DOB/DOD: June 18, 1983 (New Haven, CT) – June 24, 2007; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedCHILDREN: One daughter, Taylor Marcel Craig (2007-).LOCAL ADDRESS: Rosette Street; New HavenENLISTMENT: October 2005Military Occupational Specialty: 11B; InfantrymanUNIT: 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division; Fort Riley, Kansas FAMILY: Born to Andre Sr. (1956-)Continue reading “SPECIALIST ANDRE “DRE” CRAIG JR.; ARMY”
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SERGEANT DAVID JOHN COULLARD; MARINE CORPS RESERVES
DOB/DOD: January 16, 1973 (Hartford, CT) – August 1, 2005; 32 years old MARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Wickham Road; GlastonburyENLISTMENT: 1997 MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 8541; Scout-Sniper UNIT: Headquarters & Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division; Plainville, Connecticut FAMILY: Born to Anita Coullard-Dziedzic (1955-). Stepfather, Greg C. (1944-). One stepbrother, Daniel Dziedzic (1976-).Continue reading “SERGEANT DAVID JOHN COULLARD; MARINE CORPS RESERVES”
CORPORAL CHRISTIAN SCOTT COTNER; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: November 27, 1987 (Waterbury, CT) – May 30, 2008; 20 years old MARITAL STATUS:UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Crescent Street; WaterburyENLISTMENT: August 7, 2006MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 2531; Field Radio OperatorUNIT: Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Wing Support Group-37, 1st Marine Air Wing Forward); Okinawa FAMILY: Born to Graham S. (1956-) and Karen Christensen Cotner (1958-). One brother,Continue reading “CORPORAL CHRISTIAN SCOTT COTNER; MARINE CORPS”
FIRST LIEUTENANT THOMAS JOSEPH BROWN; ARMY
DOB/DOD: March 13, 1982 (New Haven, CT) – September 23, 2008; 26 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Button Road; SheltonENLISTMENT: Enlisted on October 5, 2005; separated on April 12, 2006COMMISSIONED: April 13, 2008MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 11A; Infantry OfficerUNIT: Company A, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division (“Old Ironsides”); SmithContinue reading “FIRST LIEUTENANT THOMAS JOSEPH BROWN; ARMY”
CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 3 WILLIAM IGNATIUS “WILL” BRENNAN; ARMY
DOD/DOD: September 6, 1968 (Waterbury, CT) – October 16, 2004; 36 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Kathy Martinez (1977-)CHILDREN: Two daughters, Katelyn (2000-) and Cassidy A. (2002-).LOCAL ADDRESS: Hard Hill Rd South; BethlehemENLISTMENT: 1989MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 153C-OH-58A/C Observation PilotUNIT: C Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment (1CDTF); Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii FAMILY: Born to Nicholas I.Continue reading “CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 3 WILLIAM IGNATIUS “WILL” BRENNAN; ARMY”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JEFFREY FRANCIS BRAUN; ARMY
DOB/DOD: July 24, 1984 (San Pedro Sula, Honduras) – December 12, 2003; 19 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Westford Road; Stafford SpringsENLISTMENT: July 11, 2001 [two weeks before his 18th birthday]MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 13F; Fire Support SpecialistUNIT: Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division; Fort Bragg, NorthContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JEFFREY FRANCIS BRAUN; ARMY”
CORPORAL STEPHEN RICHARD BIXLER; MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: August 17, 1985 (Hartford, CT) – May 4, 2006; 20 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Mountain Road; SuffieldENLISTMENT: July 14, 2003MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0311; RiflemanUNIT: Provisional Rifle Platoon, Headquarters & Service Company, 2nd Recon Battalion (Regimental Combat Team 5, I Marine Expeditionary Force-Forward); 2nd Marine Division; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina FAMILY: Born to RichardContinue reading “CORPORAL STEPHEN RICHARD BIXLER; MARINE CORPS”
SPECIALIST TYANNA SHARAY AVERY-FELDER; ARMY
DOB/DOD:November 21, 1981 (Bridgeport, CT) – April 7, 2004; 22 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Adrian Felder (1981-) on December 20, 2002, in Pierce, WashingtonLOCAL ADDRESS: Farnham Avenue; New HavenENLISTMENT: September 17, 2001 [six days after the attacks of 9/11/2001]MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 92G; Food Service SpecialistUNIT: Headquarters and Headquarters Company (“Outlaws”), 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 2ndContinue reading “SPECIALIST TYANNA SHARAY AVERY-FELDER; ARMY”