Thursday, October 06, 2005

U.S. Casualties Reported 10/5/05

reported in D.O.D. releases dated 10/5/05:

Sgt. Bryan W. Large, 31, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Spc. Jacob T. Vanderbosch, 21, of Vadnais Heights, Minn. and Pfc. Roberto C. Baez, 19, of Tampa, Fla. were killed 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.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian K. Joplin, 32, of Hugo, Okla. , was killed Oct. 4, when he fell out of a U. S. Navy MH-53 helicopter during a regularly scheduled training mission in the Central Arabian Gulf. Joplin was assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15, based in Corpus Christi, Texas.

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