NAMES, HOMETOWNS OF U.S. SERVICE PERSONEL KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN IN APRIL

The following is a list of names, hometowns and cause of death of six members of the U.S. military killed in Afghanistan in April.

Source: http://icasualties.org/oef/byNationality.aspx?hndQry=US


1180
04/15/09
Dewater, Richard A.
Private 1st Class
21
U.S. Army
1st BN, 26th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Korengal Valley
Topeka
Kansas

1179
04/14/09
Aguila, Francisco X.
Corporal
35
U.S. Army
82nd Sustainment Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps
Non-hostile
Kabul
Bayamon
Puerto Rico

1177
04/10/09
Ramsey, Jacob I.
Airman 1st Class
20
U.S. Air Force
712th Air Support Operations Squadron
Non-hostile
Kabul
Hesperia
California

1175
04/08/09
Oleski, Blaise A.
Lance Corporal
22
U.S. Marine
3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Hostile - hostile fire
Helmand province
Holland Patent
New York

1176
04/06/09
Kuligowski, Adam M.
Specialist
21
U.S. Army
Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault),
Non-hostile
Bagram
Arlington
Virginia

1172
04/04/09
Myers, Phillip A.
Staff Sergeant
30
U.S. Air Force
48th Civil Engineer Squadron

LIST OF NAMES AND HOMETOWNS OF 19 U.S. SERVICEMEN KILLED IN IRAQ IN APRIL

The Pentagon has released the names of 19 U.S. military personnel killed in IRAQ during the month of April. Their names are below. Click on any name for details on their hometown and cause of death.

Source: http://icasualties.org/Iraq/index.aspx

30-Apr-2009
3
US: 3 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler J. Trahan
Fallujah - Anbar
Hostile - hostile fire - bomb

US
Sergeant James R. McIlvaine
Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire

US
Staff Sergeant Mark A. Wojciechowski
Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire
25-Apr-2009
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Sergeant Leroy O. Webster
Kirkuk (near) - At-Ta'mim
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
24-Apr-2009
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Company Sergeant-Major Benjamin Moore Jr.
Contingency Operating Base Speicher - Salah Ad Din
Non-hostile
22-Apr-2009
2
US: 2 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Corporal William C. Comstock
Anbar Province
Non-hostile

US
Corporal Brad A. Davis
Baghdad (near, east of)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
16-Apr-2009
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Lance Corporal Ray A. Spencer II
Al Anbar Province
Non-hostile - gunshot wound
13-Apr-2009
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Sergeant Raul Moncada
Karbala (5 km south of)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack (EFP)
12-Apr-2009
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Specialist Michael J. Anaya
Bayji - Salah Ad Din
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
10-Apr-2009
6
US: 6 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Sergeant Christopher D. Loza
Walter Reed Army Medical Center - NA
Non-Hostile - Illness

US
Staff Sergeant Gary L. Woods Jr.
Mosul - Ninawa
Hostile - hostile fire - suicide truck bomb

US
Staff Sergeant Bryan E. Hall
Mosul - Ninawa
Hostile - hostile fire - suicide truck bomb

US
Corporal Jason G. Pautsch
Mosul - Ninawa
Hostile - hostile fire - suicide truck bomb

US
Private 2nd Class Bryce E. Gautier
Mosul - Ninawa
Hostile - hostile fire - suicide truck bomb

US
Sergeant Edward Forrest
Mosul - Ninawa
Hostile - hostile fire - suicide truck bomb
05-Apr-2009
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Specialist Israel Candelaria Mejias
Baghdad (north east of) - Diyala
Hostile - hostile fire - land mine
04-Apr-2009
0
US: 0 UK: 0 Other: 0


03-Apr-2009
2
US: 2 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Lance Corporal Stephen F. Dearmon
Al Anbar Province
Non-hostile

US
Sergeant Daniel J. Beard
Diwaniyah - Qadisiyah
Non-hostile

AFGHANISTAN FROM ABOVE: THIS IS WHERE OUR TROOPS ARE FIGHTING THE TALIBAN (VIDEO)

The camera takes you on a sweeping view of Afghanistan where thousands of our troops are fighting the Taliban in the mountains and caves of this desolate country. They won't be home for Mother's Day, but every American should stop and thank them for what they are doing.

WATCH VIDEO HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/v/0Egm7EmQZl8&hl=en&fs=1

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UNBELIEVEABLE VIDEO OF MORTAR ATTACK ON U.S. BASE IN IRAQ (DON'T MISS THIS)

You can hear our troops shouting to get out of the way as mortars rain down on their FOB in Iraq.

TURN UP YOUR SPEAKERS

WATCH VIDEO HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/v/oFC6ZL0qHaQ&hl=en&fs=1

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