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IndianaGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-22-10 01:34 PM
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DOD identifies US casualties 21 Aug-13 Aug
IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 751-10
August 21, 2010

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DOD Identifies Marine Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Lance Cpl. Cody S. Childers, 19, of Chesapeake, Va., died Aug. 20 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, IIMarine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=13817

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 750-10
August 20, 2010

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DOD Identifies Marine Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Cpl. Christopher J. Boyd, 22, of Palatine, Ill., died Aug. 19 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, IMarine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=13818

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 748-10
August 20, 2010

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DOD Identifies Navy Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Collin Thomas, 33, of Morehead, Ky., died Aug. 18 during a combat operation in eastern Afghanistan. Thomas was assigned to an east coast-based SEAL team.

http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=13815

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 747-10
August 20, 2010

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DOD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. Martin A. Lugo, 24, of Tucson, Ariz., died Aug. 19 in Puli Alam, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Air Field, Ga.

http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=13814

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 745-10
August 19, 2010

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DOD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. 1st Class Edgar N. Roberts, 39, of Hinesville, Ga., died Aug. 17 at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of wounds sustained June 26 at Sayed Abad, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 810th Engineer Company (SAPPER), Swainsboro, Ga.

http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=13812

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 744-10
August 19, 2010

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DOD Identifies Marine Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Lance Cpl. Kevin E. Oratowski, 23, of Wheaton, Ill., died Aug. 18 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=13813

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 738-10
August 18, 2010

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DOD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

They died Aug.17 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device caused a military vehicle roll-over.

Killed were:

Pfc. Benjamen G. Chisholm, 24, of Fort Worth, Texas.

Pvt. Charles M. High, IV, 21, of Albuquerque, N.M.


They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=13807

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 737-10
August 18, 2010

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DOD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Staff Sgt. Derek J. Farley, 24, of Nassau, N.Y., died Aug. 17 at Bala Boluk, Farah, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated as he attempted to disarm it. He was assigned to the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany.

http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=13806

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 732-10
August 17, 2010

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DOD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Spc. Jamal M. Rhett, 24, of Palmyra, N.J., died Aug. 15 in Ba Qubah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with grenades. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=13801

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 728-10
August 16, 2010

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DOD Identifies Marine Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Staff Sgt. Michael A. Bock, 26, of Leesburg, Fla., died Aug. 13 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.

http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=13799

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 726-10
August 13, 2010

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DOD Identifies Marine Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Cpl. Kristopher D. Greer, 25, of Ashland City, Tenn., died Aug. 8 of wounds received Aug. 6 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 4th Combat Engineering Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Knoxville, Tenn.

http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=13798
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jwirr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-22-10 01:48 PM
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1. We are at war and I rec. because these men all deserve the front
page. Thank you for posting.
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IndianaGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-22-10 01:55 PM
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2. Link to casualties for 01-12 Aug 2010
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=433&topic_id=409484

You can google for the hometown media coverage of the Fallen. It really hits you in the gut to see them as more than just a name on a press release.
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