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Corporal
Richard J. Nelson, U.S. Marine Corps
23 years old,
of Kenosha, Wisconsin. On April 14, 2008, Cpl Nelson died while
conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He
was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 24th
Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Staff Sergeant Christopher Frost, U.S. Air Force
24 years old,
of the Town of Vernon, Wisconsin. On March 3, 2008, SSgt Frost died in
a crash of an Iraqi Army helicopter near Bayi, Iraq. He was assigned to the
377th Air Base Wing, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.
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Private
First Class Timothy Hanson, U.S. Army
23 years old,
of Kenosha, Wisconsin. On January 7, 2008, PFC Hanson died
of of wounds suffered from small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry
Division, Fort Benning, Georgia.
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Corporal
Keith A. Nurnberg, U.S. Army
26 years old,
of Genoa City, Wisconsin. On September 5, 2007, CPL Nurnberg
died of injuries sustained when his vehicle received
rocket-propelled grenade fire. He was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort
Benning, Georgia.
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Staff Sergeant Robert Basham, U.S. Army
22
years old, of Kenosha, Wisconsin. On April 14, 2007, SSG
Basham died as a result of injuries from a non-combat incident at
Camp As Sayliyah in Doha, Qatar. He was assigned to
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery 1st Battalion, 126th Field
Artillery Regiment, Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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Private
First Class Evan Bixler, U.S. Army
21 years old,
of Racine, Wisconsin. On December 24, 2006, PVT Bixler died of
wounds suffered from enemy indirect fire during security
operations in Hit
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Iraq. He was assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st
Infantry Division, Baumholder, Germany.
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Captain
Rhett Schiller, U.S. Army
26 years old,
of Waterford, Wisconsin. On November 16, 2006, CPT Schiller
died of of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with
enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in
Balad Ruz, Iraq. He was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd
Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Private
First Class Eric Clark, U.S. Army
22 years old,
of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. On May 11, 2006, PFC Clark
was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his
HMMWV during combat patrol operations in Baghdad, Iraq. He
was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment,
10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
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Staff
Sergeant
Nathan Vacho, U.S. Army
29 years old,
of Janesville, Wisconsin. On May 5, 2006, SSG Vacho was
killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his
HMMWV during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq. He as
assigned to the 489th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve,
Knoxville, Tennessee, and attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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Lance
Corporal Ryan Nass, U.S.
Marine Corps
21 years old,
of Franklin, Wisconsin. On September 3, 2005, LCPL Nass died
from a non-hostile gunshot wound at Camp Blessing,
Afghanistan. He
was assigned to Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment,
3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay,
Hawaii.
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Specialist
Eric Poelman, U.S.
Army
21 years old,
of Racine, Wisconsin. On June 5, 2005, SPC Poelman was killed
when an improvised explosive device detonated near
his military vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq. He
was assigned to
3rd Squadron,
3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado.
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Sergeant
First Class Donald Eacho, U.S.
Army
38 years old,
of Black Creek, Wisconsin (formerly of Kenosha, Wisconsin). On
March 4, 2005, SFC Eacho was killed when an improvised explosive
device detonated near his patrol in Ramadi, Iraq. He
was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st
Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division, Camp
Hovey, Korea.
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Lance
Corporal Daniel Wyatt, U.S.
Marine Corps
22 years old,
of Caledonia, Wisconsin. On October 12, 2004, LCPL Wyatt was
killed as a result of enemy action while conducting foot patrol
operations in Babil Province, Iraq. He
was assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment,
4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve, Chicago, Illinois.
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Private
First Class Andrew Halverson, U.S.
Marine Corps
19 years old,
of Muscoda, Wisconsin (formerly of Janesville, Wisconsin).
On October 9, 2004, PFC Halverson was killed as a result of enemy action
while conducting combat operations
in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
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Specialist
Justin Linden, U.S.
Army
22 years old,
of Portland, Oregon (formerly of Clinton, Wisconsin). On
June 4, 2004, SPC Linden was killed as a result of enemy action
against his convoy in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to
the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, Oregon Army National Guard,
Cottage Grove, Oregon.
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Private
First Class Sean Schneider,
U.S.
Army
22
years old, of Janesville, Wisconsin. On March 24, 2004, PFC
Schneider died as a result of a vehicle accident near Diwaniayh,
Iraq. He was assigned to the 115th Forward Support
Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas.
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