. Daniel Francis J. Cunningham

33, of Lewiston, Maine; assigned to 41st Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed in a vehicle accident in Iraq.

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Army Pfc. Wilfred D. Bellard

20, of Lake Charles, La.; assigned to 41st Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed in a vehicle accident in Iraq.

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Marine Capt. Travis A. Ford

30, of Ogallala, Neb.; assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed in action when his AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed during combat operations near Ali Aziziyal, Iraq.

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Marine Capt. Benjamin W. Sammis

29, of Rehobeth, Mass.; assigned to the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton; Calif.; killed in action when his helicopter crashed near Ali Aziziyal, Iraq.

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April 4, 2004

Army Pfc. John D. Amos II

22, of Valparaiso, Ind.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; killed April 4 when an improvised explosive device hit his military vehicle in Kirkuk, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Casey Sheehan

24, of Vacaville, Calif.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed April 4 when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.

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Army Cpl. Forest J. Jostes

22, of Albion, Ill.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed April 4 when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.

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Army Spc. Israel Garza

25, of Lubbock, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed April 4 when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.

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Army Spc. Ahmed A. Cason

24, of McCalla, Ala.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed April 4 when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.

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Army Spc. Stephen D. Hiller

25, of Opelika, Ala.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed April 4 when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.

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Army Spc. Robert R. Arsiaga

25, of Midland, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed April 4 when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.

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Army Sgt. Yihjyh L. Chen

31, of Saipan, Marianas Protectorate; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed April 4 when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.

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Army Sgt. Michael W. Mitchell

25, of Porterville, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Germany; killed April 4 when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.

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Marine Corps Pfc. Geoffrey S. Morris

19, of Gurnee, Ill.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died April 4 from hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Corps Cpl. Tyler R. Fey

22, of Eden Prairie, Minn.; assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 4 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Philip G. Rogers

23, of Gresham, Ore.; assigned to the Army’s 3rd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed April 4 when an improvised explosive device hit his military vehicle in Mosul, Iraq.

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April 4, 2005

Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremiah C. Kinchen

22, of Salcha, Alaska; assigned to the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, San Antonio; attached to the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force; killed April 4 in an explosion during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Stephen C. Kennedy

35, of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard, Lenoir City, Tenn.; killed April 4 when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Balad Ruz, Iraq. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Dill.

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Army Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Dill

32, of Tonawanda, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 390th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 98th Division, Army Reserve, Buffalo, N.Y.; killed April 4 when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Balad Ruz, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. 1st Class Stephen C. Kennedy.

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April 4, 2006

Army Spc. Ty J. Johnson

28, of Elk Grove, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed April 4 when an improvised device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Kirkuk, Iraq.

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April 4, 2007

Army Pfc. Derek A. Gibson

20, Eustis, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died April 4 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed was Pfc. Walter Freeman Jr.

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Army Pfc. Walter Freeman Jr.

20, of Lancaster, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died April 4 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed was Pfc. Derek A. Gibson.

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Army Cpl. Joseph H. Cantrell IV

23, of Ashland, Ky.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 4 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle. Also killed was Army Staff Sgt. Jerry C. Burge.

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Army Staff Sgt. Jerry C. Burge

39, of Carriere, Miss.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 4 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed was Army Cpl. Joseph H. Cantrell IV.

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Army Pfc. James J. Coon

22, of Walnut Creek, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 4 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when in improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

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Fallen Heroes April 3

April 3, 2003

Army Capt. Edward J. Korn

31, of Savannah, Ga.; assigned to 64th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed as he investigated a wrecked Iraqi T-72 tank destroyed by his unit in central Iraq.

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Army Staff Sgt. Wilbert Davis

40, of Tampa, Fla.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed in a vehicle accident in central Iraq.

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Marine Cpl. Erik H. Silva

22, of Chula Vista, Calif.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed in action in Iraq.

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Army Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe

27, of Arvada, Colo; assigned to A Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.; died from severe injuries in Iraq.

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Army Spc. Ryan P. Long

21, of Seaford, Del.; assigned to A Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.; died from severe injuries sustained in car-bomb suicide attack in Iraq.

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Army Staff Sgt. Nino D. Livaudais

23, of Ogden, Utah; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.; died from severe injuries sustained in car-bomb suicide attack in Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Todd J. Robbins

33, of Pentwater, Mich.; assigned to the C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch Rocket System), Fort Sill, Okla.; killed in action in Iraq.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Randall S. Rehn

36, of Longmont, Colo.; assigned to the C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch Rocket System), Fort Sill, Okla.; killed in action in Iraq.

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Army Spc. Donald S. Oaks Jr.

20, of Erie, Pa.; assigned to the C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch Rocket System), Fort Sill, Okla.; killed in action in Iraq.

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Marine Cpl. Mark A. Evnin

21, of Burlington, Vt.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed in action during a firefight in central Iraq.

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Marine Pfc. Chad E. Bales

20, of Coahoma, Texas; assigned to the 1st Transportation Support Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident east of Ash Shahin, Iraq.

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April 3, 2004

Marine Lance Cpl. Aric J. Barr

22, of Allegheny, Pa.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed April 4 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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(MilitaryCity lists Aric's passing as April 4, 2004. The DOD has 2 dates 4/3 and 4/4, after reading a Legacy message by Aric's Mom, I am entering Aric on 4/3)

April 3, 2007

To My Loving Son Aric,
Today is 3 yrs and it still seems like yesterday, i love and miss u with all my heart,
Semper Fi baby boy
Mom

April 3, 2005

Army Cpl. William D. Richardson

23, of Moreno Valley, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kansas; killed April 3 when he came under enemy fire, fell into a canal and drowned in Baghdad.

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Army Sgt. James A. Sherrill

27, of Ekron, Ky.; assigned to the 2113th Transportation Company, Kentucky Army National Guard, Paducah, Ky.; killed April 3 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Bayji, Iraq.

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April 3, 2007

Army Staff Sgt. Shane R. Becker

35, of Helena, Mont.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died April 3 in Baghdad when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire.

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Army Pfc. Gabriel J. Figueroa

20, of Baldwin Park, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 3 in Baghdad when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire.

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April 3, 2008

Air Force Staff Sgt. Travis L. Griffin

28, of Dover, Del.; assigned to the 377th Security Forces Squadron, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.; died April 3 near Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

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Army Sgt. Nicholas A. Robertson

27, of Old Town, Maine; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; died April 3 at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of wounds sustained while conducting dismounted combat operations in the Zahn Khan District, Afghanistan.

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Fallen Heroes April 2

April 2, 2003

Army Chief Warrant Officer Eric A. Smith

41, of Rochester, N.Y.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.; killed in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crash in central Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Michael F. Pedersen

26, of Flint, Mich.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.; killed in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crash in central Iraq.

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Army Chief Warrant Officer Scott Jamar

32, of Granbury, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.; killed in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crash in central Iraq.

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Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Erik A. Halvorsen

40, of Bennington, Vt.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.; killed in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crash in central Iraq.

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Army Spc. Mathew G. Boule

22, of Dracut, Mass.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.; killed in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crash in central Iraq.

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Army Capt. James F. Adamouski

29, of Springfield, Va.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.; killed in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crash in central Iraq.

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Navy Lt. Nathan D. White

30, of Mesa, Ariz.; assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 195, based in Atsugi, Japan, and deployed with Carrier Air Wing 5 aboard the carrier Kitty Hawk.; killed when his F/A-18C Hornet was lost over Iraq. The incident remains under investigation.

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Marine Pfc. Christian D. Gurtner

19, of Ohio City, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed by an accidental weapons discharge in southern Iraq.

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Army Master Sgt. George A. Fernandez

36, of El Paso, Texas; assigned to the Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed in action in northern Iraq.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Brian E. Anderson

26, of Durham, N.C.; assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident west of Nasiriyah, Iraq.

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April 2, 2004

Army Pfc. William R. Strange

19, of Adrian, Ga.; assigned to the 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed April 2 when an improvised explosive device detonated as he was setting up an observation point in Baghdad.

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April 2, 2005

Marine Lance Cpl. Tenzin Dengkhim

19, of Falls Church, Va.; assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed April 2 by enemy action in Anbar Province, Iraq.

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Army Staff Sgt. Ioasa F. Tavae Jr.

29, of Pago Pago, American Samoa; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed April 2 when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Mosul, Iraq.

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April 2, 2006

Navy Hospitalman Geovani Padilla Aleman

20, of South Gate, Calif.; permanently assigned to Bethesda Naval Hospital, USNS Comfort Detachment; operationally assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2/28 Brigade Combat Team; killed April 2
as a result of enemy action in Anbar Province, Iraq.

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Army Pfc. Jeremy W. Ehle

19, of Richmond, Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division in Friedberg, Germany; died April 2 from wounds sustained when his dismounted patrol came under enemy small arms fire during combat operations in Hit, Iraq.

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Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Marcques J. Nettles

22, of Beaverton, Ore.; assigned to the 1st Combat Logistics Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died April 2 when the truck he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Asad, Iraq; Nettles was previously listed as Duty Status - Whereabouts Unknown; his body was recovered April 16.

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Marine Staff Sgt. Abraham G. Twitchell

28, of Yelm, Wash.; assigned to the Combat Service Support Group-1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died April 2 when the seven-ton truck he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Asad, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. Andres Aguilar Jr., Cpl. David A. Bass, Lance Cpl. Patrick J. Gallagher, Lance Cpl. Felipe D. Sandoval-Flores and Cpl. Brian R. St. Germain.

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Marine Cpl. Brian R. St. Germain

22, of Warwick, R.I.; assigned to elements of the 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died April 2 when the seven-ton truck he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Asad, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. Andres Aguilar Jr., Cpl. David A. Bass, Lance Cpl. Patrick J. Gallagher, Lance Cpl. Felipe D. Sandoval-Flores and Staff Sgt. Abraham G. Twitchell.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Felipe D. Sandoval-Flores

20, of Los Angeles, Calif.; assigned to elements of the 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died April 2 when the seven-ton truck he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Asad, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. Andres Aguilar Jr., Cpl. David A. Bass, Lance Cpl. Patrick J. Gallagher, Cpl. Brian R. St. Germain and Staff Sgt. Abraham G. Twitchell.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick J. Gallagher

27, of Jacksonville, Fla.; assigned to elements of the 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died April 2 when the seven-ton truck he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Asad, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. Andres Aguilar Jr., Cpl. David A. Bass, Lance Cpl. Felipe D. Sandoval-Flores, Cpl. Brian R. St. Germain and Staff Sgt. Abraham G. Twitchell.

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Marine Cpl. David A. Bass

20, of Nashville, Tenn.; assigned to elements of the 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died April 2 when the seven-ton truck he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Asad, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. Andres Aguilar Jr., Lance Cpl. Patrick J. Gallagher, Lance Cpl. Felipe D. Sandoval-Flores, Cpl. Brian R. St. Germain and Staff Sgt. Abraham G. Twitchell.

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Marine Cpl. Andres Aguilar Jr.

21, of Victoria, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died April 2 when the seven-ton truck he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Asad, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. David A. Bass, Lance Cpl. Patrick J. Gallagher, Lance Cpl. Felipe D. Sandoval-Flores, Cpl. Brian R. St. Germain and Staff Sgt. Abraham G. Twitchell.

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Marine Cpl. Scott J. Procopio

20, of Saugus, Mass.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed April 2 while conducting combat operations in Anbar Province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Jacob W. Beisel, Lance Cpl. Kun Y. Kim and Staff Sgt. Eric A. McIntosh.

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Marine Staff Sgt. Eric A. McIntosh

29, of Trafford, Pa.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed April 2 while conducting combat operations in Anbar Province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Jacob W. Beisel, Lance Cpl. Kun Y. Kim and Cpl. Scott J. Procopio.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Kun Y. Kim

20, of Atlanta, Ga.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed April 2 while conducting combat operations in Anbar Province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Jacob W. Beisel, Staff Sgt. Eric A. McIntosh and Cpl. Scott J. Procopio.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Eric A. Palmisano

27, of Florence, Wis.; assigned to 1st Transportation Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died April 2 after the truck he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Asad, Iraq. The incident also resulted in the death of six other Marines and a Navy petty officer. Palmisano was listed as Duty Status - Whereabouts Unknown until his body was recovered April 11.

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April 2, 2007

Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Olsen

20, of Eagan, Minn.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died April 2 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Brian E. Ritzberg

24, of New York; assigned to the 977th Military Police Company, 97th Military Police Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died April 2 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat operations in Kirkuk, Iraq.

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Army Staff Sgt. Bradley D. King

28, of Marion, Ind.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 152nd Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Brigade, Marion, Ind.; died April 2 in Amiriyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.

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Army Spc. Curtis R. Spivey

25, of Chula Vista, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 2 in San Diego of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations Sept. 16, 2006, in Baghdad.

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Fallen Heroes April 1st

April 1, 2003

Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Maglione

22, of Lansdale, Pa.; assigned to Bridge Company B, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, based in Folsom, Pa.; killed by a non-combat weapon discharge at Camp Coyote, Kuwait.

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Army Sgt. Jacob L. Butler

24, of Wellsville, Kan.; assigned to Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed in action by a rocket-propelled grenade in Assamawah, Iraq.

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April 1, 2004

Marine Corps Pfc. Dustin M. Sekula

18, of Edinburg, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed April 1 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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April 1, 2005

Marine Cpl. Garry Wesley Tan Rimes

30, of Santa Maria, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to the 2nd Marine Division in Iraq; killed April 1 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

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April 1, 2006

Army Sgt. Israel Devora Garcia

23, of Clint, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; killed April 1 when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting a dismounted patrol in Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Darrell P. Clay.

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Army Staff Sgt. Darrell P. Clay

34, of Fayetteville, N.C.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; killed April 1 when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting a dismounted patrol in Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. Israel Devora Garcia.

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Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Michael L. Hartwick Jr

37, Belton, TX, formerly , of Orrick, Mo.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 4th Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 1 when his Apache helicopter crashed while conducting a combat air patrol in Baghdad. Also killed was Capt. Timothy J. Moshier.

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Army Capt. Timothy J. Moshier

25, of Albany, N.Y.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 4th Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 1 when his Apache helicopter crashed while conducting a combat air patrol in Baghdad. Also killed was Chief Warrant Officer 3 Michael L. Hartwick.

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April 1, 2007

Marine Pfc. Miguel A. Marcial III

19, of Secaucus, N.J.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died April 1 in the Anbar province, Iraq. His death is currently under investigation.

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Army Staff Sgt. David A. Mejias

26, of San Juan, Puerto Rico; assigned to the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died April 1 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were Army Staff Sgt. Eric R. Vick, Army Sgt. Robert M. McDowell and Army Spc. William G. Bowling.

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Army Staff Sgt. Eric R. Vick

25, of Spring Hope, N.C.; assigned to the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died April 1 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were Army Staff Sgt. David A. Mejias, Army Sgt. Robert M. McDowell and Army Spc. William G. Bowling.

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Army Spc. William G. Bowling

24, of Beattyville, Ky.; assigned to the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died April 1 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were Army Staff Sgt. Eric R. Vick, Army Sgt. Robert M. McDowell and Army Staff Sgt. David A Mejias.

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Army Sgt. Robert M. McDowell

30, of Deer Park, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died April 1 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were Army Staff Sgt. Eric R. Vick, Army Staff Sgt. David A Mejias and Army Spc. William G. Bowling.

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Army Staff Sgt. Jason R. Arnette

24, of Amelia, Va.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died April 1 from wounds suffered March 31 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed was Spc. Wilfred Flores.

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