ARKANSAS CASUALTIES IN IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN
SINCE MARCH 2003
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Sgt. 1st Class Anthony L. Woodham | 37 | 39th Brigade Support Battalion, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas Army National Guard | Rogers, Arkansas | Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat incident at Camp Adder in Tallil, Iraq, on July 5, 2008 |
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Cpl. Kyle W. Wilks | 24 | Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force | Rogers, Arkansas | One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2008 |
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Sgt. Michael R. Sturdivant | 20 | 431st Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) | Conway, Arkansas | Died of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident during convoy operations in Kirkuk, Iraq, on January 22, 2008 |
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Spc. Matthew K. Reece | 24 | 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Harrison, Arkansas | Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 1, 2007 |
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin R. Bewley | 27 | Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 1 | Hector, Arkansas | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during operations in Salah ad Din province, Iraq, on November 5, 2007 |
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2nd Lt. Stuart F. Liles | 26 | 122nd Aviation Support Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division | Hot Springs, Arkansas | Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident in Bagram, Afghanistan, on November 13, 2007 |
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin R. Bewley | 27 | Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 1 | Hector, Arkansas | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during operations in Salah ad Din province, Iraq, on November 5, 2007 |
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Pfc. Donovan D. Witham | 20 | 1st Squadron, 73 Calvary Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Malvern, Arkansas | Killed by a makeshift bomb device that detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq on August 21, 2007 |
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1st Lt. Thomas M. Martin | 27 | 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division | Ward, Arkansas | Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire during combat operations in Busayifi, Iraq, on October 14, 2007 |
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Pvt. Nathan Z. Thacker | 18 | 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | Greenbrier, Arkansas | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Kirkuk, Iraq, on October 12, 2007 |
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Sgt. 1st Class James D. Doster | 37 | 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Pine Bluff, Arkansas | Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using a homemade bomb and small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 29, 2007 |
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Spc. David L. Watson | 29 | 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division | Newport, Arkansas | Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident in Baquba, Iraq, on September 22, 2007 |
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Sgt. Michael J. Yarbrough | 24 | 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Malvern, Arkansas | One of four Marines killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 6, 2007 |
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Spc. Tyler R. Seideman | 20 | 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Lincoln, Arkansas | One of 14 soldiers killed when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter accidentally crashed while returning from a combat mission in Multaka, Iraq, on August 22, 2007 |
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Sgt. John R. Massey | 29 | C Battery, 142nd Fires Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard | Judsonia, Arkansas | Died in Balad, Iraq, on July 15, 2007, of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 14. |
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Spc. Jeremy L. Stacey | 23 | 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Bismarck, Arkansas | Died of wounds suffered from a roadside bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 5, 2007 |
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Cpl. Zachary D. Baker | 24 | 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Vilonia, Arkansas | One of five soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by roadside bomb in Abu Sayda, Iraq, on May 28, 2007 |
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Spc. Erich S. Smallwood | 23 | Company A, 875th Engineer Battalion, Arkansas Army National Guard | Trumann, Arkansas | Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle near Balad, Iraq, on May 26, 2007 |
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Staff Sgt. John T. Self | 29 | 314th Security Forces Squadron, 314th Mission Support Group, 314th Airlift Wing Little Rock AFB |
Pontotoc, Mississippi Little Rock AFB |
Died as a result of enemy action near Baghdad, Iraq, on May 14, 2007 |
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Sgt. William W. Bushnell | 24 | 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Jasper, Arkansas | Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by a rocket propelled grenade during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 21, 2007 |
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Pfc. Rodney L. McCandless | 21 | 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Camden, Arkansas | One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit in Zaganiya, Iraq, on April 7, 2007 |
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Sgt. Freeman L. Gardner Jr. | 26 | 18th Engineer Company, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Little Rock, Arkansas | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his unit while on combat patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 22, 2007 |
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Staff Sgt. Justin M. Estes | 25 | 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Sims, Arkansas | One of six soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit during combat operations in Samarra, Iraq, on March 5, 2007 |
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Staff Sgt. Alan W. Shaw | 31 | 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Little Rock, Arkansas | One of three soldiers that died of wounds from an explosion during breaching operations in Baquba, Iraq, on February 9, 2007 |
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Sgt. 1st Class John G. Brown | 43 | 1st Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment (Air Assault), 77th Aviation Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard | Little Rock, Arkansas | One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007 |
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Maj. Michael V. Taylor | 40 | 1st Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment (Air Assault), 77th Aviation Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard | North Little Rock, Arkansas | One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007 |
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1st Sgt. William T. Warren | 48 | 1st Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment (Air Assault), 77th Aviation Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard | North Little Rock, Arkansas | One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007 |
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Spc. Raymond N. Mitchell III | 21 | 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | West Memphis, Arkansas | Died of wounds sustained during route security operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 6, 2007 |
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Spc. Micah S. Gifford | 27 | 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division |
Redding, California Harding University |
One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit
while on patrol during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 7,
2006.
Gifford played 31 games as a defensive lineman and linebacker for the Harding University Bisons from 1998 to 2002. Gifford was from Redding, California. |
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Pfc. Jeffrey P. Shaffer | 21 | 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division | Harrison, Arkansas | Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on September 13, 2006 |
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Pfc. Derek J. Plowman | 20 | 1st Battalion, 142nd Fires Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard | Everton, Arkansas | Died from a gun shot wound in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 20, 2006 |
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Spc. Bobby R. West | 23 | 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division | Beebe, Arkansas | Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated during dismounted patrol operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 30, 2006 |
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Staff Sgt. Dustin W. Peters | 25 | 314th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 314th Mission Support Group, 314th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB | El Dorado, Kansas | Died as result of enemy action near Forward Operating Base Summerall outside of Bayji, Iraq, on July 11, 2004 |
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Lance Cpl. Steven A. Valdez | 20 | Company E, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force | McRea, Arkansas | Died from enemy mortar fire at Camp Blessing, Afghanistan on September 26. |
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Spc. Rusty W. Bell | 21 | 603rd Aviation Support Battalion, Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division | Pocahontas, Arkansas | Died of non-combat related injuries in Taji, Iraq, on August 12, 2005 |
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Sgt. Arthur R. McGill | 25 | 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division | Gravette, Arkansas | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while he was on mounted patrol in a Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 19, 2005 |
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Spc. Phillip N. Sayles | 26 | Company B, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division | Jacksonville, Arkansas | Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his security position in Mosul, Iraq, on May 28, 2005 |
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Spc. Dustin C. Fisher | 22 | Battery B, 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division | Fort Smith, Arkansas | One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 24, 2005 |
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Spc. Tyler L. Creamean | 21 | 73rd Engineer Company, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division | Jacksonville, Arkansas | Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee in Mosul, Iraq, on May 22, 2005 |
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Pfc. Landon S. Giles | 19 | Headquarters Troop, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division | Arkadelphia, Arkansas | Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated while his unit was on patrol in northern Baghdad, Iraq, on February 26, 2005 |
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Staff Sgt. William T. Robbins | 31 | Headquarters Company, 39th Infantry Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard | North Little Rock, Arkansas | Died of non-combat related injuries in Taji, Iraq, on February 10, 2005 |
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Spc. Lyle W. Rymer II | 24 | 239th Engineer Company, 39th Infantry Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard | Fort Smith, Arkansas | Died when he was shot by enemy forces in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 28, 2005 |
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Lance Cpl. Brian C. Hopper | 21 | 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force | Wynne, Arkansas | Died when the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutba Iraq, on January 26, 2005 |
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Spc. Jimmy D. Buie | 44 | 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas Army National Guard | Floral, Arkansas | Killed when an improvised explosive devise detonated near their military vehicle in Taji, Iraq, on January 4, 2005 |
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Spc. Joshua S. Marcum | 33 | 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas Army National Guard | Evening Shade, Arkansas | Killed when an improvised explosive devise detonated near their military vehicle in Taji, Iraq, on January 4, 2005 |
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Spc. Jeremy W. McHalffey | 28 | 39th Infantry Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard | Mabelvale, Arkansas | Killed when an improvised explosive devise detonated near their military vehicle in Taji, Iraq, on January 4, 2005 |
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Cpl. Jason S. Clairday | 21 | Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Camp Fulton, Arkansas | Died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on December 12, 2004 |
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Capt. Gussie M. Jones | 41 | 31st Combat Support Hospital |
Shreveport, Louisiana
graduated from UCA |
A combat surgical nurse, Jones died of a non-combat cause in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 7, 2004 |
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2nd Lt. James Michael Goins | 23 | Company A, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division | Green Forest, Arkansas | Died as a result of hostile fire in Najaf, Iraq, on August 15, 2004 |
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Sgt. Michael A. Smith | 24 | 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, Arkansas Army National Guard | Camden, Arkansas | Died on November 26, 2004, at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C., from injuries sustained when he was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 7, 2004 |
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Airman 1st Class Jesse M. Samek
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66th Rescue Squadron, 57th Operations Group
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Rogers, Arkansas
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Samek died from injuries he received when an Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk
combat search and rescue helicopter crashed during a medical evacuation
mission 105 miles (170 kilometers) east of Shindand, Afghanistan, on
October 21, 2004. The accident was not due to hostile action.
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Sgt. Russell L. Collier
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1st Battalion, 206th Field Artillery Regiment, Arkansas Army National
Guard
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Harrison, Arkansas
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Collier's unit was conducting traffic control operations in Taji, Iraq,
when enemy forces attacked them using small-arms fire on October 3, 2004
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Sgt. Thomas C. Rosenbaum
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4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
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Hope, Arkansas
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Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his convoy vehicle in
Baghdad, Iraq, on September 18, 2004
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Cpl. Tommy L. Parker Jr.
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2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine
Expeditionary Force
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Cleburne, Arkansas
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Died from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on June 21, 2004
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Sgt. First Class Troy L. Miranda
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C Company, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat
Team, Arkansas Army National Guard
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DeQueen, Arkansas
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Killed when a grenade was thrown near his foot patrol on Hiapha Street in
Baghdad, Iraq, on May 20, 2004
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Staff Sgt. Hesley Box Jr.
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Company B, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat
Team, Arkansas Army National Guard
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Nashville, Arkansas
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Killed when a car bomb detonated near his guard post in Baghdad, Iraq, on
May 6, 2004
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Capt. Arthur L. Felder
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39th Support Battalion, 39th Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas Army National
Guard, 1st Cavalry Division
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Lewisville, Arkansas
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Killed when mortar rounds hit his camp in Taji, Iraq, on April 24, 2004
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Staff Sgt. Stacey C. Brandon
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Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 39th Support Battalion, 39th
Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas Army National Guard, 1st Cavalry Division
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Hazen, Arkansas
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Killed when mortar rounds hit his camp in Taji, Iraq, on April 24, 2004
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Spc. Kenneth A. Melton
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Arkansas Army National Guard, Company B, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry
Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat Team
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Batesville, Arkansas
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Killed when an improvised explosive device and small arms fire struck his
vehicle while traveling in a convoy from Baghdad, Iraq, on April 25, 2004
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Chief Warrant Patrick W. Kordsmeier
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39th Support Battalion, 39th Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas Army National
Guard, 1st Cavalry Division
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North Little Rock, Arkansas
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Killed when mortar rounds hit his camp in Taji, Iraq, on April
24, 2004
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Staff Sgt. Billy J. Orton
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39th Support Battalion, 39th Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas Army National
Guard, 1st Cavalry Division
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Humnoke, Arkansas
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Killed when mortar rounds hit his camp in Taji, Iraq, on April 24, 2004
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Sgt. 1st Class William W. Labadie Jr.
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Troop E, 151st Cavalry Squadron, 39th Infantry Brigade (Arkansas National
Guard), 1st Cavalry Division
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Bauxite, Arkansas
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Killed when his camp was attacked with rockets and small-arms fire in
Baghdad, Iraq, on April 7, 2004
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