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  • Re: Prayer Requests for the Families of Those Who Have Given their Lives in Service

    DOD Identifies Army Casualty

    The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

    Pfc. Jordan M. Byrd, 19, of Grantsville, Utah , died Oct. 13 in Yahya Kheyl, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

    Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Pfc. Jordan M. Byrd, 19, of Grantsville, Utah.

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    • Re: Prayer Requests for the Families of Those Who Have Given their Lives in Service

      DOD Identifies Marine Casualty

      The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

      Lance Cpl. Irvin M. Ceniceros, 21, of Clarksville, Ark. , died Oct. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Lance Cpl. Irvin M. Ceniceros, 21, of Clarksville, Ark.

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      • Re: Prayer Requests for the Families of Those Who Have Given their Lives in Service

        DOD Identifies Marine Casualty

        The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

        Lance Cpl. Alec E. Catherwood, 19, of Byron, Ill. , died Oct. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

        Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Lance Cpl. Alec E. Catherwood, 19, of Byron, Ill.

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        • Re: Prayer Requests for the Families of Those Who Have Given their Lives in Service

          DOD Identifies Army Casualty

          The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

          Sgt. Eric C. Newman, 30, of Waynesboro, Miss. , died Oct. 14 in Akatzai Kalay, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C.


          Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Sgt. Eric C. Newman, 30, of Waynesboro, Miss.

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          • Re: Prayer Requests for the Families of Those Who Have Given their Lives in Service

            DOD Identifies Army Casualties

            The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Oct. 14 while conducting combat operations between Moqur and Darreh-Ye-Bum, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.

            Killed were:

            Sgt. Carlos A. Benitez, 24, of Carrollton, Texas.

            Spc. Rafael Martinez Jr., 36, of Spring Valley, Calif.

            Pfc. Tramaine J. Billingsley, 20, of Portsmouth, Va.


            They were assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. .

            Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Sgt. Carlos A. Benitez, 24, of Carrollton, Texas.

            Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Spc. Rafael Martinez Jr., 36, of Spring Valley, Calif.

            Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Pfc. Tramaine J. Billingsley, 20, of Portsmouth, Va.

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            • Re: Prayer Requests for the Families of Those Who Have Given their Lives in Service

              DOD Identifies Marine Casualty

              The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

              Lance Cpl. Joseph C. Lopez, 26, of Rosamond, Calif. , died Oct. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

              Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Lance Cpl. Joseph C. Lopez, 26, of Rosamond, Calif.

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              • Re: Prayer Requests for the Families of Those Who Have Given their Lives in Service

                DOD Identifies Marine Casualty

                The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

                Lance Cpl. James D. Boelk, 24, of Oceanside, Calif. , died Oct. 15 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

                Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Lance Cpl. James D. Boelk, 24, of Oceanside, Calif.

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                • Re: Prayer Requests for the Families of Those Who Have Given their Lives in Service

                  Missing Vietnam War Soldiers Identified

                  The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of three servicemen, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to their families for burial with full military honors.

                  Army Staff Sgt. Robert S. Griffith, of Hapeville, Ga. , will be buried on Oct. 23 in Fairburn, Ga. The group remains of the other two soldiers which could not be individually identified -- Army Staff Sgt. Melvin C. Dye, of Carleton, Mich. , and Sgt. 1st Class Douglas J. Glover, of Cortland, N.Y. , will be buried at a later date. The men were aboard a UH-1H Iroquois helicopter on Feb. 19, 1968, when it was shot down by enemy fire in Laos. They were involved in an attempt to extract a long-range reconnaissance patrol in the mountains of Attapu Province. Three other American service members survived the crash and were rescued, but three Vietnamese Montagnards did not survive.

                  Several hours after the crash, a team was dispatched to survey the location and reported seeing remains of at least five people. Enemy activity prevented remains recovery at that time. The following month a second team was sent to the crash site but found no remains.

                  In 1995, a joint U.S.-Lao People's Democratic Republic team traveled to the recorded grid coordinates for the crash site but found no evidence of a helicopter crash. The team then surveyed a second location in the area where they found helicopter wreckage and human remains. In 2006, a follow-on team was not able to resurvey the same site due to severe overgrowth and time constraints. Another team excavated the location in late 2007 recovering human remains, wreckage and military-related equipment.

                  Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command used dental x-rays in the identification of Griffith's remains.

                  Since late 1973, the remains of 938 Americans killed in the Vietnam War have been accounted for and returned to their families with 1,708 service members still missing.

                  Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Army Staff Sgt. Robert S. Griffith, of Hapeville, Ga.

                  Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Army Staff Sgt. Melvin C. Dye, of Carleton, Mich.

                  Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Sgt. 1st Class Douglas J. Glover, of Cortland, N.Y.

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                  • Re: Prayer Requests for the Families of Those Who Have Given their Lives in Service

                    DOD Identifies Army Casualty

                    The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn.

                    Pfc. Dylan T. Reid, 24, of Springfield, Mo. , died Oct. 16 in Amarah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

                    Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Pfc. Dylan T. Reid, 24, of Springfield, Mo.

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                    • Re: Prayer Requests for the Families of Those Who Have Given their Lives in Service

                      DOD Identifies Marine Casualty

                      The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

                      Sgt. Ian M. Tawney, 25, of Dallas, Ore. , died Oct. 16 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

                      Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Sgt. Ian M. Tawney, 25, of Dallas, Ore.

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                      • Re: Prayer Requests for the Families of Those Who Have Given their Lives in Service

                        DOD Identifies Marine Casualty

                        The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

                        Lance Cpl. Francisco R. Jackson, 24, of Elizabeth, N.J., died Oct. 19 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

                        Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Lance Cpl. Francisco R. Jackson, 24, of Elizabeth, N.J.

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                        • Re: Prayer Requests for the Families of Those Who Have Given their Lives in Service

                          Soldier Missing in Action from WWII Identified

                          The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.

                          Army Staff Sgt. John R. Simonetti, 26, of Jackson Heights, N.Y. , will be buried on Oct. 25 in Arlington National Cemetery. Following the Normandy invasion, allied troops began the deadly task of engaging regrouped German forces in the pastures, hedgerows and villages of France. On June 16, 1944, Simonetti was among the advancing infantrymen of the 9th Infantry Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division. The soldiers were met with heavy automatic weapons and mortar fire and were forced to stop and take cover before they reached the French town of St. Germain-d'Elle. During the battle, the Americans sustained heavy losses, including Simonetti. Two members of his unit later gave conflicting information on the location and disposition of his remains. In the first account, the witness stated his body could not be recovered due to enemy activity, and the second said his body was evacuated to the battalion aid station. Two post-war investigations failed to recover his remains and he was declared non-recoverable by a military review board in 1950.

                          In May 2009, a French construction crew uncovered human remains and military equipment-including Simonetti's identifications tags-when excavating a site in St. Germain-d'Elle. French police turned over the remains and artifacts to U.S. officials for analysis.

                          Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command used dental comparisons in the identification of his remains.

                          At the end of the war, the U.S. government was unable to recover and identify approximately 79,000 Americans. Today, more than 74,000 are unaccounted-for from the conflict.

                          Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Army Staff Sgt. John R. Simonetti, 26, of Jackson Heights, N.Y.

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                          • Re: Prayer Requests for the Families of Those Who Have Given their Lives in Service

                            DOD Identifies Marine Casualty

                            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

                            Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Cullins, 28, of Simi Valley, Calif. , died Oct. 19 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

                            Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Cullins, 28, of Simi Valley, Calif.

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                            • Re: Prayer Requests for the Families of Those Who Have Given their Lives in Service

                              DOD Identifies Army Casualty

                              The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

                              Spc. Gerald R. Jenkins, 19, of Circleville, Ohio , died Oct. 20 in Maquan, Zhari district, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Brigade Special Troop Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

                              Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Spc. Gerald R. Jenkins, 19, of Circleville, Ohio.

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                              • Re: Prayer Requests for the Families of Those Who Have Given their Lives in Service

                                DOD Identifies Army Casualty

                                The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

                                Staff Sgt. Kenneth K. McAninch, 28, of Logansport, Ind. , died Oct. 21 at Yahya Khel district, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

                                Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Staff Sgt. Kenneth K. McAninch, 28, of Logansport, Ind.

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