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McLEAN, Va. – As soon as he arrived in Baghdad in October 2004, Tom Fox contemplated the possibility that he would be kidnapped.“I am to stand firm against the kidnapper as I am to stand firm against the soldier,” Fox wrote in one of the first entries in his Web log detailing his work in Iraq as a Christian peace Read more...
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Name: Army Staff Sgt. David W. Textor Age: 27 From: Roanoke, Va.; Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Wash.; Incident: Army Staff Sgt. David W. Textor died July 15 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a vehicle accident. Died: July 15, 2008 … Read more...
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Name: Army Sgt. Kenneth B. Gibson Age: 25 From: Christiansburg, Va.; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Incident: Army Sgt. Kenneth B. Gibson died of wounds sustained Aug. 10 in Tarmiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position during dismounted operations. Died: August 10, 2008 Read more...
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Name: Army Spc. Paul E. Dumont, Jr. Age: 23 From: Williamsburg, Va. Assigned to the 149th Transportation Company, 10th Transportation Battalion, Fort Eustis, Va. Incident: Army Spc. Paul E. Dumont, Jr. died Aug. 19 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Died: August 19, 2009 … Read more...
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Army Sgt. Tromaine K. Toy Sr. 24, of Eastville, Va.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea; killed April 16 while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Read more...
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Name: Barbara K. Olson Age: 45 From: Great Falls, VA, United States Occupation: TV commentator, author and lawyer Location: AA Flight 77 Read more...
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Name: Marine Lance Cpl. Jason C. Redifer Age: 19 From: Stuarts Draft, Va. Assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Jason C. Redifer was killed Jan. 31 by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq. Died: January 31, 2005 … Read more...
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Name: Marine Capt. Brian S. Letendre Age: 27 From: Woodbridge, Va. Assigned to the Marine Forces Reserve’s Inspector and Instructor Staff, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Plainville, Conn. Incident: Marine Capt. Brian S. Letendre was killed May 3 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq. Died: May 03, 2006 … Read more...
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Name: Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dwayne L. Moore Age: 31 From: Williamsburg, Va. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. Incident: Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dwayne L. Moore died April 19 in Mahmoudiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when he came in contact with enemy forces using Read more...
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Name: Cpl. Nicolas D. Parada Rodriguez Age: 29 From: Stafford, VA Assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Incident: Cpl. Nicolas D. Parada Rodriguez died May 16 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan Died: May 16, 2010 Read more...
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Name: Army Staff Sgt. Christopher D. Worrell Age: 35 From: Virginia Beach, VA Assigned to the 702nd Combat Support Battalion, 4th Stryker Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Christopher D. Worrell died April 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident Died: April 22, 2010 … Read more...
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Name: Spc. Craig Amundson Age: 28 From: Fort Belvoir, VA, United States Occupation: multimedia illustrator for deputy chief of staff of personnel, U.S. Army Location: Pentagon Read more...
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My brother Jerry was always such an inspiration to me. For years he had the world on his shoulders, only because he allowed everyone to drop their problems on them. .. and he was there to lighten the load. So smart and insightful he was. We lost my brother one afternoon while he was driving our other brother home from a Read more...