Hero Stories for OIF

Lance Cpl. Stephen F. Dearmon, 21, of Crossville, Tennessee, died April 3, 2009, as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Dearmon was assigned to 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Sgt. Daniel J. Beard, 24, of Buffalo, New York, died April 3, 2009, in Al Diwaniyah, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Sgt. Beard was assigned to the 147th Postal Company, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Wiesbaden, Germany. </d

Sgt. Devin C. Poche, 25, of Jacksonville, North Carolina, died March 31, 2009, at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, near Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Sgt. Poche was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. </d

Lance Cpl. Nelson M. Lantigua, 20, of Miami, Florida, died March 31, 2009, as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Lantigua was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10 Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Staff Sgt. Raphael A. Futrell, 26, of Anderson, South Carolina, died March 25, 2009, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Staff Sgt. Futrell was assigned to the 13th Military Police Detachment, 728th Military Police Battalion, 8th Military Police Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, Fort Shafter, Hawaii. </d

Sgt. Jose R. Escobedo, Jr., 32, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, died March 20, 2009, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident the night before at Forward Operating Base Kalsu in Iskandariyah, Iraq. Sgt. Escobedo was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment in Schweinfurt, Germany. </d

Spc. Gary L. Moore, 25, of Del City, Oklahoma, died March 16, 2009, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an explosive device struck his vehicle. Spc. Moore was assigned to the 978th Military Police Company, 93rd Military Police Battalion, Fort Bliss, Texas. </d

Lance Cpl. Patrick A. Malone, 21, of Ocala, Florida, died March 10, 2009, as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Malone was assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.<

1st Lt. Daniel B. Hyde, 24, of Modesto, California, died March 7, 2009, in Samarra, Iraq, of wounds sustained in Tikrit when an explosive device struck his unit vehicle. 1st Lt. Hyde was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.<

Spc. Jessica Y. Sarandrea, 22, of Miami, Florida, died March 3, 2009, in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked her forward operating base with mortar fire. Spc. Sarandrea was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.<