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January 01, 2006
· Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason L. Bishop, 31, of Williamstown, Ky.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Jan. 1 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in As Siniyah, Iraq.
· Army Staff Sgt. Christopher J. Vanderhorn, 37, of Tacoma, Wash., assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Jan. 1 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in As Sinia, Iraq.
January 05, 2006
· Army Lt. Col. Michael E. McLaughlin, 44, of Mercer, Pa.; assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Washington, Pa.; killed Jan. 5 when he was conducting a dismounted patrol at an Iraqi police recruiting station and an individual-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his position in Ramadi, Iraq.
· Marine Cpl. Albert P. Gettings, 27, of New Castle, Pa.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Jan. 5 of wounds sustained due to enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq.
· Marine Sgt. Adam L. Cann, 23, of Davie, Fla.; assigned to Security Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Jan. 5 by a suicide-bomb attack on an Iraqi police recruitment center in Ramadi, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan S. McCurdy, 20, of Baton Rouge, La.; assigned to Headquarters Company, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Jan. 5 of wounds sustained due to enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq.
· Army Pvt. Robbie M. Mariano, 21, of Stockton, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Jan. 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in Najaf, Iraq. Also killed were: Maj. William F. Hecker III, Capt. Christopher P. Petty, Sgt. 1st Class Stephen J. White and Sgt. Johnny J. Peralez Jr.
· Army Sgt. Johnny J. Peralez Jr., 25, of Kingsville, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Jan. 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in Najaf, Iraq. Also killed were: Maj. William F. Hecker III, Capt. Christopher P. Petty, Sgt. 1st Class Stephen J. White and Pvt. Robbie M. Mariano.
· Army Sgt. 1st Class Stephen J. White, 39, of Talladega, Ala.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Jan. 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in Najaf, Iraq. Also killed were: Maj. William F. Hecker III, Capt. Christopher P. Petty, Sgt. Johnny J. Peralez Jr. and Pvt. Robbie M. Mariano.
· Army Capt. Christopher P. Petty, 33, of Vienna, Va.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Jan. 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in Najaf, Iraq. Also killed were: Maj. William F. Hecker III, Sgt. 1st Class Stephen J. White, Sgt. Johnny J. Peralez Jr. and Pvt. Robbie M. Mariano.
· Army Maj. William F. Hecker III, 37, of St. Louis, Mo.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Jan. 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in Najaf, Iraq. Also killed were: Capt. Christopher P. Petty, Sgt. 1st Class Stephen J. White, Sgt. Johnny J. Peralez Jr. and Pvt. Robbie M. Mariano.
· Army Spc. Ryan D. Walker, 25, of Stayton, Ore.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Jan. 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. Jason Lopez-Reyes.
· Army Sgt. Jason Lopez-Reyes, 29, of Hatillo, Puerto Rico; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Jan. 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. Ryan D. Walker.
January 07, 2006
· Army Spc. Jacob E. Melson, 22, of Wasilla, Alaska; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, Anchorage, Alaska; killed Jan. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Tal Afar, Iraq. Also killed were: Maj. Stuart M. Anderson, Maj. Douglas A. La Bouff, Capt. Michael R. Martinez, 1st Lt. Jaime L. Campbell, 1st Lt. Joseph D. deMoors, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chester W. Troxel and Spc. Michael I. Edwards.
· Army Spc. Michael I. Edwards, 26, of Fairbanks, Alaska; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, Anchorage, Alaska; killed Jan. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Tal Afar, Iraq. Also killed were: Maj. Stuart M. Anderson, Maj. Douglas A. La Bouff, Capt. Michael R. Martinez, 1st Lt. Jaime L. Campbell, 1st Lt. Joseph D. deMoors, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chester W. Troxel and Spc. Jacob E. Melson.
· Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chester W. Troxel, 45, of Anchorage, Alaska; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, Anchorage, Alaska; killed Jan. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Tal Afar, Iraq. Also killed were: Maj. Stuart M. Anderson, Maj. Douglas A. La Bouff, Capt. Michael R. Martinez, 1st Lt. Jaime L. Campbell, 1st Lt. Joseph D. deMoors, Spc. Michael I. Edwards and Spc. Jacob E. Melson.
· Army 1st Lt. Joseph D. deMoors, 36, of Birmingham, Ala.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Jan. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Tal Afar, Iraq. Also killed were: Maj. Stuart M. Anderson, Maj. Douglas A. La Bouff, Capt. Michael R. Martinez, 1st Lt. Jaime L. Campbell, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chester W. Troxel, Spc. Michael I. Edwards and Spc. Jacob E. Melson.
· Army 1st Lt. Jaime L. Campbell, 25, of Ephrata, Wash.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, Anchorage, Alaska.; killed Jan. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Tal Afar, Iraq. Also killed were: Maj. Stuart M. Anderson, Maj. Douglas A. La Bouff, Capt. Michael R. Martinez, 1st Lt. Joseph D. deMoors, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chester W. Troxel, Spc. Michael I. Edwards and Spc. Jacob E. Melson.
· Army Maj. Michael R. Martinez, 43, of Missouri; assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Jan. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Tal Afar, Iraq. Also killed were: Maj. Stuart M. Anderson, Maj. Douglas A. La Bouff, 1st Lt. Jaime L. Campbell, 1st Lt. Joseph D. deMoors, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chester W. Troxel, Spc. Michael I. Edwards and Spc. Jacob E. Melson.
· Army Maj. Douglas A. La Bouff, 36, of California; assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Jan. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Tal Afar, Iraq. Also killed were: Maj. Stuart M. Anderson, Capt. Michael R. Martinez, 1st Lt. Jaime L. Campbell, 1st Lt. Joseph D. deMoors, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chester W. Troxel, Spc. Michael I. Edwards and Spc. Jacob E. Melson.
· Army Maj. Stuart M. Anderson, 44, of Peosta, Iowa; assigned to the 3rd Corps Support Command, Army Reserve, Des Moines, Iowa; killed Jan. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Tal Afar, Iraq. Also killed were: Maj. Douglas A. La Bouff, Capt. Michael R. Martinez, 1st Lt. Jaime L. Campbell, 1st Lt. Joseph D. deMoors, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chester W. Troxel, Spc. Michael I. Edwards and Spc. Jacob E. Melson.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Raul Mercado, 21, of Monrovia, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Jan. 7 when his vehicle was attacked with an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Karmah, Iraq.
· Marine Cpl. Brett L. Lundstrom, 22, of Stafford, Va.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Jan. 7 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations near Fallujah, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Jason T. Little, 20, of Climax, Mich.; assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Jan. 7 when his tank was attacked with an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Ferris, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle W. Brown, 22, of Newport News, Va.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Jan. 7 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations near Fallujah, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Jeriad P. Jacobs, 19, of Clayton, N.C.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Jan. 7 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations near Fallujah, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. Radhames Camilo Matos, 24, of Carolina, Puerto Rico; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Jan. 7 of non-combat-related injuries in Taji, Iraq.
· Army Spc. Clinton R. Upchurch, 31, of Garden City, Kan.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Jan. 7 during patrol operations when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee and enemy forces attacked using small-arms fire in Samarra, Iraq.
· Army Spc. Robert T. Johnson, 20, of Erwin, N.C.; assigned to the 805th Military Police Company, Army Reserve, Raleigh, N.C.; killed Jan. 7 when his Humvee was hit by a civilian vehicle in Umm Qasr, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Nathan R. Field.
· Army Sgt. Nathan R. Field, 23, of Lehigh, Iowa; assigned to the 4249th Port Security Company, Army Reserve, Pocahontas, Iowa; killed Jan. 7 when his Humvee was hit by a civilian vehicle in Umm Qasr, Iraq. Also killed was Spc. Robert T. Johnson.
January 10, 2006
· Army Sgt. Michael J. McMullen, 25, of Salisbury, Md.; assigned to the 243rd Engineer Company, Maryland Army National Guard, Baltimore; died Jan. 10 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., of injuries sustained Dec. 24 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position in Ramadi, Iraq.
January 13, 2006
· Navy Operations Specialist 1st Class Michael Anthony Jordan, 35, of Augusta, Ga.; assigned to Destroyer Squadron 50, Bahrain; killed Jan. 13 in an automobile accident in Manama, Bahrain.
· Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mitchell K. Carver Jr., 31, of Charlotte, N.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Jan. 13 when his OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter came under attack by enemy forces using small-arms fire near Sukar, Iraq. Also killed was Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kyle E. Jackson.
· Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kyle E. Jackson, 28, of Sarasota, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Jan. 13 when his OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter came under attack by enemy forces using small-arms fire near Sukar, Iraq. Also killed was Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mitchell K. Carver Jr.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Jonathan K. Price, 19, of Woodlawn, Ill.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Jan. 13 of wounds sustained due to enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.
January 14, 2006
· Marine Cpl. Justin J. Watts, 20, of Crownsville, Md.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Jan. 14 of an apparently non-hostile gunshot wound in Haditha, Iraq.
January 15, 2006
· Army Spc. Kasper A. Dudkiewicz, 22, of Mangilao, Guam; assigned to the 511th Military Police Company, 91st Military Police Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.l killed Jan. 15 when his Humvee was involved in a vehicle collision in Mosul, Iraq.
· Army Spc. Dustin L. Kendall, 21, of Conway, Ark.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Jan. 15 when his Humvee accidentally struck an M1A2 Abrams tank and rolled over in Baqubah, Iraq.
January 16, 2006
· Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ruel M. Garcia, 34, of Wahiawa, Hawaii; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment (Attack), Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Jan. 16 when his AH64D Apache helicoptor was shot down while he was conducting an aerial patrol in Baghdad. Also killed was Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Rex C. Kenyon.
· Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Rex C. Kenyon, 34, of El Segundo, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment (Attack), Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Jan. 16 when his AH64D Apache helicoptor was shot down while he was conducting an aerial patrol in Baghdad. Also killed was Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ruel M. Garcia.
January 17, 2006
· Army Pfc. Adam R. Shepherd, 21, of Somerville, Ohio; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Jan. 17 of a non-combat-related illness in Baghdad.
January 20, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Brandon Dewey, 20, of Tracy, Calif.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Jan. 20 by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device while he was conducting combat operations in Haqlaniyah, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Carlos Arrelano-Pandura.
· Marine Cpl. Carlos Arellano Pandura, 22, of Rosemead, Calif.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Jan. 20 by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device while he was conducting combat operations in Haqlaniyah, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Brandon Dewey.
· Army Spc. Matthew C. Frantz, 23, of Lafayette, Ind.; assigned to the 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Jan. 20 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Huwijah, Iraq. Also killed were: Staff Sgt. Rickey Scott, Sgt. Dennis J. Flanagan and Spc. Clifton J. Yazzie.
· Army Spc. Clifton J. Yazzie, 23, of Fruitland, N.M.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky. killed Jan. 20 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Huwijah, Iraq. Also killed were: Staff Sgt. Rickey Scott, Sgt. Dennis J. Flanagan and Spc. Matthew C. Frantz.
· Army Staff Sgt. Rickey Scott, 30, of Columbus, Ga.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Jan. 20 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Huwijah, Iraq. Also killed were: Sgt. Dennis J. Flanagan, Spc. Clifton J. Yazzie and Spc. Matthew C. Frantz.
· Army Sgt. Dennis J. Flanagan, 22, of Inverness, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Jan. 20 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Huwijah, Iraq. Also killed were: Staff Sgt. Rickey Scott, Spc. Clifton J. Yazzie and Spc. Matthew C. Frantz.
January 22, 2006
· Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian McElroy, 28, of San Antonio; assigned to the 3rd Security Forces Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska; killed Jan. 22 when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while he was conducting convoy escort duties in the vicinity of Taji, Iraq. Also killed was Tech. Sgt. Jason L. Norton.
· Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jason L. Norton, 32, of Miami, Okla.; assigned to the 3rd Security Forces Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska; killed Jan. 22 when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while he was conducting convoy escort duties in the vicinity of Taji, Iraq. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Brian McElroy.
January 23, 2006
· Army Pfc. Peter D. Wagler, 18, of Partridge, Kan. ; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Jan. 23 of wounds sustained that day when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1A2 Abrams tank during patrol operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Lance M. Chase.
· Army Staff Sgt. Lance M. Chase, 32, of Oklahoma City, Okla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Jan. 23 of wounds sustained that day when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1A2 Abrams tank during patrol operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Pfc. Peter D. Wagler.
· Army Sgt. Matthew D. Hunter, 31, of Valley Grove, W.Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Jan. 23 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua A. Scott, 24, of Tunnel Hill, Ga.; assigned to Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Jan. 23 in a non-hostile vehicle accident near Taqaddum, Iraq. Also killed was Pvt. Lewis T.D. Calapini.
· Marine Pvt. Lewis T.D. Calapini, 21, of Waipahu, Hawaii; assigned to Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Jan. 23 in a non-hostile vehicle accident near Taqaddum, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Joshua A. Scott.
January 24, 2006
· Marine Sgt. Sean H. Miles, 28, of Midlothian, Va.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Jan. 24 by small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Karmah, Iraq.
January 25, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Jerry M. Durbin Jr., 26, of Spring, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Jan. 25 when an improvised explosive device exploded near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Army Sgt. Joshua A. Johnson, 24, of Richford, Vt.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Vermont Army National Guard, Jericho, Vt.; killed Jan. 25, when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.
January 27, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Billy D. Brixey Jr., 21, of Ferriday, La.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; attached to 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; died Jan. 27 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of wounds sustained Jan. 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was traveling in a convoy in Afghanistan.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Hugo R. Lopez-Lopez, 20, of La Habra, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, (Forward); died Jan. 27 at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, of wounds sustained Nov. 20 when an improvised explosive device denoted while he was conducting combat operations in Rawah, Iraq.
January 28, 2006
· Army Pfc. Brian J. Schoff, 22, of Manchester, Tenn.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Jan. 28 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Army Sgt. David L. Herrera, 26, of Oceanside, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Jan. 28 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Marine Cpl. Felipe C. Barbosa, 21, of High Point, N.C.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Jan. 28 by a non-hostile vehicle accident in Fallujah, Iraq.
February 01, 2006
· Marine Pfc. Sean T. Cardelli, 20, of Downers Grove, Ill.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Feb. 1 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations near Fallujah, Iraq.
· Army Spc. Anthony C. Owens, 21, of Conway, S.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Feb. 1 when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.
· Army Pfc. Caesar S. Viglienzone, 21, of Santa Rosa, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Feb. 1 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad. Also killed were 1st Lt. Garrison C. Avery and Spc. Marlon A. Bustamante.
· Army Spc. Marlon A. Bustamante, 25, of Corona, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Feb. 1 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad. Also killed were1st Lt. Garrison C. Avery and Pfc. Caesar S. Viglienzone.
· Army 1st Lt. Garrison C. Avery, 23, of Lincoln, Neb.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Feb. 1 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad. Also killed were Spc. Marlon A. Bustamante and Pfc. Caesar S. Viglienzone.
February 02, 2006
· Army Pfc. Scott A. Messer, 26, of Ashland, Ky.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Feb. 2 when his Humvee accidentally rolled over during convoy operations in Ashraf, Iraq.
· Army Spc. Walter B. Howard II, 35, of Rochester, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Feb. 2 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained earlier that day when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1 Abrams tank in Ashraf, Iraq.
· Army 1st. Lt. Simon T. Cox Jr., 30, of Mesquite, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Feb. 2 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A3 Bradley in Taji, Iraq.
February 03, 2006
· Army Sgt. 1st Class Lance S. Cornett, 33, of London, Ky.; assigned to the Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Feb. 3 of injuries sustained earlier that day while engaging enemy forces near Ramadi, Iraq.
· Army Spc. Jesse M. Zamora, 22, of Las Cruces, N.M.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Feb. 3 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Bayji, Iraq.
February 04, 2006
· Army Spc. Roberto L. Martinez-Salazar, 21, of Long Beach, Calif.; assigned to Company A, 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Feb. 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his up-armored Humvee during patrol operations in Mosul, Iraq.
February 05, 2006
· Army Spc. Sergio A. Mercedes Saez, 23, of New York City; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Feb. 5 when the Humvee in which he was riding rolled over into a canal in Baghdad.
· Army Sgt. Jeremiah J. Boehmer, 22, of Parkston, S.D.; assigned to the 562nd Engineer Company, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; killed Feb. 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker engineer squad vehicle in Husayniyah, Iraq. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Christopher R. Morningstar.
· Army Staff Sgt. Christopher R. Morningstar, 27, of San Antonio; assigned to the 562nd Engineer Company, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; killed Feb. 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker engineer squad vehicle in Husayniyah, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Jeremiah J. Boehmer.
· Army Spc. William S. Hayes III, 23, of St. Tammany, La.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Feb. 5 of a non-combat-related injury in Baghdad.
February 06, 2006
· Marine Cpl. Brandon S. Schuck, 21, of Safford, Ariz.; assigned to the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Feb. 6 by an improvised explosive device while he was conducting combat operations in Baghdad.
· Marine Pfc. Jacob D. Spann, 21, of Columbus, Ohio; assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Feb. 6 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in Hit, Iraq.
· Army Spc. Patrick W. Herried, 29, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; assigned to the 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; killed Feb. 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker military vehicle during patrol operations in Rawah, Iraq.
· Marine Cpl. Orville Gerena, 21, of Virginia Beach, Va.; assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Feb. 6 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in Hit, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. David S. Parr, 22, of Benson, N.C.; assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Feb. 6 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in Hit, Iraq.
· Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class John T. Fralish, 30, of New Kingstown, Pa.; assigned to the 3rd Marine Division Detachment, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe, Hawaii; killed Feb. 6 when enemy forces opened fire on a U.S. patrol northwest of Methar Lam in Laghman province, Afghanistan.
February 07, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Steven L. Phillips, 27, of Chesapeake, Va.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Feb. 7 in a non-hostile vehicle accident while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Qaim, Iraq.
· Army Spc. Allen D. Kokesh Jr., 21, of Yankton, S.D.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery, South Dakota Army National Guard, Yankton, S.D.; died Feb. 7 at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, of injuries sustained Dec. 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad.
February 09, 2006
· Marine Pfc. Matthew L. Bertolino, 20, of Hampstead, N.H.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed Feb. 9 when the vehicle in which he was traveling in rolled over during a combat patrol near Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
· Marine Cpl. Ross A. Smith, 21, of Wyoming, Mich.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Feb. 9 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Fallujah, Iraq.
· Marine Pfc. Javier Chavez Jr., 19, of Cutler, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Feb. 9 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Fallujah, Iraq.
February 12, 2006
· Navy Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Nicholas Wilson, 25, of Newark Valley, N.Y.; assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3, based in San Diego; killed Feb. 12 by an improvised explosive device in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Cpl. Andrew J. Kemple, 23, of Cambridge, Minn.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Feb. 12 when his Humvee came under small-arms fire during combat operations in Tikrit, Iraq.
· Army Spc. Felipe J. Garcia Villareal, 26, of Burke, Va.; assigned to the 54th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany; died Feb. 12 at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., of injuries sustained Feb. 9 when his tent caught fire in Ramadi, Iraq.
February 13, 2006
· Army Sgt. Alberto D. Montrond, 27, of Suffolk, Mass.; assigned to Group Support Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Feb. 13 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations north of Deh Rawod, Afghanistan. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class Chad A. Gonsalves; Staff Sgt. Edwin H. Dazachacon and Staff Sgt. Clinton T. Newman.
· Army Staff Sgt. Clinton T. Newman, 26, of San Antonio; assigned to the 321st Civil Affairs Brigade, San Antonio; killed Feb. 13 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations north of Deh Rawod, Afghanistan. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class Chad A. Gonsalves; Staff Sgt. Edwin H. Dazachacon and Sgt. Alberto D. Montrond.
· Army Staff Sgt. Edwin H. Dazachacon, 38, of Belleville, Ill.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Feb. 13 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations north of Deh Rawod, Afghanistan. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class Chad A. Gonsalves; Staff Sgt. Clinton T. Newman and Sgt. Alberto D. Montrond.
· Army Sgt. 1st Class Chad A. Gonsalves, 31, of Turlock, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Feb. 13 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations north of Deh Rawod, Afghanistan. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Edwin H. Dazachacon; Staff Sgt. Clinton T. Newman and Sgt. Alberto D. Montrond.
February 14, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Michael S. Probst, 26, of Irvine, Calif.; assigned to 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Feb. 14 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Abu Ghraib, Iraq.
· Marine Cpl. Rusty L. Washam, 21, of Huntsville, Tenn.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Feb. 14 when a suicide car bomber attacked his vehicle near Qa’im, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Barnes.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Barnes, 20, of West Monroe, La.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Feb. 14 when a suicide car bomber attacked his vehicle near Qa’im, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Rusty L. Washam.
February 17, 2006
· Army Capt. Anthony R. Garcia, 48, of Fort Worth, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Feb. 17 by a gun shot in Tikrit, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. 1st Class Amos C. Edwards Jr., 41, of Savannah, Ga.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment, 48th Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, Savannah, Ga.; died Feb. 17 from a non-combat-related cause in Rutbah, Iraq.
· Marine 1st Lt. Brandon R. Dronet, 33, of Erath, La.; assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C.; deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa; killed Feb. 17 when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. Also killed were Marine Sgt. James F. Fordyce, Lance Cpl. Samuel W. Large Jr., Sgt. Donnie Leo F. Levens, Cpl. Matthieu Marcellus, Sgt. Jonathan E. McColley, Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Sovie and Capt. Bryan D. Willard; and Air Force Senior Airman Alecia S. Good and Staff Sgt. Luis M. Melendez Sanchez.
· Marine Sgt. James F. Fordyce, 22, of Newton Square, Pa.; assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C.; deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa; killed Feb. 17 when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. Also killed were Marine 1st Lt. Brandon R. Dronet, Lance Cpl. Samuel W. Large Jr., Sgt. Donnie Leo F. Levens, Cpl. Matthieu Marcellus, Sgt. Jonathan E. McColley, Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Sovie and Capt. Bryan D. Willard; and Air Force Senior Airman Alecia S. Good and Staff Sgt. Luis M. Melendez Sanchez.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Samuel W. Large Jr., 21, of Villa Rica, Ga.; assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C.; deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa; killed Feb. 17 when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. Also killed were Marine 1st Lt. Brandon R. Dronet, Sgt. James F. Fordyce, Sgt. Donnie Leo F. Levens, Cpl. Matthieu Marcellus, Sgt. Jonathan E. McColley, Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Sovie and Capt. Bryan D. Willard; and Air Force Senior Airman Alecia S. Good and Staff Sgt. Luis M. Melendez Sanchez.
· Marine Cpl. Matthieu Marcellus, 31, of Gainesville, Fla.; assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C.; deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa; killed Feb. 17 when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. Also killed were Marine 1st Lt. Brandon R. Dronet, Sgt. James F. Fordyce, Lance Cpl. Samuel W. Large Jr., Sgt. Donnie Leo F. Levens, Sgt. Jonathan E. McColley, Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Sovie and Capt. Bryan D. Willard; and Air Force Senior Airman Alecia S. Good and Staff Sgt. Luis M. Melendez Sanchez.
· Marine Sgt. Jonathan E. McColley, 23, of Gettysburg, Pa.; assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C.; deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa; killed Feb. 17 when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. Also killed were Marine 1st Lt. Brandon R. Dronet, Sgt. James F. Fordyce, Lance Cpl. Samuel W. Large Jr., Sgt. Donnie Leo F. Levens, Cpl. Matthieu Marcellus, Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Sovie and Capt. Bryan D. Willard; and Air Force Senior Airman Alecia S. Good and Staff Sgt. Luis M. Melendez Sanchez.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Sovie, 20, of Ogdensburg, N.Y.; assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C.; deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa; killed Feb. 17 when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. Also killed were Marine 1st Lt. Brandon R. Dronet, Sgt. James F. Fordyce, Lance Cpl. Samuel W. Large Jr., Sgt. Donnie Leo F. Levens, Cpl. Matthieu Marcellus, Sgt. Jonathan E. McColley and Capt. Bryan D. Willard; and Air Force Senior Airman Alecia S. Good and Staff Sgt. Luis M. Melendez Sanchez.
· Marine Capt. Bryan D. Willard, 33, of Hummelstown, Pa.; assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C.; deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa; killed Feb. 17 when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. Also killed were Marine 1st Lt. Brandon R. Dronet, Sgt. James F. Fordyce, Lance Cpl. Samuel W. Large Jr., Sgt. Donnie Leo F. Levens, Cpl. Matthieu Marcellus, Sgt. Jonathan E. McColley and Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Sovie; and Air Force Senior Airman Alecia S. Good and Staff Sgt. Luis M. Melendez Sanchez.
· Air Force Senior Airman Alecia S. Good, 23, of Broadview Heights, Ohio; assigned to the 92nd Communications Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.; deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa; killed Feb. 17 when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. Also killed were Marine 1st Lt. Brandon R. Dronet, Sgt. James F. Fordyce, Lance Cpl. Samuel W. Large Jr., Sgt. Donnie Leo F. Levens, Cpl. Matthieu Marcellus, Sgt. Jonathan E. McColley, Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Sovie, Capt. Bryan D. Willard and Air Force Staff Sgt. Luis M. Melendez Sanchez.
· Air Force Staff Sgt. Luis M. Melendez Sanchez, 33, of Bayamon, Puerto Rico; assigned to the 1st Communications Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Va.; deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa; killed Feb. 17 when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. Also killed were Marine 1st Lt. Brandon R. Dronet, Sgt. James F. Fordyce, Lance Cpl. Samuel W. Large Jr., Sgt. Donnie Leo F. Levens, Cpl. Matthieu Marcellus, Sgt. Jonathan E. McColley, Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Sovie, Capt. Bryan D. Willard and Air Force Senior Airman Alecia S. Good.
· Marine Sgt. Donnie Leo F. Levens, 25, of Long Beach, Miss.; assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C.; deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa; killed Feb. 17 when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. Also killed were Marine 1st Lt. Brandon R. Dronet, Sgt. James F. Fordyce, Lance Cpl. Samuel W. Large Jr., Cpl. Matthieu Marcellus, Sgt. Jonathan E. McColley, Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Sovie and Capt. Bryan D. Willard; and Air Force Senior Airman Alecia S. Good and Staff Sgt. Luis M. Melendez Sanchez.
February 18, 2006
· Marine Cpl. Matthew D. Conley, 21, of Killen, Ala.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Feb. 18 when his vehicle was attacked with an improvised explosive device while he was conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was 2nd Lt. Almar L. Fitzgerald.
· Army Sgt. Charles E. Matheny IV, 23 of Stanwood, Wash.; assigned to the 704th Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Feb. 18 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad.
February 20, 2006
· Army Sgt. Jessie Davila, 29, of Greensburg, Kan.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 137th Infantry, Kansas Army National Guard, Lawrence, Kan.; killed Feb. 20 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.
· Marine Staff Sgt. Jay T. Collado, 31, of Columbia, S.C.; assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-267, Marine Aircraft Group-39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to the Army’s 4th Infantry Division; killed Feb. 20 by an improvised explosive device near Baghdad.
February 21, 2006
· Marine 2nd Lt. Almar L. Fitzgerald, 23, of Lexington, S.C.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); died Feb. 21 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of wounds sustained Feb. 18 when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations against enemy forces in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Matt Conley.
February 22, 2006
· Army Spc. Thomas J. Wilwerth, 21, of Mastic, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Feb. 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley fighting vehicle near Balad, Iraq. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Curtis T. Howard II and Sgt. Gordon F. Misner II.
· Army Sgt. Gordon F. Misner II, 23, of Sparks, Nev.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Feb. 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley fighting vehicle near Balad, Iraq. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Curtis T. Howard II and Spc. Thomas J. Wilwerth.
· Army Staff Sgt. Curtis T. Howard II, 32, of Ann Arbor, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Feb. 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley fighting vehicle near Balad, Iraq. Also killed were Sgt. Gordon F. Misner II and Spc. Thomas J. Wilwerth.
· Army Pfc. Allan A. Morr, 21, of Shiawassee County, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Feb. 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Hawijah, Iraq. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Gregson G. Gourley, Sgt. Rickey E. Jones and Pfc. Christopher L. Marion.
· Army Sgt. Rickey E. Jones, 21, of Kokomo, Ind.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Feb. 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Hawijah, Iraq. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Gregson G. Gourley, Pfc. Christopher L. Marion and Pfc. Allan A. Morr.
· Army Pfc. Christopher L. Marion, 20, of Pineville, Mo.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Feb. 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Hawijah, Iraq. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Gregson G. Gourley, Sgt. Rickey E. Jones and Pfc. Allan A. Morr.
· Army Staff Sgt. Gregson G. Gourley, 38, of Salt Lake City; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Feb. 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Hawijah, Iraq. Also killed were Sgt. Rickey E. Jones, Pfc. Christopher L. Marion and Pfc. Allan A. Morr.
February 24, 2006
· Army Sgt. Dimitri Muscat, 21, of Aurora, Colo.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Feb. 24 in Balad, Iraq, of non-combat-related injuries sustained earlier that day in Samarra, Iraq.
· Army Pvt. Joshua F. Powers, 21, of Skiatook, Okla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Feb. 24 of a non-combat-related injury in Baghdad.
February 25, 2006
· Army Pfc. Benjamin C. Schuster, 21, of Williamsville, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, Buffalo, N.Y.; died Feb. 25 from a gunshot wound in Ramadi, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. John J. Thornton, 22, of Phoenix; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Feb. 25 in an enemy mortar attack in Ramadi, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Adam J. Vanalstine, 21, of Superior, Wis.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Feb. 25 by an improvised explosive device in Ramadi, Iraq.
February 26, 2006
· Army Spc. Joshua M. Pearce, 21, of Guymon, Okla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; killed Feb. 26 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker military vehicle during patrol operations in Mosul, Iraq.
· Army Spc. Joshua U. Humble, 21, of Appleton, Maine; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Feb. 26 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. Clay P. Farr.
· Army Spc. Clay P. Farr, 21, of Bakersfield, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Feb. 26 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. Joshua U. Humble.
· Army Staff Sgt. Christopher J. Schornak, 28, of Hoover, Ala.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Feb. 26 when his dismounted patrol was engaged by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Baghdad.
February 27, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Dwayne P.R. Lewis, 26, of New York City; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Feb. 27 when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire during a dismounted patrol in Baghdad.
February 28, 2006
· Army Master Sgt. Emigdio E. Elizarraras, 37, of Pico Rivera, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Feb. 28, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during a reconnaissance mission in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.
March 01, 2006
· Army Sgt. Joshua V. Youmans, 26, of Flushing, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, Saginaw, Mich.; died March 1 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio of injuries sustained Nov. 21 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Habbaniyah, Iraq.
· Army Spc. Christopher S. Merchant, 32, of Hardwick, Vt.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, Vermont Army National Guard, Jericho, Vt.; killed March 1 when his Humvee came under attack by enemy forces using a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device and rocket-propelled grenade in Ramadi, Iraq.
· Army Pfc. Tina M. Priest, 20, of Austin, Texas; assigned to the 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Divison, Fort Hood, Texas; died March 1 from a non-combat-related injury in Taji, Iraq.
March 03, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Snyder, 20, of Finksburg, Md.; assigned to Combat Service Support Group 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died March 3 from a non-combat-related vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq.
March 05, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Kevin P. Jessen, 28, of Paragould, Ark.; assigned to the 22nd Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.; killed March 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations in Rawah, Iraq.
March 06, 2006
· Marine Cpl. Adam O. Zanutto, 26, of Caliente, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died March 6 at National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of wounds sustained Feb. 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated in Anbar province, Iraq.
March 07, 2006
· Marine Gunnery Sgt. Justin R. Martone, 31, of Bedford, Va.; assigned to 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; killed March 7 by an improvised explosive device in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Pfc. Ricky Salas Jr., 22, of Roswell, N.M.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, Friedberg, Germany; killed March 7 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle while he was conducting mounted operations in Mosul, Iraq.
March 08, 2006
· Marine Gunnery Sgt. John D. Fry, 28, of Lorena, Texas; assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed March 8 by an improvised explosive device in Anbar province, Iraq
March 10, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Bunny Long, 22, of Modesto, Calif.; assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed March 10 by a suicide, vehicle-borne, improvised explosive device in Anbar province, Iraq.
March 11, 2006
· Army Pfc. Amy A. Duerksen, 19, of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.; assigned to the 4th Combat Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died March 11 from a non-combat-related injury in Baghdad.
March 12, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Kristen K. (Figueroa) Marino, 20, of Honolulu; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died March 12 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Staff Sgt. Joseph R. Ray, 29, of Asheville, N.C.; assigned to the 391st Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve, Asheville, N.C.; killed March 12 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations west of Asadabad, Afghanistan. Also killed were: Sgt. Kevin D. Akins, Sgt. Anton J. Hiett and Spc. Joshua L. Hill.
· Army Sgt. Kevin D. Akins, 29, of Burnsville, N.C.; assigned to the 391st Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve, Asheville, N.C.; killed March 12 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations west of Asadabad, Afghanistan. Also killed were: Staff Sgt. Joseph R. Ray, Sgt. Anton J. Hiett and Spc. Joshua L. Hill.
· Army Sgt. Anton J. Hiett, 25, of Mount Airy, N.C.; assigned to the 391st Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve, Greenville, S.C.; killed March 12 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations west of Asadabad, Afghanistan. Also killed were: Staff Sgt. Joseph R. Ray, Sgt. Kevin D. Akins and Spc. Joshua L. Hill.
· Army Spc. Joshua L. Hill, 24, of Fairmount, Ind.; assigned to the 391st Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve, Asheville, N.C.; killed March 12 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations west of Asadabad, Afghanistan. Also killed were: Staff Sgt. Joseph R. Ray, Sgt. Kevin D. Akins and Sgt. Anton J. Hiett.
March 13, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas R. Anderson, 21, of Sauk City, Wis.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died March 13 in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Afghanistan.
· Army Staff Sgt. Bryan A. Lewis, 32, of Bunkie, La.; assigned to the 519th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, Fort Polk, La.; killed March 13 when an improvised device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations north of Rustamiyah, Iraq.
· Army Staff Sgt. Marco A. Silva, 27, of Alva, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed March 13 when he came under small arms fire and an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations near Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Corey A. Dan.
· Army Sgt. Corey A. Dan, 22, of Norway, Maine; assigned the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky; killed March 13 when he came under small arms fire and an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations near Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Marco A. Silva.
March 15, 2006
· Army Pfc. Angelo A. Zawaydeh, 19, of San Bruno, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed March 15 when his traffic control point came under mortar attack during combat operations in Baghdad.
March 16, 2006
· Army Cpl. Nyle Yates III, 22, of Lake Odessa, Mich.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Mar. 16 when he came under small arms fire by enemy forces during combat operations in Bayji, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. Amanda N. Pinson, 21, of St. Louis, Mo.; assigned to the 101st Military Intelligence Detachment, 501st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Mar. 16 when a mortar round detonated in Tikrit, Iraq. Also killed was Spc. Carlos M. Gonzalez.
· Army Spc. Carlos M. Gonzalez, 22, of Middletown, N.Y.; assigned to the 101st Military Intelligence Detachment, 501st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Mar. 16 when a mortar round detonated in Tikrit, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Amanda N. Pinson.
March 18, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Ricardo Barraza, 24, of Shafter, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed March 18 when he came under small arms fire by enemy forces during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Dale G. Brehm.
· Army Sgt. Dale G. Brehm, 23, of Turlock, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed March 18 when he came under small arms fire by enemy forces during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Ricardo Barraza.
March 21, 2006
· Army Spc. Antoine J. McKinzie, 25, of Indianapolis; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; killed March 21 when his Humvee came under enemy small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad.
March 23, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Brock A. Beery, 30, of White House, Tenn.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 123rd Armor Regiment, Kentucky Army National Guard, Bowling Green, Ky.; killed March 23 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his LMTV followed by enemy small arms fire during combat operations in Habbaniyah, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. 1st Class Randy D. McCaulley, 44, Indiana, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Indiana, Pa.; killed March 23 when his dismounted patrol came under enemy small arms fire during combat operations in Habbaniyah, Iraq.
March 25, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Christopher L. Robinson, 36, Brandon, Miss.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Mississippi Army National Guard, Jackson, Miss.; killed March 25 when his Humvee came under enemy small arms fire during combat operations in Sangain District, Afghanistan.
· Army Spc. Frederick A. Carlson, 25, of Bethlehem, Pa.; assigned to the 228th Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Bethlehem, Pa.; died March 25 from a non-combat-related cause in Taqqadum, Iraq. The incident is under investigation.
March 28, 2006
· Army Sgt. 1st Class John T. Stone, 52, of Norwich, Vt.; assigned to the 15th Civil Support Team, Vermont Army National Guard, South Burlington, Vt.; killed March 28 as a result of enemy mortar and small arms attacks during combat operations in Lashkagar, Afghanistan.
· Army Sgt. Michael D. Rowe, 23, New Port Richey, Fla.; assigned to the 46th Engineer Battalion, Warrior Brigade, Fort Polk, La.; killed March 28 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations died in Rutbah, Iraq.
· Army Pfc. Sean D. Tharp, 21, of Orlando, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed March 28 when his element came under enemy small arms fire while conducting dismounted patrol operations in Baghdad.
· Army Staff Sgt. Robert Hernandez, 47, of Silver Spring, Md.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 318th Regiment, 1st Brigade, 80th Division (Institutional Training), Army Reserve, Fort Meade, Md.; killed March 28 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Taquaddum, Iraq.
March 29, 2006
· Air Force Tech. Sgt. Walter M. Moss Jr., 37, of Houston; assigned to the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho; killed March 29 by an improvised explosive device while conducting safing operations in the vicinity of Baghdad.
March 30, 2006
· Army Pfc. Joseph J. Duenas, 23, of Mesa, Ariz.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101 Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died March 30 from non-combat-related injuries while returning from combat operations in Kirkuk Province, Iraq.
March 31, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Jacob W. Beisel, 21, of Lackawaxen, Pa.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died March 31 from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Anbar Province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Kun Y. Kim, Staff Sgt. Eric A. McIntosh and Cpl. Scott J. Procopio.
April 01, 2006
· Army Capt. Timothy J. Moshier, 25, of Albany, N.Y.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 4th Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 1 when his Apache helicopter crashed while conducting a combat air patrol in Baghdad. Also killed was Chief Warrant Officer 3 Michael L. Hartwick.
· Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Michael L. Hartwick, of Orrick, Mo.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 4th Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 1 when his Apache helicopter crashed while conducting a combat air patrol in Baghdad. Also killed was Capt. Timothy J. Moshier.
· Army Staff Sgt. Darrell P. Clay, 34, of Fayetteville, N.C.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; killed April 1 when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting a dismounted patrol in Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. Israel Devora Garcia.
· Army Sgt. Israel Devora Garcia, 23, of Clint, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; killed April 1 when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting a dismounted patrol in Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Darrell P. Clay.
April 02, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Eric A. Palmisano, 27, of Florence, Wis.; assigned to 1st Transportation Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died April 2 after the truck he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Asad, Iraq. The incident also resulted in the death of six other Marines and a Navy petty officer. Palmisano was listed as Duty Status – Whereabouts Unknown until his body was recovered April 11.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Kun Y. Kim, 20, of Atlanta, Ga.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed April 2 while conducting combat operations in Anbar Province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Jacob W. Beisel, Staff Sgt. Eric A. McIntosh and Cpl. Scott J. Procopio.
· Marine Staff Sgt. Eric A. McIntosh, 29, of Trafford, Pa.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed April 2 while conducting combat operations in Anbar Province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Jacob W. Beisel, Lance Cpl. Kun Y. Kim and Cpl. Scott J. Procopio.
· Marine Cpl. Scott J. Procopio, 20, of Saugus, Mass.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed April 2 while conducting combat operations in Anbar Province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Jacob W. Beisel, Lance Cpl. Kun Y. Kim and Staff Sgt. Eric A. McIntosh.
· Marine Cpl. Andres Aguilar Jr., 21, of Victoria, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died April 2 when the seven-ton truck he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Asad, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. David A. Bass, Lance Cpl. Patrick J. Gallagher, Lance Cpl. Felipe D. Sandoval-Flores, Cpl. Brian R. St. Germain and Staff Sgt. Abraham G. Twitchell.
· Marine Cpl. David A. Bass, 20, of Nashville, Tenn.; assigned to elements of the 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died April 2 when the seven-ton truck he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Asad, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. Andres Aguilar Jr., Lance Cpl. Patrick J. Gallagher, Lance Cpl. Felipe D. Sandoval-Flores, Cpl. Brian R. St. Germain and Staff Sgt. Abraham G. Twitchell.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick J. Gallagher, 27, of Jacksonville, Fla.; assigned to elements of the 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died April 2 when the seven-ton truck he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Asad, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. Andres Aguilar Jr., Cpl. David A. Bass, Lance Cpl. Felipe D. Sandoval-Flores, Cpl. Brian R. St. Germain and Staff Sgt. Abraham G. Twitchell.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Felipe D. Sandoval-Flores, 20, of Los Angeles, Calif.; assigned to elements of the 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died April 2 when the seven-ton truck he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Asad, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. Andres Aguilar Jr., Cpl. David A. Bass, Lance Cpl. Patrick J. Gallagher, Cpl. Brian R. St. Germain and Staff Sgt. Abraham G. Twitchell.
· Marine Cpl. Brian R. St. Germain, 22, of Warwick, R.I.; assigned to elements of the 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died April 2 when the seven-ton truck he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Asad, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. Andres Aguilar Jr., Cpl. David A. Bass, Lance Cpl. Patrick J. Gallagher, Lance Cpl. Felipe D. Sandoval-Flores and Staff Sgt. Abraham G. Twitchell.
· Marine Staff Sgt. Abraham G. Twitchell, 28, of Yelm, Wash.; assigned to the Combat Service Support Group-1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died April 2 when the seven-ton truck he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Asad, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. Andres Aguilar Jr., Cpl. David A. Bass, Lance Cpl. Patrick J. Gallagher, Lance Cpl. Felipe D. Sandoval-Flores and Cpl. Brian R. St. Germain.
· Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Marcques J. Nettles, 22, of Beaverton, Ore.; assigned to the 1st Combat Logistics Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died April 2 when the truck he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Asad, Iraq; Nettles was previously listed as Duty Status – Whereabouts Unknown; his body was recovered April 16.
· Army Pfc. Jeremy W. Ehle, 19, of Richmond, Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division in Friedberg, Germany; died April 2 from wounds sustained when his dismounted patrol came under enemy small arms fire during combat operations in Hit, Iraq.
· Navy Hospitalman Geovani Padillaaleman, 20, of South Gate, Calif.; permanently assigned to Bethesda Naval Hospital, USNS Comfort Detachment; operationally assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2/28 Brigade Combat Team; killed April 2 as a result of enemy action in Anbar Province, Iraq.
April 04, 2006
· Army Spc. Ty J. Johnson, 28, of Elk Grove, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed April 4 when an improvised device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Kirkuk, Iraq.
April 06, 2006
· Army Spc. Daniel L. Sesker, 22, of Ogden, Iowa; assigned to the Troop C, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry, Iowa Army National Guard, LeMars, Iowa; killed April 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Bayji, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Bryan N. Taylor, 20, of Milford, Ohio; assigned to the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died April 6 after being shot by an Iraqi Army soldier on a coalition base near Al Qaim, Iraq. The incident is currently under investigation.
· Marine Pfc. Chase A. Edwards, 19, of Lake Charles, La.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed April 6 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Spc. Dustin J. Harris, 21, of Patten, Maine; assigned to the 172nd Brigade Support Battalion, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; killed April 6 when an improvised device detonated while he was conducting dismounted patrol operations in Bayji, Iraq.
April 07, 2006
· Marine Cpl. Richard P. Waller, 22, of Fort Worth, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died April 7 from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
April 08, 2006
· Army Spc. Shawn R. Creighton, 21, of Windsor, N.C.; assigned to the 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; killed April 8 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker vehicle during patrol operations in Rawah, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Philip J. Martini, 24, of Lansing, Ill.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died April 8 of a gunshot wound while conducting combat operations in Anbar Province, Iraq.
· Army Pvt. Jody W. Missildine, 19, of Plant City, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; killed April 8 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in Tal Afar, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Juana NavarroArellano, 24, of Ceres, Calif.; assigned to 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; died April 8 from wounds received while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
April 09, 2006
· Army Sgt. 1st Class Gregory S. Rogers, 42, of Cincinnati; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed April 9 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in Ramadi, Iraq.
· Army Pfc. Joseph I. Love, 22, of North Pole, Alaska; assigned to the 94th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), 8th Sustainment Command (Theater), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; killed April 9 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in Balad, Iraq.
· Army Spc. David S. Collins, 24, of Jasper Ga.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died April 9th of injuries sustained that day when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. 1st Class Randall L. Lamberson.
April 10, 2006
· Army Spc. James W. Gardner, 22, of Glasgow, Ky.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died April 10 from a non-combat related cause in Tal Afar, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. 1st Class Randall L. Lamberson, 36, of Springfield, Mo.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died April 10th in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained April 9 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Spc. David S. Collins.
April 11, 2006
· Army Spc. Kenneth D. Hess, 26, of Asheville, N.C.; assigned to the 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; killed April 11 as the result of a suicide bomber attack while he was conducting a dismounted patrol in Rawah, Iraq.
· Army Cpl. Joseph A. Blanco, 25, of Bloomington, Calif.; assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 11 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle and he subsequently came under small arms fire during combat operations in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were: Pfc. James F. Costello III and Pfc. George R. Roehl Jr.
· Army Pfc. James F. Costello III, 27, of St. Louis, Mo.; assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 11 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle and he subsequently came under small arms fire during combat operations in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. Joseph A. Blanco and Pfc. George R. Roehl Jr.
· Army Pfc. George R. Roehl Jr., 21, of Manchester, N.H.; assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 11 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle and he subsequently came under small arms fire during combat operations in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. Joseph A. Blanco and Pfc. James F. Costello III.
April 12, 2006
· Army Spc. Scott M. Bandhold, 37, of North Merrick, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 12 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Misiab, Iraq. Also killed was Pfc. Roland E. Calderonascenio.
· Army Pfc. Roland E. Calderon-Ascenio, 21, of Miami; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 12 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Misiab, Iraq. Also killed was Spc. Scott M. Bandhold.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Marcus S. Glimpse, 22, of Huntington Beach, Calif.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 12 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in Anbar Province, Iraq.
April 13, 2006
· Marine Cpl. Salem Bachar, 20, of Chula Vista, Calif.; assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 13 due to enemy action in Anbar Province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Stephen J. Perez.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Stephen J. Perez, 22, of San Antonio; assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 13 due to enemy action in Anbar Province, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Salem Bachar.
· Army Spc. Andrew K. Waits, 23, of Waterford, Mich., assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Divison (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed April 13 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations, in Baghdad.
April 14, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Darin T. Settle, 23, of Henley, Mo.; assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died April 14 from a non-hostile motor vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq.
April 15, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Derrick J. Cothran, 21, of Avondale, La.; 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed April 15 when his Humvee struck an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. Pablo V. Mayorga, Lance Cpl. Justin D. Sims and Pfc. Ryan G. Winslow.
· Marine Cpl. Pablo V. Mayorga, 33, of Margate, Fla.; 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed April 15 when his Humvee struck an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Derrick J. Cothran, Lance Cpl. Justin D. Sims and Pfc. Ryan G. Winslow.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Justin D. Sims, 22, of Covington, Ky.; 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed April 15 when his Humvee struck an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Derrick J. Cothran, Cpl. Pablo V. Mayorga and Pfc. Ryan G. Winslow.
· Marine Pfc. Ryan G. Winslow, 19, of Jefferson, Ala.; 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed April 15 when his Humvee struck an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Derrick J. Cothran, Cpl. Pablo V. Mayorga and Lance Cpl. Justin D. Sims.
· Army Spc. Mark W. Melcher, 34, of Pittsburgh; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 103rd Armor, Pennsylvania National Guard, Friedens, Pa.; killed April 15 when his M1A1 Abrams tank came under enemy small-arms fire during combat operations in Taqaddum, Iraq.
April 16, 2006
· Army Master Sgt. Clinton W. Cubert, 38, of Lawrenceburg, Ky.; assigned to the 2113th Transportation Company, Kentucky Army National Guard, Paducah, Ky.; died April 16 in the Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Lexington, Ky., of injuries sustained Sept. 11, 2005, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Samarra, Iraq.
April 18, 2006
· Army Capt. Ian P. Weikel, 31, of Colorado; assigned to the 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 18 in Balad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad.
April 19, 2006
· Army Pfc. Robert J. Settle, 25, of Owensboro, Ky.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed April 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Taji, Iraq.
· Army Pfc. Patrick A. Tinnell, 25, of Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed April 19 by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device while he was on a dismounted combat patrol in Siniyah, Iraq.
April 20, 2006
· Marine Staff Sgt. Jason C. Ramseyer, 28, of Lenoir, N.C.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed April 20 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar Province, Iraq.
April 21, 2006
· Army Capt. Clayton L. Adamkavicius, 43, of Fairdale, Ky.; assigned to the 149th Brigade, 35th Infantry Division, Kentucky Army National Guard, Louisville, Ky.; died April 21 of injuries sustained from enemy small-arms fire during combat operations in Abu Ghurayb, Afghanistan.
April 22, 2006
· Army Pfc. Jacob H. Allcott, 21, of Caldwell, Idaho; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 67th Armored Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died of injuries sustained April 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee causing a fire during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were: Pvt. Michael E. Bouthot, Sgt. Kyle A. Colnot and Spc. Eric D. King.
· Army Pvt. Michael E. Bouthot, 19, of Fall River, Mass.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 67th Armored Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died of injuries sustained April 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee causing a fire during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were: Pfc. Jacob H. Allcott, Sgt. Kyle A. Colnot and Spc. Eric D. King.
· Army Sgt. Kyle A. Colnot, 23, of Arcadia, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 67th Armored Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died of injuries sustained April 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee causing a fire during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were: Pfc. Jacob H. Allcott, Pvt. Michael E. Bouthot and Spc. Eric D. King.
· Army Spc. Eric D. King, 29, of Vancouver, Wash.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 67th Armored Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died of injuries sustained April 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee causing a fire during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were: Pfc. Jacob H. Allcott, Pvt. Michael E. Bouthot and Sgt. Kyle A. Colnot.
· Army Pvt. Travis C. Zimmerman, 19, of New Berlinville, Pa.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed April 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his observation post during dismounted combat reconnaissance operations in Baghdad.
· Marine Cpl. Eric R. Lueken, 23, of Dubois, Ind.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed April 22 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar Province, Iraq.
April 23, 2006
· Army Cpl. Jason B. Daniel, 21, of Fort Worth, Texas; assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died of injuries sustained April 23 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were: Sgt. Robert W. Ehney and Cpl. Shawn T. Lasswell Jr.
· Army Sgt. Robert W. Ehney, 26, of Lexington, Ky.; assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died of injuries sustained April 23 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. Jason B. Daniel and Cpl. Shawn T. Lasswell Jr.
· Army Cpl. Shawn T. Lasswell Jr., 21, of Reno, Nev.; assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died of injuries sustained April 23 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. Jason B. Daniel and Sgt. Robert W. Ehney.
April 24, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Aaron W. Simons, 20, of Modesto, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed April 24 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Staff Sgt. Metodio A. Bandonill, 29, of Honolulu; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died April 24 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad.
April 25, 2006
· Army Sgt. 1st Class Richard J. Herrema, 27, of Jackson, Tenn.; assigned to the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed April 25 when he came under enemy fire during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Army Pfc. Raymond L. Henry, 21, of Anaheim, Calif; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; killed April 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq.
April 26, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Michael L. Ford, 19, of New Bedford, Mass.; assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed April 26 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
April 27, 2006
· Army Sgt. Matthew A. Webber, 23, of Kalamazoo, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Michigan Army National Guard, Saginaw, Mich.; died on April 27 in the Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, of injuries sustained Nov. 21, 2005 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Habbaniyah, Iraq.
· Army 1st Sgt. Bobby Mendez, 38, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died April 27 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Army Staff Sgt. Mark A. Wall, 27, of Alden, Iowa; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; died April 27 from a non-combat related cause in Mosul, Iraq. The incident is under investigation.
April 28, 2006
· Marine Cpl. Brandon M. Hardy, 25, of Cochranville, Pa.; assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 28 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Lea R. Mills.
· Marine Sgt. Lea R. Mills, 21, of Brooksville, Fla.; assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 28 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Brandon M. Hardy.
· Army Staff Sgt. Bryant A. Herlem, 37, of Killeen, Texas; assigned to the 10th Cavalry, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed April 28 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. Jose Gomez.
· Army Sgt. Jose Gomez, 23, of Corona, N.Y.; assigned to the 10th Cavalry, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed April 28 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Bryant A. Herlem.
· Marine Sgt. Edward G. Davis III, 31, of Antioch, Ill.; assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed April 28 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the Anbar province, Iraq.
April 29, 2006
· Army Sgt. Steve M. Sakoda, 29, of Hilo, Hawaii; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died April 29 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad.
May 01, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Robert L. Moscillo, 21, of Salem, N.H.; assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed May 1 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Cpl. Robbie G. Light, 21, of Kingsport, Tenn.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died of injuries sustained May 1 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1A2 Abrams tank during combat operations in Baghdad.
May 03, 2006
· Army Pfc. Benjamin T. Zieske, 20, of Concord, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died of injuries sustained May 3, when an improvised explosive device detonated during a dismounted combat patrol in Kirkuk, Iraq.
· Army Pfc. Christopher M. Eckhardt, 19, of Phoenix, Ariz.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 3 from a non-combat related cause in Taji, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. Joseph E. Proctor, 38, of Indianapolis; assigned to the 638th Battalion (Aviation), Indiana Army National Guard, Shelbyville, Ind.; killed May 3 when a suicide, vehicle-borne, improvised explosive device detonated near his observation post during dismounted combat patrol operations in Tammin, Iraq.
· Marine Capt. Brian S. Letendre, 27, of Woodbridge, Va.; assigned to the Marine Forces Reserve’s Inspector and Instructor Staff, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Plainville, Conn.; killed May 3 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
May 04, 2006
· Marine Sgt. Elisha R. Parker, 21, of Taberg, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed May 4, while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Staff Sgt. Gavin B. Reinke, 32, of Pueblo, Colo.; assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.; killed May 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. Bryan L. Quinton.
· Army Spc. Bryan L. Quinton, 24, of Sand Springs, Okla.; assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.; killed May 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Gavin B. Reinke.
· Marine Cpl. Stephen R. Bixler, 20, of Suffield, Conn.; assigned to the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed May 4 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
May 05, 2006
· Army 1st. Sgt. Carlos N. Saenz, 46, of Las Vegas, Nev.; assigned to the 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, Abilene, Texas.; attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division; killed May 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were: Spc. Teodoro Torres and Sgt. Nathan J. Vacho.
· Army Spc. Teodoro Torres, 29, of Las Vegas, Nev.; assigned to the 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, Abilene, Texas.; attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division; killed May 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were: 1st. Sgt. Carlos N. Saenz and Sgt. Nathan J. Vacho.
· Army Sgt. Nathan J. Vacho, 29, of Janesville, Wis.; assigned to the 489th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, Knoxville, Tenn.; attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division; killed May 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were: 1st. Sgt. Carlos N. Saenz and Spc. Teodoro Torres.
· Army Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty, 41, of Fla.; assigned to the 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.; died May 5 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was traveling on crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province. Also killed were: Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr., Spc. David N. Timmons Jr., Spc. Justin L. O’Donohoe, Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp, Sgt. John C. Griffith, Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster, Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Howick, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten.
· Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten, 34, of Texas; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.; died May 5 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was traveling on crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province. Also killed were: Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr., Spc. David N. Timmons Jr., Spc. Justin L. O’Donohoe, Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp, Sgt. John C. Griffith, Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster, Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Howick, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson, and Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty.
· Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson, 28, of Ill.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.; died May 5 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was traveling on crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province. Also killed were: Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr., Spc. David N. Timmons Jr., Spc. Justin L. O’Donohoe, Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp, Sgt. John C. Griffith, Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster, Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Howick, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten and Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty.
· Army Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Howick, 34, of Hamburg, N.Y.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.; died May 5 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was traveling on crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province. Also killed were: Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr., Spc. David N. Timmons Jr., Spc. Justin L. O’Donohoe, Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp, Sgt. John C. Griffith, Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten and Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty.
· Army Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster, 24, of Fontana, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.; died May 5 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was traveling on crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province. Also killed were: Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr., Spc. David N. Timmons Jr., Spc. Justin L. O’Donohoe, Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp, Sgt. John C. Griffith, Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Howick, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten and Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty.
· Army Sgt. John C. Griffith, 33, of Las Vegas, Nev.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.; died May 5 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was traveling on crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province. Also killed were: Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr., Spc. David N. Timmons Jr., Spc. Justin L. O’Donohoe, Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp, Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster, Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Howick, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten and Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty.
· Army Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp, 23, of Utopia, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.; died May 5 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was traveling on crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province. Also killed were: Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr., Spc. David N. Timmons Jr., Spc. Justin L. O’Donohoe, Sgt. John C. Griffith, Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster, Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Howick, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten and Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty.
· Army Spc. Justin L. O’Donohoe, 27, of San Diego; assigned to the 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.; died May 5 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was traveling on crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province. Also killed were: Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr., Spc. David N. Timmons Jr., Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp, Sgt. John C. Griffith, Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster, Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Howick, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten and Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty.
· Army Spc. David N. Timmons Jr., 23, of Lewisville, N.C.; assigned to the 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.; died May 5 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was traveling on crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province. Also killed were: Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr., Spc. Justin L. O’Donohoe, Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp, Sgt. John C. Griffith, Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster, Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Howick, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten and Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty.
· Army Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr., 19, of Worcester, Mass.; assigned to the 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.; died May 5 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was traveling on crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province. Also killed were: Spc. David N. Timmons Jr., Spc. Justin L. O’Donohoe, Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp, Sgt. John C. Griffith, Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster, Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Howick, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten and Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty.
· Army Pvt. Alva L. Gaylord, 25, of Carrollton, Mo.; assigned to the 110th Engineer Battalion, Missouri Army National Guard, Kansas City, Mo.; died of injuries sustained May 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicle during a combat clearing operation in Qasr Ar Riyy, Iraq.
May 06, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Dale J. Kelly Jr., 48, of Richmond, Maine; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry (Mountain), Maine Army National Guard, Brewer, Maine; killed May 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1083 cargo truck during combat operations in Diwaniyah, Iraq. Also killed was Staff Sgt. David M. Veverka.
· Army Staff Sgt. David M. Veverka, 25, of Jamestown, Pa.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry (Mountain), Maine Army National Guard, Brewer, Maine; killed May 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1083 cargo truck during combat operations in Diwaniyah, Iraq. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Dale J. Kelly Jr.
· Marine Cpl. Cory L. Palmer, 21, of Seaford, Del.; assigned to the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 6 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio of wounds sustained May 1 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Sgt. Matthew J. Fenton, 24, of Little Ferry, N.J.; assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s Inspector and Instructor Staff, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Fort Devens, Mass.; died May 6 at National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., from wounds received April 26 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Leon B. Deraps, 19, of Jamestown, Mo.; assigned to the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed May 6 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
May 07, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Emmanuel L. Legaspi, 38, of Las Vegas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; died of injuries sustained May 7 when his unit came under enemy small arms fire during combat operations in Tal Afar, Iraq.
May 08, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Gregory A. Wagner, 35, of Mitchell, S.D.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery, South Dakota Army National Guard, Yankton, S.D.; died of injuries sustained May 8 when an improvised fire projectile struck his Humvee during combat operation in Baghdad.
May 09, 2006
· Army Spc. Aaron P. Latimer, 26, of Ennis, Texas; assigned to the 562nd Engineer Company, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; died May 9 in Mosul, Iraq. The circumstances of his death are being investigated.
May 10, 2006
· Marine Sgt. Alessandro Carbonaro, 28, of Bethesda, Md.; assigned to the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 10 at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, from wounds received May 1 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
May 11, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Jason K. Burnett, 20, of St. Cloud, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 11 in a vehicle accident in the Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were Lance Cpl. David J. GramesSanchez, 2nd Lt. Michael L. Licalzi and Cpl. Steve Vahaviolos.
· Marine Lance Cpl. David J. Grames Sanchez, 22, of Fort Wayne, Ind.; assigned to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 11 in a vehicle accident in the Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were Lance Cpl. Jason K. Burnett, 2nd Lt. Michael L. Licalzi and Cpl. Steve Vahaviolos.
· Marine 2nd Lt. Michael L. Licalzi, 24, of Garden City, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 11 in a vehicle accident in the Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were Lance Cpl. Jason K. Burnett, Lance Cpl. David J. GramesSanchez and Cpl. Steve Vahaviolos.
· Marine Cpl. Steve Vahaviolos, 21, of Airmont, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 11 in a vehicle accident in the Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were Lance Cpl. Jason K. Burnett, Lance Cpl. David J. GramesSanchez and 2nd Lt. Michael L. Licalzi.
· Army Pfc. Eric D. Clark, 22, of Pleasant Prairie, Wis.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed May 11 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat patrol operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Pfc. Stephen P. Snowberger III.
· Army Pfc. Stephen P. Snowberger III, 18, of Lopez, Pa.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed May 11 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat patrol operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Pfc. Eric D. Clark.
· Army Spc. Armer N. Burkart, 26, of Rockville, Md.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died May 11of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat patrol operations in Baghdad.
May 12, 2006
· Army Spc. Brandon L. Teeters, 21, of Lafayette, La.; assigned to the 8th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 12 in Ludwigshafen, Germany, of injuries sustained April 20 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Adam C. Conboy, 21, of Philadelphia, Pa.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed May 12 as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq.
May 13, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Richard Z. James, 20, of Seaford, Del.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed May 13 while conducting combat operations in the Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Spc. Ronald W. Gebur, 23, of Delavan, Ill.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 13 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad.
May 14, 2006
· Army Maj. Matthew W. Worrel, 34, of Lewisville, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed May 14 when their aircraft was shot down during combat operations in Yusufiyah, Iraq. Also killed was Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jamie D. Weeks.
· Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jamie D. Weeks, 47 of Daleville, Ala.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed May 14 when their aircraft was shot down during combat operations in Yusufiyah, Iraq. Also killed was Maj. Matthew W. Worrel.
· Army Chief Warrant Officer 4, John W. Engeman, 45, of East North Port, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 312th Regiment, 30th Enhanced Separate Brigade, Clinton, N.C.; killed May 14 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Master Sgt. Robert H. West.
· Army Master Sgt. Robert H. West, 37, of Elyria, Ohio; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 312th Regiment, 30th Enhanced Separate Brigade, Clinton, N.C.; killed May 14 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Chief Warrant Officer 4, John W. Engeman.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Jose S. MarinDominguez Jr., 22, of Liberal, Kan.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed May 14 while conducting combat operations in the Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Hatak Yuka Keyu M. Yearby.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Hatak Yuka Keyu M. Yearby, 21, of Overbrook, Okla.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed May 14 while conducting combat operations in the Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Jose S. MarinDominguez Jr.
May 15, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Marion Flint Jr., 29, of Baltimore, Md.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed May 15 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat patrol operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Pfc. Grant A. Dampier.
· Army Pfc. Grant A. Dampier, 25, of Merrill, Wis.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed May 15 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat patrol operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Marion Flint Jr.
· Army Capt. Shane R. Mahaffee, 36, of Alexandria, Va.; assigned to the 489th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, Knoxville, Tenn.; died May 15 in Ludwigshafen, Germany, of injuries sustained May 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat patrol operations in Hillah, Iraq.
May 16, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Santiago M. Halsel, 32, of Bowling Green, Ky.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died of injuries sustained May 16 when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting a dismounted clearance mission during combat operations in Baghdad.
May 17, 2006
· Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class (Petty Officer 3rd Class) Lee Hamilton Deal, 23, of West Monroe, La.; assigned to 2nd Marine Division Fleet, Marine Force Atlantic, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; operationally assigned to the Regimental Combat Team-5, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed May 17 as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
May 18, 2006
· Army Lt. Col. Daniel E. Holland, 43, of San Antonio; assigned to the 352nd Civil Affairs Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died May 18 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were 1st. Lt. Robert A. Seidel III, Sgt. Lonnie C. Allen Jr. and Pfc. Nicholas R. Cournoyer.
· Army 1st. Lt. Robert A. Seidel III, 23, of Gettysburg, Pa.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died May 18 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were Lt. Col. Daniel E. Holland, Sgt. Lonnie C. Allen Jr. and Pfc. Nicholas R. Cournoyer.
· Army Sgt. Lonnie C. Allen Jr., 26, of Bellevue, Neb.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died May 18 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were Lt. Col. Daniel E. Holland, 1st. Lt. Robert A. Seidel III and Pfc. Nicholas R. Cournoyer.
· Army Pfc. Nicholas R. Cournoyer, 25, of Gilmanton, N.H.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died May 18 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were Lt. Col. Daniel E. Holland, 1st. Lt. Robert A. Seidel III and Sgt. Lonnie C. Allen Jr.
· Marine Cpl. William B. Fulks, 23, of Culloden, W.Va.; assigned to the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 18, at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, from wounds sustained May 1 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
May 19, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Christian Longsworth, 26, of Newark, N.J.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died May 19 from wounds sustained when his convoy came under enemy small arms fire during combat operations in the Oruzgan province, Afghanistan.
May 21, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Benito A. Ramirez, 21, of Edinburg, Texas; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed May 21 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
May 22, 2006
· Marine Sgt. David R. Christoff, 25, of Rossford, Ohio; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died May 22 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. William J. Leusink.
· Marine Lance Cpl. William J. Leusink, 21, of Maurice, Iowa; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died May 22 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. David R. Christoff.
May 23, 2006
· Army Spc. Michael L. Hermanson, 21, of Fargo, N.D.; assigned to the 164th Engineer Battalion, North Dakota Army National Guard, Minot, N.D.; died May 23 of injuries sustained when his RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicle came under improvised explosive device, rocket propel grenade and enemy small arms fire while on a route-clearing mission during combat operations in Abayachi, Iraq.
· Marine Pfc. Steven W. Freund, 20, of Pittsburgh; assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed May 23 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Robert G. Posivio III.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Robert G. Posivio III, 22, of Sherburn, Minn.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed May 23 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Pfc. Steven W. Freund.
May 25, 2006
· Army Capt. Douglas A. Dicenzo, 30, of Plymouth, N.H.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; killed May 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. Robert E. Blair.
· Army Spc. Robert E. Blair, 22, of Ocala, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; killed May 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Capt. Douglas A. Dicenzo.
· Army Pfc. Caleb A. Lufkin, 24, of Knoxville, Ill.; assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.; died May 25 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., of injuries sustained May 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his RG-31 mine protected vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad.
May 26, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Kevin A. Lucas, 20, of Greensboro, N.C.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed May 26 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
May 27, 2006
· Army Spc. J. Adan Garcia, 20, of Irving, Texas; assigned to the 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died May 27 in the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., of injuries sustained May 22 when his convoy encountered small arms fire in Baghdad, after returning from an explosive ordnance mission.
May 29, 2006
· Army Spc. Jeremy M. Loveless, 25, of Estacada, Ore.; assigned to the Army’s 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; killed May 29 when his Stryker came under enemy small arms fire during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq.
· Army Capt. James A. Funkhouser, 35, of Katy, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 29 of injuries sustained when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during reconnaissance patrol operations in Baghdad.
May 30, 2006
· Marine Cpl. Richard A. Bennett, 25, of Girard, Kan.; assigned to Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron-169, Marine Aircraft Group-39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died May 30 following a non-hostile helicopter accident May 27 near Taqaddum, Iraq. Also killed was Capt. Nathanael J. Doring.
· Marine Capt. Nathanael J. Doring, 31, of Apple Valley, Minn.; assigned to Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron-169, Marine Aircraft Group-39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died May 30 following a non-hostile helicopter accident May 27 near Taqaddum, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Richard A. Bennett.
· Army Spc. Bobby R. West, 23, of Beebe, Ark.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 30 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated during dismounted patrol operations in Baghdad.
May 31, 2006
· Army Spc. Brock L. Bucklin, 28, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died May 31 of a non-combat related cause in Balad, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. Benjamin E. Mejia, 25, of Salem, Mass.; assigned to the 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; died May 31 of non-combat related causes in Marez, Iraq.
· Army Cpl. Alexander J. Kolasa, 22, of White Lake, Mich.; assigned to the 704th Main Support Battalion, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 31 of non-combat related causes in Baghdad.
June 03, 2006
· Army Pfc. Brett L. Tribble, 20, of Lake Jackson, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Baumholder, Germany; died June 3 in Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries sustained there June 2, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.
· Marine Cpl. Ryan J. Cummings, 22, of Streamwood, Ill.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died June 3 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Maj. Michael D. Stover, 43, of Mansfield, Ohio; assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron-371, Marine Wing Support Group-37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz.; died June 3 from a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Staff Sgt. Darren Harmon, 44, of Newark Del.; assigned to the 203rd Military Intelligence Battalion, 205th Military Intelligence Brigade, Army Reserve, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.; died June 3 from a non-combat related cause in Haditha, Iraq.
June 04, 2006
· Army 1st Lt. Ryan T. Sanders, 27, of College Station, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed June 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1A2 tank during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. Daniel R. Gionet.
· Army Sgt. Daniel R. Gionet, 23, of Pelham, N.H.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed June 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1A2 tank during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was 1st Lt. Ryan T. Sanders.
June 05, 2006
· Army Sgt. 1st Class Isaac S. Lawson, 35, of Sacramento, Calif.; assigned to 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, Fairfield, Calif.; died June 5 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Navy Equipment Operator 1st Class (Petty Officer 1st Class) Gary T. Rovinski, 44, of Roseville, Ill.; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 25, Fort McCoy, Wis.; killed June 5 as a result of enemy action when his Humvee was struck by an improvised explosive device in Anbar Province, Iraq.
· Army Cpl. Derek A. Stanley, 20, of Tulsa, Okla.; assigned to the 710th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died June 5 from a non-combat related cause in Salerno, Afghanistan.
· Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jaime S. Jaenke, 29, of Bay City, Wis.; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 25, Fort McCoy, Wis.; killed June 5 as a result of enemy action when her Humvee was struck by an improvised explosive device in Anbar province, Iraq. The incident also resulted in the death of Petty Officer 1st Class Gary Rovinski.
June 06, 2006
· Army Sgt. Travis A. Van Zoest, 21, of Larimore, N.D.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery, North Dakota Army National Guard, Grand Forks, N.D.; killed June 6 when his Humvee struck two anti-tank mines during combat operations in Khogyani, Afghanistan. Also killed was Spc. Curtis R. Mehrer.
· Army Spc. Curtis R. Mehrer, 21, of Bismarck, N.D.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery, North Dakota Army National Guard, Grand Forks, N.D.; killed June 6 when his Humvee struck two anti-tank mines during combat operations in Khogyani, Afghanistan. Also killed was Sgt. Travis A. Van Zoest.
· Army Sgt. Carlos E. Pernell, 25, of Munford, Ala.; assigned to the 46th Engineer Battalion, Fort Rucker; killed June 6 when his camp received indirect enemy fire during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Andy D. Anderson.
· Army Cpl. Andy D. Anderson, 24, of Falls Church, Va.; assigned to the 46th Engineer Battalion, Fort Rucker; killed June 6 when his camp received indirect enemy fire during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Carlos E. Pernell.
· Marine Sgt. Mark T. Smykowski, 23, of Mentor, Ohio; assigned to 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed June 6 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Staff Sgt. Richard A. Blakley, 34, of Plainfield, Ind.; assigned to the 38th Main Support Battalion, Indiana Army National Guard, Indianapolis, Ind.; killed June 6 when he was shot by enemy small arms fire during dismounted combat patrol operations in Khalidiyah, Iraq.
June 07, 2006
· Army 1st Lt. Scott M. Love, 32, of Knoxville, Tenn.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, Baumholder, Germany; killed June 7 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Pfc. David N. Crombie.
· Army Pfc. David N. Crombie, 19, of Winnemucca, Nev.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, Baumholder, Germany; killed June 7 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was 1st Lt. Scott M. Love.
· Army 2nd Lt. John S. Vaughan, 23, of Edwards, Colo.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; killed June 7 when he encountered enemy small arms fire during dismounted combat operations in Mosul, Iraq.
June 08, 2006
· Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel B. Crabtree, 31, of Canton, Ohio; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, Ohio Army National Guard, Columbus, Ohio; died June 8 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Kut, Iraq.
· Army Spc. Luis D. Santos, 20, of Rialto, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died June 8 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Buritz, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. 1st Class Clarence D. McSwain, 31, of Meridian, Miss.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died June 8 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad.
June 09, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Brent B. Zoucha, 19, of Merrick, Neb.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed June 9 of wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. Jose M. Velez, 35, of Bronx, N.Y.; assigned to the 773rd Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Fort Totten, N.Y.; died June 9 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Kirkuk, Iraq.
· Army Pvt. Benjamin J. Slaven, 22, of Plymouth, Neb.; assigned to the 308th Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Lincoln, Neb.; died June 9 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Diwaniyah, Iraq.
· Navy Hospitalman (E-3) Zachary M. Alday, 22, of Donalsonville, Ga.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 7th Regimental Combat Team, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died June 9 of injuries sustained earlier in the day when the vehicle in which he was riding struck a land mine during combat operations against enemy forces in the Anbar Province of Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Salvador Guerrero, 21, of Los Angeles; assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died June 9 of wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
June 11, 2006
· Army Cpl. Bernard P. Corpuz, 28, of Watsonville, Calif.; assigned to the 303rd Military Intelligence Battalion, 504th Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 11 from wounds sustained when his convoy came under enemy small arms fire and an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations in Ghazni, Afghanistan.
June 12, 2006
· Army Lt. Col. Charles E. Munier, 50, of Wheatland, Wyo.; assigned to the Wyoming Army National Guard’s training site in Guernsey, Wyo.; died June 12 at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., from a non-combat related cause which occurred June 5 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
June 13, 2006
· Army Sgt. Russell M. Durgin, 23, of Henniker, N.H.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed June 13 when his unit took small arms fire in Korengel, Afghanistan.
June 14, 2006
· Army Sgt. Roger P. Pena Jr., 29, of San Antonio; assigned to the 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed June 14 when his convoy came under enemy small arms fire during combat operations in Musa Qulah, Afghanistan.
· Marine Cpl. Michael A. Estrella, 20, of Hemet, Calif.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed June 14 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
June 15, 2006
· Army Spc. Jeremiah S. Santos, 21, of Minot, N.D.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 15 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Army Capt. Patrick D. Damon, 41, of Falmouth, Maine; assigned to the 240th Engineer Group, Maine Army National Guard, Augusta, Maine; died June 15 from a non-combat related cause in Bagram, Afghanistan. This incident is under investigation.
June 16, 2006
· Army 1st Lt. Forrest P. Ewens, 25, of Chewelah, Wash.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed June 16 when his all-terrain vehicle struck an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Pech River Valley, Afghanistan. Also killed was Sgt. Ian T. Sanchez.
· Army Sgt. Ian T. Sanchez, 26, of Staten Island, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed June 16 when his all-terrain vehicle struck an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Pech River Valley, Afghanistan. Also killed was 1st Lt. Forrest P. Ewens.
· Army Spc. Brent W. Koch, 22, of Morton, Minn.; assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 136th Infantry Combined Arms Battalion, Hutchinson, Minn.; killed June 16 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Diwaniyah, Iraq.
· Army Pfc. Thomas L. Tucker, 25, of Madras, Ore.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died from injuries sustained on or about June 16 in the vicinity of Baghdad. He was previously listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown. His unit came under enemy small-arms fire while manning a checkpoint during combat operations and was taken by enemy forces. This incident is under investigation. Also killed were: Pfc. Kristian Menchaca and Spc. David J. Babineau.
· Army Spc. David J. Babineau, 25, of Springfield, Mass.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed June 16 while manning a checkpoint when he came under enemy small arms fire in Baghdad. Two soldiers in the unit were listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN): Pfc. Kristian Menchaca, 23, of Houston, and Pfc. Thomas L. Tucker, 25, of Madras, Ore.
· Army Pfc. Kristian Menchaca, 23, of San Marcos, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died on or about June 16 from injuries sustained in the vicinity of Baghdad. He was previously listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown. His unit came under enemy small-arms fire while manning a checkpoint during combat operations and was taken by enemy forces. This incident is under investigation. Also killed were Spc. David J. Babineau and Pfc. Thomas L. Tucker.
June 17, 2006
· Army Spc. Robert L. Jones, 22, of Milwaukie, Ore.; assigned to the 40th Engineer Battalion, Baumholder, Germany; killed June 17 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Reyes Ramirez.
· Army Sgt. Reyes Ramirez, 23, of Willis, Texas; assigned to the 40th Engineer Battalion, Baumholder, Germany; killed June 17 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Spc. Robert L. Jones.
June 20, 2006
· Marine Cpl. Christopher D. Leon, 20, of Lancaster, Calif.; assigned to 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; died June 20 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Brandon J. Webb, Pfc. Christopher N. White and Staff Sgt. Benjamin D. Williams.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Brandon J. Webb, 20, of Swartz Creek, Mich.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed June 20 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. Christopher D. Leon, Pfc. Christopher N. White and Staff Sgt. Benjamin D. Williams.
· Marine Pfc. Christopher N. White, 23, of Southport, N.C.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed June 20 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. Christopher D. Leon, Lance Cpl. Brandon J. Webb and Staff Sgt. Benjamin D. Williams.
· Marine Staff Sgt. Benjamin D. Williams, 30, of Orange, Texas; assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed June 20 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. Christopher D. Leon, Lance Cpl. Brandon J. Webb and Pfc. Christopher N. White.
June 21, 2006
· Army Pfc. Brian J. Bradbury, 22, of Saint Joseph, Mo.; assigned to the 71st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed June 21 when he encountered enemy forces using small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades during combat operations in the vicinity of Naray, Afghanistan. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Heathe N. Craig.
· Army Staff Sgt. Heathe N. Craig, 28, of Severn, Md.; assigned to the 159th Air Ambulance Medical Company, Wiesbaden, Germany; died June 21 when his UH-60 helicopter hoist malfunctioned while attempting to evacuate Pfc. Bradbury during combat operations in the vicinity of Naray, Afghanistan. Also killed was Pfc. Brian J. Bradbury.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Whyte, 21, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed June 21 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. Jason J. Buzzard, 31, of Constantinople, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 21 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HEMTT cargo truck during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Army Sgt. 1st Class Jared C. Monti, 30, of Raynham, Mass.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 71st Calvary, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed June 21 when his unit encountered enemy forces using small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades during combat operations in Gowardesh, Afghanistan.
· Army Staff Sgt. Patrick L. Lybert, 28, of Ladysmith, Wis.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 71st Calvary, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed June 21 when his unit encountered enemy forces using small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades during combat operations in Gowardesh, Afghanistan.
· Army Sgt. Sirlou C. Cuaresma, 25, of Chicago, Ill.; assigned to the 68th Engineer Company, 62nd Engineer Battalion, 13th Containment Command (Expeditionary), Fort Hood, Texas; died June 21 from a non-combat related cause in Baghdad.
June 22, 2006
· Marine Cpl. Riley E. Baker, 22, of Pacific, Mo.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed June 22 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
June 23, 2006
· Army Cpl Ryan J. Buckley, 21, of Nokomis, Ill.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died June 23 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Army Staff Sgt. Mario J. Bievre, 34, of Glendale Heights, Ill.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died June 23 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in the vicinity of Baghdad. Also killed was Pfc. Paul A. Beyer.
· Army Pfc. Paul A. Beyer, 21, of Jamestown, N.D.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died June 23 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in the vicinity of Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Mario J. Bievre.
· Army Pfc. Devon J. Gibbons, 19, of Port Orchard, Wash.; assigned to the 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 23 in the Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, of injuries sustained April 11 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Taji, Iraq.
· Army Spc. Channing G. Singletary, 30, of Sylvester, Ga.; assigned to the 122nd Support Center, Georgia Army National Guard, Savannah, Ga.; died June 23 from a non-combat-related cause in Baghdad.
June 24, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Virrueta A. Sanchez, 33, of Houston; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died June 24 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Balad, Iraq.
· Army Master Sgt. Thomas D. Maholic, 38, of Bradford, Pa., assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed June 24 when his patrol unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during a cordon and search mission in Ghecko, Afghanistan.
· Army Sgt. Benjamin J. Laymon, 22, of Mount Vernon, Ohio; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Calvary Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 24 from injuries sustained when his unit encountered enemy forces small arms fire and an improvised explosive device which detonated during a dismounted patrol in the vicinity of Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. Justin D. Norton
· Army Sgt. Justin D. Norton, 21, of Rainier, Wash.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Calvary Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 24 from injuries sustained when his unit encountered enemy forces small arms fire and an improvised explosive device which detonated during a dismounted patrol in the vicinity of Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. Benjamin J. Laymon.
June 25, 2006
· Army Pfc. Justin R. Davis, 19, of Gaithersburg, Md.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died June 25 when he came in contact with indirect fire while on patrol during combat operations in Korengal Outpost, Afghanistan (near Kunar Province). The circumstances of the soldier’s death are under investigation as a possible friendly-fire incident.
· Marine Cpl. Paul N. King, 23, of Tyngsboro, Mass.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Ayer, Mass.; killed June 25 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Raymond J. Plouhar.
June 26, 2006
· Army Pfc. Michael J. Potocki, 21, of Baltimore, Md.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died June 26 of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy force’s small arms fire during combat operations in Asad, Iraq.
· Marine Staff Sgt. Raymond J. Plouhar, 30, of Lake Orion, Mich.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died June 26 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Paul N. King.
June 27, 2006
· Army Sgt. 1st Class Terry O.P. Wallace, 33, of Winnsboro, La.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 27 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Taji, Iraq.
· Marine Cpl. Jason W. Morrow, 27, of Riverside, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died June 27 from wounds sustained June 26 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Cpl. Jeremy S. Jones, 25, of Omaha, Neb.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 27 of injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device during dismounted combat operations in Baghdad.
June 28, 2006
· Marine Pfc. Rex A. Page, 21, of Kirksville, Mo.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died June 28 wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Cpl. Aaron M. Griner, 24, of Tampa, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died June 28 of injuries sustained when his vehicle struck a mine during combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
June 29, 2006
· Army Spc. Kyle R. Miller, 19, of Willmar, Minn.; assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery Regiment, Minnesota Army National Guard, New Ulm, Minn.; killed June 29 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy in Mosul, Iraq.
· Army Spc. Christopher D. Rose, 21, of San Francisco; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died June 29 of injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Army Sgt. Bryan C. Luckey, 25, of Tampa, Fla.; assigned to the 562nd Engineer Company, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; killed June 29 when he was shot by enemy forces while on mounted patrol in Mosul, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. Terry M. Lisk, 26, of Fox Lake, Ill.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; died June 26 of injuries sustained when his unit received indirect fire from enemy forces during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.
· Army Staff Sgt. Joseph F. Fuerst, III, 26 of Tampa Fla.; assigned to the 53rd Infantry Brigade, Florida Army National Guard, Pinellas Park Fla.; killed June 24 when his Humvee came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire during combat operations in Panjway District, Afghanistan.
· Army Sgt. James P. Muldoon, 23, of Bells, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Combined Arms Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died on June 29 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained earlier that day in Baquba, Iraq. Muldoon was shot while manning a control point during combat operations.
July 01, 2006
· Air Force Airman 1st Class Carl Jerome Ware Jr., 22, of Smyrna, Del.; assigned to the 15th Security Forces Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii; died July 1 of a non-combat-related cause at Camp Bucca, Iraq. The incident is under investigation.
July 02, 2006
· Army Pfc. Collin T. Mason, 20, of Staten Island, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed July 2 when he encountered indirect fire while manning a checkpoint in his vehicle in Taji, Iraq.
· Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 William T. Flanigan, 37, of Milan, Tenn.; assigned to the 4th Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard, Jackson, Tenn.; killed July 2 when his helicopter crashed during combat operations in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
· Marine Sgt. Justin L. Noyes, 23, of Vinita, Okla.; assigned to the 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; killed July 2 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
July 03, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Paul S. Pabla, 23, of Fort Wayne, Ind.; assigned to the Army National Guard’s 139th Field Artillery, Kempton, Ind.; died on July 3 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained from enemy small arms fire during combat operations.
July 05, 2006
· Army Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey A. McLochlin, 45, of Rochester, Ind.; assigned to the 152nd Infantry Regiment, Indiana Army National Guard, Marion Ind.; killed July 5 when his unit encountered enemy forces using small arms fire in Orgun-E, Afghanistan.
July 06, 2006
· Army Pfc. Kevin F. Edgin, 31, of Dyersburg, Tenn.; assigned to the 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed July 6 when his convoy encountered enemy small arms fire in Baghran Valley, Afghanistan.
July 07, 2006
· Army Sgt. Duane J. Dreasky, 31, of Novi, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery, Michigan Army National Guard, Lansing, Mich.; died July 7 in the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, of injuries sustained Nov. 21 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Habbaniyah, Iraq.
July 08, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Omar D. Flores, 27, of Mission, Texas; assigned to the 54th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany; killed July 8 when an improvised explosive device detonated near their Mine Protected Vehicle (RG-31) during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were Sgt. Alkaila T. Floyd, Spc. Joseph P. Micks and Spc. Troy C. Linden.
· Army Spc. Troy C. Linden, 22, of Detroit Lakes, Minn.; assigned to the 54th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany; killed July 8 when an improvised explosive device detonated near their Mine Protected Vehicle (RG-31) during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Omar D. Flores, Sgt. Alkaila T. Floyd and Spc. Joseph P. Micks.
· Army Spc. Joseph P. Micks, 22, of Rapid River, Mich.; assigned to the 54th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany; killed July 8 when an improvised explosive device detonated near their Mine Protected Vehicle (RG-31) during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Omar D. Flores, Sgt. Alkaila T. Floyd and Spc. Troy C. Linden.
July 09, 2006
· Army Spc. Damien M. Montoya, 21, of Holbrook, Ariz.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died July 9 from a non-combat related cause in Baghdad.
July 12, 2006
· Army Sgt. Irving Hernandez Jr., 28, of New York, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; killed July 12 when he encountered enemy small arms fire during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq.
· Navy Builder 1st Class Jerry A. Tharp, 44, of Muscatine, Iowa; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 25, Rock Island, Ill; killed July 12 as a result of enemy action when his dismounted patrol was struck by an improvised explosive device while operating in the Anbar province of Iraq.
July 13, 2006
· Army Sgt. Alkaila T. Floyd, 23, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; assigned to the 54th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, Bamberg, Germany; died July 13 in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained July 8 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his mine protected vehicle in Ramadi. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Omar D. Flores, Spc. Joseph P. Micks and Spc. Troy C. Linden.
July 14, 2006
· Army Sgt. Thomas B. Turner Jr., 31, of Cottonwood, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died July 14 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained July 13 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Muqdadiyah, Iraq.
July 15, 2006
· Army Spc. Manuel J. Holguin, 21, of Woodlake, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died July 15 of injuries sustained when his dismounted patrol encountered enemy small arms fire and an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.
· Army Sgt. Andres J. Contreras, 23, of Huntington Park, Calif.; assigned to the 519th Military Police Battalion, 1st Combat Support Brigade, Fort Polk, La.; died July 15 of injuries sustained when his Humvee encountered an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Baghdad.
July 16, 2006
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Army Sgt. Robert P. Kassin, 29, of Las Vegas, Nev.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.; killed July 16 at Larzab Base, Afghanistan, when his platoon encountered enemy forces small arms fire during combat operations.
· Army Staff Sgt. Jason M. Evey, 29, of Stockton, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Hood, Texas; died July 16 of injuries sustained when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq.
July 17, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Michael A. Dickinson II, 26, of Battle Creek, Mich.; assigned to the 9th Psychological Operations Battalion, 4th Psychological Operations Group, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed July 17 when his dismounted patrol encountered enemy forces small arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq.
· Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth I. Pugh, 39, of Houston Texas; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died July 17 of injuries sustained when his M1A2 Abrams tank encountered enemy forces small arms fire in Baghdad.
· Army Sgt. 1st Class Scott R. Smith, 34, of Punxsutawney, Pa.; assigned to the 737th Explosive Ordnance Detachment, 52nd Ordnance Group, Fort Belvoir, Va.; died July 17 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated during a controlled ordnance clearing mission in Iskandariyah, Iraq.
· Army Staff Sgt. Robert J. Chiomento, 34, of Fort Dix, N.J.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.; died July 17 when his patrol encountered enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and mortars in Khwaya Ahmad, Afghanistan.
· Army Cpl. Nathaniel S. Baughman, 23, of Monticello, Ind.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died of injuries sustained July 17 when his Humvee encountered enemy forces rocket-propelled grenades during patrol operations in Bayji, Iraq.
July 18, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Geofrey R. Cayer, 20, of Fitchburg, Mass.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died July 18 from a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. Mark R. Vecchione, 25, of Tucson Ariz.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; died July 18 in Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1A1 Abrams tank.
July 19, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Eric Caban, 28, of Fort Worth, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; died July 19 of injuries sustained July 18 when his combat reconnaissance patrol came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in southern Afghanistan.
July 20, 2006
· Army Pfc. Derek J. Plowman, 20, of Everton, Ark.; assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 142nd Fires Brigade, Rogers, Ark.; died on July 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, from a gunshot wound.
· Marine Cpl. Julian A. Ramon, 22, of Flushing, N.Y.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died July 20 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
July 21, 2006
· Army Cpl. Matthew P. Wallace, 22, of Lexington Park, Md.; assigned to the 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died July 21 in the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained July 16 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Army 1st Sgt. Christopher C. Rafferty, 37, of Brownsville, Pa.; assigned to 37th Engineer Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died July 20 of injuries sustained when his unit encountered a mortar attack during combat operations in Sharana, Afghanistan.
· Marine Capt. Christopher T. Pate, 29, of Hampstead, N.C.; assigned to the 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Command Element, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed July 21 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
July 22, 2006
· Army Capt. Blake H. Russell, 35, of Forth Worth, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died July 22 of injuries sustained from enemy forces munitions while investigating a possible mortar cache during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Army Cpl. Adam J. Fargo, 22, of Ruckersville, Va.; assigned to the 4th Brigade Troop Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed July 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy in Baghdad.
· Army Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Swanson, 25, of Rose Haven, Md.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died July 22 of injuries sustained when his patrol encountered enemy forces small arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq.
July 24, 2006
· Army Spc. Stephen W. Castner, 27, of Cedarburg, Wis.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery, Wisconsin Army National Guard, Milwaukee, Wis.; died July 24 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Tallil, Iraq.
· Army Capt. Jason M. West, 28, of Pittsburg, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; killed July 24 when he encountered enemy forces using small arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. David M. Hierholzer, 27, of Lewisburg, Tenn.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died July 24 of injuries sustained when his platoon encountered enemy forces small arms fire in Pesch, Afghanistan.
· Army Spc. Dennis K. Samson Jr., 24, of Hesperia, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died July 24 of injuries sustained by enemy small arms fire in Taqaddum, Iraq.
July 25, 2006
· Army Spc. Joseph A. Graves, 21, of Discovery Bay, Calif.; assigned to the 110th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; died July 25 when his convoy encountered enemy fire in Baghdad.
· Army Spc. Andrew Velez, 22, of Lubbock, Texas; assigned to the Corps Support Battalion, Theater Support Command, Fort Irwin, Calif.; died July 25 from a non-combat related injury in Sharona, Afghanistan.
July 26, 2006
· Navy Electrician’s Mate (Petty Officer) 2nd Class Edward A. Koth, 30, of Towson, Md.; assigned to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eight, serving with Multinational Corps Iraq in Baghdad; died July 26 after ordnance exploded during a disposal operation at Camp Victory, Iraq.
July 27, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. James W. Higgins, 22, of Frederick, Md.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died July 27 from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Adam R. Murray, 21, of Cordova, Tenn.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed July 27 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Cpl. Timothy D. Roos, 21, of Cincinnati, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died July 27 from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Pfc. Enrique C. Sanchez, 21, of Garner, N.C.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed July 27 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
July 29, 2006
· Marine Cpl. Phillip E. Baucus, 28, of Wolf Creek, Mont.; assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed July 29 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Anthony E. Butterfield, 19, of Clovis, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed July 29 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Christian B. Williams.
· Marine Sgt. Christian B. Williams, 27, of Winter Haven, Fla.; assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed July 29 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Anthony E. Butterfield.
· Marine Pfc. Jason Hanson, 21, of Forks, Wash.; assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed July 29 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
July 31, 2006
· Army Sgt. Joshua A. Ford, 20, of Wayne, Neb.; assigned to the 189th Transportation Company, 485th Corps Support Battalion, Nebraska Army National Guard, Norfolk, Neb.; killed July 31 during combat operations in Numaniyah, Iraq.
August 01, 2006
· Army Spc. Hai Ming Hsia, 37, of New York, N.Y.; assigned to the 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; killed Aug. 1 during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.
August 02, 2006
· Navy Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class (Petty Officer 2nd Class) Marc A. Lee, 28, of Hood River, Ore.; a member of a West Coast-based SEAL Team; killed Aug. 2 during combat operations while on patrol in Ramadi, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. Ryan D. Jopek, 20, of Merrill, Wis.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard, Waupun, Wis.; died Aug. 2 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy in Tikrit, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. Dustin D. Laird, 23, of Martin, Tenn.; assigned to the 913th Engineer Company, 46th Engineer Battalion, Tennessee Army National Guard, Union City, Tenn.; killed Aug. 2 during combat operations in Rawah, Iraq.
· Marine Cpl. Joseph A. Tomci, 21, of Stow, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Aug. 2 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
August 03, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Suplee, 39, of Ocala, Fla.; assigned to the 153rd Cavalry Squadron, Ocala, Florida National Guard, Fla.; died Aug 3 at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, Fla., of injuries sustained on Apr 1 when his Humvee was involved in a traffic accident in Kabul, Afghanistan.
· Army Sgt. George M. Ulloa Jr., 23, of Austin, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Aug. 3 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Kurt E. Dechen, 24, of Springfield, Vt.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, while attached to Regimental Combat Team 5, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Aug. 3 of wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
August 04, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Clint J. Storey, 30, of Enid, Okla.; assigned to the 1st Calvary Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; killed August 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near their Humvee while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Bradley H. Beste.
· Army Sgt. Bradley H. Beste, 22, of Naperville, Ill.; assigned to the 1st Calvary Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; killed August 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near their Humvee while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Clint J. Storey.
· Army Sgt. Leroy Segura Jr., 23, of Clovis, N.M.; assigned to the 362nd Engineer Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, Fort Benning, Ga.; died Aug 4 of injuries sustained from a Humvee accident in Habbaniyah, Iraq.
August 05, 2006
· Army Pfc. Brian J. Kubik, 20, of Harker Heights, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Aug 5 in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained Aug 2 when his unit encountered enemy small arms fire in Baghdad.
August 06, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Stephen A. Seale, 25, of Grafton, W.V.; assigned to the 2nd Brigade Troop Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Aug. 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while conducting combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were Sgt. Carlton A. Clark and Spc. Jose Zamora.
· Army Sgt. Carlton A. Clark, 22, of South Royalton, Vt.; assigned to the 2nd Brigade Troop Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Aug. 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while conducting combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Stephen A. Seale and Spc. Jose Zamora.
· Army Spc. Jose Zamora, 24, of Sunland Park, N.M.; assigned to the 2nd Brigade Troop Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Aug. 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while conducting combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were Sgt. Carlton A. Clark and Staff Sgt. Stephen A. Seale.
· Army Staff Sgt. Tracy L. Melvin, 31, of Seattle, Wash.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Aug. 6 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.
August 08, 2006
· Army Sgt. Jeffery S. Brown, 25, of Trinity Center, Calif.; he was declared Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown Aug. 8 when his UH-60 Black Hawk crashed into a lake in the vicinity of Korean Village in Rutbah, Iraq; his remains were recovered Aug. 10. Also killed was Sgt. Steven P. Mennemeyer; his remains were recovered Aug. 9.
· Army Sgt. Steven P. Mennemeyer, 26, of Granite City, Ill.; assigned to the 82nd Medical Company (Air Ambulance), Fort Riley, Kan.; he was declared Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown Aug. 8 when his UH-60 Black Hawk crashed into a lake in the vicinity of Korean Village in Rutbah, Iraq; his remains were recovered Aug. 9. Also killed was Sgt. Jeffery S. Brown; his remains were recovered Aug 10.
August 09, 2006
· Army 1st. Sgt. Aaron D. Jagger, 43, of Hillsdale, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; killed Aug 9 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were Spc. Ignacio Ramirez and Spc. Shane W. Woods.
· Army Spc. Ignacio Ramirez, 22, of Henderson, Nev.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; killed Aug 9 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were 1st. Sgt. Aaron D. Jagger and Spc. Shane W. Woods.
· Army Spc. Shane W. Woods, 23, of Palmer, Alaska; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; killed Aug 9 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were 1st. Sgt. Aaron D. Jagger and Spc. Ignacio Ramirez.
August 10, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremy Z. Long, 18, of Sun Valley, Nev.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed Aug. 10 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
August 11, 2006
· Army Spc. Rogelio R. Garza, Jr., 26, of Corpus Christi, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Aug. 11 when his platoon came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire during combat operations in Nangalam, Afghanistan. Also killed were Pfc. Andrew R. Small and Pfc. James P. White, Jr.
· Army Pfc. Andrew R. Small, 19, of Wiscasset, Maine; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Aug. 11 when his platoon came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire during combat operations in Nangalam, Afghanistan. Also killed were Spc. Rogelio R. Garza, Jr. and Pfc. James P. White, Jr.
· Army Pfc. James P. White, Jr., 19, of Huber Heights, Ohio; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Aug. 11 when his platoon came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire during combat operations in Nangalam, Afghanistan. Also killed were Spc. Rogelio R. Garza, Jr. and Pfc. Andrew R. Small.
August 12, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth A. Jenkins, 25, of Fouke, Ark.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 12 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when he came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Army Staff Sgt. Michael C. Lloyd, 24, of San Antonio; assigned to the 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 12 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Kevin L. Zeigler.
· Army Staff Sgt. Kevin L. Zeigler, 31, of Overland Park, Kan.; assigned to the 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 12 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Michael C. Lloyd.
August 16, 2006
· Army Cpl. Jeremiah S. Cole, 26, of Hiawatha, Kan.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Aug. 16 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Bermel, Afghanistan.
· Army Staff Sgt. Jeffrey S. Loa, 32, of Waianae, Hawaii; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Aug 16 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Ramadi, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Michael D. Glover, 28, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Albany, N.Y.; killed Aug. 16 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Capt. John J. McKenna IV, 30, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Albany, N.Y.; killed Aug. 16 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Sgt. John P. Phillips, 29, of St. Stephen, S.C.; assigned to the 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; died Aug. 16 at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, from wounds sustained March 7 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
August 17, 2006
· Army Pvt. Joseph R. Blake, 34, of Portland, Ore.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Aug 17 of injuries sustained when his platoon encountered enemy forces small arms fire in Turkalay, Afghanistan.
· Army Pfc. James J. Arellano, 19, of Cheyenne, Wyo.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug 17 of injuries suffered when his patrol encountered enemy forces using improvised explosive devices and small arms fire in Baghdad.
August 18, 2006
· Army Sgt 1st Class Ruben J. Villa Jr., 36, of El Paso, Texas; assigned to the Area Support Group (CFLCC), Camp Arifjan, Kuwait; died Aug 18 from a non-combat related cause in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
August 19, 2006
· Army Sgt. Wakkuna A. Jackson, 21, of Jacksonville, Fla.; assigned to the 710th Combat Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Aug. 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle in Kunar, Afghanistan. Also killed were Spc. Robert E. Drawl Jr. and Spc. Christopher F. Sitton.
· Army Spc. Robert E. Drawl Jr., 21, of Alexandria, Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Aug. 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle in Kunar, Afghanistan. Also killed were Sgt. Wakkuna A. Jackson and Spc. Christopher F. Sitton.
· Army Spc. Christopher F. Sitton, 21, of Montrose, Colo.; assigned to the 710th Combat Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Aug. 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle in Kunar, Afghanistan. Also killed were Sgt. Wakkuna A. Jackson and Spc. Robert E. Drawl Jr.
· Army Sgt. Marquees A. Quick, 28, of Hoover Ala.; assigned to the 1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; died Aug 19 of injuries sustained while conducting security and observation operations, when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using multiple grenades in Ramadi, Iraq.
· Air Force Senior Airman Adam P. Servais, 23, of Onalaska, Wis.; assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.; killed Aug. 19, when his vehicle came under hostile fire in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan.
August 20, 2006
· Navy Hospitalman Chadwick T. Kenyon, 20, of Tucson, Ariz.; assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died Aug. 20 of injuries suffered when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. Gabriel G. DeRoo, 25, of Paw Paw, Mich.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died on Aug. 20 of injuries sustained when he encountered enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq.
· Marine Cpl. Adam A. Galvez, 21, of Salt Lake City, Utah; assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed Aug. 20 while conducting combat operations in Anbar, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Randy L. Newman.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Randy L. Newman, 21, of Bend, Ore.; assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed Aug. 20 while conducting combat operations in Anbar, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Adam A. Galvez.
August 21, 2006
· Air Force Master Sgt. Brad A. Clemmons, 37, of Chillicothe, Ohio; assigned to the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska; killed Aug. 21 when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle. The vehicle was part of a transportation convoy enroute to Taji, Iraq.
August 22, 2006
· Navy Chief Petty Officer Paul J. Darga, 34, of Lansing, Mich.; assigned to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Two, serving with the 1st Marine Logistics Group; killed Aug. 22 when his Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team was struck by an improvised explosive device while responding to a previous strike. His unit was conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
August 23, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. James D. Hirlston, 21, of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Aug. 23 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Spc. Thomas J. Barbieri, 24, of Gaithersburg, Md.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Aug. 23 when his patrol encountered enemy forces small arms fire during combat operations south of Baghdad.
August 24, 2006
· Army Sgt. Jeremy E. King, 23, of Meridian, Idaho; assigned to the 8th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 24 of injuries sustained by enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Marine Staff Sgt. Dwayne E. Williams, 28, of Baltimore, Md.; assigned to the 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; killed Aug. 24 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Staff Sgt. Gordon G. Solomon, 35, of Fairborn, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Aug. 24 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Pfc. William E. Thorne, 26, of Hospers, Iowa; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug 24 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Iraq.
August 25, 2006
· Marine Cpl. Jordan C. Pierson, 21, of Milford, Conn.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Plainville, Conn.; killed Aug. 25 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
August 26, 2006
· Army Spc. Edgardo Zayas, 29, of Dorchester, Mass.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Aug. 26 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Marine Cpl. David G. Weimortz, 28, of Irmo, S.C.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Aug. 26 from injuries sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
August 27, 2006
· Army Spc. Seth A. Hildreth, 26, of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 27 of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Army Sgt. David J. Almazan, 27, of Van Nuys, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; died Aug 27 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations, in Hit, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. Darry Benson, 46, of Winterville, N.C.; assigned the 730th Quartermaster Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard, Ahoskie, N.C.; died Aug 27 from a non-combat related cause in Camp Virginia, Kuwait.
· Army Spc. Joshua D. Jones, 24, of Pomeroy, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug 27 of injuries sustained when his Humvee came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Army Spc. Kenneth M. Cross, 21, of Superior, Wis.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Aug 27 when his M1126 Stryker Vehicle came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Pfc. Daniel G. Dolan.
· Army Pfc. Daniel G. Dolan, 19, of Roy, Utah; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Aug 27 when his M1126 Stryker Vehicle came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. Kenneth M. Cross.
· Army Staff Sgt. Jeffrey J. Hansen, 31, of Cairo, Neb.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry Regiment, Nebraska Army National Guard, Lincoln, Neb.; died Aug. 27 in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained Aug. 21 from a vehicle accident in Balad, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. Moises Jazmin, 25, of Providence, R.I.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Aug 27 when an improvised explosive device detonated near their M2A3 Bradley Vehicle during combat operations in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were: Spc. Qixing Lee, Spc. Shaun A. Novak and Spc. Tristan C. Smith.
· Army Spc. Qixing Lee, 20, of Minneapolis, Minn.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Aug 27 when an improvised explosive device detonated near their M2A3 Bradley Vehicle during combat operations in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were: Sgt. Moises Jazmin, Spc. Shaun A. Novak and Spc. Tristan C. Smith.
· Army Spc. Shaun A. Novak, 21, of Two Rivers, Wis.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Aug 27 when an improvised explosive device detonated near their M2A3 Bradley Vehicle during combat operations in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were: Spc. Tristan C. Smith, Spc. Qixing Lee and Sgt. Moises Jazmin.
· Army Spc. Tristan C. Smith, 23, of Bryn Athyn, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Aug 27 when an improvised explosive device detonated near their M2A3 Bradley Vehicle during combat operations in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were: Spc. Shaun A. Novak, Spc. Qixing Lee and Sgt. Moises Jazmin.
August 28, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Donald E. Champlin, 28, of Natchitoches, La.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Aug. 28 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, from wounds sustained Aug. 27 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Spc. Matthew E. Schneider, 23, of Gorham, N.H.; assigned to the 141st Signal Battalion, 1st Armored Division, Wiesbaden, Germany; died Aug. 28 from a non-combat related cause in Ramadi, Iraq.
· Army Cpl. Shannon L. Squires, 25, of Virginia Beach, Va.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 321 Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Field Artillery Brigade, XVIIIth Airborne Corps Artillery, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Aug. 28 in Brooke Army Medial Center, San Antonio, of injuries sustained Apr. 21 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle during combat operations along Main Supply Route Tampa, Iraq.
August 29, 2006
· Marine Cpl. Christopher T. Warndorf, 21, of Burlington, Ky.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Aug. 29 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. Matthew J. Vosbein, 30, of Metairie, La.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Aug. 29 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Sadr Al Yusifiyah, Iraq.
August 30, 2006
· Marine Lance Corporal Colin J. Wolfe, 18, of Manassas, Va.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Aug. 30 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. Joshua R. Hanson, 27, of West St. Paul, Minn.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 136th Infantry, Minnesota National Guard, Detroit Lakes, Minn.; died Aug. 30 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations, in Khaldea, Iraq.
August 31, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Michael L. Deason, 28, of Farmington, Mo.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Aug 31 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Ad War, Iraq.
September 01, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Cliff K. Golla, 21, of Charlotte, N.C.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Sept. 1 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Staff Sgt. Angel D. Mercado-Velazquez, 24, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died in Yusifiyah, Iraq, on Sept. 1 of injuries suffered from mortar fire during dismounted combat operations.
September 02, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Eugene H.E. Alex, 32, of Bay City, Mich.; assigned to the 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; died Sept. 2 in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained Aug 30 when he encountered enemy forces using small arms fire in Baghdad.
· Army Sgt. Ralph N. Porras, 36, of Merrill, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Sept. 2 of injuries sustained from mortar fire during dismounted combat operations in Yusifiyah, Iraq. Also killed was Pfc. Justin W. Dreese.
· Army Pfc. Justin W. Dreese, 21, of Northumberland, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Sept. 2 of injuries sustained from mortar fire during dismounted combat operations in Yusifiyah, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Ralph N. Porras.
September 03, 2006
· Army Sgt. Jason L. Merrill, 22, of Mesa, Ariz.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Wurzburg, Germany; died Sep. 3 of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Pvt. Edwin A. Andino II.
· Army Pvt. Edwin A. Andino II, 23, of Culpeper, Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Wurzburg, Germany; died Sep. 3 of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. Jason L. Merrill.
· Marine Pvt. Ryan E. Miller, 21, of Gahanna, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Sept. 3 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Shane P. Harris, 23, of Las Vegas, N.M.; assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed Sep. 3 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Pfc. Nicholas A. Madaras, 19, of Wilton, Conn.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Sept. 3 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Baqubah, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Philip A. Johnson, 19, of Hartford, Conn.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Sept. 3 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. 1st Class Richard J. Henkes II, 32, of Portland Ore.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Sept. 3 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
September 04, 2006
· Army Lt. Col. Marshall A. Gutierrez, 41, of New Mexico; assigned to the Area Support Group, Arijan, Kuwait; died Sep. 4 from non-combat related injuries in Camp Virginia, Kuwait. The incident is under investigation.
· Army Sgt. Germaine L. Debro, 33, of Omaha, Neb.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry Regiment, Nebraska Army National Guard, Fremont, Neb.; died Sept. 4 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Balad, Iraq.
· Marine Cpl. Jared M. Shoemaker, 29, of Tulsa, Okla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Broken Arrow, Okla.; killed Sept. 4 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Eric P. Valdepenas, 21, of Seekonk, Mass.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Ayer, Mass.; killed Sept. 4 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher G. Walsh, 30, of St. Louis, Mo.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 24th Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Navy Reserve, Bridgetown, Mo.; died Sept. 4 while his unit was conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq. Walsh was serving as a corpsman with Multi National Corps Iraq.
· Army Pfc. Hannah L. Gunterman, 20, of Redlands, Calif.; assigned to the 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Sept. 4 from a non-combat related cause in Taji, Iraq. This incident is under investigation.
September 06, 2006
· Army Pfc. Jeremy R. Shank, 18, of Jackson, Mo.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died Sept. 6 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when he encountered enemy forces using small arms fire during a dismounted security patrol in Hawijah, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. John A. Carroll, 26, of Ponca City, Okla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Sept. 6 of injuries sustained when he came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during a dismounted security patrol in Ramadi, Iraq.
September 07, 2006
· Marine Pfc. Vincent M. Frassetto, 21, of Toms River, N.J.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Sept. 7 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. Luis A. Montes, 22, of El Centro, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 7 in Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio; of injuries sustained Sept. 1 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Abu Ghraib, Iraq.
· Army Spc. David J. Ramsey, 27, of Tacoma, Wash.; assigned to the 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.;
September 08, 2006
· Army Sgt. 1st Class Merideth L. Howard, 52, of Alameda, Calif.; assigned to the 405th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Sept. 8 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near her Humvee in Kabul, Afghanistan. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Robert J. Paul.
· Army Staff Sgt. Robert J. Paul, 43, of The Dalles, Ore.; assigned to the 405th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Sept. 8 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Kabul, Afghanistan. Also killed was Sgt. 1st Class Merideth L. Howard.
September 09, 2006
· Marine Cpl. Johnathan L. Benson, 21, of North Branch, Minn.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Sept. 9 from wounds sustained June 17 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. Nathaniel B. Lindsey, 38, of Troutdale, Ore.; assigned to the 41st Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard,Portland, Ore.; died Sept. 9 of injuries sustained when his Humvee encountered undetermined ordnance from enemy forces during patrol operations killed in Shajoy, Afghanistan.
· Army Pfc. Anthony P. Seig, 19, of Sunman, Ind.; assigned to the 118th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Sept. 9 of injuries sustained when he encountered indirect fire from enemy forces while on base in Baghdad.
· Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael T. Fuga, 47, of Nuuli, American Samoa; assigned to the 35th Special Troops Battalion, Missouri Army National Guard, Kansas City, Mo.; died Sept. 9 of injuries sustained when he encountered enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
September 10, 2006
· Army Spc. Alexander Jordan, 31, of Miami, Fla.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Sept. 10 of injuries suffered when he encountered enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad.
September 11, 2006
· Army Sgt. Jeremy E. DePottey, 26, of Ironwood, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Sept. 11 of injuries suffered in a single vehicle accident in Asadabad, Afghanistan.
· Army Spc. Harley D. Andrews, 22, of Weimar, Calif.; assigned to the 54th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany; died on Sept. 11 in Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.
September 12, 2006
· Army 2nd Lt. Emily J.T. Perez, 23, of Texas; assigned to the 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 12 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near her Humvee during combat operations in Kifl, Iraq.
September 13, 2006
· Army Capt. Matthew C. Mattingly, 30, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Sept. 13 when he encountered enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq.
· Army Pfc. Jeffrey P. Shaffer, 21, of Harrison, Ark.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Bamberg, Germany; died Sept. 13 of injuries sustained in Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations.
September 14, 2006
· Army Sgt. Aaron A. Smith, 31, of Killeen, Texas; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Sept. 14 of injuries sustained when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated in the vicinity of a West Baghdad Substation where he was located. Also killed was Sgt. Jennifer M. Hartman and Cpl. Marcus A. Cain.
· Army Sgt. Jennifer M. Hartman, 21, of New Ringgold, Pa.; assigned to the 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 14 of injuries sustained when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated in the vicinity of a West Baghdad Substation where she was located. Also killed was Sgt. Aaron A. Smith and Cpl. Marcus A. Cain.
· Army Cpl. Marcus A. Cain, 20, of Crowley, La.; assigned to the 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 14 of injuries sustained when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated in the vicinity of a West Baghdad Substation where he was located. Also killed were Sgt. Aaron A. Smith and Sgt. Jennifer M. Hartman.
· Army Spc. Russell M. Makowski, 23, of Union, Mo.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 14 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Taji, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. David T. Weir, 23, of Cleveland, Tenn.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Sept. 14 of injuries sustained Sept. 13 when he encountered enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Army Sgt. Clint E. Williams, 24, of Kingston, Okla.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 14 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan A. Miller, 19, of Pearland, Texas; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died Sept. 14 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
September 15, 2006
· Army Cpl. Cesar A. Granados, 21, of Le Grand, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 15 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Army Sgt. 1st Class Bernard L. Deghand, 42, of Mayetta, Kan.; assigned to the 35th Division Artillery, Kansas Army National Guard, Hutchinson, Kan.; died Sept. 15 of injuries sustained in Spira, Afghanistan when his unit encountered enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire during combat operations.
September 16, 2006
· Navy Electronics Technician (SW/DV) 2nd Class David S. Roddy, 32, of Aberdeen, Md.; assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Two in Norfolk, Va.; served with the Multi-National Corps in Iraq; killed Sept. 16 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the Anbar province, Iraq.
September 17, 2006
· Army Sgt. David J. Davis, 32, of Mount Airy, Md.; assigned to the 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; died Sept.17 in Baghdad of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker Armored Vehicle during combat operations in Sadr City, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. Adam L. Knox, 21, of Columbus, Ohio; assigned to the 346th Psychological Operations Company, Army Reserve, Columbus, Ohio; died Sept. 17 of injuries sustained when his patrol encountered enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad.
September 18, 2006
· Army Sgt. James R. Worster, 24, of Broadview Heights, Ohio; assigned to the 10th Combat Support Hospital, 43rd Area Support Group, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Sept. 18 from a non-combat related incident in Baghdad.
September 19, 2006
· Army Spc. Jared J. Raymond, 20, of Swampscott, Mass.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 19 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1A2 Abrams Tank during combat operations in Taji, Iraq.
· Army 1st Lt. Ashley L. (Henderson) Huff, 23, of Belle Mead, N.J.; assigned to the 549th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Sept. 19 of injuries sustained when a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near her mounted patrol during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq.
· Army Cpl. Bobby T. Callahan, 22, of Jamestown, N.C.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Sept. 19 of injuries sustained when his Humvee rolled over while maneuvering in Baghdad.
September 20, 2006
· Army Pvt. Eric M. Kavanagh , 20, of Glen Burnie, Md.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died of injuries sustained Sept. 20 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Marine Sgt. Christopher M. Zimmerman, 28, of Stephenville, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Sept. 20 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Cpl. Yull Estrada Rodriguez, 21, of Alegre Lajas, Puerto Rico; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed Sept. 20 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Master Sgt. Robb G. Needham, 51, of Vancouver, Wash.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 356th Regiment (Logistical Support), 4th Brigade, 91st Division, Army Reserve, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Sept. 20 of injuries sustained when his patrol came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Army Sgt. 1st Class Charles J. Jones, 29, of Lawrenceburg, Ky.; assigned to the 149th Brigade Combat Team, Kentucky National Guard, Louisville, Ky.; died Sept. 20 from a non-combat related incident in Baghdad.
September 21, 2006
· Army Sgt. Allan R. Bevington, 22, of Beaver Falls, Pa.; assigned to the 40th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Sept. 21 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near him during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.
September 23, 2006
· Army Spc. Windell J. Simmons, 20, of Hopkinsville, Ky.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 23 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Taji, Iraq.
· Army Staff Sgt. Carlos Dominguez, 57, of Savannah, Ga.; assigned to the 414th Civil Affairs Battalion, Utica, N.Y.; died Sept. 23 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Taji, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. Velton Locklear III, 29, of Lacey, Wash.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died Sept. 23 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Riyadh, Iraq. Also killed was Pfc. Kenneth E. Kincaid IV.
· Army Pfc. Kenneth E. Kincaid IV, 25, of Lilburn, Ga.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died Sept. 23 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Riyadh, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Velton Locklear III.
September 24, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Howard S. March Jr., 20, of Buffalo, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Sept. 24 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Rene Martinez, 20, of Miami, Fla.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Sept. 24 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
September 25, 2006
· Army Cpl. Casey L. Mellen, 21, of Huachuca City, Ariz.; assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Sept. 25 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his mounted patrol came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq.
September 26, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Jose A. Lanzarin, 28, of Lubbock, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; killed Sept. 26 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.
· Marine Pfc. Christopher T. Riviere, 21, of Cooper City, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died Sept. 26 of wounds received while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Staff Sgt. Edward C. Reynolds, Jr., 27, of Groves, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 26 of injuries sustained when his M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle rolled over while maneuvering in Baghdad. Also killed was Pfc. Henry Paul.
· Army Pfc. Henry Paul, 24, of Kolonia Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 26 of injuries sustained when his M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle rolled over while maneuvering in Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Edward C. Reynolds, Jr.
September 28, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. James Chamroeun, 20, of Union City, Ga.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died Sept. 28 of wounds received while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
September 29, 2006
· Army Pfc. Christopher T. Blaney, 19, of Winter Park, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 29 from a non-combat related incident in Taji, Iraq.
· Navy Master-at Arms 2nd Class (SEAL) Michael A. Monsoor, 25, of Garden Grove, Calif.; assigned to a West-Coast based command; killed Sept. 29 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Ramadi, Iraq.
September 30, 2006
· Army Cpl. Luis E. Tejeda, 20, of Huntington Park, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Sept. 30 in Al Asad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Hit, Iraq.
· Army Staff Sgt. Scott E. Nisely, 48, of Marshalltown, Iowa; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry, Army National Guard, Iowa Falls, Iowa; died Sept. 30 of injuries sustained when his vehicle received small arms fire during security operations in Asad, Iraq. Also killed was Spc. Kampha B. Sourivong.
· Army Spc. Kampha B. Sourivong, 20, of Iowa City, Iowa; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry, Army National Guard, Iowa Falls, Iowa; died Sept. 30 of injuries sustained when his vehicle received small arms fire during security operations in Asad, Iraq. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Scott E. Nisely.
· Army Spc. Robert F. Weber, 22, of Cincinnati, Ohio; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Sept. 30 as a result of a vehicle roll-over near the Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, (about 30 miles south of Mosul, Iraq).
October 01, 2006
· Army Cpl. Chase A. Haag, 22, of Portland, Ore.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 1 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.
· Army Sgt. Mario Nelson, 26, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; died Oct. 1 from injuries sustained when a rocket-propelled grenade detonated near his vehicle in Hit, Iraq.
· Marine Capt. Justin D. Peterson, 32, of Davisburg, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died Oct. 1 from a non-hostile vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq. The incident is under investigation.
· Army Sgt. Denise A. Lannaman, 46, of Bayside, N.Y.; assigned to the 1569th Transportation Company, New York Army National Guard, Newburgh, N.Y.; died Oct. 1 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait from a non-combat related incident.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher B. Cosgrove III, 23, of Cedar Knolls, N.J.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Dover, N.J.; killed Oct. 1 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Cpl. Aaron L. Seal, 23, of Elkhart, Ind., assigned to the 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, Sound Bend, Ind.; killed Oct. 1 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
October 02, 2006
· Army Spc. Fernando D. Robinson, 21, of Hawthorne, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Oct. 2 from injuries sustained when his patrol came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades in Korengal, Afghanistan.
· Army Staff Sgt. James D. Ellis, 25, of Valdosta, Ga.; assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 2 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were Spc. Raymond S. Armijo, Spc. Justin R. Jarrett and Spc. Kristofer C. Walker.
· Army Pfc. Michael K. Oremus, 21, of Highland, N.Y.; assigned to the 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police Brigade, Seoul, Korea; killed Oct. 2 after being shot by enemy forces in Baghdad.
· Army Pfc. Satieon V. Greenlee, 24, of Pendleton, S.C.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Oct. 2 as a result of injuries sustained from enemy small arms fire in Baghdad.
· Army Spc. Angelo J. Vaccaro, 23, of Deltona, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Oct. 2 from injuries sustained during combat operations in Korengal, Afghanistan.
· Army Sgt. Joseph W. Perry, 23, of Alpine, Calif.; assigned to the 21st Military Police Company, 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIIIth Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Oct. 2 when his mounted patrol came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Muhallah, Iraq.
· Army Spc. Raymond S. Armijo, 22, of Phoenix, Ariz.; assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 2 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were Staff Sgt. James D. Ellis, Spc. Justin R. Jarrett and Spc. Kristofer C. Walker.
· Army Spc. Justin R. Jarrett, 21, of Jonesboro, Ga.; assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 2 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were Staff Sgt. James D. Ellis, Spc. Raymond S. Armijo and Spc. Kristofer C. Walker.
· Army Spc. Kristofer C. Walker, 20, of Creve Coeur, Ill.; assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 2 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were Staff Sgt. James D. Ellis, Spc. Raymond S. Armijo and Spc. Justin R. Jarrett.
· Army Staff Sgt. Joe A. Narvaez, 25, of San Antonio; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; killed Oct. 2 after being shot by enemy forces in Baghdad.
October 03, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan Rojas, 27, of Hammond, Ind.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Ala.; died Oct. 3 of injuries sustained from enemy small arms fire while performing security operations in Baghdad.
· Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Isshak, 25, of Alta Loma, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died Oct. 3 in Tikrit, Iraq, from injuries sustained when his vehicle received enemy small arms fire during combat operations at Hawija, Iraq.
October 04, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Edward M. Garvin, 19, of Malden, Mass.; assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 4 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Benjamin S. Rosales.
· Marine Cpl. Benjamin S. Rosales, 20, of Houston; assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 4 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Edward M. Garvin.
· Army Pfc. Dean R. Bright, 32, of Roseburg, Oregon; assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 4 after being attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and other weapons in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were: Spc. Timothy R. Burke, Staff Sgt. Christopher O. Moudry and Spc. George R. Obourn Jr.
· Army Spc. Timothy R. Burke, 24, of Hollywood, Fla.; assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 4 after being attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and other weapons in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were: Pfc. Dean R. Bright, Staff Sgt. Christopher O. Moudry and Spc. George R. Obourn Jr.
· Army Staff Sgt. Christopher O. Moudry, 31, of Baltimore, Md.; assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 4 after being attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and other weapons in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were: Spc. Timothy R. Burke, Pfc. Dean R. Bright and Spc. George R. Obourn Jr.
· Army Spc. George R. Obourn Jr., 20, of Creve Coeur, Ill.; assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 4 after being attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and other weapons in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were: Spc. Timothy R. Burke, Staff Sgt. Christopher O. Moudry and Pfc. Dean R. Bright.
October 06, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. John E. Hale, 20, of Shreveport, La.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Oct. 6 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Sgt. Julian M. Arechaga, Lance Cpl. Jon E. Bowman, Pfc. Shelby J. Feniello, Lance Cpl. Stephen F. Johnson and Cpl. Bradford H. Payne.
· Marine Cpl. Bradford H. Payne, 24, of Montgomery, Ala.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 6 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Sgt. Julian M. Arechaga, Lance Cpl. Jon E. Bowman, Pfc. Shelby J. Feniello, Lance Cpl. John E. Hale and Lance Cpl. Stephen F. Johnson.
· Army Cpl. Nicholas A. Arvanitis, 22, of Salem, New Hampshire; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Oct. 6 from injuries sustained when he encountered enemy fire in Bayji, Iraq.
October 07, 2006
· Army Sgt. Lawrence L. Parrish, 36, of Lebanon, Mo.; assigned to the 110th Engineer Battalion, Kansas City, Mo.; died Oct. 7 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. John E. Wood.
· Army Spc. John E. Wood, 37, of Humboldt, Kan.; assigned to the 891st Engineer Battalion, Garnett, Kan.; died Oct. 7 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. Lawrence L. Parrish.
· Army Sgt. Brandon S. Asbury, 21, of Tazewell, Va.; assigned to the 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 7 from injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Army Cpl. Carl W. Johnson II, 21, of Philadelphia, Pa.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Oct. 7 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Mosul, Iraq.
October 08, 2006
· Army Spc. Timothy A. Fulkerson, 20, of Utica, Ky.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 82nd Aviation Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Oct. 8 when a landmine detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Tikrit, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Stephen F. Johnson, 20, of Marietta, Ga.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 8 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Sgt. Julian M. Arechaga, Lance Cpl. Jon E. Bowman, Pfc. Shelby J. Feniello, Lance Cpl. John E. Hale and Cpl. Bradford H. Payne.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Derek W. Jones, 21, of Salem, Ore.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died Oct. 8 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Jeremy S. Sandvick Monroe and Capt. Robert M. Secher.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremy S. Sandvick Monroe, 20, of Chinook, Mont.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died Oct. 8 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Derek W. Jones and Capt. Robert M. Secher.
· Marine Capt. Robert M. Secher, 33, of Germantown, Tenn.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; died Oct. 8 from wounds received while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Derek W. Jones and Lance Cpl. Jeremy S. Sandvick Monroe.
October 09, 2006
· Army Pfc. Phillip B. Williams, 21, of Gardnerville, Nev.; assigned to the 4th Brigade Troop Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Oct. 9 from injuries sustained from enemy contact during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Marine Sgt. Julian M. Arechaga, 23, of Oceanside, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 9 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Jon E. Bowman, Pfc. Shelby J. Feniello, Lance Cpl. John E. Hale, Lance Cpl. Stephen F. Johnson and Cpl. Bradford H. Payne.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Jon E. Bowman, 21, of Dubach, La.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 9 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Sgt. Julian M. Arechaga, Pfc. Shelby J. Feniello, Lance Cpl. John E. Hale, Lance Cpl. Stephen F. Johnson and Cpl. Bradford H. Payne.
· Marine Pfc. Shelby J. Feniello, 25, of Connellsville, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Oct. 9 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Sgt. Julian M. Arechaga, Lance Cpl. Jon E. Bowman, Lance Cpl. John E. Hale, Lance Cpl. Stephen F. Johnson and Cpl. Bradford H. Payne.
October 11, 2006
· Marine Sgt. Justin T. Walsh, 24, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; assigned to the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Oct. 11 at National Naval Medical Center Bethesda, Md., from wounds sustained Oct. 5 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Capt. Shane T. Adcock, 27, of Mechanicsville, Va.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died Oct. 11 from injuries sustained from enemy grenade fire in Hawijah, Iraq.
· Army Chief Warrant Officer Scott W. Dyer, 38, of Cocoa Beach, Fla.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Oct. 11 from injuries sustained during combat operations in Banditemur, Afghanistan.
· Army Sgt. Nicholas R. Sowinski, 25, of Tempe, Ariz.; assigned to the 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; died Oct. 11 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.
October 12, 2006
· Army Sgt. Gene A. Hawkins, 24, of Orlando, Fla.; assigned to the 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Combat Support Brigade (Maneuver Enhancement), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Oct. 12 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicle in Mosul, Iraq.
October 13, 2006
· Army 2nd Lt. Johnny K. Craver, 37, of McKinney, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 13 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Army Private 1st Class Thomas J. Hewett, 22, of Temple, Texas; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Oct. 13 at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., from injuries sustained during a Sept. 26 incident in Baghdad, during which an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
· Army Spc. Jason A. Lucas, 24, of Columbus, Ohio; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Polk, La.; died Oct. 13 from injuries sustained when his vehicle was struck by a suicide bomber using a vehicle-born improvised explosive device in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
· Army Pfc. Kenny F. Stanton Jr., 20, of Hemet, Calif.; assigned to the 57th Military Police Company, Waegwan, Korea; died Oct. 13 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.
October 14, 2006
· Marine Sgt. Jonathan J. Simpson, 25, of Rockport, Texas; assigned to the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Oct. 14 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Pfc. Keith J. Moore, 28, of San Francisco; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Oct. 14 of a non-combat related injury in Baghdad.
· Army 1st Sgt. Charles M. King, 48, of Mobile, Ala.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 14 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were: Staff Sgt. Joseph M. Kane and Spc. Timothy J. Lauer.
· Army Staff Sgt. Joseph M. Kane, 35, of Darby, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 14 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were: 1st Sgt. Charles M. King and Spc. Timothy J. Lauer.
· Army Spc. Timothy J. Lauer, 25, of Saegertown, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 14 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were: Staff Sgt. Joseph M. Kane and 1st Sgt. Charles M. King.
· Airman 1st Class Leebenard E. Chavis, 21, of Hampton, Va.; assigned to the 824th Security Forces Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga.; killed Oct. 14 while performing duties as a turret gunner with the Iraqi police in the vicinity of Baghdad.
October 15, 2006
· Army Sgt. Lester D. Baroncini Jr., 33, of Bakersfield, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Oct. 15 of injuries sustained when two land mines detonated near his Humvee in Samarra, Iraq. Also killed was Pfc. Stephen D. Bicknell.
· Army Pfc. Stephen D. Bicknell, 19, of Prattville, Ala.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Oct. 15 of injuries sustained when two land mines detonated near his Humvee in Samarra, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Lester D. Baroncini Jr.
· Marine Sgt. Brock A. Babb, 40, of Evansville, Ind.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Terre Haute, Ind.; killed Oct. 15 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Hines, 26, of Olney, Ill.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Terre Haute, Ind.; killed Oct. 15 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Capt. Mark C. Paine, 32, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 15 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Taji, Iraq.
· Army 1st Lt. Joshua Deese, 25, of North Carolina; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died in Balad, Iraq, Oct. 15 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Kirkuk, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Jonathan E. Lootens.
· Army Sgt. Jonathan E. Lootens, 25, of Lyons, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Oct. 15 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Kirkuk, Iraq. Also killed was 1st Lt. Joshua Deese.
October 17, 2006
· Army Spc. Daniel W. Winegeart, 23, of Kountze, Texas; assigned to the 5th Group Support Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Oct. 17 from injuries sustained when his Light Medium Tactical Vehicle drove off an overpass in Baghdad.
· Marine 2nd Lt. Joshua L. Booth, 23, of Fiskdale, Mass.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed Oct. 17 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army 2nd Lt. Christopher E. Loudon, 23, of Brockport, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 17 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. David M. Unger, Cpl. Russell G. Culbertson III and Spc. Joseph C. Dumas Jr.
· Army Cpl. David M. Unger, 21, of Leavenworth, Kan.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 17 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq. Also killed were: 2nd Lt. Christopher E. Loudon, Cpl. Russell G. Culbertson III and Spc. Joseph C. Dumas Jr.
· Army Cpl. Russell G. Culbertson III, 22, of Amity, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 17 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq. Also killed were: 2nd Lt. Christopher E. Loudon, Cpl. David M. Unger and Spc. Joseph C. Dumas Jr.
· Army Spc. Joseph C. Dumas Jr., 25, of New Orleans; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 17 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq. Also killed were: 2nd Lt. Christopher E. Loudon, Cpl. David M. Unger and Cpl. Russell G. Culbertson III.
· Army Staff Sgt. Garth D. Sizemore, 31, of Mount Sterling, Ky.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Oct. 17 from injuries sustained when his patrol came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Army Staff Sgt. Ronald L. Paulsen, 53, of Vancouver, Wash.; assigned to the 414th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, Utica, N.Y.; died Oct. 17 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Tarmiya, Iraq.
October 18, 2006
· Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel A. Brozovich, 42, of Greenville, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 213th Air Defense Artillery, Spring City, Pa.; died Oct. 18 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Armored Security Vehicle while on combat patrol in Ashraf, Iraq.
· Army Spc. Jose R. Perez, 21, of Ontario, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Oct. 18 from injuries sustained from enemy small arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq.
October 19, 2006
· Marine Pvt. Edwardo J. Lopez, 21, of Aurora, Ill.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died Oct. 19 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
October 21, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Eric W. Herzberg, 20, of Severna Park, Md.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Oct. 21 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. 1st Class Tony L. Knier, 31, of Sabinsville, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Oct. 21 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Bayji, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Clifford R. Collinsworth, 20, of Chelsea, Mich.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 21 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Nathan R. Elrod, Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Manoukian and Cpl. Joshua C. Watkins.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Nathan R. Elrod, 20, of Salisbury, N.C.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 21 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Clifford R. Collinsworth, Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Manoukian and Cpl. Joshua C. Watkins.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Manoukian, 22, of Lathrup Village, Mich.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 21 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Clifford R. Collinsworth, Lance Cpl. Nathan R. Elrod and Cpl. Joshua C. Watkins.
· Marine Cpl. Joshua C. Watkins, 25, of Jacksonville, Fla.; assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 21 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were: Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Manoukian, Lance Cpl. Nathan R. Elrod and Lance Cpl. Clifford R. Collinsworth.
October 22, 2006
· Army Spc. Nathaniel A. Aguirre, 21, of Carrollton, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 22 of injuries sustained when their patrol came in contact with enemy forces in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. Matthew W. Creed.
· Army Maj. David G. Taylor, 37, of North Carolina; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Oct. 22 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.
· Army Spc. Matthew W. Creed, 23, of Covina, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 22 of injuries sustained when their patrol came in contact with enemy forces in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. Nathaniel A. Aguirre.
· Army Sgt. Willsun M. Mock, 23, of Harper, Kan.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Oct. 22 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.
· Army Spc. Nicholas K. Rogers, 27, of Deltona, Fla.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Oct. 22 from injuries sustained when his patrol came in contact with enemy forces during combat operations in Baghdad.
October 23, 2006
· Army 1st Lt. Amos C. R. Bock, 24, of New Madrid, Mo.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Oct. 23 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.
· Navy Hospital Corpsman Charles O. Sare, 23, of Hemet, Calif.; assigned to Naval Ambulatory Care Center, Port Hueneme, Calif.; currently serving with Multi-National Corps – Iraq; killed Oct. 23 from enemy action while conducting combat operations in Anbar Province, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Richard A. Buerstetta, 20, of Franklin, Tenn.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Nashville, Tenn.; killed Oct. 23 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Tyler R. Overstreet.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Tyler R. Overstreet, 22, of Gallatin, Tenn.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Nashville, Tenn.; killed Oct. 23 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Richard A. Buerstetta.
· Army Spc. Carl A. Eason, 29, of Lovelady, Texas; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Oct. 23 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.
October 25, 2006
· Marine Pfc. Daniel B. Chaires, 20, of Tallahassee, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died Oct. 25 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Jonathan B. Thornsberry, 22, of McDowell, Ky.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Johnson City, Tenn.; killed Oct. 25 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Navy Construction Electrician 2nd Class Charles V. Komppa, 35, of Belgrade, Mont.; assigned to the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 18, Detachment 0618 in Billings, Mont.; serving with the 3rd Naval Construction Regiment, Multi-National Corps – Iraq; killed Oct. 25 during enemy action while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Pfc. Donald S. Brown, 19, of Succasunna, N.J.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died Oct. 25 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Sgt. Thomas M. Gilbert, 24, of Downers Grove, Ill.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Grand Rapids, Mich.; killed Oct. 25 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
October 26, 2006
· Army First Sgt. Ricky L. McGinnis, 42, of Hamilton, Ohio; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 26 in Balad, Iraq, from injuries sustained that same day in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol.
October 27, 2006
· Marine Sgt. Luke J. Zimmerman, 24, of Luxemburg, Wis.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Oct. 27 from injuries sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Pvt. Michael V. Bailey, 20, of Waldorf, Md.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York; died Oct. 27 from non-combat related injuries in Salerno, Afghanistan. This incident is under investigation.
October 28, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Kyu H. Chay, 34, of Fayetteville, N.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Oct. 28 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his combat patrol in the Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
October 29, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Troy D. Nealey, 24, of Eaton Rapids, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Lansing, Mich.; killed Oct. 29 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
October 30, 2006
· Army Spc. Isaiah Calloway, 23, of Jacksonville, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany; died Oct. 30 from injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Marah, Afghanistan.
· Army Sgt. Kraig D. Foyteck, 26, of Skokie, Ill.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; died Oct. 30 from injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Army Sgt. Michael T. Seeley, 27, of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 30 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.
· Army Sgt. Kenneth E. Bostic, 21, of Hawthorne, Nev.; assigned to the 204th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police Battalion, 1st Combat Support Brigade, Fort Polk, La.; died Oct. 30 from injuries sustained from contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during check point operations in Baghdad.
October 31, 2006
· Army Maj. Douglas E. Sloan, 40, of Evans Mills, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Oct. 31 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Wygal Valley, Afghanistan. Also killed were: Sgt. Charles J. McClain and Pfc. Alex Oceguera.
· Army Sgt. Charles J. McClain, 26, of Fort Riley, Kan.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Oct. 31 in Asadabad, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Wygal Valley, Afghanistan. Also killed were: Maj. Douglas E. Sloan and Pfc. Alex Oceguera.
· Army Pfc. Alex Oceguera, 19, of San Bernardino, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Oct. 31 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Wygal Valley, Afghanistan. Also killed were: Sgt. Charles J. McClain and Maj. Douglas E. Sloan.
· Army Sgt. Michael R. Weidemann, 23, of Newport, R.I.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany; died Oct. 31 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Light Medium Tactical Vehicle in Hit, Iraq.
· Marine Pfc. Jason Franco, 18, of Corona, Calif.; assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Miramar, Calif.; died Oct. 31 from a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq. The incident is currently under investigation.
November 01, 2006
· Army Pfc. Kevin J. Ellenburg, 20, of Middleburg, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Nov. 1 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Baghdad.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Minhee Kim, 20, of Ann Arbor, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Lansing, Mich.; died Nov. 1 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Cpl. Gary A. Koehler, 21, of Ypsilanti, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Nov. 1 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
November 02, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. James E. Brown, 20, of Owensville, Ind.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Nov. 2 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Staff Sgt. Jason D. Whitehouse, 27, of Phoenix, Ariz.; assigned to the 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Nov. 2 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Staff Sgt. Joseph A. Gage, 28, of Modesto, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Nov. 2 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed was Lt. Col. Paul J. Finken and Lt. Col. Eric J. Kruger.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Luke B. Holler, 21, of Bulverde, Texas; assigned to the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, San Antonio; killed Nov. 2 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Cpl. Michael H. Lasky, 22, of Sterling, Alaska; assigned to the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska; killed Nov. 2 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Pvt. Michael P. Bridges, 23, of Placentia, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Nov. 2 from a non-combat related incident in Taji, Iraq.
· Army Lt. Col. Paul J. Finken, 40, of Mason City, Iowa; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Nov. 2 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were: Lt. Col. Eric J. Kruger and Staff Sgt. Joseph A. Gage.
· Army Lt. Col. Eric J. Kruger, 40, of Garland, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Nov. 2 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were: Lt. Col. Paul J. Finken and Staff Sgt. Joseph A. Gage.
November 04, 2006
· Marine 2nd Lt. Mark C. Gelina, 33, of Moberly, Mo.; assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Nov. 4 from a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq. The incident is under investigation.
· Marine Cpl. Kyle W. Powell, 21, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Nov. 4 from wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Jose A. Galvan.
· Army Spc. James L. Bridges, 22, of Buhl, Idaho; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Ala.; killed Nov. 4 when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad.
November 05, 2006
· Army Spc. Douglas C. Desjardins, 24, of Mesa, Ariz.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Ray Barracks, Giessen, Germany; died Nov. 5 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1A1 Abrams tank during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.
· Marine Cpl. Jose A. Galvan, 22, of San Antonio; assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Nov. 5 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Kyle W. Powell.
November 06, 2006
· Army Sgt. 1st Class William R. Brown, 30, of Fort Worth, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Nov. 6 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle in Sperwan-Gar, Afghanistan.
· Army Chief Warrant Officer John R. Priestner, 42, of Pennsylvania; assigned to the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Nov. 6 of injuries sustained when his AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed in Balad, Iraq. Also killed was Chief Warrant Officer Miles P. Henderson.
· Army Chief Warrant Officer Miles P. Henderson, 24, of Amarillo, Texas; assigned to the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Nov. 6 of injuries sustained when his AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed in Balad, Iraq. Also killed was Chief Warrant Officer John R. Priestner.
· Army Sgt. Lucas T. White, 28, of Moses Lake, Wash.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Nov. 6 of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces while on patrol in Baghdad.
November 07, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan T. McCaughn, 19, of Manchester, N.H.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Nov. 7 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Staff Sgt. Richwell A. Doria, 25, of San Diego, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Regiment, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died Nov. 7 after being struck by small arms fire during an air assault mission in Kirkuk, Iraq.
November 09, 2006
· Army Sgt. 1st Class Rudy A. Salcido, 31, of Ontario, Calif.; assigned to the 1114th Transportation Company, California Army National Guard, Bakersfield, Calif.; died Nov. 9 after an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle in Baghdad.
· Army Sgt. Courtland A. Kennard, 22, of Starkville, Miss.; assigned to the 410th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Nov. 9 after an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Gregory W. G. McCoy.
· Army Staff Sgt. Gregory W. G. McCoy, 26, of Webberville, Mich.; assigned to the 410th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Nov. 9 after an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. Courtland A. Kennard.
· Marine Sgt. Bryan K. Burgess, 35, of Garden City, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Perrysburg, Ohio; died Nov. 9 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Kristopher C. Warren, 19, of Resaca, Ga.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Chattanooga, Tenn.; died Nov. 9 from a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq.
November 11, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. William S. Jackson II, 29, of Saginaw, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 16th Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany; died Nov. 11 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were: Staff Sgt. Misael Martinez and Sgt. Angel De Jesus Lucio Ramirez.
· Army Staff Sgt. Misael Martinez, 24, of Chapel Hill, N.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 16th Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany; died Nov. 11 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were: Staff Sgt. William S. Jackson II and Sgt. Angel De Jesus Lucio Ramirez.
· Army Sgt. Angel De Jesus Lucio Ramirez, 22, of Pacoima, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 16th Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany; died Nov. 11 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were: Staff Sgt. Misael Martinez and Staff Sgt. William S. Jackson II.
November 12, 2006
· Army 1st Lt. Michael A. Cerrone, 24, of Clarksville, Tenn.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Nov. 12 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Samarra, Iraq. Also killed was Pfc. Harry A. Winkler III.
· Army Pfc. Harry A. Winkler III, 32, of Clarksville, Tenn.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Nov. 12 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Samarra, Iraq. Also killed was 1st Lt. Michael A. Cerrone.
November 13, 2006
· Army Pfc. Daniel J. Allman II, 20, of Canon, Ga.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Nov. 13 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Pfc. Jang H. Kim.
· Army Pfc. Jang H. Kim, 20, of Placentia, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Nov. 13 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Pfc. Daniel J. Allman II.
November 14, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Michael D. Scholl, 21, of Lincoln, Neb.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died Nov. 14 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Mario D. Gonzalez, 21, of La Puente, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died Nov. 14 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. 1st Class Tung M. Nguyen, 38, of Tracy, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Nov. 14 of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad.
· Army Col. Thomas H. Felts Sr., 45, of Sandston, Va.; assigned to the Command and General Staff College, School of Advanced Military Studies, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; died Nov. 14 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. Justin R. Garcia.
· Army Spc. Justin R. Garcia, 26, of Elmhurst, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Nov. 14 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Col. Thomas H. Felts Sr.
· Army Spc. Eric G. Palacios Rivera, 21, of Atlantic City, N.J.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Nov. 14 of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Timothy W. Brown, 21, of Sacramento, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died Nov. 14 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
November 15, 2006
· Army Capt. John R. Dennison, 24, of Ijamsville, Md.; assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Nov. 15 as a result of small arms fire in Balad, Iraq.
· Army Sgt. 1st Class Schuyler B. Haynes, 40, of Manhattan, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Nov. 15 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baquba. Also killed was Spc. Mitchel T. Mutz.
· Army Spc. Mitchel T. Mutz, 23, of Falls City, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Nov. 15 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baquba. Also killed was Sgt. 1st Class Schuyler B. Haynes.
November 16, 2006
· Army Capt. Rhett W. Schiller, 26, of Waterford, Wis.; assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Nov. 16 of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Balad Ruz, Iraq.
November 18, 2006
· Army Spc. Bradley N. Shilling, 22, of Stanwood, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Big Rapids, Mich.; died Nov. 18 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad.
November 19, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremy S. Shock, 22, of Tiffin, Ohio; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Perrysburg, Ohio.; died Nov. 19 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
November 21, 2006
· Army Sgt. James P. Musack, 23, of Riverside, Iowa; assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Nov. 21 of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident in Samarra, Iraq.
· Army Spc. Eric Vizcaino, 21, of New Mexico; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Nov. 21 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained Nov. 20 in Samarra, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident.
· Army Command Sgt. Maj. Donovan E. Watts, 46, of Atlanta, Ga.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Nov. 21 in Bayji, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Siniyah, Iraq.
November 22, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. James R. Davenport, 20, of Danville, Ind.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed Nov. 22 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Pvt. Heath D. Warner, 19, of Canton, Ohio; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died Nov. 22 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua C. Alonzo, 21, of Dumas, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died November 22 while conducting combat operations in Anbar Province, Iraq.
November 23, 2006
· Army Cpl. Nathan J. Goodiron, 25, of Mandaree, N.D.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery, North Dakota National Guard, Grand Forks, N.D.; died Nov. 23 of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades in Qarabagh, Afghanistan.
· Army Sgt. 1st Class James D. Priestap, 39, of Hardwood, Mich.; assigned to the 46th Military Police Company, Kingsford, Mich.; died Nov. 23 of injuries sustained when he came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during checkpoint operations in Baghdad.
November 24, 2006
· Marine Cpl. Nicholas P. Rapavi, 22, of Springfield, Va.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Nov. 24 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army Pvt. Reece D. Moreno, 19, of Prescott, Ariz.; assigned to the 92 Engineer Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Nov. 24 of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident in Balad, Iraq. The incident is under investigation.
November 25, 2006
· Army Staff Sgt. Daniel M. Morris, 28, of Clinton, Tenn.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Nov. 25 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Judiah, Iraq.
· Marine Cpl. Michael C. Ledsome, 24, of Austin, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Nov. 25 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Marine Lance Cpl. Jeromy D. West, 20, of Aguanga, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed Nov. 25 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
· Army 2nd Lt. Scott B. Lundell, 35, of Hurricane, Utah; assigned to the I Corps Artillery, Utah National Guard, Camp Williams, Utah; died Nov. 25 of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades while on patrol during combat operations in Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
November 26, 2006
· Army Capt. Jason R. Hamill, 31, of New Haven, Conn.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Nov. 26 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were: 1st Lt. David M. Fraser and Pvt. Joshua C. Burrows.
· Army 1st Lt. David M. Fraser, 25, of Texas; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Nov. 26 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were: Capt. Jason R. Hamill and Pvt. Joshua C. Burrows.
· Army Pvt. Joshua C. Burrows, 20, of Bossier City, La.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Bridade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Nov. 26 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were: 1st Lt. David M. Fraser and Capt. Jason R. Hamill.
· Army 1st Lt. Benjamin D. Keating, 27, of Shapleigh, Maine; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment (Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Target Acquisition), 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Nov. 26 of injuries sustained when his vehicle turned over in Kamdesh, Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation.
November 27, 2006
· Marine Lance Cpl. Michael A. Schwarz, 20, of Carlstadt, N.J.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Nov. 27 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.
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And let’s remember that many of these fallen heros killed a lot of verminous, fanatical enemies before they died. Let’s remember WHO we are fighting and what they do to their victims. It isn’t enough to recall simply when and how a warrior died. We must understand that they fight the Darkness THERE so that it isn’t roaming our streets HERE. I thank them for their sacrifice and also for their grim work.