Faces Of The Fallen May ,2010

[Clutch_Cargo]

As we approach Memorial Day 2010 lets not forget we still have active conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.Below is the fallen heroes from May 2010. Visit >>>> http://militarytimes.com/valor/index.php

Deaths by Branch

Marines: 1207
Air Force: 99
Navy: 153
Army: 3972
Coast Guard: 1
Air National Guard: 1

Total: 5433
Deaths by Age

18-22: 2454
23-28: 1845
28-35: 1109
35-45: 650
45+: 124

Deaths by Conflict

Operation Iraqi Freedom: 4387
Operation Enduring Freedom: 1073
Army Maj. Ronald W. Culver Jr. May 24, 2010
44, of Shreveport, La.; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, Louisiana National Guard, Shreveport, La.; died May 24 in Numaniyah, Iraq, when insurgents at… Read More] Army Pfc. Christopher R. Barton May 24, 2010
22, of Concord, N.C.; assigned to 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died May 24 in K… Read More] Army Pfc. Jason D. Fingar May 22, 2010
24, of Columbia, Mo.; assigned to 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; died May … Read More] Army Staff Sgt. Amilcar H. Gonzalez May 21, 2010
26, of Miami; assigned to 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died May 21 in Ash Shura, Iraq, of w… Read More] Army Spc. Stanley J. Sokolowski III May 20, 2010
26, of Ocean, N.J.; assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas; died May 20 in Kirkuk, Iraq, in a noncombat-related inc… Read More] Army Staff Sgt. Shane S. Barnard May 19, 2010
38, of De Smet, S.D.; assigned to the 3rd Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Detachment), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; died May 19 in Zabul province, Afghanistan, … Read More] Marine Lance Cpl. Philip P. Clark May 18, 2010
19, of Gainesville, Fla.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 18 while supporting comb… Read More] Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick Xavier Jr. May 18, 2010
24, of Pembroke Pines, Fla.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 18 in Hel… Read More] Army Spc. Joshua A. Tomlinson May 18, 2010
Army Spc. Joshua A. Tomlinson, 24, of Dubberly, La.; assigned to Special Troops Battalion, V Corps, Heidelberg, Germany; died May 18 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffe… Read More] Army Staff Sgt. Richard J. Tieman May 18, 2010
28, of Waynesboro, Pa.; assigned to Special Troops Battalion, V Corps, Heidelberg, Germany; died May 18 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered in a suicide car bombing… Read More] Army Lt. Col. Thomas P. Belkofer May 18, 2010
44, of Perrysburg, Ohio; assigned to Headquarters, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died May 18 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered in a sui… Read More] Army Lt. Col. Paul R. Bartz May 18, 2010
43, of Waterloo, Wis.; assigned to Headquarters, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died May 18 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered in a suici… Read More] Army Col. John M. McHugh May 18, 2010
46, of Newark, New Jersey; assigned to the U.S. Army Battle Command Training Program, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; died May 18 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered in a su… Read More] Army Pfc. Billy G. Anderson May 17, 2010
20, of Alexandria, Tenn.; assigned to the 508th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died May 17, in Badghis provin… Read More] Marine Staff Sgt. Adam L. Perkins May 17, 2010
27, of Antelope, Calif.; assigned to 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died May 17 while su… Read More] Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Zarian Wood May 16, 2010
29, of Houston; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died May 16 in Helmand province, Afg… Read More] Cpl. Nicolas D. Parada Rodriguez May 16, 2010
29, of Stafford, Va.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 16 while supporting … Read More] Army Sgt. Denis D. Kisseloff May 14, 2010
45, of Saint Charles, Mo.; assigned to the 1141st Engineer Company, Missouri National Guard, Kansas City, Mo.; died May 14 at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, of… Read More] Marine Sgt. Donald J. Lamar II May 12, 2010
23, of Fredericksburg, Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 12 while supportin… Read More] Marine Sgt. Joshua D. Desforges May 12, 2010
23, of Ludlow, Mass.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 12 while supporting comb… Read More] Marine Sgt. Kenneth B. May Jr. May 11, 2010
26, of Kilgore, Texas; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died May 11 while supporting comb… Read More] Marine Cpl. Jeffery W. Johnson May 11, 2010
21, of Tomball, Texas; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died May 11 while supporting comb… Read More] Marine Cpl. Kurt S. Shea May 10, 2010
21, of Frederick, Md.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 10 while supporting combat… Read More] Army Spc. Jeremy L. Brown May 09, 2010
20, of McMinnville, Tenn.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died… Read More] Army Capt. Kyle A. Comfort May 08, 2010
27, of Jacksonville, Ala.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.; died May 8 in Now Zad, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents a… Read More] Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Davis May 07, 2010
19, of Perry, Iowa; assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 7 while supporting combat oper… Read More] Marine Lance Cpl. Richard R. Penny May 06, 2010
21, of Fayetteville, Ark.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 6 while supporting comb… Read More] Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher Rangel May 06, 2010
22, of San Antonio; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 6 while supporting combat oper… Read More] Army Spc. Wade A. Slack May 06, 2010
21, of Waterville, Maine; assigned to the 707th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; died May 6 at Forward Operating Base Shank… Read More] Marine Capt. Brandon A. Barrett May 05, 2010
27, of Marion, Ind.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 5 in Helmand province, Afghan… Read More] Army Sgt. Ralph Mena May 04, 2010
27, of Hutchinson, Kan.; assigned to 72nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 7th Signal Brigade, 5th Signal Command, Mannheim, Germany; died May 4 of injuries sustained from … Read More] Army Staff Sgt. Esau S.A. Gonzales May 03, 2010
30, of White Deer, Texas; assigned to the 38th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died May 3 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat r… Read More] Air Force Airman 1st Class Austin H. Gates Benson May 03, 2010
19, of Hellertown, Pa.; assigned to the 54th Combat Communications Squadron, Robins Air Force Base, Ga.; died May 3 near Khyber, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a … Read More] Army Master Sgt. Mark W. Coleman May 02, 2010
40, of Centerville, Wash.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; died May 2 at Khakrez, Afghanistan, of wounds sustaine… Read More] Army Spc. Eric M. Finniginam May 01, 2010
26, of Colonia, Federated States of Micronesia; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; … Read More]

[Billabong]

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Army Sgt. Eric A. Fifer
Died October 07, 2005 serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom
Knoxville, Tenn.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Oct. 7 in Asad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his dismounted patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Haqlaniyah, Iraq.

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**Staff Sgt. Anthony L Goodwin **
Date: May 9, 2005
Cause: Hostile, hostile fire, small arms fire
Location: Al Qaim (near Syrian border) map ]
Unit: 3rd Bn., 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II MEF
Hometown: Mount Holly, NJ map ]
Age: 33

[Brian_in_MA]

Thanks for posting this
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[Rick_pcfl]

They are fathers, sons, brothers, husbands…

Thanks to all who have served.

[getcereal]

A sobering post!!! I wish the lame stream media would cover more of what these heroes do and sacrifice. Spend less time on what some loser celebrity has to say or do.

[Millco]

Man, I forget most of those who have died over there are just kids, 18-22.

[hammond]

Great post, thanks for posting this. Many stories of true heroes. I’m posting one here as an example, but there are many other touching stories.

Navy Lt. Miroslav S. Zilberman Died April 02, 2010 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom

						 31, of Columbus, Ohio; assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, based at Naval Base Norfolk, Va.; died after  his E-2C Hawkeye crashed into the Arabian Gulf on March 31, 2010. The recovery effort was abandoned on April 2, 2010 and his body was not recovered. 

Ordered crew mates to eject before crash
The Associated Press
Miroslav Zilberman moved with his parents from Ukraine to a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, in the early 1990s. They wanted to get him away from the possibility of forced military service to a place that promised a better life.
But Zilberman, who went by Steven, always admired the service of his grandfather, Gregory Sokolov, who was a major in the Soviet Army in World War II. After graduating from Bexley High School in 1997, Zilberman decided he wanted to defend his adopted country and became a Navy pilot.
Zilberman, 31, was returning from a mission in Afghanistan on March 31 when his E-2C Hawkeye began having mechanical problems. He ordered his three crewmen to bail. The plane crashed into the Arabian Gulf.
Zilberman’s body was never recovered, and he was declared dead. His crew mates all survived.
“Lieutenant Zilberman was an exceptional Naval Officer and pilot who embodied the best of what America represents,” said Capt. Roy Kelley.
Zilberman was based at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. While in the Navy, he earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y.
He is survived by his wife, Katrina, and children, Daniel, 4, and Sarah, 2.

[Brandon_W]

To my brothers:

OEF 26 Oct 2009

SGT Josua Hernandez
SGT Nick Mueller
SSG Shawn McNabb

OIF 14 May 2006

MAJ Mathew Worrell

There were others in the crashes, but I only listed those whom I knew.

[miTmite]

Thank you for the timely reminder. Several of these young men are local to my area.
I’m proud to be the mom of a US Marine currently serving in Afghanistan. OORAH!

[jime]

Thanks Clutch, It’s so sad to see these people who have made the ultimate sacrifice. I will remember them all.

[Rodred]

Thank you
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[KeepOnKeepinOn]

Thank you for posting this
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[Charlie6Actual]

Many thanks for posting this. So, so young…

[Billabong]

Bump
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[GAscott]

Thanks for posting. Today my wife and I went to Fort Benning’s National Infantry Museum, they had the Traveling Vietnam Wall on exhibition. Very humbling. My wife’s dad was a POW there and made it back, but to see 58,261 names of people who didn’t make it back was very emotional.

[Rodred]

Thanks for posting. Today my wife and I went to Fort Benning’s National Infantry Museum, they had the Traveling Vietnam Wall on exhibition. Very humbling. My wife’s dad was a POW there and made it back, but to see 58,261 names of people who didn’t make it back was very emotional.

I was told by a friend that they had moved the Infantry Museum and it was very nice. Were you ever at the old one and how do they compare? I definately need to make it up there sometime.

And yes seeing those names is extremely humbling. I am excited because tomorrow for the first time in years I can attend a Memorial Day ceremony.

[Billabong]

http://iava.org/blog/memorial-day-one-holiday-two-countries
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[GAscott]

I was told by a friend that they had moved the Infantry Museum and it was very nice. Were you ever at the old one and how do they compare? I definately need to make it up there sometime.

And yes seeing those names is extremely humbling. I am excited because tomorrow for the first time in years I can attend a Memorial Day ceremony.

Yes, they moved it and I have been to the old one, back in the early 80’s. 100% better, very modern http://www.nationalinfantrymuseum.com/ The only thing I don’t think was well planned out was an indoor rifle range. We didn’t go in, but you could hear the firing throughout the “benning gallery”. Pretty sure they were just firing blanks, but it was annoying trying to hear the exhibits.

[mck414]

Thanks for posting this Clutch. As an active duty Marine assigned to a reserve unit one of my responsibliites is to make casulty calls to the Next of Kin. To date I’ve had done 6, two of which were killed in action (Both Iraq). Toughest thing I’ve ever done in terms of emotions, yet in the end satisfying knowing I did my best to lay a brother to rest and take care of his family.

Blessings to all those who have sacrificed, served, and are currently serving.

Semper Fi
Casey

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