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Army Spc. Brian Alexander Vaughn
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In Memory Of:
Marine Lance Cpl. Jason Dunham (22) of Scio, NY (laid to rest April 2004). He sacrificed himself by shielding his fellow men from a grenade attack. Our love & prayers will always be with his family and loved ones.
Submitted by: Samantha Cheatham
Army Captain Christopher S. Cash (36) of Winterville, NC (killed in action 24 January 2004). He was mortally wounded when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle came under attack by Iraqi insurgents. He is survived by his sons, Christopher (14) and Matthew (12), and wife, Dawn Cash.
Marines Capt. Matthew W. Bancroft (29) of Redding, CA and Lance Cpl. Bryan P. Bertrand (23) of Coos Bay, OR. Both died on Jan. 9, 2002 in Pakistan in a refueling tanker crash.
Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta (25) San Diego, CA was shot clearing a house in Falluja, Iraq on Nov. 15, 2004, moments later, a grenade was thrown into room. Sgt. Peralta saved other Marines by smothering the grenade.
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"AMERICA"
We Love Our Country,
Thru Thick and Thin,
We Love Our Country,
Which Makes Us Win...
We Love One Another,
Throughout Each Day,
We Love One Another,
In the American Way...
We Stand Together,
In Our Time Of Need,
We Stand Together,
When Our Hearts Grieve...
We're True Americans,
That's What We Are,
We're True Americans,
Whose Hearts Go Far...
Our Soldiers Stand Tall,
For What They Believe,
Our Soldiers Stand Tall,
So Everyone Can Be Free...
By Chris & Dutchess Taylor, 2004
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Our heart and love goes out to these four men, their family and loved ones. They were tragically killed in an attack in Fallujah. May their works and efforts never be forgotten.
  
Blackwater Security Consultant & former Army Ranger Wesley John Kealoha Batalona (48) - Paauilo, Hawaii
Blackwater Security Consultant & former Navy SEAL Scott Helvenston (38) - Oceanside, California
Blackwater Security Consultant Jerry Zovko (32) - Clarksville, Tennessee
Blackwater Security Consultant Michael Teague (38) - Clarksville, Tennessee
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Never Forget...And Always Keep In Prayers |
 On 22 August 2007, 14 soldiers were killed when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter accidentally crashed while returning from a combat mission in Multaka, Iraq.
 
In Loving Memory Of...
Army Capt. Derek A. Dobogai (26) - Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Army Capt. Corry P. Tyler (29) - Georgia
Army Chief Warrant Officer Paul J. Flynn (28) - Whitsett, North Carolina
Army Staff Sgt. Jason L. Paton (25) - Poway, California
Army Sgt. Garrett I. McLead (23) - Rockport, Texas
Army Sgt. Matthew L. Tallman (30) - Groveland, California
Army Cpl. Jeremy P. Bouffard (21) - Middlefield, Massachusetts
Army Cpl. Phillip J. Brodnick (25) - New Lenox, Illinois
Army Cpl. Joshua S. Harmon (20) - Mentor, Ohio
Army Cpl. Nathan C. Hubbard (21) - Clovis, California
Army Spc. Rickey L. Bell (21) - Caruthersville, Missouri
Army Spc. Michael A. Hook (25) - Altoona, Pennsylvania
Army Spc. Jessy G. Pollard (22) - Springfield, Missouri
Army Spc. Tyler R. Seideman (20) - Lincoln, Arkansas
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 On 20 January 2007, 12 soldiers were killed when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed.
In Loving Memory Of...
Army Col. Brian D. Allgood (46) - Oklahoma
Army Staff Sgt. Darryl D. Booker (37) - Midlothian, Virginia
Army Sgt. 1st Class John G. Brown (43) - Little Rock, Arkansas
Army Lt. Col. David C. Canegata III (50) - St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marilyn L. Gabbard (46) - Polk City, Iowa
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Roger W. Haller (49) - Davidsonville, Maryland
Army Col. Paul M. Kelly (45) - Stafford, Virginia
Army Sgt. 1st Class Floyd E. Lake (43) - St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Army Cpl. Victor M. Langarica (29) - Decatur, Georgia
Army Capt. Sean E. Lyerly (31) - Pflugerville, Texas
Army Maj. Michael V. Taylor (40) - North Little Rock, Arkansas
Army 1st Sgt. William T. Warren (48) - North Little Rock, Arkansas
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 Slovakian military plane crashes. (Jan 20 2006) Only one survivor. Prayers and love for all, including their family and loved ones.
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19 Spanish soldiers die in helicopter crash on August 16, 2005.
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In loving memory of 19 U.S. service members who died in a separate helicopter crashes in Afghanistan.
 
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Navy SEAL Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew G. Axelson (29) Cupertino, California
Navy SEAL Petty Officer 2nd Class Danny P. Dietz (25) - Littleton, Colorado
Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Jacques J. Fontan (36) - New Orleans, Louisiana
Navy SEAL Sr. Chief Petty Officer Daniel R. Healy (36) - Exeter, New Hampshire
Navy SEAL Lt. Cmdr. Erik S. Kristensen (33) - San Diego, California
Navy SEAL Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffery A. Lucas (33) - Corbett, Oregon
Navy SEAL Lt. Michael M. McGreevy Jr. (30) - Portville, New York
Navy SEAL Lt. Michael P. Murphy (29) - Patchogue, New York
Navy SEAL Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Shane Patton (22) - Boulder City, Nevada
Navy SEAL Petty Officer 2nd Class James Suh (28) - Deerfield Beach, Florida
Navy SEAL Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey S. Taylor (30) - Midway, West Virgina
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Army Staff Sgt. Shamus O. Goare (29) - Danville, Ohio
Army Warrant Officer Corey Goodnature (35) - Clarks Grove, Minnesota
Army Sgt. Kip A. Jacoby (21) - Pompano Beach, Florida
Army Sgt. 1st Class Marcus V. Muralles (33) - Shelbyville, Indiana
Army Sgt. 1st Class James W. Ponder III (36) - Franklin Tennessee
Army Maj. Stephen C. Reich (34) - Washington Depot, Connecticut
Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael L. Russell (31) - Stafford, Virginia
Army Chief Warrant Officer Christ J. Scherkenbach (40) - Jacksonville, Florida
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British Soldiers Killed In A Plane Crash On January 30, 2005
  
Royal Air Force Chief Technician Richard Antony Brown (40) - Lyneham
Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant Mark Gibson (34) - York
Royal Signals Acting Lance Corporal Steven Jones (25) - Fareham
Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Patrick Marshall (39) - High Wycombe
Royal Air Force Master Engineer Gary Nicholson (42) - Hull
Royal Air Force Sergeant Robert O'Connor (38) - Lyneham
Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant Paul Pardoel (35) - Ballarat Australia 
Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant Andrew Paul Smith (25) - Lyneham
Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant David Stead (35) - West Yorkshire
Royal Air Force Corporal David Edward Williams (37) - Lyneham
Additional details also available here.
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31 soldiers of both U.S. Marines and Navy died (Jan 26 2005) in a helicopter crash near west Iraq/Jordan.
  
Marine Capt. Paul C. Alaniz (32) - Corpus Christi, Texas
Marine Staff Sgt. Brian D. Bland (26) - Weston, Wyoming
Marine Lance Cpl. Jonathan E. Etterling (22) - Wheelersburg, Ohio
Marine Sgt. Michael W. Finke Jr. (28) - Huron, Ohio
Marine 1st Lt. Travis J. Fuller (26) - Granville, Massachusetts
Marine Cpl. Timothy Gibson (23) - Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Marine Cpl. Richard A. Gilbert Jr. (26) - Montgomery, Ohio
Marine Capt. Lyle L. Gordon (30) - Midlothian, Texas
Marine Cpl. Kyle J. Grimes (21) - Northampton, Pennsylvania
Marine Lance Cpl. Tony L. Hernandez (22) - Canyon Lake, Texas
Marine Lance Cpl. Brian C. Hopper (21) - Wynne, Arkansas
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class John D. House (28) - Ventura, California
Marine Lance Cpl. Saeed Jafarkhani-Torshizi Jr. (24) - Fort Worth, Texas
Marine Cpl. Stephen P. Johnson (24) - Covina, California
Marine Cpl. Sean P. Kelly (23) - Gloucester, New Jersey
Marine Staff Sgt. Dexter S. Kimble (30) - Houston, Texas
Marine Lance Cpl. Allan Klein (34) - Clinton Township, Michigan
Marine Cpl. Timothy A. Knight (22) - Brooklyn, Ohio
Marine Lance Cpl. Fred L. Maciel (20) - Spring, Texas
Marine Cpl. James L. Moore (24) - Roseburg, Oregon
Marine Cpl. Nathaniel K. Moore (22)- Champaign, Illinois
Marine Lance Cpl. Mourad Ragimov (20) - San Diego, California
Marine Lance Cpl. Rhonald D. Rairdan (20) - San Antonio, Texas
Marine Lance Cpl. Hector Ramos (20) - Aurora, Illinois
Marine Lance Cpl. Gael Saintvil (24) - Orange, Florida
Marine Cpl. Nathan A. Schubert (22) - Cherokee, Iowa
Marine Lance Cpl. Darrell J. Schumann (25) - Hampton, Virginia
Marine 1st Lt. Dustin M. Shumney (30) - Vallejo, California
Marine Cpl. Matthew R. Smith (24) - West Valley, Utah
Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Spence (24) - Scotts Valley, California
Marine Lance Cpl. Michael L. Starr Jr. (21) - Baltimore, Maryland
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Army Sgt. Terrance Balkisoon was killed in Brooklyn, NY while on leave from Iraq.
From Fox 5 NY
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(1/12/05) - A 24 year-old man is in police custody, charged with the murder of an Army sergeant who was shot to death outside a Brooklyn nightclub. Police said Joseph Carrington is charged with second degree murder, attempted murder and assault in the death of 25 year-old Terrance Balkisoon. The shooting took place outside Ambiance, in the Canarsie section after an exchange of words between a group of men and women. Carrington was said to have driven up and chased Balkisoon, shooting him to death and seriously wounding his brother, Lawrence. Balkisoon was home on leave from Iraq and was scheduled to go to South Asia to help Tsunami victims.
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We would like to pay a special tribute to the following Marines killed on September 6, 2004 from a suicide car bomb in Fallujah, Iraq. They, and their family and loved ones, will always be in our prayers and hearts.
Marine Lance Cpl. Michael J. Allred (22) - Hyde Park, Utah
Marine Pfc. David P. Burridge (19) - Lafayette, Louisiana
Marine Lance Cpl. Derek L. Gardner (20) - San Juan Capistrano, California
Marine Lance Cpl. Quinn A. Keith (21) - Page, Arizona
Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph C. McCarthy (21) - Concho, California
Marine Cpl. Mick R. Nygard-Bekowsky (21) - Concord, California
Marine Lance Cpl. Lamont N. Wilson (20) - Lawton, Oklahoma
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