December, 2008
3 Killed - Afghanistan    16 Killed - Iraq    Total: 19
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12/01/08 (A)
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Captain Robert J. Yllescas
31, Lincoln, Nebraska
U.S. Army
National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered Oct. 28 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit at Combat Outpost Keating, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to the 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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Sgt. John J. Savage
26, Weatherford, Texas
U.S. Army
MOSUL, Iraq
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died from wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device Dec. 4 in Mosul, Iraq.
He was assigned to the 103rd Engineer Company, 94th Engineer Battalion, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
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Staff Sgt. Solomon T. Sam
26, Majuro, Marshall Islands
U.S. Army
MOSUL, Iraq
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died from wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device Dec. 4 in Mosul, Iraq.
He was assigned to the 523rd Engineer Company, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
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Spc. Jesse Alan Crudop
27, Pembroke, Massachusetts
U.S. Army
Non-combat
Died suddenly at the South Shore Hospital, Pembroke, Mass..
He was a Military Police Officer in the 94th MP Co. based in NH. He was deployed to Iraq from 2004 to 2007.
   Personal Tribute Site
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Sgt Christopher S. Thomas
22, Coopersburg, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Unspecified
Died one month after completing his third tour in Iraq. While in Iraq he studied the local language and became so fluent that during his subsequent deployments his unit operated without an interpreter.
He was a Marine Corps Veteran of Iraqi Operation Freedom serving three tours of duty in Iraq with the 3rd Battalion 6th Marine Regiment of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
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12/16/08 (A)
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Pvt. Colman J. Meadows III
19, Senoia, Georgia
U.S. Army
Forward Operating Base Ramrod, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack


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Staff Sgt. Jonathan W. Dean
25, Henagar, Oklahoma
U.S. Army
Baharia - Anbar
Non-combat
Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident in Tikrit, Iraq.
He was assigned to the 561st Military Police Company, 716th Military Police Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Lance Cpl. Robert Johnson
21, Yorba Lind, California
U.S. Marine Corps
Al Anbar Province
Non-combat
Died while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
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Pfc. Coleman W. Hinkefent
19, Coweta, Oklahoma
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Non-combat
Died in Hamburg, Germany of a non-combat related illness.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
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Lance Cpl. Thomas Reilly Jr.
19, London, Kentucky
U.S. Marine Corps
Al Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire
Died while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
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12/24/08 (I)
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Spc. Stephen G. Zapasnik
19, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
U.S. Army
Southern Iraq
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over.
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
   Arlington
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Cpl. Charles P. Gaffney Jr.
42, Phoenix, Arizona
U.S. Army
Paktika, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died when his combat outpost received enemy rocket fire.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
   Arlington
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Spc. Stephen M. Okray
21, St. Clair Shores, Michigan
U.S. Army
Southern Iraq
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over.
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
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Staff Sgt. Christopher G. Smith
28, Grand Rapids, Michigan
U.S. Army
Southern Iraq
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over.
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
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Maj. John P. Pryor
42, Moorestown, New Jersey
U.S. Army
Mosul - Ninewa
Hostile - Indirect fire
Died of wounds suffered when a mortar round impacted near his living quarters.
He was assigned to the 1st Medical Detachment, Forward Surgical Team, Fort Totten, N.Y.
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12/25/08 (I)
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Master-at-Arms Seaman Apprentice Joshua D. Seitz
19, Pensacola, Florida
U.S. Army
Manama - Bahrain
Non-combat


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Spc. Tony J. Gonzales
20, Newman, California
U.S. Army
Sadr City, Iraq
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
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Pvt. Benjamin B. Tollefson
22, Concord, California
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - mortar attack
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire in Ghazaliya.
Tollefson was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
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Pfc. Christopher W. Lotter
20, Chester Heights, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Balad - Salah Ad Din
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of wounds suffered when he was shot by enemy forces in Tikrit.
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
   Arlington
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Index:
Crudop, Jesse Alan Dean, Jonathan W. Gaffney, Charles P. Jr. Gonzales, Tony J. Hinkefent, Coleman W. Johnson, Robert Lotter, Christopher W.
Meadows, Colman J. III Okray, Stephen M. Pryor, John P. Reilly, Thomas Jr. Sam, Solomon T. Savage, John J. Seitz, Master-at-Arms Seaman Apprentice Joshua D.
Smith, Christopher G. Thomas, Christopher S. Tollefson, Benjamin B. Yllescas, Robert J. Zapasnik, Stephen G.