Hero Stories for February 2009

Sgt. 1st Class Raymond J. Munden, 35, of Mesquite, Texas, died February 16, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Tillman in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire. Sgt. 1st Class Munden was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.<

Staff Sgt. Sean D. Diamond, 41, of Dublin, California, died February 15, 2009, in As Salam, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Staff Sgt. Diamond was assigned to the 610th Engineer Support Company, 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, Fort Lewis, Washington.<

Cpl. Stephen S. Thompson, 23, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, died February 14, 2009, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a gunshot wound. Cpl. Thompson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.<

Staff Sgt. Daniel L. Hansen, 24, of Tracy, California, died February 14, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Hansen was assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Iwakuni, Japan.<

We will upload a new list of American KIA from Iraq and Afghanistan every week. Sgt James M Dorsey    Beardstown, IL    Army     2/8/09    I    M Spc Christopher P Sweet    Kahului, HI    Army     2/6/09    I    M Sgt Darrell L Fernandez    Truth or Consequences, NM    Army     1/31/09    I    M Chief Warrant Officer Matthew G Kelley     Cameron, MO    Army     1/26/09    I    M Chief Warrant Officer Joshua M Tillery    Beaverton, OR    Army     1/26/09    I    M Chief Warrant Officer Benjami...

Staff Sgt. Marc J. Small, 29, of Collegeville, Pennsylvania, died February 12, 2009, at Faramuz, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using a rocket-propelled grenade launcher and small arms fire. Statt Sgt. Small was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.<

Col. Mohammed Saleh Mahdy, Kirkush Regional Maintenance Company commander met at Kirkush Military Training Base with Lt. Col. Norman B. Green, the 304th Sustainment Brigade commander out of Riverside, Calif., and Lt. Col. Brent D. Bush, 100th Brigade Support Battalion commander out of Houston, Texas, to discuss the proposed authorized stockage list for the M1114 humvee Jan. 27

Iraqi national distribution capability took a big step forward Tuesday as the Iraqi Railroad successfully picked up cargo from Iraqi Transportation Network trucks at Camp Taji and moved it to the Port of Umm Qasr.

FOX News ran an story on HeroBracelets in Boston Monday night. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE STORY.<