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Sgt. Cesar B. Ruiz, 26, of San Antonio, Texas, died October 31, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Ruiz was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve, New Orleans, Louisiana. </d

Pfc. Lukas C. Hopper, 20, of Merced, California, died October 30, 2009, southeast of Karadah, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. Pfc. Hopper was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

Spc. Christopher M. Cooper, 28, of Oceanside, California, died October 30, 2009, in Babil province, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Spc. Cooper was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Schweinfurt, Germany. </d

SGT Micheal Scusa, US Army SGT Scusa is Remembered by all and was a wonderful husband and father and uncle. Bobbi Gib

Spc. Adrian L. Avila, 19, of Opelika, Alabama, died October 29, 2009, at Khabari Crossing, Kuwait, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related accident. Spc. Avila was assigned to the 1343rd Chemical Company, 151st Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Battalion, 115th Fires Brigade of the Alabama Army National Guard, in Fort Payne, Alabama. </d

Pfc. Christopher I. Walz, 25, of Vancouver, Washington, died October 27, 2009, in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked hes vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Walz was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. </d

Sgt. Issac B. Jackson, 27, of Plattsburg, Missouri, died October 27, 2009, in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Jackson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. </d

Sgt. Fernando Delarosa, 24, of Alamo, Texas, died October 27, 2009, in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Delarosa was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. </d

Pfc. Brian R. Bates, Jr., 20, of Gretna, Louisiana, died October 27, 2009, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Bates was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. </d

Maj. David L. Audo, 35, of Saint Joseph, Illinois, died October 27, 2009, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Maj. Audo was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 22nd Military Police Battalion, 6th Military Police Group, Fort Lewis, Washington. </d