Fallen Heroes October 29

October 29, 2004

Army Sgt. Maurice Keith Fortune,

25, of Forestville, Md.; assigned to the Army’s 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, from Camp Hovey, Korea; killed Oct. 29 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Ramadi, Iraq.

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October 29, 2005

Army Pfc. Kenny D. Rojas,

21, of Pembroke Pines, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Oct. 29 when his unit was conducting a combat patrol and a landmine exploded near his Humvee near Bayji, Iraq.

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Army Capt. Raymond D. Hill II ,

39, of Turlock, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, California Army National Guard, Modesto, Calif.; killed Oct. 29 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. Shaker T. Guy.

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Army Sgt. Shaker T. Guy,

23, of Pomona, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, California Army National Guard, Modesto, Calif.; killed Oct. 29 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Capt. Raymond D. Hill II.

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Army Staff Sgt. Travis W. Nixon,

24, of Saint John, Wash.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died from injuries sustained Oct. 29 when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades north of Lwara, Afghanistan.

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October 29, 2006

Marine Lance Cpl. Troy D. Nealey,

24, of Eaton Rapids, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Lansing, Mich.; killed Oct. 29 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

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October 29, 2007

Army Maj. Jeffrey R. Calero,

34, of Queens Village, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Massachusetts National Guard, Springfield, Mass.; died Oct. 29 in Kajaki, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on dismounted patrol.

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Fallen Heroes October 28

October 28, 2003

Army Spec. Isaac Campoy,

21, of Douglas, Ariz.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 28 when his tank was hit with an improvised explosive device in Baqubah, Iraq.

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Army Pvt. 2 Algernon Adams,

36, of Aiken, S.C.; assigned to the 122nd Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard, Edgefield, S.C.; died Oct. 28 of non-combat-related injuries at Forward Operating Base St. Mere, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Michael Paul Barrera,

26, of Von Ormy, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 28 when his tank was hit with an improvised explosive device in Baqubah, Iraq.

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October 28, 2004

Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Battles Sr.,

38, of San Antonio; assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 28 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his checkpoint in Baghdad.

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Army Pfc. Stephen P. Downing II,

30, of Burkesville, Ky.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, Camp Hovey, Korea; killed Oct. 28 by small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Segun Frederick Akintade,

34, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, New York, N.Y.; killed Oct. 28 when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire in Abd Allah, Iraq.

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October 28, 2005

Army Pfc. Dillon M. Jutras,

20, of Fairfax Station, Va.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga., died on Oct. 28 from injuries sustained during combat operations in Anbar Province, Iraq.

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Army 1st Lt. Debra A. Banaszak,

35, of Bloomington, Ill.; assigned to the 1035th Maintenance Company, Missouri Army National Guard, Jefferson Barracks, Mo., died from non-combat related injuries on Oct. 28 at Camp Victory, Kuwait.

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October 28, 2006

Army Staff Sgt. Kyu H. Chay,

34, of Fayetteville, N.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Oct. 28 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his combat patrol in the Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan.

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October 28, 2007

Army Master Sgt. Thomas L. Bruner,

50, of Owensboro, Ky.; assigned to the Headquarters, 2nd Brigade, 100th Division, U.S. Army Reserve, Owensboro, Ky.; died Oct. 28 in Kabul, Afghanistan, from a non-combat-related illness.

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Fallen Heroes October 27

October 27, 2003

Alabama Army National Guard Sgt. Aubrey D. Bell,

33, of Tuskegee, Ala.; assigned to the 214th Military Police Company, Alabama National Guard; Oct. 27 at Al Bayra Police Station in Baghdad when his unit came under small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device detonated.

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Army Pvt. 2 Jonathan I. Falaniko,

20, of Pago Pago, American Samoa; assigned to A Company, 70th Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed near the Khadra Police Station Oct. 27 when a vehicle containing an improvised explosive device detonated in downtown Baghdad.

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October 27, 2004

Army Staff Sgt. Jerome Lemon,

42, of North Charleston, S.C.; assigned to the 1052nd Transportation Company, South Carolina Army National Guard, Kingstree, S.C.; killed Oct. 27 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Balad, Iraq.

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Army Cpl. Billy Gomez,

25, of Perris, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died Oct.27 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained Oct. 20 when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Naka, Afghanistan.

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October 27, 2005

Army Capt. Michael J. Mackinnon,

30, of Helena, Mont.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., killed on Oct. 27 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in Baghdad.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Robert F. Eckfield Jr.,

23, of Cleveland; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 27 by an indirect fire explosion in Saqlawiyah, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Jared J. Kremm.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Jared J. Kremm,

24, of Hauppage, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 27 by an indirect fire explosion in Saqlawiyah, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Robert F. Eckfield Jr.

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Army Staff Sgt. Daniel R. Lightner Jr.,

28, of Hollidaysburg, Pa.; assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Washington, Pa.; killed Oct. 27 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.

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Army Col. William W. Wood,

44, of Panama City, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, California Army National Guard, Modesto, Calif.; killed Oct. 27 when he was directing security operations in response to the detonation of an improvised explosive device in Baghdad. During this response, a second IED detonated near his position.

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October 27, 2006

Marine Sgt. Luke J. Zimmerman,

24, of Luxemburg, Wis.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Oct. 27 from injuries sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army Pvt. Michael V. Bailey,

20, of Waldorf, Md.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York; died Oct. 27 from non-combat related injuries in Salerno, Afghanistan. This incident is under investigation.

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October 27, 2007

Army Staff Sgt. Joseph F. Curreri,

27, of Los Angeles; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Oct. 27 in Siet, Lake Jolo Island, Philippines from injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident.

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Fallen Heroes October 26

October 26, 2003

Army Staff Sgt. Jamie L. Huggins,

26, of Hume, Mo.; assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed while on patrol Oct. 26 when his vehicle was hit with an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

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Army Pfc. Rachel K. Bosveld,

19, of Waupun, Wis.; assigned to the 527th Military Police Company, V Corps, Giesen, Germany; killed Oct. 26 during a mortar attack on the Abu Ghraib Police Station in Abu Ghraib, Iraq.

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Army Pvt. Joseph R. Guerrera,

20, of Dunn, N.C.; assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed on patrol Oct. 26 when his vehicle was hit with an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

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Army Lt. Col. Charles H. Buehring,

40, of Fayetteville, N.C.; assigned to Army Central Command Headquarters (Forward), Fort McPherson, Ga.; killed Oct. 26 during a rocket-propelled grenade attack on the Rasheed Hotel in Baghdad.

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Army Pfc. Steven Acosta,

19, of Calexico, Calif.; assigned to C Company, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 26 from a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baqubah, Iraq.

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October 26, 2005

Army Staff Sgt. Lewis J. Gentry,

48, of Detroit; assigned to the 94th Engineer Battalion, Vilseck, Germany, died on Oct. 26 from a non-combat related cause in Mosul, Iraq.

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Master Sgt. Thomas A. Wallsmith,

38, of Carthage, Mo.; assigned to the 3rd Forward Support Battalion, Division Support Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., killed on Oct. 26 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Rustamiyah, Iraq.

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Sgt. 1st Class Ramon A. Acevedoaponte,

51, of Watertown, N.Y.; assigned to the 3rd Forward Support Battalion, Division Support Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., killed on Oct. 26 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Rustamiyah, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Evan S. Parker,

25, of Arkansas City, Kan.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery Regiment, 20th Brigade Combat Team, Army Reserve, Honolulu, Hawaii; died Oct. 26 at Landstuhl Army Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained Oct. 23 when his dismounted patrol was attacked by enemy forces who threw an explosive device from their moving vehicle in Balad, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. James Witkowski,

32, of Surprise, Ariz.; assigned to the 729th Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Fresno, Calif.; died Oct. 26 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations near Ashraf, Iraq.

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October 26, 2006

Army First Sgt. Ricky L. McGinnis,

42, of Hamilton, Ohio; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 26 in Balad, Iraq, from injuries sustained that same day in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol.

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October 26, 2007

Army Sgt. Joshua C. Brennan,

22, of Ontario, Ore.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy; died Oct. 26 in Asadabad, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained Oct. 25 at Korengal Valley, when he came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenade, machine-gun and small-arms fire during combat operations. Also killed was Spc. Hugo V. Mendoza.

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Army Sgt. David E. Lambert,

39, of Cedar Bluff, Va.; assigned to the 237th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 91st Troop Command of the Virginia National Guard; died Oct. 26 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.

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Army Spc. Hugo V. Mendoza,

29, of Glendale, Ariz., assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy; died Oct. 25 in Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when he came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenade, machine-gun and small-arms fire during combat operations. Also killed was Sgt. Joshua C. Brennan.

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