KSBY -- A Buellton Marine is killed while serving in Iraq.

Corporal Aaron Michael Allen was killed Friday by an improvised explosive device (IED). This was his second tour in Iraq and he was scheduled to return to the U.S. December 20.

"I told him, I don't care if you come back with no arms and no legs, you better get your butt home," Corporal Allen's sister, Amy Allen, said. "He promised, he said 'I'll never let anything bad happen to you and Mom.'"

It is a promise he was not able to keep.

"When I saw his First Sergeant and the Chaplain here, I knew immediately," Allen said. "There was no question in my mind."

Reno Gazette Journal -- Army Chief Warrant Officer Christian P. Humphreys, 28, of Fallon died Saturday when a helicopter crashed in Iraq, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Monday.

An OH-58 Kiowa observation helicopter crashed while on a mission over Mosul, the military said. The cause of the crash was not known.


Chief Warrant Officer Donald V. Clark, 37, of Memphis, Tenn., also died in the crash. It was unclear who was the pilot.


Humphreys was assigned to the 6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force 49, U.S. Army Alaska, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, the Pentagon reported.


Capt. April Conway of the Nevada National Guard said that as of late Monday, the state had not been contacted about the death.


WYTV -- Even before he graduated from Boardman High School in 1989, Donald Clark knew his calling.

Donald's father, Donal Clark, says, "Donnie was always a person interested in helping others."

He did so by joining the military, first the navy, then in 1995 he enlisted in the army working his way up to Warrant Officer.

That's where he discovered his true passion, flying.

"That was his life. He loved it next to his family. He just glowed when he talked about flying", says Linda Clark, Donnie's mother.

And while he ultimately lost his life in the skies over Iraq, Donnie's family says they can take comfort in the fact he died doing what he loved and what he believed in.

KWTX -- Two soldiers from Fort Hood’s 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment died Wednesday in Mosul when a uniformed Iraqi soldier approached them and opened fire, the military said Friday evening.

The two soldiers were identified as Sgt. Jose Regalado, 23, of Los Angeles and Spc. Corey M. Shea, 21, of Mansfield, Mass.

Both were assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment’s 3rd Squadron.

The shooting is under investigation, the military said.

KATV -- The National Guard has announced the death of another Arkansas solider in Iraq -- Sgt. James M. Clay, 25, of Mountain Home. He was killed in a vehicle accident.

Spc. James M. Clay, 25, of Mountain Home, Ark., died Nov. 13 in Anbar Province, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. Clay was a member of the 224th Maintenance Company from Mountain Home, but was attached to the 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in Batesville during this deployment to Iraq.

The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.

"Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss of one of our courageous young Soldiers," said Maj. Gen. William D. Wofford, adjutant general of the Arkansas National Guard. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of this young man. No words can fill the void in their lives left by his loss. He was called to serve, and he answered that call with valiant service. He was a true patriot and will not soon be forgotten."

Attleboro Sun Chronicle -- MANSFIELD - A Mansfield soldier was one of two U.S. servicemen shot to death Wednesday by an Iraqi soldier in Mosul, Iraq, members of the soldier's family confirmed today.

Corey Shea, 21, was killed when the Iraqi soldier suddenly opened fire on Americans at a joint security station. Shea and another soldier died. Six others were wounded.

Shea's mother, Denise Anderson, said she was informed of her son's death Wednesday by the Army.

Military officials said the soldier who did the shooting may have been an al Qaeda infiltrator. The man was immediately shot dead.

Shea had been in the Army for about a year and was due to come home in January. Shea was a 2005 graduate of Mansfield High School and a member of the school's hockey team for two years.

Press-Enterprise -- Armando A. De La Paz Jr., a 21-year-old Riverside man serving as in the U.S. Army in Iraq, died Thursday from injuries suffered in a vehicle rollover in Baghdad, the Department of Defense announced Friday. The incident is under investigation, the Pentagon said in a news release.

Spc. De La Paz was the son of Armando and Elizabeth De La Paz of Riverside. He graduated in 2005 from Arlington High School in Riverside.

The family declined to comment, with Spc. De La Paz's father saying that if they talk about him, it would be after the Army investigation was completed.

Arlington teacher Scott Godwin said Spc. De La Paz stood out because he was a much more voracious reader of literature than most students.

"The Color Purple" by Alice Walker, "Rain of Gold" by Victor Villaseñor, "Native Son" by Richard Wright and "Kaffir Boy" by Mark Mathabane were some of the books he read eagerly at Arlington.

BAGHDAD – A small group of Iraqi and Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers gathered at an Iraqi Army base in the Sadr City district of Baghdad Nov. 4 for an infrequent but worthy ceremony.

(Col. Fares Khaleel was awarded the U.S. Army Commendation Medal by Col. John Hort)

Col. John Hort, commander, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, who is responsible for northern Baghdad, traveled to the headquarters of Col. Fares Khaleel, commander of the 44th Brigade, 11th Iraqi Army Division, to present the U.S. Army Commendation Medal to Iraqi Army Maj. Jamil Mahmood Kadori for his actions in ridding the Hamidiyah neighborhood of Special Groups criminals.

Hamidiyah, historically a Special Groups safe haven, was being used by the criminals as a supply line connecting Sadr City to southern Diyala province.

Colorado Springs Gazette -- Fort Carson Staff Sgt. Timothy Hamilton Walker, 38, died Saturday in Baghdad after a bomb exploded near his vehicle, the Army said Monday.



Walker, of Franklin, Tenn., deployed on his second tour in Iraq in November 2007. His first tour was from November 2005 to November 2006.

He served as a medic with the 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.


Walker's unit is currently working to secure Sadr City, in Baghdad's northeast.



The Purple Heart, Bronze Star and Meritorious Service Medal Are a few of the many awards Walker received in his 18 years in the Army. He was also a six-time Army Commendation Medal recipient.



Walker is the first Fort Carson soldier killed in about a month, and his death marks the post's 244th casualty in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

WALB -- ALBANY, GA (WALB) - Twenty-two-year-old Theron Vondameir Hobbs was repairing a vehicle Thursday when it rolled back and pinned him.

He was killed in the accident.

Hobbs was a graduate of Monroe High and his wife Kimberly is expecting their first child in February. She says the only comfort she has is knowing he died doing what he wanted .... serving his country.

"He loved everybody. He made friends with everybody. And he always did what he had to do to take care of his family," she said.

Hobbs was expected to return to Albany in January.