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Killed in action -
April 2003
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| Army 1st Sgt. Joe J. Garza, 43, of Robstown, Texas; assigned
to 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment based in Fort Benning,
Ga.; killed April 28 when he was struck by a civilian vehicle after
falling out of a Humvee that swerved to avoid a civilian vehicle
in Baghdad. |
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| Army 1st Lt. Osbaldo Orozco, 26, of Delano, Calif.; assigned
to C Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment based in Fort
Hood, Texas; killed April 25 when his vehicle rolled over while
traveling through rough terrain. His unit was the quick reaction
force and was responding to enemy fire. |
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| Army Spc. Narson B. Sullivan, 21, of North Brunswick, N.J.;
assigned to the 411th Military Police Company based in Fort Hood,
Texas; killed April 25 by a non-combat weapon discharge in Iraq.
The incident is under investigation. |
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| Army Sgt. Troy David Jenkins, 25, of Ridgecrest, Calif.;
assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment based
in Fort Campbell, Ky.; died from wounds received as a result of
an explosion April 19 while on a dismounted patrol with other soldiers
in Iraq. He died from his injuries on April 24 at the Landstuhl
Regional Medical Center, Germany. |
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| Marine Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Todd Arnold, 30, of
Spring, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment,
2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade based in Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed
April 22 in a non-hostile accident when a rocket-propelled grenade
launcher being fired for familiarization malfunctioned near Kut,
Iraq. The incident is under investigation. |
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| Army Spc. Roy Russell Buckley, 24, of Portage, Ind.; assigned
to the 685th Transportation Company, based in Hobart, Ind.; killed
April 22 when he fell from an M818 truck traveling in a convoy.
The incident is under investigation. |
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| Chief Warrant Officer Robert William Channell Jr., 36,
of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade based in Camp Lejeune,
N.C.; killed April 22 in a non-hostile accident when a rocket-propelled
grenade launcher being fired for familiarization malfunctioned near
Kut, Iraq. The incident is under investigation. |
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| Lance Cpl. Alan Dinh Lam, 19, of Snow Camp, N.C; assigned
to the 8th Communication Battalion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed April 22 in a non-hostile accident when
a rocket-propelled grenade launcher being fired for familiarization
malfunctioned near Kut, Iraq. The incident is under investigation.
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| Cpl. John T. Rivero, 23, of Gainesville, Fla., assigned
to the C Company, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Division, Eustis,
Fla., Killed April 17 from injuries sustained when his HMMWV turned
over in Kuwait |
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| Cpl. Armando Ariel Gonzalez, 35, of Hileah, Fla., assigned
to the Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS)-273, Marine Wing Support
Group (MWSG)-27, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station,
Beaufort, S.C., Killed April 14 in a non-hostile accident when a
commercial refueler collapsed at Logistics Supply Area Viper in
southern Iraq |
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| Spc. Richard A. Goward, 32, of Midland, Mich., assigned
to the 1460th Transportation Company, Midland, Mich., Killed April
14 when his truck entered a dust cloud and rear-ended the truck
in front of him |
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| Cpl. Jason David Mileo, 20, of Centreville, Md., assigned
to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division,
Twenty-nine Palms, Calif., Shot and killed April 14 after being
mistaken for an enemy soldier near Baghdad |
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| Spc. Thomas A. Foley III, 23, of Dresden, Tenn., assigned
to the 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Fort
Campbell, Ky., Killed April 14 when a grenade exploded inside his
HMMWV |
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| Pfc. John E. Brown, 21, of Troy, Ala., assigned to the
2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Fort Campbell,
Ky., Killed April 14 when a grenade exploded inside his HMMWV |
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| Pfc. Joseph P. Mayek, 20, of Rock Springs, Wyo., assigned
to the C Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, Smith Barracks,
Germany, Killed April 14 in Iraq after being struck by an AP round
that was discharged from an M2 Bradley vehicle |
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| Spc. Gil Mercado, 25, of Paterson, N.J., assigned to the
3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, Fort Campbell, Ky., Killed
April 13 by a non-combat weapon discharge in Iraq |
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| Lance Cpl. David Edward Owens Jr., 20, of Winchester,
Va., assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif., Died of wounds received in action
on April 12 in central Iraq |
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| Cpl. Jesus A. Gonzalez, 22, of Indio, Calif., assigned
to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Twenty-Nine Palms,
Calif., Killed April 12 while manning a checkpoint in Baghdad
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| Staff Sgt. Riayan A. Tejeda, 26, of New York, N.Y., assigned
to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Camp Pendleton, Calif.,
Killed April 11 during combat operations against enemy forces in
northeast Baghdad |
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| Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey E. Bohr Jr., 39, of Ossian, Iowa,
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Camp Pendleton,
Calif., Killed in action during Operation Iraqi Freedom |
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| Staff Sgt. Terry W. Hemingway, 39, of Willingboro, N.J.,
assigned to the C Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment,
Fort Benning, Ga., Killed April 10 when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle
was traveling down a street when a car exploded next to it |
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Sgt. 1st Class John W. Marshall, 50, of Los Angeles, Calif.,
assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry
Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., Killed April 8 by an enemy rocket propelled
grenade during an enemy ambush in Baghdad
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| Staff Sgt. Robert A. Stever, 36, of Pendleton, Ore., assigned
to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th
Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., Killed
April 8 by enemy fire in Iraq |
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| Pfc. Jason M. Meyer, 23, of Swartz Creek, Mich., assigned
to the B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga., Killed
April 8 in Iraq |
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| Staff Sgt. Scott D. Sather, 29, of Clio, Mich., assigned
to the 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, N.C.,
Killed April 8 in Iraq |
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| Pfc. Juan Guadalupe Garza, Jr., 20, of Temperance, Mich.,
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division,
Camp Pendleton, Calif., Killed April 8 in central Iraq |
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| Capt. Eric B. Das, 30, of Amarillo, Texas, assigned to
the 333rd Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.,
Killed April 7 when his F-15E was shot down over Iraq |
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| Spc. George A. Mitchell, 35, of Rawlings, Md., assigned
to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Division,
2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Stewart, Ga., Died of wounds received
from an enemy rocket attack south of Baghdad on April 7 |
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| Cpl. Henry L. Brown, 22, of Natchez, Miss., assigned to
the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Field
Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga., Died on April 8 of wounds
received from an enemy rocket attack south of Baghdad on April 7 |
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2nd Lt. Jeffrey J. Kaylor, 24, of Clifton, Va., assigned
to the C Battery, 39th Field Artillery Battalion, Fort Stewart,
Ga., Killed April 7 in Iraq
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| Pfc. Anthony S. Miller, 19, of San Antonio, Texas, assigned
to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Division,
2nd Brigade, Fort Stewart, Ga., Killed April 7 by enemy indirect
fire in Iraq |
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| Lance Cpl. Andrew Julian Aviles, 18, of Palm Beach, Fla.,
assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 4th Assault Amphibian
Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Tampa, Fla., Killed April 7 in Central
Iraq when an enemy artillery round stuck the Amphibious Assault
Vehicle in which he was riding |
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| Cpl. Jesus Martin Antonio Medellin, 21, of Fort Worth,
Texas, assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine
Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif., Killed April 7 in Central Iraq
when an enemy artillery round struck the Amphibious Assault Vehicle
in which he was riding |
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| Staff Sgt. Lincoln D. Hollinsaid, 27, of Malden, Ill.,
assigned to the B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart,
Ga., Killed April 7 by enemy fire in Iraq |
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| Pvt. Kelley S. Prewitt, 24, of Centerpoint, Alabama, assigned
to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 69th
Armor Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga., Killed in action by enemy fire
on April 6 in Iraq |
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| Pfc. Gregory P. Huxley, 19, of Forestport, N.Y., assigned
to the B Company, 3rd Battalion, 17th Engineer Battalion, Fort Benning,
Ga., Killed April 6 by enemy fire in Iraq |
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| Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker, 34, of Apollo, Pa., assigned
to the A Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, Fort Stewart,
Ga., Killed April 5 by enemy fire during a raid into Baghdad |
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| 1st Sgt. Edward Smith, 38, of Chicago, Ill., assigned
to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division,
Camp Pendleton, Calif., Died April 5 as a result of wounds received
in action on April 4 |
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| Spc. Larry K. Brown, 22, of Jackson, Miss., assigned to
the C Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, Fort Riley,
Kan., Killed April 5 in Iraq |
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| Cpl. Bernard G. Gooden, 22, of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., assigned
to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.,
Killed April 4 during a firefight in Central Iraq |
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| 1st Lt. Brian M. McPhillips, 25, of Pembroke, Mass., assigned
to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.,
Killed April 4 during a firefight in Central Iraq |
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| Sgt. Duane R. Rios, 35, of Hammond, Ind., assigned to the
1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton,
Calif., Killed April 4 during a firefight in Central Iraq |
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| Capt. Travis A. Ford, 30, of Ogallala, Neb., assigned
to the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)-267, Marine
Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, Calif.,
Killed April 4 when his AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed during
combat operations near Ali Aziziyal, Iraq |
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| Pfc. Wilfred D. Bellard, 20, of Lake Charles, La., assigned
to the 41st Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga., Killed
April 4 when his vehicle fell into a ravine in Iraq |
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| Spc. Daniel Francis J. Cunningham, 33, of Lewiston, Maine,
assigned to the 41st Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.,
Killed April 4 when his vehicle fell into a ravine in Iraq |
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| Pvt. Devon D. Jones, 19, of San Diego, Calif, assigned
to the 41st Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga., Killed
April 4 when his vehicle fell into a ravine in Iraq |
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| Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith, 33, of Tampa, Fla., assigned
to the 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga., Killed April
4 in Iraq |
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| Capt. Tristan N. Aitken, 31, of State College, Pa., assigned
to the 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division,
Fort Stewart, Ga., Killed April 4 in Iraq |
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| Marine Capt. Benjamin W. Sammis, 29,
of Rehobeth, Mass., assigned to the Marine Light Attack Helicopter
Squadron (HMLA) - 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft
Wing, Camp Pendleton; Calif., killed in action when his helicopter
crashed near Ali Aziziyal, Iraq. Killed: April 4, 2003 |
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| Staff Sgt. Wilbert Davis, 40, of (Unknown), Alaska, assigned
to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart,
Ga., Killed April 3 when his vehicle ran off the road into a canal
in Iraq |
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| Cpl. Erik H. Silva, 22, of Chula Vista, Calif., assigned
to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton,
Calif., Killed April 3 in Iraq |
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| Staff Sgt. Nino D. Livaudais, 23, of (Unknown), Utah,
assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning,
Ga., Died April 3 as the result of severe injuries sustained in
Iraq |
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| Spc. Ryan P. Long, 21, of Seaford, Del., assigned to the
3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga., Died April
3 as the result of severe injuries sustained in Iraq |
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| Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe, 27, of (Unknown), Colorado,
assigned to the A Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment,
Fort Benning, Ga., Died April 3 as the result of severe injuries
sustained in Iraq |
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| Capt. Edward J. Korn, 31, of Savannah, Ga, assigned to
the 64th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., Killed
April 3 as he investigated the wreckage of an Iraqi T-72 tank destroyed
by his unit in central 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. Killed: April 03, 2003 |
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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. Killed: April 03, 2003 |
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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. Killed: April 03, 2003 |
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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. Killed: April 03, 2003 |
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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 Killed: April 03, 2003 |
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| Lt. Nathan D. White, 30, of Mesa, Ariz., assigned to the
Strike Fighter Squadron One Nine Five (VFA 195), Atsugi, Japan,
deployed with Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5) aboard USS Kitty Hawk
(CV 63), Was the pilot of an F/A-18C Hornet lost over Iraq on April
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| Capt. James F. Adamouski, 29, of Springfield, Va., assigned
to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield,
Ga., Killed April 2 when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed
in central Iraq |
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| Spc. Mathew G. Boule, 22, of Dracut, Mass., assigned to
the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield,
Ga., Killed April 2 when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed
in central Iraq |
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| Chief Warrant Officer Erik A. Halvorsen, 40, of Bennington,
Vt. assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter
Army Airfield, Ga., Killed April 2 when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
crashed in central Iraq |
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| Chief Warrant Officer Scott Jamar, 32, of Granbury, Texas,
assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army
Airfield, Ga., Killed April 2 when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
crashed in central Iraq |
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| Sgt. Michael F. Pedersen, 26, of Flint, Mich., assigned
to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield,
Ga., Killed April 2 when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed
in central Iraq |
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| Chief Warrant Officer Eric A. Smith, 41, of (Unknown),
Calif., assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter
Army Airfield, Ga., Killed April 2 when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
crashed in central Iraq |
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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. Killed: April 02, 2003 |
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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. Killed:
April 02, 2003 |
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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. Killed: April 02, 2003 |
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| 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. Killed: April
01, 2003 |
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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. Killed: April 01, 2003 |
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