Hero Stories for May 2009

Spc. Marko M. Samson, 30, of Columbus, Ohio, died May 31, 2009, in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. Spc. Samson was assigned to the 277th Aviation Support Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. </d

Spc. Samuel D. Stone, 20, of Port Orchard, Washington, died May 31, 2009, in Tallil, Iraq, of injuries suffered during a non-combat related vehicle roll-over. Spc. Stone was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment, Bremerton, Washington. </d

Lance Cpl. Matthew G. Reza, 27, of Austin, Texas, was killed May 31, 2009, as a result of a non-hostile incident in Khandahar province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Reza was assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina. </d

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Pvt. Thomas E. Lee III, 20, of Dalton, Georgia, died May 29, 2009, in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an explosive device struck his vehicle. Pvt. Lee was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. </d

Pvt. Bradley W. Iorio, 19, of Galloway, New Jersey, died May 29, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident on May 27 in Tallil, Iraq. Pvt. Iorio was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas. </d

Spc. Chad A. Edmundson, 20, of Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, died May 27, 2009, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered while on a dismounted patrol when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit. Spc. Edmundson was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry, 56th Stryker Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard. </d

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“Keep Up the Fire,” a new documentary produced by the Army’s Program Executive Office Soldier, tells the story of the first infantry unit deployed to Iraq with the Land Warrior syst

Lt. Col. Mark E. Stratton II, 39, of Houston, Texas, died May 26, 2009, near Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Lt. Col. Stratton was assigned to the Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. </d