Sunday, May 6, 2012

Honor the Fallen 4-24-12 to 5-1-12



Army Spc. Manuel J. Vasquez

Died April 24, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


22, of West Sacramento, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Grafenwoehr, Germany; died April 24 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of unspecified causes.
 
 

Army Staff Sgt. Andrew T. Britton-Mihalo

Died April 25, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


25, of Simi Valley, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.; died April 25 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries
caused by small-arms fire.



Army Spc. Moises J. Gonzalez

Died April 25, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


29, Huntington, Calif.; assigned to 509th Combat Service Support Company, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 25 in Balkh province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his vehicle rolled over. 
 
 

Army Spc. Benjamin H. Neal

Died April 25, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


21, of Orfordville, Wis.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died April 25 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, from injuries caused by an improvised explosive device. 
 

Army Sgt. Dick A. Lee Jr.

Died April 26, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


31, of Orange Park, Fla.; assigned to 95th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Sembach, Germany; died April 26 in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, from injuries caused by an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Army Staff Sgt. Brandon Eggleston and Navy Lt. Christopher Mosko.
 
 

Army Staff Sgt. Brandon F. Eggleston

Died April 26, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


29, of Candler, N.C.; assigned to 4th Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died April 26 in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, from injuries caused by an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Navy Lt. Christopher Mosko and Army Sgt. Dick Lee Jr. 
 

Navy Lt. Christopher E. Mosko

Died April 26, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


28, of Pittsford, N.Y.; assigned to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force, Afghanistan, out of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 in San Diego; died April 26 while conducting combat operations in Nawa district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Also killed were Army Staff Sgt. Brandon Eggleston and Army Sgt. Dick Lee Jr.


Army Spc. Jason K. Edens

Died April 26, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


22, of Franklin, Tenn.; assigned to 1st Squadron, 13th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas; died April 26 in Bethesda, Md., of wounds sustained April 15 in Laghman province, Afghanistan, caused by small-arms fire.
 
 

Army Pfc. Christian R. Sannicolas

Died April 28, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


20, of Anaheim, Calif.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died April 28 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries caused by an IED. 



Marine Master Sgt. Scott E. Pruitt

Died April 28, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


38, of Gautier, Miss.; assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died April 28 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations.




Army Sgt. Nicholas M. Dickhut

Died April 30, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


23, of Rochester, Minn.; assigned to 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; died April 30 in Zharay, Afghanistan, from wounds caused by small-arms fire.



Army Capt. Bruce K. Clark

Died May 1, 2012 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom


43, of Spencerport, N.Y.; assigned to A Company, Troop Command, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas; died May 1 in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, of noncombat causes.