Posted on 05/21/2002 12:30:34 PM PDT by A Navy Vet
May 19, 2002: Fatally wounded when unit came under heavy fire on patrol in eastern Afghanistan
Sgt. Gene Arden Vance Jr. - 38, West Virginia
April 15, 2002: Killed while attempting to dismantle rockets in Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. Brian Craig - 27, Texas
Staff Sgt. Justin Galewski - 28, Kansas
Sgt. Jamie Maugans - 27, Kansas
Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Romero, Army National Guard - 30, Colorado
March 28, 2002: Killed after stepping on a land mine during training mission in Afghanistan
Chief Petty Officer Matthew J. Bourgeois, USN - 35, Talahassee, Fla.
March 4, 2002: Seven American soldiers were killed and 11 were wounded when two helicopters took enemy fire in the largest allied air and ground offensive of the war.
Sgt. Bradley S. Crose, USA - 27, Orange Park, Fla.
Sgt. Philip J. Svitak, USA - 31, Joplin, Mo.
Spc. Marc A. Anderson, USA - 30, Brandon, Fla.
Pfc. Matthew A. Commons, USA - 21, Boulder City, NV
Petty Officer 1st Class Neil C. Roberts, USN - 32, Woodland, Calif.
Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman, USAF - 36, Waco, Texas
Airman Jason D. Cunningham, USAF - 26, Camarillo, Calif.
March 2, 2002: Killed by enemy fire during an assault on Taliban and al-Qaida fighters regrouping in eastern Afghanistan.
Chief Warrant Officer Stanley L. Harriman, USA - 34, Wade, N.C.
March 2, 2001: Died after ejecting from his F-14 Tomcat fighter jet, which crashed during a training exercise in the Mediterranean Sea.
Lt. Cmdr. Christopher M. Blaschum, USN - 33, Virginia Beach, Va
January 20, 2002: Killed when their CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashed while on a resupply mission. Five other Marines injured.
Staff Sgt. Walter F. Cohee III, USMC - 26, Wicomico, Md.
Sgt. Dwight J. Morgan, USMC - 24, Mendocino, Calif.
January 9, 2001: Killed when their tanker plane crashed into a mountain in Pakistan.
Capt. Matthew W. Bancroft, USMC - 29, Redding, Calif
Capt. Daniel G. McCollum, USMC - 29, Irmo, S.C.
Gunnery Sgt. Stephen L. Bryson, USMC - 36, Montgomery, Ala.
Staff Sgt. Scott N. Germosen, USMC - 37, New York;
Sgt. Nathan P. Hays, USMC - 21, Wilbur, Wash.
Lance Cpl. Bryan P. Bertrand, USMC - 23, Coos Bay, Ore.
Sgt. Jeannette L. Winters, USMC - 25, Gary, Ind.
January 4, 2002: Killed in the vicinity of Khost, near the Pakistan border. The first U.S. soldier killed by the enemy.
Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Ross Chapman, USA, - 31, San Antonio, Texas
December 5, 2000: Killed in Afghanistan when a U.S. bomb missed its target.
Staff Sgt. Brian "Cody" Prosser, USA - 28, Frazier Park, Calif.
Master Sgt. Jefferson Donald Davis, USA - 39, Watauga, Tenn.
Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Petithory, USA - 32, Cheshire, Mass.
November 29, 2001: Killed in Uzbekistan, where about 1,000 members of the Army's 10th Mountain Division were stationed. Officials say death under investigation, not result of enemy action.
Pvt. Giovany Maria - 19, New York,
November 25, 2001: Killed by rioting prisoners at Mazar-e-Sharif. First American civilian killed in action in Afghanistan.
Johnny "Mike" Spann, CIA - 32, Winfield, Ala.,
November 7, 2001: Declared dead after he fell overboard from an aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea.
Fireman Apprentice Bryant L. Davis, USN - 20, Chicago
October 19, 2001: Killed in crash of Black Hawk helicopter in Pakistan.
Pfc. Kristofor Stonesifer, USA - 28 Doylestown, Pa.
Spc. Jonn J. Edmunds, USA - 20 Cheyenne,
October 10, 2001: Killed in a heavy-equipment accident in the northern Arabian peninsula. The first death in the campaign.
Master Sgt. Evander Earl Andrews, USAF - 36, Solon, Maine
Time is short. Please review the following information and let us know how you will remember these brave souls.
"AMERICA REMEMBERS": VetsCor/FRN Memorial Day Project
National Cemeteries, Memorial Day Ceremonies, & Military Installation Locators
"AMERICA REMEMBERS": Sample Promotion Letter - Please Send Out
E-mail a Service Member
National Moment of Remembrance
National Military Appreciation Month
June 12, 2002: Shero, Anissa A.; Air Force staff sergeant; 31; Grafton, W.Va.; plane crash.
June 12, 2002: Tycz; Peter P. II; Army sergeant 1st class; 32; Tonawanda, N.Y.; plane crash.
August 7, 2002: Speer, Christopher James; Army sergeant 1st class; 28; Albuquerque, N.M.; enemy fire.
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