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Run for the Fallen:
Those we'll remember, kilometers 12-22
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July 30, 2011 |
12. Corporal Kelly B. Morris, Boise,
March 30, 2005 |
Kelly
B. Morris, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th
Armor Regiment of the Fort Stewart-based 3rd
Infantry Division, was killed March 30, 2005, in
Baghdad
in support of Iraqi Freedom.
Kelly was born in
Boise, and raised from
the age of seven by Bill and Lisa Lowery.
He attended
Boise
High School and graduated from
Mountain Cove High in 2000. He joined the Army
in 2001. Kelly is remembered by his family and
friends as fearless -- the kind of guy who liked
to hunt alligators and went fishing with a
rifle.
He was known for being adventurous and a
loyal friend.
“There was something
definitely special about him,” said Lisa Lowery.
“When you met Kelly you knew you were meeting
somebody who was going to affect your life in a
positive way. He would have liked everybody to
celebrate his life and not mourn his death, and
would want us to be strong. Kelly will always
have a special place in our hearts.”
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13. Staff Sergeant John B. Ogburn III,
Fruitland, May 22, 2005 |
John
Ogburn III
was born July 19, 1958, in
Ontario,
Oregon. He was an athletic young man who
participated in a number of sports in high
school including football, wrestling, and track.
After his graduation, John
pursued a two-year Social Sciences degree at
Treasure Valley
Community College, before taking a
one-year break to do geological field work at
Delmar Silver Mine in
Idaho’s
Owyhee Mountains.
He returned to college the following year,
transferring to the
University
of Oregon.
He spent two years at U of O majoring in Social
Science and with a minor in geology.
Ogburn enlisted in the
Oregon Army National Guard as an Artillery
Surveyor in 1989, and transferred to the Idaho
Army National Guard in 1996, where he worked as
a member of the fire support echelon and in S3,
then transferred back to the Oregon Army
National Guard in 2001.
He died on
May 22, 2005, in northern
Iraq
when his Humvee was involved in a rollover
accident.
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14. Specialist Carrie L. French,
Caldwell, June 6, 2005 |
Carrie
was born on
Feb. 28, 1986, in
Caldwell, Idaho.
She went all the way through high school with
the same friends she grew up with and some that
she enlisted with as well.
She had a zest for learning
and during her formative years took dance and
music lessons, karate, softball, volleyball and
was finally a cheerleader in her senior year.
She joined the Idaho Army
National Guard while a junior in high school to
start saving money for college. She wanted to be
a lawyer. She graduated high school, went to
boot camp, on to military occupational training
and then headed for
Iraq, all in
six months. She celebrated her 19th birthday in
Kirkuk,
Iraq, with her soldier
friends.
On
June 6, 2005, she was on the return
trip of the seventh convoy she had volunteered
for when her vehicle carrying an improvised
explosive detonated on Carrie’s side. She was
the only fatality that day, but the mental and
emotional wounds felt by the members of her
company were also devastating.
Carrie always had a smile
on her face. We miss her every day.
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15. Lance Corporal Dustin Birch, St.
Anthony, June 9, 2005 |
Dustin
Birch, assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 4th
Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division out of
Boise, Idaho
was killed in Haqlaniyah,
Iraq,
June 9, 2005, when the tank
he was traveling in was damaged by a mine blast.
Uninjured, Birch and others
from the tank crew were picked up by a military
Humvee, which was hit by a second mine
explosion. Birch and four others died in that
explosion.
Dustin Birch joined the
Marine Corps Reserves after graduating from high
school and received permission to take a
two-year leave to serve a full-time mission. He
was called to serve at the California Santa Rosa
Mission, where he labored hard and honorably.
Returning from missionary
service, Birch continued his military training
and began a deployment to
Iraq
in 2005. Military service and duty suited the
young man.
Dustin is survived by his
parents, Paul and Deborah Birch, and three
siblings: Dallen, 21, Terik, 18, and JJ, 15. He
was engaged to be married to Melissa Taylor when
he returned from
Iraq.
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16. Staff Sergeant Ivan Alarcon, Jerome,
November 17, 2005 |
Staff
Sergeant Ivan Alarcon, assigned to the 473rd
Quartermaster Company, Hunter Army Airfield,
Georgia was killed November 17, 2005 in Tal Afar,
Iraq, when his
Humvee rolled over during combat operations.
Ivan had two sides, the
bookworm who got good grades in high school and
the guy who tinkered under the hood of cars.
Ivan was a very outgoing person, very active,
very hardworking. He wanted to be a mechanic and
enjoyed coming home and working on his dad’s
car.
Ivan joined the Army in
1999 after graduating from Jerome High School
and when his four years of service were up, he
signed up for a few more.
He was looking forward to
opening up his own business, a car repair and
audio shop with his younger brother, when his
term of service was up in January, 2007.
He is remembered by friends
as a hero and an ‘awesome kid’. Ivan is survived
by his parents, two sisters and four brothers.
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17. Private First Class Jacob Allcott,
Idaho Falls, April 22, 2006 |
Private
First Class Jacob Allcott was born on July 26, 1984, in
Idaho Falls, Idaho,
to Bruce and Maureen Allcott.
He was killed along with three other
soldiers by an IED along the road near
Baghdad,
Iraq, April 22, 2006.
Jacob graduated from
Caldwell
High School in 2002 and attended
Utah
State University
and Boise
State
University prior to joining the Army
on May
10, 2004. He attended basic and
advanced individual training as an infantryman
at Fort Benning, Georgia, and after completion
of training, he was assigned to B/1-67, 2nd
Brigade, 4th Infantry Division.
Jacob was a great guy who
had a great sense of humor. He always had a soft
smile about him and his easy going manner just
put people at ease. Music was a big part of his
life, and he spent many hours playing the guitar
with his friends.
He could always be found with a set of
headphones and a guitar in arms reach.
PFC Allcott’s awards
include the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Good
Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal,
Iraqi Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism
Medal, and the Combat Infantryman’s Badge.
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18. Sergeant Jeremy E. King, Meridian,
August 24, 2006 |
Jeremy
King was born November 29, 1982, and joined his
brothers Billy and Bobby in keeping parents Bob
and Judy very busy for the next 20 years. For
what one didn’t think of, the other did.
When he was only 16, he met
the love of his life, Yulonda Crawford, and
predicted to his buddies “That’s the girl I’m
going to marry!”
And he did, four years
later, shortly after enlisting in the Army.
Jeremy was on his second
tour in Iraq
at the time of his death. Jeremy was home in May
for the birth of his daughter, Kaidyn. When she
was only a week old, he returned to
Iraq, and was
due home again the first of December.
His mother’s description of
“Tall, slender, clean cut, handsome; a clown,”
fits him perfectly. He lived life to the fullest
and approached everything with vigor, zest and a
big smile of anticipation.
In addition to his loving
wife and daughter, he is survived by his
parents, brothers, and other extended family, as
well as countless friends who love and will miss
him deeply.
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19. Specialist James "Doug" Bridges,
Buhl, November 4, 2006 |
Specialist
James Bridges of Buhl, Idaho, was assigned to
the 2nd Battalion, 1st
Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker
Brigade Combat Team out of
Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
He was killed on
November 4, 2006, in
Baghdad by small-arms
fire.
Bridges was a hero to his
hometown of Buhl long before he enlisted in 2003
at the dawn of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Known as
Doug to his family and friends, he was involved
in FFA and
earned the respect and friendship of many
students and teachers. That respect multiplied
when he chose to join the military ranks after
earning his diploma.
Sergeant James Close served
with Doug for four years and said that Doug made
everyone in the company laugh at some point or
another, and that not a single one could hold
back their tears when they heard the news.
“Looking back, it was a
testimony to how great a man Doug was,” he said.
“I had seen others fall before, but never had I
seen so many people so devastated.”
His father, Matthew
Bridges, told of how other military parents have
contacted his family following Doug’s death.
“His biggest gift was
love,” he said. “He excelled at love.”
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20. Specialist James D. Riekena, Post
Falls, January 14, 2007 |
Specialist
James D. Riekena was born February 27, 1984, in
Missoula,
Montana. He was the second of five children.
He moved to Redmond,
Washington, with his
family in 1993, where he attended and graduated
from Redmond
High School. He was very active in
scouting and attained the rank of Eagle Scout
with Redmond Boy Scout Troop 591.
After graduation, James
moved to Post
Falls, where he joined the National
Guard and became a combat engineer specializing
in finding and disarming land mines and bombs.
James served his first tour in
Iraq
with the 145th Brigade Support
Battalion and upon his return, volunteered for a
second assignment in
Iraq. James was
killed
January 14, 2007, when a roadside
bomb exploded near his Humvee in
Baghdad
Iraq.
James cared deeply about
his family and friends, and if you needed his
help he was there for you 100%. He had dreams
and schemes that made your head spin. He loved
the outdoors, his dogs and he liked to fish. He
loved literature and writing and he hoped to go
to college to be an English teacher.
He is loved and missed
everyday by both family and friends.
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21. Sergeant James Holtom, Rexburg,
February 8, 2007 |
Sergeant
James Holtom served with the 321st
Combat Engineer Battalion, Alpha Company, out of
Boise. He was killed in
action
February 8, 2007, in
Iraq
while conducting a rescue mission for other
fallen soldiers. He was born in
Waupaca,
Wisconsin, to David and Reyne and was the
oldest of eight children.
The family moved to
Idaho
in 1995, where they live today.
Jim was a sophomore at
Boise
State University,
studying Engineering, when he joined the Army
reserves. He was a happy, bright, determined and
confident young man who loved his family, his
friends, his country, and most of all, his
Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
His family is confident
thathe is with the Lord now. He will never be
forgotten. He truly is a hero and is missed more
every day.
Jim is survived by his
parents, his brothers Ben, Lee, Jake, Calvin and
John, and his sisters Anna and Laura as well as
extended family and close friends. He was buried
at Idaho
State Veterans
Cemetery
with full military honors.
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22. Private First Class Raymond Mitchell
Werner, Boise, February 8, 2007 |
PFC
Raymond M. Werner died on February 8, 2007 while fighting for our country in
Iraq. Ray was
born in Long Beach,
Ca on November 14, 1985, and moved to
Idaho
at a young age. Raymond graduated high school in
2004 and attended
Boise
State University
for one year.
Ray loved fishing, camping,
skiing, hunting, golfing, making people laugh,
hanging out with friends and family, and most of
all working hard for our country. Ray was very
athletic and participated in football and
wrestling while in high school. He was also the
class clown and mascot at Cole Valley Christian
High.
Ray was a Christian and
attended church at Eagle Heights Baptist and
also Calvary Chapel. He went to many church
camps when he was young and became a strong role
model and leader to everyone around him.
Ray had a special talent
with people, it seemed like he actually made you
a better person when you hung out with him. His
fun-loving attitude was contagious to everyone
around.
Ray was a wonderful son and
brother, a great friend, and the best husband a
wife could ask for. Raymond Mitchell Werner will
be greatly missed by all, but a part of him will
always be in our hearts. He is deeply missed by
all that knew him.
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