Hero Stories for April 2009

Man's best friend wags tail to security in Mosul

Soldiers from the 351st Military Police Company hosted a military working dog demonstration for their Iraqi counterparts recently to prepare the Iraqi troops to potentially handle military working dogs in the futur

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Raul Moncada

Sgt. Raul Moncada, 29, of Madera, California, died April 13, 2009, near Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Sgt. Moncada was assigned to the 563rd Military Police Company, 91st Military Police Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. </d

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Kandahar Airfield personnel unite for sunrise service

Soldiers of the 143d Expeditionary Sustainment Command participated in an ecumenical Easter sunrise service at Kanahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April

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Michael J. Anaya

Cpl. Michael J. Anaya, 23, of Crestview, Florida, died April 12, 2009, in Bayji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Cpl. Anaya was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. </d

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Soldiers bring laughter, education to local Iraqi schools

Soldiers from the 287th Sustainment Brigade Civil Military Operations team visited Al Soonobar School in Dhi Qar Province recently, as part of an ongoing effort to read to school children, foster good will and hand out school suppli

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Gary L. Woods, Jr.

Staff Sgt. Gary L. Woods, Jr., 24, of Lebanon Junction, Kentucky, died April 10, 2009, when his military vehicle was struck by a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq. Staff Sgt. Woods was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d

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Jacob I. Ramsey

Airman 1st Class Jacob I. Ramsey, 20, of Hesperia, California, died April 10, 2009, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Kabul, Afghanistan. Airman 1st Class Ramsey was assigned to the 712th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Hood, Texas. </d

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Jason G. Pautsch

Cpl. Jason G. Pautsch, 20, of Davenport, Iowa, died April 10, 2009, when his military vehicle was struck by a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq. Cpl. Pautsch was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d

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Christopher D. Loza

Sgt. Christopher D. Loza, 24, of Abilene, Texas, died April 10, 2009, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., of a non-combat related illness after becoming ill March 17 in Radwaniyah, Iraq. Sgt. Loza was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 36th Infantry Division, Waco, Texas. </d

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Bryan E. Hall

Sgt. 1st Class Bryan E. Hall, 32, of Elk Grove, California, died April 10, 2009, when his military vehicle was struck by a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq. Sgt. 1st Class Hall was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d

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