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Lexington Park
Solider
Dead from Blast Injuries
The
Defense Department identified four servicemen killed
recently in Iraq and Afghanistan:
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Army
Cpl. Matthew P. Wallace, 22, of Lexington Park, Md.,
died July 21 in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center,
Germany, of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb
detonated July 16 near his Bradley fighting vehicle.
Wallace was assigned to the 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood,
Texas.
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Marine
Cpl. Julian A. Ramon, 22, of Flushing, N.Y., died July
20 while conducting combat operations in Iraq's Anbar
province. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary
Force, at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Army
Pfc. Derek J. Plowman, 20, of Everton, Ark., died July
20 in Baghdad from a gunshot wound. Plowman was assigned
to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 142nd Fires
Brigade, in Rogers, Ark. This incident is under
investigation, officials said.
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Army
Staff Sgt. Eric Caban, 28, of Fort Worth, Texas, died
July 19 in southern Afghanistan of injuries suffered
when his combat reconnaissance patrol came in contact
enemy small-arms fire July 18. Caban was assigned to the
3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort
Bragg, N.C.
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