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United States Navy Commander Dan Shanower |
| Hometown: |
Naperville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Age: |
40 years old |
| Died: |
September 11, 2001 |
| Unit: |
Naval Intelligence |
| Incident: |
Killed in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon |
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United States Army Staff Sergeant. Andrew R. Pokorny |
| Hometown: |
Naperville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Age: |
30 years old |
| Died: |
June 13, 2003 in Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Unit: |
Army, 3rd Air Defense Artillery, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo. |
| Incident: |
On the way back from patrol, Pokorny's M113 armored personnel carrier, threw a track causing the vehicle to roll over near Al Asad. |
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United States Army Private First Class Shawn Edwards |
| Hometown: |
Bensenville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Age: |
20 years old |
| Died: |
April 23, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom. |
| Unit: |
Army, 121st Signal Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Kitzingen, Germany |
| Incident: |
Killed when his convoy was hit by a makeshift bomb (IED) in Samarra. |
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United States Army Sergeant Jack T. Hennessy |
| Hometown: |
Naperville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Age: |
21 years old |
| Died: |
October 1, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Unit: |
Army, 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Tex. |
| Incident: |
Killed at his checkpoint in Baghdad by small-arms fire. |
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United States Marine Corps Sergeant David M. Caruso |
| Hometown: |
Naperville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Age: |
25 years old |
| Died: |
November 9, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Unit: |
Marines, 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. |
| Incident: |
Killed during the U.S. assault on Fallujah. |
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United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal.
Nicholas Larson |
| Hometown: |
Wheaton, Illinois, U.S. |
| Age: |
19 years old |
| Died: |
November 9, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom. |
| Unit: |
Marines, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. |
| Incident: |
Killed during the U.S. assault on Fallujah. |
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United States Army Corporal Jeffrey A. Williams |
| Hometown: |
Warrenville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Age: |
20 years old |
| Died: |
September 5, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Unit: |
Army, Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo. |
| Incident: |
Killed when a makeshift bomb (IED) detonated near his combat patrol in Tal Afar near Mosul. |
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United States Army Private Christopher M. Alcozer |
| Hometown: |
Villa Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Age: |
21 years old |
| Died: |
November 19, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Unit: |
Army, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. |
| Incident: |
Killed when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and grenades in Mosul. |
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United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal.
Adam W. Kaiser |
| Hometown: |
Naperville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Age: |
19 years old |
| Died: |
December 1, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Unit: |
Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. |
| Incident: |
Killed by a makeshift bomb (IED) while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Fallujah. |
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United States Marine Corps Private First Class
Sean T. Cardelli |
| Hometown: |
Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S. |
| Age: |
20 years old |
| Died: |
February 1, 2006 in Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Unit: |
Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. |
| Incident: |
Killed by enemy small arms fire while conducting combat operations near Fallujah. |
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United States Army Staff Sergeant Mario J. Bievre |
| Hometown: |
Glendale Heights, Illinois, U.S. |
| Age: |
34 years old |
| Died: |
June 23, 2006 in Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Unit: |
Army, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. |
| Incident: |
Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad. |
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United States Army Sergeant Bradley H. Beste |
| Hometown: |
Naperville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Age: |
22 years old |
| Died: |
August 4, 2006 in Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Unit: |
Army, 1st Calvary Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany |
| Incident: |
Killed during small arms fire when a makeshift bomb (IED) exploded near his Humvee while conducting combat operations in Ramadi. |
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United States Marine Corps Sergeant Thomas M. Gilbert |
| Hometown: |
Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S. |
| Age: |
24 years old |
| Died: |
October 25, 2006 in Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Unit: |
Marine Reserves, Marine Forces Reserve’s 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| Incident: |
Killed while conducting combat operations in Fallujah. |
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United States Army Captain Kevin C. Landeck |
| Hometown: |
Wheaton, Illinois, U.S. |
| Age: |
26 years old |
| Died: |
February 2, 2007 in Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Unit: |
Army, 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. |
| Incident: |
Killed when a makeshift bomb (IED) detonated near his vehicle south of Baghdad. |
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United States Army Staff Sergeant Paul M. Latourney |
| Hometown: |
Roselle, Illinois, U.S. |
| Age: |
28 years old |
| Died: |
March 2, 2007 in Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Unit: |
Army, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Tex. |
| Incident: |
Killed when a makeshift bomb (IED) exploded near his vehicle while on combat patrol northwest of Baghdad. |
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United States Army Sergeant Joseph M. Vanek |
| Hometown: |
Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S. |
| Age: |
22 years old |
| Died: |
November 12, 2007 in Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Unit: |
Army, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC |
| Incident: |
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq. |
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United States Army Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller |
| Hometown: |
Wheaton, Illinois, U.S. |
| Age: |
24 years old |
| Died: |
January 25, 2008 in Operation Enduring Freedom |
| Unit: |
Army, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, NC |
| Incident: |
Died of wounds suffered when he encountered small arms fire while conducting combat operations in Barikowt, Afghanistan. |
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United States Marine Corps Private First Class Dawid Pietrek |
| Hometown: |
Bensenville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Age: |
24 years old |
| Died: |
June 14, 2008 in Operation Enduring Freedom |
| Unit: |
Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, CA |
| Incident: |
Killed when a makeshift bomb (IED) targeted his military vehicle in Farah Province in Afghanistan. |
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United States Army Corporal James M. Hale |
| Hometown: |
Naperville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Age: |
23 years old |
| Died: |
August 13, 2008 in Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Unit: |
Army, 978th Military Police Company, 93rd Military Police Battalion, Fort Bliss, Texas. |
| Incident: |
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device (IED) in Baghdad. |
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United States Marine Corps Corporal Anthony G. Mihalo |
| Hometown: |
Naperville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Age: |
23 years old |
| Died: |
August 14, 2008 in Operation Enduring Freedom |
| Unit: |
Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, CA |
| Incident: |
Killed by a makeshift bomb (IED) while on foot patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. |
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United States Army Private First Class Leonard J. Gulczynski II |
| Hometown: |
Carol Stream, Illinois |
| Age: |
19 years old |
| Died: |
September 17, 2008 in Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Unit: |
610th Engineer Support Company, 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, Fort Lewis, WA |
| Incident: |
Died of injuries sustained from a head-on collision with a civilian vehicle while serving as a turret gunner in a Humvee in a convoy. |
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Illinois Army National Guard Staff Sergeant Kevin D. Grieco |
| Hometown: |
Bartlett, Illinois |
| Age: |
35 years old |
| Died: |
October 27, 2008 in Operation Enduring Freedom |
| Unit: |
2nd Battalion, Battery A, 122nd Field Artillery, Illinois Army National Guard, Sycamore, IL |
| Incident: |
Died of injuries sustained when preparing to enter a building in Baghlan, Afghanistan, and a suicide bomber detonated explosives. SSgt Grieco had 13 years prior service in the U.S. Navy. |
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United States Army Staff Sergeant Jeremy E. Bessa |
| Hometown: |
Woodridge, Illinois |
| Age: |
26 years old |
| Died: |
February 20, 2009 in Operation Enduring Freedom |
| Unit: |
Army, Company B – Alpha Team, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, NC |
| Incident: |
Died of injuries sustained when his military vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device followed by small arms attack by enemy forces in Kandahar, Afghanistan. |
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United States Army Private First Class Gunnar R. Hotchkin |
| Hometown: |
Naperville, Illinois |
| Age: |
31 years old |
| Died: |
June 16, 2010 in Operation Enduring Freedom |
| Unit: |
161st Engineer Support Company, 27th Engineer Battalion, (Combat)(Airborne) 20th Engineer Brigade, 18th Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C. |
| Incident: |
Died of injuries sustained when Insurgents attacked their unit with an improvsed explosive device (IED) north of Kunduz, Afghanistan |
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