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This guy here died DURING TRAINING in Baghdad:
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Name Sgt. Glenn R. Allison

Age 24
Gender M
City Pittsfield
State or County Mass.
Country U.S.
Citizenship
Status Dead
Service Branch Army
Service Force Active duty
Unit 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Service Location Fort Drum
Service State N.Y.
Job Title
Death Date December 18, 2003
Incident Date December 18, 2003
Cause of Incident Non-combat
Location of Incident Baghdad
Details of Incident Allison died during physical training.
Added 2003-12-22 16:32
Record last modified 2004-04-12 09:43



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Photo Name Age Service Status Country


Sgt.Glenn R. Allison
24 Army Dead U.S.
Sgt. Glenn Richard Allison had only a few months to spend with his family between returning from a tour of duty in Korea in September and leaving for Iraq, but he did fit in a special duty for his sister. "Our mother raised us alone, so he gave me away at my wedding," Jon's Allison-Cardoso said. "We'll always have that." Allison, 24, of Pittsfield, Mass., and stationed at Fort Drum, died in Baghdad on Dec. 18 during a physical training exercise, less than a week after arriving in Iraq. His sister said the family was told he died of heart failure. Allison played high school football, then quickly joined the Army at age 17. "He had a daughter and he wanted to make sure he had a way to support her," his sister said. She said he showed off his desert fatigues before he left. "He was proud of having people to look after, proud of being in charge of other people," Allison-Cardoso said.


Lance Cpl.Alexander S. Arredondo
20 Marines Dead U.S.
Alexander Arredondo always saw the glass half-full. He joined the Marines out of a sense of duty, and when others complained about their training, he just smiled and kept working. When Iraqi children threw rocks at American troops, Arredondo tried to change their attitudes. "That's one thing I will say I gave to him: optimism, which is a good thing to have in this life," said his mother, Victoria Foley. Arredondo, 20, of Randolph, Mass., died Aug. 25 in a hostile attack in Najaf. He was based at Camp Pendleton, Calif. His father was so upset upon learning of the death that he climbed into a Marine Corps van and set fire to the vehicle, seriously burning himself. "This is his scream that his child is dead. The war needs to stop," said Melida Arredondo, the fallen Marine's stepmother. She said Alex joined the Marines at the age of 17 to help pay for college. He was in his second tour of duty in Iraq. When he called home hours before his death, he sounded upbeat. "He was ready," Foley said. "He was ready to fight that night. He knew it was going to get rough."


Staff Sgt.Joseph P. Bellavia
28 Army Dead U.S.
The three Bellavia brothers all ended up in public service jobs. Joseph was a military policeman while his twin brother, Jonathan, was a police officer. Their brother Chris is a paramedic and volunteer firefighter. "We were like the Three Stooges. There was never a dull moment," Jonathan Bellavia said. The 28-year-old Staff Sgt. Joseph Bellavia was one of three Fort Campbell soldiers killed Oct. 16 in a clash with gunmen guarding the headquarters of a Shiite cleric in Karbala in southern Iraq. Bellavia and his wife, Christine, lived in Hendersonville, Ky., where his twin brother is a policeman. Bellavia entered the Army in 1995 after graduating from high school in Wakefield, Mass.


Spc.Mathew G. Boule
22 Army Dead U.S.
Spc. Mathew Boule, the youngest of four children, was not married, but he adored his nine nieces and nephews, his mother said. He had signed up for the Army after a childhood playing paintball in the back yard and soccer and hockey in high school.


Lance Cpl.Jeffrey Burgess
20 Marines Dead U.S.


Staff Sgt.Joseph Camara
40 Army Dead U.S.
Staff Sgt. Joseph Camara was a quiet, funny man who had a calming effect on the people he encountered in his four years as a patrol officer. "Those are tough qualities to find," said Lt. Richard Spirlet, spokesman for the New Bedford, Mass., Police Department. Camara, 40, of New Bedford, died Sept. 1 when the Humvee he was in struck a land mine near Baghdad. He was a member of the Rhode Island National Guard. "He was an exceptional partner," said Officer Luis Sud-Martinez. "He had no qualms about going back and serving his duty in the military," Sud-Martinez said. "He had put his time in and was ready to retire but he went back and he had a job to do." Camara is survived by his wife, Ana, and children Matthew, Angela and Ashley.


Staff Sgt.Darren J. Cunningham
40 Army Dead U.S.
When Darren J. Cunningham was playing charades recently with his daughter and one of her friends, the clue "dancing bear" came up. He tried every kind of clue, but the kids weren't getting it. "And then, right before the hourglass ran out, he whipped off his shirt," recalled Dean Beresford, his best friend. "He was just about bald, and this was the hairiest human being ever. And almost immediately, both kids yelled, 'a bear!' "That was typical of him. He went the extra mile for entertainment value." Cunningham, 40, of Groton, Mass., died Sept. 30 when his unit came under mortar attack in Baghdad. He was assigned to Fort Hood. Cunningham joined the Army at 18 and was a veteran of the Gulf War. Part of his job in Iraq was training Iraqi police officers. "My ambition is to enjoy life to the fullest," he wrote in his yearbook, "see the world." "He was a great guy," said Beresford. "Everybody loved him. Boisterous is a word that comes to mind. Lively. A lot of fun, a good friend to everybody." Twice divorced, he leaves a 12-year-old daughter and a 15-year-old son.


Pfc.Norman Darling
29 Army Dead U.S.
Pfc. Norman Darling was an "outgoing, bright, happy person" who joined the military hoping to provide a better life for his 3-year-old daughter, a friend says. Diane McCarey said she exchanged e-mails with Darling during his time in Iraq and said he seemed to enjoy being in the military. "He found himself there," she said. Darling, 29, of Middleboro, Mass., was killed April 29 in a car bombing on his convoy south of Baghdad. He was based in Baumholder, Germany. Darling grew up in the Bahamas and moved to the United States after high school. He became a citizen when he got married, and later got divorced. He worked as an account administrator before joining the Army. His daughter lives with her mother in Florida. "She is a beauty and I love her to death," said his father, Sidney Darling. "She is the closest thing to me now because my son is gone. She is the only one to remind me."


Lance Cpl.Travis R. Desiato
19 Marines Dead U.S.
Travis R. Desiato was a Marine and a standout athlete, but he also had a gentle side, working with kids in a nursery school program and summer camp. He chose Iraq over safer assignments "because he felt he was most needed and could best serve by going to Iraq," said family friend Sam Mendales. Desiato, 19, of Bedford, Mass., died Nov. 15 in fighting against insurgents in Fallujah. He was based at Camp Lejeune, N.C. He leaves behind his new wife, Tracey, whom he married in June, just before he deployed to Iraq. Desiato joined the Marines soon after graduating from high school, where he was a standout baseball and football player. An aspiring firefighter, Desiato took comfort in participating in efforts larger than himself, whether as a football player, a cook, or as a Marine. "He came from a small town, but he had a big heart and loved his family," Mendales said.


Spc.Peter G. Enos
24 Army Dead U.S.
According to his wife, Spc. Peter Enos believed in his country and would undertake any mission he was assigned. Before he left for Iraq about two months before his death, he was convinced that the military was serving a noble purpose there. But he later became disillusioned, Shannon Enos said. Enos, 24, of Dartmouth, Mass., died April 9 in Baji, Iraq, when his patrol vehicle was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade. He was based in Schweinfurt, Germany. His wife said Enos was a kind father to their 6-month-old son, Marcus. He was also extremely handy, she said, and loved to take things apart to see how they worked. "He was a great child, he was a fantastic person, a wonderful person," Deborah Enos said of her son.


Sgt.Andrew K. FarrarJr.
31 Marines Dead U.S.
Andrew K. Farrar Jr. nearly left the Marines for civilian life in 2001, even taking a police civil service exam to prepare for a career in law enforcement. Then came Sept. 11: "He re-enlisted after 9/11 to serve because he knew others wouldn't be able to serve," said his father, Andrew Farrar Sr. "His whole approach was selfless." Farrar Jr., 31, of Weymouth, Mass., was electrocuted by a high-voltage wire while he was on patrol in Iraq on Jan. 28. He was stationed at Camp Lejeune. Farrar was scheduled to return home to his wife and two young sons in three weeks when he died on his birthday. Farrar leaves behind a wife, Melissa, who was his high school sweetheart. They married in 1996 and Farrar Jr. joined the Marines a year later. He is also survived by two sons, Tyler, 6, and Liam, 2. "He was profoundly patriotic," his father said. "We're proud of him and we're proud of all service men and women."


Gunnery Sgt.Elia P. Fontecchio
30 Marines Dead U.S.
When Elia P. Fontecchio returned from his first tour of duty in Iraq, he spent days figuring out how to break the news to his wife that he would be going back. When it came to his 2-year-old son, he felt there was no way to explain. "You don't at that age. You just do what you can," he told The Associated Press in an interview in December. "Mommy bears the brunt of it." The 30-year-old from Milford, Mass., was killed in Iraq's Anbar province Aug. 4, two weeks before he was due to return home. He was based at Twentynine Palms, Calif. Fontecchio's first tour gave him confidence as he approached his second departure. "I'm very familiar with the territory and the culture now. We know some of the mistakes ... and we know how to handle them now," he said. "He was the model Marine, the model person, the model husband, the model father," his uncle Dana Fontecchio said. Survivors include his wife, Kinney, and son, Elia Jr.


1st Lt.Travis J. Fuller
26 Marines Dead U.S.
Travis J. Fuller was a standout student and athlete who dazzled teachers and friends with his ability to put as much effort and dedication into physical training as he did into academics. He was as strong a leader as he was a team member, they said. Fuller, 26, a native of Granville, Mass., and based at Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii, died Jan. 26 in a helicopter crash in western Iraq _ the military's deadliest crash of the Iraq war. Fuller attended Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Bourne, Mass., and earned a bachelor of science degree in marine transportation. His teachers found plenty to praise. "Travis was very good and everyone enjoyed being around him," said Eduardo Martinez, his high school wrestling coach. Added high school assistant principal James E. Vincent: "He was a good student with outstanding work habits again, both in the classroom and the wrestling mat."


Sgt.Justin W. Garvey
23 Army Dead U.S.
Sgt. Justin W. Garvey was married last year to his high school sweetheart, who was literally the girl next door when he was growing up in Vermont. "He was proud to serve and was never afraid of going over to fight," Katie Garvey said. "He is, and always will be, my best friend, soul mate and now my guardian angel." Garvey, 23, from Townsend, Mass., died July 20 in an attack in Iraq. Garvey joined the Army National Guard in 1996, when he was a junior in high school, and signed up for regular basic training a year later. As a soldier in the 101st Airborne, Garvey was sent to Pakistan after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. He also served in Afghanistan, and returned home on his 22nd birthday. A year later _ again, on his birthday _ he was sent to Iraq. "Any person that I know would be proud to call him their son," said his father, Greg Garvey.


Pfc.John D. Hart
20 Army Dead U.S.
Pfc. John D. Hart was as loving as he was lovable, sure to one day become a teacher or a counselor, his family said. But Hart wanted to be in the military, a resolve strengthened after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, said his father, Brian Hart. Hart, 20, who enlisted in the Army after high school, was killed Oct. 18 when his patrol came under fire 160 miles north of Baghdad. "I know you had a warrior's heart. You dreamed of being a soldier and you lived your dream," the elder Hart said at a memorial service for his son in their hometown of Bedford, Mass. "I presumed you'd come back and become a teacher or a counselor. You already were a counselor to many." Brian Hart said he wished his son knew how his death had brought an entire town together in grief _ "a town united now in sorrow." He is also survived by his mother, Alma, and two sisters.


Pfc.Markus J. Johnson
20 Army Dead U.S.


CWO3Kyran E. Kennedy
43 Army Dead U.S.
Chief Warrant Officer Kyran E. Kennedy grew up in Boston but fell in love with living in the Kentucky countryside. He and his wife bought a farm, kept a variety of animals, managed an ambitious beekeeping operation, and tended a garden and an orchard. "He absolutely loved this place. We were going to retire in Kentucky," Kathy Kennedy said. Kennedy, 43, was killed Nov. 7 when the Black Hawk helicopter he was riding crashed near Tikrit, Iraq. He was assigned to Fort Campbell and lived in Hopkinsville, Ky. Kathy Kennedy said her husband made a dulcimer that he carried to Iraq and was teaching himself to play. "He was a wonderful woodworker," she said. The instrument was important to him and provided a sense of peace in the midst of the war, she said. Survivors include his children: Christopher, 11; Katie, 9; and Kevin, 3.


Sgt.Daniel J. Londono
22 Army Dead U.S.
Sgt. Daniel J. Londono wanted to protect his country, but he also had another reason for joining the Army: He wanted to help his mother and sister financially. "When he came back home once he told me that he went to the Army for me so that my mom could pay for college for me," said his 18-year-old sister, Diana. Londono, 22, of Boston, died March 13 when an explosive hit his vehicle in Baghdad. He was assigned to Fort Bragg, N.C. Londono joined the Army after graduating from high school, where he had run track. He died less than three weeks before his birthday and two months before he was going to complete his military service, relatives said.


1st Lt.Brian M. McPhillips
25 Marines Dead U.S.
Marine lst Lt. Brian McPhillips was not the type of person to accept failure. "He was able to think quickly on his feet," who taught McPhillips in high school. "He always had a fiery determination about him. If he got something wrong, he wanted to know how to make it better." McPhillips, 25, of Pembroke, Mass., died in combat April 4. He was a 1996 graduate of Boston College High School and a 2000 graduate of Providence College.


Cpl.Brian Oliveira
22 Marines Dead U.S.
Brian Oliveira was gung-ho on a military career, but kind enough to scrape together what little money he had to buy Easter bunnies for friends. "He was a spitfire with a really good heart," said Jean Ouellette, a friend. "He was very popular. He used to get a lot of those 'most fun to be with' awards in school." Oliveira, 22, of Raynham, Mass., died Oct. 25 during a battle near Fallujah. He was based at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Scott Peterson, a friend, recalled how Oliveira came home on leave with a new sense of confidence. "He'd look you in the eye, shake hands. He had a straight military posture," Peterson said. "You could tell it gave him an inner happiness." Oliveira attended high school for two years and later got a GED. He took some courses for college credit at Bristol Community College so he could join the Marines. The son of a former Army man, Oliveira talked constantly about the military. "I told him it was the best thing for his life," said Heather Bostrom, a friend. "He was a brave kid with a lot of dreams." He is survived by his wife, Phoebe, and son, Nathan.


Spc.Gabriel T. Palacios
22 Army Dead U.S.
A native of Nicaragua, Gabriel Palacios joined the Army in 2002. The combat engineer moved with front line troops, clearing mines, building temporary bridges and evaluating whether buildings and other structures were safe for troops to enter. Spc. Palacios, 22, died Jan. 21 when a mortar round exploded near Baqoubah, Iraq. He was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, and listed Lynn, Mass., as his home.


Capt.Benjamin W. Sammis
29 Marines Dead U.S.
When he took to the skies in his Cobra helicopter, Marine Capt. Benjamin Sammis was realizing his boyhood dream. He was all of 10 when he discovered he wanted to be a pilot. "Our son ... loved to fly and loved the Corps as much as life itself," Steve and Beth Sammis said in a statement. "We will be forever proud of him and the character he held so true." Sammis, 29, of Rehoboth, Mass., died April 4 in a helicopter crash. Sammis was a 1996 graduate of The Citadel, where he majored in civil engineering. Sammis and his wife, Stacey Sammis, had been married about a year and a half. "Sometimes in life you are lucky enough to find and marry your best friend," Stacey Sammis said. "Ben and I were that lucky. Ben is the most gentle, loving and kind man. He loved flying and he loved his country."


Capt.Christopher J. Sullivan
29 Army Dead U.S.
Christopher J. Sullivan never wanted his family to worry about him, so he told them the situation in Iraq was not as grim as it appeared. A week before his death, he passed joke e-mails back and forth with his sister. "He was always trying to protect everybody ... (saying the conditions) were not as bad as they seemed," his sister Amy Lilley said. Sullivan, 29, of Princeton, Mass., was killed Jan. 18 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his parked vehicle. Sullivan was stationed at Fort Hood and had been scheduled to return home to his wife Sandy and their 19-month-old son David in a few weeks. He joined the Civil Air Patrol at age 14 and was in the ROTC while attending the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, where he majored in mechanical engineering. An enthusiastic skier and golfer, Sullivan also served in Kosovo and Germany, where he met his wife. He was remembered for a great sense of humor and a willingness to help out. "He was a peach," said Alice Halloran, a friend of the Sullivan family.


Lance Cpl.John J. VangyzenIV
21 Marines Dead U.S.
Despite returning home from a war zone, John J. Vangyzen had no intention of taking it easy. Vangyzen, who served his first tour from early 2003 to October, went back to Iraq in February, but he and his father managed to cram in some quality time doing some pretty dangerous things. "We had a blast. We went bungee jumping together," said John Vangyzen III. "It wasn't son and father. It was dude and dad." Vangyzen, 21, of Bristol, Mass., died July 5 in fighting in Anbar province. He was based at Twentynine Palms, Calif. Vangyzen enlisted in the Marines while he was still in high school. He planned to re-enlist in the military police, in hopes of one day joining the Massachusetts State Police, his stepmother, Jane Vangyzen, said. Vangyzen is also survived by his wife, Amanda, and mother, Dorothy Arsenault. "He's a hero just like all the soldiers that died in Iraq," his father said.


Cpl.David M. Vicente
25 Marines Dead U.S.
When other youngsters were wearing T-shirts and jeans, David M. Vicente was wearing fatigues and combat boots. "We all wore combat stuff when we were little kids but he kept it up through high school," said his best friend, Jason Lenotte in Vicente's hometown of Methuen, Mass. "He was so excited when he got in the Marines and he talked about staying in the service as his career." Cpl. Vicente, 25, died March 19 when the Humvee in which he was riding hit a landmine just outside Hit, Iraq. He had been in Iraq for two weeks, and was based at Twentynine Palms, Calif. His brother Daniel Vicente said the family had worried about Vicente, "but I knew in my heart this is exactly what he wanted to being doing." His uncle Michael Marques said as a teenager, when his nephew was not dreaming of a career in the military, Vicente was working on his truck. "He loved everything mechanical," Marques said. "He took his truck apart piece by piece, which I thought was going to be the end of it. But it was that truck he drove across the country to report for duty." He also is survived by his parents.


CWOStephen M. Wells
29 Army Dead U.S.
Stephen M. Wells took his three sons on walks, built rockets with them and helped them stargaze with a telescope. His first priority was his family, his mother said. "I can't explain in words what kind of young man he was," Elizabeth Wells said of her son. "He's always been joyful and laughing and used to find the better part of things." The 29-year-old helicopter pilot from Egremont, Mass., died Feb. 25 when his helicopter crashed into the Euphrates River in Habbaniyah, Iraq. He was stationed at Fort Carson, Colo. Chief Warrant Officer Wells joined the Army shortly after high school. He served in Bosnia, Thailand, and South Korea. "I couldn't have been prouder of anybody," John Wells said of his son. "What keeps me going is that he was doing what he wanted. It was his job, and he went. He was well on his way to a happy life." Survivors include his wife, Tosha, and his sons, ages 9, 6 and 5.


Lance Cpl.Andrew J. Zabierek
25 Marines Dead U.S.
A college graduate who worked at a financial firm, Andrew J. Zabierek volunteered for the military after the 2001 terror attacks, which affected him deeply, his father said. Stephen Zabierek said his son chose enlisted duty rather than being an officer. "His point was, how do you lead a grunt if you don't know what a grunt goes through every day?" said Zabierek, who served in the Navy in the 1970s. Andrew Zabierek, 25, of Chelmsford, Mass., also has a brother in the Air Force and their grandfather was a bombardier in World War II. Zabierek, based at Camp Lejeune, N.C., was killed May 21 when he was struck by a vehicle in Iraq's Anbar province. Stephen Zabierek said his son had a difficult life in the Middle East, but he enjoyed talking to Iraqi children and said they would flock around him and ask questions about America and his family.