Fallen Eagles

Fallen Eagles. . , In Memory of Our Fallen Eagles Operation Iraqi Freedom 05-07, 502nd Regimental Combat Team 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) , 1-502 INF BN , SPC Joshua J Munger . SPC Benjamin A Smith . PFC Tyler R mackenzie . SSG Jason A Fegler . SSG Travis L Nelson . SGT Kenith Casica . 1LT Benjamin T Britt . SPC William Lopez-Feliciano . SGT Matthew D Hunter . LT Garrison C Avery . SPC Marlon A Bustamante . PFC Caesar S Viglienzone . SPC Anthony C Owens . SPC Andrew K Waits . SPC David J Babineau . SPC Kristian Menchaca . PFC Thomas L Tucker . CPT Blake H Russell . SPC Brian J Kubik, 1-320 FA BN , MSG James F Hayes . SPC Alexis Roman Cruz . SSG James E Estep . PFC Travis J Grigg . SPC Mathew J Holley . SGT Clarence L Floyd Jr, 2-101 BTB , SSG Stephen A Seale . CPL Jose Zamora . SGT Carlton A Clark, 2-502 INF BN , SFC Jonathan Tessar . SPC William J Byler . PFC David J Martin . PFC Adam R Johnson . SGT William B Meeuwsen . SSG Aram J Bass . SPC Allen J Knop . SFC Shawn C Dostie . PFC Adam R Shepherd . SSG Jerry M Durbin . SPC Sergio A Mercedes-Saez . PV2 Joshua Powers . PFC Angelo A Zawaydeh . PVT travis C Zimmerman . SSG Santiago Halsel . SFC Clarence D McSawin . SSG Mario J Bievre . PFC Paul A Beyer . SGT Matthew J Vosbein, 1/75 CAV , SSG Metodio A Bandonill . SGT Steve M Sakoda, 1-22 INF BN , SPC William S Hayes III . PFC Sean D Tharp . SPC Ronald W Gerbur . SPC Bobby R West , 2nd Plaque , Symbolism. (Front Main) Outline of the country of Iraq including the main rivers that filled the canals in our AO. The 101st Division Patch, 502nd RCT Strike crest and Eagle superimposed over the map represents our enduring presence in south Baghdad. Each BN that was part of our RCT that suffered casualties is listed as are the names and ranks of each Fallen Eagle. The upper right hand corner is purposely left unpolished. This represents both our unfinished mission in the War on Terrorism and the fact we returned incomplete as a unit with the loss of our soldiers. , (Front Base) The BNs that comprised the 502nd RCT are listed across the center with the BN mottos listed below each, the BN crests etched above each. In each corner the patches of the 2 divisions that commanded MND-B and the 502nd RCT are depicted, each in a triangle. These 2 triangles represent both the "Triangle of Death" which went from the towns of Mahmadiyah, Yusafiyah and Iskandariya and the "Shakariya Triangle" which went between the towns of Sadr al Yusafiya, Latafiyah and Mulla Fayad. , (Canal System and Rivers) - The top portion of the main section includes a carved canal system representative of the "Crows Foot" from the Yusafiyah Thermal Power Plant and was a significant landmark. The Euphrates River from Radwaniya to Jafar Sakar Bridge is carved on the left side; the Tigris River from Baghdad to Salman Pak is carved on the right side. These 2 rivers were our RCT's western and eastern borders. On the top surface of the base are random canals carved to represent the hundreds of miles of canals that sprawled across our AO. This is all interconnected and when it rains, the water will pool in the carved canals and remain as a reminder of the struggles we face and the tears we shed.