In Memoriam

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Poland

Chief Warrant Officer Bartosz Spychala

From: Lubliniec, Poland
Age: 39
Unit: 1 Pulku Specjalnym Komandosow (1st Special Commando Regiment)
Died: April 3, 2011

Died in a non-combat related incident in Ghanzi, Afghanistan.

link to Polish News article

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4 April 2011

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn.

Capt. Wesley J. Hinkley, 36, of Carlisle, Pa., died April 4 in Baghdad, Iraq, as a result of a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Stewart, Ga.

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4 April 2011

The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died April 4 of wounds suffered from small arms fire in Faryab province, Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation.

Killed were:

Staff Sgt. Scott H. Burgess, 32, of Franklin, Texas.

Sgt. Michael S. Lammerts, 26, of Tonawanda, N.Y.

They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Baumholder, Germany.

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2 April 2011

The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation New Dawn. They died April 2 of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their position with indirect fire in Babil, Iraq.

Killed were:

Staff Sgt. Quadi S. Hudgins, 26, of New Orleans, La.

Sgt. Christian A. S. Garcia, 30, of Goodyear, Ariz.

They were assigned to the Maintenance Troop, Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.

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5 April 2011

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn.

Spc. Gary L. Nelson III, 20, of Woodstock, Ga., died April 5 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Third Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.