Hero Stories for July 2009

Capt. Thomas J. Gramith, 27, of Eagan, Minnesota, died July 17, 2009, in a F-15E crash near Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Capt. Gramith was assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. </d

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Spc. Carlos E. Wilcox IV, 27, of Cottage Grove, Minnesota, died July 16, 2009, in Basra, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire. Spc. Wilcox was assigned to the 34th Military Police Company, 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota Army National Guard, Stillwater, Minnesota. </d

Spc. James D. Wertish, 20, of Olivia, Minnesota, died July 16, 2009, in Basra, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire. Spc. Wertish was assigned to the 34th Military Police Company, 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota Army National Guard, Stillwater, Minnesota. </d

sad news from Afghanistan July 11th, 2009, 11:16 am · Post a Comment · posted by Amanda Hickey Press release Lance Cpl. Roger Hager, 20, of Gibsonville, N.C. and Master Sgt. John Hayes 36, of Middleburg Fla. died July 8 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Hager was a small arms repairman assigned to Company A, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 3, 2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade. He joined the Marine Corps in August 2007 and was promoted to th...

I am sure you are aware of the attack on the Mojave Desert Veterans Memorial. If not you should look into it at www.donttearmedown.com, and see if you are interested in helping their cause. I am part of a group of soldiers who are currently in Iraq, and plan to caravan from Fort Polk to the Mojave desert to show our support. We have contacted the Liberty Legal Institute and informed them of our plan as of this time, and they are giving us support through media coverage of the event. We (m...

Spc. Daniel P. Drevnick, 22, of Woodbury, Minnesota, died July 16, 2009, in Basra, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire. Spc. Drevnick was assigned to the 34th Military Police Company, 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota Army National Guard, Stillwater, Minnesota. </d

Sgt. 1st Class Jason J. Fabrizi, 29, of Seffner, Florida, died July 14, 2009, in Konar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his mounted patrol was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire. Sgt. 1st Class Fabrizi was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d

Staff Sgt. David S. Spicer, 33, of Zanesfield, Ohio, died July 13, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Spicer was assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d