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OUR FALLEN HEROES: CASUALTIES: 2006 |
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Pfc. Alan R. Blohm | 21 | 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Kenai, Alaska | Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his unit while on combat patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 31, 2006 |
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Seaman Sandra S. Grant | 23 | Assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower | Linwood, North Carolina | Died from natural causes in the Arabian Sea on December 31, 2006 |
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Cpl. Jonathan E. Schiller | 20 | 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Ottumwa, Iowa | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a combat patrol in Baquba, Iraq, on December 31, 2006 |
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Spc. Richard A. Smith | 20 | 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Grand Prairie, Texas | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a combat patrol in Baquba, Iraq, on December 31, 2006 |
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Sgt. John M. Sullivan | 22 | 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Hixson, Tennessee | Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle while on combat patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 30, 2006 |
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Sgt. Lawrence J. Carter | 25 | 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | Rancho Cucamonga, California | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 29, 2006 |
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Pvt. David E. Dietrich | 21 | 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | Marysville, Pennsylvania | Died of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire while on combat patrol in Ramadi, Iraq, on December 29, 2006 |
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Pfc. William R. Newgard | 20 | 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | Arlington Heights, Illinois | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 29, 2006 |
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Spc. Luis G. Ayala | 21 | 2nd Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | South Gate, California | Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his unit while on combat patrol in Taji, Iraq, on December 28, 2006 |
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Sgt. Aron C. Blum | 22 | Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Tucson, Arizona | Died on December 28, 2006, of a non-hostile cause after being evacuated from Anbar province, Iraq, on December 8. |
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Spc. Dustin R. Donica | 22 | 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Spring, Texas | Died of wounds received from small-arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 28, 2006 |
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Cpl. Christopher E. Esckelson | 22 | 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve | Vassar, Michigan | Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 28, 2006 |
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Sgt. Graham Hesketh | 35 | 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment | Liverpool, England | Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near Warrior Armored Fighting Vehicle on a routine security patrol in Basra, Iraq, on December 28, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. Nicholas A. Miller | 20 | 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve | Silverwood, Michigan | Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 28, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. William D. Spencer | 20 | 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve | Paris, Tennessee | Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 28, 2006 |
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Pfc. Gints Bleija | 25 | Latvian Armed Forces | Latvia | One of two Latvian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded under their vehicle during a patrol west of Diwaniya, Iraq, on December 27, 2006 |
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Pfc. Nathaniel A. Given | 21 | 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | Dickinson, Texas | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their dismounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 27, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. William C. Koprince Jr. | 24 | 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force | Lenoir City, Tennessee | Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 27, 2006 |
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Pvt. Clinton T. McCormick | 20 | 2nd Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Jacksonville, Florida | Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 27, 2006 |
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Sgt. Christopher P. Messer | 28 | 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | Petersburg, Michigan | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their dismounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 27, 2006 |
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Sgt. Edward W. Shaffer | 23 | 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | Mont Alto, Pennsylvania | Died on December 27, 2006, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near him in Ramadi, Iraq, on November 13, 2006 |
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Pfc. Vitalijs Vasiljevs | 24 | Latvian Armed Forces | Latvia | One of two Latvian soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded under their Humvee during a patrol west of Diwaniya, Iraq, on December 27, 2006 |
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Cpl. Joshua M. Schmitz | 21 | 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force | Spencer, Wisconsin | Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 26, 2006 |
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Spc. Joseph A. Strong | 21 | 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Lebanon, Indiana | One of two soldiers killed when when their Humvee rolled into a canal during a mounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 26, 2006 |
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Spc. Douglas L. Tinsley | 21 | 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Chester, South Carolina | One of two soldiers killed when when their Humvee rolled into a canal during a mounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 26, 2006 |
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Sgt. John T. Bubeck | 25 | 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Collegeville, Pennsylvania | One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 25, 2006 |
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Capt. Hayes Clayton | 29 | 842nd Military Training and Transition team, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Winder, Georgia | Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Balad, Iraq, on December 25, 2006 |
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Sgt. Jason C. Denfrund | 24 | 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | Cattaraugus, New York | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his unit while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 25, 2006 |
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Sgt. Jae S. Moon | 21 | 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Levittown, Pennsylvania | Died on December 25, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle while on patrol in Baghdad on December 14 |
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Pfc. Andrew H. Nelson | 19 | 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Saint Johns, Michigan | One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 25, 2006 |
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Spc. Aaron L. Preston | 29 | 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Dallas, Texas | One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 25, 2006 |
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Sgt. 1st Class Dexter E. Wheelous | 37 | 842nd Military Training and Transition team, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Winder, Georgia | Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 25, 2006 |
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Pfc. Eric R. Wilkus | 20 | 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police Brigade | Hamilton, New Jersey | Died on December 25, 2006, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of a non-combat related injury suffered in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 22. |
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Pvt. Evan A. Bixler | 21 | 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Racine, Wisconsin | Died of wounds suffered from enemy indirect fire during security operations in Hit, Iraq, on December 24, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. Stephen L. Morris | 21 | 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force | Lake Jackson, Texas | Killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 24, 2006 |
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Pfc. Wilson A. Algrim | 21 | 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard | Howell, Michigan | One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Salman Pak, Iraq, on December 23, 2006 |
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Spc. John Barta | 25 | 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division | Corpus Christi, Texas | Died of wounds suffered from indirect enemy fire during combat operations in Buhritz, Iraq, on December 23, 2006 |
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Spc. Michael J. Crutchfield | 21 | 3rd Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment | Stockton, California | Died of a non-combat related injury in Balad, Iraq, on December 23, 2006 |
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Spc. Elias Elias | 27 | 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Glendora, California | Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 23, 2006 |
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Pvt. Bobby Mejia II | N/A | 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard | Saginaw, Michigan | One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Salman Pak, Iraq, on December 23, 2006 |
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Sgt. Curtis L. Norris | 28 | 210th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | Dansville, Michigan | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 23, 2006 |
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Spc. Chad J. Vollmer | 24 | 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard | Grand Rapids, Michigan | One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Salman Pak, Iraq, on December 23, 2006 |
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Spc. Joshua D. Sheppard | 22 | 732nd Engineer Support Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Mountain Division | Quinton, Oklahoma | Died of wounds suffered when his patrol came in contact with the enemy using small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 22, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Burgess | 21 | 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Sanford, Michigan | One of two Marines killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 21, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. Ryan L. Mayhan | 25 | 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Hawthorne, California | One of two Marines killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 21, 2006 |
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Hospitalman Kyle A. Nolen | 21 | H Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Regimental Combat Team 7, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Forward | Ennis, Texas | Died as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 21, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. Fernando S. Tamayo | 19 | 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Fontana, California | Died while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 21, 2006 |
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Spc. Scott D. Dykman | 27 | 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division | Helena, Montana | Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 20, 2006 |
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Staff Sgt. Jacob G. McMillan | 25 | 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division | Lafayette, Louisiana | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle and was followed by enemy small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 20, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. Myles C. Sebastien | 21 | 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force | Opelousas, Louisiana | Died of wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 20, 2006 |
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Spc. Robert J. Volker | 21 | 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division | Big Spring, Texas | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 20, 2006 |
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Spc. Andrew P. Daul | 21 | 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division | Brighton, Michigan | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Abrams tank during combat operations in Hit, Iraq, on December 19, 2006 |
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Cpl. Joshua D. Pickard | 20 | 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force | Merced, California | Killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 19, 2006 |
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Capt. Kevin M. Kryst | 27 | Marine Light-Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | West Bend, Wisconsin | Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 18, 2006 |
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Staff Sgt. Brian L. Mintzlaff | 34 | 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division | Fort Worth, Texas | Died of injuries suffered when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle rolled over in Taji, Iraq, on December 18, 2006 |
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Pfc. Joe L. Baines | 19 | 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division | Newark, New Jersey | Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee in Taji, Iraq, on December 16, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. Nicklas J. Palmer | 19 | 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Leadville, Colorado | Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 16, 2006 |
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Staff Sgt. David R. Staats | 30 | 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division | Pueblo, Colorado | One of three soldiers killed when their Humvee struck a roadside bomb while on mounted patrol in Taji, Iraq, on December 16, 2006 |
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Spc. Matthew J. Stanley | 22 | 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division | Wolfeboro Falls, New Hampshire | One of three soldiers killed when their Humvee struck a roadside bomb while on mounted patrol in Taji, Iraq, on December 16, 2006 |
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Staff Sgt. Henry K. Kahalewai | 43 | 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division | Hilo, Hawaii | Died December 15, 2006, at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his Stryker vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 21, 2006 |
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Pfc. Paul Balint Jr. | 22 | 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | Willow Park, Texas | Died of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with the enemy using small-arms fire during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on December 15, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. Matthew W. Clark | 22 | 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force | St. Louis, Missouri | Died of injuries suffered from enemy action in Anbar Province, Iraq, on December 14, 2006 |
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Staff Sgt. Theodore A. Spatol | 59 | 1041st Engineer Company, Wyoming Army National Guard | Thermopolis, Wyoming | Became ill in Iraq and died of a non-combat related illness in Thermopolis, Wyoming, on December 14, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. Luke C. Yepsen | 20 | 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Kingwood, Texas | Died of injuries suffered from enemy action in Anbar Province, Iraq, on December 14, 2006 |
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Maj. Gloria D. Davis | 47 | Assigned to the Defense Security Assistance Agency | St. Louis, Missouri | Died from a non-combat related incident in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 12, 2006 |
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Sgt. Brent W. Dunkleberger | 29 | 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania | Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle during a convoy security mission in Mosul, Iraq, on December 12, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. Budd M. Cote | 21 | Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Marana, Arizona | Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 11, 2006 |
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Cpl. Matthew V. Dillon | 25 | Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Aiken, South Carolina | Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 11, 2006 |
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Master Sgt. Brian P. McAnulty | 39 | 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Vicksburg, Mississippi | Killed when the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter he was riding in crashed just after takeoff in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 11, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. Clinton J. Miller | 23 | Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Greenfield, Iowa | Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 11, 2006 |
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Staff Sgt. Thomas W. Clemons | 37 | 2nd Battalion, 123rd Armor Regiment, Kentucky Army National Guard | Leitchfield, Kentucky | Died from a non-combat health-related incident in Diwaniya, Iraq, on December 10, 2006 |
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Spc. Philip C. Ford | 21 | 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Freeport, Texas | One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 10, 2006 |
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Sgt. Brennan C. Gibson | 26 | 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Tualatin, Oregon | One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 10, 2006 |
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Pfc. Shawn M. Murphy | 24 | 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Fort Bragg, North Carolina | One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 10, 2006 |
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Spc. Nicholas P. Steinbacher | 22 | 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division | La Crescenta, California | Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 10, 2006 |
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1st Lt. Nathan M. Krissoff | 25 | Headquarters & Service Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force | Reno, Nevada | Died from wounds suffered during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 9, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. Brent E. Beeler | 22 | 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve | Jackson, Michigan | Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 7, 2006 |
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Staff Sgt. James Kristofer R. Ciraso | 26 | 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Bangor, Maine | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 7, 2006 |
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Spc. Micah S. Gifford | 27 | 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Redding, California | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit while on patrol during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 7, 2006 |
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Staff Sgt. Henry W. Linck | 23 | 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Manhattan, Kansas | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit while on patrol during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 7, 2006 |
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Sgt. Jesse J.J. Castro | 22 | 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Chalan Pago, Guam | One of five soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle while on patrol in Hawija, Iraq, on December 6, 2006 |
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Spc. Nicholas R. Gibbs | 25 | 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | Stokesdale, North Carolina | Died of injuries suffered when he came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during observation and security operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on December 6, 2006 |
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Cpl. Jason I. Huffman | 23 | 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Conover, North Carolina | One of five soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle while on patrol in Hawija, Iraq, on December 6, 2006 |
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Pfc. Travis C. Krege | 24 | 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Cheektowaga, New York | One of five soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle while on patrol in Hawija, Iraq, on December 6, 2006 |
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Cpl. Dustin J. Libby | 22 | 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Presque Isle, Maine | Died during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 6, 2006 |
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Spc. Joshua B. Madden | 21 | 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Sibley, Louisiana | One of five soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle while on patrol in Hawija, Iraq, on December 6, 2006 |
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Maj. Megan M. McClung | 34 | 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group | Coupeville, Washington | Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 6, 2006 |
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Spc. Yari Mokri | 26 | 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Pflugerville, Texas | One of five soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle while on patrol in Hawija, Iraq, on December 6, 2006 |
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Capt. Travis L. Patriquin | 32 | 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | Texas | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on December 6, 2006 |
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Spc. Vincent J. Pomante III | 22 | 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | Westerville, Ohio | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on December 6, 2006 |
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Sgt. Yevgeniy Ryndych | 24 | 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Brooklyn, New York | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his unit during a patrol in Ramadi, Iraq, on December 6, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. Cody G. Watson | 21 | 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force | Oxford, Alabama | Died from a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 6, 2006 |
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Spc. Jordan W. Hess | 26 | 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Marysville, Washington | Died on December 5, 2006, at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his combat patrol in Ta'Meem, Iraq, on November 11, 2006 |
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Spc. Marco L. Miller | 36 | Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group | Longwood, Florida | Died on December 5, 2006, at Landstuhl Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries suffered from enemy indirect fire during an escort mission in Taji, Iraq, on December 3, 2006 |
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Hospitalman Christopher A. Anderson | 24 | Navy corpsman assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division | Longmont, Colorado | Died as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 4, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. Thomas P. Echols | 20 | 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force | Shepherdsville, Kentucky | Died during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 4, 2006 |
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Sgt. Jay R. Gauthreaux | 26 | 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Thibodaux, Louisiana | Died in Balad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle while on patrol in Baquba, Iraq, on December 4, 2006 |
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Pfc. Ross A. McGinnis | 19 | 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Knox, Pennsylvania | Killed when a grenade was thrown into his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 4, 2006 |
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Pfc. Albert M. Nelson | 31 | 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | One of two soldiers killed when they came under from small-arms fire during security and observation operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on December 4, 2006 |
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Pfc. Roger A. Suarez-Gonzalez | 21 | 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Miami, Florida | One of two soldiers killed when they came under from small-arms fire during security and observation operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on December 4, 2006 |
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Pfc. Nicholas D. Turcotte | 23 | Company A, 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment, West St. Paul, Minnesota Army National Guard | Maple Grove, Minnesota | Died from injuries suffered in a vehicle accident in Nasiriya, Iraq, on December 4, 2006 |
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Spc. Dustin M. Adkins | 22 | Group Support Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group | Finger, Tennessee | Killed along with two U.S. Marines and a U.S. airman when the Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter they were riding in made an emergency water landing in western Anbar Province on December 3, 2006 |
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Pvt. Troy D. Cooper | 21 | 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division | Amarillo, Texas | Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Balad, Iraq, on December 3, 2006 |
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Capt. Shawn L. English | 35 | 577th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade | Westerville, Ohio | Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 3, 2006 |
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Capt. Kermit O. Evans | 31 | 27th Civil Engineer Squadron, 27th Mission Support Group, 27th Fighter Wing | Hollandale, Mississippi | Killed along with two U.S. Marines and a U.S. soldier when the Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter they were riding in made an emergency water landing in western Anbar Province on December 3, 2006 |
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Cpl. Billy B. Farris | 20 | 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division | Bapchule, Arizona | Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during escort operations in Taji, Iraq, on December 3, 2006 |
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Spc. Kenneth W. Haines | 25 | 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Fulton, New York | Died in Balad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle while on patrol in Abu Hishma, Iraq, on December 3, 2006 |
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Maj. Joseph T. McCloud | 39 | 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force | Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan | One of two Marines killed along with a U.S. soldier and U.S. airman when the Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter they were riding in made an emergency water landing in western Anbar province, Iraq, on December 3, 2006 |
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Cpl. Joshua C. Sticklen | 24 | 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force | Virginia Beach, Virginia | One of two Marines killed along with a U.S. soldier and U.S. airman when the Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter they were riding in made an emergency water landing in western Anbar province, Iraq, December 3, 2006 |
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Sgt. Keith E. Fiscus | 26 | 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division | Townsend, Delaware | Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 2, 2006 |
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Spc. Bryan T. McDonough | 22 | Company B, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry Regiment, Minnesota Army National Guard | Maplewood, Minnesota | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during a patrol near Falluja, Iraq, on December 2, 2006 |
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Spc. Corey J. Rystad | 20 | Company B, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry Regiment, Minnesota Army National Guard | Red Lake Falls, Minnesota | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during a patrol near Falluja, Iraq, on December 2, 2006 |
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Lance Cpl. Jesse D. Tillery | 19 | 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force | Vesper, Wisconsin | Died from wounds suffered during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 2, 2006 |
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Staff Sgt. Robert L. Love Jr. | 28 | 16th Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division | Meridian, Mississippi | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on December 1, 2006 |
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