--- In FREEvpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "bonuspokergod"
<bonuspokergod@y...> wrote:
Give me an ever-loving break.
Another Red-neck checks in.
Instead of "misleading the people about going to war", CLINTON
is the one who should have invaded Iraq when Saddam started up
with his shit all througout the '90s.
Wouldn't that have been big bush's job??
CLINTON is the one who should have had the balls
to tell the United Nations to fuck off and die, we're
gonna get Saddam once and for all.
Saddam never was a threat to the U.S. Only in the mind of the
chickenhawk in charge. Where have you been? You made 1 comment about
a month ago and then hid. Please take the time to read prior posts
before I need to rehash old administration lies.
CLINTON is the one who, when OBL openly declared WAR
on the United States, should have GONE TO WAR, with extreme
predjudice, against the Muslims
You are as stupid a man as rat-boy singer. There is no need to go to
war with all the muslims. If so, you can start by invading the NBA.
We are supposed to be getting the people responsible for 9/11, you
know, in Afghanistan. Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11. Saddam had
no WMD's. W lied and lied. Your children are dying in a war that is
a figment of W's little brain. Wake up and smell the truth.
Something you and your party have a hard time doing.
, and finished it before they
even got started.
He had more than enough opportunity to to the un-Democrat
thing, actually step up and be a great leader. No
arguments that he gave great speeches. Too bad they didn't
have any character behind them.
W is a character alright, he has no character but he is a character.
But instead, as we all know, he was preoccupied with his
repugnant, train wreck of a personal life, and found himself
"misleading the people" (Translation: Lying under oath in a Federal
Court of Law while in office, sworn to uphold the Constitution)
Glad to see he finally admits it.
Admitted it before. W decorated the three idiots who paved the way
to the Iraq war with American medals of Freedom yesterday. That kind
of makes Clinton's train wreck seem like a minor fender bender. And
again, Bush lied to the American public for his personal vendetta
war.
He disgraced the White House, the Governor's Mansion, his repulsive
wife
Are you talking about Bush here??
probably raped serveral other women (he's never denied the
accustations), and God knows what really happened with Foster.
Old news. Here's what you should be questioning:
American Military Deaths
Since May 1st, 2003
15-Dec 1 A U.S. soldier died from a gunshot wound received on
Tuesday during a convoy mission south of Baghdad, the U.S. military
said in a statement on Wednesday.
14-Dec 3 Two US Marines were killed Monday around the Iraqi capital,
the US. military said in a statement on Tuesday.
Cpl. Michael D. Anderson, 21, of Modesto, Calif., died Dec. 14 as
result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.
One 1st COSCOM Soldier died as the result of a gunshot wound
received during a convoy mission south of Baghdad near Forward
Operation Base Kalsu at approximately 10:30 p.m. Dec. 14.
13-Dec 2 Pfc. Brent T. Vroman, 21, of Oshkosh, Wis., died Dec. 13
from wounds received as a result of enemy action in Babil Province,
Iraq. He was assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve's 2nd Battalion,
24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine
Division, headquartered in Chicago, Ill
Sgt. Tina S. Time, 22, from Tucson, Ariz., died Dec. 13 near Cedar,
Iraq, when she was involved in a vehicle accident. Time was assigned
to the Army Reserve's 208th Transportation Company, Tucson, Ariz.
12-Dec 8 Seven Marines with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force were
killed in two separate incidents Sunday, the military said Monday.
Sgt. Jeffrey L. Kirk, 24, of Baton Rouge, La., died Dec. 12 as
result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Joshua W. Dickinson, 25, of Pasco, Fla., died Dec. 12 as
result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Jeffery S. Blanton, 23, of Fayetteville, Ga., died Dec.
12 as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine
Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Staff Sgt. Melvin L. Blazer, 38, of Moore, Okla.
Lance Cpl. Hilario F. Lopez, 22, of Ingleside, Texas.
Both died Dec. 11 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. They were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Pfc. Joshua A. Ramsey, 19, from Defiance, Ohio, died Dec. 12 in
Baghdad, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries. Ramsey was assigned
to the 95th Military Police Battalion, Mannheim, Germany.
11-Dec 2 Lance Cpl. Gregory P. Rund, 21, of Littleton, Colo.died
Dec. 11 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Rund
was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th
Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Spc. Robert W. Hoyt, 21, of Ashford, Conn., died Dec. 11 in Baghdad,
Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV
while conducting convoy operations. Hoyt was assigned to the Army
National Guard's 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, Bristol,
Conn.
9-Dec 4 Two died December 9 in Mosul, Iraq after being involved in
an Apache helicopter accident. Both were assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment, South Carolina National Guard,
Columbia, S.C.
Killed were:
1st Lt. Andrew C. Shields, 25, of Campobello, S.C.
Chief Warrant Officer Patrick D. Leach, 39, of Rock Hill, S.C.
Pfc. Christopher S. Adlesperger, 20, of Albuquerque, N.M. died Dec.
9 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Adlesperger
was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Cpl. Kyle J. Renehan, 21, of Oxford, Pa., died Dec. 9 in
Kaiserslautern, Germany, from injuries received on Nov. 29 as result
of enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine
Air Control Squadron 2, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine
Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.
8-Dec 1 Sgt. Arthur C. Williams, IV, 31, of Edgewater, Fla., died
Dec. 8 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his unit was conducting a dismounted
patrol and was attacked by
small arms fire. Williams was assigned to the 44th Engineer
Battalion, 2d Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea.
7-Dec 3 Capt. Mark N. Stubenhofer, 30, of Springfield, Va., died
Dec. 7 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit was conducting dismounted
operations and was attacked by small arms fire. Stubenhofer was
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored
Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Sgt. 1st Class Todd C. Gibbs, 37, of Angelina, Texas, died Dec. 7 in
Khalidiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated
while his unit was on a dismounted patrol. Gibbs was assigned to 1st
Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, Camp
Greaves, Korea.
Cpl. In C. Kim, 23, of Warren, Mich., died Dec. 7 as result of a non-
hostile vehicle incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to 9th Communications Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
5-Dec 4 Staff Sgt. Kyle A. Eggers, 27, of Euless, Texas, died Dec. 5
in Habbaniyah, Iraq, when his vehicle was struck by an improvised
explosive device. Eggers was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th
Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea.
Pfc. Andrew M. Ward, 25, of Kirkland, Wash., died Dec. 5 in Ar
Ramadi, Iraq, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small
arms fire. Ward was assigned to the 44th Engineer Battalion, 2nd
Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea.
Staff Sgt. Marvin L. Trost III, 28, of Goshen, Ind.
Spc. Edwin W. Roodhouse, 36, of San Jose, Calif.
They died Dec. 5 in Habbaniyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive
device detonated near their HMMWV. Both were assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp
Greaves, Korea.
4-Dec 3 Cpl. Joseph O. Behnke, 45, of Brooklyn, New York, died Dec.
4 in Baghdad, Iraq, when he was in a vehicle accident. Behnke was
assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 258th Field
Artillery Regiment, Brooklyn, New York.
Sgt. Cari A. Gasiewicz, 28, of Depew, N.Y., died Dec. 4 in Baqubah,
Iraq, when two improvised explosive devices detonated near her
convoy. Gasiewicz was assigned to the 202nd Military Intelligence
Battalion, 513th Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort Gordon, Ga.
Sgt. Michael L. Boatright, 24, of Whitesboro, Texas died Dec. 4 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when he was struck by an improvised explosive device.
Boatright was assigned to the 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
3-Dec 6 Staff Sgt. Henry E. Irizarry, 38, of Bronx, New York, died
Dec. 3 in Taji, Iraq, when his unit was on patrol and an improvised
explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. Irizarry was assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, New York, N.Y.
They died Dec. 4 in Mosul, Iraq, when their Stryker military vehicle
received enemy fire during convoy operations. Both were assigned to
the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th
Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis,
Washington.
Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Salamo J. Tuialuuluu, 23, of Pago Pago, American Samoa.
Sgt. David A. Mitts, 24, of Hammond, Ore.
Spc. David P. Mahlenbrock, 20, of Maple Shade, N.J., died Dec. 3 in
Kirkuk, Iraq, when he was clearing a route and an improvised
explosive device detonated. Mahlenbrock was assigned to the 65th
Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield
Barracks, Hawaii.
Cpl. Binh N. Le, 20, of Alexandria, Va.
Cpl. Matthew A. Wyatt, 21, of Millstadt, Ill.
Both Marines died Dec. 3 from injuries received as result of enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. They were assigned to 5th
Battalion, 10th
Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune,
N.C.
2-Dec 1 Pfc. George D. Harrison, 22, of Knoxville, Tenn., died
December 2 in Mosul, Iraq, when his HMMWV was attacked by enemy
forces using small arms fire.arrison was assigned to the 293rd
Military Police Company, 3rd Military Police
Battalion (Provisional), 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
1-Dec 4 Spc. David M. Fisher, 21, of Green Island, N.Y., died Dec. 1
in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit was on patrol and the HMWWV in which
he was riding rolled over. Fisher was assigned to the Army National
Guard's 1st Battalion, 101st Cavalry Regiment, Newburgh, N.Y.
Cpl Zachary A. Kolda, 23, of Corpus Christi, Texas, died Dec. 1 as
result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to the Marine Forces Reserves' 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment,
4th Marine Division, Houston,
Texas.
Gunnery Sgt. Javier Obleas-Prado Pena, 36, of Falls Church, Va.,
died Dec. 1 at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, from
injuries received Nov. 25, as result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd
Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Cpl. Bryan S. Wilson, 22, of Otterbein, Ind., died Dec. 1 as result
of a non-hostile vehicle incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
30-Nov 2 Two died Nov. 30 in Fallujah, Iraq, when an improvised
explosive device detonated near their military vehicle. Both were
assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Killed were:
Sgt. Pablo A. Calderon, 26, of Brooklyn, N.Y.
Sgt. Jose Guereca, Jr., 24, of Missouri City, Texas
29-Nov 5 Spc. Erik W. Hayes, 24, of Cascade, Md., died Nov. 29 in Al
Miqdadiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near
his military vehicle. Hayes was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd
Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany.
Two died Nov. 29 in Baghdad, Iraq, when their military vehicle
struck an improvised explosive device. Both were assigned to the
Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, New
York, N.Y.
Killed were:
Sgt. Christian P. Engeldrum, 39, of Bronx, N.Y.
Pfc. Wilfredo F. Urbina, 29, of Baldwin, N.Y.
Lance Cpl. Blake A. Magaoay, 20, of Pearl City, Hawaii, died Nov. 29
as
a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to 1st Light
Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Spc. Daryl A. Davis, 20, of Orlando, Fla., died Nov. 29 in Iraq when
his HMWWV was involved in a traffic accident. Davis was assigned to
the Army National Guard's 144th Transportation Company, Marianna,
Fla.
28-Nov 6 Sgt. Michael A. Smith, 24, of Camden, Ark., died Nov. 26 at
Walter Reed
Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., from injuries sustained in
Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 7 when he was attacked by enemy forces using
small arms fire. Smith was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st
Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, Texarkana, Ark.
Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Michael B. Shackelford, 25, of Grand Junction, Colo.
Sgt. Carl W. Lee, 23, of Oklahoma City, Okla.
Sgt. Trinidad R. Martinezluis, 22, of Los Angeles, Calif., died Nov.
28 in Baqubah, Iraq, when his 5-ton vehicle rolled over and pinned
him underwater.
Martinezluis was assigned to the Army's 201st Forward Support
Battalion, 1st
Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany.
Pfc. Stephen C. Benish, 20, of Clark, N.J., died Nov. 28 in Ar
Ramadi,
Iraq, when he received enemy fire while on a dismounted patrol.
Benish was
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea.
Lance Cpl. Adam R. Brooks, 20, of Manchester, N.H.
Lance Cpl. Charles A. Hanson Jr., 22, of Panacea, Fla.
Both Marines died Nov. 28 as a result of enemy action in Babil
Province, Iraq. They were assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine
Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C.
27-Nov 3 Spc. Jeremy E. Christensen, 27, of Albuquerque, N.M., died
Nov. 27 in Ad Duilayah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device
detonated near his patrol
vehicle. Christensen was assigned to 1st Squadron, 4th Armored
Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Lance Cpl. Joshua E. Lucero, 19, of Tucson, Ariz. and Cpl. Kirk J.
Bosselmann, 21, of Napa, Calif. died as a result of enemy action in
Al Anbar Province Iraq.
26-Nov 5 Pfc. Harrison J. Meyer, 20, of Worthington, Ohio, died Nov.
26 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces
using small arms fire.
Meyer was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade
Combat Team, Camp Howze, Korea.
Pvt. Brian K. Grant, 31, of Dallas, Texas, died Nov. 26 in Ar
Ramadi, Iraq, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small
arms fire. Grant was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry
Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Camp Howze, Korea.
Lance Cpl. Jordan D. Winkler, 19, of Tulsa, Okla, died Nov 26 due to
a non-combat related incident at Camp Fallujah, Iraq. He was
assigned to Combat
Service Support Battalion 1, Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st
Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Bradley M. Faircloth, 20, of Mobile, Ala. and Lance Cpl.
David B. Houck, 25, of Winston Salem, N.C. died as a result of enemy
action in Al Anbar Province Iraq.
25-Nov 3 Lance Cpl. Jeffery S. Holmes, 20, of White River Junction,
Vt. died as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province Iraq.
Pfc. Ryan J. Cantafio, 22, of Beaver Dam, Wisc., died Nov. 25, as
result of enemy action in Al Andar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to the Marine Corps
Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division,
headquartered in Chicago, Ill.
Cpl. Gentian Marku, 22, of Warren, Mich., died Nov. 25 as a result
of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st
Battalion, 8th
Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune,
N.C.
24-Nov 2 Sgt. Nicholas S. Nolte, 25, of Falls City, Neb. died Nov.
24 at the National Naval Medical Center Bethesda, Md., from injuries
received Nov. 9 as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq.
Spc. Sergio R. Diazvarela, 21, of Lomita, Calif., died Nov. 24 in Ar
Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his
dismounted patrol. Diazvarela was assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd
Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Camp Howze, Korea.
23-Nov 1 Sgt. Benjamin C. Edinger, 24, of Green Bay, Wisc., died
Nov. 23, at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., from
injuries received as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq on Nov 14.
22-Nov 2 Spc. Blain M. Ebert, 22, of Washtucna, Wash., died Nov. 22
in Baghdad,
Iraq, when enemy forces engaged his unit with small arms fire. Ebert
was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery
Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Cpl. Michael R. Cohen, 23, of Jacobus, Pa., died Nov. 22 as result
of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st
Battalion, 3rd
Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary
Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
21-Nov 1 Sgt. Michael C. O'Neill, 22, of Mansfield, Ohio, died
November 21 in Landstuhl, Germany, of accidental injuries sustained
on November 17 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, during preparations
for combat operations. O'Neill was assigned to the Army's 3rd
Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.
20-Nov 4 Cpl. Joseph J. Heredia, 22, of Santa Maria, Calif.
Heredia died Nov. 20 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany,
from wounds received as a result of enemy action on Nov 10 in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Joseph T. Welke, 20, of Rapid City, S.D.
Welke died Nov. 20 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany,
from wounds received as a result of enemy action on Nov 19 in Al
Anbar Province,
Iraq.
Sgt. Jack Bryant Jr., 23, of Dale City, Va., died Nov. 20 in
Muqdadiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near
his military convoy followed by an enemy rocket-propelled grenade
attack. Bryant was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Fire Support Team
(1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment,
1st Infantry Division), Vilseck, Germany.
Spc. David L. Roustum, 22, of West Seneca, N.Y., died Nov. 20 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when his up-armored HMMWV was attacked by enemy
forces using
rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire. Roustum was assigned
to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment,
Tonawanda, N.Y.
19-Nov 5 Lance Cpl. Dimitrios Gavriel, 29, of New York, N.Y.
Lance Cpl. Phillip G. West, 19, of American Canyon, Calf.
Both Marines died Nov. 19, as result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. Gavriel was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Lejeune, N.C. West was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine
Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Cpl. Bradley T. Arms, 20, of Charlottesville, Va.
Lance Cpl. Demarkus D. Brown, 22, of Martinsville, Va.
Arms and Brown died Nov. 19, as result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Michael A. Downey, 21, of Phoenix, Ariz.
Downey died Nov. 19 at National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md.,
from wounds received as a result of enemy action on Nov. 11 in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq.
18-Nov 2 Lance Cpl. Luis A. Figueroa, 21, of Los Angeles, Calif.,
died Nov. 18 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Sgt. Joseph M. Nolan, 27, of Philadelphia, Pa., died Nov. 18 in
Fallujah, Iraq,
when his unit was on patrol and an improvised explosive device
detonated near his up-armored HMMWV. Nolan was assigned to the 312th
Military Intelligence Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood,
Texas.
17-Nov 1 Lance Cpl. Michael W. Hanks, 22, of Gregory, Mich., died
Nov. 17, as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He
was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
16-Nov 6 Staff Sgt. Marshall H. Caddy, 27, of Nags Head, N.C., died
Nov. 16 in
Khaladiyah, Iraq, when his military vehicle struck another military
vehicle. Caddy
was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Camp Greaves, Korea.
Pfc. Jose Ricardo Flores-Mejia, 21, of Santa Clarita, Calif., died
Nov. 16 in Mosul, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit his
convoy. Flores-Mejia was assigned to the 25th Transportation
Company, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Spc. Daniel James McConnell, 27, of Duluth, Minn., died Nov. 16 in
Kirkuk, Iraq, when he was involved in a vehicle accident. McConnell
was assigned to the 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield
Barracks, Hawaii.
1st Lt. Luke C. Wullenwaber, 24, of Lewiston, Idaho, died Nov. 16 in
Khaladiyah, Iraq, when he was conducting a security mission and a
vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his
military vehicle. Wullenwaber was assigned to the 1st Battalion,
506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea.
Sgt. Christopher T. Heflin, 26, of Paducah, Ky.
Lance Cpl. Louis W. Qualls, 20, of Temple, Texas.
Both Marines died Nov. 16 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. Heflin was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine
Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Qualls was assigned to the Marine
Corps Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine
Division, Grand Prairie, Texas.
15-Nov 12 Lance Cpl. Bradley L. Parker, 19, of Marion, W.V., died
Nov. 15 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was
assigned 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II
Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine
Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Pfc. Isaiah R. Hunt, 20, of Green Bay, Wis., died Nov. 15 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when the driver of his military vehicle accidentally
struck another vehicle. Hunt was assigned to the 782nd Main Support
Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Lance Cpl. William L. Miller, 22, of Pearland, Texas.
Cpl. Lance M. Thompson, 21, of Upland, Ind.
Both Marines died Nov. 15 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. Miller was assigned 1st Battalion, 8th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine
Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. Thompson was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Capt. Patrick Marc M. Rapicault, 34, of St. Augustine, Fla.
Lance Cpl. Antoine D. Smith, 22, of Orlando, Fla.
Both Marines died Nov. 15 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. Rapicault was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine
Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Smith was assigned to 3rd
Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Shane E. Kielion, 23, of La Vista, Neb., died Nov. 15 as
result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Marine
Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Jeramy A. Ailes, 22, of Gilroy, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Travis R. Desiato, 19, of Bedford, Mass.
Sgt. Rafael Peralta, 25, of San Diego, Calif.
Cpl. Marc T. Ryan, 25, of Gloucester, N.J.
Lance Cpl. James E. Swain, 20, of Kokomo, Ind.
The Marines died Nov. 15. All died as result of enemy action in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq.
Swain was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine
Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Ailes
was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp
Pendleton, Calif. Ryan was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine
Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Desiato was assigned 1st
Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. Peralta
was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine
Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
14-Nov 4 Cpl. Nicholas L. Ziolkowski, 22, of Towson, Md. He was
assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division,
II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Cpl. Dale A. Burger Jr., 21, of Port Deposit, Md.
Cpl. Andres H. Perez, 21, of Santa Cruz, Calif.
Both Marines died Nov. 14 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. They both were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine
Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. George J. Payton, 20, of Culver City, Calif. Payton was
assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division,
I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
13-Nov 9 Lance Cpl. Justin M. Ellsworth, 20, of Mount Pleasant,
Mich., died Nov.
13 as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Ellsworth
was assigned to Combat Service Support Battalion 1, Combat Service
Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Cpl. Kevin J. Dempsey, 23, of Monroe, Conn., died Nov. 13 due to
enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Dempsey was assigned to 2nd
Reconnaissance Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Lejeune, N.C.
Spc. Jose A. Velez, 23, of Lubbock, Texas, died Nov. 13 in Fallujah,
Iraq, while clearing an enemy strongpoint when his unit came under
fire. Velez was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st
Cavalry Division, Fort
Hood, Texas.
Sgt. Byron W. Norwood, 25, of Pflugerville, Texas, died Nov. 13 as
result of enemy action in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Norwood was
assigned to 3rd
Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Capt. Sean P. Sims, 32, of El Paso, Texas, died Nov. 13 in Fallujah,
Iraq, when his unit received small arms fire while clearing a
building. Sims was
assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry
Division, Vilseck,
Germany.
Lance Cpl. Benjamin S. Bryan, 23, of Lumberton, N.C.
Lance Cpl. Victor R. Lu, 22, of Los Angeles, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Justin D. McLeese, 19, of Covington, La.
All three Marines died Nov. 13 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. Bryan and McLeese were assigned to 3rd Battalion,
1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Lu was assigned to
3rd Battalion, 5st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Pfc. Cole W. Larsen, 19, of Canyon Country, Calif., died Nov. 13 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when a civilian vehicle struck his military vehicle
causing it to
roll over. Larsen was assigned to the 272nd Military Police Company,
21st Theater Support Command, Mannheim, Germany.
12-Nov 11 Lance Cpl. Nicholas H. Anderson, 19, of Las Vegas, Nev.,
died Nov. 12 in
a vehicle incident while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq.
Anderson was assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Sgt. James C. Matteson, 23, of Celoron, N.Y., died Nov. 12 in
Fallujah, Iraq, when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his Bradley
Fighting Vehicle. Matteson was assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion,
2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany.
Lance Cpl. David M. Branning, 21, of Cockesville, Md.
Lance Cpl. Brian A. Medina, 20, of Woodbridge, Va.
Both Marines died Nov. 12 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. They both were assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine
Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force,
Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
1st Lt. Edward D. Iwan, 28, of Albion, Neb., died Nov. 12 in
Fallujah, Iraq, when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his Bradley
Fighting Vehicle. Iwan was assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 2nd
Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany.
Sgt. Jonathan B. Shields, 25, of Atlanta, Ga., died Nov.12 in
Fallujah, Iraq, when he was accidentally struck by a tank. Shields
was assigned to the Army's 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment
(Armor), 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Spc. Raymond L. White, 22, of Elwood, Ind., died Nov. 12 in Baghdad,
Iraq, when his patrol encountered enemy forces using small arms
fire. White was
assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment (Armor),
1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Cpl. Nathan R. Anderson, 22, of Howard, Ohio, died Nov. 12 as result
of
enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Anderson was assigned to
1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Cpl. Brian P. Prening, 24, of Sheboygan, Wis., died Nov 12 as result
of enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq. Prening was assigned to
Marine Corps Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th
Marine Division, Chicago, Ill.
Cpl. Jarrod L. Maher, 21, of Imogene, Iowa, died Nov. 12 as result
of a non-hostile gunshot wound at Abu Ghraib, Iraq. Maher was
assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division,
I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Maher's death
is under investigation.
Sgt. Morgan W. Strader, 23, of Croosville, Ind., died Nov 12 as
result of enemy action in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Strader was
assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division,
I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
11-Nov 8 Lance Cpl. Justin D. Reppuhn, 20, of Hemlock, Mich., died
Nov. 11 as a
result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to 3rd Light
Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
2nd Lt. James P. Blecksmith, 24, of San Marino, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Kyle W. Burns, 20, of Laramie, Wyo.
Both Marines died Nov. 11 as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. Blecksmith was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif. Burns was assigned to 1st Light Armored
Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Staff Sgt. Theodore S. Holder II, 27, of Littleton, Colo., died Nov.
11 as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division,
I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Staff Sgt. Sean P. Huey, 28, of Fredericktown, Pa., died Nov. 11 in
Habbaniyah, Iraq, when his unit was on patrol and a vehicle-borne
improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. Huey was
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry
Division, Camp Greaves, Korea.
Spc. Thomas K. Doerflinger, 20, of Silver Spring, Md., died Nov. 11
in Mosul, Iraq, when his unit received small arms fire while
conducting combat operations. Doerflinger was assigned to 1st
Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry
Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Cpl. Peter J. Giannopoulos, 22, of Inverness, Ill., died Nov. 11 as
a result of enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq. He was assigned to
Marine Corps Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th
Marine Division, Chicago, Ill.
Cpl. Theodore A. Bowling, 25, of Casselberry, Fla., died Nov. 11 as
a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
10-Nov 9 Lance Cpl. Aaron C. Pickering, 20, of Marion, Ill., died
Nov. 10 as a
result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to 1st
Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine
Expeditionary
Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Staff Sgt. Gene Ramirez, 28, of San Antonio, Texas, died Nov. 10 as
a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Erick J. Hodges, 21, of Bay Point, Calif., died Nov. 10
as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division,
I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
1st Lt. Dan T. Malcom Jr., 25, of Brinson, Ga., died Nov. 10 as a
result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Petty Officer Third Class Julian Woods, 22, of Jacksonville, Fla.,
died Nov. 10 as a result of hostile fire in Fallujah, Iraq. He was
assigned to 3rd Marine Division Detachment, Marine Corps Base
Hawaii, Kaheohe Bay, Hawaii.
Staff Sgt. Michael C. Ottolini, 45, of Sebastopol, Calif., died Nov.
10 in Balad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated
near his up-armored HMMWV. Ottolini was assigned to the Army
National Guard's 579th Engineer Battalion, Petaluma, Calif.
Cpl. Romulo J. Jimenez II, 21, of Miami, Fla., died Nov. 10 as a
result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune,
N.C.
Pfc. Dennis J. Miller, Jr., 21, of La Salle, Mich., died Nov. 10 in
Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his unit came under enemy attack and a rocket-
propelled grenade struck his M1A1 Abrams tank. Miller was assigned
to the 2nd Battalion, 72nd Armor Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division,
Camp Casey, Korea.
Lance Cpl. Wesley J. Canning, 21, of Friendswood, Texas, died Nov. 10
as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Canning was
assigned to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
9-Nov 14 Spc. Travis A. Babbitt, 24, of Uvalde, Texas, died November
9 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces
using a rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fire. Babbitt was
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Sgt. Lonny D. Wells, 29, of Vandergrift, Pa., died Nov. 9 as a
result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune,
N.C.
Command Sgt. Maj. Steven W. Faulkenburg, 45, of Huntingburg, Ind.,
died
Nov. 9 in Fallujah, Iraq, when he came under small arms fire while
conducting
combat operations. Faulkenburg was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd
Infantry
Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
Master Sgt. Steven E. Auchman, 37, of Waterloo, N.Y., died Nov. 9
from injuries received when multiple rocket propelled grenades
struck his location in Mosul, Iraq. He was assigned to the 5th Air
Support Operations Squadron, Fort
Lewis, Wash.
Staff Sgt. Todd R. Cornell, 38, of West Bend, Wis., died November 9
in Fallujah, Iraq, when acting in an advisory support capacity and
his Iraqi unit came under attack by enemy forces using small arms
fire. Cornell was assigned to the Army Reserve's 1st Battalion,
339th Infantry Regiment, Fraser, Mich.
Sgt. John B. Trotter, 25, of Marble Falls, Texas, died November 9 in
Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when he was on patrol and his unit came under
attack by enemy forces using small arms fire. Trotter was assigned
to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry
Division, Camp Howze, Korea.
Cpl. William C. James, 24, of Huntington Beach, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Nicholas D. Larson, 19, of Wheaton, Ill.
Lance Cpl. Nathan R. Wood, 19, of Kirkland, Wash.
All three Marines died Nov. 9 as a result of enemy action in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq. They were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st
Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Juan E. Segura, 26, of Homestead, Fla., died Nov. 9 as a
result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Sgt. David M. Caruso, 25, of Naperville, Ill., died Nov. 9 as a
result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Staff Sgt. Russell L. Slay, 28, of Humble, Texas, died Nov. 9 as a
result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp
Lejeune, N.C.
Maj. Horst G. Moore, 38, of San Antonio, Texas, died Nov. 9 in Mosul,
Iraq, when enemy mortar rounds detonated within his unit living
area. Moore was
assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st
Brigade, 25th
Infantry Division (Stryker BrigadeCombat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Lance Cpl. Abraham Simpson, 19, Chino, Calif., died Nov. 9 as a
result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
8-Nov 11 Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Lam, 22, of Queens, N.Y., died Nov. 8 as
a result of a non-hostile vehicle incident in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. He was assigned to the
Marine Corps Reserve's 6th Communications Battalion, 4th Force
Service Support Group, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Spc. Bryan L. Freeman, 31, of Lumberton, N.J., died November 8 in
Baghdad,
Iraq, from wounds sustained earlier that day when he came under
small arms fire
while conducting a vehicle search. Freeman was assigned to the 443rd
Civil
Affairs, Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, Warwick, R.I.
Cpl. Nathaniel T. Hammond, 24, of Tulsa, Okla.
Lance Cpl. Shane K. O'Donnell, 24, of DeForest, Wisc.
Both Marines died Nov. 8 as a result of enemy action in Babil
Province, Iraq. They were assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve's 2nd
Battalion, 24th Marine
Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Chicago, Ill.
Two died November 8 in Baghdad, Iraq when a vehicle-borne improvised
explosive device detonated near their convoy. Both soldiers were
assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery, Kansas
National Guard, Horton, Kan.
Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Wisdom, 39, of Atchison, Kan.
Spc. Don A. Clary, 21, of Troy, Kan.
Cpl. Robert P. Warns II, 23, of Waukesha, Wis., died Nov. 8 as a
result of enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq. He was assigned to
the Marine Corps Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th
Marine Division, Chicago, Ill.
Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Zapp, 20, of Houston, Texas, died Nov. 8 as a
result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to Combat Service Support Battalion 1, Combat Service Support Group
11, 1st Force Service Support Group, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Cpl. Joshua D. Palmer, 24, of Blandinsville, Ill., died Nov. 8 as a
result of a non-hostile vehicle incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
He was assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve's 6th Engineer Support
Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, headquartered in
Portland, Ore.
Staff Sgt. David G. Ries, 29, of Clark, Wash., died Nov. 8 as a
result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to the Marine Corps Reserve's 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th
Force Service Support Group, Portland, Ore.
Lance Cpl. Branden P. Ramey, 22, of Boone, Ill., died Nov. 8 as a
result of enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq. He was assigned to
the Marine Corps Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th
Marine Division, Chicago, Ill.
7-Nov 3 Spc. Brian K. Baker, 27, of West Seneca, N.Y., died November
7 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device
detonated near his security patrol. Baker was assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light
Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.
Spc. Quoc Binh Tran, 26, of Mission Viejo, Calif., died Nov. 7 in
Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds sustained that same day when an
improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle
while he was conducting convoy operations. Tran was assigned to the
Army National Guard's 181st Support Battalion, San Bernardino, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Sean M. Langley, 20, of Lexington, Ky., died Nov. 7 from
injuries received as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. Langley was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment,
1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
6-Nov 1 Pvt. Justin R. Yoemans, 20, of Eufaula, Ala., died Nov. 6 at
the 31st Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds
sustained earlier that day in
Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device
detonated near his up-armored HMMWV. Yoemans was assigned to the 4th
Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery, Fort Hood, Texas.
5-Nov 1 Sgt. Carlos M. Camacho-Rivera, 24, of Carolina, Puerto Rico,
died Nov. 5 in the 31st Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq,
from wounds sustained earlier that day in Fallujah, Iraq, from a
rocket blast. Camacho-Rivera was assigned to the 368th
Transportation Company, 11th Transportation Battalion, Fort
Story, Va.
4-Nov 3 Cpl. Jeremiah A. Baro, 21, of Fresno, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Jared P. Hubbard, 22, of Clovis, Calif.
Both Marines died Nov. 4 from injuries received as a result of enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. They were assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Spc. Cody L. Wentz, 21, of Williston, N. D., died November 4 in Iraq
when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military
vehicle while on patrol. Wentz was assigned to the Army National
Guard's 141st Engineer Battalion,Williston, N.D.
3-Nov 1 Sgt. Charles J. Webb, 22, of Hamilton, Ohio died Nov. 3 in
the 31st Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds
sustained earlier that day when an improvised explosive device
detonated in Baghdad, Iraq. Webb was assigned
to the 82nd Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized),
Bamberg,
Germany.
31-Oct 1 1st Lt. Matthew D. Lynch, 25, of Jericho, N.Y., died Oct.
31 from enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Lynch was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
30-Oct 9 Nine US marines have been killed and nine wounded in action
around the militant stronghold of Falluja, the US military has said.
Lance Cpl. John T. Byrd II, 23, of Fairview, W.V.
Sgt. Kelley L. Courtney, 28, of Macon, Ga.
Pfc. Andrew G. Riedel, 19, of Northglenn, Colo.
All three Marines died Oct 30, due enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. Byrd and Riedel were assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd
Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary
Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Courtney was assigned to 3rd
Intelligence Battalion, III MEF, Okinawa, Japan.
Lance Cpl. Travis A. Fox, 25, of Cowpens, S.C.
Cpl. Christopher J. Lapka, 22, of Peoria, Ariz.
Both Marines died Oct 30, due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. They were assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd
Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base
Hawaii.
Lance Cpl. Jeremy D. Bow, 20, of Lemoore, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Michael P. Scarborough, 28, of Washington, Ga.
Both Marines died Oct. 30, due enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. They were assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd
Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base
Hawaii.
Pfc. John Lukac, 19, of Las Vegas, Nev., died Oct. 30, due to enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion,
3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary
Force, Marine Corps Base
Hawaii.
29-Oct 1 Sgt. Maurice Keith Fortune, 25, of Forestville, Md., died
Oct. 29 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised
explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. Fortune was
assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 17th Field
Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, from Camp Hovey, Korea.
28-Oct 3 Sgt. 1st Class Michael Battles Sr. 38, of San Antonio,
Texas, died Oct. 28 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne
improvised explosive device detonated
near his checkpoint. Battles was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st
Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Pfc. Stephen P. Downing II, 30, of Burkesville, Ky., died Oct. 28 in
Ar Ramadi, Iraq, from small arms fire while conducting combat
operations. Downing was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field
Artillery, Camp Hovey, Korea.
Spc. Segun Frederick Akintade, 34, of Brooklyn, N.Y., died Oct. 28
in Abd Allah, Iraq, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using
an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. Akintade was
assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, New York,
N.Y.
27-Oct 1 Staff Sgt. Jerome Lemon, 42, of North Charleston, S.C.,
died Oct. 27 in Balad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised
explosive device detonated near his
military vehicle. Lemon was assigned to the Army National Guard's
1052nd
Transportation Company, Kingstree, S.C.
25-Oct 2 Cpl. Brian Oliveira, 22, of Raynham, Mass., died Oct. 25
from injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Oliveira was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
A US soldier was killed in Iraq today.
24-Oct 2 Lance Cpl. Richard P. Slocum, 19, of Saugus, Calif., died
Oct 24 due a non-combat related vehicle accident near Abu Gharib,
Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd
Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary
Force, Marine Corps Base, Hawaii.
Sgt. Dennis J. Boles, 46, of Homosassa, Fla., died Oct. 24 in Camp
Arifjan, Kuwait, when he was participating in a 10-mile road march
and collapsed. Boles was assigned to the Army National Guard's 171st
Aviation Battalion, Brooksville, Fla.
22-Oct 1 Lance Cpl. Jonathan E. Gadsden, 21, of Charleston, S.C.
died Oct. 22 at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, Fla.,
from injuries as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq
on Aug. 21. Gadsden was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion,
1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
20-Oct 1 Sgt. Douglas E. Bascom, 25, of Colorado Springs, Colo.,
died Oct. 20 as
result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Bascom, a member
of the
Individual Ready Reserves, was mobilized and assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
18-Oct 1 Spc. Andrew C. Ehrlich, 21, of Mesa, Ariz., died Oct. 18 in
Muqdadiyah,
Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. Ehrlich was assigned to the
2nd Battalion,
2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany.
16-Oct 6 Two died on Oct. 16 in Baghdad, Iraq, when their OH-58D
helicopter apparently collided with another OH-58D helicopter and
crashed. Both soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 25th
Aviation, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Wheeler Army Air Field,
Hawaii.
Killed were:
Capt. Christopher B. Johnson, 29, of Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Chief Warrant Officer William I. Brennan, 36, of Bethlehem, Conn.
15-Oct 5 Spc. Alan J. Burgess, 24, of Landaff, N.H., died Oct. 15 in
Mosul, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device
detonated near his patrol vehicle. Burgess was assigned to the Army
National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 197th Field
Artillery Brigade, Woodsville, N.H.
Lance Cpl. Brian K. Schramm, 22, of Rochester, N.Y., died Oct. 15 as
result of
enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq. Schramm was assigned to 2nd
Assault
Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp
Lejeune, N.C.
Cpl. William I. Salazar, 26, of Las Vegas, Nev., died Oct. 15 from
wounds received as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. Salazar was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Two died October 15 in Karabilah, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne
improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle. Both were
assigned to the Army's 9th Psychological Operations Battalion, 4th
Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) from Fort Bragg, N.C.
Killed were:
Sgt. Michael G. Owen, 31, of Phoenix, Ariz.,
Spc. Jonathan J. Santos, 22, of Whatcom, Wash.
14-Oct 5 Three died on Oct. 14, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an
improvised explosive device detonated near their convoy.
Staff Sgt. Omer T. Hawkins, II, 31, of Cherry Fork, Ohio. Hawkins was
assigned to the Army's 44th Engineer Battalion, Camp Howze, Korea.
Spc. Bradley S. Beard, 22, of Chapel Hill, N.C. Beard was assigned
to the
Army's 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry
Division, Camp
Red Cloud, Korea.
Pfc. Mark A. Barbret, 22, of Shelby Township, Mich. Barbret was
assigned to
the Army's 44th Engineer Battalion, Camp Howze, Korea.
Pvt. 2 David L. Waters, 19, of Auburn, Calif., died Oct. 14 in
Baghdad, Iraq,
when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy
vehicle. Waters was assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 14th
Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort
Drum, N.Y.
Spc. Josiah H. Vandertulip, 21, of Irving, Texas, died Oct. 14 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when his dismounted patrol came under enemy fire.
Vandertulip was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment,
1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
13-Oct 7 2nd Lt. Paul M. Felsberg, 27, of West Palm Beach, Fla., and
Lance Cpl.
Victor A. Gonzalez, 19, of Watsonville, Calif., died on Oct. 13 as
result of enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. They were assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 5th
Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
of Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Spc. Jeremy F. Regnier, 22, of Littleton, N.H., died October 13 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near
his patrol. Regnier was assigned to the Army's 4th Battalion, 5th
Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood,
Texas.
Spc. Ronald W. Baker, 34, of Cabot, Ark., died October 13th in
Landstuhl,
Germany, of injuries sustained on October 7th in Taji, Iraq, when a
vehicle-borne
improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol vehicle. Baker
was assigned to the 39th Support Battalion, Arkansas National Guard,
Lonoke, Ark.
Spc. Jaime Moreno, 28, of Round Lake Beach, Ill., died on Oct. 13 of
injuries
sustained on Oct. 12.
Two died on Oct. 13, in Mosul, Iraq, when an improvised explosive
device detonated near their convoy vehicle.
Killed were:
Lt. Col. Mark P. Phelan, 44, of Green Lane, Pa. Phelan was assigned
to the
Army Reserve's 416th Civil Affairs Battalion, Morristown, Pa.
Maj. Charles R. Soltes, Jr., 36, of Irvine, Calif. Soltes was
assigned to the
Army Reserve's 426th Civil Affairs Battalion, Upland, Calif.
12-Oct 6 Pfc. Oscar A. Martinez, 19, of North Lauderdale, Fla.
Cpl. Ian T. Zook, 24, of Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Both Marines died Oct. 12 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. Martinez was assigned to I Marine Expeditionary
Force Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif. Zook was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine
Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Spc. Christopher A. Merville, 26, of Albuquerque, N.M., died October
12th in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit came under enemy fire during
combat operations. Merville was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 17th
Field Artillery, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea.
Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Wyatt, 22, of Calendonia, Wis., died on Oct. 12
due to enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq. Wyatt was assigned to
Marine Corps Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th
Marine Division in Chicago, Ill.
Two died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device
detonated near
their patrol vehicle on Oct. 12. The soldiers were assigned to the
Army's 20th
Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Capt. Dennis L. Pintor, 30, of Lima, Ohio, died on Oct. 12.
Spc. Michael S. Weger, 30, of Rochester, N.Y., died on Oct. 12.
11-Oct 4 Two died October 11 in Baghdad, Iraq, when two rockets
impacted their camp. Both were assigned to the Army's Division
Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Killed were:
Sgt. Pamela G. Osbourne, 38, of Hollywood, Fla.,
Pfc. Anthony W. Monroe, 20, of Bismarck, N.D.
Staff Sgt. Michael L. Burbank, 34, of Bremerton, Wash., died Oct. 11
in Mosul, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near
his Stryker military vehicle. Burbank was assigned to the 1st
Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Pfc. Aaron J. Rusin, 19, of Johnstown, Pa., died Oct. 11 in Baghdad,
Iraq, of injuries sustained on Oct. 10 when his military vehicle
came under fire from enemy forces. Rusin was assigned to the 44th
Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry
Division, Camp Howze, Korea.
10-Oct 2 Pvt. 2 Carson J. Ramsey, 22, of Winkelman, Ariz., died
October 10 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised
explosive device detonated near his military vehicle.
Pfc. James E. Prevete, 22, of Whitestone, N.Y., died October 10 in
Habbaniya, Iraq, when his military vehicle encountered whiteout
conditions and the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle.
Prevete was assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry
Regiment, Camp Greaves, Korea.
9-Oct 1 Pfc. Andrew Halverson, 19, of Grant, Wis. died Oct 9 as
result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Halverson was
assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th
Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
8-Oct 2 Staff Sgt. Michael S. Voss, 35, of Aberdeen, N.C., died
October 8 near
Tikrit, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle encountered an improvised
explosive device
and small arms fire. Voss was assigned to the Army National Guard's
1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, Wilmington, N.C.
SGT Andrew W. Brown, 22, of Pleasant Mount, Penn., died October 8 in
Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained on October 1 when his patrol
vehicle was
struck by an improvised explosive device. Brown was assigned to the
Army's 1st
Battalion, 509th Infantry, Fort Polk, La.
7-Oct 1 Spc. Morgen N. Jacobs, 20, of Santa Cruz, Calif., died Oct.
7 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Aaliyah on Oct. 6 when
an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol vehicle.
Jacobs was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
6-Oct 2 Spc. Jessica L. Cawvey, 21, of Normal, Ill., died Oct. 6 in
Fallujah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near
her convoy vehicle. Cawvey was assigned to the Army's National
Guard's 1544th Transportation Company,
Paris, Ill.
PV2 Jeungjin Na Kim, 23, of Honolulu, Hawaii, died October 6 in Ar
Ramadi, Iraq, when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using
small arms fire. Kim was assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 17th
Field Artillery, 2nd Infantry Division from Camp Hovey, Korea.
5-Oct 1 Staff Sgt. Richard L. Morgan Jr., 38, of St. Clairsville,
Ohio, died Oct. 5 in Latfiyah, Iraq, of injuries sustained on Oct. 4
when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy
vehicle. Morgan was assigned to the Army Reserve's 660th
Transportation Company, Cadiz, Ohio.
3-Oct 3 Sgt. Russell L. Collier, 48, of Harrison, Ark., died October
3rd in Taji, Iraq.
His unit was conducting traffic control operations when enemy forces
attacked them using small arms fire. Collier was assigned to 1st
Battalion, 206th Field
Artillery Regiment, Arkansas National Guard, Russellville, Ark.
Sgt. Christopher S. Potts, 38, of Tiverton, R.I., died Oct. 3 in
Taji,
Iraq, as his unit was conducting traffic control operations and
enemy forces
attacked them using small arms fire. Potts was assigned to the Army
National
Guard's 1st Battalion, 103rd Field Artillery Regiment, Providence,
R.I.
Staff Sgt. James L. Pettaway Jr., 37, of Baltimore, Md., died Oct. 3
in Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of
injuries sustained in Fallujah, Iraq, on Aug. 27 when he was
involved in a motor vehicle accident.
Pettaway was assigned to the Army Reserve's 223rd Transportation
Company,
Norristown, Pa.
1-Oct 2 Sgt. Michael A. Uvanni, 27, of Rome, N.Y., died Oct.1 in
Samarra, Iraq,
he was conducting combat operations and was shot by a sniper. Uvanni
was assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 108th
Infantry Regiment, Morrisonville, N.Y.
Sgt. Jack T. Hennessy, 21, of Naperville, Ill., died October 1st in
Baghdad, Iraq,
when his check point came under small arms fire. Hennessy was
assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
30-Sep 4 Insurgents fired a rocket at a logistical support area for
coalition forces Thursday, killing three soldiers and wounding
seven, the military said in a statement.
Spc. Rodney A. Jones, 21, of Philadelphia, Penn., died Sept. 30 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device
exploded near his dismounted patrol. Jones was assigned to 1st
Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood,
Texas.
Staff Sgt. Darren J. Cunningham, 40, of Groton, Mass., died Sept. 30
in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit came under mortar attack. Cunningham
was assigned to the 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.
Spc. Allen Nolan, 38, of Marietta, Ohio, died Sept. 30 at Fort Sam
Houston, Texas, of injuries sustained on Sept. 18 in Balad, Iraq,
when his convoy vehicle struck an improvised explosive device and
then came under small arms fire. Nolan was assigned to the Army
Reserve's 660th Transportation Company, Zanesville, Ohio.
29-Sep 2 Pfc. Joshua K. Titcomb, 20, of Somerset, Ky., died Sept. 29
in Ar Ramadi,
Iraq, of injuries sustained on September 28 when an improvised
explosive device
exploded near his military vehicle. Titcomb was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 72nd
Armor Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea.
Staff Sgt. Mike A. Dennie, 31, of Fayetteville, N.C., died Sept. 29
in Balad, Iraq,
from injuries sustained on Sept. 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, when the
driver of his
military vehicle pulled off the road and lost control, causing it to
roll over.
Dennie was assigned to the 106th Finance Battalion from Kitzingen,
Germany.
28-Sep 1 Sgt. Tyler D. Prewitt, 22, of Phoenix, Ariz., died Sept. 28
in Landstuhl, Germany, from injuries sustained in Baqubah, Iraq, on
September 24 when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle and
exploded. Prewitt was assigned
to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division,
Vilseck, Germany.
27-Sep 3 Pfc. Kenneth L. Sickels, 20, of Apple Valley, Calif., died
Sept. 27 due to a non-combat related incident in Al Anbar Privince,
Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine
Palms, Calif.
Spc. Gregory A. Cox, 21, of Carmichaels, Penn., died Sept. 27 in
Balad,
Iraq, when his military vehicle was unintentionally run off the road
by a civilian
vehicle causing it to rollover. Cox was assigned to 1st Battalion,
77th Armor
Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Sgt. 1st Class Joselito O. Villanueva, 36, of Los Angeles, Calif.,
died Sept. 27 in Balad, Iraq, when he was at an observation post and
was shot by a sniper. Villanueva was assigned to the 9th Engineer
Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
26-Sep 1 Capt. Eric L. Allton, 34, of Houston, Texas, died Sept. 26
in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when he was struck by a mortar round. Allton was
assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd
Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea.
25-Sep 3 Spc. David W. Johnson, 37, of Portland, Ore., died Sept. 25
in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near
his convoy vehicle. Johnson was assigned to the Army National
Guard's 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, Cottage Grove, Ore.
Spc. Clifford L. Moxley, Jr., 51, of New Castle, Penn., died Sept.
25 in Baghdad, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. Moxley was
assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 103rd Armor
Regiment, Berwick, Penn.
Spc. Robert Oliver Unruh, 25, of Tucson, Ariz., died Sept. 25 in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq, when enemy forces using small arms fire
attacked his unit. Unruh was assigned to the 44th Engineer
Battalion, Camp Howze, Korea.
24-Sep 4 Lance Cpl. Aaron Boyles, 24, of Alameda, Calif.
Sgt. Timothy Folmar, 21, of Sonora, Texas.
Lance Cpl. Ramon Mateo, 20, of Suffolk, N.Y.
2nd Lieutenant Ryan Leduc, 28, of Pana, Ill.
All four Marines died Sept. 24. Boyles, Folmar, and Mateo were
killed as result
of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Leduc died as result of
a non-combat
vehicle accident in Rutbah, Iraq.
23-Sep 1 A U.S. soldier has died of wounds sustained in a car bomb
attack in Baghdad on Wednesday, the U.S. military said on Thursday.
22-Sep 4 Sgt. Skipper Soram, 23, of Kolonia Pohnpei, Federated
States of Micronesia, died Sept. 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-
based improvised explosive device detonated near his security post.
Soram was assigned to 3rd
Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort
Hood, Texas.
Sgt. Benjamin K. Smith, 24, of Carterville, Ill., died Sept. 22 due
to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Smith was assigned to
1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Pfc. Adam J. Harris, 21, of Abilene, Texas, died Sept. 22 in Mosul,
Iraq, when he was shot by a sniper while on patrol. Harris was
assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade, 2nd Infantry
Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Staff Sgt. Lance J. Koenig, 33, of Fargo, N.D., died Sept. 22 in
Tikrit, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated while he
was conducting a dismounted patrol. Koenig was assigned to the Army
National Guard's 141st Engineer Battalion, Jamestown, N.D.
21-Sep 2 Two U.S. Marines were killed in separate attacks west of
Baghdad, the U.S. military said Tuesday.
Pfc. Nathan E. Stahl, 20, of Highland, Ind., died Sept. 21 in Iraq,
when his vehicle was struck with an improvised explosive device.
Stahl was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment from Fort
Lewis, Wash.
20-Sep 3 Spc. Joshua J. Henry, 21, of Avonmore, Pa., died Sept. 20
in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his convoy was attacked
by enemy forces using small arms fire in Sharqat, Iraq. Henry was
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st
Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Lance Cpl. Steven C. T. Cates, 22, of Mount Juliet, Tenn., died
Sept. 20 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Cates was
assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division,
I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center
Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Sgt. Foster L. Harrington, 31, of Ft. Worth, Texas, died Sept. 20
due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Harrington was
assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve's 3rd Force Reconnaissance
Company, 4th Marine Division, Mobile, Ala.
19-Sep 1 Sgt. Brandon E. Adams, 22, of Hollidaysburg, Pa., died
Sept.19 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of
injuries sustained in Fallujah, Iraq, on Feb. 16 when a grenade
exploded as he was clearing a house. Adams was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort
Drum, N.Y.
18-Sep 2 Two died Sept. 18 in Baghdad, Iraq, when animprovised
explosive device hit their convoy vehicle. Both were assigned to the
4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Killed were:
Sgt. Thomas C. Rosenbaum, 25, of Hope, Ark.
Pfc. James W. Price, 22, of Cleveland, Tenn.
17-Sep 1 Cpl. Christopher S. Ebert, 21, of Mooresboro, N.C., died
Sept. 17 due to enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Ebert was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
16-Sep 3 In three separate incidents, one Marine assigned to I
Marine Expeditionary Force was killed in action and two died of
wounds sustained in action Sept. 16, while conducting security and
stability operations in the Al Anbar Province.
Cpl. Steven A. Rintamaki, 21, of Lynnwood, Wash., died Sept 16 due
to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Rintamaki was assigned
to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
1st Lieutenant Andrew K. Stern, 24, of Germantown, Tenn., died Sept.
16 from injuries received due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center,
Twentynine Palms, Calif.
15-Sep 2 Lance Cpl. Drew M. Uhles, 20, of DuQuoin, Ill., died Sept.
15 from injuries received due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air
Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Gregory C. Howman, 28, of Charlotte, N.C., died Sept. 15
due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Howman was assigned
to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
14-Sep 3 1st Lt. Tyler H. Brown, 26, of Atlanta, Ga., died Sept. 14
in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using
small arms fire. Brown was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th
Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Tongduchon
City, Korea.
Maj. Kevin M. Shea, 38, of Washington, D.C., died Sept. 14 due to
enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Marine
Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Sgt. Jacob H. Demand, 29, of Palouse, Wash., died Sept. 14 in Mosul,
Iraq, when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces. Demand was
assigned to the 1st
Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.
13-Sep 10 Lance Cpl. Cesar F. Machado-Olmos, 20, of Spanish Fork,
Utah, died Sept. 13 due a non-combat related vehicle accident in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer
Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Lance Cpl. Dominic C. Brown, 19, of Austin, Texas, died Sept. 13 due
a non-combat related incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was
assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Michael J. Halal, 22, of Glendale, Ariz., died Sept. 13
due a non-combat related vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd
Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Staff Sgt. Guy S. Hagy Jr., 31, of Lodi, Calif., died Sept.13 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near
his observation post. Hagy was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th
Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Sgt. Carl Thomas, 29, of Phoenix, Ariz., died Sept. 13 in Baghdad,
Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his
observation post.
Thomas was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st
Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Two soldiers died Sept.13 in Taji, Iraq, when their military vehicle
came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire and an
improvised explosive device. Both were assigned to the Army National
Guard's 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, Corvallis, Ore.
Killed were: Staff Sgt. David J. Weisenburg, 26, of Portland, Ore.
Spc. Benjamin W. Isenberg, 27, of Sheridan, Ore.
Lance Cpl. Mathew D. Puckett, 19, of Mason, Texas, died Sept. 13 due
to
enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Puckett was assigned to 3rd
Assault
Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Cpl. Adrian V. Soltau, 21, of Milwaukee, Wis., died Sept. 13 due to
enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Assault
Amphibian
Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton,
Calif.
Cpl. Jaygee Meluat, 24, of Tamuning, Guam, died Sept. 13 due to enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Assault
Amphibian
Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
12-Sep 2 1st Lt. Alexander E. Wetherbee, 27, of Fairfax, Va., died
Sept. 12 from injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. Wetherbee was assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian
Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Pfc. Jason T. Poindexter, 20, of San Angelo, Texas, died Sept. 12
due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Poindexter was
assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division,
I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
11-Sep 1 Petty Officer 3rd Class David A. Cedergren, 25, of South
St. Paul, Minn., died Sept. 11 near Iskandariayah, Iraq, in a non-
combat related incident. Cedergren was assigned to the 2nd Marine
Division Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic.
10-Sep 1 Spc. Edgar P. Daclan Jr., 24, of Cypress, Calif., died
Sept. 10 in
Balad, Iraq, when his patrol was responding to indirect fire and an
improvised
explosive device exploded. Daclan was assigned to the 1st Battalion,
18th
Infantry, 1st Infantry Division from Schweinfurt, Germany.
8-Sep 4 Sgt. James D. Faulkner, 23, of Clarksville, Ind., died Sept.
8 in Baghdad when his military vehicle hit an improvised explosive
device. Faulkner was assigned to the 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st
Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Pfc. Jason L. Sparks, 19, of Monroeville, Ohio, died Sept. 8 in
Fallujah, Iraq, when his platoon was engaged in direct fire. Sparks
was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, Camp
Casey, Korea.
Spc. Michael A. Martinez, 29, of Juan Diaz, Puerto Rico, died Sept.
8 in Baqubah, Iraq, when his military vehicle rolled over. Martinez
was assigned to the1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery from Bamberg,
Germany.
Spc. Lauro G. DeLeon Jr., 20, of Floresville, Texas, died Sept. 8 in
Balad, Iraq, when improvised explosive devices detonated near his
convoy. DeLeon was assigned to the Army Reserve's 644th
Transportation Company, Beaumont, Texas.
7-Sep 4 Spc. Clarence Adams III, 28, of Richmond, Va., died Sept. 7
of injuries sustained on Sept. 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his high
mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle hit an improvised explosive
device. Adams was assigned to the 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st
Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Spc. Chad H. Drake, 23, of Garland, Texas, died Sept. 7 in Baghdad,
Iraq, when his patrol vehicle came under attack by enemy forces
using small arms fire. Drake was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 82nd
Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
1st Lt. Timothy E. Price, 25, of Midlothian, Va., died September 7
when he came
under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire. Price was
assigned to the
Army's 127th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police
Battalion, 18th
Military Police Brigade, V Corps, Hanau, Germany.
Spc. Yoe M. Aneiros, 20, of Newark, N.J., died Sept. 7 in Sadr City
when his patrol vehicle came under attack by enemy forces using
rocket-propelled grenades. Aneiros was assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 70th Armor, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort
Riley, Kan.
6-Sep 12 Lance Cpl. Michael J. Allred, 22, of Hyde Park, Utah.
Pfc. David P. Burridge, 19, of Lafayette, La.
Lance Cpl. Derek L. Gardner, 20, of San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Quinn A. Keith, 21, of Page, Ariz.
Lance Cpl. Joseph C. McCarthy, 21, of Concho, Calif.
Cpl. Mick R. Nygardbekowsky, 21, of Concord, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Lamont N. Wilson, 20, of Lawton, Okla.
The Marines died Sept. 6 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. Lance Cpl. Gardner was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif. The other Marines were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Spc. Tomas Garces, 19, of Weslaco, Texas, died September 6 in
Baghdad,
Iraq, when his convoy was attacked by enemy forces using an
improvised explosive device. Garces was assigned to the Army
National Guard's 1836th Transportation Company from Fort Bliss,
Texas.
Pfc. Devin J. Grella, 21, of Medina, Ohio, died September 6 in Iraq,
after an improvised explosive device exploded near his convoy
vehicle. Grella was
assigned to the Army Reserve's 706th Transportation Company from
Mansfield, Ohio.
Capt. John J. Boria, 29, of Broken Arrow, Okla., died Sept. 6 from
injuries he received in an all terrain vehicle accident in Doha,
Qatar. Boria was
assigned to the 911th Air Refueling Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force
Base, N.D.
Spc. Brandon M. Read, 21, of Greeneville, Tenn., died Sept. 6 in
Qayyarah West, Iraq, when his convoy came under attack by enemy
forces using an improvised explosive device. Read was assigned to
the 125th Transportation Company from Lexington, Ky.
Staff Sgt. Elvis Bourdon, 36, of Youngstown, Ohio, died Sept. 6 in
Baghdad when his military vehicle came under attack by enemy forces
using small arms fire and grenades. Bourdon was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division from Fort
Hood, Texas.
5-Sep 4 Staff Sgt. Gary A. Vaillant, 41, of Trujillo, Puerto Rico,
died Sept. 5 in Khalidiya, Iraq, when his tank ran over an
improvised explosive device. Vaillant was assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 72nd Armor, Camp Casey, Korea.
Sgt. Shawna M. Morrison, 26, of Champaign, Ill. died Sept. 5 in
Baghdad, Iraq,
during a mortar attack. Morrison was assigned to the Army National
Guard's 1544th Transportation Company, Paris, Ill.
Spc. Charles R. Lamb, 23, of Casey, Ill. died Sept. 5 in Baghdad,
Iraq, during a
mortar attack. Lamb was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1544th
Transportation Company, Paris, Ill.
Pfc. Ryan M. McCauley, 20, of Lewisville, Texas, died Sept. 5 in
Baghdad when his patrol came under attack by enemy forces using
small arms fire. McCauley was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th
Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
4-Sep 1 Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric L. Knott, 21, of Grand Island,
Neb., was killed Sept. 4 when the area in which he was working was
struck by enemy fire. Knott died of shrapnel wounds.
3-Sep 4 Lance Cpl. Nicholas Perez, 19, of Austin, Texas.
Capt. Alan Rowe, 35, of Hagerman, Idaho.
Both Marines died Sept 3 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. Perez was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground
Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. Rowe was assigned to 1st
Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center,
Twentynine Palms, Calif.
1st Lieutenant Ronald Winchester, 25, of Rockville Center, N.Y.,
died Sept 3
due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Winchester was
assigned to 1st
Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center,
Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Nicholas Wilt, 23, of Tampa, Fla, died Sept 3 due to
enemy action
in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Wilt was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th
Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine
Corps Air
Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
1-Sep 1 Spc. Joseph C. Thibodeaux, 24, of Lafayette, La., died Sept.
1 in Hawijah, Iraq, when his patrol came under enemy attack.
Thibodeaux was assigned to the Army's Headquarters and Headquarters
Company 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (Light),
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
30-Aug 1 Staff Sgt. Aaron N. Holleyman, 26, of Glasgow, Mont., died
Aug 30 in Khutayiah, Iraq, when his military vehicle hit an
improvised explosive device. Holleyman was assigned to the Army's
1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.
29-Aug 1 Airman 1st Class Carl L. Anderson Jr., 21, of Georgetown,
S.C., died Aug. 29 as result of enemy action near Mosul, Iraq. He
was assigned to the 3rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Elmendorf Air
Force Base, Alaska.
27-Aug 3 Pfc. Luis A. Perez, 19, of Theresa, N.Y., died Aug. 27 in
Fallujah, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive
device. Perez was assigned to the Army Reserve's 223rd
Transportation Company, Norristown, Pa.
Spc. Omead H. Razani, 19, of Los Angeles, Calif., died Aug. 27 in
Habbaniyah, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. Razani was
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade,
2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea.
Lance Cpl. Nickalous N. Aldrich, 21, of Austin, Texas, died Aug. 27
from a non-hostile vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Aldrich was
assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division,
I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
26-Aug 2 Cpl. Barton R. Humlhanz, 23, of Hellertown, Pa., died Aug.
26 from injuries received due to enemy action in Babil Province,
Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support
Group 24, 24th MEU, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Pfc. Nicholas M. Skinner, 20, of Davenport, Iowa, died Aug. 26 from
injuries received due to enemy action in An Najaf, Iraq. Skinner was
assigned to
Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special
Operations
Capable), I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
25-Aug 3 Lance Cpl. Alexander S. Arredondo, 20, of Randolph, Mass.,
died Aug. 25
as result of enemy action in An Najaf, Iraq. He was assigned to
Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special
Operations Capable), I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Spc. Charles L. Neeley, 19, of Mattoon, Ill., died Aug. 25 in
Tikrit, Iraq, when his tractor-trailer rolled over as he attempted
to access a pontoon bridge. Neeley was assigned to the Army
Reserve's 454th Transportation Company, Columbus, Ohio.
Spc. Marco D. Ross, 20, of Memphis, Tenn., died Aug. 25 in Baghdad,
Iraq, when enemy mortars attacked his camp. Ross was assigned to the
Army's 115th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort
Hood, Texas.
24-Aug 2 Lance Cpl. Jacob R. Lugo, 21, of Flower Mound, Texas, died
Aug. 24 as
result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to 3rd
Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center
Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Staff Sgt. Donald N. Davis, 42, of Saginaw, Mich., died August 24 in
Fallujah,
Iraq, when an M915A tractor and an M106A2 tanker trailer rolled over
an
embankment. Staff Sgt Davis was assigned to the U.S. Army Reserve's
660th
Transportation Company, Zanesville, Ohio.
23-Aug 1 Staff Sgt. Robert C. Thornton Jr., 35, of Rainbow City,
Ala., died Aug. 23 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his patrol came under
rocket-propelled grenade attack. Thornton was assigned to the 1st
Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood,
Texas.
22-Aug 2 2nd Lt. Matthew R. Stovall, 25, of Horn Lake, Miss., died
Aug. 22 in Mosul, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device exploded
near his vehicle. Stovall was assigned to the Army National Guard's
367th Maintenance Company, 298th
Corps Support Battalion, Philadelphia, Miss.
Cpl. Christopher Belchik, 30, of Jersey, Ill., died Aug. 22, due to
enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune,
N.C.
21-Aug 6 Pfc. Kevin A. Cuming, 22, of North White Plains, N.Y., died
August 21 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his patrol came under rocket-
propelled grenade attack.
Cuming was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st
Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Cpl. Nicanor Alvarez, 22, of San Bernardino, Calif., died Aug. 21
from injuries received from to enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. Alvarez was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Sgt. Jason Cook, 25, of Okanogan, Wash., died Aug. 21 from injuries
received due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Cook was
assigned to 1st
Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Seth Huston, 19, Perryton, Texas, died Aug. 21 due to
enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Huston was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 1st
Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Pfc. Nachez Washalanta, 21, of Bryan, Okla., died Aug. 21 from
injuries
received due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Washalanta
was assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Gunnery Sgt. Edward T. Reeder, 32, of Camp Verde, Ariz., died Aug.
21 in a non-combat related vehicle incident in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. Reeder was assigned to Headquarters and Service Battalion, 1st
Force Service Support roup, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
20-Aug 2 Two died Aug. 20 near Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised
explosive device exploded near their vehicle. Both were assigned to
the Army National Guard's 216th Engineer Battalion, Hamilton, Ohio.
Killed were:
1st Lt. Charles L. Wilkins III, 38, of Columbus, Ohio.
Pfc. Ryan A. Martin, 22, of Mount Vernon, Ohio.
19-Aug 1 Cpl. Brad P. McCormick, 23, of Overton, Tenn., died Aug. 19
from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Cpl. McCormick was
assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine
Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Nashville, Tenn.
18-Aug 5 Pfc. Henry C. Risner, 26, of Golden, Colo., died Aug 18 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when his checkpoint came under enemy small arms fire.
Pfc. Risner was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry
Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort
Drum, N.Y.
Spc. Jacob D. Martir, 21, of Norwich, Conn., died Aug 18 in Sadr
City, Iraq, when his patrol came under enemy small arms fire. Spc.
Martir was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st
Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Lance Cpl. Dustin R. Fitzgerald, 22, of Huber Heights, Ohio, died
Aug 18, in a non-combat related vehicle incident in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Fitzgerald was assigned to Battalion
Landing Team 1/2, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Sgt. Harvey E. Parkerson III, 27, Yuba City, Calif., died Aug 18 due
to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Sgt. Parkerson was
assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary
Unit (Special Operations Capable), Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Sgt. Richard M. Lord, 24, of Jacksonville, Fla., died Aug. 18 from
injuries eceived due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He
was assigned to 1st attalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
17-Aug 2 Spc. Brandon T. Titus, 20, of Boise, Idaho, died Aug. 17 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near
his checkpoint. Titus was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th
Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light
Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Lance Cpl. Caleb J. Powers, 21, of Manfield, Wash., died Aug 17 due
to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Powers was
assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division,
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
16-Aug 1 Sgt. David M. Heath, 30, of LaPorte, Ind., died August 16
in Sadr City, Iraq, when his patrol came under small arms and rocket-
propelled grenade attack. Heath was assigned to the 1st Battalion,
41st Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade, 1st
Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
15-Aug 6 Pfc. Brandon R. Sapp, 21, of Lake Worth, Fla., died August
15 in Najaf, Iraq, when his M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle hit an
improvised explosive device. Sapp was assigned to the Army's 2nd
Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Sgt. Daniel Michael Shepherd, 23, of Elyria, Ohio, died August 15 in
Ar Ramabi, Iraq, when his M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle hit an
improvised explosive device. Shepherd was assigned to the Army's 1st
Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment
from Fort Riley, Kan.
Spc. Mark Anthony Zapata, 27, of Edinburg, Texas, died August 15 in
Najaf, Iraq as a result of hostile fire. Zapata was assigned to the
Army's 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
from Fort Hood, Texas.
2nd Lt. James Michael Goins, 23, of Bonner Springs, Kan., died as a
result of hostile fire on August 15 in Najaf, Iraq.Goins was
assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st
Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Texas.
Pfc. Fernando B. Hannon, 19, of Wildomar, Calif.
Pfc. Geoffrey Perez, 24, of Los Angeles, Calif.
Both Marines died Aug. 15 from injuries received from enemy action
in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
13-Aug 3 Lance Cpl. Nicholas B. Morrison, 23, of Carlisle, Penn.,
died August 13 due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He
was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Lance Cpl. Kane M. Funke, 20, of Vancouver, Wash., died August 13 as
result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to 2nd
Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Marine
Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
1st Lt. Neil Anthony Santoriello, 24, of Verona, Penn., died August
13 in Khalidiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device
detonated near his mounted reconnaissance patrol vehicle.
Santoriello was assigned to 1st Battalion, 34th Armor, 1st Brigade,
1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
12-Aug 1 Capt. Michael Yury Tarlavsky, 30, of Passaic, N.J., died
August 12 in Najaf, Iraq,
when his unit came under small arms fire and grenade attack.
Tarlavsky was
assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, from Fort
Campbell, Ky.
11-Aug 2 Staff Sgt. John R. Howard, 26, of Covington, Va.
Lance Cpl. Tavon L. Hubbard, 24, of Reston, Va.
Both Marines died August 11 in a helicopter crash in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq.
9-Aug 1 Capt. Andrew R. Houghton, 25, of Houston, Texas, died on
Aug. 9 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of
injuries sustained on July 10 in Ad Dhuha, Iraq, when a rocket
propelled grenade detonated near his vehicle. Houghton was assigned
to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division,
Schweinfurt, Germany.
8-Aug 2 Lance Cpl. Jonathan W. Collins, 19, of Crystal Lake, Ill.,
died Aug. 8 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division,
I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Rick A. Ulbright, 49, of Waldorf, Md., was assigned to the 33rd
Field Investigative Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Md. He died
Aug. 8 at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, from wounds received during a
mortar attack.
7-Aug 1 Pfc. David L. Potter, 22, of Johnson City, Tenn., died
August 7 in Baghdad, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. Potter
was assigned to the 115th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
6-Aug 3 Cpl. Roberto Abad, 22, of Los Angeles, Calif., died Aug. 6
due to enemy
action in An Najaf Province, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Larry L. Wells, 22, of Mount Hermon, La., died August 6
due to enemy action in An Najal Province, Iraq. He was assigned to
Unit Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Spc. Joshua I. Bunch, 23, of Hattiesburg, Miss., died Aug. 6 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when individuals using small arms fire and rocket-
propelled grenades attacked his vehicle. Bunch was assigned to the
91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
5-Aug 4 Sgt. Yadir G. Reynoso, 27, of Wapato, Wash., died Aug. 5 due
to enemy
action in An Najaf Province, Iraq.
Spc. Donald R. McCune, 20, of Yplsilanti, Mich., died August 5, in
Landstuhl,
Germany, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device
detonated near his patrol on August 4 in Balad, Iraq. McCune was
assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry
Regiment, 81st Brigade Combat Team, Moses Lake, Wash.
Sgt. Moses D. Rocha, 33, of Roswell, N.M., died August 5 due to
injuries received from enemy action in An Najaf, Iraq. He was
assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary
Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Pfc. Raymond J. Faulstich Jr., 24, of Leonardtown, Md., died Aug. 5
in Najaf, Iraq, when individuals using small arms fire and rocket-
propelled grenades attacked his convoy. Faulstich was assigned to
the 89th Transportation Company, 6th Transportation Battalion, 7th
Transportation Group, Fort Eustis, Va.
4-Aug 2 Lance Cpl. Joseph L. Nice, 19, of Nicoma Park, Okla., died
Aug. 4 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center
Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Gunnery Sgt. Elia P. Fontecchio, 30, of Milford, Mass., died Aug. 4
from injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division,
I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center
Twentynine Palms, Calif.
3-Aug 3 Pfc. Harry N. Shondee, Jr., 19, of Ganado, Ariz. died on
Aug. 2 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device
detonated near the vehicle he was traveling in while on patrol.
Sgt. Tommy L. Gray, 34, of Roswell, N.M., died Aug. 3 in Taji, Iraq,
when he became caught between two motor pool vehicles. Gray was
assigned to the Army's 215th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Capt. Gregory A Ratzlaff, 36, of Olympia, Wash., died Aug. 3 due to
a non-combat related incident at Forward Operating Base Duke, Iraq.
He was assigned
to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166, Marine Aircraft Group 16,
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San
Diego, Calif.
2-Aug 3 Spc. Justin B. Onwordi, 28, of Chandler, Ariz. died on Aug.
2 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device
detonated near the vehicle he was traveling in while on patrol.
Sgt. Juan Calderon Jr., 26, of Weslaco, Texas, died Aug. 2 due to
enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion,
1st Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expaditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Cpl. Dean P. Pratt, 22, of Stevensville, Mont., died Aug. 2 due to
enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
1-Aug 2 Two soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died
Aug. 1, in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device
exploded near their guard post. Both soldiers were assigned to the
Army's 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division,
Schweinfurt, Germany. Killed were:
Spc. Anthony J. Dixon, 20, of Lindenwold, N.J.
Spc. Armando Hernandez, 22, of Hesperia, Calif.
29-Jul 1 Spc. Joseph F. Herndon, II, 21, of Derby, Kan., died July
29, in Hawijah, Iraq, when he was shot while on guard duty. Herndon
was assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th
Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
28-Jul 3 Pfc. Ken W. Leisten, 20, of Cornelius, Ore., died July 28,
in Taji, Iraq, when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive
device. Leisten was assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd
Battalion, 162nd Infantry, Corvallis, Ore.
Gunnery Sgt. Shawn A. Lane, 33, of Corning, N.Y., died July 28 due to
enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to
Headquarters
Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Lt. Col. David S. Greene, 39, of Raleigh, N.C., died July 28 due to
enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was a reservist assigned to
Marine Light
Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3D Marine
Air Wing,
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.
27-Jul 1 Sgt. DeForest L. Talbert, 24, of Charleston, W.Va., died
July 27 in Baladruc, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device
detonated near his vehicle. Talbert was assigned to the Army
National Guard's 1st Battalion, 150th Armor Regiment from Beckley,
W.Va.
24-Jul 2 A roadside bomb killed one U.S. soldier and wounded another
as they were escorting a fuel convoy in northern Iraq (search), the
military said Sunday.
Spc. Nicholas J. Zangara, 21, of Philadelphia, Pa., died July 24 in
Tikrit, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his
convoy vehicle. Zangara was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field
Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division from Schweinfurt, Germany.
23-Jul 1 Lance Cpl. Vincent M. Sullivan, 23, of Chatham, N.J., died
July 23 due
to injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Camp Lejeune, N.C.
22-Jul 2 Sgt. Tatjana Reed, 34, of Fort Campbell, K.Y., died July 22
in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near
her convoy vehicle. Reed
was assigned to the 66th Transportation Company from Kaiserslautern,
Germany.
Pvt. 1st Class Torey J. Dantzler, 22, of Columbia, La., died July
22, in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated
on the side of the road near his convoy vehicle.
21-Jul 2 Lance Cpl. Mark E. Engel, 21, of Grand Junction, Calif.,
died July 21 at Brook Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas,
of wounds he received as result of enemy action on July 6 in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Light Armored
Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Pfc. Nicholas H. Blodgett, 21, of Wyoming, Mich., died July 21, in
Abdalluyah, Iraq, when his patrol vehicle hit an improvised
explosive device. Blodgett was assigned to the Army's 1st Squadron,
4th Cavalry Regiment, Schweinfurt, Germany.
20-Jul 3 Staff Sgt. Michael J. Clark, 29, of Leesburg Lake, Fla.,
died July 20 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was
assigned to Combat Service Support Battalion 1, Combat Service
Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Cpl. Todd J. Godwin, 21, of Muskingum County, Ohio, died July 20 due
to injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Spc. Danny B. Daniels, II, 23, of Varney, W.V., died July 20, in
Baghdad, Iraq,
when his patrol vehicle came under attack by small arms fire and hit
an improvised explosive device. Daniels was assigned to the Army's
630th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 89th
Military Police Brigade, Bamberg, Germany
19-Jul 2 Pfc. Charles C. Persing, 20, of Albany, La., and Sgt. Dale
T. Lloyd, 22, of Watsontown, Penn., died July 19 in Scandaria, Iraq,
when multiple mortars
rounds hit their forward operating base. The soldiers were assigned
to the 1st
Battalion, 32nd Infantry, 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light
Infantry),
Fort Drum, N.Y.
17-Jul 2 Sgt. 1st Class David A. Hartman, 41, of Akron, Mich., died
July 17 in Bayji, Iraq, when the vehicle he was driving was hit by
an improvised explosive device. Hartman was assigned to the Army
Reserve's 401st Transportation Company from Battle Creek, Mich.
Spc. Craig S. Frank, 24, of Lincoln Park, Mich., died July 17 near
Baghdad, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive
device. Frank was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1775th
Military Police Company from Pontiac, Mich.
16-Jul 1 Lance Cpl. Bryan P. Kelly, 21, of Klamath, Ore., died July
16 due to injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force at
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
15-Jul 1 Staff Sgt. Paul C. Mardis, Jr., 25, of Palmetto, Fla., died
July 15 in Washington,
D.C., from injuries sustained on May 20 in Mosul, Iraq, when his
vehicle was struck
by an improvised explosive device. Mardis was assigned to the Army's
3rd
Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, from Fort Campbell, Ky.
14-Jul 2 Two died July 14 in Talafar, Iraq, when their vehicle
rolled over as the driver tried to avoid another vehicle. The two
Soldiers were assigned to the Army's 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry
Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash.
Killed were:
Cpl. Demetrius L. Rice, 24, of Ortonville, N.M.
Pfc. Jesse J. Martinez, 20, of Tracy, Calif.
13-Jul 1 Pfc. Torry D. Harris, 21, of Chicago, Ill., died July 13 in
Tikrit, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. Harris was assigned to
the 12th Chemical Company, Kitzingen, Germany.
11-Jul 5 Two died July 11 in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised
explosive device detonated near their convoy vehicle. Both soldiers
were assigned to the 267th Ordnance Company, Nebraska National
Guard, Lincoln, Neb. Killed were:
Sgt. 1st Class Linda Ann Tarango-Griess, 33, of Sutton, Neb.
Sgt. Jeremy J. Fischer, 26, of Lincoln, Neb.
Staff Sgt. Dustin W. Peters, 25, of El Dorado, Kan., died July 11 as
result of enemy action near the Forward Operating Base Summerall in
Iraq. He was
assigned to the 314th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Little Rock Air
Force Base, Ark.
Two died July 11 near Al Hillah, Iraq, when the vehicle they were
riding in was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle.
Both soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 94th Field
Artillery Brigade, Baumholder, Germany. Killed were:
Sgt. James G. West, 34, of Watertown, N.Y.
Spc. Dana N. Wilson, 26, of Fountain, Colo.
10-Jul 4 Cpl. Terry Holmes, 22, of Hollywood, Fla.
Sgt. Krisna Nachampassak, 27, of Burke, Va.
Pfc. Christopher J. Reed, 20, of Craigmont, Idaho.
Staff Sgt. Trevor Spink, 36, of Farmington, Mo.
All four Marines died July 10 due a non-combat related vehicle
accident in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. They were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine
Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
The incident is under investigation.
9-Jul 1 A U.S. soldier has died from wounds sustained in an
insurgent attack on his patrol, the U.S. military command said
Friday.
8-Jul 7 Spc. Jeremiah W. Schmunk, 21, of Richland, Wash., died July
8 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when his vehicle came under attack by rocket
propelled grenade and
small arms fire. Schmunk was assigned to the Company C, 1st
Battalion, 161st
Infantry Regiment, 1st Calvalry, Washington National Guard, Moses
Lake, Wash.
Spc. Shawn M. Davies, 22, of Aliquippa, Pa., died July 8 in Baghdad,
Iraq, of a non-combat related illness. Davies was assigned to the
4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division
Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.
Five died July 8 in Baghdad, Iraq. All were in the Iraqi National
Guard Headquarters when it came under a mortar attack. Each of the
soldiers was assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st
Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany. Killed were:
Sgt. Robert E. Colvill, Jr., 31, of Anderson, Ind.
Spc. William R. Emanuel, IV, 19, of Stockton, Calif.
Spc. Joseph M. Garmback, Jr., 24, of Cleveland, Ohio
Spc. Sonny G. Sampler, 23, of Oklahoma City, Okla.
Pfc. Collier E. Barcus, 21, of McHenry, Ill.
7-Jul 2 Sgt. Michael C. Barkey, 22, of Canal Fulton, Ohio, died July
7 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when a tire on his military vehicle blew out,
the driver lost control and the vehicle turned over. Barkey was
assigned to the Army National Guard's 1484th Transportation Company,
Akron, Ohio.
Pvt. 1st Class Samuel R. Bowen, 38, of Cleveland, Ohio, died July 7
in Samarra, Iraq, when a rocket-propelled grenade exploded near his
vehicle. Bowen was assigned to the Army National Guard's 216th
Engineer Battalion, Akron, Ohio.
6-Jul 4 Lance Cpl. Scott E. Dougherty, 20, of Bradenton Fla.
Pfc. Rodricka A. Youmans, 22, of Allendale, S.C.
Both Marines died July 6 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. They were assigned to 2nd Light Armored
Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Cpl. Jeffrey D. Lawrence, 22, of Tucson, Ariz., died July 6 as
result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division,
II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Lance Cpl. Justin T. Hunt, 22, of Riverside, Calif., died July 6
asresult of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division,
II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
5-Jul 3 Cpl. Dallas L. Kerns, 21, of Mountain Grove, Mo., died July
5 as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division,
I Marine Expeditionary Force at Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Michael S. Torres, 21, of El Paso, Texas.
Lance Cpl. John J. Vangyzen IV, 21, of Bristol, Mass.
Both Marines died July 5 as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. They were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine
Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
2-Jul 1 Lance Cpl. James B. Huston Jr., 22, of Umatilla, Ore., died
July 2 in a vehicle accident while his unit was responding to
hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
1-Jul 4 Sgt. Christopher A. Wagener, 24, of Fairview Heights, Ill.,
died July 1, in Mosul, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle hit a land
mine. Wagener was assigned to the Army's 10th Aviation Battalion,
10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Sgt. Kenneth Conde Jr., 23, of Orlando, Fla., died July 1 due to
injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He
was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Timothy R. Creager, 21, of Millington, Tenn., died July 1
due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to
2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Staff Sgt. Stephen G. Martin, 39, of Rhinelander, Wis., died July 1
at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., from
injuries sustained in Mosul, Iraq, on June 24 when a car bomb
exploded near his guard post. Martin was assigned to the Army
Reserve's 330th Military Police Detachment, Sheboygan, Wis.
30-Jun 1 Spc. Robert L. DuSang, 24, of Mandeville, La., died June 30
in Navstar, Iraq, when a tire on the 5-ton vehicle in which he was
riding blew out and the vehicle overturned.
29-Jun 3 Lance Cpl. Patrick R. Adle, 21, of Baltimore, Md.
Sgt. Alan D. Sherman, 36, of Brick, N.J.
Cpl. John H. Todd III, 24, of Bridgeport, Pa.
All three died June 29 southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, as a result of
hostile action. They were assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve's 6th
Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Folsom,
Pa.
27-Jun 1 1st Sgt. Ernest E. Utt, 38, of Hammond, Ill., died June 27
in Baghdad, Iraq, after two 122mm rockets were fired into his
forward operating base. Utt was assigned to Battery B, 1st
Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood,
Texas.
26-Jun 2 Spc. Jeremy M. Heines, 25, of New Orleans, La., died June
26 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his patrol came under attack by rocket
propelled grenades and small arms fire. Heines was assigned to
Company C, 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.
Lance Cpl. Manuel A. Ceniceros, 23, of Santa Ana, Calif., died June
26 as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was
assigned to Regimental Combat Team 1 Headquarters Company, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
24-Jun 3 Two died June 24, in Baqubah, Iraq when their Bradley
Fighting Vehicle came under attack by enemy forces using small arms
fire and rocket-propelled grenades. Both soldiers were assigned to
the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry,
Jacksonville, N.C. Killed were:
Capt. Christopher S. Cash, 36, of Winterville, N.C.
Spc. Daniel A. Desens, 20, of Jacksonville, N.C.
Staff Sgt. Charles A. Kiser, 37, of Cleveland, Wis., died June 24 in
Mosul, Iraq, when an explosion occurred near his convoy. Kiser was
assigned to the Army Reserve's 330th Military Police Detachment,
Sheboygan, Wis.
22-Jun 2 Two died June 22 in Balad, Iraq, when enemy forces ambushed
their ground patrol. Both soldiers were assigned to the Army
National Guard's 579th Engineer Battalion, Petaluma, Calif.
2nd Lt. Andre D. Tyson, 33, of Riverside, Calif.
Spc. Patrick R. McCaffrey Sr., 34, of Tracy, Calif.
21-Jun 5 Five U.S. Marines were killed Monday in Ramadi, west of
Baghdad, a military official for the American-led coalition said.
Lance Cpl. Pedro Contreras, 27, of Harris, Texas, died June 21, from
hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Staff Sgt. Gregory V. Pennington, 36, of Glade Spring, Va., died June
21 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his camp came under mortar attack.
Pennington was
assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort
Hood, Texas.
Lance Cpl. Juan Lopez, 22, of Whitfield, Ga., died June 21 from
hostile
fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion,
4th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Deshon E. Otey, 24, of Hardin, Ky.
Cpl. Tommy L. Parker Jr., 21, of Cleburne, Ark.
Both died June 21 from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. They
were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
20-Jun 1 Staff Sgt. Marvin Best, 33, of Prosser, Wash., died June 20
due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to
2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
19-Jun 1 Pfc. Sean Horn, 19, of Orange, Calif., died June 19, due to
a non-hostile
incident at Camp Taqaddum, Iraq. He was assigned to Combat Service
Support Group
11, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton,
Calif. The incident is under investigation.
18-Jun 1 Pfc. Jason N. Lynch, 21, of St. Croix, Virgin Islands, died
June 18 in
Buhriz, Iraq, of small arms fire wounds he received as his unit was
engaging the
enemy. Lynch was assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 6th Field
Artillery, 1st
Infantry Division, Bamberg, Germany.
16-Jun 3 Three died on June 16 in Balad, Iraq, during a mortar
attack when mortar rounds hit their camp. Killed were:
Maj. Paul R. Syverson III, 32, of Lake Zurich, Ill. Syverson was
assigned to the Army's 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Spc. Jeremy M. Dimaranan, 29, of Virginia Beach, Va. Dimaranan was
assigned to the Army Reserve's 302nd Transportation Company, 172nd
Combat Support Group, Fort Eustis, Va.
Sgt. Arthur S. Mastrapa, 35, of Apopka, Fla. Mastrapa was assigned to
the Army Reserve's 351 Military Police Company, 95th Military Police
Battalion,
16th Military Police Brigade, Ocala, Fla.
14-Jun 1 Pfc. Shawn M. Atkins, 20, of Parker, Colo., died June 14 in
Baghdad, Iraq, as a result of a non-combat injury. Atkins was
assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 4th Aviation
Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Hanau, Germany.
13-Jun 1 Spc. Eric S. McKinley, 24, of Corvallis, Ore., died June 13
in Baghdad, Iraq, when his vehicle was attacked by small arms fire
and an improvised explosive device. McKinley was assigned to the
Army Reserve's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment,
Corvallis, Ore.
9-Jun 1 Pfc. Thomas D. Caughman, 20, of Lexington, S.C., died June
9, in Baghdad,
Iraq when his up-armored high-mobility-multi-purpose wheeled vehicle
was struck by
rocket propelled grenades and small arms fire. Caughman was assigned
to the Army
Reserve's Company C, 391st Engineer Battalion, Spartanburg, S.C.
8-Jun 1 Capt. Humayun S. M. Khan, 27, of Bristow, Va., died June 8
in Baquabah,
Iraq, after a vehicle packed with an improvised explosive device
drove into the
gate of his compound while he was inspecting soldiers on guard duty.
Khan was
assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 201st Forward
Support Battalion,
1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany.
7-Jun 2 Sgt. Jamie A. Gray, 29, of Monpelier, Vt. died June 7 in
Scania, Iraq, when his -military vehicle hit an improvised explosive
device. Gray was assigned to Army National Guard's Headquarters,
Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery,
Williston, Vt.
Lance Cpl. Jeremy L. Bohlman, 21, of Sioux Falls, S.D., died June 7
from hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to
1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
6-Jun 2 Sgt. Melvin Y. Mora, 27, of Columbia, Mo. died in Taji,
Iraq, on June 6 when his camp was hit by a mortar attack. Mora was
assigned to the Army Reserve's 245th Maintenance Company, St. Louis,
Mo.
Pfc. Melissa J. Hobart, 22, of Ladson, S.C., died June 6 in Baghdad,
Iraq, after collapsing while on guard duty. Hobart was assigned to
Company E, 215th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division,
Fort Hood, Texas.
5-Jun 2 Two died June 5 in Baghdad, Iraq, when their vehicle hit an
improvised explosive device. Both soldiers were assigned to New
Jersey Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery.
Killed were:
Sgt. Humberto F. Timoteo, 25, of Newark, N.J., assigned to Battery A,
3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery, Morristown, N. J.
Spc. Ryan E. Doltz, 26, of Mine Hill, N.J., assigned to Battery B,
3rd
Battalion, 112th Field Artillery, Lawrence, N.J.
4-Jun 5 Five died June 4 in Baghdad, Iraq, when individuals using
improvised explosive devices and rocket-propelled grenades attacked
their convoy. All of the soldiers were assigned to the Army's
National Guard. Killed were:
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, headquartered in
Cottage
Grove, Ore.:
1st Lt. Erik. S. McCrae, 25, of Portland, Ore.
Sgt. Justin L. Eyerly, 23, of Salem, Ore.
Spc. Justin W. Linden, 22, of Portland, Ore.
Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery, Lawrenceville,
N.J.:
Sgt. Frank T. Carvill, 51, of Carlstadt, N.J.
Spc. Christopher M. Duffy, 26, of Brick, N.J.
3-Jun 1 Lance Cpl. Todd J. Bolding, 23, of Manvel, Texas, died June
3 of wounds
received due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
2-Jun 1 Cpl. Bum R. Lee, 21, of Sunnyvale, Calif., died June 2 of
wounds received from hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He
was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
1-Jun 1 Pfc. Markus J. Johnson, 20, of Springfield, Mass., died June
1 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, when an Avenger rolled over. Johnson
was assigned to D Battery, 4th Battalion, 3rd Air Defense Artillery,
1st Infantry Division, Kitzingen, Germany.
31-May 1 Lance Cpl. Dustin L. Sides, 22, of Yakima, Wash., died May
31 from
hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 9th
Communications
Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
30-May 5 1st Lt. Kenneth Michael Ballard, 26, of Mountain View,
Calif., died May
30 in Najaf, Iraq, during a firefight with insurgents. 1st Lt.
Ballard was
assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st
Armored Division, from Friedberg, Germany.
Pfc. Nicholaus E. Zimmer, 20, of Columbus, Ohio, died May 30 in Kufa,
Iraq, when his vehicle came under attack by rocket-propelled
grenades. Zimmer was
assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored
Division,
Friedberg, Germany.
Sgt. Aaron C. Elandt, 23, of Lowell, Mich., died May 30 in Al
Musayyib,
Iraq, when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Elandt
was assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division,
Baumholder, Germany.
Spc. Charles E. Odums II, 22, of Sandusky, Ohio died May 30 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when his military convoy hit an improvised explosive
device. Odums was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company,
1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Ft. Hood,
Texas.
Capt. Robert C. Scheetz Jr., 31, of Dothan, Ala., died May 30 in
Musayyib, Iraq, when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.
Scheetz was
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, Baumholder,
Germany.
29-May 6 Lance Cpl. Benjamin R. Gonzalez, 23, of Los Angeles,
Calif., died May 29 due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
Spc. Michael J. Wiesemann, 20, of North Judson, Ind., died May 29, at
Forward Operating Base Q-West (Quyarrah Air Base, Iraq) of non-
combat related
injuries. Wiesemann was assigned to the Army's 1st Squadron, 14th
Cavalry
Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Petty Officer 1st Class Brian J. Ouellette, 37, of Needham, Mass.,
was
a U.S. Navy SEAL serving with Navy Special Warfare Group Two, Little
Creek, Va.
Pfc. Cody S. Calavan, 19, of Lake Stevens, Wash., died May 29 due to
hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 4th
Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
Lance Cpl. Rafael Reynosasuarez, 28, of Santa Ana, Calif., died May
29
from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd
Battalion,
4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Pvt. Bradli N. Coleman, 19, of Ford City, Pa., died May 30 in
Baghdad,
Iraq, from injuries sustained on May 29 in Mosul, Iraq, when mortar
rounds hit his
living quarters. Coleman was assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
26-May 3 Lance Cpl. Kyle W. Codner, 19, of Wood River, Neb.
Cpl. Matthew C. Henderson, 25, of Lincoln, Neb.
Both Marines died May 26, due to hostile action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. They were assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion,
1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
Cpl. Dominique J. Nicolas, 25, of Maricopa, Ariz., died May 26 from
hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st
Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I
25-May 5 Pfc. Daniel P. Unger, 19, of Exeter, Calif., died May 25 in
Forward Operating Base Kalsu (Iskandariyah, Iraq) during a rocket
attack. Unger was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st
Battalion, 185th Armor, 81st Separate Armor Brigade, Visalia, Calif.
Two died May 25 in Fallujah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive
device hit their patrol. Both soldiers were assigned to the 3rd
Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, 10th Mountain Division (Light
Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. Killed were:
Pfc. Richard H. Rosas, 21, of Saint Louis, Mich.
Pfc. James P. Lambert, 23, of New Orleans, La.
Two died May 25 in Forward Operating Base Kalsu (Iskandariyah,
Iraq,) when their unit came under mortar attack. Both soldiers were
assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 86th Field
Artillery, from Williston, Vt. Killed were:
Spc. Alan N. Bean Jr., 22, of Bridport, Vt.
Sgt. Kevin F. Sheehan, 36, of Milton, Vt.
24-May 2 Pfc. Owen D. Witt, 20, of Sand Springs, Mont., died May 24
in Ad Dawr,
Iraq, when his armored high-mobility-multipurpose-wheeled vehicle
rolled over. Witt
was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry
Division, Schweinfurt,
Germany.
Spc. Beau R. Beaulieu, 20, of Lisbon, Maine, died May 24 in Taji,
Iraq,
during a mortar attack on Camp Cooke. Beaulieu was assigned to the
27th Main
Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
23-May 2 Spc. Jeremy L. Ridlen, 23, of Maroa, Ill., died May 23 in
East Fallujah, Iraq, from small arms fire after a dump truck on the
side of the road was detonated while his military convoy passed by.
Ridlen was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1544 Transportation
Company, Paris, Ill.
Staff Sgt. Jorge A. Molina Bautista, 37, of Rialto, Calif., died May
23 as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaisance Battalion, 1st Marine
Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
21-May 2 Staff Sgt. Jeremy R. Horton, 24, of Carneys Point, Penn.,
died May 21, 2004 in
near Al Iskandariyah, Iraq when an improvised explosive device
exploded. Horton was
assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st
Armored Division,
Baumholder, Germany.
Lance Cpl. Andrew J. Zabierek, 25, of Chelmsford, Mass., died May 21
due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to
2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. His unit was attached to I
MEF in Iraq.
20-May 3 Pfc. Leslie D. Jackson, 18, of Richmond, Va., died May 20,
in Baghdad, Iraq, when her military vehicle hit an improvised
explosive device as it was returning to Camp Eagle. Jackson was
assigned to A Company, 115th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry
Division, Ft. Hood, Texas.
Cpl. Rudy Salas, 20, of Baldwin Park, Calif., died May 20, due a non-
combat related vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Sergeant First Class Troy L. Miranda, 44, of DeQueen, Ark, died May
20, on Hipha Street in Baghdad, Iraq, when a grenade was thrown near
his foot patrol. Miranda was assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion,
153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas Army
National Guard, assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division
19-May 1 Spc. Michael C. Campbell, 34, of Marshfield, Mo., died May
19, in Samarra,
Iraq, when his convoy hit an improvised explosive device. Campbell
was assigned to
Headquarters, Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry
Regiment, 1st Infantry
Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
18-May 4 Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Garyantes, 34, of Rehoboth, Del., died
May 18 by
sniper fire in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, while on a combat patrol. Garyantes
was assigned
to B Company, 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry
Division, Vilseck,
Germany.
Spc. Marcos O. Nolasco, 34, of Chino, Calif., died May 18 in Baji,
Iraq, as a result of an electrocution accident. Nolasco was assigned
to Battery
B, 1st Battalion, 33rd Field Artillery, 1st Infantry Division,
Bamberg, Germany.
Staff Sgt. William D. Chaney, 59, of Schaumburg, Ill., died May 18,
in
Landstuhl, Germany due to a non-combat related injury. Initial
reports indicate
that Chaney was medically evacuated from Iraq to Germany for surgery
due to a
sudden medical condition. He died from complications after surgery.
Chaney was
assigned to the Army National Guard, Company B, 1st Battalion, 106th
Aviation
Regiment, Chicago, Ill.
Pfc. Michael M. Carey, 20, of Prince George, Va., died May 18 in
Iraq.
He apparently fell into a canal and did not resurface. His remains
were recovered
on May 18. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment,
1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
17-May 1 Lance Cpl. Bob W. Roberts, 30, of Newport, Ore., died May
17, due to
hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st
Combat Engineer
Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
16-May 3 Two soldiers died May 16 in Al Karmah, Iraq, when their
vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Both soldiers were
assigned to the Army National Guard's Battery C, 1st Battalion,
107th Field Artillery Regiment, Oil City, Pa. Killed were:
Spc. Mark J. Kasecky, 20, of McKees Rocks, Pa.
Spc. Carl F. Curran, 22, of Union City, Pa.
2nd Lt. Leonard M. Cowherd, 22, of Culpeper, Va., died May 16 in
Karbala, Iraq, when he received sniper and rocket propelled grenade
fire while securing a building near the Mukhayam Mosque. Cowherd was
assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st
Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.
15-May 2 Staff Sgt. Rene Ledesma, 34, of Abelene, Texas, died May 15
in Baghdad,
Iraq, when an improvised explosive device exploded near his Bradley
Fighting
Vehicle. Ledesma was assigned to the Army's 1st Squadron, 7th
Cavalry Regiment,
1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Senior Airman Pedro I. Espaillat Jr., 20, of Colombia, Tenn., died
May
15 as a result of non-hostile injuries in Kirkuk, Iraq. He was
assigned to the 4th
Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.
14-May 5 Sgt. Brud J. Cronkrite, 22, of Spring Valley, Calif., died
May 14 in Baghdad, Iraq,
from injuries he sustained on May 13, in Karbala when a rocket-
propelled grenade
fired into a building near him during a security patrol. Cronkrite
was assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 37th Armor, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg,
Germany.
Command Sgt. Maj. Edward C. Barnhill, 50, of Shreveport, La., died
May 14 in
Baghdad, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. Barnhill was assigned
to the Army
Reserve's 431st Civil Affairs Battalion, North Little Rock, Ark.
Spc. Philip I. Spakosky, 25, of Browns Mill, N.J., died May 14 in
Baghdad, Iraq, of
injuries sustained on May 13, in Karbala, Iraq when he was shot by a
suspected
sniper. Spakosky was assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 37th
Armor, 1st Armored
Division, Friedberg, Germany.
Pfc. Michael A. Mora, 19, of Arroyo Grande, Calif., died May 14 in An
Najaf, Iraq, when his military vehicle slid off the road and turned
over. Mora was
assigned to the Army's 3rd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment,
1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Polk, La.
Sgt. James W. Harlan, 44, of Owensboro, Ky., died May 14 at Camp
Anaconda, Iraq, when a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb next to
his vehicle. Harlan was assigned to the Army Reserve's 660th
Transportation Company, 88th Regional Readiness Command, Zanesville,
Ohio.
13-May 2 Pfc. Brandon C. Sturdy, 19, of Urbandale, Iowa, died May 13
from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Pfc. Brian K. Cutter, 19, of Riverside, Calif., was found unconscious
on May 13, and was later pronounced dead in Al Asad, Iraq. Cause of
death is under
investigation. He was assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion,
1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
12-May 2 Spc. Jeffrey R. Shaver, 26, of Maple Valley, Wash., died
May 12 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive
device. Shaver
was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 161st
Infantry, Spokane,
Wash.
Lance Cpl. Jeremiah E. Savage, 21, of Livingston, Tenn, died May 12
of
wounds received due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He
was assigned
to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary
Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
11-May 1 Spc. Kyle A. Brinlee, 21, of Pryor, Okla., died May 11 in
Al Asad, Iraq, when his
convoy vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Brinlee was
assigned to the
Army National Guard's Detachment 1, Company B, 120th Combat Engineer
Battalion,
Pryor, Okla.
10-May 1 Pfc. Andrew L. Tuazon, 21, of Chesapeake, Va., died May 10,
in Mosul, Iraq, from hostile fire while on guard duty. Pfc. Tuazon
was assigned to the Army's 293rd Military Police Company, 3rd
Military Police Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
9-May 1 Sgt. Rodney A. Murray, 28, of Ayden, N.C., died May 9, in
Iraq, in a vehicle
accident between Baghdad and Scania when a Bradley Fighting Vehicle
and his
military vehicle collided. Sgt. Murray was assigned to the Army
Reserve's 351st
Military Police Company, Ocala, Fla.
8-May 4 Spc. Isela Rubalcava, 25, of El Paso, Texas, died May 8 in
Mosul, Iraq, when a mortar round hit near her. Spc. Rubalcava was
assigned to the 296th Combat Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd
Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Spc. Chase R.Whitham, 21, of Ore.died May 8, in Mosul, Iraq, while
he was in a swimming pool when an electrical current charged the
water. Spc. Whitham was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry
Regiment, , 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash..
Spc. James J. Holmes, 28, of East Grand Forks, Minn., died May 8 in
Landstuhl, Germany, from injuries sustained on May 3 in Iraq when an
improvised explosive device detonated near the driver side of his
military vehicle. Spc. Holmes was assigned to C Company, 141st
Engineer Combat Battalion, North Dakota National Guard, Hettinger,
N.D.
Spc. Philip D. Brown, 21, of Jamestown, N.D., died May 8 in Balad,
Iraq, from injuries sustained west of Samarra by an improvised
explosive device. Brown was assigned to the Army National Guard's
Company B, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, Jamestown, N.D.
6-May 2 Staff Sgt. Hesley Box, Jr, 24, of Nashville, Ark., died May
6 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a car bomb detonated near his guard post.
Staff Sgt. Box was assigned to 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry, 39th
Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Arkansas National Guard,
Texarkana, Ark.
Cpl. Dustin H. Schrage, 20, of Brevard, Fla., was found deceased on
May 6 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Cause of death is under
investigation. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
5-May 4 Two died May 5 in Baghdad, Iraq, when their vehicle hit an
improvised explosive device. Both soldiers were assigned to 1st
Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort
Hood, Texas.
Spc. James E. Marshall, 19, of Tulsa, Okla.
Pfc. Bradley G. Kritzer, 18, of Irvona, Penn.
Pfc. Jesse R. Buryj, 21, of Canton, Ohio, died May 5, in Karabala,
Iraq, when his
military vehicle was struck by a dump truck whose driver had been
shot while trying
to run through a control point. Pfc. Buryj was assigned to the 66th
Military Police
Company, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Cpl. Jeffrey G. Green, an infantryman based at Camp Pendleton, was
found dead Wednesday in the Euphrates River in the al Anbar
province. The cause of his death is under investigation.
4-May 4 Four died May 3, in Balad, Iraq, when their military vehicle
left the road and flipped over in a canal. All soldiers were
assigned to the 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division,
Vilseck, Germany. Killed were:
1st Lt. Christopher J. Kenny, 32, of Miami, Fla.
Sgt. Marvin R. Sprayberry, III, 24, of Tehachapi, Calif.
Sgt. Gregory L. Wahl, 30, of Salisbury, N.C.
Pfc. Lyndon A. Marcus, Jr., 21, of Long Beach, Calif.
3-May 2 Staff Sgt. Erickson H. Petty, 28, of Fort Gibson, Okla.,
died May 3 in
Salman Al Habb, Iraq, from an attack by small arms fire while
conducting security of
a weapons cache. Petty was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters
Company, 1st
Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Smith
Barracks, Baumholder,
Germany.
Gunnery Sgt. Ronald E. Baum, 38, of Hollidaysburg, Pa., died May 3
due to hostile
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd
Intelligence Battalion,
2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Lejeune,
N.C.
2- May 9 Two died May 2, in Baghdad, Iraq, when their convoy vehicle
hit an improvised explosive device. The Soldiers were assigned to
the Army's 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort
Hood, Texas. Killed were:
Spc. Ervin Caradine, Jr., 33, of Memphis, Tenn.
Pvt. Jeremy L. Drexler, 23, of Topeka, Kan.
Five died May 2 in the Al Anbar Province as a result of hostile
fire. They were assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14,
Jacksonville, Fla.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael C. Anderson, 36, of Daytona, Fla.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Trace W. Dossett, 37, of Orlando, Fla.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott R. Mchugh, 33 of Boca Raton Fla.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert B. Jenkins, 35 of Stuart, Fla.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Ronald A. Ginther, 37 of Auburndale, Fla.
Staff Sgt. Todd E. Nunes, 29, of Chapel Hills, Tenn. died May 2 in
Kirkuk, Iraq, when his convoy encountered an improvised explosive
device and small arms fire. Nunes was assigned to 1st Battalion,
21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks,
Hawaii.
Capt. John E. Tipton, 32, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., died May 2 in
Al Anbar Province, Iraq, from an explosion while conducting combat
operations. Tipton
commanded Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 16th
Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
1-May 4 Two died, May 1, in Al Amarah, Iraq when their convoy was
attacked. Both Soldiers were assigned to the Army's 84th Engineer
Battalion, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks,
Honolulu, Hawaii. Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Oscar D. Vargas-Medina, 32, of Chicago, Ill.
Spc. Ramon C. Ojeda, 22, of Ramona, Calif.
Sgt. Joshua S. Ladd, 20, of Fort Gibson, Miss, died May 1 in Mosul,
Iraq,
when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Ladd was
assigned to
the Army National Guard's 367th Maintenance Company, DeKalb, Miss.
Spc. Trevor A. Wine, 22, of Orange, Calif., died May 1, in Tikrit,
Iraq, from injuries sustained on April 30 when his convoy vehicle
hit an improvised explosive device. Spc. Wine was assigned to the
Army's 24th Quartermaster Company, Fort Lewis, Wash.
30-Apr 4 Cpl. Scott M. Vincent, 21, of Bokoshe, Okla.
Cpl. Joshua S. Wilfong, 22, of Walker, W.Va.
Both Marines died April 30 due to hostile action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. Vincent was assigned to 2nd Light Armored
Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Wilfong was assigned to
2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason B. Dwelley, 31, of Apopka, Fla
and Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher M. Dickerson, 33, of
Eastman, Ga, were both members of Naval Mobile Construction
Battalion 14, based in Jacksonville, Fla.
29-Apr 11 Eight U.S. soldiers from the Army's 1st Armored Division
were killed and four wounded when a car bomb detonated south of
Baghdad, the U.S. military said:
They died on April 29, in Baghdad, Iraq, while part of a dismounted
improvised explosive device sweep patrol, when a vehicle approached
their unit, and the driver detonated a bomb. All Soldiers were and
assigned to the Army's 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment,
1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany. Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Esau G. Patterson, Jr., 25, of Ridgeland, S.C.
Staff Sgt. Jeffrey F. Dayton, 27, of Caledonia, Miss.
Sgt. Ryan M. Campbell, 25, of Kirksville, Mo.
Spc. James L. Beckstrand, 27, of Escondido, Calif.
Spc. Justin B. Schmidt, 23, of Bradenton, Fla.
Pfc. Ryan E. Reed, 20, of Colorado Springs, Colo.
Pfc. Norman Darling, 29, of Middleboro, Mass.
Pfc. Jeremy Ricardo Ewing, 22, of Miami, Fla.
Those deaths came after another U.S. soldier from the Texas-based
1st Cavalry Division was killed Thursday by a rocket-propelled
grenade attack on his patrol in eastern Baghdad, the military said.
Sgt. Adam W. Estep, 23, of Campbell, Calif., died April 29, in
Baghdad, Iraq,
when a rocket-propelled grenade hit his patrol. Sgt. Estep was
assigned to the
Army's 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division,
Fort Hood, Texas.
Pfc. Martin W. Kondor, 20, of York, Penn., died April 29, in
Baqubah, Iraq when an apparent improvised explosive device exploded
near his vehicle. Pfc. Kondor was assigned to the 1st Battalion,
63rd Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany.
Sgt. Landis W. Garrison, 23, of Rapids City, Ill., died April 29, in
Abu Gharb, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. Sgt. Garrison was
assigned to the 333rd Military Police Company, Illinois National
Guard, Freeport, Ill.
28-Apr 1 Spc. Jacob R. Herring, 21, of Kirkland, Wash., died April
28, in Mosul, Iraq,
from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device in
Talafar, Iraq struck
his vehicle. Spc. Herring was assigned to the Army's 5th Battalion,
20th Infantry
Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort
Lewis, Wash.
27-Apr 2 Staff Sgt. Abraham D. Penamedina, 32, of Los Angeles,
Calif., died 27 April in
Baghdad, Iraq, when his patrol came under sniper fire. Penamedina
was assigned to
Company B, 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood,
Texas.
Pfc. Marquis A. Whitaker, 20, of Columbus, Ga., died April 27 in
Scania, Iraq, after falling from a bridge. His vehicle was hit from
behind by a civilian truck and left hanging off the side of the
bridge. Whitaker attempted to climb out of the vehicle but fell.
Whitaker was assigned to the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort
Polk, La.
26-Apr 3 Lance Cpl. Aaron C. Austin, 21, of Sunray, Texas, died
April 26 due to hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division,
I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Two were killed when a building they were searching exploded in
Baghdad Monday, a U.S. military spokesman said.
25-Apr 1 Spc. Kenneth A. Melton, 30, of Westplains, Mo., died April
25 in Iraq
when his military vehicle was hit an improvised explosive device and
small arms fire
while traveling in a convoy from Baghdad. Melton was assigned to the
Arkansas Army
National Guard, Company B, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment,
39th Brigade
Combat Team, Fordyce, Ark.
24-Apr 10 The Department of Defense announced today the death of
four soldiers
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died on April 24, in Taji,
Iraq, when
mortar rounds hit their camp. The four Soldiers were assigned to the
Army National
Guard's 39th Support Battalion, 39th Brigade Combat Team, 1st
Cavalry Division,
Hazen, Ark. Killed were: (One still unnamed)
Capt. Arthur L. Felder, 36, of Louisville, Ark.
Chief Warrant Patrick W. Kordsmeier, 49, of North Little Rock, Ark.
Staff Sgt. Billy J. Orton, 41, of Humnoke, Ark.
Staff Sgt. Stacey C. Brandon, 35, of Hazen, Ark.
Two sailors and one coast guardsman who were supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. died April 24 in the Northern Persian Gulf as a
result of a waterborne attack. They were assigned to the USS
Firebolt, forward deployed to Manama, Bahrain
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael J. Pernaselli, 27, of Brighton,
N.Y
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher E. Watts, 28, of Knoxville,
Tenn
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan B. Bruckenthal, 24, of
Smithtown,
N.Y. Bruckenthal was assigned to Tactical Law Enforcement Team South
Detachment 403.
Staff Sgt. Cory W. Brooks, 32, of Philip, S.D., died April 24, in
Baghdad, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. Brooks was assigned
to the Army National Guard's 153rd Engineer Battalion, from Wagner,
S.D.
23-Apr 1 Pfc. Shawn C. Edwards, 20, of Bensenville, Ill., died April
23, in Samarra, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised
explosive device. Pfc. Edwards was assigned to the Army's 121st
Signal Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, from Kitzingen, Germany.
22-Apr 1 Cpl. Jason L. Dunham, 22, of Allegany, N.Y. Dunham died
April 22 due to injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at
Twentynine Palms, Calif.
20-Apr 3 Pfc. Leroy Harris-Kelly, 20, of Azusa, Calif, died April 20
north of Tallil, Iraq, when his truck went off the road and rolled
over because of limited visibility and dangerous driving conditions.
Pfc. Harris-Kelly was assigned to the 596th Maintenance Company, 3rd
Corps Support Command, V Corps, Darmstadt, Germany.
Sgt. 1st Class Bradley C. Fox, 34, of Orlando, Fla., died April 20
in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained on March 14 when his
military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Fox was
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored
Division, Friedberg, Germany.
Spc. Christopher D. Gelineau, 23 of Portland, Maine, died April 20
in Mosul, Iraq, when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive
device. Gelineau was assigned to the Army National Guard's 133rd
Engineer Battalion, Gardiner, Maine.
18-Apr 1 Cpl. Christopher A. Gibson, 23, of Simi Valley, Calif.
Gibson died April 18 due to injuries received from enemy action in
Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th
Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
at Twentynine Palms, Calif.
17-Apr 13
Spc. Dennis B. Morgan, 22, of Valentine, Neb., died April 17 in
Iskandariyah, Iraq, when his armored personnel carrier hit an
improvised explosive device. Morgan was assigned to the Army
National Guard's 153rd Engineer Battalion, Winner, S.D.
Spc. Dennis B. Morgan, 22, of Valentine, Neb., died April 17 in
Iskandariyah, Iraq, when his armored personnel carrier hit an
improvised explosive device. Morgan was assigned to the Army
National Guard's 153rd Engineer Battalion, Winer, S.D.
Spc. Marvin A. Camposiles, 25, of Austell, Ga., died April 17, in
Samarra, Iraq, when he was electrocuted while performing routine
generator maintenance. Spc. Camposiles was assigned to the Army's
1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry
Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Pfc. Clayton W. Henson, 20, of Stanton, Texas, died April 17, in
Dwaniyan, Iraq, when his convoy was ambushed. Pfc. Henson was
assigned to the Army's 1st Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment,
Fort Polk, La.
Sgt. Jonathan N. Hartman, 27, of Jacksonville, Fla., died April 17,
in Dwaniyan, Iraq, when his convoy was ambushed. Sgt. Hartman was
assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st
Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.
1st Lt. Robert L. Henderson, II, 33, of Alvaton, Ky., died April 17,
in, Diwaniyah, Iraq, when his convoy tried to avoid an overturned
trailer and came under small arms attack. 1st Lt. Henderson was
assigned to the Army National Guard's Detachment 1, 2123rd
Transportation Company, Owensboro, Ky.
Five U.S. Marines died in an ambush on the Syrian border, triggering
a battle with hundreds of guerrillas and pushing the number of
Americans killed in combat this month to 99.
Capt. Richard J. Gannon II, 31, of Escondido, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Michael J. Smith Jr., 21, of Jefferson, Ohio.
Lance Cpl. Ruben Valdez Jr., 21, of San Diego, Texas.
Lance Cpl. Gary F. VanLeuven, 20, of Klamath Falls, Ore.
All four Marines died April 17 due to injuries received from enemy
action
in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. They were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th
Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at
Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Spc. Marvin A. Camposiles, 25, of Austell, Ga., died April 17, in
Samarra, Iraq, when he was electrocuted while performing routine
generator maintenance. Spc. Camposiles was assigned to the Army's
1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry
Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Spc. Michael A. McGlothin, 21, of Milwaukee, Wis., died April 17, in
Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device exploded near his
patrol. Spc. McGlothin was assigned to the Army's 115th Forward
Support Battalion, Division Support Command, 1st Cavalry Division,
Fort Hood, Texas.
Staff Sgt. Edward W. Carmen, 27 of McKeesport, Pa., died April 17,
in Baghdad, Iraq when the track of the tank he was in broke, the
driver lost control and the tank rolled off the bridge. Staff Sgt.
Carman was assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 12th Armored
Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
16-Apr 1 Sgt. Brian M. Wood, 21, of Torrance, Calif., died April 16,
in Tikrit, Iraq, when his military vehicle pulled off the road and
apparently hit a mine while on patrol. Sgt. Wood was assigned to the
Army's 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry
Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
15-Apr 1 Staff Sgt. Jimmy J. Arroyave, 30, of Woodland, Calif., died
April 15, due a non-combat related vehicle accident northeast of Ar
Ramadi, Iraq. He was assigned to Combat Service Support Battalion 1,
Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
14-Apr 3 Spc. Richard K. Trevithick, 20, of Gaines, Mich., died
April 14 in Balad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device
exploded near his convoy vehicle. Trevithick was assigned to the
Army's 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry
Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Sgt. Christopher Ramirez, 34, of McAllen, Texas, died April 14 in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq, from injuries sustained during combat
operations. Ramirez
was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, 1st Brigade, 1st
Infantry
Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Spc. Frank K. Rivers, Jr., 23, of Woodbridge, Va., died April 14, in
Mosul,
Iraq when he collapsed during physical training. Spc. Rivers was
assigned to the
Army's 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat
Team), Fort
Lewis, Wash.
13-Apr 3 Staff Sgt. Victor A. Rosaleslomeli, 29, of Westminster,
Calif., died April 13 in Iraq when an improvised explosive device
exploded near his escort vehicle. Rosaleslomeli was assigned to the
2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division,
Vilseck, Germany.
Cpl. Kevin T. Kolm, 23, of Hicksville, N.Y., died April 13 from
hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd
Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Pvt. Noah L. Boye, 21, of Grand Island, Neb., died April 13 from
hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st
Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
12-Apr 2 Lance Cpl. Robert P. Zurheide Jr., 20, of Tucson, Ariz.,
died April 12
from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd
Battalion,
1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Brad S. Shuder, 21, of El Dorado, Calif., died April 12
from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
11-Apr 10 Two soldiers died April 11 in Baghdad, Iraq when their
helicopter was shot down. Both soldiers were assigned to the Army's
1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort
Hood, Texas. Killed were:
Chief Warrant Officer Wesley C. Fortenberry, 38, of Woodville, Texas.
Chief Warrant Officer Lawrence S. Colton, 32, of Oklahoma City, Okla.
Sgt. Maj. Michael B. Stack, 48, of Lake City, S.C., died April 11 in
Al
Anbar Province, Iraq, while his unit was conducting combat
operations. Stack was
assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort
Campbell, Ky.
1st Lt. Oscar Jimenez, 34, of San Diego, Calif., died April 11 due
to enemy fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd
Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Pfc. George D. Torres, 23, of Long Beach, Calif., died April 11 due
to enemy fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st
Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Three Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force were killed
Sunday as a result of enemy action in the Al Anbar Province while
conducting security and stability operations. Two of the Marines
were killed in action; one Marine died of wounds received in action
on the same day. (One still unnamed)
Cpl. Daniel R. Amaya, 22, of Odessa, Texas.
Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray, 19, of Patoka, Ill.
Both Marines died April 11 from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. They were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
Pfc. Nathan P. Brown, 21, of South Glens Falls, N.Y., died April 11
in
Samarra, Iraq, when his patrol was ambushed. Brown was assigned to
the Army
National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, 1st Armored
Division, Glens Falls,
N.Y.
Sergeant Major Michael Stack died from hostile action.
10-Apr 4 Spc. Justin W. Johnson, 22, of Rome, Ga., died April 10 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when his patrol vehicle hit an improvised explosive
device. Johnson was assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 82nd Field
Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Spc. Adolf C. Carballo, 20, of Houston, Texas, died April 10 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when shrapnel struck him. Carballo was assigned to
the Army's 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Airman 1st Class Antoine J. Holt, 20, of Kennesaw, Ga., died April
10 as a result of injuries sustained when his tent was hit by a
mortar round at Balad Air Field, Iraq. He was assigned to the 603rd
Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy
Lance Cpl. John T. Sims Jr., 21, of Alexander City, Ala., died April
10 from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to
2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
9-Apr 17 Staff Sgt. Raymond E. Jones, Jr., 31, of Gainesville, Fla.,
died April 9, in Bayji, Iraq when a rocket-propelled grenade struck
him while on patrol. Staff Sgt. Jones was assigned to the Army's 1st
Battalion, 7th Field Artillery, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt,
Germany.
Spc. Allen J. Vandayburg, 20, of Mansfield, Ohio, died Apr. 9, in
Barez, Iraq when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle.
Vandayburg was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany.
Sgt. Felix M. Delgreco, 22, of Simsbury, Conn., died April 9, in
Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive devise and small arms
fire struck his mounted patrol. Sgt. Delgreco was assigned the Army
National Guard's 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, New Haven, Conn.
Spc. Jonathan R. Kephart, 21, of Oil City, Penn., died April 9, in
Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when his patrol was ambushed
near Baghdad on April 8. Spc. Kephart was assigned to the Army's
230th Military Police Company, from Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Cpl. Matthew E. Matula, 20, of Spicewood, Texas, died April 9 from
hostile fire in Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines,
1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
Lance Cpl. Elias Torrez III, 21, of Veribest, Texas, died April 9
from hostile fire in Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th
Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Cpl. Michael R. Speer, 24, of Davenport, Iowa, died April 9 from
hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Staff Sgt. Don S. McMahan, 31, of Nashville, Tenn., died April 9 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and
small arms fire attacked his convoy. McMahan was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, A 94th Field Artillery, 1st Armored Division, in
Baumholder, Germany.
Staff Sgt. Toby W. Mallet, 26, of Kaplan, La., died April 9 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his patrol
vehicle. Mallet was assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 7th Field
Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Spc. Peter G. Enos, 24, of South Dartmouth, Mass., died April 9 in
Bayji, Iraq, when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his patrol
vehicle. Enos was
assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment,
1st Infantry
Division, in Schweinfurt, Germany.
Three 1st Armored Division soldiers were killed in a coordinated
attack at about 8:30 a.m., April 9. The Soldiers' names are being
withheld pending notification of their next of kin.
Pfc. Eric A. Ayon, 26, of Arleta, Calif., died April 9 from hostile
fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion,
4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Pfc. Chance R. Phelps, 19, of Clifton, Colo., died April 9 from
hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd
Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Spc. Michelle M. Witmer, 20, of New Berlin, Wis., died April 9 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when she became involved in an improvised explosive
device and small arms attack. Witmer was assigned to the Army
National Guard's 32nd Military Police Company, Milwaukee, Wis.
Pfc. Gregory R. Goodrich, 37, of Bartonville, Ill., died April 9 in
Iraq
when his convoy came under attack by individuals using rocket-
propelled grenades
and small arms fire. Goodrich was assigned to the Army Reserve's
724th
Transportation Company, Bartonville, Ill.
8-Apr 8 1st Lt. Joshua M. Palmer, 25, of Banning, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Michael B. Wafford, 20, of Spring, Texas.
Both died April 8 due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq. They were assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th
Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Staff Sgt. William M. Harrell, 30, of Placentia, Calif., died April
8 due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Spc. Isaac Michael Nieves, 20, of Unadilla, N.Y., died April 8, in
Bani Saad, Iraq, when individuals using an improvised explosive
devise and small arms fire attacked his combat patrol. Spc. Nieves
was assigned to the Army's 82nd Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry
Division, Bamberg, Germany.
Cpl. Nicholas J. Dieruf, 21, of Versailles, Ky., died April 8 due to
injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He
was assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Christopher B Wasser, 21, of Ottawa, Kan., died April 8
due to injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
Lance Cpl. Levi T Angell, 20, of Saint Louis, Minn., died April 8
due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. He was assigned to Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force
Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
Lance Cpl. Phillip E. Frank, 20, of Elk Grove, Ill., died April 8
from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
7-Apr 6 Sgt. 1st Class William W. Labadie Jr., 45, of Bauxite, Ark.,
died April 7, in Baghdad, Iraq, when his camp was attacked by
individuals using rockets and
small arms fire. Labadie was assigned to the Army National Guard's
Troop E(-),
151st Cavalry Squadron, 39th Infantry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division,
from Marianna,
Ark.
Spc. Tyanna S. Felder, 22, of Bridgeport, Conn., died April 7, in
Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained on April 4 in Mosul when her
convoy vehicle was hit with an improvised explosive device. Felder
was assigned to the Army's 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd
Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Staff Sgt. George S. Rentschler, 31, of Louisville, Ky., died, April
7, in Baghdad, Iraq, when his military vehicle was hit with a rocket-
propelled grenade. Rentschler was assigned to the Army's 1st
Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder,
Germany.
Capt. Brent L. Morel, 27, of Martin, Tenn., died April 7 from
hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st
Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Sgt. 1st Class Marvin L. Miller, 38, of Dunn, N.C., died April 7, in
Balad, Iraq, when he was shot while on traffic control duty. Miller
was assigned
to the Army's 1st Squadron, 4th U.S. Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division,
Schweinfurt,
Germany.
Pfc. Christopher D. Mabry, 19, of Chunky, Miss., died April 7 due to
injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He
was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
6-Apr 12 Pfc. Christopher R. Cobb, 19, of Bradenton, Fla.
Pfc. Ryan M. Jerabek, 18, of Oneida, Wis.
Lance Cpl. Travis J. Layfield, 19, of Fremont, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Anthony P. Roberts, 18, of Bear, Del.
Pfc. Deryk L. Hallal, 24, of Indianapolis, Ind.,
Lance Cpl. Marcus M. Cherry, 18, of Imperial, Calif.
Pfc. Benjamin R. Carman, 20, of Jefferson, Iowa.
All died April 6. All died due to hostile fire in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. They were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines
who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Lance Cpl. Kyle D. Crowley, 18, of San Ramon, Calif.
Staff Sgt. Allan K. Walker, 28, of Lancaster, Calif.
Both died April 6, due to hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
They were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
2nd Lt. John T. Wroblewski, 25, of Oak Ridge, N.J., died April 6 due
to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division,
I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Sgt. Gerardo Moreno, 23, of Terrell, Texas, died April 6, in Ashula,
Iraq, when individuals who fired a rocket-propelled-grenade attacked
his unit. Moreno was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st
Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Fernando A. Mendezaceves, 27, of Ponce,
Puerto Rico, was killed April 6 in Iraq while conducting combat
operations in the Al Anbar Province.
Mendezaceves was assigned to the Naval Medical Center San Diego,
First Marine Division Detachment, San Diego.
5-Apr 8 Spc. David M. McKeever, 25, of Buffalo, N.Y., died April 5
in Baghdad,
Iraq, when individuals using a rocket-propelled-grenade ambushed his
unit. Spc. McKeever was assigned to the Army's 1st Brigade, 1st
Armored Division, Giessen, Germany.
Pfc. Christopher Ramos, 26, of Albuquerque, N.M.
Cpl. Jesse L. Thiry, 23, of Casco, Wis.
Both Marines died April 5, due to injuries received from hostile
fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. They were assigned to 1st
Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who
was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Pfc. Moises A. Langhorst, 19, of Moose Lake, Minn.
Lance Cpl. Matthew K. Serio, 21, of North Providence, R.I., died
April 5, due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Corporal Shane Lee Goldman of the 1st Bat., 5th Marines, 1st
Marine Div., I Mar. Exped. Force died from hostile fire in Fallujah,
Iraq.
Sergeant Lee Duane Todacheene of the 1st Infantry Division died from
hostile fire in Baghdad, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Shane L. Goldman, 20, of Orange, Texas, died April 5 due
to
injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He
was assigned to
1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Spc. Scott Q. Larson Jr., 22, of Houston, Texas, died April 5, in
Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his convoy was ambushed.
Larson was
assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st
Brigade, 1st Armor
Division, Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Germany.
4-Apr 13 Lance Cpl. Aric J. Barr, 22, of Allegheny, Pa, died April
4, due to injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Spc. Philip G. Rogers, 23, of Gresham, Ore., died April 4, in Mosul,
Iraq,
when an improvised explosive device hit his military vehicle. Spc.
Rogers was assigned to the Army's 3rd Battalion, 2nd Infantry
Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Pfc. Geoffery S. Morris, 19, of Gurnee, Ill, died April 4, due to
injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He
was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Eight soldiers died on April 4, in Baghdad, Iraq, when their units
were attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire.
Eight soldiers were assigned to two units at Fort Hood, Texas, while
one soldier was assigned in Germany. Killed were:
Sgt. Michael W. Mitchell, 25, of Porterville, Calif., from the Army's
2nd Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored
Division, Ray
Barracks, Friedberg, Germany.
Soldiers killed from the Army's 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment,
1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas were:
Sgt. Yihjyh L. Chen, 31, of Saipan, Marianas Protectorate.
Spc. Robert R. Arsiaga, 25, of San Antonio, Texas.
Spc. Stephen D. Hiller, 25, of Opelika, Ala.
Spc. Ahmed A. Cason, 24, of McCalla, Ala.
Spc. Israel Garza, 25, of Lubbock, Texas.
Soldiers killed from the Army's 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery
Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas were:
Cpl. Forest J. Jostes, 22, of Albion, Ill.
Spc. Casey Sheehan, 24, of Vacaville, Calif.
Cpl. Tyler R. Fey, 22, of Eden Prarie, Minn., died April 4 due to
injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He
was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division,
I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Pfc. John D. Amos, II, 22, of Valparaiso, Ind., died April 4, in
Kirkuk, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit his military
vehicle. Pfc. Amos was assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 21st
Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield
Barracks, Hawaii.
2-Apr 1 Pfc. William R. Strange, 19, of Adrian, Ga., died April 2,
in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated
where he was setting up an observation point. Pfc. Strange was
assigned to the Army's 91st Engineer battalion, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
1-Apr 1 Pfc. Dustin M. Sekula, 18, of Edinburg, Texas, died April 1,
due to injuries sustained from enemy fire in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
31-Mar 5 Five soldiers died on March 31, in Habbaniyah, Iraq, when
an improvised explosive device hit their armored personnel carrier.
All of the soldiers were assigned to the Army's 1st Engineer
Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Killed were:
1st Lt. Doyle M. Hufstedler, 25, of Abilene, Texas.
Spc. Sean R. Mitchell, 24, of Youngsville, Pa.
Spc. Michael G. Karr Jr., 23, of San Antonio, Texas.
Pfc. Cleston C. Raney, 20, of Rupert, Idaho.
Pvt. Brandon L. Davis, 20, of Cumberland, Md.
30-Mar 2 Lance Cpl. William J. Wiscowiche, 20, of Victorville,
Calif., died March 30, due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Master Sgt. Richard L. Ferguson, 45, of Conway, N.H., died March 30,
in
Somara, Iraq, when the military vehicle he was riding in rolled
over. Ferguson was assigned to the Army's 10th Special Forces Group,
Fort Carson, Colo.
29-Mar 2 Spc. Jeremiah J. Holmes, 27, of North Berwick, Maine, died
March 29,
near Balad, Iraq, when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive
device and fell from a bridge. Holmes was assigned to the Army
National Guard's 744th Transportation Company, Hillsboro, N.H.
Pfc. Sean M. Schneider, 22, of Janesville, Wis., died March 29 as
the result of a vehicle accident near Baghdad. Pfc. Schneider was
assigned to the 115th Forward Support Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas.
An IED explosion caused Schneider's vehicle to run off the road.
Another soldier was injured.
27-Mar 1 Master Sgt. Timothy Toney, 37, of Manhattan, N.Y., died
March 27, due to a non-combat related incident at Camp Wolverine,
Kuwait. He was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
26-Mar 1 Pfc. Leroy Sandoval Jr., 21, of Houston, Texas, died March
26, due to hostile fire in the Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division,
I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
25-Mar 3 LCpl. Jeffrey C. Burgess, 20, of Plymouth, Mass., died
March 25, due to
enemy action near Al Fallujah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Wing
Support
Squadron 373, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft
Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station
Miramar, Calif..
LCpl. James A. Casper, 20, of Coolidge, Texas, died March 25 due to a
non-combat related incident at Al Asad, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Spc. Adam D. Froehlich, 21, of Pine Hill, N. J., died March 25 in
Baqubah, Iraq, from injuries sustained when his patrol came under an
IED attack. Spc. Froehlich was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th
Field Artillery, from Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany.
24-Mar 1 SSgt. Wentz Jerome Henry Shanaberger III, 33, of Naples,
Fla., died
March 24 in Iraq when he was investigating a suspicious vehicle and
came under attack by individuals using small arms and an improvised
explosive device (IED). SSgt. Shanaberger was assigned to the Army's
21st Military Police Company, 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIIIth
Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C.
22-Mar 2 Lance Cpl. Andrew S. Dang, 20, of Foster City, Calif., died
March 22, due to hostile fire near Ar Ramady, Iraq. He was assigned
to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Pfc. Bruce Miller, Jr., 23, of Orange, N.J., died March 22, in Mosul,
Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. He was assigned to the 2nd
Infantry
Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort
Lewis, Wash.
21-Mar 2 Pvt. Dustin L. Kreider, 19, of Riverton, Kan., died March
21 near Samarra, Iraq
during a unit weapon test-firing incident. Kreider was assigned to
the 1st
Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, based in
Schweinfurt,
Germany.
Pfc. Christopher E. Hudson, 21, of Carmel, Ind., died March 21 in
Baghdad, Iraq when his military vehicle was hit with an Improvised
Explosive Device. Hudson was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 12th
Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.
20-Mar 4 Pfc. Jason C. Ludlam, 22, of Arlington, Texas, died March
19 in Ba'qubah, Iraq, when he was electrocuted while laying
telephone wires. Ludlam was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd
Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, based in Vilseck, Germany.
Two soldiers died on March 20, in Fallujah, Iraq, when their living
area came under a rocket attack. Killed were:
Maj. Mark D. Taylor, 41, of Stockton, Calif., was assigned to the
782nd Main Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division based at Fort
Bragg, N.C.
Spc. Matthew J. Sandri, 24, of Shamokin, Penn., was assigned to the
82nd Forward Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division also based at
Fort Bragg, N.C.
1st Lt. Michael W. Vega, 41, of Lathrop, Calif., died March 20 at
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, D.C., from injuries
sustained when his military vehicle rolled over in Diwaniyah, Iraq,
on March 11. Vega was assigned to the 223rd Military Intelligence
Company, 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Army National Guard,
based in Sacramento, Calif.
19-Mar 2 Cpl. David M. Vicente, 25, of Methuen, Mass., died March
19, due to enemy
action near Hit, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th
Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Spc. Clint Richard Matthews, 31, of Bedford, Pa., died March 19, in
Baji, Iraq, from injuries sustained when his Bradley Fighting
Vehicle went over a 60-foot embankment and flipped over on March 17.
He was assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment,
from Schweinfurt, Germany.
18-Mar 5 Two American soldiers have been killed and six wounded in a
mortar attack north of Baghdad, the US military says:
Pfc. Brandon C. Smith, 20, of Washington, Ark.
Pfc. Ricky A. Morris Jr., 20, of Lubbock, Texas.
Cpl. Andrew D. Brownfield, 24, of Summit, Ohio, died March 18, due to
wounds received from an enemy mortar attack at Al Asad Air Base,
Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 374, Marine
Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Pfc. Ernest Sutphin, a member of the 25th Infantry Division in
Hawaii, was taken off life support at Landstuhl Regional Medical
Center in Germany, said his aunt, Faye Pennell of the Greensboro,
N.C., area.
Spec. Doron Chan, 20, of Highland, New York, died March 18, near
Balad, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle was cut off by a civilian
vehicle. The military vehicle swerved, crossed into oncoming
traffic, and flipped over. Chan was assigned to the Army Reserve's
411th Engineer Brigade, New Windsor, New York.
17-Mar 2 Spc. Tracy L. Laramore, 30, of Okaloosa, Fla., died March
17, in Baji, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his Bradley Fighting
Vehicle went over an embankment and flipped over in the river. Spc.
Laramore was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment,
Schweinfurt, Germany.
Sgt. Ivory L. Phipps, 44, of Chicago, Ill., died March 17, in
Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a mortar attack. Phipps
was assigned to the 1544th Transportation Company, Illinois Army
National Guard, Paris, Ill.
16-Mar 2 First Lieutenant Michael R. Adams, 24, of Seattle, Wash.,
died March
16, in Al Asad, Iraq, when the barrel of the .50 caliber weapon
mounted on his tank struck him. Lt. Adams was a member of the 1st
Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Master Sgt. Thomas R. Thigpen, Sr., 52, of Augusta, Ga., died March
16,
in Camp Virginia, Kuwait (north of Kuwait City), of non-combat
related injuries. Master Sgt. Thigpen was assigned to the Army
National Guard, 151st Signal Battalion, from Greenville, S.C.
14-Mar 1 An Army National Guard member serving in Kuwait died this
week of an apparent heart attack.
Sgt. William Normandy, 42, of East Barre, died Sunday while he was
training with his unit, Vermont National Guard Adjutant Gen. Martha
Rainville said Monday.
13-Mar 6 Capt. John F. Kurth, 31, of Wis., died March 13 in Tikrit,
Iraq, when his patrol
encountered an improvised explosive device. Kurth was assigned to
the 1st
Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, based in Schweinfurt, Germany.
The incident is
under investigation.
Spc. Jason C. Ford, 21, of Bowie, Md., died March 13 in Tikrit,
Iraq, when his
patrol encountered an improvised explosive device. Spc. Ford was
assigned to the
1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, based in Schweinfurt,
Germany. The incident
is under investigation.
Spc. Jocelyn L. Carrasquillo, 28, of Wrightsville Beach, N.C., died
March 13, on the main supply route in Iraq, when an improvised
explosive device hit
his vehicle. Spc. Carrasquillo was assigned to the 1st Battalion,
120th Infantry
Regiment, Army National Guard, from Wilmington, N.C.
Three died on March 13, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised
explosive device struck their military vehicle. All three soldiers
were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment, 82nd
Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Clint D. Ferrin, 31, of Picayune, Miss.
Sgt. Daniel J. Londono, 22, of Boston, Mass.
Pfc. Joel K. Brattain, 21, of Santa Anna, Calif.
11-Mar 2 Staff Sgt. Joe L. Dunigan Jr., 37, of Belton, Texas, died
Mar. 11, in
Fallujah, Iraq, when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive
device.
Dunigan was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Brigade,
1st Infantry
Division, based at Fort Riley, Kan. The incident is under
investigation.
Spc. Christopher K. Hill, 26, of Ventura, Calif., died Mar. 11, in
Fallujah, Iraq, when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive
device. Hill
was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Brigade, 1st
Infantry Division,
based at Fort Riley, Kan. The incident is under investigation.
10-Mar 1 Pfc. Bert. E. Hoyer, 23, of Ellsworth, Wis., died March 10,
in Baqubah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit his
convoy. Hoyer was assigned to the 652nd Engineer Company, U.S. Army
Reserve, Ellsworth, Wis.
9-Mar 4 Sgt. 1st Class Richard S. Gottfried, 42, of Lake Ozark, Mo.,
died March 9 in
Tampa, Iraq, when struck by an improvised explosive device. Sgt. 1st
Class
Gottfried was assigned to the 1st Division Support Command, 1st
Infantry Division, Kitzengen, Germany.
Spc. Edward W. Brabazon, 20, of Philadelphia, Pa., died March 9 in
Baghdad, Iraq, of a non-hostile gunshot wound. Brabazon was assigned
to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd
Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two
Department of the Army civilians who were supporting Operation Iraqi
Freedom. The civilians who were both assigned to the Coalition
Provisional Authority, based in Arlington, Va., died March 9 in Al-
Hillah, Iraq.
Killed were:
Fern L. Holland, 33, (home of record not available).
Robert J. Zangas, 44, of Prince William County, Va.
8-Mar 1 Pfc. Matthew G. Milczark, 18, of Kettle River, Minn., died
March 8 due
to a non-combat related incident at Camp Victory, Kuwait. He was
assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
7-Mar 1 Capt. Gussie M. Jones, 41, of Louisiana, died March 7 in
Baghdad, Iraq,
as a result of a non-combat cause. As medical surgical nurse in
support of area operations, Jones was assigned to the 31st Combat
Support Hospital, Fort Bliss, Texas.
5-Mar 1 Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael J. Gray, 32, of Richmond,
Va., was
killed in an automobile accident March 5 in Kuwait. Gray was
traveling to Kuwait Navy Base when his vehicle was struck from the
rear by a civilian vehicle.
2-Mar 1 Spc. Michael R. Woodliff, 22, of Port Charlotte, Fla., died
March 2 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck his
convoy. Woodliff was assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armor Division,
Friedberg, Germany.
25-Feb 2 The Department of Defense announced today the death of two
soldiers
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died on Feb. 25 in
Habbinayah, Iraq, when
the OH-58 helicopter in which they were flying crashed. Both
soldiers were
assigned to the 4th Squadron, Outlaw Troop, 3rd Armored Cavalry
Regiment, Fort
Carson, Colo. Killed were:
Chief Warrant Officer Stephen M. Wells, 29, of Massachusetts.
Chief Warrant Officer Matthew C. Laskowski, 32, of Phoenix, Ariz.
20-Feb 1 Sgt. 1st Class Henry A. Bacon, 45, of Wagram, N.C., died
Feb. 20 in Ad Dujayl,
Iraq, when he was struck by a recovery vehicle while he was
assisting a disabled vehicle. Bacon was assigned to Headquarters and
Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 4th
Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
19-Feb 2 Two soldiers died of injuries sustained from small arms
fire and an improvised explosive device attack. Killed were:
2nd Lt. Jeffrey C. Graham, 24, of Elizabethtown, Ky.
Spc. Roger G. Ling, 20, of Douglaston, N.Y.
16-Feb 3 Pfc. Nichole M. Frye, 19, of Lena, Wis., died Feb. 16 in
Baqubah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck her
convoy. Frye was assigned to Company A, 415th Civil Affairs
Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Spc. Michael M. Merila, 23, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., died Feb. 16 in
Talifar, Iraq, when his convoy was hit by an improvised explosive
device. Merila was assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters
Troop, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Spc. Christopher M. Taylor, 25, of Daphne, Ala., died Feb. 16 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck his
convoy. Taylor was assigned to the 1165th Military Police Company,
Army National Guard, Fairhope, Ala. His unit was attached to the
18th Military Police Brigade operating in theater.
13-Feb 1 Pvt. Bryan N. Spry, 19, of Chestertown, Md., died Feb. 13
in Baghdad, Iraq, when his vehicle rolled into a water-filled ditch.
Spry was assigned to Company A, 2-504th Infantry, 82nd Airborne
Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
12-Feb 1 Spc. Eric U. Ramirez, 31, of San Diego, Calif. died Feb. 12
in Abu Gireb, Iraq, when he was attacked by small arms fire, a
rocket propelled grenade and an improvised explosive device. Ramirez
was assigned to the 670th Military Police Company, Army National
Guard, National City, Calif.
11-Feb 2 The Department of Defense announced today the Feb. 11
deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
An improvised explosive device struck the soldiers while they were
on a mounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq. Killed are:
Sgt. Patrick S. Tainsh, 33, of Oceanside, Calif.
Pfc. William C. Ramirez, 19, of Portland, Ore.
10-Feb 1 Master Sgt. Jude C. Mariano, 39, of Vallejo, Calif., died
Feb. 10 in
Doha, Qatar. He died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle
accident.
9-Feb 2 The Department of Defense announced today the Feb. 9 death
of two soldiers in
Sinjar, Iraq, who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom when a
collection of
unexploded ordinance, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar rounds
detonated while
being moved to a demolition point. Killed were:
Sgt. Thomas D. Robbins, 27, Schenectady, N.Y. Robbins was assigned
to Troop A, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment (Stryker), Fort
Lewis, Wash.
Sgt. Elijah Tai Wah Wong, 42, of Mesa, Ariz. Wong was assigned to
the 363rd
Explosive Ordnance Company, Army National Guard, Casa Grande, Ariz.
8-Feb 1 Staff Sgt. Richard P. Ramey, 27, of Canton, Ohio, died Feb.
8 in Mahmudiyah,
Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated. Ramey was
assigned to the 703rd Ordinance Company, Fort Knox, Ky., and he was
supporting the 82nd Airborne Division.
5-Feb 1 Spc. Joshua L. Knowles, 23, of Sheffield, Iowa, died Feb. 5
in Baghdad,
Iraq, when he was hit by a mortar round at a Baghdad International
Airport
checkpoint. Knowles was assigned to the 1133rd Transportation
Company, Army National Guard, Mason City, Iowa.
3-Feb 1 2nd Lt. Seth J. Dvorin, 24, of New Jersey, died Feb. 3 in
Iskandariyah,
Iraq, when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded while he
was conducting counter-IED operations along a supply route. Dvorin
was assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery
Regiment, based at Fort Drum, N.Y.
1-Feb 2 Staff Sgt. Roger C. Turner Jr., 37, of Parkersburg, W.Va.,
died Feb. 1
in Anaconda, Iraq. Turner was in his sleeping quarters when the
logistical support area came under mortar attack. He died as a
result of his injuries.
Pfc. Armando Soriano, 20, of Houston, Texas, died on Feb. 1 in
Haditha, Iraq. Soriano was traveling in a two-vehicle convoy on a
supply route when weather conditions caused his vehicle to slide off
the road and roll over. He died as a result of his injuries.
31-Jan 3 The Department of Defense announced the deaths of three
soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom when their
vehicle was hit on Jan. 31 by an improvised explosive device during
convoy operations in Kirkuk, Iraq. Killed were:
Sgt. Eliu A. Miersandoval, 27, of San Clemente, Calif.
Cpl. Juan C. Cabralbanuelos, 25, of Emporia, Kan.
Pfc. Holly J. McGeogh, 19, of Taylor, Mich.
29-Jan 2 Staff Sgt. Sean G. Landrus, 31, of Thompson, Ohio, died on
Jan. 29 at the 28th Combat Support Hospital in Iraq.
He died as a result of injuries sustained on Jan. 27th when a
roadside improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in Khalidiyah,
Iraq.
Pfc. Luis A. Moreno, 19, of Bronx, N.Y., died on Jan. 29, 2004, at
the
Lakenheath Medical Treatment Facility, United Kingdom. Moreno was
shot on Jan. 23 while he was guarding a gas station in Baghdad,
Iraq. He later died of his injuries. Moreno was assigned to Battery
A, 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery, based at Fort Riley, Kan.
27-Jan 6 The three Combined Joint Task Force Seven soldiers were
killed in an improvised explosive device attack on Jan. 27 near
Iskandariyah. Killed were:
2nd Lt. Luke S. James, 24, of Oklahoma.
Staff Sgt. Lester O. Kinney II, 27, of Zanesville, Ohio.
Kinney and Luke were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 505th Infantry, Fort
Bragg, N.C.
Sgt. Cory R. Mracek, 26, of Hay Springs, Neb. Mracek was assigned to
3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Three Task Force "All American" soldiers were killed on Jan. 27 in
an improvised explosive device attack in Khalidiyah, just east of Ar
Ramadi, Iraq. Killed were:
Capt. Matthew J. August, 28, of Rhode Island.
Sgt. 1st Class James T. Hoffman, 41, of Whitesburg, Ky.
Sgt. Travis A. Moothart, 23, of Brownsville, Ore.
25-Jan 3 The Department of Defense announced today it has changed
the status of Chief Warrant Officer Patrick Dorff, 32, of Minnesota
from duty status whereabouts unknown to killed in action.
Dorff's helicopter went down in the Tigris River during a search on
Jan. 25 after four soldiers' watercraft capsized. On Jan. 29, his
remains were recovered.
Staff Sgt. Christopher Bunda, 29, of Washington, was originally
listed as Duty
Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) when his boat capsized during a
river patrol on the Tigris River on Jan. 25. His remains were
recovered today. Staff Sgt.
Bunda was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry, based at Fort
Lewis, Wash.
The Department of Defense announced today it has changed the status
of
1st Lt. Adam G. Mooney, 28, of Cambridge, Md., from duty status
whereabouts unknown to a non-hostile casualty. Mooney was listed as
duty status unknown on Jan. 25 in Mosul, Iraq, when his helicopter
went down in the Tigris River during a search for a missing soldier.
On Feb. 14, his remains were recovered. Mooney was assigned to the
1st Battalion, 10th Aviation (Fort Drum), however, in support of
mission requirements, he was attached to 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry,
10th Mountain
Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
24-Jan 6 Two Task Force "All American" soldiers died as a result of
their injuries on Jan. 24 after the convoy they were in was attacked
with an improvised explosive device north of Fallujah, Iraq. Killed
were:
Sgt. Keith L. Smette, 25, of Fargo, N.D.
Staff Sgt. Kenneth W. Hendrickson, 41, of Bismarck, N.D.
Pfc. Ervin Dervishi, 21, Fort Worth, Texas, died Jan. 24 in Baji,
Iraq, during a combat patrol when a rocket-propelled grenade hit the
Bradley Fighting Vehicle in which he was traveling. He was evacuated
to the 28th Combat Support Hospital where he later died. Dervishi
was assigned the Company B, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division, based at Fort Hood, Texas.
Three Task Force "All American" soldiers were killed when a vehicle-
based improvised explosive device detonated in Khalidiyah, Iraq,
Jan. 24. Killed were:
Spc. Jason K. Chappell, 22, of Hemet, Calif.
Spc. William R. Sturges Jr., 24, of Spring Church, Pa.
Sgt. Randy S. Rosenberg, 23, of Berlin, N.H.
23-Jan 2 Chief Warrant Officer (CW2) Michael T. Blaise, 29, from
Tenn. and Chief Warrant Officer (CW2) Brian D. Hazelgrove, 29, of
Fort Rucker, Ala., were killed Jan 23 when their OH-58 Kiowa Warrior
helicopter crashed on its way back from a combat mission near Mosul
in northern Iraq.
21-Jan 2 Two 4th Infantry Division soldiers were killed in a mortar
attack on a forward operating base near Ba'qubah the evening of Jan.
21. Killed were:
Spc. Gabriel T. Palacios, 22, of Lynn, Mass.
Pfc. James D. Parker, 20, of Bryan, Texas.
18-Jan 1 Master Sgt. Kelly L. Hornbeck, 36, of Fort Worth, Texas,
died of wounds Jan. 18 at 28th Combat Support Hospital (CSH) in
Iraq. On Jan. 16, Master Sgt. Hornbeck sustained injuries when an
improvised explosive device hit his vehicle,south of Samarra, Iraq.
Hornbeck was initially evacuated to the 21st CSH and then moved to
the 28th CSH for further treatment where he later died. He was
assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group,
based at Fort Carson, Colo.
17-Jan 3 Pfc. Cody J. Orr, 21, of Ruskin, Fla. was killed Jan. 17,
north of Taji, Iraq. Orr was one of three soldiers killed while
conducting a surveillance sweep for IEDs north of Baghdad when the
attack occurred. Orr was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 20th Field
Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Spc. Larry E. Polley, Jr., of Center, Texas, was killed Jan. 17,
north of Taji, Iraq. Polley was one of three soldiers killed while
conducting a surveillance sweep for IEDs north of Baghdad when the
attack occurred. Polley was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 20th
Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Sgt. Edmond L. Randle, 26, of Miami, Fla., was killed Jan. 17, north
of Taji, Iraq. Randle was one of three soldiers killed while
conducting a surveillance sweep for IEDs north of Baghdad when the
attack occurred. Randle was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 20th
Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
16-Jan 1 Staff Sgt. Roland L. Castro, 26, of San Antonio, Texas,
died Jan. 16, in Camp Cedar II, Iraq, of a non-hostile gunshot
wound. Castro was assigned to Battery A, 1st Battalion, 12th Field
Artillery, based at Fort Sill, Okla.
13-Jan 1 Sgt. Keicia M. Hines, 27, of Citrus Heights, Calif., died
on Jan. 14 when she was struck by a vehicle on Mosul Airfield in
Mosul, Iraq. Hines was assigned to the 108th Military Police, Combat
Support Co., Fort Bragg, N.C.
12-Jan 1 Staff Sgt. Ricky L. Crockett, 37, of Broxton, Ga., was
killed Jan. 12 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was struck by an improvised
explosive device while on a mounted patrol. Crockett was assigned to
Company D, 51st Signal Battalion, XVIII Airborne Corps, based in
Fort Bragg, N.C.
11-Jan 1 The U.S. Department of Defense raised the American death
toll since the start of the war to 495 on Sunday after the death of
a 23-year-old soldier from a heart attack in Qatar.
8-Jan 10 Nine soldiers were killed when the UH-60 Blackhawk
helicopter they were in crashed at approximately 2:20 p.m. Jan. 8
south of Fallujah.
Sgt. Jeffrey C. Walker, 33, of Havre de Grace, Md., was killed Jan.
8 in Fallujah, Iraq. Walker was onboard a UH-60 when it crashed
while on a MEDEVAC mission. He was assigned to Company C, 782nd Main
Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Spc. Michael A. Diraimondo, 22, of Simi Valley, Calif. Diraimondo
was assigned to the 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), based in
Fort Carson, Colo.
Sgt. 1st Class Gregory B. Hicks, 35, of Duff, Tenn. Hicks was
assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st
Cavalry Division, based in Fort Hood, Texas.
Spc. Nathaniel H. Johnson, 22, of Augusta, Ga. Johnson was assigned
to Company D (Aviation), 82nd Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne
Division based in Fort Bragg, N.C.
Spc. Christopher A. Golby, 26, of Johnstown, Penn. Golby was
assigned to the 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance) based in Fort
Carson, Colo.
Staff Sgt. Craig Davis, 37, of Opelousas, La. Davis was assigned to
the 603rd Transportation Company, 142nd Corps Support Battalion,
Fort Polk, La.
Chief Warrant Officer Philip A. Johnson, Jr., 31, of Alabama.
Johnson was assigned to the 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance),
Fort Carson, Colo.
Chief Warrant Officer Ian D. Manuel, 23, of Florida. Manuel was
assigned to the 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), Fort Carson,
Colo.
Chief Warrant Officer Aaron A. Weaver, 32, of Florida. Weaver was
assigned toC Troop, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd
Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Pfc. Jesse D. Mizener, 24, of Auburn, Calif., was killed Jan. 7 in
Baghdad, Iraq. Mizener was killed when a mortar round hit the
Logistics Base. _ _ Mizener was assigned to the 542nd Maintenance
Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion, 593rd Corps Support Group,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
5-Jan 1 Luke Frist, a 20-year-old from Brookston, died Monday from
severe burns he received after his fuel-truck came under attack in
Iraq last Friday.
Spc. Luke P. Frist, 20, of West Lafayette, Ind., died of wounds on
Jan. 5 at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Frist
Here are the brave American men and women who are dying because G.W.
Bush didn't like Saddam Husein. Makes you proud?? It makes me sick.
You stupid red-neck asshole.
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But yeah, I do salute the man's courage and candor, the guy in
Central Park pushing the stroller that is. He speaks the truth
in the face of a powerful sleazeball being protected by
guards packing sub-machine guns.