Hero Stories for February 2009

Night at the Apollo, Soldier-style

BAGHDAD - As Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldiers celebrate Black History Month, "Dagger" brigade troops planned and participated in a "Night at the Apollo," on Camp Liberty Feb.

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Wheelchairs for Adwaniyah children

BAGHDAD - Soldiers from Multi-National Division-Baghdad and their Iraqi Army partners provided a life changing experience to Iraqi children with the delivery of over a dozen new wheelchairs in Adwaniyah Feb. 1

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Zachary R. Nordmeyer

Cpl. Zachary R. Nordmeyer, 21, of Indianapolis, Indiana, died February 23, 2009, in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked hi unit using small arms fire. Cpl. Nordmeyer was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.<

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Michael L. Mayne

Cpl. Michael L. Mayne, 21, of Burlington Flats, New York, died February 23, 2009, in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. Cpl. Mayne was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.<

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Micheal B. Alleman

Cpl. Micheal B. Alleman, 31, of Logan, Utah, died February 23, 2009, in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. Cpl Alleman was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.<

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A letter of thanks

What you are doing is great and I am grateful to you. Let me tell you what I am doing here, I am a squad leader I'm a Staff Sergeant and I have 19 of the best and bravest men under me. A lot of us have been here twice. I was here back in 2004 as a civilian contractor out on the roads on a daily basis. I felt after being here that I wanted to come back into the service and volunteer for this mission. I had not met Michelle yet but soon after I reenlisted I met and married her and she has been ...

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Mark C. Baum

Staff Sgt. Mark C. Baum, 32, of Telford, Pennsylvania, died February 21, 2009, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered earlier that day when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire in Mushada, Iraq. Staff Sgt. Baum was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.<

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Muthanna security forces enables cure in Iraq

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq – Noor Muhammad, a seven-year-old girl from Rumyitha in Muthanna Province, came to a cooperative medical engagement Nov. 1 with an earache her father could not cure. After a few minutes with American and Iraqi doctors, she happily walked away with appropriate care instructions and medication. The Iraqi Security Forces in the Muthanna Province partnered with the Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Div...

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David L. Hurt

Master Sgt. David L. Hurt, 36, of Tucson, Arizona, died February 20, 2009, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, from wounds received when his military vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device followed by small arms fire attack by enemy forces. Master Sgt. Hurt was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.<

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Timothy P. Davis

Staff Sgt. Timothy P. Davis, 28, of Aberdeen, Washington, died February 20, 2009, near Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Davis was assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Flori

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