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The fallen: Five years in Iraq

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It’s almost 4,000. That would be the number of U.S. military members killed during the war in Iraq, marking its fifth year today. The deadliest year, so far, was 2007, with 901 killed.

Among the fallen are 75 Alabamians, including those killed since the War on Terror began in 2001. To them, we pay this tribute.

Staff Sgt. George T. Alexander
Clanton
(the 2,000th U.S. military death in Iraq)
Sgt. Aubrey D. Bell
Tuskegee
Capt. Donnie R. Belser Jr.
Anniston
Pfc. Joseph R. Berlin Jr.
Chelsea
Pfc. Stephen D. Bicknell
Prattville
Spec. Matthew T. Bolar
Montgomery
Staff Sgt. Scottie L. Bright
Montgomery
Staff Sgt. William J. Brooks
Birmingham
Tech. Sgt. Bruce E. Brown
Coatopa
Staff Sgt. Harrison Brown
Prichard
Pfc. John E. Brown
Troy
Sgt. William E. Brown
Phil Campbell
Gunnery Sgt. Stephen L. Bryson
Montgomery
Spec. Paul J. Bueche
Daphne
Spec. Ahmed A. Cason
McCalla
Chief Warrant Officer Robert William Channell Jr.
Tuscaloosa
Master Sgt. Herbert R. Claunch
Wetumpka
Cpl. Matthew D. Conley
Killen
Sgt. Timothy M. Conneway
Enterprise
Staff Sgt. Eric D. Cottrell
Pittsview
1st Lt. J. David DeMoors
Jefferson
Lance Cpl. Bradley M. Faircloth
Mobile
Cpl. Adam R. Fales
Cullman
Staff Sgt. Jefferey J. Farrow
Birmingham
Sgt. Jeremy D. Foshee
Pisgah
Spec. Richard Gilmore III
Jasper
Spec. Steven R. Givens
Mobile
Spec. Curtis E. Glawson Jr.
Daleville
Sgt. Brandon E. Hadaway
Valley
Spec. Charles G. Haight
Jacksonville
Pfc. James J. Harrelson
Dadeville
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Brian D. Hazelgrove
Fort Rucker
Spec. Stephen D. Hiller
Opelika
Sgt. Edmund J. Jeffers
Daleville
Pfc. Howard Johnson II
Mobile
Chief Warrant Officer Philip A. Johnson Jr.
Mobile
Sgt. Jason D. Jordan
Elba
1st Sgt. Charles M. King
Mobile
Command Sgt. Maj. Jonathan M. Lankford
Scottsboro
Spec. Cedric L. Lennon
West Blocton
Spec. James T. Lindsey
Florence
Staff Sgt. Tommy S. Little
Aliceville
Lance Cpl. Adam E. Loggins
Athens
Cpl. Jon-Erik Loney
Hartselle
Staff Sgt. Robert L. Love Jr.
Livingston
Spec. Christopher E. Mason
Mobile
Sgt. Jean P. Medlin
Pelham
Pvt. Johnathon M. Millican
Trafford
Gunnery Sgt. Herman J. Murkerson Jr.
Adger
Staff Sgt. Travis L. Nelson
Anniston
Staff Sgt. Paul B. Norris
Cullman
Chief Warrant Officer Mark S. O’Steen
Ozark
Sgt. Kenya A. Parker
Fairfield
Cpl. Bradford H. Payne
Montgomery
Sgt. Carlos E. Pernell
Munford
Pvt. Kelley S. Prewitt
Birmingham
Sgt. Marquees A. Quick
Hoover
Lance Cpl. Carl L. Raines II
Enterprise
Lt. Col. Michael A. Robinson
Sylacauga
Capt. Robert C. Scheetz Jr.
Dothan
Staff Sgt. Christopher J. Schornak
Hoover
Lance Cpl. John T. Sims Jr.
Alexander City
Lance Cpl. Jonathan L. Smith
Eva
Sgt. Christopher J. Taylor
Opelika
Spec. Christopher M. Taylor
Daphne
Staff Sgt. Robert C. Thornton Jr.
Rainbow City
Spec. Brian A. Vaughn
Pell City
Lance Cpl. Cody G. Watson
Oxford
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jamie D. Weeks
Daleville
Warrant Officer Charles G. Wells Jr.
Montgomery
Sgt. 1st Class Stephen J. White
Talladega
Sgt. 1st Class Christopher R. Willoughby
Phenix City
Cpl. Christopher D. Winchester
Flomaton
Pfc. Ryan G. Winslow
Jefferson
Pvt. Justin R. Yoemans
Eufaula

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