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Joshua D Brown

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Name: Army Spc. Joshua D. Brown

Age: 26

From: Dearborn Heights, Mich.

Assigned to 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany

Incident: Army Spc. Joshua D. Brown died June 3 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. Shawn E. Dressler.

Died: June 03, 2007


Florida soldiers killed by improvised bomb in Iraq

The Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla. — Two soldiers with ties to Florida have been killed in Iraq, the U.S. Department of Defense said.

Spc. Joshua D. Brown, 26, died June 3 after his vehicle struck an explosive the day before, the military said.

Brown grew up in Michigan and moved to Tampa a few years before joining the Army in 2005, his father, Wayne Brown, told the St. Petersburg Times for a story published June 6.

Wayne Brown, 53, said his son worked on hardwood floors before enlisting in the Army. About a year ago, after being stationed in Germany, Joshua Brown was deployed to Iraq. He felt he was improving life for people who had lived too long under a dictator, his...

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1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany;

Incident

Army Spc. Joshua D. Brown died June 3 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. Shawn E. Dressler.

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Joshua D Brown
2007-11-03
We, the family of Sgt. Bacilio E. Cuellar, would like to Thank You for all that you did for us. You fought for our freedom and gave the ultimate sacrifice. Our condolences go out to your family. Thank you again!! Rafael Cuellar-Father Lori Cuellar- Mother Shauna Cuellar-Sister Nicole Cuellar-Wife Sebastian, Jeremy, & Cayden Cuellar-sons