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Andrew David Lamont, age 31, from Eureka, California, Humboldt county.
Parents: James
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hmm-364, Mag-39, 3D Maw, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Monday, May 19, 2003
Death details: Al Hillah, Iraq
Cemetery: Saint Bernard’s Cemetery, Eureka, California
Source: Department of Defense, legacy.com, findagrave.com
Jason William Moore, age 21, from San Marcos, California, San Diego county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hmm-364, Mag-39, 3D Maw, Camp Pendleton, Ca
Date of death: Monday, May 19, 2003
Death details: Killed when his CH46 Sea Knight helicopter went down in the Satt al Hillah Canal shortly after takeoff
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Timothy Louis Ryan, age 30, from Aurora, Illinois, Kane county.
Spouse: Michelle
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Killed in a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash in Shatt al Hillah Canal in Iraq
Date of death: Monday, May 19, 2003
Death details: Al Hillah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Aaron Dean White, age 27, from Shawnee, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie county.
Parents: Darrell and Karen White
Spouse: Michele
Children: Brianna Nicole, 1
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hmm-364, Mag-39, 3D Maw, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Monday, May 19, 2003
Death details: Killed in a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash in the Shatt al Hillah Canal in Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Kirk Allen Straseskie, age 23, from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Dodge county.
Parent: John Straseskie
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Beaver Dam High (1988)
Military history: 1St Bn, 4Th Mar, 1St Mardiv, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Monday, May 19, 2003
Death details: Drowned while attempting to rescue crewmembers of a Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter that went down in the Shatt al Hillah Canal in Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times