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◄--August |
OUR FALLEN HEROES: CASUALTIES: 2006 |
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Staff Sgt. Scott E. Nisely | 48 | Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, Iowa National Guard | Marshalltown, Iowa | One of two soldiers killed by small arms fire while operating in Asad, Iraq, on September 30, 2006 |
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Spc. Kampha B. Sourivong | 20 | Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, Iowa National Guard | Iowa City, Iowa | One of two soldiers killed by small arms fire while operating in Asad, Iraq, on September 30, 2006 |
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Cpl. Luis E. Tejeda | 20 | 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | Huntington Park, California | Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Hit, Iraq, on September 30, 2006 |
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Spc. Robert F. Weber | 22 | Battery B, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division | Cincinnati, Ohio | Died as a result of a vehicle rollover near Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq -- about 30 miles south of Mosul, Iraq -- on September 30, 2006 |
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Pfc. Christopher T. Blaney | 19 | Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division | Winter Park, Florida | Died from a non-combat related incident in Taji, Iraq, on September 29, 2006 |
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor | 25 | SEAL Team Three, Naval Special Warfare Group One | Garden Grove, California | Killed during combat operations against enemy forces in Ramadi, Iraq, on September 29, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. James Chamroeun | 20 | Headquarters & Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force | Union City, Georgia | Died of wounds received during combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 28, 2006 |
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1st Lt. James N. Lyons | 28 | Company C, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division | Rochester, New York | Killed when his patrol was attacked with small arms fire in southern Baghdad, Iraq, on September 27, 2006 |
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Staff Sgt. Jose A. Lanzarin | 28 | Company B, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division | Lubbock, Texas | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on September 26, 2006 |
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Pfc. Henry Paul | 24 | Company B, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division | Kolonia Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia | One of two soldiers killed when their M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle rolled over while maneuvering in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 26, 2006 |
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Staff Sgt. Edward C. Reynolds Jr. | 27 | Company B, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division | Groves, Texas | One of two soldiers killed when their M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle rolled over while maneuvering in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 26, 2006 |
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Pfc. Christopher T. Riviere | 21 | Company G, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force | Cooper City, Florida | Died of wounds received during combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 26, 2006 |
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Cpl. Casey L. Mellen | 21 | Headquarters Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division | Huachuca City, Arizona | Died of injuries suffered in Mosul, Iraq, on September 25, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. Howard S. March Jr. | 20 | Company G, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force | Buffalo, New York | Killed during combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 24, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. Rene Martinez | 20 | Company I, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force | Miami, Florida | Killed during combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 24, 2006 |
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Staff Sgt. Carlos Dominguez | 56 | Company C, 414th Civil Affairs Battalion | Savannah, Georgia | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded in Taji, Iraq, on September 23, 2006 |
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Pfc. Kenneth E Kincaid IV | 25 | Company C, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division | Lilburn, Georgia | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their Humvee during combat operations in Riyadh, Iraq, on September 23, 2006 |
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Sgt. Velton Locklear III | 29 | Company C, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division | Lacey, Washington | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their Humvee during combat operations in Riyadh, Iraq, on September 23, 2006 |
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Cpl. Windell J. Simmons | 20 | 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division | Hopkinsville, Kentucky | Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee during combat operations in Taji, Iraq, on September 23, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. Kim Wadim | 36 | Combat Support Wing, Danish Air Force | Viborg, Denmark | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle near Az-Zubayr, southwest of Basra, Iraq, on September 23, 2006 |
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Sgt. Allan R. Bevington | 22 | 40th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near him during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq on September 21, 2006 |
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Cpl. Maj. Massimo Vitaliano | 25 | 19th Cavalry Regiment, Garibaldi Bersaglieri Brigade | Galatone, Lecce, Italy | Died when his VM90 patrol vehicle collided with a civilian truck roughly 6 miles (10 km) south of Nasiriya, Iraq, on September 21, 2006 |
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Sgt. 1st Class Charles J. Jones | 29 | Headquarters Company, 149th Brigade Combat Team, Kentucky Army National Guard | Lawrenceburg, Kentucky | Died from a non-combat related incident in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 20, 2006 |
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Pvt. Eric M. Kavanagh | 20 | 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Glen Burnie, Maryland | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 20, 2006 |
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Master Sgt. Robb G. Needham | 51 | 1st Battalion, 356th Regiment (Logistical Support), 4th Brigade, 91st Division, Army Reserve | Vancouver, Washington | Killed when his patrol came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 20, 2006 |
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Cpl. Yull Estrada Rodriguez | 21 | 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force | Alegre Lajas, Puerto Rico | Killed during combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 20, 2006 |
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Sgt. Christopher M. Zimmerman | 28 | 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force | Stephenville, Texas | Died during combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 20, 2006 |
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Cpl. Bobby T. Callahan | 22 | Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | Jamestown, North Carolina | Died of injuries suffered when his Humvee rolled over while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 19, 2006 |
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1st Lt. Ashley L. (Henderson) Huff | 23 | 549th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion | Belle Mead, New Jersey | Died of injuries suffered when a suicide bomber hit her vehicle and exploded a car bomb during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, on September 19, 2006 |
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Lt. Cmdr. Jane Elizabeth Lanham | 43 | Naval Branch Health Clinic, Naval Support Activity, Bahrain | Owensboro, Kentucky | Died of non-hostile causes in Manama, Bahrain, on September 19, 2006 |
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Spc. Jared J. Raymond | 20 | 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division | Swampscott, Massachusetts | Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his M1A2 Abrams Tank during combat operations in Taji, Iraq, on September 19, 2006 |
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Sgt. David J. Davis | 32 | 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team | Mount Airy, Maryland | Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb exploded near his Stryker Armored Vehicle during combat operations in Sadr City, Iraq, on September 17, 2006 |
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Sgt. Adam L. Knox | 21 | 346th Psychological Operations Company, Army Reserve | Columbus, Ohio | Died of injuries suffered when his patrol encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 17, 2006 |
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Petty Officer 2nd Class David S. Roddy | 32 | Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Two | Aberdeen, Maryland | Died while his unit was conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 16, 2006 |
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Cpl. Cesar A. Granados | 21 | 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division | Le Grand, California | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 15, 2006 |
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Cpl. Marcus A. Cain | 20 | 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division | Crowley, Louisiana | One of three soldiers who died of injuries suffered when a car bomb exploded in the vicinity of a West Baghdad substation where they were located in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 14, 2006 |
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Sgt. Jennifer M. Hartman | 21 | 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division | New Ringgold, Pennsylvania | One of three soldiers who died of injuries suffered when a car bomb exploded in the vicinity of a West Baghdad substation where they were located in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 14, 2006 |
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Spc. Russell M. Makowski | 23 | 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division | Union, Missouri | Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Taji, Iraq, on September 14, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. Ryan A. Miller | 19 | 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force | Pearland, Texas | Died when a roadside bomb exploded near his foot patrol in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 14, 2006 |
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Sgt. Aaron A. Smith | 31 | 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division | Killeen, Texas | One of three soldiers who died of injuries suffered when a car bomb exploded in the vicinity of a West Baghdad substation where they were located in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 14, 2006 |
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Sgt. David T. Weir | 23 | 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division | Cleveland, Tennessee | Died of injuries suffered when he encountered enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenade and small-arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 14, 2006 |
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Sgt. Clint E. Williams | 32 | Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Two | Aberdeen, Maryland | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 14, 2006 |
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Capt. Matthew C. Mattingly | 30 | 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division | Reynoldsburg, Ohio | Died when he encountered enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, on September 13, 2006 |
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Pfc. Jeffrey P. Shaffer | 21 | 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division | Harrison, Arkansas | Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on September 13, 2006 |
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2nd Lt. Emily J.T. Perez | 23 | 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division | Texas | Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb exploded near her Humvee during combat operations in Kifl, Iraq, on September 12, 2006 |
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Spc. Harley D. Andrews | 22 | 54th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade | Weimar, California | Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on September 11, 2006 |
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Cpl. Alexander Jordan | 31 | 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team | Miami, Florida | Died of injuries suffered when he encountered enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 10, 2006 |
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Cpl. Johnathan L. Benson | 21 | 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | North Branch, Minnesota | Died on September 9, 2006, of wounds suffered during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 17, 2006 |
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Pfc. Anthony P. Seig | 19 | 118th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade | Sunman, Indiana | Died of injuries sustained when he encountered indirect fire from enemy forces while on base in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 9, 2006 |
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Sgt. David W. Gordon | 23 | 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | Williamsfield, Ohio | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 8, 2006 |
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Pfc. Vincent M. Frassetto | 21 | 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force | Toms River, New Jersey | Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 7, 2006 |
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Sgt. Luis A. Montes | 22 | 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | El Centro, California | Died at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, on September 7, 2006, of injuries suffered in Abu Ghraib, Iraq, when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during combat operations on September 1, 2006. |
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Spc. David J. Ramsey | 27 | 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade | Tacoma, Washington | Medically evacuated from Iraq on August 24 and died from a non-combat related incident on September 7, 2006, in Spanaway, Washington. The incident is under investigation. |
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Gunner Lee Darren Thornton | 22 | 58 (Eyre's) Battery, 12th Regiment Royal Artillery | Blackpool, Lancashire, England | Died on September 7, 2006, of injuries sustained two days earlier from a single gunshot wound while on patrol in the town of Al Qurna, north of Basra, Iraq |
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Sgt. John A. Carroll | 26 | 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division | Ponca City, Oklahoma | Died of injuries sustained when he came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during a dismounted security patrol in Ramadi, Iraq, on September 6, 2006 |
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Pfc. Jeremy R. Shank | 18 | Company A, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division | Jackson, Missouri | Died in Balad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when he encountered enemy small-arms fire during a dismounted security patrol in Hawija, Iraq, on September 6, 2006 |
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Sgt. Germaine L. Debro | 33 | 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry Regiment, Nebraska Army National Guard | Omaha, Nebraska | Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during combat operations in Balad, Iraq, on September 4, 2006 |
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Pfc. Hannah L. Gunterman | 20 | 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion | Redlands, California | Died of a non-combat related cause in Taji, Iraq, on September 4, 2006. The incident is under investigation. |
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Lt. Col. Marshall A. Gutierrez | 41 | Area Support Group, Arijan, Kuwait | New Mexico | Died in Camp Virginia, Kuwait of non-combat related injuries on September 4, 2006. The incident is under investigation. |
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Cpl. Jared M. Shoemaker | 29 | 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 4, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. Eric P. Valdepenas | 21 | 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve | Seekonk, Massachusetts | Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 4, 2006 |
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Gunner Samuela Vanua | 27 | 58 (Eyre's) Battery, 12 Regiment Royal Artillery | Fiji | One of two British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their Land Rover outside the town of Ad Dayr, north of Basra, Iraq, on September 4, 2006 |
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher G. Walsh | 30 | 3rd Battalion, 24th Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Navy Reserve | St. Louis, Missouri | Killed while his unit was conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 4, 2006 |
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Gunner Stephen Robert Wright | 20 | 58 (Eyre's) Battery, 12 Regiment Royal Artillery | Leyland, Lancashire, England | One of two British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their Land Rover outside the town of Ad Dayr, north of Basra, Iraq, on September 4, 2006 |
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Pvt. Edwin A. Andino II | 23 | 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Culpeper, Virginia | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 3, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. Shane P. Harris | 23 | 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Las Vegas, New Mexico | Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 3, 2006 |
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Sgt. 1st Class Richard J. Henkes II | 32 | 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division | Portland, Oregon | Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during combat operations on September 3, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. Philip A. Johnson | 19 | 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force | Hartford, Connecticut | Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 3, 2006 |
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Pfc. Nicholas A. Madaras | 19 | 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | Wilton, Connecticut | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Baquba, Iraq, on September 3, 2006 |
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Sgt. Jason L. Merrill | 22 | 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Mesa, Arizona | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 3, 2006 |
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Pvt. Ryan E. Miller | 21 | 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force | Gahanna, Ohio | Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 3, 2006 |
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Staff Sgt. Eugene H.E. Alex | 32 | 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team | Bay City, Michigan | Died on September 2, 2006, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries suffered when he encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 30, 2006 |
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Pfc. Justin W. Dreese | 21 | 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Northumberland, Pennsylvania | One of two soldiers killed from mortar fire during dismounted combat operations in Yusifiya, Iraq, on September 2, 2006 |
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Sgt. Ralph N. Porras | 36 | 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Merrill, Michigan | One of two soldiers killed from mortar fire during dismounted combat operations in Yusifiya, Iraq, on September 2, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. Cliff K. Golla | 21 | 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force | Charlotte, North Carolina | Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 1, 2006 |
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Staff Sgt. Angel D. Mercado Velazquez | 24 | 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico | Died of injuries suffered from mortar fire during dismounted combat operations in Yusifiya, Iraq, on September 1, 2006 |
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