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11-Apr-2008, 08:48 PM #31
#4 - Corporal Nathan Smith ( Nova Scotia )
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Killed in Afghanistan April 18, 2002
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11-Apr-2008, 10:06 PM #32
my definition of a hero:

Pat Tillman
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Putting a face to the fallen is not easy but they deserve the honor.
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11-Apr-2008, 10:31 PM #34
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I changed my mind and will try and post them ALL individually. It's going to take some time but it won't be anything near what they sacrificed.
I cant put enough thumbs up so x infinity!
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my definition of a hero:

Pat Tillman


Pat Tillman
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Patrick Daniel Tillman (November 6, 1976 – April 22, 2004) was an American football player who left his professional sports career and enlisted in the United States Army in May 2002. He was killed in action in Afghanistan.

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12-Apr-2008, 12:26 AM #36
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I cant put enough thumbs up so x infinity!
I can not put enough thumbs up either ---for our best, our bravest .
I also cannot put up enough - > either .
I think of all that they sacrificed -- loss to family , loved ones - their children.
Glad to see their sacrifices posted though ---we should never forget how serious this business is .....or forget them . >f
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Times two from me. Great idea.

Would you object to me putting a small piece on some of the fallen British soldiers, navymen and airmen in here from time to time?
I don't see a problem with that!
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#5 - Corporal Robbie Beerenfenger ( Ontario )
3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
Killed in Afghanistan October 2, 2003
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#6 - Sergeant Robert Short ( New Brunswick )
3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment
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#7 - Corporal Jamie Murphy ( Newfoundland and Labrador )
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#8 - Private Braun Woodfield ( Nova Scotia )
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Great thread honoring the brave troops!
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Spec. Gregory B. Rundell
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Spec. Gregory B. Rundell
Hometown: Ramsey, Minnesota, U.S.

Age: 21 years old

Died: March 26, 2008 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

Incident: Killed by small arms fire in Taji.

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North St. Paul soldier killed by sniper in Iraq (Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minn., March 28, 2008)

North St. Paul soldier is killed (Pioneer Press, Minn., March 28, 2008)
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Awarded the Silver Star


Sgt. Benny J. Alicea, 33, of Attleboro, Mass., earned the Silver Star in Fallujah when he saved the lives of six fellow squad members during a November firefight with insurgents — despite suffering shrapnel wounds from two grenades.

Sgt. Alicea — then a specialist serving as a rifleman and grenadier in Company A — and others went door to door, rounding up terrorist suspects, when they were ambushed at a two-story house along the primary north-south road in Fallujah.

Dropping back into the courtyard, with gunfire spraying out of the house and from across the street, he was struck in the hip and buttocks by shrapnel from two grenades that had been rolled through the front door.

Moving away from the courtyard, the squad headed for the street. After continuing to fire on the house, Alicea was the last to emerge.

“That's when my leg gave out on me, and I just dropped,” said Alicea, who huddled into a position alongside three wounded comrades in the middle of the road as multiple rounds flew all around them.

“I just kept firing my weapon, just shooting, waiting to get hit. I'd pretty much figured at any given point, it was all over. I just kept firing my weapon, but I didn't think I was going to make it through it.”

When his own ammunition was exhausted, he grabbed magazines from the wounded and managed to protect the position until another Bradley fighting vehicle arrived on the scene. He helped load the most seriously injured soldiers before finally being taken away himself.

The intent of this thread is not only to honor and remember those Soldiers who fought and died for their country but also those who fought and placed themselves in deadly situations to save the lives of others. They are all heroes in my eyes and should be recognized and honored.
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Sgt. Benny J. Alicea, 33, of Attleboro, Mass., earned the Silver Star in Fallujah when he saved the lives of six fellow squad members during a November firefight with insurgents — despite suffering shrapnel wounds from two grenades.

Sgt. Alicea — then a specialist serving as a rifleman and grenadier in Company A — and others went door to door, rounding up terrorist suspects, when they were ambushed at a two-story house along the primary north-south road in Fallujah.

Dropping back into the courtyard, with gunfire spraying out of the house and from across the street, he was struck in the hip and buttocks by shrapnel from two grenades that had been rolled through the front door.

Moving away from the courtyard, the squad headed for the street. After continuing to fire on the house, Alicea was the last to emerge.

“That's when my leg gave out on me, and I just dropped,” said Alicea, who huddled into a position alongside three wounded comrades in the middle of the road as multiple rounds flew all around them.

“I just kept firing my weapon, just shooting, waiting to get hit. I'd pretty much figured at any given point, it was all over. I just kept firing my weapon, but I didn't think I was going to make it through it.”

When his own ammunition was exhausted, he grabbed magazines from the wounded and managed to protect the position until another Bradley fighting vehicle arrived on the scene. He helped load the most seriously injured soldiers before finally being taken away himself.

The intent of this thread is not only to honor and remember those Soldiers who fought and died for their country but also those who fought and placed themselves in deadly situations to save the lives of others. They are all heroes in my eyes and should be recognized and honored.
Sarge, great point! While all those that have died were extremely brave men who should be honored for their bravery, dying does not automatically bestowe hero status on a soldier. I was hoping someone would know of and post a hero that made it out alive as I believe that you also do not have to die to be a hero.

I try to personally thank every soldier that I encounter in my daily errands for their service and bravery. And living in the N. VA area, I run into quite a few every time I go to the grocery or am forced to use the Metro system. They seem to appreciate my meager efforts to honor them.
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