Friday, September 01, 2006

August 2006 Roll Call of the Fallen

FROM 'HONOR THE FALLEN'

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Army Spc. Hai Ming Hsia, 37, of New York, N.Y.; assigned to the 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; killed Aug. 1 during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.August 02, 2006

Navy Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class (Petty Officer 2nd Class) Marc A. Lee, 28, of Hood River, Ore.; a member of a West Coast-based SEAL Team; killed Aug. 2 during combat operations while on patrol in Ramadi, Iraq.

Army Sgt. Ryan D. Jopek, 20, of Merrill, Wis.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard, Waupun, Wis.; died Aug. 2 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy in Tikrit, Iraq.

Army Sgt. Dustin D. Laird, 23, of Martin, Tenn.; assigned to the 913th Engineer Company, 46th Engineer Battalion, Tennessee Army National Guard, Union City, Tenn.; killed Aug. 2 during combat operations in Rawah, Iraq.

Marine Cpl. Joseph A. Tomci, 21, of Stow, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Aug. 2 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.August 03, 2006

Army Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Suplee, 39, of Ocala, Fla.; assigned to the 153rd Cavalry Squadron, Ocala, Florida National Guard, Fla.; died Aug 3 at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, Fla., of injuries sustained on Apr 1 when his Humvee was involved in a traffic accident in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Army Sgt. George M. Ulloa Jr., 23, of Austin, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Aug. 3 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

Marine Lance Cpl. Kurt E. Dechen, 24, of Springfield, Vt.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, while attached to Regimental Combat Team 5, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Aug. 3 of wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. August 04, 2006

Army Staff Sgt. Clint J. Storey, 30, of Enid, Okla.; assigned to the 1st Calvary Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; killed August 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near their Humvee while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Bradley H. Beste.

Army Sgt. Bradley H. Beste, 22, of Naperville, Ill.; assigned to the 1st Calvary Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; killed August 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near their Humvee while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Clint J. Storey.

Army Sgt. Leroy Segura Jr., 23, of Clovis, N.M.; assigned to the 362nd Engineer Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, Fort Benning, Ga.; died Aug 4 of injuries sustained from a Humvee accident in Habbaniyah, Iraq. August 05, 2006

Army Pfc. Brian J. Kubik, 20, of Harker Heights, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Aug 5 in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained Aug 2 when his unit encountered enemy small arms fire in Baghdad. August 06, 2006

Army Staff Sgt. Stephen A. Seale, 25, of Grafton, W.V.; assigned to the 2nd Brigade Troop Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Aug. 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while conducting combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were Sgt. Carlton A. Clark and Spc. Jose Zamora.

Army Sgt. Carlton A. Clark, 22, of South Royalton, Vt.; assigned to the 2nd Brigade Troop Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Aug. 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while conducting combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Stephen A. Seale and Spc. Jose Zamora.

Army Spc. Jose Zamora, 24, of Sunland Park, N.M.; assigned to the 2nd Brigade Troop Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Aug. 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while conducting combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were Sgt. Carlton A. Clark and Staff Sgt. Stephen A. Seale.

Army Staff Sgt. Tracy L. Melvin, 31, of Seattle, Wash.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Aug. 6 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. August 08, 2006

Army Sgt. Jeffery S. Brown, 25, of Trinity Center, Calif.; he was declared Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown Aug. 8 when his UH-60 Black Hawk crashed into a lake in the vicinity of Korean Village in Rutbah, Iraq; his remains were recovered Aug. 10. Also killed was Sgt. Steven P. Mennemeyer; his remains were recovered Aug. 9.

Army Sgt. Steven P. Mennemeyer, 26, of Granite City, Ill.; assigned to the 82nd Medical Company (Air Ambulance), Fort Riley, Kan.; he was declared Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown Aug. 8 when his UH-60 Black Hawk crashed into a lake in the vicinity of Korean Village in Rutbah, Iraq; his remains were recovered Aug. 9. Also killed was Sgt. Jeffery S. Brown; his remains were recovered Aug 10.August 09, 2006

Army 1st. Sgt. Aaron D. Jagger, 43, of Hillsdale, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; killed Aug 9 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were Spc. Ignacio Ramirez and Spc. Shane W. Woods.

Army Spc. Ignacio Ramirez, 22, of Henderson, Nev.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; killed Aug 9 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were 1st. Sgt. Aaron D. Jagger and Spc. Shane W. Woods.

Army Spc. Shane W. Woods, 23, of Palmer, Alaska; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; killed Aug 9 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were 1st. Sgt. Aaron D. Jagger and Spc. Ignacio Ramirez.August 10, 2006

Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremy Z. Long, 18, of Sun Valley, Nev.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed Aug. 10 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. August 11, 2006

Army Spc. Rogelio R. Garza, Jr., 26, of Corpus Christi, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Aug. 11 when his platoon came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire during combat operations in Nangalam, Afghanistan. Also killed were Pfc. Andrew R. Small and Pfc. James P. White, Jr.

Army Pfc. Andrew R. Small, 19, of Wiscasset, Maine; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Aug. 11 when his platoon came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire during combat operations in Nangalam, Afghanistan. Also killed were Spc. Rogelio R. Garza, Jr. and Pfc. James P. White, Jr.

Army Pfc. James P. White, Jr., 19, of Huber Heights, Ohio; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Aug. 11 when his platoon came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire during combat operations in Nangalam, Afghanistan. Also killed were Spc. Rogelio R. Garza, Jr. and Pfc. Andrew R. Small.August 12, 2006

Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth A. Jenkins, 25, of Fouke, Ark.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 12 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when he came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad.

Army Staff Sgt. Michael C. Lloyd, 24, of San Antonio; assigned to the 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 12 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Kevin L. Zeigler.

Army Staff Sgt. Kevin L. Zeigler, 31, of Overland Park, Kan.; assigned to the 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 12 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Michael C. Lloyd.August 16, 2006

Army Cpl. Jeremiah S. Cole, 26, of Hiawatha, Kan.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Aug. 16 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Bermel, Afghanistan.

Army Staff Sgt. Jeffrey S. Loa, 32, of Waianae, Hawaii; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Aug 16 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Ramadi, Iraq.

Marine Lance Cpl. Michael D. Glover, 28, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Albany, N.Y.; killed Aug. 16 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

Marine Capt. John J. McKenna IV, 30, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Albany, N.Y.; killed Aug. 16 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

Marine Sgt. John P. Phillips, 29, of St. Stephen, S.C.; assigned to the 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; died Aug. 16 at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, from wounds sustained March 7 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. August 17, 2006

Army Pvt. Joseph R. Blake, 34, of Portland, Ore.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Aug 17 of injuries sustained when his platoon encountered enemy forces small arms fire in Turkalay, Afghanistan.

Army Pfc. James J. Arellano, 19, of Cheyenne, Wyo.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug 17 of injuries suffered when his patrol encountered enemy forces using improvised explosive devices and small arms fire in Baghdad.August 18, 2006

Army Sgt 1st Class Ruben J. Villa Jr., 36, of El Paso, Texas; assigned to the Area Support Group (CFLCC), Camp Arifjan, Kuwait; died Aug 18 from a non-combat related cause in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.August 19, 2006

Army Sgt. Wakkuna A. Jackson, 21, of Jacksonville, Fla.; assigned to the 710th Combat Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Aug. 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle in Kunar, Afghanistan. Also killed were Spc. Robert E. Drawl Jr. and Spc. Christopher F. Sitton.

Army Spc. Robert E. Drawl Jr., 21, of Alexandria, Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Aug. 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle in Kunar, Afghanistan. Also killed were Sgt. Wakkuna A. Jackson and Spc. Christopher F. Sitton.

Army Spc. Christopher F. Sitton, 21, of Montrose, Colo.; assigned to the 710th Combat Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Aug. 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle in Kunar, Afghanistan. Also killed were Sgt. Wakkuna A. Jackson and Spc. Robert E. Drawl Jr.

Army Sgt. Marquees A. Quick, 28, of Hoover Ala.; assigned to the 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; died Aug 19 of injuries sustained while conducting security and observation operations, when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using multiple grenades in Ramadi, Iraq.

Air Force Senior Airman Adam P. Servais, 23, of Onalaska, Wis.; assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.; killed Aug. 19, when his vehicle came under hostile fire in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. August 20, 2006

Navy Hospitalman Chadwick T. Kenyon, 20, of Tucson, Ariz.; assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died Aug. 20 of injuries suffered when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.

Army Sgt. Gabriel G. DeRoo, 25, of Paw Paw, Mich.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died on Aug. 20 of injuries sustained when he encountered enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq.

Marine Cpl. Adam A. Galvez, 21, of Salt Lake City, Utah; assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed Aug. 20 while conducting combat operations in Anbar, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Randy L. Newman.

Marine Lance Cpl. Randy L. Newman, 21, of Bend, Ore.; assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed Aug. 20 while conducting combat operations in Anbar, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Adam A. Galvez.August 21, 2006

Air Force Master Sgt. Brad A. Clemmons, 37, of Chillicothe, Ohio; assigned to the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska; killed Aug. 21 when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle. The vehicle was part of a transportation convoy enroute to Taji, Iraq. August 22, 2006

Navy Chief Petty Officer Paul J. Darga, 34, of Lansing, Mich.; assigned to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Two, serving with the 1st Marine Logistics Group; killed Aug. 22 when his Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team was struck by an improvised explosive device while responding to a previous strike. His unit was conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.August 23, 2006

Marine Lance Cpl. James D. Hirlston, 21, of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Aug. 23 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

Army Spc. Thomas J. Barbieri, 24, of Gaithersburg, Md.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Aug. 23 when his patrol encountered enemy forces small arms fire during combat operations south of Baghdad. August 24, 2006

Army Sgt. Jeremy E. King, 23, of Meridian, Idaho; assigned to the 8th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 24 of injuries sustained by enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad.

Marine Staff Sgt. Dwayne E. Williams, 28, of Baltimore, Md.; assigned to the 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; killed Aug. 24 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

Marine Staff Sgt. Gordon G. Solomon, 35, of Fairborn, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Aug. 24 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

Army Pfc. William E. Thorne, 26, of Hospers, Iowa; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug 24 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Iraq.August 25, 2006

Marine Cpl. Jordan C. Pierson, 21, of Milford, Conn.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Plainville, Conn.; killed Aug. 25 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. August 26, 2006

Army Spc. Edgardo Zayas, 29, of Dorchester, Mass.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Aug. 26 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Baghdad.August 27, 2006

Army Spc. Seth A. Hildreth, 26, of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 27 of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad.

Army Sgt. David J. Almazan, 27, of Van Nuys, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; died Aug 27 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations, in Hit, Iraq.

Army Sgt. Darry Benson, 46, of Winterville, N.C.; assigned the 730th Quartermaster Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard, Ahoskie, N.C.; died Aug 27 from a non-combat related cause in Camp Virginia, Kuwait.

Army Spc. Joshua D. Jones, 24, of Pomeroy, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug 27 of injuries sustained when his Humvee came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad.

Army Spc. Kenneth M. Cross, 21, of Superior, Wis.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Aug 27 when his M1126 Stryker Vehicle came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Pfc. Daniel G. Dolan.

Army Pfc. Daniel G. Dolan, 19, of Roy, Utah; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Aug 27 when his M1126 Stryker Vehicle came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. Kenneth M. Cross.

Army Staff Sgt. Jeffrey J. Hansen, 31, of Cairo, Neb.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry Regiment, Nebraska Army National Guard, Lincoln, Neb.; died Aug. 27 in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained Aug. 21 from a vehicle accident in Balad, Iraq. August 28, 2006

Marine Lance Cpl. Donald E. Champlin, 28, of Natchitoches, La.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Aug. 28 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, from wounds sustained Aug. 27 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

Army Spc. Matthew E. Schneider, 23, of Gorham, N.H.; assigned to the 141st Signal Battalion, 1st Armored Division, Wiesbaden, Germany; died Aug. 28 from a non-combat related cause in Ramadi, Iraq. August 29, 2006

Marine Cpl. Christopher T. Warndorf, 21, of Burlington, Ky.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Aug. 29 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.