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TEXAS HEROES POST 9-11

(The following photos and links courtesy of Military Times.)

2007

 

09 January

 Army Pfc. Ryan R. Berg, 19, of Sabine Pass, Texas; assigned to 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Jan. 9 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire.

 

14 January

 Army Sgt. Paul T. Sanchez, 32, of Irving, Texas; assigned to the 543rd Military Police Company, 91st Military Police Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Jan. 14 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

 

16 January

 Army Spc. Collin R. Schockmel, 19, of Richwood, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Jan. 16 of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using grenades during security and observation operations in Ramadi, Iraq.

 

19 January

 Army Sgt. 1st Class Russell P. Borea, 38, of El Paso, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas; died Jan. 19 of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq.

 

 Marine Cpl. Jacob H. Neal, 23, of San Marcos, Texas; assigned to 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Grand Rapids, Mich.; died Jan. 19 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

 

20 January

 Army Pfc. Allen B. Jaynes, 21, of Henderson, Texas; assigned to 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Jan. 20 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Iraq.

 

 Army Capt. Sean E. Lyerly, 31, of Pflugerville, Texas; assigned to the Texas Army National Guard's 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, 36th Infantry Division, Austin, Texas; died in Baghdad on Jan. 20 when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was in crashed. Also killed were Col. Brian D. Allgood, Staff Sgt. Darryl D. Booker, Sgt. 1st Class John G. Brown, Lt. Col. David C. Canegata, Command Sgt. Maj. Marilyn L. Gabbard, Command Sgt. Maj. Roger W. Haller, Col. Paul M. Kelly, Staff Sgt. Floyd E. Lake, Cpl. Victor M. Langarica, Maj. Michael V. Taylor and 1st Sgt. William T. Warren.

 

23 January

 Marine Sgt. Gary S. Johnston, 21, of Windthorst, Texas; assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Okinawa, Japan; died Jan. 23 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

 

24 January

 Army Staff Sgt. Hector Leija, 27, of Houston, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Jan. 24 in Baghdad of wounds suffered during combat operations.

 

25 January

 Army Pfc. Darrell W. Shipp, 25, of San Antonio; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Jan. 25 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.

 

27 January

 Army Cpl. Timothy A. Swanson, 21, of San Antonio; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Jan 27 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during convoy operations in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were Army Pfc. Jon B. St. John II and Army Pfc. David T. Toomalatai.

 

02 February

 Army Staff Sgt. Terrence D. Dunn, 38, of Houston; was assigned to the 210th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Feb. 2 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed was Capt. Kevin C. Landeck.

 

07 February

 Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Gilbert Minjares Jr., 31, of El Paso, Texas; assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Cherry Point, N.C.; died Feb. 7 in a helicopter crash in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class (Petty Officer 3rd Class) Manuel A. Ruiz, Marine Capt. Jennifer J. Harris, Marine 1st Lt. Jared M. Landaker, Marine Sgt. Travis D. Pfister, Marine Cpl. Thomas E. Saba and Marine Sgt. James R. Tijerina. 

 Marine Sgt. James R. Tijerina, 26, of Beasley, Texas; assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Feb. 7 when the helicopter he was flying in crashed while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were 1st Lt. Jared M. Landaker, Sgt. Travis D. Pfister, Cpl. Thomas E. Saba, Capt. Jennifer J. Harris, Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Gilbert Minjares Jr. and Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Manuel A. Ruiz.

 

13 February

 Army Pfc. Nickolas A. Tanton, 24, of San Antonio; assigned to the 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died Feb. 13 in Kirkuk, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries.

 

14 February

 Army Sgt. First Class Allen Mosteiro, 42, of Fort Worth, Texas; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Feb. 14 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with the enemy using small-arms fire during combat operations Feb. 13 in Taji, Iraq.

 

23 February

 Army Pfc.Travis W. Buford, 23, of Galveston, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Feb. 23 of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on Feb. 22. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Joshua R. Hager and Pfc. Rowan D. Walter.

26 February

 Marine Lance Cpl. Anthony Aguirre, 20, of Channelview, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died Feb. 26 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

 

05 March

 Army Pfc. Cory C. Kosters, 19, of The Woodlands, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died March 5 in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat operations. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Justin M. Estes, Staff Sgt. Robert M. Stanley, Sgt. Andrew C. Perkins, Spc. Ryan M. Bell and Spc. Justin A. Rollins.

 

14 March

 Army Sgt. Ryan P. Green, 24, of The Woodlands, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died March 18 in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on combat patrol March 15 in Baghdad.

 

 Army Spc. Forrest J. Waterbury, 25, of Richmond, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died March 14 near Ramadi, Iraq, when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire.

 

15 March

 Army Sgt. 1st Class John S. Stephens, 41, of San Antonio; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas; died March 15 in Tikrit, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his patrol came under attack during combat operations.

 

17 March

 Army Spc. Marieo Guerrero, 30, of Fort Worth, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died March 17 in Baghdad of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

 

23 March

 Army Spc. Lance C. Springer II, 23, of Fort Worth, Texas; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died March 23 in Baghdad of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on combat patrol.

 

01 April

 Army Sgt. Robert M. McDowell, 30, of Deer Park, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died April 1 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were Army Staff Sgt. Eric R. Vick, Army Staff Sgt. David A Mejias and Army Spc. William G. Bowling.

14 April

 Army Spc. Ryan A. Bishop, 32, of Euless, Texas; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died April 14 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on dismounted patrol.

 

21 April

 Army Cpl. Ray M. Bevel, 22, of Andrews, Texas; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died April 21 in Yusufiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat patrol operations.

 

27 April

 Army Spc. Eddie D. Tamez, 21, of Galveston, Texas; assigned to the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died April 27 in Fallujah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed was Army Pfc. David A. Kirkpatrick.


28 April

 Army Sgt. Glenn D. Hicks Jr., 24, of College Station, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died April 28 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire during combat operations. Also killed were Pfc. Jay-D H. Ornsby-Adkins and Pvt. Cole E. Spencer.

01 May

 Army Spc. Jeffrey F. Nichols, 21, of Granite Shoals, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Polk, La.; died May 1 in Baghdad from wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

 

06 May

 Army Spc. Alex D. Gonzalez, 21, of Mission, Texas; assigned to the 43rd Combat Engineer Company, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 6 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered small arms fire and a rocket-propelled grenade attack.

 

01 June

 Army Staff Sgt. Juan F. Campos, 27, of McAllen, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died June 1 at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked by insurgents using improvised explosive devices and rocket propelled grenades May 14 in Baghdad.

 

06 June

 Army Staff Sgt. Timothy B. Cole Jr.,, 28, of Missouri City, Texas; assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died June 6 in Sadah, Iraq, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device.

 

12 June

 Marine Lance Cpl. Johnny R. Strong, 21, of Waco, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died June 12 while conducting combat operations in Karmah, Iraq.

 

14 June

 Army Cpl. Dustin R. Brisky, 26, of Round Rock, Texas; assigned to the Army Reserve's 952nd Engineer Company, Paris, Texas, attached to the 92nd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died June 14 in Tallil, Iraq, of wounds sustained in an explosion.

 

16 June

 Army Sgt. Danny R. Soto, 24, of Houston; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died June 16 in Rashidiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle was struck an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Spc. Zachary A. Grass.

 

23 June

 Army Sgt. Chris Davis, 35, of Lubbock, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died June 23 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked by insurgents using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Michael D. Moody Jr. and Pvt. Shane M. Stinson.

 

 Army Staff Sgt. Jimy M. Malone, 23, of Wills Point, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 23 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were 1st Lt. Daniel P. Riordan, Sgt. Joel A. House and Spc. Derek A. Calhoun.

 

29 June

 Army Spc. James L. Adair, 26, of Carthage, Texas; assigned to 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died June 29 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.

 

04 July

 Army Pfc. Andrew T. Engstrom, 22, of Slaton, Texas; assigned to 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died July 4 in Taji, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident. His death is under investigation.

 

11 July

 Army 1st Sgt. Jeffrey R. McKinney, 40, of Garland, Texas; assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died July 11 in Adhamiyah, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident.

 

17 July

 Army Pfc. Ron J. Joshua Jr., 19, of Austin, Texas; assigned to 401st Military Police Company, 92nd Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; died July 17 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed was Pfc. Brandon K. Bobb.

 

20 July

 Army Cpl. Rhett A. Butler, 22, of Fort Worth, Texas; assigned to 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died July 20 of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Khan Bani Sa'd, Iraq.

 

22 July

 Marine Lance Cpl. Bobby L. Twitty, 20, of Bedias, Texas; assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died July 22 from a nonhostile vehicle accident in Ramadi, Iraq.

 

23 July

 Army Cpl. Zachary R. Endsley, 21, of Spring, Texas; assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany; died July 23 in Arghendab district, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire.

 

24 July

 Marine Cpl. James H. McRae, 22, of Springtown, Texas; assigned to 3rd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; died July 24 while conducting combat operations in Rushidiyah, Iraq.

 

27 July

 Army Maj. Thomas G. Bostick Jr., 37, of Llano, Texas; assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy; died July 27 near Kamu, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations. Also killed was Staff Sgt. William R. Fritsche.

 

03 August

 Army Sgt. Jaime Gonzalez Jr., 40, of Austin, Texas; assigned to the 436th Chemical Company, Texas Army National Guard, Laredo, Texas; died Aug. 3 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his vehicle encountered a mine.

 

10 August

 Army Pfc. John A. Mattox, 23, of Daingerfield, Texas; assigned to the 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 10 at Forward Operating Base Bostick, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.

 

04 September

 Army Spc. Rodney J. Johnson, 20, of Houston; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Sept. 4 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit.

 

05 September

 Army Cpl. William T. Warford III, 24, of Temple, Texas; assigned to the 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 5 in Dujayl, Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Pfc. Dane R. Balcon.

 

 Army Cpl. Javier G. Paredes, 24, of San Antonio; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died Sept. 5 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from a rocket-propelled grenade.

 

06 September

 Marine Staff Sgt. John C. Stock, 26, of Longview, Texas; assigned to 3rd Assault amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Sept. 6 while conducting combat operations in Albu Hyatt, Iraq. Also killed were Cpl. Christopher L. Poole Jr., Cpl. Bryan J. Scripsick and Sgt. Michael J. Yarbrough.

 

07 September

 Army Cpl. Thomas L. Hilbert, 20, of Venus, Texas; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, Texas; died Sept. 7 in Mosul from wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were Spc. Jason J. Hernandez and Sgt. Lee C. Wilson.

 

10 September

 Army Sgt. Omar L. Mora, 28, of Texas City, Texas; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Sept. 10 in Baghdad of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related vehicle rollover. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Yance T. Gray, Staff Sgt. Gregory Rivera-Santiago, Sgt. Michael C. Hardegree, Sgt. Nicholas J. Patterson, Spc. Ari D. Brown-Weeks and Spc. Steven R. Elrod.

 

14 September

 Army Pfc. Christopher M. McCloud, 24, of Malakoff, Texas; assigned to the 6th Squadron, 9th U.S. Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 14 in Baghdad, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Michael L. Townes, Spc. Todd A. Motley and Spc. Jonathan Rivadeneira.

 

18 September

 Army Spc. Aaron J. Walker, 23, of Harker Heights, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany; died Sept. 18 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire during combat operations.

 

30 September

 Army Sgt. Randell Olguin, 24, of Ralls, Texas; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany; died Sept. 30 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire.

 

02 October

 Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Mark R. Cannon, 31, of Lubbock, Texas; assigned to 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii; died Oct. 2 in Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations.

 

05 October

 Army Sgt. Joseph B. Milledge, 23, of Pointblank, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany; died Oct. 5 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat operations. Also killed was Spc. Jason N. Marchand.

 

10 October

 Army Staff Sgt. Eric T. Duckworth, 26, of Plano, Texas; assigned to the 759th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Oct. 10 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

 

14 October

 Army Sgt. 1st Class Justin S. Monschke, 28, of Krum, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Oct. 14 in Arab Jabour, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on patrol during combat operations.

 

31 October

 Army Cpl. Brandon W. Smitherman, 21, of Conroe, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas; died Oct. 31 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed was Capt. Timothy I. McGovern.

 

09 November

 Army Spc. Jermaine D. Franklin, 22, of Arlington, Texas; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Nov. 9 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.

 

14 November

 Army 2nd Lt. Peter H. Burks, 26, of Dallas; assigned to the 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany; died Nov. 14 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.

 

27 November

 Army Spc. Benjamin J. Garrison, 25, of Houston; assigned to 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Nov. 27 in Amerli, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Pvt. Isaac T. Cortes.

 

13 December

 Army Sgt. Samuel E. Kelsey, 24, of Troup, Texas; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Dec. 13 in Tunnis, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated.

 

20 December

 Army 1st Lt. Jeremy E. Ray, 26, of Houston; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 20 in Kanaan, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an enemy attacked using an explosive device.

 

26 December

 Army Capt. Rowdy J. Inman, 38, of Panorama Village, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 26 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained from small-arms fire during dismounted combat operations. Also killed was Sgt. Benjamin B. Portell.

 

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