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In honor of the 45th Infantry Soldier's who recently paid the ultimate sacrifice.





2LT Ewy:

33, of Edmond, Okla.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.; died July 29 in Paktya province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Spc. Augustus J. Vicari.

Spc Vicari:

22, of Broken Arrow, Okla.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.; died July 29 in Paktya province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Also killed was 2nd Lt. Jered W. Ewy.

SSgt Owen:

37, of Sapulpa, Okla.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard; died Aug. 2 in Paktya province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

Sgt Peterson:

24, of Chelsea, Okla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.; died Aug. 4 in Paktia province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.

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2LT Cunningham

27 of Kingston, Oklahoma

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1LT Damon Leehan


1LT Leehan (30) of Edmond died on Sunday. I served with him for many years.

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Spc Seals


21 of Porter, Oklahoma







Far too many Soldiers have already lost their lives far too early in this deployment...... May God bless the families of these fallen Soldiers with strength and peace.

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Three more Soldiers have lost their lives in Afghanistan.
From left; Spc Horton of Collinsville, Sgt Isenhower of Lamar, and Pfc Potter of Okmulgee.

[Boxcar Overkill]

Thank you for posting this. Their sacrifice is humbling, and I hope their family will be able to find some peace of mind.

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28yr old Sgt Prince of Minco. He was also a Police officer.

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Spc. Francisco Briseno-Alvarez Jr. (27yrs old) from Oklahoma city is the 12th 45th Infantry Soldier to die in combat.

http://photos.newsok.com/2/showimage/1522069/medium (broken link)

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Two more Oklahoma 45th Infantry soldiers lost their lives in Afghanistan on Nov 1st.

26yr old Spc Gailey of Ochelata, Ok and 19yr old PFC Sarina Butcher of Checotah, Ok.

[debzkidz]

These notices just break my heart. My deepest thanks for their sacrifice and my most sincere prayers go out to their families.