In Memoriam

[RICHARD]

http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_15009490

[wombat2u2004]

http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_15009490

Sad mate.
But soon they'll run in to each other again, up top

[Grace]

4 May2010

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sgt. Ralph Mena, 27, of Hutchinson, Kan., died May 4 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to 72nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 7th Signal Brigade, 5th Signal Command, Mannheim, Germany.

[Grace]

2 May 2010

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Master Sgt. Mark W. Coleman, 40, of Centerville, Wash., died May 2 at Khakrez, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

[Grace]

5 May 2010

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

1st Lt. Brandon A. Barrett, 27, of Marion, Ind., died May 5 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Lt. Barrett was a member of the Class of 2006, USNA.

[Grace]

Great Britain

Cpl. Harvey Alex Holmes, 22, Hyde, England
Company A, 1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment

Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while he was providing protection for a patrol close to Patrol Base Waterloo in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on May 2, 2010

[Grace]

Canada

Petty Officer 2nd Class Craig Blake, 37, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic, attached to Task Force 1-10

Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a dismounted operation in the Panjwayi district of Kandahar province, about 15.5 miles (25 km) southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 3, 2010