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Minnesota's Fallen Heroes

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2001

2002

  1. Maj. Curtis D. Feistner 34 Company E, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment White Bear Lake, Minnesota Killed when a MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed at sea in the southern Philippines on February 21, 2002
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2003

  1. Pfc. Edward J. Herrgott 20 Company C, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division Shakopee, Minnesota Killed when he was shot while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 3, 2003
  2. Staff Sgt. Brian R. Hellerman 35 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Freeport, Minnesota Killed when an Iraqi vehicle ambushed his unit in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 6, 2003
  3. Staff Sgt. Dale A. Panchot 26 Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Northome, Minnesota Killed by enemy fire while on patrol south of Balad, Iraq, on November 17, 2003
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2004

  1. Chief Warrant Officer Patrick D. Dorff 32 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Buffalo, Minnesota Dorff's OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter went down in the Tigris River during a search on January 25, 2004, after a watercraft carrying four soldiers capsized. His remains were recovered on January 29, 2004
  2. Pfc. Matthew G. Milczark 18 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division Kettle River, Minnesota Died of a non-combat gunshot wound at Camp Victory, Kuwait, on March 8, 2004
  3. Cpl. Tyler R. Fey 22 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Eden Prarie, Minnesota Died due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 4, 2004
  4. Pfc. Moises A. Langhorst 19 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Moose Lake, Minnesota Killed by hostile fire in Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 5, 2004
  5. Lance Cpl. Levi T. Angell 20 11th Combat Service Support Group, 1st Force Service Support Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force St. Louis, Minnesota Died due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 8, 2004
  6. Spc. James J. Holmes 28 C Company, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, North Dakota Army National Guard East Grand Forks, Minnesota Died May 8, 2004, in Landstuhl, Germany, from injuries sustained on May 3, 2004 in Iraq when a roadside bomb detonated near the driver side of his military vehicle
  7. Cpl. Demetrius L. Rice 24 Company B, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Ortonville, Minnesota Killed when his vehicle rolled over as the driver tried to avoid another vehicle in Tal Afar, Iraq, on July 14, 2004
  8. Petty Officer 3rd Class David A. Cedergrene 25 Assigned to the 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic South St. Paul, Minnesota Died in a non-combat related incident near Iskandariayah, Iraq, on September 11, 2004
  9. Spc. Daniel James McConnell 27 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Duluth, Minnesota Died when he was involved in a vehicle accident in Kirkuk, Iraq, on November 16, 2004
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2005

  1. Sgt. 1st Class Mickey E. Zaun 27 Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Special Operations Command Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Died from injuries sustained in a collision between two armored vehicles in Mosul, Iraq, on January 28, 2005
  2. Sgt. Michael C. Carlson 22 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division St. Paul, Minnesota Died when the Bradley fighting vehicle he was in overturned in Mohammed Sacran, Iraq, on January 24, 2005
  3. Spc. Dwayne J. McFarlane Jr. 20 Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Cass Lake, Minnesota Killed when his dismounted patrol was hit by an improvised explosive device in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 9, 2005
  4. Staff Sgt. David Day 25 Company C, 1st Battalion, 151st Field Artillery, 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota Army National Guard St. Louis Park, Minnesota One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded as they were exiting their Humvee after it had rolled over following a collision with a civilian vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 21, 2005
  5. Sgt. Jesse Lhotka 24 Company C, 1st Battalion, 151st Field Artillery, 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota Army National Guard Alexandria, Minnesota One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded as they were exiting their Humvee after it had rolled over following a collision with a civilian vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 21, 2005
  6. 1st Lt. Jason Timmerman 24 Company C, 1st Battalion, 151st Field Artillery, 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota Army National Guard Tracy, Minnesota One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded as they were exiting their Humvee after it had rolled over following a collision with a civilian vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 21, 2005
  7. Spc. Travis R. Bruce 22 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade Byron, Minnesota Killed when an enemy mortar round detonated near his guard position in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 23, 2005
  8. Capt. Kelly C. Hinz 30 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Woodbury, Minnesota Killed when the F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet he was piloting crashed in Iraq on May 2, 2005
  9. Chief Warrant Officer Matthew Scott Lourey 40 C Troop, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division East Bethel, Minnesota Died on May 27, 2005, of injuries sustained on May 26 when his OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter came under small-arms attack and crashed in Buhriz, Iraq
  10. Chief Warrant Officer Corey J. Goodnature 35 Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment Clarks Grove, Minnesota One of 16 U.S. troops killed when a MH-47D Chinook helicopter was shot down while trying to reinforce a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team near Asadabad, Afghanistan, in Kunar Province on June 28, 2005
  11. Sgt. Bryan J. Opskar 32 Company C, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Princeton, Minnesota Killed when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb during combat operations near Ar Rutbah, Iraq, on July 23, 2005
  12. Sgt. 1st Class Michael A. Benson 40 1st Battalion, 314th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 78th Division Winona, Minnesota Died on August 10, 2005, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, of wounds sustained on August 2 when a car bomb struck his convoy in Baghdad, Iraq
  13. Pfc. Elden D. Arcand 22 360th Transportation Company, 68th Corps Support Battalion, 43rd Area Support Group White Bear Lake, Minnesota One of two soldiers killed when their M915A1 tractor pulling a 7,500-gallon tanker accidentally rolled over in Mosul, Iraq, on August 21, 2005
  14. Spc. Jacob T. Vanderbosch, 21, of Vadnais Heights, Minnesota. The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died in Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq, on Oct. 3, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during combat operations. The soldiers were assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N. C.
  15. Master Sgt. Brett E. Angus, 40, of St. Paul, Minn., died Nov. 26 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the vicinity of Camp Taqaddum, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron-372, Marine Wing Support Group-37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
  16. Cpl. Anthony T. McElveen, 20, of Little Falls, Minn. One of 10 Marines died Dec. 1 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Fallujah, Iraq. All 10 Marines were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, their unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
  17. Lance Cpl. Scott T. Modeen, 24, of Hennepin, Minn.. One of 10 Marines died Dec. 1 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Fallujah, Iraq. All 10 Marines were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, their unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
  18. Staff Sgt. Kenneth B. Pospisil 35 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Andover, Minnesota Killed when a roadside bomb exploded during combat operations against enemy forces near Ramadi, Iraq, on December 14, 2005
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2006

  1. Cpl. Andrew J. Kemple, 23, of Cambridge, Minn., died in Tikrit, Iraq on Feb. 12, when his HMMWV came under small arms fire during combat operations. Kemple was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
  2. Lance Cpl. Robert G. Posivio III, 22, of Sherburn, Minn., Both Marines died May 23, while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq. They were assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
  3. Capt. Nathanael J. Doring, 31, of Apple Valley, Minn., died May 30, following a non-hostile helicopter accident near Al Taqaddum, Iraq, on May 27. Doring was assigned to Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron-169, Marine Aircraft Group-39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
  4. Spc. Brent W. Koch, 22, of Morton, Minn.died on June 16, in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. Koch was assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 136th Infantry Combined Arms Battalion, Hutchinson, Minn.
  5. Spc. Kyle R. Miller, 19, of Willmar, Minn., died on June 29 in Mosul, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy. Miller was assigned to the Army National Guard's Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery Regiment, New Ulm, Minn.
  6. Spc. Troy C. Linden, 22, of Detroit Lakes, Minn., died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on July 8, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their Mine Protected Vehicle (RG-31) during combat operations. All soldiers were assigned to the 54th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany.
  7. Spc. Qixing Lee, 20, of Minneapolis, Minn. died in Taji, Iraq, on Aug 27, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their M2A3 Bradley Vehicle during combat operations. All soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
  8. Sgt. Joshua R. Hanson, 27, of West St. Paul, Minn.,died on Aug. 30, in Khaldea, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Hanson was assigned to the National Guard 2nd Battalion, 136th Infantry, Detroit Lakes, Minn.
  9. Cpl. Johnathan L. Benson, 21, of North Branch, Minn. died Sept. 9 from wounds suffered on June 17 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
  10. Staff Sgt. Kevin M. Witte, 27, of Beardsley, Minn., died on Oct. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during a combat patrol. Witte was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
  11. Spc. Bryan T. McDonough, 22, of Maplewood, Minn.died Dec. 2 in Fallujah, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during security operations. They were assigned to the 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry, Crookston, Minn.
  12. Spc. Corey J. Rystad, 20, of Red Lake Falls, Minn.died Dec. 2 in Fallujah, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during security operations. They were assigned to the 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry, Crookston, Minn.
  13. Pfc. Nicholas D. Turcotte, 23, of Maple Grove, Minn., died Dec. 4 in An Nasiriyah, Iraq, from injuries suffered in a vehicle accident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry, West St. Paul, Minn.
    The incident is under investigation.
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2007

  1. No. 128-07: Sgt. Maj. Michael C. Mettille, 44, of West St. Paul, Minn., died Feb. 1 at Camp Adder, Iraq, from a non-combat related injury.Mettille was assigned to the 134th Brigade Support Battalion, Brooklyn Park, Minn.
    The incident is under investigation.
  2. No. 230-07: Sgt. William J. Beardsley, 25, of Coon Rapids, Minn., died Feb. 26 in Diwaniyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.Beardsley was assigned to the 260th Quartermaster Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Troop Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
  3. No. 237-07: Sgt. Chad M. Allen, 25, of Maple Lake, Minn., died Feb. 28 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Allen was assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
  4. No. 339-07: Sgt. Greg N. Riewer, 30, of Frazee, Minn., died Mar. 23 in Habbaniyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive devise detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.He was assigned to the 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Bemidji, Minn.
  5. No. 373-07: Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Olsen, 20, of Eagan, Minn., died April 2 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.Olsen was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
  6. No. 403-07: Pfc. Conor G. Masterson, 21, of Inver Grove Heights, Minn., died April 7 in Eastern Afghanistan of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.Masterson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany.
  7. No. 449-07: Sgt. Joshua A. Schmit, 26, of Willmar, Minn., died Apr. 14 in Fallujah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle. They were assigned to the 1451st Transportation Company, 13th Support Command, Iraq.
  8. No. 555-07: Spc. Robert J. Dixon, 27, of Minneapolis, MN, died May 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.Dixon was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
  9. No. 625-07: Sgt. Jason A. Schumann, 23, of Hawley, Minn., died May 19 in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.Schumann was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.
  10. No. 788-07: Pfc. Anthony D. Hebert, 19, of Lake City, Minn., died June 21 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
  11. No. 988-07Staff Sgt. Jacob M. Thompson, 26, of North Mankato, Minn., died Aug. 6 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device.They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
  12. No. 1070-07Staff Sgt. Andrew P. Nelson, 22, of Moorhead, Minn., died Aug. 29 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit.He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
  13. No. 1362-07Sgt. 1st Class John J. Tobiason, 42, of Bloomington, Minn., died Nov. 28 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered from an incident that is currently under investigation. He was assigned to the 847th Adjutant General Battalion, 89th Regional Readiness Command, Wichita, Kan.
  14. No. 1390-07Spc. Randy W. Pickering, 31, of Bovey, Minn., died Dec. 9 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the Regimental Support Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany.
    The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.
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2008

  1. No. 0012-08: Pfc. Joshua R. Anderson, 24, of Jordan, Minn., died Jan 2 in Kamasia, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
  2. No. 0069-08: Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Ryan Kahler, 29, of Granite Falls, Minn., died Jan. 26 in FOB Fenty, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from small arms fire in Waygul, Afghanistan. Possible friendly fire. Afghan guard (ally) possibly mistook the soldier as an enemy combatant and engaged with small arms fire. Incident is under investigation. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy.
  3. No. 250-08 : Spc. Gregory B. Rundell, 21, of Ramsey, Minn., died March 26 in Taji Iraq, of wounds suffered from small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
  4. No. 300-08: Spc. Jacob J. Fairbanks, 22, of Saint Paul, Minn., died April 9 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
    The incident is under investigation.

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