CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - Combat mechanics and support troops from the 890th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, took the opportunity Feb. 5 to take part in a new vehicle recovery course given at the 890th Eng. Bn. motor pool here
Sgt. Daniel J. Thompson, 24, of Madison, Wisconsin, died February 24, 2009, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Sgt. Thompson was a member of the Individual Ready Reserve, assigned to the 715th Military Police Company, Melbourne, Florida.<
Sgt. Scott B. Stream, 39, of Mattoon, Illinois, died February 24, 2009, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Sgt. Stream was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Effingham, Illinois.<
Sgt. Schuyler B. Patch, 25, of Owasso, Oklahoma, died February 24, 2009, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Sgt. Patch was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Kewanee, Illinois.<
By Dan Lamothe - Staff writer Posted : Saturday Feb 21, 2009 9:23:15 EST So began his relationship with Pfc. Chance Phelps, who was shot and killed in April 2004 while defending fellow Marines from a convoy attack in Anbar province, Iraq. Over the next few days, Strobl made the solemn trip from Dover to Phelps’ final resting place in Dubois, Wyo., shepherding the Marine’s body through stops in Philadelphia; Minneapolis; Billings, Mont.; and Clifton, Colo. For Phelps, later promoted to lance c...
By Cindy Fisher, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Sunday, February 22, 2009 More than 150 Marines, Ferschke’s parents, his widow and infant son gathered in the chapel to remember the 3rd Reconnaissance Marine killed Aug. 10 in Iraq. The 22-year-old from Maryville, Tenn., was killed during a firefight in Salah ad Din province. He was credited with saving lives by drawing enemy fire to himself when his recon team entered a building where insurgents had holed up. The sergeant’s parents, Michae...
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1st Lt. William E. Emmert, 36, of Lincoln, Tennessee, died February 24, 2009, in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds suffered when he was shot while participating in a local Iraqi Police function. 1st Lt. Emmert was assigned to the 269th Military Police Company, 117th Military Police Battalion, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.<
Capt. Brian M. Bunting, 29, of Potomac, Maryland, died February 24, 2009, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Capt. Bunting was a member of the Individual Ready Reserve, assigned to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Syracuse, New York.<
WASHINGTON - Ending the military's so-called "stop-loss" program is a priority for Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, a senior official said here Mond
