2009 Honorees

LHCP Honorees

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Edward G. Davis III Steven T. Drees Max A. Galeai Jordan P. P. Thibeault
Black Ribbon Black Ribbon Black Ribbon Black Ribbon
Dec 2009 Nov 2009 Oct 2009 Sept 2009
Edward G. Davis III Steven T. Drees Max A. Galeai Jordan P. P. Thibeault
Age 31 Age 19 Age 42 Age 22
of Antioch, Ill.; assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 28 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the Anbar province, Iraq

* Posthumously promoted*

of Peshtigo, Wis; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died June 28 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained June 24 in Konar Province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire and a rocket-propelled-grenade launcher.

 of Pago Pago, American Samoa; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died June 26 while supporting combat operations in Karmah, Iraq. Also killed were Capt. Philip J. Dykeman and Cpl. Marcus W. Preudhomme. of South Jordan, Utah; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Sept. 5 at Forward Operating Base Hammer, Iraq. Posthumously promoted to SPC
Darrell C Lewis Sergio Abad Christorher W Thompson Elizabeth A. Loncki
Black Ribbon Black Ribbon Black Ribbon Black Ribbon
Aug 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009
Darrell C. Lewis Sergio Abad Christopher Wilson Elizabeth A. Loncki
Age 31 Age 21 Age 24 Age 23
of Washington, D.C.; assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died June 23 in Vashir City, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked by insurgents using rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and small-arms firm of Morganfield, Ky.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy; died July 13 of wounds sustained when his outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades from enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan. Also killed were 1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom, Sgt. Israel Garcia, Cpl. Jonathan R. Ayers, Cpl. Jason D. Hovater, Cpl. Jason M. Bogar, Cpl. Matthew B. Phillips, Cpl. Pruitt A. Rainey and Cpl. Gunnar W. Zwilling died in Korengal Outpost in Afghanistan after he was injured in a rocket-propelled grenade explosion, the Defense Department said. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Drum.posthumously promoted to the rank of Sgt of New Castle, Del.; assigned to the 775th Civil Engineer Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah; killed Jan. 7 by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device while performing duties in the Baghdad area. Also killed were Tech Sgt. Timothy R. Weiner and Senior Airman Daniel B. Miller Jr.
Daniel Tsue Heath Craig Garrett C. Knoll Dustin Burnett
Black Ribbon Black Ribbon Black Ribbon Black Ribbon
Apr 2009 Mar 2009 Feb 2009 Jan 2009
Daniel Tsue Heathe Craig Garrett C. Knoll Dustin Burnett
Age 27 Age 28 Age 23 Age 19
Army Staff Sgt of Severn, Md.; assigned to 159th Air Ambulance Medical Company, Wiesbaden, Germany; died June 21 when his UH-60 helicopter hoist malfunctioned while attempting to evacuate Pfc. Brian J. Bradbury during combat operations in the vicinity of Naray, Afghanistan. Also killed was Pfc. Brian J. Bradbury. Army Staff Sgt of Severn, Md.; assigned to 159th Air Ambulance Medical Company, Wiesbaden, Germany; died June 21 when his UH-60 helicopter hoist malfunctioned while attempting to evacuate Pfc. Brian J. Bradbury during combat operations in the vicinity of Naray, Afghanistan. Also killed was Pfc. Brian J. Bradbury. Army PFC of Bad Axe, Mich.; assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died April 23 in Sadah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his location. Also killed were Spc. Michael J. Rodriguez, Spc. Jerry R. King, Sgt. Michael L. Vau Navy Hospitalman Dustin Burnett was assigned to First Marine Division Detachment, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died June 20, 2008 while conducting combat operations in Farah Province, Afghanistan.

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