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The Events, The Wars, & Those Whom Served and Died
Let’s Remember Them!
End
Fallen Soldiers
• 1st Lt. Christopher W. Barnett
• Hometown:Denham Springs, Louisiana, U.S.
• Age:32 years old• Died:December 23, 2004 in
Operation Iraqi Freedom.• Unit:Army National Guard,
Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 156th Armor Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team, Shreveport, La.
• Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad.
Fallen Soldiers
• Spec. Michael S. Cote Jr.• Hometown:Denham
Springs, Louisiana, U.S.• Age:20 years old• Died:September 19, 2009
in Operation Iraqi Freedom.• Unit:Army, 1st Battalion,
52nd Aviation Regiment, Task Force 49, Fort Wainwright, Alaska
• Incident: Died in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when the Blackhawk helicopter he was in crashed.
Fallen Soldiers
• Spec. Johnathan B. Chism• Hometown:Gonzales,
Louisiana, U.S.• Age:22 years old• Died:January 20, 2007 in
Operation Iraqi Freedom.• Unit:Army, 2nd Battalion,
377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska
• Incident: Killed when his patrol was ambushed while conducting dismounted operations in Karbala.
Fallen Soldiers
• Spec. William J. Crouch• Hometown:Zachary,
Louisiana, U.S.• Age:21 years old• Died:June 2, 2007 in
Operation Iraqi Freedom.• Unit:Army, 2nd Squadron,
1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
• Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb detonated near his vehicle.
Fallen Soldiers
• Pfc. Benny S. Franklin• Hometown:Hammond,
Louisiana, U.S.• Age:19 years old• Died:October 7, 2005 in
Operation Enduring Freedom.• Unit:Army, 2nd Battalion,
319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
• Incident: Died from injuries sustained when he stepped on a landmine during patrol operations in Helmand, Afghanistan.
Fallen Soldiers
• Staff Sgt. Michael J. Gabel• Hometown:Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, U.S.• Age:30 years old• Died:December 12, 2007 in
Operation Enduring Freedom.• Unit:Army, 1st Battalion,
503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade, Camp Ederle, Italy
• Incident: Died Dec. 12 at Forward Operating Base Curry, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a makeshift bomb.
Fallen Soldiers
• Sgt. Terrell W. Gilmore• Hometown:Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, U.S.• Age:38 years old• Died:March 30, 2008 in
Operation Iraqi Freedom.• Unit:Army National Guard,
769th Engineer Battalion of the Louisiana Army National Guard, Baton Rouge, La.
• Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.
Fallen Soldiers
• Spec. Paul M. Heltzel• Hometown:Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, U.S.• Age:39 years old• Died:March 15, 2005 in
Operation Iraqi Freedom.• Unit:Army National Guard,
2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team, Army National Guard, Eunice, La.
• Incident: Killed by a carbomb while on patrol in Baghdad.
Fallen Soldiers
• Sgt. Jeffrey L. Kirk• Hometown:Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, U.S.• Age:24 years old• Died:December 12, 2004
in Operation Iraqi Freedom.• Unit:Marines, 3rd
Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
• Incident: Killed by enemy action in Anbar province.
Fallen Soldiers
• Lance Cpl. Ryan S. McCurdy• Hometown:Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, U.S.• Age:20 years old• Died:January 5, 2006 in
Operation Iraqi Freedom.• Unit:Marines, Headquarters
Company, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
• Incident: Died from wounds received as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Fallujah.
Fallen Soldiers
• Pfc. Charles C. Persing• Hometown:Albany,
Louisiana, U.S.• Age:20 years old• Died:July 19, 2004 in
Operation Iraqi Freedom.• Unit:Army, 1st Battalion,
32nd Infantry, 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
• Incident: Killed when mortar rounds hit their base in Scandaria.
Fallen Soldiers
• Pvt. Justin T. Sanders• Hometown:Watson,
Louisiana, U.S.• Age:22 years old• Died:August 29, 2007 in
Operation Iraqi Freedom.• Unit:Army, 2nd Battalion,
8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Tex.
• Incident: Died in a non-combat related incident in Taji.
Fallen Soldiers
• Pfc. Matthew E. Wildes• Hometown:Hammond,
Louisiana, U.S.• Age:18 years old• Died:August 27, 2009 in
Operation Enduring Freedom.• Unit:Army, 1st Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
• Incident: Died in Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a makeshift bomb.
Thanks to All
Whom Gave Their Lives!
Let’s Not Forget Them.
107Louisiana Soldiers…so far!
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