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| HOMETOWN
HEROES |
Updated
6 December 2006 |
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| Amarillo,
Texas has many heroes fighting the War on Terror. This is our small
tribute to those who gave everything. |
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Capt. Eric B. Das
--- US Air Force
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| 30,
of Amarillo, Texas; assigned to the 333rd Fighter Squadron based at
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.; killed when the F-15E he was
piloting went down during a combat mission in Iraq. The incident
remains under investigation. |
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Died:
07 April 2003 |
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SSgt. Tommy I. Folks Jr.
--- US Army
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| 31,
of Amarillo, Texas; assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd
Battalion, 142nd Infantry Regiment, 56th Brigade Combat Team, 36th
Infantry Division, Amarillo, Texas; died Oct. 19 in Baghdad of
injuries sustained Oct. 18 when multiple improvised explosive
devices detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in
Iskandariyah, Iraq. |
| Died:
19 October 2005 |
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CWO
Miles P. Henderson --- US Army
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| 24,
of Amarillo, Texas; assigned to the 1st Attack Reconnaissance
Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division,
Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Nov. 6 of injuries sustained when his AH-64
Apache helicopter crashed in Balad, Iraq. Also killed was Chief
Warrant Officer John R. Priestner. |
| Died:
6 November 2006 |
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Pvt.
Troy D. Cooper --- US Army
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| 21,
of Amarillo, Texas;
assigned
to the 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade,
1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 3 of injuries
sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his
vehicle in Balad, Iraq. |
| Died:
3 December 2006 |
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