MARINE AND NAVY CASUALTIES

[TSGT Uvin A. Clough Jr., USAF, R]

PLEASE TAKE TIME TO SAY A PRAYER FOR EACH OF THESE MARINES & SAILORS AND THEIR FAMLIES. THEN TAKE TIME TO SEND THIS TO OTHERS THAT THEY MIGHT HONOR THEM. Cpl. Daniel L. Linnabary II, 23, of Hubert, N.C., died Aug. 6 while conducting  combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Tank  Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune,  N.C.

They died Aug. 10 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province,  Afghanistan.  These Marines were assigned to 1st Marine Special Operations  Battalion, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Killed were:
Capt. Matthew P. Manoukian, 29, of Los Altos Hills, Calif.,
Gunnery Sgt. Ryan Jeschke, 31, of Herndon, Va., and Staff Sgt. Sky R. Mote, 27, of El Dorado, Calif

They died Aug. 10 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province,  Afghanistan.  These Marines were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment,  2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force.            The Marines’ parent command was 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine  Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force in Kaneohe Bay,  Hawaii.
Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Scott E. Dickinson, 29, of San Diego, Calif.,
Cpl. Richard A. Rivera Jr., 20 of Ventura, Calif., and
Lance Cpl. Gregory T. Buckley, 21, of Oceanside, N.Y

They died Aug. 17 while supporting combat operations in Farah province,  Afghanistan. They were assigned to 3rd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Camp  Lejeune, N.C.

Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Gregory T. Copes, 36, of Lynch Station, Va., and
Hospital Corpsman Petty Officer 1st Class Darrel L. Enos, 36, of  Colorado Springs, Colo.
These incidents are under investigation.

DOD Identifies Army and Navy Casualties

            The Department of Defense announced today the death of seven  service members who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             They died Aug. 16 in a helicopter crash northeast of Kandahar,  Afghanistan.
Killed were:
Chief Warrant Officer Brian D. Hornsby, 37, of Melbourne, Fla.,  assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation  Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii;
Chief Warrant Officer Suresh N. A. Krause, 29, of Cathedral City,  Calif., assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat  Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii;
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Petty Officer Technician 1st Class  Sean P. Carson, 32, of Des Moines, Wash., assigned to an explosive ordnance  disposal mobile unit in San Diego;
Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick D.  Feeks, 28, of Edgewater, Md., assigned to a West Coast-based naval special  warfare unit;
Sgt. Richard A. Essex, 23, of Kelseyville, Calif., assigned to  the 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th  Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii;
Sgt. Luis A. Oliver Galbreath, 41, of San Juan, Puerto Rico,  assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation  Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; and
Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 2nd Class David J. Warsen,  27, of Kentwood, Mich., assigned to a West Coast-based naval Special warfare  unit.

     Lance Cpl. Alec R. Terwiske, 21, of Dubois, Ind., died Sept. 3 while  conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned  to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary  Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.             The Marine’s parent command was Inspector/Instructor Staff, 4th  Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Fort Knox, Ky