Friday, January 30, 2009

4236 with names - updated with photos

This does not raise the count, only notes that more names have been released.
Latest Coalition Fatalities

01/29/09
DoD Identifies Army Casualties (4 of 4)

Chief Warrant Officer Benjamin H. Todd, 29, of Colville, Wash...assigned to the 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Reg, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division...died from wounds suffered when two OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters crashed...
While home on leave in 2004, (Chief Warrant Officer Todd) met Shelly Gordon at a New Year’s Eve Party. (They were married) on April 29, 2005 at the V.F.W. Legion Hall in Colville followed by a honeymoon in Disney World.

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(The couple) enjoyed time with their dogs and sharing Friday "date nights" with dinner and a movie. Their love blessed them with a daughter Ashlyn Joy in April of 2008.


01/29/09
DoD Identifies Army Casualties (3 of 4)


Chief Warrant Officer Joshua M. Tillery, 31, of Beaverton, Ore...assigned to the 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Reg, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division...died from wounds suffered when two OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters crashed...
"He loved his job," Roger Trueax said. "He loved being a helicopter pilot."

Tillery also loved photography, snowboarding and dirt biking. His mother said he stood about 6 feet tall and had big brown eyes, a strong jaw and an irresistible smile.

Tillery met his wife-to-be, Stephanie, while they were stationed together at Fort Lewis in Washington. They married a few months after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Stephanie received an honorable discharge after she had twins, Alec and Colin, who are now 6. A third son, Hayden, is 2.


01/29/09
DoD Identifies Army Casualties (2 of 4)

Chief Warrant Officer Matthew G. Kelley, 30, of Cameron, Mo...assigned to the 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Reg, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division...died from wounds suffered when two OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters crashed...
Chief Warrant Officer Kelley was the son of a U.S. Army colonel and a teacher. At age 11, following his dad’s retirement, the family settled on a farm southeast of Osborn. A dozen years later, he and DaLana Wallace of Cameron (Missouri) were married. Together they would have two children, now ages 6 and 4.

Officer Kelley flew Kiowa helicopters and previously was an airborne combat infantryman. By every account, he loved God, his country and his family. He dreamed someday of becoming a professional pilot.


01/29/09
DoD Identifies Army Casualties (1 of 4)


Chief Warrant Officer Philip E. Windorski, Jr., 35, of Bovey, Minn...assigned to the 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Reg, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division...died from wounds suffered when two OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters crashed...
Windorski graduated from Grand Rapids in 1991. He was the eldest of three boys, a husband, father, and step-father.

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Windorski joined the service right after high school. His brother said Windorski loved the military, and always wanted to be a pilot.

This was his third tour of Iraq.