Hero Stories for Operation Iraqi Freedom

Birth: January 25, 1978 – Pembroke, Massachusetts Died: April 4, 2003 – At Tuwayhah, Iraq 1st Lt McPhillips was assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, based at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He was manning a machine gun fighting off an ambush when he was killed. Brian was a finance major at Providence College in [.

Born: January 18, 1983 in Hamilton, Ohio Died: August 17, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq 1st Lt. Jonathan W Edds of White Pigeon, Michigan graduated near the top of his class at White Pigeon High School in 2001. He was one of three brothers who went to the United States Military Academy at West Point. He excelled [.

Born: March 11, 1985 in Westwood, New Jersey Died: September 7, 2006 in Al Anbar, Iraq Pfc. Vincent M. Frassetto of Toms River, New Jersey played tight end for Toms River High School North. After graduating in 2003, he joined the Marines about a year later in August of 2004. In the Corps, he seemed to [.

Born: April 5, 1986 Died: May 28, 2007 in Abu Sayda, Iraq Cpl. James E. Summers of Bourbon, Missouri grew up in Bourbon and Cuba before joining the Army. Joining the military was a lifelong dream of his. In June of 2005, he married the former Beth Bridgeman, of Cuba, and the two had lived in [.

Born: October 20, 1984 in Los Angeles County, California Died: January 7, 2006 near Fallujah, Iraq Lance Cpl Raul Mercado of Monrovia, California relocated to Mexico along with his family at a young age, but after ten years, at age 17, he came back to California to finish his education at Monrovia High School. While in [.

Died: April 18, 2010 in Iraq Pfc. Charlie C. Antonio of Kahului, Hawaii, died at age 28 in Annassar, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. Army 1st Battalion 8th Infantry Regiment 3rd Brigade Combat Team 4th Infantry Division Fort Carson, Colorado To be updated&#8230; <

Birth: October 19, 1967 &#8211; Pecos, Texas Died: March 23, 2003 – near Nasiriyah, Iraq CWO2 Mata was assigned to 507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas. He was one of eight soldiers found dead during the rescue of Pfc. Jessica Lynch, who was being held as a prisoner of war. Johnny grew up in the small [.

Born: October 18, 1983 in Topeka, Kansas Died: October 18, 2005 in Mosul, Iraq Cpl Lucas A Frantz of Tonganoxie, Kansas was a 2002 graduate of Tonganoxie High School where he was an outstanding football player as an offensive lineman and linebacker. He was a 2001 all-conference player. His former team retired his football number during [.

Born: January 25, 1982 in Florida Died: January 5, 2006 in Iraq Sgt Adam L. Cann of Davie, Florida was a 2000 graduate of South Plantation High School and as an adult, the minute he walked through door was always like a high school reunion. People just came out of the woodwork. He was quick with [.

Birth: February 14, 1984 &#8211; New York City, New York Died: August 23, 2003 &#8211; Ar Ramadi, Iraq Pfc Mack was assigned to 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado as a computer analyst. Mack jumped into the Euphrates River near the Hadithah Dam to take a swim and did not resurface. A search [.