VFW Magazine January 2012 : Page 34

for the honorable and faithful service rendered by your loved one. This ﬂ ag is presented on behalf of a grateful nation as a token of our appreciation SALUTE IRAQ July 18-Oct. 23, 2011 A FINAL 1st Lt. Andres Zermeno, 2nd Bn., 4th Inf., 4th BCT, 10th Mtn. Div., San Antonio, Texas MARINE CORPS Lance Cpl. Jason N. Barﬁ eld, 3rd Combat Eng. Bn., 1st Marine Div., Ashford, Ala. Lance Cpl. Jordan S. Bastean, 3rd Bn., 7th Marines, 1st Marine Div., Pekin, Ill. Lance Cpl. John R. Wimpey Cagle, 2nd Light Armored Recon Bn., 2nd Marine Div., Tucker, Ga. Sgt. Christopher Diaz, HQ Bn., Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Albuquerque, N.M. Cpl. Michael J. Dutcher, 1st Bn., 5th Marines, 1st Marine Div., Asheville, N.C. Lance Cpl. Scott D. Harper, 1st Bn., 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Div., Winston, Ga. 1st Lt. Ryan K. Iannelli, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Sqdn 269, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Air Wing, Clarksboro, N.J. Lance Cpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt, 2nd Bn., 4th Marines, 1st Marine Div., San Antonio, Texas Staff Sgt. Nicholas A. Sprovtsoff, 1st Marine Special Ops Bn., Marine Corps Special Ops Command, Davison, Mich. Lance Cpl. Franklin N. Watson, D Co., 4th Combat Eng. Bn., 4th Marine Div., Vonore, Tenn. Lance Cpl. Terry C. Wright, 1st Bn., 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Div., Scio, Ohio VFW magazine presents this memorial listing in tribute to the 61 Americans killed in Iraq and Afghanistan during the dates listed below. Pfc. David A. Drake, 5th Eng. Bn., 4th Maneuver Enhancement Bde., Lumberton, Texas Spc. Robert E. Dyas, 2nd Bn., 34th Armor, 1st BCT, 1st Inf. Div., Nampa, Idaho Spc. Michael D. Elm, 1st Bn., 26th Inf., 3rd BCT, 1st Inf. Div., Phoenix, Ariz. Spc. Garrett A. Fant, 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav, 1st BCT, 1st Inf. Div., American Canyon, Calif. Spc. Steven E. Gutowski, 5th Eng. Bn., 4th Maneuver Enhancement Bde., Plymouth, Mass. Sgt. Tyler N. Holtz, 2nd Bn., 75th Rangers, Dana Point, Calif. Pfc. Christopher A. Horns, 2nd Bn., 75th Rangers, Colorado Springs, Colo. Staff Sgt. Michael W. Hosey, 3rd Bn., 1st Special Forces Group, Birmingham, Ala. Capt. Joshua S. Lawrence, 1st Sqdn., 10th Cav, 2nd BCT, 4th Inf. Div., Nashville, Tenn. 1st Lt. Ivan D. Lechowich, 5th Eng. Bn., 4th Maneuver Enhancement Bde., Valrico, Fla. Staff Sgt. Jorge M. Oliveira, 2nd Bn., 113th Inf., 50th BCT, ARNG (New Jersey), Newark, N.J. Sgt. Mucal L. Prince, 1st Bn., 179th Inf., 45th BCT, ARNG (Oklahoma), Minco, Okla. Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Quintana, 2nd Bn., 28th Inf., 172nd Inf. Bde., Huntington Park, Calif. Cpl. Paul A. Rivera, 709th MP Bn., 18th MP Bde., 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Round Rock, Texas Sgt. Rodolfo Rodriguez, Jr., 3rd Bn., 21st Inf., 1st BCT, 25th Inf. Div., Pharr, Texas Spc. Jakob J. Roelli, 2nd Bn., 34th Armor, 1st BCT, 1st Inf. Div., Darlington, Wis. Capt. Drew E. Russell, 1st Sqdn., 10th Cav, 2nd BCT, 4th Inf. Div., Scotts, Mich. Spc. Jeremiah T. Sancho, 3rd Sqdn., 71st Cav, 3rd BCT, 10th Mtn. Div., Palm Bay, Fla. Sgt. Timothy D. Sayne, 5th Sqdn., 1st Cav, 1st BCT, 25th Inf. Div., Reno, Nev. 1st Sgt. Billy J. Siercks, 2nd Bn., 10th Aviation, 10th Combat Aviation Bde., 10th Mtn. Div., Velda Village, Mo. Staff Sgt. Houston M. Taylor, 2nd Bn., 27th Inf., 3rd Bde., 25th Inf. Div., Hurst, Texas 1st Lt. Ashley I. White, 230th Brigade Support Bn., 30th BCT, ARNG (North Carolina), Alliance, Ohio Staff Sgt. Nathan L. Wyrick, 1st Bn., 32nd Inf., 3rd BCT, 10th Mtn. Div., Enumclaw, Wash. DEATHS TO ENEMY ACTION ARMY Spc. Adrian G. Mills, 272nd MP Co., 519th MP Bn., Newnan, Ga. DEATHS TO ACCIDENTS & DISEASE, ETC. ARMY Staff Sgt. Estevan Altamirano, 1st Bn., 5th Cav, 2nd BCT, 1st Cav Div., Edcouch, Texas 1 Capt. Shawn P.T. Charles, 2nd Bn., 8th Cav, 1st BCT, 1st Cav Div., Hickory, N.C. Staff Sgt. James R. Leep, Jr., 2nd Sqdn., 183rd Cav, 116th BCT, ARNG (Virginia), Richmond, Va. Sgt. Andy C. Morales, 143rd Sustainment Command, Longwood, Fla. Pfc. Steven F. Shapiro, 3rd Bn., 8th Cav, 3rd Advise and Assist Bde., 1st Cav Div., Hidden Valley Lake, Calif. NAVY Chief Petty Ofﬁ cer Raymond J. Border, Mobile Construction Bn. 74, West Lafayette, Ohio Petty Ofﬁ cer 1st Class Caleb A. Nelson, East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit, Omaha, Neb. DEATHS TO ACCIDENTS & DISEASE, ETC. AIR FORCE ARMY Pvt. Danny Chen, 3rd Bn., 21st Inf., 1st BCT, 25th Inf. Div., New York, N.Y. Staff Sgt. Garrick L. Eppinger, Jr., 395th Ordnance Co., 687th Combat Sustainment Support Bde., 646th Regional Support Group, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, Appleton, Wis. 2 Sgt. Edward S. Grace, 1st Bn., 182nd Inf., 26th Maneuver Enhancement Bde., ARNG (Massachusetts), South Dartmouth, Mass. Staff Sgt. Keith F. Rudd, 3rd Bn., 82nd Combat Aviation Bde., 82nd Abn. Div., Winder, Ga. Sgt. Chester G. Stoda, 8th Eng. Bn., 36th Eng. Bde., Black River Falls, Wis. Chief Warrant Ofﬁ cer James B. Wilke, 2nd Bn., 43rd Air Defense Arty, 11th Air Defense Arty Bde., 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, Ione, Calif. 3 AFGHANISTAN Sept. 10-Oct. 23, 2011 Airman 1st Class Jerome D. Miller, Jr., 459th Security Forces Sqdn., Washington, D.C. DEATHS TO ENEMY ACTION ARMY Sgt. 1st Class Danial R. Adams, 1st Bn., 10th Special Forces Group, Portland, Ore. Pfc. Carlos A. Aparicio, 2nd Bn., 4th Inf., 4th BCT, 10th Mtn. Div., San Bernardino, Calif. Sgt. Rafael E. Bigai Baez, 2nd Bn., 4th Inf., 4th BCT, 10th Mtn. Div., San Juan, Puerto Rico Spc. Francisco J. Briseno-Alvarez, 1st Bn., 179th Inf., 45th BCT, ARNG (Oklahoma), Oklahoma City, Okla. Spc. James A. Butz, 1st Bn., 505th Inf., 3rd BCT, 82nd Abn. Div., Porter, Ind. Spc. Ricardo Cerros, Jr., 2nd Bn., 75th Rangers, Salinas, Calif. Spc. Chazray C. Clark, 4th Sqdn., 4th Cav, 1st BCT, 1st Inf. Div., Ecorse, Mich. Spc. Ryan J. Cook, 3rd Bn., 21st Inf., 1st BCT, 25th Inf. Div., Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Staff Sgt. Robert B. Cowdrey, 3rd Bn., 82nd Combat Aviation Bde., 82nd Abn. Div., Atwater, Ohio Sgt. 1st Class Kristoffer B. Domeij, 2nd Bn., 75th Rangers, San Diego, Calif. NAVY Chief Petty Ofﬁ cer Michael R. Tatham, West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit, University Place, Wash. died in San Antonio, Texas died in Silver Spring, Md. died in Bali, Indonesia 1 2 3 34 • VFW • JANUARY 2012

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