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Killed in action -
February 2006
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| Pfc. Sean T. Cardelli , 20,
of Downers Grove, IL; 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendelton, CA. Killed
by enemy small arms fire while conducting combat operations near
Fallujah. |
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| 1st Lt. Garrison C. Avery ,
23, of Lincoln, NE; 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY.
Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his Humvee in Baghdad. |
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| Spc. Marlon A. Bustamante ,
25, of Corona, NY; 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY.
Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his Humvee in Baghdad. |
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| Pfc. Caesar S. Viglienzone
, 21, of Santa Rosa, CA; 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY.
Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his Humvee in Baghdad. |
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| Spc. Anthony C. Owens , 21,
of Conway, SC; 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY. Killed when
his unit was attacked by enemy forces using grenades and small arms
fire in Baghdad. |
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| Spc. Walter B. Howard II,
35, of Rochester, MI; 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd
Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, CO. Died in
Balad of injuries sustained earlier that day in Ashraf, when a
makeshift bomb exploded near his M1 Abrams tank. |
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| 1st Lt. Simon T. Cox, Jr. ,
30, of Texas; 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, TX. Died in Taji when
a makeshift bomb exploded near his M2A3 Bradley. |
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| Pfc. Scott A. Messer , 26,
of Ashland, KY; 1st Squadron, 32nd Calvary Regiment, 1st Brigade
Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY. Killed when
his Humvee accidentally rolled over during combat operations in
Ashraf. |
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| Sgt. 1st Class Lance S. Cornett
, 33, of London, KY; U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort
Bragg, NC. Died in the vicinity of Ar Ramadi of injuries sustained
earlier that day while engaging enemy forces. |
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| Spc. Jesse M. Zamora , 22,
of Las Cruces, NM; 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY. Died when a
makeshift bomb exploded near his Humvee in Bayji. |
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| Spc. Roberto L. Martinez
Salazar , 21,
of Long Beach, CA; Company A, 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th
Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Lewis, WA. Died when a makeshift
bomb exploded near his up-armored Humvee during patrol operations in
Mosul. |
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| Spc. William S. Hayes III , 23,
of St. Tammany, LA; 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st
Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, TX. Died of
non-combat related injuries in Baghdad. |
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| Staff Sgt. Christopher R.
Morningstar , 27,
of San Antonio, TX; 562nd Engineer Company, 172nd Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, AK. Died when a makeshift bomb
exploded near his Stryker Engineer Squad Vehicle in Husayniyah. |
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| Sgt. Jeremiah J. Boehmer , 22,
of Parkston, SD; 562nd Engineer Company, 172nd Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, AK. Died when a makeshift bomb
exploded near his Stryker Engineer Squad Vehicle in Husayniyah. |
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| Spc. Sergio A. Mercedes Saez, 23,
of New York, NY; 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY. Died when
the Humvee in which he was riding accidentally rolled over into a
canal in Baghdad. |
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| Cpl. Orville Gerena, 21,
of Virginia Beach, VA; Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd
Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, 2nd Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC. Died from a makeshift bomb
while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Hit. |
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| Lance Cpl. David S. Parr, 22,
of Benson, NC; Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine
Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, 2nd Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, NC. Died from a makeshift bomb while conducting
combat operations against enemy forces in Hit. |
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| Cpl. Brandon S. Schuck, 21,
of Safford, AZ; 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics
Group, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC. Died from a
makeshift bomb while conducting combat operations against enemy
forces in Baghdad. |
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| Pfc. Jacob D. Spann, 21,
of Columbus, OH; Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine
Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, 2nd Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, NC. Died from a makeshift bomb while conducting
combat operations against enemy forces in Hit. |
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| Spc. Patrick W. Herried, 29,
of Sioux Falls, SD; 4th Squadron, 14th Calvary Regiment, 172nd
Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, AK. Killed when a
makeshift bomb exploded near his Stryker military vehicle during
patrol operations in Rawah. |
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| Spc. Allen D. Kokesh, Jr., 21,
of Yankton, SD; 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery, Army National
Guard, Yankton, SD. Died at Brooke Army Medical Center in San
Antonio, TX of injuries sustained in Baghdad when a makeshift bomb
exploded near his Humvee. |
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| Lance Cpl. Steven L. Phillips, 27,
of Chesapeake, VA; 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC. Killed
in a non-hostile vehicle accident while conducting combat operations
against enemy forces near Qaim. |
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| Pfc. Javier Chavez Jr., 19,
of Cutler, CA; 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA. Died
from wounds received as a result of a makeshift bomb while
conducting combat operations near Fallujah. |
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| Cpl. Ross A. Smith, 21,
of Wyoming, MI; 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA. Killed
by a makeshift bomb while conducting combat operations against enemy
forces near Fallujah. |
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| Petty Officer 3rd Class
Nicholas Wilson, 25,
of Newark Valley, NY; Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobil Unit Three,
San Diego, CA. Died as a result of a makeshift bomb in Anbar
Province. |
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| Spc. Felipe J. Garcia Villareal,
26,
of Burke, VA; 54th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade,
Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany. Died at Washington Hospital in
Washington, D.C. of injuries sustained in Ramadi, Iraq when his tent
caught fire. |
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| Cpl. Andrew J. Kemple, 23,
of Cambridge, MN; 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd
Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Cambell, KY.
Killed when his Humvee came under small arms fire during combat
operations in Tikrit. |
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| Lance Cpl. Michael S. Probst,
26,
of Irvine, CA; 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine
Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, CA. Killed by a makeshift
bomb while conducting combat operations near Abu Ghraib. |
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| Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Barnes,
20,
of West Monroe, LA; 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC. Killed
when a suicide bomber attacked his vehicle near Al Qa'im. |
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| Cpl. Rusty L. Washam, 21,
of Huntsville, TN; 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC. Killed
when a suicide bomber attacked his vehicle near Al Qa'im. |
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| Sgt. First Class Amos C.
Edwards, Jr., 41,
of Savannah, GA; 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment, 48th
Brigade Combat Team, Army National Guard, Savannah, GA. Died from a
non-combat related cause in Ar Rutbah. |
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| Capt. Anthony R. Garcia, 48,
of Fort Worth, TX; 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st
Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY. Killed
by a gun shot wound in Tikrit. |
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