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NROTC has issued Gold Star Service Banners to families of the following HONOREES: (Scroll Down) |
| August 2009 |
U.S. Army Specialist Norman Cain III Age 22 Hometown: Oregon, Illinois
Lost on March 15, 2009 in Kot, Afghanistan as a result of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his
vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Woodstock, Illinois.
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U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Thomas A Wren Age 44 Hometown: Lorton, Virginia
Lost on November 5, 2005 in Tallil, Iraq, when a civilian vehicle pulled in front of his Humvee causing it to roll-over. Wren was an
Army Reservist assigned to the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq in Tallil, Iraq.
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| July 2009 |
U.S. Army Specialist Justin O Penrod Age 24 from Mahomet, IL
Lost on August 11, 2007 in Arab Jabour, Iraq, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. Specialist Justin O Penrod was
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
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U.S. Army PFC Devon J Gibbons Age 19 from Port Orchard, WA
Lost on June 23, 2006 in the Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, of injuries sustained on April 11 when an improvised
explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Taji, Iraq. Gibbons was assigned to the
10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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U.S. Army Captain Thomas J. Casey Age 32 from Albuquerque, N.M.
Lost on Jan. 3, 2008 in As Sadiyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire during combat
operations. Captain Thomas J. Casey assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kenneth P. Hauprich, Jr. Age 22 from Jamestown, OH Lost on Nov. 8, 2007 when a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter attached to the 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment crashed 22 miles southwest of Aviano, Italy. |
| January 2009 |
U.S. Army Sergeant Samson Augusto Mora Age 28 from Barrigada, Guam
Lost on July 10, 2008 in Babo Kheyl, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.
Sergeant Samson Augusto Mora was assigned to 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, Barrigada, Guam.
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U.S. Army PFC David J. Bentz III Age 20 from Newfield, New Jersey
Lost on June 20, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
PFC David J. Bentz III was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort
Stewart, Georgia.
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U.S.M.C. Corporal Michael R. Cohen Age 23 from Jacobus, Pennsylvania
Lost on November 22, 2004 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment,
3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Ray Rangel Age 29 from San Antonio, Texas
Lost on February 13, 2005 in Iraq while trying to rescue soldiers from a military vehicle that had rolled into a canal.
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U.S. Army Colonel Thomas H. Felts Sr. Age 45 from Sandston, Virginia
Lost on November 14, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle
during combat operations. Colonel Thomas H. Felts Sr. was assigned to the Command and General Staff College, School of Advanced
Military Studies, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
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| November 2008 |
U.S. Army Private Charles Yi Barnett Age 19 from Bel Air, MD
Lost on November 20, 2008 of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Tallil, Iraq. A Gold Star Service Banner was
presented to the family at graveside by Tom Ruley, NROTC President. Private Charles Yi Barnett was assigned to the 2nd Battalion,
12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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| August 2008 |
U.S. Army Specialist Joshua Plocica Age 20 from Clarksville, TN
Lost June 25, 2008 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned
to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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| July 2008 |
U.S. Army Sergeant Andrew Perkins Age 27 from Northglenn, Colorado
Lost March 5, 2007, in Samarra, Iraq. Sergeant Perkins was one of six soldiers killed when an improvised explosive device detonated
near their unit during combat operations. They were all assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, based at Fort Bragg, N.C.
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| December 2007 |
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy W. Doyle Age 24 from Pocomoke City, Maryland
Lost August 18, 2005, in Samarra, Iraq, where an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee following a mine assessing
mission. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Geogia.
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kimberly A. Voelz Age 27 from Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Lost December 14, 2003, in Iskandariyah, Iraq. Voelz was responding to an explosive ordnance disposal call when an improvised
explosive device detonated. Voelz was assigned to the 703rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment based in Fort Knox, Kentucky.
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| November 2007 |
U.S. Marine Sergeant James S. Lee Age 26 from Mt. Vernon, Indiana
Lost April 6, 2005 in Ghazni, Afghanistan, when the Army CH-47 helicopter he was on crashed. Sergeant Lee was attached to Marine Light
Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 42, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing based in Marietta, Georgia.
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| October 2007 |
U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Patrick Lybert Age 28 from Ladysmith, Wisconsin
Lost June 6, 2006 as a result of injuries sustained during enemy action in Gowardesh, Afghanistan. He served with 3rd Squad., 71st
Calvary, 3rd Brig. Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division based at Fort Drum, New York.
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U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Virgil C. Martinez Age 33 from West Valley, Utah
Lost Sunday, May 06, 2007 in Kadhimiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised
explosive device and small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team,
1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
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| September 2007 |
U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Christopher O. Moudry Age 31 from Baltimore, Maryland
Lost Wednesday, October 04, 2006 after being attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and other weapons. Staff Sergeant
Christopher O. Moudry assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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| August 2007 |
U.S. Army Private 1st Class Paulo U. Pacificador Age 24 from Shirley, New York
Lost Monday, August 13, 2007 in Qayyarah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. PFC
Pacificador was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort
Bliss, Texas.
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| July 2007 |
U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Christopher E. Cutchall Age 30 from McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania
Lost Monday, September 29, 2003 west of Baghdad, Iraq, while traveling in a convoy when an improvised explosive device detonated as
his vehicle passed by. Staff Sergeant Cutchall was assigned to Delta Troop, 4th Cavalry, based at Fort Riley, Kansas.
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U.S. Army Specialist Eric C. Palmer Age 21 from Maize, Kansas
Lost Sunday, June 24, 2007 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by
insurgents using small arms fire June 21 in Bayji, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd
Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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U.S. Marine Corporal Christopher G. Scherer Age 21 from East Northport, New York
Lost Saturday, July 21, 2007 from wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to
1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
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| June 2007 |
U.S. Army Sergeant Dustin Perrott Age 23 from Fredericksburg, Virginia
Lost June 21, 2007 in Miri, Afghanistan, due to wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
A Gold Star Service Banner was presented to the family at graveside by NROTC. Sergeant Perrott served with
the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Cambat Team, 82nd Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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U.S. Army Private 1st Class Matthew E. Baylis Age 20 from Oakdale, New York
Lost Thursday, May 31, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered on May 30 when his dismounted patrol encountered enemy small arms
fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson,
Colorado.
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| May 2007 |
U.S. Army Specialist Casey W. Nash Age 22 from Baltimore, Maryland
Lost May 18th, 2007 in Tahrir, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised
explosive device. A Gold Star Service Banner was presented to the family at graveside by Tom Ruley, NROTC President.
Specialist Casey W. Nash served with the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division based at
Fort Hood, Texas
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| December 2006 |
U.S. Army Sergeant Jason C. Denfrund Age 24 from Cattaraugus, New York
Lost Monday, December 25, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while
on patrol. Sergeant Denfrund was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain
Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.
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| November 2006 |
U.S. Army Sergeant Andrew Joseph Baddick Age 26 from Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Lost Monday, September 29, 2003, due to drowning as he tried to rescue another soldier whose vehicle had entered a canal near Abu
Ghraib Prison, Iraq. Sergeant Baddick was assigned to 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort
Bragg, N.C.
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| September 2006 |
U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Travis J. Layfield Age 19 from Fremont, California
Lost Tuesday, April 06, 2004 due to hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Lance Corporal Layfield assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th
Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
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| August 2006 |
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Edward Austin Koth Age 30 from Towson, Maryland
Lost July 26, 2006 at Camp Victory, Iraq, after ordinance exploded during a disposal operation.
A Gold Star Service Banner was presented to the family at the funeral home by the U.S. Navy Casualty Assistance Officer, on behalf
NROTC. Petty Officer 2nd Class Edward Austin Koth was assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eight, serving with
Multinational Corps Iraq in Baghdad.
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| July 2006 |
U.S. Dept. of the Army Civilian Linda J. Villar Age 41 from Franklinton, Louisiana
Lost Friday, June 03, 2005 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when a mortar struck her forward operating base. Linda Villar
worked for the U.S. Army Field Support Command, Fort Stewart, Georgia.
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| May 2006 |
U.S. Marine 2nd Lieutenant Michael L. Licalzi Age 24 from Garden City, New York
Lost Thursday, May 11, 2006 as a result of a vehicle accident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Second Lieutenant Licalzi was assigned to
the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
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| March 2006 |
U.S. Army National Guard Private 1st Class Samuel R. Bowen Age 38 from Cleveland, Ohio
Lost Wednesday, July 07, 2004 in Samarra, Iraq, when a rocket-propelled grenade exploded near his vehicle. PFC Bowen was assigned to
the Army National Guard's 216th Engineer Battalion, Akron, Ohio.
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U.S. Army Private 1st Class Amy A. Duerksen Age 19 from Temple, Texas
Lost Saturday, March 11, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq, from a non-combat related injury. PFC Duerksen was assigned to the 4th Combat Support
Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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U.S. Army Private 1st Class Duane E. Longstreth Age 19 from Tacoma, Washington
Lost Thursday, August 07, 2003 as a result of non-combat related injuries. PFC Longstreth was assigned to Company B, 307th Engineer
Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Matthew A. Snyder Age 20 from Westminster, Maryland
Lost March 3rd, 2006 as the result of a vehicle accident in Al Qaim, Iraq, Al-Anbar Province. A Gold Star Service Banner was
presented to the family following burial services by the U.S.M.C. Casualty Assistance Officer, on behalf of NROTC. Lance Corporal
Snyder served with Combat Service Support Group 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force based in Twentynine
Palms, California.
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U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Robert C. Thornton Jr. Age 35 from Rainbow City, Alabama
Lost Monday, August 23, 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his patrol came under rocket-propelled grenade attack. Staff Sergeant Thornton was
assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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| January 2006 |
U.S. Army Sergeant Dominic R. Coles Age 25 from Jesup, Georgia
Lost Monday, December 26, 2005, when his Humvee came under attack during combat operations by enemy forces using small arms fire,
rocket-propelled grenades and mortars. Sergeant Coles was assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
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U. S. Marine Corporal Justin J. Watts Age 20 of Crownsville, Maryland
Lost January 14th, 2006 to non-hostile weapon discharge at Haditha Dam, Haditha, Iraq. A Gold Star Service Banner was
presented to the family at the funeral home by Tom Ruley, NROTC president. Corporal Watts was with the 3rd Battalion, 1st
Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force based at Camp Pendleton, California.
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| December 2005 |
U.S. Army Specialist Hoby F. Bradfield Jr. Age 22 from The Woodlands, Texas
Lost Saturday, July 09, 2005 in Tal Afar, Iraq, while he was conducting a dismounted cordon search. Specialist Bradfield was assigned
to the Army's 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado.
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Army National Guard Corporal Randall Duane Preusse Age 20 from Belton, Texas Lost June 4, 2005 in a vehicle accident near Bartlett, Texas, while home on leave after serving six months in Iraq. Corporal Randall Preusse served with the 386th Engineer Battalion 278th Regimental Combat Team based in Austin, Texas. |
| February 2005 |
U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Michael L. Starr Jr. Age 21 from Edgemere, Baltimore County, Maryland
Lost January 26th, 2005 in helicopter crash that left 31 dead near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. A Gold Star Service Banner was
presented to the family at the funeral home by Tom Ruley, NROTC president. Lance Corporal Starr Jr. served with the 1st
Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
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