Connecticut, Post Kelo New London, Fort Trumbull & Eminent Domain
From Connecticut
- Connecticut (20)
- Marine Cpl. Stephen R. Bixler, 20, of Suffield, Connecticut.
- Bixler
died while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al
Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Reconnaissance
Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on May 4, 2006.
- Army Pfc. Jeffrey F. Braun, 19, of Stafford, Connecticut.
- Braun
died from a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned
to Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on December
12, 2003.
- Army CWO William I. Brennan, 36, of Bethlehem, Connecticut.
- Brennan
died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his OH-58D helicopter apparently collided
with another OH-58D helicopter and crashed. He was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 25th Aviation, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Wheeler Army
Air Field, Hawaii. Died on October 16, 2004.
- Marine Cpl. Kemaphoom A. Chanawongse, 22, of Waterford, Connecticut.
- Killed
in action during operations on the outskirts of An Nasiriyah on March
23, 2003. Chanawongse was assigned to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion,
2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
- Marine Sgt. David J. Coullard, 32, of Glastonbury, Connecticut.
- Coullard
died as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting dismounted
operations outside Haditha, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Forces
Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division,
Brookpark, Ohio. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, all were attached
to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on August 1, 2005.
- Army Pfc. Anthony D. Dagostino, 20, of Waterbury, Connecticut.
- Dagostino
was on board a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter when it went down in Al
Fallujah, Iraq. The cause of the incident is unknown and an
investigation is underway. He was assigned to the 16th Signal
Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas. Died on November 2, 2003.
- Army Sgt. Felix M. Del Greco, 22, of Simsbury, Connecticut.
- Del
Greco died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive devise and
small arms fire struck his mounted patrol. He was assigned the Army
National Guard's 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, New Haven, Connecticut.
Died on April 9, 2004.
- Marine Cpl. Kevin J. Dempsey, 23, of Monroe, Connecticut.
- Dempsey
died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to
2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on November 13,
2004.
- Army Staff Sgt. Richard S. Eaton, Jr., 37, of Guilford, Connecticut.
- Eaton
died in his sleep of a pulmonary edema in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. Eaton was
assigned to the 323rd Military Intelligence Battalion, U.S. Army
Reserves, Fort Meade, Maryland. Died on August 12, 2003.
- Army Spc. Tyanna S. Felder, 22, of Bridgeport, Connecticut.
- Felder
died in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained on April 4 in Mosul when her
convoy vehicle was hit with an improvised explosive device. She was
assigned to 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry
Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on April 7, 2004.
- Army Civilian Barbara Heald, 60, of Stamford, Connecticut.
- Heald
died in Baghdad, Iraq, when the Republic National Palace was hit by a
mortar round. She worked for the Project and Contracting Office -
Finance. Died on January 29, 2005.
- Army Spc. Christopher L. Hoskins, 21, of Danielson, Connecticut.
- Hoskins
died in Ramadi, Iraq, when his unit was conducting combat operations
and was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. He was assigned
to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team,
2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on June 21, 2005.
- Army Spc. Robert W. Hoyt, 21, of Ashford, Connecticut.
- Hoyt died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV
while conducting convoy operations. He was assigned to the Army
National Guard's 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, Bristol,
Connecticut. Died on December 11, 2004.
- Marine Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Jordan, 42, of Enfield, Connecticut.
- Killed
in action in the vicinity of An Nasiriyah. He was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp
Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on March 23, 2003.
- Army Spc. Jacob D. Martir, 21, of Norwich, Connecticut.
- Martir
died in Sadr City, Iraq, when his patrol came under enemy small arms
fire. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st
Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Died on August 18, 2004.
- Army Spc. Wilfredo Perez, Jr., 24, of Norwalk, Connecticut.
- Perez
was killed as a result of a grenade being thrown from a window of an
Iraqi civilian hospital that he was guarding in Ba'qubah, Iraq. He was
assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 67th
Armor Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Died on July
26, 2003.
- Marine Lance Cpl. Lawrence R. Philippon, 22, of Hartford, Connecticut.
- Philippon
died from enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in
the vicinity of Al Qa'im, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd
Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on May 8, 2005.
- Marine Cpl. Jordan C. Pierson, 21, of Milford, Connecticut.
- Pierson
died while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He
was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine
Division, Plainville, Connecticut. Died on August 25, 2006.
- Marine Lance Cpl. John T. Schmidt III, 21, of Brookfield, Connecticut.
- Schmidt
died from wounds received as a result of an explosion while conducting
combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on
January 30, 2005. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Lejeune, North Carolina. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Schmidt's unit
was attached to 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. Died
on May 11, 2005.
- Army Staff Sgt. Thomas E. Vitagliano, 33, of New Haven, Connecticut.
- Vitagliano
died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive
device detonated near his position. He was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey,
Korea. Died on January 17, 2005.
