Names of the Dead

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MALACHOWSKI, James M., 25, Staff Sgt., Marines; Westminster, Md.; Second Marine Division.

 

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BOWERS, Jamal H., 41, Master Sgt., Army; Raleigh, N.C.; Sixth Battalion, Fourth Military Information Support Group, Army Special Operations Command.

HOCKING, Brandon S., 24, Cpl., Army; Seattle; Third Infantry Division.

 

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FILPI, Vincent A. III, 41, Petty Officer First Class, Navy; Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; U.S.S. Enterprise.

GIRE, Joshua S., 28, Staff Sgt., Army; Chillicothe, Ohio; 54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade.

MAHR, Michael C., 26, Pfc., Army; Homosassa, Fla.; 54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade.

 

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ROSS, Justin D., 22, Specialist, Army; Green Bay, Wis.; 863rd Engineer Battalion.

 

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ADAMSKI, Frank E. III, 26, Staff Sgt., Army; Moosup, Conn.; 101st Airborne Division.

ARRECHAGA, Ofren, 28, Sgt. First Class, Army; Hialeah, Fla.; 101st Airborne Division.

BURGESS, Bryan A., 29, Staff Sgt., Army; Cleburne, Tex.; 101st Airborne Division.

FELDHAUS, Dustin J., 20, Pfc., Army; Glendale, Ariz.; 101st Airborne Division.

LINDSKOG, Jameson L., 23, Specialist, Army; Pleasanton, Calif.; 101st Airborne Division.

 

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FAULKNER, Jeremy P., 23, Pvt., Army; Griffin, Ga.; 101st Airborne Division.

POULIN, Dennis C., 26, Specialist, Army; Cumberland, R.I.; 181st Infantry, Massachusetts National Guard.

 

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GARCIA, Christian A. S., 30, Sgt., Army; Goodyear, Ariz.; Third Armored Cavalry Regiment.

HINKLEY, Wesley J., 36, Capt., Army; Carlisle, Pa.; Third Special Troops Battalion, Third Sustainment Brigade.

HUDGINS, Quadi S., 26, Staff Sgt., Army; New Orleans, La.; Third Armored Cavalry Regiment.

NELSON, Gary L. III, 20, Specialist, Army; Woodstock, Ga.; , Third Infantry Division.

SCATLIFFE, Jorge A., 32, Sgt., Army; St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands; First Cavalry Division.

BURGESS, Scott H., 32, Staff Sgt., Army; Franklin, Tex.; 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

LAMMERTS, Michael S., 26, Sgt., Army; Tonawanda, N.Y.; 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

LEW, Harry, 21, Lance Cpl., Marines; Santa Clara, Calif.; Third Marine Division.

WELCH, Robert F. III, 26, First Lt., Army; Denton, Tex.; First Infantry Division.

 

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BUZINSKI, Keith T., 26, Sgt., Army; Daytona Beach, Fla.; 10th Mountain Division.

PIETRI, Jose M. Caraballo, 32, Sgt., Army; Yauco, P. R.; 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

RAST, Benjamin D., 23, Seaman, Navy; Niles, Mich.; Second Marine Division.

ROGERS, Jason A., 28, Staff Sgt., Marines; Brandon, Miss.; Second Marine Division.

SMITH, Jeremy D., 26, Staff Sgt., Marines; Arlington, Tex.; Fourth Marine Division.

 

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MAHER, Brent M., 31, Specialist, Army; Council Bluffs, Iowa;First Battalion, 168th Infantry, Iowa National Guard.

PICKERING, Brandon T., 21, Pvt., Army; Fort Thomas, Ky.; 10th Mountain Division.

 

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Thanks for maintaining this memorial Perk! Honestly I don't know how you do it, I wander in here a couple of times a year and it makes me profoundly sad, and yet you tirelessly come in here almost daily for over 7 years now to update this list of heros

 

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NICHOLS, Donald L., 21, Specialist, Army; Shell Rock, Iowa; 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry, Iowa Army National Guard.

 

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KENNEDY, Joseph A., 25, Specialist, Army; St. Paul; First Infantry Division.

 

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ADKINS. Charles L., 36, Sgt. First Class, Army; Sandusky, Ohio; 101st Airborne Division.

ATIM, Paul J., 27, Specialist, Army; Green Bay, Wis.; 10th Mountain Division.

CEMPER, Joseph B., 21, Specialist, Army; Warrensburg, Mo.; 101st Airborne Division
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PIERRE, Linda L., 28, Sgt., Army; Immokalee, Fla.; 101st Airborne Division.

RAMIREZ, Joel A., 22, Pfc., Army; Waxahachie, Tex.; 10th Mountain Division.

RIDGLEY, Charles E. Jr., 40, Capt., Army; Baltimore; 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Third Maneuver Enhancement Brigade.

TAYLOR, Cynthia R., 39, Staff Sgt., Army; Columbus, Ga.; 101st Airborne Division.

WREN, Charles J., 25, Specialist, Army; Beeville, Tex.; 10th Mountain Division.

 

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HILL, Micah Aaron, 27, Petty Officer Third Class, Navy; Ralston, Neb.; U.S. S. Enterprise.

 

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KIHM, John F., 19, Pfc., Army; Philadelphia; 10th Mountain Division.

 

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Sgt. Sonny J. Moses, 22, of Koror, Palau, died April 18 in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered as a result of a grenade attack at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, April 16. He was assigned to the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

 

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The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation New Dawn.

They died of wounds suffered April 22, in Numaniyah, Iraq when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.

They were assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.
Killed were:
1st Lt. Omar J. Vazquez, 25, of Hamilton, N.J.; and
Pfc. Antonio G. Stiggins, 25, of Rio Rancho, N.M.

Sgt. John P. Castro, 25, of Andrews, Texas died April 22 at Paktika province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by small arms fire. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

 

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The following Marines died April 23 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan:

Sgt. Sean T. Callahan, 23, of Warrenton, Va.

Lance Cpl. Dominic J. Ciaramitaro, 19, of South Lyon, Mich.

Callahan and Ciaramitaro were assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Chief Warrant Officer, Terry L. Varnadore II, 29, of Hendersonville, N.C. died April 23 in Kapisa province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his helicopter went down due to an undetermined cause. This accident is under investigation. He was assigned to the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

Staff Sgt. James, A. Justice, 32, of Grimes, Iowa died April 23 at Kapisa province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Le Mars, Iowa.

Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin F. Bitner, 37, of Greencastle, Pa., died April 23 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.

 

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Capt. Joshua M. McClimans, 30, of Akron, Ohio, died April 22 at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire. He was assigned to the 848th Forward Surgical Team, U.S. Army Reserve, Twinsburg, Ohio.

Sgt. 1st Class Bradley S. Hughes, 41, of Newark, Ohio, died April 24 of a non-combat incident, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 528th Sustainment Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Sgt. David P. Day, 26, of Gaylord, Mich., died April 24 while conducting combat operations in Badghis province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

 

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Lance Cpl. Joe M. Jackson, 22, of White Swan, Wash., died April 24 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

 

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Cpl. Adam D. Jones, 29, of Germantown, Ohio, died April 27 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

 

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Spc. Andrew E. Lara, 25, of Albany, Ore., died April 27, of a noncombat related incident, in Babil province, Iraq. He was assigned to F Company, 145th Brigade Support Battalion, attached to the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment.

The following eight airmen died at the Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from gunfire. The incident is under investigation:

Maj. Philip D. Ambard, 44, of Edmonds, Wash. He was assigned to the 460th Space Communications Squadron, Buckley Air Force Base, Colo.

Maj. Jeffrey O. Ausborn, 41, of Gadsden, Ala. He was assigned to the 99th Flying Training Squadron, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.

Maj. David L. Brodeur, 34, of Auburn, Mass. He was assigned to the 11th Air Force, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

Master Sgt. Tara R. Brown, 33, of Deltona, Fla. She was assigned to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Joint Base Andrews, Md.

Lt. Col. Frank D. Bryant Jr., 37, of Knoxville, Tenn. He was assigned to the 56th Operations Group, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.

Maj. Raymond G. Estelle II, 40, of New Haven, Conn. He was assigned to Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.

Capt. Nathan J. Nylander, 35, of Hockley, Texas. He was assigned to the 25th Operational Weather Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.

Capt. Charles A. Ransom, 31, of Midlothian, Va. He was assigned to the 83rd Network Operations Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.

 

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Sgt. Matthew D. Hermanson, 22, of Appleton, Wis., died April 28, in Wardak province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.

Spc. Preston J. Dennis, 23, of Redding, Calif., died April 28 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

Pfc. Jonathan M. Villanueva, 19, of Jacksonville, Fla., died April 27, in Wardak province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.

 

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From 3/15/2004:

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Pfc. Robert M. Friese, 21, of Chesterfield, Mich., died April 29 in Al Qadisiyah province, Iraq, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket propelled grenade. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.