Sunday, November 2, 2008

Fallen Heroes November 2


November 2, 2003


Army Spc. Brian H. Penisten,


28, of Fort Wayne, Ind.; assigned to Air Defense Artillery Battery, 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, based in Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.


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Iowa Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer Bruce A. Smith,


41, of West Liberty, Iowa; assigned to Detachment 1, Company F, 106th Aviation Battalion, Army National Guard, based in Davenport, Iowa.; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.


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Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Bader,


28, of York, Neb.; assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tiger Squadron, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. Ernest G. Bucklew,


33, of Enon Valley, Pa.; assigned to Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Steven D. Conover,


21, of Wilmington, Ohio; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, based in Fort Sill, Okla.; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.


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Army Pfc. Anthony D. D’Agostino,


20, of Waterbury, Conn.; assigned to the 16th Signal Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Darius T. Jennings,


22, of Cordova, S.C.; assigned to 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.


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Army Pfc. Karina S. Lau,


20, of Livingston, Calif.; assigned to the 16th Signal Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. Keelan L. Moss,


23, of Houston; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Sill, Okla.; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. Ross A. Pennanen,


36, of Shawnee, Okla.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Sill, Okla.; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.


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Army 1st Lt. Brian D. Slavenas,


30, of Genoa, Ill.; assigned to F Company, 106th Aviation Battalion, Army National Guard, Peoria, Ill.; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.


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Army Staff Sgt. Paul A. Velazquez,


29, of San Diego; assigned to III Corps Artillery at Fort Sill, Okla.; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Frances M. Vega,


20, of Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico; assigned to the 151st Adjutant General Postal Detachment 3, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.


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Army Staff Sgt. Joe N. Wilson,


30, of Crystal Springs, Miss.; assigned to Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Corps Artillery, Fort Sill, Okla.; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.


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Army Sgt. Joel Perez,


25, of Rio Grande, Puerto Rico; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, based in Fort Sill, Okla.; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq.


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November 2, 2005



Army 2nd Lt. Mark J. Procopio,


28, of Stowe, Vt.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, Vermont Army National Guard, Jericho, Vt.; killed Nov. 2 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.


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Army Spc. Joshua J. Munger,


22, of Maysville, Mo.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 2 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee near Baghdad. Also killed were Spc. Benjamin A. Smith and Pfc. Tyler R. MacKenzie.


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Army Spc. Benjamin A. Smith,


21, of Hudson, Wis.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 2 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee near Baghdad. Also killed were Spc. Joshua J. Munger and Pfc. Tyler R. MacKenzie.


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Army Pfc. Tyler R. MacKenzie,


20, of Evans, Colo.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 2 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee near Baghdad. Also killed were Spc. Benjamin A. Smith and Spc. Joshua J. Munger.


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Marine Maj. Gerald M. Bloomfield II,


38, of Ypsilanti, Mich.; assigned to the Marine Light-Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II MEF (Forward); killed Nov. 2 when his AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed while flying in support of security and stabilization operations near Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Capt. Michael D. Martino.


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Marine Capt. Michael D. Martino,


32, of Fairfax, Va.; assigned to the Marine Light-Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II MEF (Forward); killed Nov. 2 when his AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed while flying in support of security and stabilization operations near Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Maj. Gerald M. Bloomfield II.


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Army Spc. Dennis J. Ferderer Jr.,


20, of New Salem, N.D.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; killed Nov. 2 when enemy forces threw a hand grenade at his Humvee during convoy operations in Duluiyah, Iraq.


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November 2, 2006



Marine Lance Cpl. James E. Brown,


20, of Owensville, Ind.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Nov. 2 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Marine Staff Sgt. Jason D. Whitehouse,


27, of Phoenix, Ariz.; assigned to the 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Nov. 2 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Army Staff Sgt. Joseph A. Gage,


28, of Modesto, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Nov. 2 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed was Lt. Col. Paul J. Finken and Lt. Col. Eric J. Kruger.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Luke B. Holler,


21, of Bulverde, Texas; assigned to the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, San Antonio; killed Nov. 2 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Marine Cpl. Michael H. Lasky,


22, of Sterling, Alaska; assigned to the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska; killed Nov. 2 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Army Pvt. Michael P. Bridges,


23, of Placentia, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Nov. 2 from a non-combat related incident in Taji, Iraq.


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Army Lt. Col. Paul J. Finken,


40, of Mason City, Iowa; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Nov. 2 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were: Lt. Col. Eric J. Kruger and Staff Sgt. Joseph A. Gage.


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Army Lt. Col. Eric J. Kruger,


40, of Garland, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Nov. 2 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were: Lt. Col. Paul J. Finken and Staff Sgt. Joseph A. Gage.


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November 2, 2007


Army Sgt. 1st Class Johnny C. Walls,


41, of Bremerton, Wash.; assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Nov. 2 in Uruzgan, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire during combat operations.


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Saturday, November 1, 2008

Fallen Heroes November 1


November 1, 2003


Army 1st Lt. Joshua C. Hurley,


24, of Clifton Forge, Va.; assigned to the 326th Engineer Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 1 when his Humvee was hit with an improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq.


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Army 2nd Lt. Benjamin J. Colgan,


30, of Kent, Wash.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany; killed Nov. 1 when he responded to a rocket-propelled grenade attack and was struck with an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.


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Army Spc. Maurice J. Johnson,


21, of Levittown, Pa.; assigned to C Company, 501st Signal Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 1 when his Humvee was hit by an improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq.


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November 1, 2004


Army Spc. James C. Kearney III,


22, of Emerson, Iowa; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry, Iowa Army National Guard, Glenwood, Iowa; died Nov. 1 in Salerno, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his convoy was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades in Sharan, Afghanistan.


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November 1, 2005


Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Allan M. Cundanga Espiritu,


28, of Oxnard, Calif.: assigned to 2nd Force Service Support Group (Forward), II Marine

Expeditionary Force (Forward): killed Nov. 1 by an improvised explosive device while

conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Ramadi, Iraq.




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Marine Sgt. Daniel A. Tsue,


27, of Honolulu; assigned to 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Force Service Support Group, II MEF (Forward); killed Nov. 1 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Ramadi, Iraq.


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November 1, 2006



Army Pfc. Kevin J. Ellenburg,


20, of Middleburg, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Nov. 1 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Baghdad.


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Marine Lance Cpl. Minhee Kim,


20, of Ann Arbor, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Lansing, Mich.; died Nov. 1 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.


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Marine Cpl. Gary A. Koehler,


21, of Ypsilanti, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Nov. 1 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.



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November 1, 2007


Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas A. Crowell,


36, of Neosho, Mo.; Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Detachment 301, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.; died Nov. 1 near Balad Air Base, Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Staff Sgt. David A. Wieger.



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Air Force Staff Sgt. David A. Wieger,


28, of North Huntingdon, Pa.; Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Detachment 303, Travis Air Force Base, Calif.; died Nov. 1 near Balad Air Base, Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Master Sgt. Thomas A. Crowell.


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Army 2nd Lt. Tracy Lynn Alger,


30, of New Auburn, Wis.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Nov. 1 in Shubayshen, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near her vehicle.


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