Names of the Dead

[imported_Poozler]

 

[Sassy]

 

[Gen Stonewall]

Sharing the way in which these people died makes this thread particularly tragic.

I'll be glad for the day when war ceases forever.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: TallBill
I'm not sure what your source is for the names, but I know that more then 2 service members passed away in January. Dont want someone to get missed.

I'm just using CNN's list

 

[b0mbrman]

Staff Sgt. Leroy E. Alexander

27
1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Dale City, Virginia
Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Ground Mobility Vehicle during operations in Afghanistan's southeastern region near Orgun-e, Afghanistan, on June 3, 2005

Capt. Charles D. Robinson

29
1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Haddon Heights, New Jersey
Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Ground Mobility Vehicle during operations in Afghanistan's southeastern region near Orgun-e, Afghanistan, on June 3, 2005

 

[Engineer]

Army Spc. Matthew P. Steyart

21
1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, Vicenza, Italy
Mount Shasta, Calif.
Killed died Nov. 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan.

 

[b0mbrman]

Staff Sgt. Christopher N. Piper

43
1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Marblehead, Massachusetts
Died on June 16, 2005, at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, from wounds sustained on June 3 when a roadside bomb detonated near his Ground Mobility Vehicle in Orgun-e, Afghanistan

 

[b0mbrman]

Spc. Anthony S. Cometa

21
1864th Transportation Company, 106th Transportation Battalion, Nevada Army National Guard
Las Vegas, Nevada
Died when his Humvee rolled over in Safwan, Kuwait, on June 16, 2005

 

[b0mbrman]

Maj. Duane W. Dively

43
1st Reconnaissance Squadron, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing
Rancho California, California
Died when his U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft crashed while returning to Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates after completing a mission over Afghanistan on June 22, 2005

 

[Engineer]

Pfc. Jason D. Hasenauer

21
2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Hilton, New York
Died when his Humvee accidentally rolled over during patrol operations near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 28, 2005


1st Sgt. Tobias C. Meister

30
321st Civil Affairs Brigade, Army Reserve
Jenks, Oklahoma
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat patrol operations south of Asadabad, Afghanistan, on December 28, 2005

 

[Engineer]

 

[Sassy]

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Pvt. Robert C. White III

21 864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
Camden, New Jersey
Died of non-combat related injuries at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on April 23, 2005

 

[Engineer]

Pvt. Damien Jackson 19

The 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment
South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England
Killed in a firefight with Taliban forces that occurred during a security patrol to clear a helicopter landing site at Sangin in central Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 5, 2006

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Spc. Robert W. Defazio
21
23rd Ordnance Company, 101st Ordnance Battalion, 29th Support Group
West Babylon, New York Died of non-combat related injuries in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 24, 2005

Sgt. Narcis Sonei

26
300th Infantry Battalion Romania
Killed when a Romanian armored personnel carrier struck a mine in Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan on April 24, 2005

 

[CaptnKirk]

Klix - I don't mean to spill the beans, so to speak . . .
but aren't you over there now ?

Good luck, stay safe - and tell us some stories.

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Sgt. 1st Class Allen C. Johnson

31
1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Los Molinos, California
Shot and killed when his unit was ambushed by enemy small-arms fire during a combat foot patrol northwest of Deh Rahwood in Afghanistan's Uruzgan Province on April 26, 2005

 

[Al Neri]

1st Lt. Lou E. Allen, 101st Cavalry Bravo Unit.

fraternity brother, never met him, but remember shouting his name to pushups...

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman
I'll be unable unable to keep up with this through the month of September as I'll be on a training exercise, preparing for my own deployment. If anyone wants to pick up the slack, I'd be very appreciative.

See you all in October

Be safe.

You're going into Afghanistan??

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Sgt. Jeremy R. Wright

31
2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Shelbyville, Indiana
Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated next to his Ground Mobility Vehicle in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on January 3, 2005

Sgt. 1st Class Pedro A. Munoz

47
1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Aquada, Puerto Rico
Munoz, a Special Forces detatchment operations and intelligence sergeant, was fatally wounded by small-arms fire while his unit was conducting an offensive operation in western Afghanistan on January 1, 2005. He died on January 2 during his medical evacuation from the scene in Shindand, Afghanistan.

 

[Engineer]

Infinite supply of

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Thanks b0mbrman for your work posting. It's appreciated...as is the service of our men and women in the armed services.

RIP!

 

[Engineer]

1st Lt. Brandon R. Dronet

33
Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force
Erath, Louisiana
One of eight Marines and two airmen killed when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006

Sgt. James F. Fordyce

22
Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force
Newton Square, Pennsylvania
One of eight Marines and two airmen killed when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006

Senior Airman Alecia S. Good

23
92nd Communications Squadron, 92nd Air Refueling Wing
Broadview Heights, Ohio
One of two airmen killed along with eight Marines when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006

Lance Cpl. Samuel W. Large Jr.

21
Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force
Villa Rica, Georgia
One of eight Marines and two airmen killed when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006

Sgt. Donnie Leo F. Levens

25
Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force
Long Beach, Missississippi
One of eight Marines and two airmen killed when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006

Cpl. Matthieu Marcellus

31
Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force
Gainesville, Florida
One of eight Marines and two airmen killed when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006

Sgt. Jonathan E. McColley

23
Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
One of eight Marines and two airmen when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006

Staff Sgt. Luis M. Melendez Sanchez

33 1st Communications Squadron, 1st Mission Support Group, 1st Fighter Wing
Bayamon, Puerto Rico
One of two airmen killed along with eight Marines when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006

Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Sovie

20
Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force
Ogdensburg, New York
One of eight Marines and two airmen killed when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006

Capt. Bryan D. Willard

33
Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
One of eight Marines and two airmen killed when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006

 

[Perknose]

The Department of Defense has identified 3,189 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans yesterday:

ROSA, Angel, 21, Pfc., Marines; South Portland, Me., Second Marine Division.

STONE, Douglas C., 49, Sgt. First Class, Army Reserve; Taylorsville, Utah; 96th Regional Readiness Command.

 

[Dualist]

Originally posted by: Perknose
The Department of Defense has identified 3,189 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans yesterday:

ROSA, Angel, 21, Pfc., Marines; South Portland, Me., Second Marine Division.

STONE, Douglas C., 49, Sgt. First Class, Army Reserve; Taylorsville, Utah; 96th Regional Readiness Command.

 

[Perknose]

The Department of Defense has identified 3,195 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war. It confirmed the deaths of the following Americans yesterday:

CARR, Robert M., 22, Sgt., Army; Warren, Ohio; Second Infantry Division.

CHAVEZ, Steven M., 20, Lance Cpl., Marines; Hondo, N.M.; First Marine Division.

CHEVALIER, Brian L., 21, Cpl., Army; Athens, Ga.; Second Infantry Division.

GARCIA, Alberto Jr., 23, Pfc., Army; Bakersfield, Calif.; First Infantry Division.

KOWALCZYK, Stephen M., 32, Specialist, Army; San Diego; First Cavalry Division.

ROSEMA, Adam J., 27, Specialist, Army; Pasadena, Calif.; First Cavalry Division.