In honor of the troops who've lost their lives in Iraq, RIP - Page 5 - Political Fever

ViolaLee · #41 (**permalink**) 02-09-2008, 10:16 PM

Army Sgt. Bradley J. Skelton

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Army Sgt. Bradley J. Skelton 40, of Gordonville, Mo.; assigned to the 1138th Engineer Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, Missouri Army National Guard, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.; died Feb. 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device during combat operations.

Honor the fallen: Army Sgt. Bradley J. Skelton

Rest in Peace Bradley

AmericanDreamer · #42 (**permalink**) 02-10-2008, 02:20 AM

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Sgt. Rafael Alicearivera
Hometown: Bayamon, Puerto Rico, U.S.

Age: 30 years old

Died: February 5, 2008 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Incident: Died in a non-combat related incident in Tallil.

Sgt. Rafael Alicearivera | Faces of the Fallen | washingtonpost.com

AmericanDreamer · #43 (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 03:46 PM

Petty Officer 1st class Luis A. Souffront
Hometown: Miami, Florida, U.S.

Age: 25 years old

Died: February 7, 2008 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Navy, East Coast-based SEAL team

Incident: Killed by a makeshift bomb while serving in combat operations in Iraq.

Petty Officer 1st class Luis A. Souffront | Faces of the Fallen | washingtonpost.com

ViolaLee · #44 (**permalink**) 02-14-2008, 04:32 PM

Army Spc. Michael T. Manibog

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Army Spc. Michael T. Manibog 31, of Alameda, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died Feb. 8 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Sgt. Timothy P. Martin, Staff Sgt. Jerald A. Whisenhunt and Sgt. Gary D. Willett.

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Four Hawaii-based soldiers killed in Iraq

The Associated Press

HONOLULU — The Army says four soldiers in the Stryker brigade based at Schofield Barracks died in Iraq after a roadside bomb hit their vehicle.

The soldiers died in the town of Taji on Feb. 8.

Two of the soldiers were from California: Spc. Michael T. Manibog, 31, of Alameda, and Sgt. Timothy P. Martin, 27, of Pixley.

Manibog and Marting both joined the Army three years ago.

Staff Sgt. Jerald A. Whisenhunt, 32, of Orrick, Mo., and Sgt. Gary D. Willett, 34, of Alamogordo, N.M., also died. Whisenhunt joined the Army in 2000 and Willett joined in 1995.

The four were assigned to the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team in the 25th Infantry Division.

Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, issued a statement saying the soldiers were part of “our island ohana,” or family.

“I salute these four brave soldiers for their service and sacrifice in a dangerous place far from home,” Inouye said. “We owe them a debt of gratitude that can never be repaid.”

The fatal attack was the second involving Hawaii’s Stryker brigade, which deployed in November and December with 4,000 soldiers and over 300 Stryker vehicles.

The first unit’s first combat fatality occurred Jan. 19 when Spc. Jon Michael Schoolcraft III, 26, of Wapakoneta, Ohio, died from wounds received when his Stryker vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.

The death, also in Taji, came four days after the brigade officially took over responsibility for that area of Iraq, which is northwest of Baghdad.

Honor the fallen: Army Spc. Michael T. Manibog

Rest in peace Michael.

AmericanDreamer · #45 (**permalink**) 02-27-2008, 04:10 AM

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Pfc. Jack T. Sweet
Hometown: Alexandria Bay, New York, U.S.

Age: 19 years old

Died: February 8, 2008 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

Incident: Killed when his vehicle encountereda makeshift bomb in Jawwalah.

Pfc. Jack T. Sweet | Faces of the Fallen | washingtonpost.com

ViolaLee · #46 (**permalink**) 03-03-2008, 12:45 PM

Army Spc. Kevin S. Mowl

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Army Spc. Kevin S. Mowl was 22, of Pittsford, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Feb. 25 at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., of wounds sustained in Baghdad, Iraq, on Aug. 2, 2007, when the vehicle he was in encountered an improvised explosive device.

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Soldier dies 6 months after being hurt in Iraq

The Associated Press

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — A western New York soldier wounded six months ago in an explosion in Iraq has died in a military hospital in Maryland.

Army Spc. Kevin Mowl of the Rochester suburb of Pittsford was 22 when he died Monday at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda.

Mowl suffered multiple broken bones and a head injury Aug. 2 when a roadside bomb flipped his vehicle in Baghdad. Three others died, and 11 soldiers and an interpreter were injured.

President Bush presented Mowl with a Purple Heart and a Presidential Medallion at the hospital in December.

Mowl recently suffered a serious infection after part of his feeding tube broke and perforated his intestines.

Since Mowl was injured, his family has kept a Web page chronicling his recovery. The page, which received more than 70,000 visits in six months, will include funeral plans once they are made.

Mowl was sent to Iraq in June 2006 and patrolled with Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team based at Fort Lewis, Wash.

Honor the fallen: Army Spc. Kevin S. Mowl

Rest in peace Kevin.

Kanadesaga · #47 (**permalink**) 03-08-2008, 08:09 AM

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Mar. 3 in the Sabari District of Afghanistan, of wounds suffered during combat operations. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N. C.

Killed were:

Spc. Steven R. Koch, 23, of Milltown, N. J.

Sgt. Robert T. Rapp, 22, of Sonora, Calif.

Kanadesaga · #48 (**permalink**) 03-08-2008, 08:10 AM

DoD Identifies Air Force Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Frost, 24, of Waukesha, Wis., died March 3 near Bayji, Iraq in a crash of an Iraqi Army Mi-17 helicopter. He was assigned to the 377th Air Base Wing, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.

The circumstances surrounding the crash are under investigation.

AmericanDreamer · #49 (**permalink**) 03-08-2008, 12:52 PM

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Sgt. Corey E. Spates
Hometown: LaGrange, Georgia, U.S.

Age: 21 years old

Died: February 10, 2008 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Tex.

Incident: Killed in Diyala Province, Iraq, when his vehicle encountered a makeshift bomb.

Sgt. Corey E. Spates | Faces of the Fallen | washingtonpost.com

AmericanDreamer · #50 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 12:00 PM

Spec. Chad D. Groepper
Hometown: Kingsley, Iowa, U.S.

Age: 21 years old

Died: February 17, 2008 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

Incident: Killed when enemy forces attacked his dismounted patrol in Diyala Province using small arms fire.

Spec. Chad D. Groepper | Faces of the Fallen | washingtonpost.com

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