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LCDR(Ret) Stanley K. Nicholls 
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Enlisted in the Navy on 17 March 1941 as a Seaman Recruit. throughout his naval career he served in a varietyof
shore and sea assignments including five war patrols on the USS POMPON during World War II. LCDR Nicholls, rose through
the enlisted ranks to Master Chief Petty Officer and in 1961 received a commission as a Limited Duty Officer in the Administrative
Designator.
During his commissioned servie, LCDR Nicholls served on submarine support ships and various Submarine Staffs. His
last tour of active duy was on tthe COMSUBPAC Staff as the Force Personnel Officer from which he retired with the rank of
Lieutenant Commander.
Awards: Navy Commendation Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign medal, Asiatic-Pacific
Campaign Medal, Good conduct Medal with five Bronze Stars, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, China Service Medal, Navy Occupation
Service Medal, World War II victory Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Submarine Breast Insignia and World War II Submarine
Combat Insignia with one star.
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Upon retiring from the Navy, served in Civil Service at the Pearl Harbor Submarine Base for twenty years. His civilian
awards include the Superior Civilian Service Award and the Meritorious Civilian Service Award. Mr. Nicholls has received
numerous commendations and letters of appreciation throughout his thirty-year military and twenty-year Federal Civil Service
career.
After Retiring from Civil Service he continued to volunteer with the World War II Submarine Veterans, the Institue of Human
Services, the Bowfin Memorial and many other community services.
He is survived by his wife Diane Nicholls, daughter Karen Thorp, son Michael, grandson Justin and step son John Trinka.
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Axelson, Matthew G., 29
Sonar Technician(Surface)
2nd Class (SEAL)
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Assigned to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team ONE, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Joined the Navy in 2000 and underwent extensive training before being sent to Hawai’i.
Killed on 10 July 05 while conducting counter-terrorism operations in Kunar province. Despite being
mortally wounded during a firefight after the group of four SEALs was spotted, continued to fight, killing numerous enemy
fighters and allowing one of the his teammates on the ground to escape the swarming, numerically superior force.
Awards: Silver Star, The Purple Heart and The Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal.
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Hometown: Cupertino, Calif.
After high school, while his parents lived in Europe, he traveled to Italy, Switzerland, Spain, France, England, Poland,
Holland and Germany. As a political science major in college, he had a penchant for comparing other countries to the U.S.,
recalled his father, Cordell, who was a telecommunications manager in Europe.
“It made him appreciate the freedoms and opportunities we have in this country,” added his mother, Donna who
is a schoolteacher. “He wanted to give something back.”
“Matt had a very deep current of patriotism, but there was nothing dogmatic about him,” says Gregg Hurwitz,
a Los Angeles crime novelist. “He wasn’t the unthinking soldier. He was smart enough to seek an understanding
of the cultures they were interacting with.”
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Brown, Menelek Martel, 24
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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Assigned to the USS Hopper (DDG 70)
Enlisted 27 January 2007
Duty Assignments: Recruit Training Command, Gereat Lakes, IL, Service School command, Great Lakes, IL,
USS Boone (FFG 28), Service School Command, Great Lakes, IL and USS Port royal (CG 73)
Declared dead 4 Jan 08 after apparently going overboard from the USS Hopper in the Arabian Sea 3 Jan 08. Navy aircraft
and ships conducted an extensive search but did not locate him
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Hometown: Roswell, NM
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Conte, Matthew Gale, 22
Hospitalman
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Assigned to: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force,
Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Joined Navy 10 February 2004, was serving as a hospital corpsman in Iraq under the command of I Marine
Expeditionary Force.
Assignements: Recruit Training command, Great Lakes, IL, Naval Hospital Corpsman School, Great Lakes,
IL, Field Medical Service school, Camp Pendleton, CA and 3rd Marine Division Det. Marine Corps base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Killed 1 Feb. 07 while his unit was conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
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Hometown: Mogadore, Ohio, graduated from Field High School in 2003 and took classes at Maplewood Career
Center School in Ravenna during his junior and senior years. He is described as being very competitive
and loved to hunt and fish, using a bow, black powder or a shotgun, and scored a deer every year.
Naser Rizek a longtime friend says Hospitalman Conte was like a brother to him and “If you
were down, he would put you up,” “If you needed help, he would be there.” Also commenting that
after his first tour to Afghanistan, "He was a completely different person,” “He just broke down and cried,
and he really didn’t want to go to Iraq.” “He wanted to go because he wanted to
do for his country, but at the same time he didn’t want to go because he was scared,”
At his funeral, family and friends passed a microphone to share their memories of him. An aunt recalled how awestruck he was when he first saw New York City. An uncle talked about
how he loved to fish in a pond near the family hunting camp. His babysitter remembered the young Matthew leaping from his
school bus into her arms.
“He loved the service, when anybody needed anything, he would be
there for them. And it always scared the living daylights out of us because we were just always afraid for him", his father
Gale says.
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Daves, William (Bill)
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Fralish, John T. , 30
Petty Officer 3rd Class
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Assigned to the 3rd Marine Division Detachment, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe, Hawaii
Joined the Navy in February 2002. Assigned as a hospital corpsman.
Duty Assignments: Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL, Hospital Corpsman
School, Great Lakes, IL, Fleet Hospital, Portsmouth, VA and Field Medical Service School, Camp Pendleton, CA
Died 6 Feb 06 from small-arms fire during a patrol in Laghman Province, Afghanistan,
Awards: Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, The National Defense Service Medal, The Global War
on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal for service, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with
Marine Corps Device and the Combat Action Ribbon. He qualified as a SEAL at Camp Pendleton, Calif., in June 2005.
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Hometown: New Kingstown, Pa. 1994 graduated from Cumberland Valley High
School in 1994. was an avid surfer
"He was an amazing man. He could have become anything, an admiral, a governor, even the president," said his uncle, John
C. Fralish Jr. of Middlesex Twp. "This was someone who had real potential." Adding, that his nephew also idolized his
grandfather, John C. Fralish, a retired Army colonel and decorated veteran of World War II and the Korean War who died in
1995. and that his grandfather's medals were among his nephew's prized possessions, he said.
Family friend Chris Tiney, recalls that Petty Officer Fralish was interested
in cars and playing rugby. “He liked to help people,”.
Those who served with him say that Petty Officer Fralish, is revered by not only
his fellow corpsmen and the Marines and Soldiers with whom he served, but also by residents of a tiny village high in the
mountains near the forward operating base at Mehtar Lam.
"The name of John Fralish lives on in the mountains of Afghanistan
among the local population," said Army 1st Sgt. David Schneider, a first sergeant of E Company of the 1st Battalion, 125th
Infantry of the Michigan Army National Guard. "Just before he died, John risked his life to save the life of a little Afghan
girl on the brink of death."
Col. James "Chip" Bierman, commander of the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines also relates that "Doc" Fralish, or "Captain America,"
was loved and respected. Recalling the previously mentioned incident, "He once climbed a mountain at night to treat an
Afghan girl, leaving his rank insignia to guarantee her safe passage to a coalition hospital.
"That whole village mourned John's death along with us," said Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Cameron Stewart of Spokane,
Wash., a corpsman with the 1/3 Marines. "All those who served with John are deeply affected by his loss. To see Afghan villagers
also affected is a true testament to the character and type of person John was."
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Grady, Katrina Renee, 29
Seaman
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Assigned to USS Port Royal, she had been a Seaman (E-1) on board.
Enlisted 2 March 1999, assigned to Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL, later a student at the Naval
Training Center, Great Lakes, IL.
Died 18 April 02 at Bethesda Naval Medical Center, MD. after she had either been injured or became
ill on 21 Mar 02 and was transferred to Bethesda. Seaman Grady' ship was deployed in support of Operation Enduring
Freedom at the time of this incident. DoD has not issued a News Release about her death however she is listed on the
Casualty Report list.
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Hometown: Greenvill, MS, no other information currently available.
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Healy, Daniel R.,36
Sr. Chief Information
Systems Technician
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Assigned to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team ONE, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Enlisted in the Navy in 1990 and graduated from BUD/S in 1992.
Assignments: SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team ONE (SDVT-1) from 1992 – 1996, followed by a year of intensive
language training at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA. Next served at SEAL Delivery Team TWO, before returning
to SDVT-1 in Pearl Harbor, HI, where he led a training platoon.
Killed on 28 June 05 while conducting combat operations, when the MH-47 helicopter he was aboard on a rescue
mission crashed in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.
Awards; Bronze Star with Combat “V” for Valor, Purple Heart, and Afghanistan
Campaign Medal, posthumously, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Commendation,
Good Conduct Medal (3), National Defense Service Medal
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Hometown: Exeter, NH. Grew up in Exeter, where he graduated from high school in 1986.
Described as a devoted father who stayed in touch with his children no matter where he was.
Exeter Town Manager Russell Dean said Healy’s death “hit the
town hard,” prompting anger, sadness and a feeling of gratitude. Adding, “I can tell he’s someone of great achievement,”. “He’s a hero. People won’t forget
him in the town.”
At a July 11, 2005 Memorial Service, Chief Warrant Officer Dave Bauer said of his shipmate, “Senior Chief Dan Healy
was a great SEAL. He was fiercely determined to face the enemy on the field of battle. I know of no other man who I would
want with me more when facing the enemy. All SEALs will forever be held to a higher standard because of what Dan Healy did.”
"He's leaving a wonderful legacy to his family and to his children," said his mother, Natalie Healy
He is survived by his wife, Norminda; his children, Chelsea, Jasmine, Sasha, Jacob, Nia, Nathan and Chris; parents,
Natalie and Henry; sisters, Jennifer Healy and Shannon Keane.
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Jeffries, Victor Walter, 52
MC1
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Assigned to the Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group, Kuwait;
Enlisted in 1984 and served in the Coast Guard, the Army and eventually the Navy.
Duty Assignments: Various Naval Reserve Assignments, NAVELSG, Williamsburg, VA and Naval Expeditionary
Logistics Support Group, Forward (NAVELSF), Kuwait
Died Dec. 31 as a result of injuries sustained Dec. 24 in a vehicular accident in Kuwait.
Awards: Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal w/'M', National Defense Service
Medal (2) and Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medal
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Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii, but a native of New York, New York.
In his civilian life, Petty Officer Jeffries he was a high school physical education teacher with the
Department of Education in Honolulu. “He believed in the saying ‘Everyone has to start somewhere,”’
said 1st Lt. Greg Suguitan. “You have to make your mark, make strides, and prove yourself. That’s why he loved
to teach.”
He wrote an article that appeared on the Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System Web site, which
described a Navy program in Kuwait that helps sailors make the transition back home at the end of their deployment.
"Petty Officer Jeffries was a professional sailor dedicated to the Navy," Cmdr. Mark Schwart-zel, the commanding officer
for Jeffries' unit in Kuwait, Navy Customs Battalion Tango.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jaclyn King, who worked with him, said, "We had a father-daughter type of relationship. He's
a little bit older and he's always trying to help me figure out what's right. "I miss him teasing me. He used to always put
spiders on my desk, but on Christmas Eve before the accident happened, he left me my Christmas gift, and he's not going to
be able to come back and I can't tell him thank you, and I just miss him."
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and two daughters,
Keshia and Chantel.
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"Our state and our nation are grateful for the sacrifice and contributions of Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffries."
He served as a role model for many Hawai'i youth in the classroom, and his patriotism and bravery serve as an inspiration
for all of us."
Gov. Linda Lingle, State of Hawaii
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Murphy, Michael P.,29
Lieutenant
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Assigned to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team ONE , Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Accepted an appointment to the Navy’s Officer Candidate School at Pensacola, Fla., in September, 2000. Commissioned
as an ensign in the Navy on Dec. 13, 2000, and began Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training in Coronado, Calif.
in January 2001, graduating with Class 236. BUD/S is a six-month training course and the first step to becoming a Navy SEAL.
Killed on June 28, 2005, when Lt. Murphy was the officer-in-charge of a four-man SEAL element in support of Operation
Red Wing tasked with finding key anti-coalition militia commander near Asadabad, Afghanistan. Shortly after inserting into
the objective area, the SEALs were spotted by three goat herders who were initially detained and then released. It is believed
the goat herders immediately reported the SEALs’ presence to Taliban fighters.
A fierce gun battle ensued on the steep face of the mountain between the SEALs and a much larger enemy force. Despite
the intensity of the firefight and suffering grave gunshot wounds himself, Lt. Murphy is credited with risking his own life
to save the lives of his teammates, by moving away from the protective mountain rocks, he knowingly exposed himself to
increased enemy gunfire. This deliberate and heroic act drew fire away from his teammates but deprived him of cover and made
him a target for the enemy.
While continuing to be fired upon, Murphy made contact with the SOF Quick Reaction Force at Bagram Air Base and requested
assistance. He calmly provided his unit’s location and the size of the enemy force while requesting immediate support
for his team. At one point, he was shot in the back causing him to drop the transmitter. Lt. Murphy picked it back up, completed
the call and continued firing at the enemy who was closing in. Severely wounded, Lt. Murphy returned to his cover position
with his men and continued the battle.
As a result of Lt. Murphy’s call, an MH-47 Chinook helicopter, with eight additional SEALs and eight Army Night Stalkers
aboard, was sent in as part of the QRF to extract the four embattled SEALs.
By his undaunted courage, intrepid fighting spirit and inspirational devotion to his men in the face of certain death,
Lt. Murphy was able to relay the position of his unit, an act that ultimately led to the rescue of Luttrell and the recovery
of the remains of the three who were killed in the battle.
Additional Awards: Include the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, the Joint Service Commendation Medal,
the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Ribbon and National Defense Service Medal.
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Hometown: Patchogue, NY. Attended Canaan Elementary School and Saxton Middle School. Graduated
in 1994 and went to Penn State University
According to family members, played Little League, and developed a love for scary movies. His mother,Maureen Murphy says
" was always for the underdog, always defended people being picked on". Adding, "The closest Mike came to 'getting
in trouble' was when his middle school principal called me that Mike had been in a fight,". "Some kids had pushed a special
ed kid into a locker, and Mike got into that fight to protect the kid."
When he graduated Penn State in 1998, he was accepted to three law schools. His highschool guidance counselor, Patty
Fucci, said he wanted to be a lawyer like his dad. "He put 110% into everything he did here,".
Lt. Murphy fell in love with another Penn State student from Long Island, Heather Duggan, they had met at a firemen's
carnival in Patchogue.
Daniel Murphy, was a prosecutor and at the time worked for a Suffolk County judge. He earned a Purple Heart
when he was wounded by sniper fire and rocket-propelled grenades on the border of Cambodia and Vietnam while fighting with
the 24th Infantry Division — "Tropical Lightning" — out of Pearl Harbor. He was deemed 40% disabled by the Army.
Friends say that his grandfather and father' military service more than likely influenced him to join the military.
"Mike was definitely above and beyond just the normal guy". "He was very determined; he had a very strong inner focus.
He never drew attention to himself; he was humble and patriotic." says retired Navy SEAL Capt. Drew Bisset, director of the
SEAL Recruiting District Assistance Council.
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Patton, Eric S., 22
Machinist's Mate
2nd Clas (SEAL)
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Assigned to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One, Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii
Joined Navy 13 December 2000
Killed on 28 Jun 05 while conducting combat operations when
the MH-47 helicopter that they were aboard crashed in the vicinity of Asadabad, Afghanistan in Kumar Province.
Awards: Bronze Star with Combat “V”
for Valor, Purple Heart ,Global
War on Terrorism Medal
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Hometown: Boulder City, Nev. 2000 graduate of Boulder City High School where
he played on the baseball team as a utility player.
Chuck Stuart who was one of his coaches says, "Shane was a kid who worked real hard,". "He wasn't blessed with a lot
of ability. He had a great attitude and was always smiling. He was kind of quiet but joked around with the other kids. He
was fun to be around."
Brandon Tretton remembered Petty Officer Patton, his best friend since ninth or 10th grade: "He wanted to be a SEAL,
and he wanted to be the best. His father was a SEAL, and he figured if he joined the armed forces, he would go all the way
and be the best."
Also, a SEAL teammate remembered Patton as having one goal: to be a Navy SEAL like his father, James Patton. “It’s
been said that Shane was good with everything he did or tried… He cared about his work. He cared about pulling his weight.
He cared about his platoon.”
"He was a great kid, a lovely wonderful kid who always looked up to his dad. He always wanted to be like his dad," says
Valerie Robinson, a family friend.
"We loved him like a son and I would like to meet his father because Shane said a lot of neat things about his dad,"
said Tim Leathers, of San Diego, whose son, Matt, went through training with Shane. "He and Matt were pretty inseparable.
They worked out almost every day. They ate really well and didn't chase the girls or drink booze," Leathers said.
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Suh, James E., 28
("Sole Assassin" and "Data")
Quartermaster
2nd Class (SEAL)
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Assigned to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Enlisted in Navy 15 Jan 2001.
Duty Assignments: Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, IL, Service Schoold
command Great Lakes, IL, Student, Basic Underwater Demolition and SEAL (BUDS) Training, Coronado, Student, Basic Airborne,
Ft Benning, GA, Naval Special Warefare Advance Training West, Coronado, CA and SEAL Delivery Vehicle Training.
Killed on 28 June 05 while conducting combat operations when the MH-47 helicopter that they were
aboard crashed in the vicinity of Asadabad, Afghanistan in Kumar Province. Had volunteered to be on the rescue mission to
aid the SEALs trapped by insurgent fire.
Awards: The Bronze Star (with Combat V), Purple Heart, the Good Conduct Medal
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Hometown: Deerfield Beach, Florida, born in Chicago. He was known as Sung Gap Suh to his family and
raised in South Florida by his father. Graduated from Deerfield Beach High School where he attended many classes for advanced
and gifted students also starring on the tennis and swim teams.
Received his Bachelor's Degree in Statistics at the University of Florida in 1999. Family members say that although he
wanted to become a veterinarian, he instead joined the Navy in January 2001.
His sister, Claudia Suh Bown recalls that he was extremely close to his family and had recently moved his father to be
with him in Hawaii. "James exuded passion and pride in being part of an elite group of men who defied the limits of human
physical and mental endurance," she said. "He was always a protector of his family and friends and became equally committed
to defending and protecting our country."
She continued to share that, although slight of build, Petty Officer Suh trained intensely for months prior
to taking the qualification course for SEALs and was surprised when he passed the course while other, stronger candidates
washed out. 'He was not ever prepared to be second best. Not just out of a competitive nature. It was all about bettering
himself,' she said.
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Tulang, Morgan C. (Bajo), 36
Lieutenant Commander
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Assigned to U.S. Central Command Deployment Distribution Operations Center, Kuwait City, Kuwait;
Commissioned 27 May 1992, assigned duties as 3105/Reserve Supply Corps Officer.
Duty Assignments: Active Duty: NROTC Nortre Dame, IN, Supply Corps Officer School,
Athens, GA, USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3), Naval Security Group, Okinawa, Japan, USS Gary (FFG 51), USS Thach (FFG 43) DSCP Pacific
Region, Yokosuka, Hapan, Naval Reserve Reserve COMPACTFLT Det 120 and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Died 2 March 2007 from apparent natural causes.
Awards: Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Navy, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy
and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2 Awards), Navy "E" Ribbon (2 Awards), National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary
Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (2 Awards) Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Ribbon (3 Awards) Refle Marksmanship Medal,
Pistol Marksmanship Medal and Supply Corps Surface Warfare Officer.
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Hometown: Hilo, Hawaii, a 1988 graduate of St. Joseph High School in Hilo.
Lt. Commander Tulang had served 10 years on active duty in the Navy but went into the Reserves in 2002 to pursue a master's
degree in business administration,
His mother Julie Tulang says that in his childhood, Morgan was a "ferocious" reader, always with a book in front
of his face. He was always the last to be picked for athletic teams, but his teammates liked him anyway. "He kept the guys
together,"
His friend from the third grade, Barry Usita, said friends had to tear him away from his books. Then he would compose comic
book-style stories on the spot, with his friends as characters in the stories. "He was one of the greatest friends I ever
had. I'm going to miss him,"
His mother also added that she was grateful that at least he did not die from combat wounds -- otherwise the experience
would have left her and her husband embittered.
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Woods, Julian Agustus, 22 ("Snoop Doc")
Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3)
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Assigned to 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Enlisted in the Navy 28 June 2000
Duty Assignments: Student Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, IL, STU NAVHOSPCORPSCOL GLAKES IL, NMC
Portsmouth, Virginia, CRTS, STU FMSS CAMP LEJEUNE and 3rd MARDIV DET, MCBH KANEOHE BAY HI
Died 10 November 04 as a result of hostile fire in Fallujah, Iraq.
Awards: Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Medal and Global War on Terrorism Medal
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Hometown: Jacksonville, FL, graduated from Ed White High School in 2000.
At the time Petty Officer Woods had a 3-year-old daughter, Israel, who was with her mother, also in the
Navy, based in Virginia.
His mother Carolyn Woods recalls that "On the days he felt he couldn't go on ... I told him 'you're my hero,'" "He wrote
me back and said, 'No Mom, you're my hero. I get my strength from you.'"
"When the door bell rang this morning and I peeked out the door and saw when I seen those two guys standing there in that
white uniform, I just lost it, 'cause I didn't want to hear," she said about the Navy officers who came with news that her
youngest son had died.
Petty Officer Woods joined the Navy after graduating High School , following his father and older brother O.J. into the
military. "I think he's a hero. He's my hero," O.J. said. "At least he went for a good reason." Continuing, "We got
a lot of good memories. That's all I got now are good memories of my brother, I'm going to miss him a lot."
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