They proudly served their country.
Now, they proudly
serve with angel's wings.
In
memory of those that gave their lives in this
war on terrorism.
2003
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DOD Release December 31, 2003
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Spc.
Justin W. Pollard,
21
Foothill
Ranch, Calif.
2nd
Squadron, 3rd Armored
Cavalry Regiment,
based in Fort Carson,
Colo.
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Died
on Dec. 30 in Baghdad, Iraq
as a result of injuries sustained
in a non-combat related incident.
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DOD Release December 30, 2003
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Capt.
Ernesto M. Blanco,
28
Texas
1st
Battalion, 504th
Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division, based
in Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Killed
on Dec. 28, in Qaryat Ash Shababi,
Iraq conducting a support mission
when an improvised explosive
device hit his vehicle.
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DOD Release December 29, 2003
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Pvt.
Rey D. Cuervo, 24
Laguna
Vista, Texas
1st
Squadron, 2nd Armored
Cavalry Regiment,
based in Fort Polk,
La.
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Killed
on Dec. 28 in Baghdad, Iraq
was on a mounted patrol when
an improvised explosive device
hit his vehicle.
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Sgt.
Curt E. Jordan,
Jr., 25
Green
Acres, Wash.
14th
Combat Engineer
Battalion (Corps)
(Wheeled), 555th
Combat Engineer
Group, based in
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Died
on Dec. 28 near Bayji, Iraq.
Jordan died of non-combat injuries.
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DOD Release December 28, 2003
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Spc.
Michael G. Mihalakis,
18
San
Jose, Calif.
270th
Military Police
Company, 49th Military
Police Battalion,
100th Troop Command,
California Combat
Support Command,
Army National Guard,
based in Fairfield,
Calif.
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Died
on Dec. 26, 2003, in Baghdad,
Iraq, as a result of injuries
sustained in a
non-combat
vehicle accident at the Baghdad
International Airport.
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DOD Release December 27, 2003
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Spc.
Charles G. Haight,
23
Jacksonville,
Ala.
14th
Engineer Battalion,
555th Engineer Group,
based in Fort Lewis,
Wash.
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Killed
on Dec. 26, 2003, in Iraq in
a convoy vehicle which struck
an improvised explosive device.
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Staff
Sgt. Thomas W. Christensen,
42
Atlantic
Mine, Mich.
652nd
Engineer Battalion,
U.S. Army Reserve,
based in Ellsworth,
Wis.
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Staff
Sgt. Stephen C.
Hattamer, 43
Gwinn,
Mich.
652nd
Engineer Battalion,
U.S. Army Reserve,
based in Ellsworth,
Wis.
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Killed
on Dec. 25 in Baquba, Iraq,
when their living area came
under mortar attack.
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DOD Release December 26, 2003
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Sgt.
Theodore L. Perreault,
33
Webster,
Mass.
1st
Battalion, 181st
Infantry Regiment,
Army
National
Guard, Joint Task
Force Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba
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Died of non-combat related injuries
on Dec. 23, 2003, in Camp Bulkeley,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Maj.
Christopher J. Splinter,
43
Platteville,
Wis.
5th
Engineer Battalion,
1st Engineer Brigade,
based in Fort Leonard
Wood, Mo.
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Capt.
Christopher F. Soelzer,
26
South
Dakota
5th
Engineer Battalion,
1st Engineer Brigade,
based in Fort Leonard
Wood, Mo.
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Sgt.
Benjamin W. Biskie,
27
Tucson, Arizona. 5th
Engineer Battalion,
1st Engineer Brigade,
based in Fort Leonard
Wood, Mo.
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Killed
on Dec. 24, when their vehicle
struck an improvised explosive
device
on Highway One near
Samarra, Iraq.
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Command
Sgt. Major Eric
F. Cooke, 43
Scottsdale,
Ariz.
1st
Brigade, 1st Armored
Division, based
in Ray Barracks,
Friedberg, Germany.
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Killed
on Dec. 24, 2003, in Baghdad,
Iraq in a convoy vehicle
that
struck an improvised explosive
device.
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Sgt.
Michael E. Yashinski,
24
Monument,
Colo.
501st
Forward Support
Company, 173rd Airborne
Brigade, based in
Vicenza, Italy
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Died
of injuries sustained while
running a communication wire
on Dec. 24, 2003, in Kirkuk,
Iraq.
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DOD Release December 23, 2003
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1st
Lt. Edward M. Saltz,
27
U.S.
Army Reserve, of
Bigfork, Mont.
to
2nd Battalion, 3rd
Field Artillery
Regiment, 1st Armored
Division, based
in Giessen, Germany.
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Pfc.
Stuart W. Moore,
21
Livingston,
Texas.
2nd
Battalion, 3rd Field
Artillery Regiment,
1st Armored Division,
based in Giessen,
Germany.
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Killed on Dec. 22 in Baghdad,
Iraq, when an improvised explosive
device struck their convoy.
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DOD Release December 22, 2003
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Pfc.
Charles E. Bush
Jr., 43
Buffalo,
N.Y.
402nd
Civil Affairs Battalion,
354th Civil Affairs
Brigade, 352nd Civil
Affairs Command,
U.S. Army Reserve,
based in Riverdale
Park, Md.
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Killed
on Dec. 19 in Balad, Iraq in
a convoy when his vehicle was
hit by an improvised explosive
device.
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Sgt.
Glenn R. Allison,
24
Pittsfield,
Mass.
2nd
Battalion, 14th
Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade, 10th
Mountain Division,
based in Fort Drum,
N.Y.
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Died
on Dec. 18 in Baghdad, Iraq
during physical training.
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DOD Release December 18, 2003
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Spc.
Christopher J. Holland,
26
Brunswick,
Ga.
Battery
A, 4th Battalion,
27th Field Artillery
Regiment, 1st Armored
Division, based
in Smith Barracks,
Germany.
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Killed
on Dec. 17 in Baghdad, Iraq.
Holland was part of a dismounted
patrol
when his unit was
ambushed with small arms fire.
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DOD Release December 17, 2003
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Spc.
Nathan W. Nakis,
19
Corvallis,
Ore.
Company
B, 52nd Engineer
Battalion (Heavy),
Army National Guard,
based in Albany,
Ore.
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Died
on Dec. 16 in Mosul, Iraq in
a convoy returning to Mosul
when he lost control of
his vehicle after driving through
an oil-soaked area.
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DOD Release December 16, 2003
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Pfc.
Kenneth C. Souslin,
21
Mansfield,
Ohio
440th
Signal Company,
22nd Signal Brigade,
V Corps, Darmstadt,
Germany.
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Died
Dec. 15 at Baghdad International
Airport, Iraq of non-combat
related injuries.
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DOD Release December 15, 2003
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Spc.
Rian C. Ferguson,
22
Taylors,
S.C.
Regimental
Support Squadron,
3rd Armored Cavalry
Regiment based in
Fort Carson, Colo.
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Died
Dec. 14, 2003, outside forward
operating base Quinn, Iraq.
Ferguson fell from the light
medium tactical vehicle in which
he was a passenger.
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Staff
Sgt. Kimberly A.
Voelz, 27
Carlisle,
Pa.
703rd
Explosive Ordnance
Detachment based
in Fort Knox, Ky.
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Killed
Dec. 14, 2003, in Iskandariyah,
Iraq responding to an explosive
ordnance disposal call
when
an improvised explosive device
detonated.
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Sgt.
Jarrod W. Black,
26
Peru,
Ind.
1st
Battalion, 34th
Armor Regiment based
in Fort Riley, Kan.
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Killed
Dec. 12, 2003, in Ar Ramadi,
Iraq when the convoy was hit
by an IED.
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DOD Release December 14, 2003
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Pfc.
Jeffrey F. Braun,
19
Stafford,
Conn.
Battery
B, 2nd Battalion,
319th Airborne Field
Artillery Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
based in Fort Bragg,
N.C.
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Died
Dec. 12, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq.
Braun died from a non-hostile
gunshot wound.
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Spec.
Marshall L. Edgerton,
27
Rocky
Face, Ga.
Company
A, 82nd Signal Battalion,
82nd Airborne Division,
based in Fort Bragg,
N.C.
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Killed
Dec. 11 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq when
his camp was attacked with an
improvised explosive device.
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DOD Release December 12, 2003
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Spc.
Todd M. Bates, 20
Bellaire,
Ohio
135th
Military Police
Company, Army National
Guard based in Brookpark,
Ohio
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Bates
was on a river patrol on the
Tigris River south of Baghdad,
Iraq, on Dec. 10
when his
squad leader fell overboard,
he dove into the water and did
not surface.
Bates has been
placed in duty status listed
as DUSTWUN (Duty Status Whereabouts
Unknown).
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Staff
Sgt. Richard A.
Burdick, 24
National
City, Calif.
Company
C, 3rd Battalion,
502nd Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade, 101st
Airborne Division
(Air Assault), based
in Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Killed
Dec. 10 in Mosul, Iraq in a
convoy when an improvised explosive
device hit his vehicle.
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Staff
Sgt. Aaron T. Reese,
31
Reynoldsburg,
Ohio
135th
Military Police
Company, Army National
Guard based in Brookpark,
Ohio
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Died
Dec. 10 south of Baghdad, Iraq
on a river patrol on the Tigris
River when he fell overboard.
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Pfc.
Jerrick M. Petty,
25
Idaho
Falls, Idaho
Company
B, 3rd Battalion,
502nd Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade, 101st
Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
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Killed
Dec. 10 in Mosul, Iraq While
guarding a gas station, Petty
was attacked by enemy forces.
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DOD Release December 11, 2003
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Staff
Sgt. Steven H. Bridges,
33
Tracy,
Calif.
1st
Battalion, 23rd
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 2nd Infantry
Division, Fort Lewis,
Wash.
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Spc.
Joseph M. Blickenstaff,
23
Corvallis,
Ore.
1st
Battalion, 23rd
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 2nd Infantry
Division, Fort Lewis,
Wash.
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Spc.
Christopher J. Rivera
Wesley, 26
Portland,
Ore.
1st
Battalion, 23rd
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 2nd Infantry
Division, Fort Lewis,
Wash.
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Killed
on Dec. 8 in Ad Duluiyah, Iraq,
when their vehicle flipped into
a canal.
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DOD Release December 9, 2003
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Pfc.
Ray J. Hutchinson,
20
League
City, Texas
2nd
Battalion, 502nd
Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
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Killed
Dec. 7 in Mosul, Iraq, returning
from a patrol when an improvised
explosive device hit his vehicle.
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Pfc.
Jason G. Wright,
19
Luzerne,
Mich.
1st
Battalion, 502nd
Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
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Killed
Dec. 8 in Mosul, Iraq on security
duty when his vehicle came under
fire from a passing vehicle.
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DOD Release December 8, 2003
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Spc.
Arron R. Clark,
20
Chico,
Calif.
440th
Signal Battalion,
22nd Signal Brigade,
V Corps, based in
Darmstadt, Germany.
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Killed
on Dec. 5 in Baghdad, Iraq on
a convoy mission when an improvised
explosive device detonated.
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DOD Release December 4, 2003
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Sgt.
Ryan C. Young, 21
Corona,
Calif.
A
Company, 1st Battalion,
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st
Infantry Division,
based in Fort Riley,
Kan.
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Died
on Dec. 2 at Walter Reed Army
Medical Center, Washington,
D.C.,
of wounds he received
Nov. 8 in Fallujah, Iraq when
an improvised explosive device
hit his vehicle.
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Chief
Warrant Officer
Clarence E. Boone,
50
Fort
Worth, Texas
Headquarters
and Headquarters
Company, 4th Infantry
Division, based
in Fort Hood, Texas.
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Died
on Dec. 2 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Boone died as a result of a
non-combat related injury.
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DOD Release December 3, 2003
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Spc.
Raphael S. Davis,
24
Tutwiler,
Miss.
B
Company, 223rd Engineer
Battalion, Army
National Guard,
based in Calhoun
City, Miss.
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Killed
Dec. 2 in Tampa, Iraq when his
vehicle was hit by an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release December 1, 2003
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Spc.
Aaron J. Sissel,
22
Tipton,
Iowa
2133rd
Transportation Company,
Army National Guard,
based in Centerville,
Iowa.
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Killed
on Nov. 29 in Haditha, Iraq
traveling in a convoy when his
vehicle was hit by enemy fire.
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Staff
Sgt. Stephen A.
Bertolino, 40
Orange,
Calif.
Aviation
Intermediate Maintenance
Troop, Regimental
Support Squadron,
3rd Armored Cavalry
Regiment, based
in Fort Carson,
Colo.
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Killed
on Nov. 29 in Haditha, Iraq
traveling in a convoy when his
vehicle was hit by enemy fire.
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DOD Release November 29, 2003
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Sgt.
Ariel Rico, 25
El
Paso, Texas
3rd
Battalion, 320th
Field Artillery
Regiment, 101st
Airborne Division
(Air Assault), based
in Fort Campbell
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Killed
on Nov. 28 in Mosul, Iraq during
an enemy mortar attack.
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DOD Release November 26, 2003
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Spc.
David J. Goldberg,
20
Layton,
Utah
C
Company, 52nd Engineer
Combat Battalion
(Heavy), U.S. Army
Reserve, 43rd Area
Support Group, based
in Fort Carson,
Colo.
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Died
on Nov. 26 in Qayyarah, Iraq
of a non-combat related injury.
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DOD Release November 26-27, 2003
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MH-53M
helicopter accident
in Afghanistan on
Nov. 23
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Sgt.
Major Phillip R.
Albert, 41
Terryville,
Conn.
2nd
Battalion, 87th
Infantry Regiment,
10th Mountain Division,
based in Fort Drum,
N.Y.
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Tech.
Sgt. William J.
Kerwood, 37
Houston,
Mo.
20th
Special Operations
Squadron, Hurlburt
Field, Fla.
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Maj.
Steven Plumhoff,
33
Neshanic
Station, N.J.
58th
Operations Squadron,
Kirtland Air Force
Base, N.M.
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Staff
Sgt. Thomas A. Walkup
Jr., 25
Millville,
N.J.
20th
Special Operations
Squadron, Hurlburt
Field, Fla.
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Tech.
Sgt. Howard A. Walters,
33
Port
Huron, Mich.
20th
Special Operations
Squadron, Hurlburt
Field, Fla.
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DOD Release November 25, 2003
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CW2
Christopher G. Nason,
39
California
A
Company, 306th Military
Intelligence Battalion,
Ft. Huachuca, Ariz.
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Died
on Nov. 23 between Mosul and
Dihok, Iraq of injuries sustained
in a vehicular accident.
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Cpl.
Darrell L. Smith,
28
Otwell,
Ind.
D
Company, 1st Battalion,
152nd Infantry Regiment,
Army National Guard,
based in Washington,
Ind.
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Died
on Nov. 23 in Baghdad, Iraq
when his vehicle overturned
and fell into a river.
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Spc.
Robert D. Roberts,
21
Winter
Park, Fla.
A
Troop, 1st Squadron,
1st Cavalry Regiment,
1st Armored Division,
based in Armstrong
Barracks, Germany.
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Killed
on Nov. 22 in Baghdad, Iraq
when a tank collided with his
vehicle.
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DOD Release November 24, 2003
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Command
Sgt. Maj. Jerry
L. Wilson, 45
Thomson,
Ga.
1st
Battalion, 502nd
Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade 101st
Airborne Division
(Air Assault), based
in Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Spc.
Rel A. Ravago IV,
21,
Glendale,
Calif.
1st
Battalion, 502nd
Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade 101st
Airborne Division
(Air Assault), based
in Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Killed
when hostile forces attacked
the vehicle they were in on
Nov. 23 in Mosul, Iraq
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Staff
Sgt. Eddie E. Menyweather,
35
Los
Angeles, Calif.
Company
C, 588th
Engineer
Battalion, 4th Infantry
Division (Mech),
based in Fort Hood,
Texas.
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Died
on Nov. 23 in Baqubah, Iraq
of injuries after an improvised
explosive device hit his vehicle.
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Pfc.
Damian S. Bushart,
22
Waterford,
Mich.
A
Troop, 1st Squadron,
1st Cavalry Regiment,
1st Armored Division,
based in Armstrong
Barracks, Germany.
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Died
on Nov. 22 in Baghdad, Iraq
of injuries sustained when a
tank collided with his vehicle.
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Cpl.
Gary B. Coleman,
24
Pikeville,
Ky.
B
Company, 1st Battalion,
68th Armored Regiment,
3rd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
(Mech), based in
Fort Carson, Colo.
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Killed
on Nov. 21 in Balad, Iraq on
patrol when the vehicle he was
driving flipped
over into
a canal trapping him inside
the vehicle.
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Capt.
George A. Wood,
33
New
York, N.Y.
B
Company, 1st Battalion,
67th Armor Regiment,
2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
(Mech), based in
Fort Hood, Texas.
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Killed
on Nov. 20 in Baqubah, Iraq
on patrol when his tank rolled
over an improvised explosive
device.
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Spc.
Josph L. Lister,
22
Pleasanton,
Kan.
1st
Battalion, 34th
Armored Regiment,
1st Infantry Division,
based in Fort Riley,
Kan.
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Killed
on Nov. 20 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
Lister was in a convoy
when
his vehicle was hit by an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release November 21, 2003
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Pvt.
Scott M. Tyrrell,
21
Sterling,
Ill.
C
Company, 299th Engineer
Battalion, 4th Infantry
Division (Mech),
based in Fort Hood,
Texas.
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Died
on Nov. 20 at Brooke Army Medical
Center, in San Antonio, Texas,
of wounds received on Nov. 14
in Tikrit, Iraq. Tyrrell was
at an ammunition point when
it caught on fire.
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DOD Release November 19, 2003
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Capt.
Nathan S. Dalley,
27
Kaysville,
Utah
2nd
Brigade, 1st Armored
Division, Baumholder,
Germany.
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Died
from a non-hostile gunshot wound
on Nov. 17 in Baghdad, Iraq.
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Staff
Sgt. Dale A. Panchot,
26
Northome,
Minn.
B
Company, 1st Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry
Division (Mech),
Fort Carson, Colo.
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Killed
on Nov. 17, south of Balad,
Iraq on patrol when he was fatally
injured by enemy fire.
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Spc.
Genaro Acosta, 26
Fair
Oaks, Calif.
1st
Battalion, 44th
Air Defense Artillery
Regiment, 4th Infantry
Division (Mech),
Fort Hood, Texas.
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Killed
on Nov. 11 in Taji, Iraq on
patrol when his Bradley vehicle
hit and detonated two improvised
explosive devices.
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DOD Release November 18, 2003
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Capt.
James A. Shull,
32
California
Headquarters
Battery, 4th Battalion,
1st Field Artillery
Regiment, 1st Armored
Division, Fort Riley,
Kan.
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Died
Nov. 17 in Baghdad, Iraq from
a non-hostile gunshot wound.
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Chief
Warrant Officer
Alexander S. Coulter,
35
Tenn
Headquarters
and Headquarters
Company, 124th Signal
Battalion, 4th Infantry
Division (Mech),
Fort Hood, Texas.
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Killed
on Nov. 17 in Baqubah, Iraq
while in a convoy traveling
to Tikrit
his vehicle ran
over an improvised explosive
device.
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DOD Release November 17, 2003
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Sgt.
Timothy L. Hayslett,
26
Newville,
Pa.
Headquarters
and Headquarters
Company, 1st Battalion,
37th Armored Regiment,
1st Armored Division,
based in Friedberg,
Germany.
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Killed
on Nov. 15 in Baghdad, Iraq
while conducting a patrol when
struck by an improvised explosive
device.
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DOD Release November 16-19, 2003
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Crash
of two 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault)
UH-60 Black Hawk
helicopters in
Mosul,
Iraq. Nov. 15
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Sgt.
Michael D. Acklin
II, 25
Louisville,
Ky.
1st
Battalion, 320th
Field Artillery,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
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Spc.
Ryan T. Baker, 24
Brown
Mills, N.J.
4th
Battalion, 101st
Aviation Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
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Sgt.
1st Class Kelly
Bolor, 37
Whittier,
Calif.
137th
Quartermaster Company,
U.S. Army Reserve,
based in South El
Monte, Calif.
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Spc.
Jeremiah J. Digiovanni,
21
Tylertown,
Miss.
4th
Battalion, 101st
Aviation Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
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Spc.
William D. Dusenbery,
30
Fairview
Heights, Ill.
4th
Battalion, 101st
Aviation Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
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Sgt.
Warren S. Hansen,
36
Clintonville,
Wis.
9th
Battalion, 101st
Aviation Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
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Pfc.
Sheldon R. Hawk
Eagle, 21
Grand
Forks, N.D.
1st
Battalion, 320th
Field Artillery,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
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Pfc.
Richard W. Hafer,
21
Cross
Lanes, W.Va.
1st
Battalion, 320th
Field Artillery,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
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Pfc.
Damian L. Heidelberg,
21
Batesville,
Miss.
1st
Battalion, 187th
Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
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Chief
Warrant Officer
Erik C. Kesterson,
29
Independence,
Ore.
9th
Battalion, 101st
Aviation Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
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Capt.
Pierre E. Piche,
29
Starksboro,
Vt.
626th
Forward Support
Battalion, 101st
Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
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Sgt.
John W. Russell,
26
Portland,
Texas
4th
Battalion, 101st
Aviation Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), based
in Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Chief
Warrant Officer
(CW2) Scott A. Saboe,
33
Willow
Lake, S.D.
4th
Battalion, 101st
Aviation Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), based
in Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Spc.
John R. Sullivan,
26
Countryside,
Ill.
626th
Forward Support
Battalion, 101st
Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
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Spc.
Eugene A. Uhl III,
21
Amherst,
Wis.
1st
Battalion, 320th
Field Artillery,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
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Pfc.
Joey D. Whitener,
19
Nebo,
N.C.
1st
Battalion, 320th
Field Artillery,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
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2nd
Lt. Jeremy L. Wolfe,
27
Wis.
4th
Battalion, 101st
Aviation Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
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Spc.
Irving Medina, 22
Middletown,
N.Y.
4th
Battalion, 1st Field
Artillery Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 1st Armored
Division, Fort Riley,
Kan.
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Killed
on Nov.14 in Baghdad, Iraq traveling
in a convoy when it struck an
improvised explosive device.
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Sgt.
Jay A. Blessing,
23
Tacoma,
Wash.
Headquarters
and Headquarters
Company, 2nd Battalion,
75th Ranger Regiment,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
|
Died
on Nov. 14 in Asadabad, Afghanistan
of injuries sustained from an
improvised explosive device.
|
Pfc.
Jacob S. Fletcher,
28
Bay
Shore, N.Y.
Company
C, 2nd Battalion
(Airborne), 503rd
Infantry
Regiment, 173rd
Airborne Brigade,
Camp Ederle, Italy.
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Killed
on Nov. 13 in Samara, Iraq while
riding on a bus when an improvised
explosive device exploded.
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DOD Release November 14, 2003
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Sgt.
Joseph Minucci II,
23
Richeyville,
Pa
C
Company, 2nd Battalion
(Airborne), 503rd
Infantry Regiment,
173rd Airborne Brigade,
Camp Ederle, Italy.
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Killed
on Nov. 13 in Samara, Iraq,
riding on a bus when an improvised
explosive device exploded.
|
Spc.
Marlon P. Jackson,
25
Jersey
City, N.J.
A
Company, 94th Engineer
Battalion (Combat)
(Heavy), 130th Engineer
Brigade, Vilseck,
Germany.
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Died
Nov. 11 in Tampa, Iraq of injuries
sustained when an improvised
explosive device exploded on
the road.
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DOD Release November 13, 2003
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Staff
Sgt. Nathan J. Bailey,
46
Nashville,
Tenn.
1175th
Transportation Company,
Army National Guard,
Tullahoma, Tenn.
|
Died
on Nov. 12 in Camp Arifjan,
Afghanistan from a non-hostile
gunshot wound.
|
Spc.
Robert A. Wise,
21
Tallahassee,
Fla.
3rd
Battalion, 124th
Infantry Regiment,
53rd Infantry Brigade,
Florida National
Guard, Tallahassee,
Fla.
|
Killed
on Nov. 12 in Baghdad, Iraq
on a mounted patrol when an
improvised explosive device
exploded.
|
Pfc.
Rayshawn S. Johnson,
20
Brooklyn,
N.Y.
299th
Engineer Battalion,
4th Infantry Division
(Mech), based in
Fort Hood, Texas.
|
Killed
on Nov. 3, 2003, in Tikrit,
Iraq, while on patrol when his
vehicle hit a landmine.
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DOD Release November 10, 2003
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Staff
Sgt. Gary L. Collins,
32
Hardin,
Texas
1st
Battalion, 16th
Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division,
based in Fort Riley,
Kan.
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Killed
on Nov. 8, in Fallujah, Iraq
while riding in a Bradley Fighting
Vehicle
when it hit an improvised
explosive device.
|
Sgt.
Nicholas A. Tomko,
24
Pittsburgh,
Pa.
307th
Military Police
Company, U.S. Army
Reserve, New Kensington,
Pa.
|
Killed
on Nov. 9 in Baghdad, Iraq.
Tomko was the door gunner in
a convoy vehicle
when his
team came under small arms attack.
|
Pvt.
Kurt R. Frosheiser,
22
Des
Moines, Iowa
2nd
Battalion,
6th Infantry Regiment,
1st Armored Division,
Baumholder, Germany.
|
Killed
on Nov. 8 in Baghdad, Iraq driving
a vehicle on mounted patrol
when his vehicle struck
an improvised explosive device.
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DOD Release November 9, 2003
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Staff
Sgt. Mark D. Vasquez,
35
Port
Huron, Mich.
1st
Battalion, 16th
Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division,
based in Fort Riley,
Kan.
|
Killed
on Nov. 8, 2003, in Fallujah,
Iraq when Bradley Fighting
Vehicle
was struck by an improvised
explosive device .
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UH-60
Black Hawk helicopter
shot down Nov. 7,
2003, in Tikrit,
Iraq.
The
Black Hawk was shot
down by unknown
enemy ordnance.
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Command
Sergeant Major Cornell
W. Gilmore I, 45
Baltimore,
Md.
Judge
Advocate General
Office, Headquarters
Department of the
Army, Pentagon.
|
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Chief
Warrant Officer
(CW3) Kyran E. Kennedy,
43
Boston,
Mass.
5th
Battalion, 101st
Aviation Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), based
in Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Staff
Sgt. Paul M. Neff
II, 30
Fort
Mill, S.C.
5th
Battalion, 101st
Aviation Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), based
in Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Sgt.
Scott C. Rose, 30
Fayetteville,
N.C.
5th
Battalion, 101st
Aviation Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), based
in Fort Campbell,
Ky.
|
|
Capt.
Benedict J. Smith,
29
Monroe
City, Mo.
101st
Aviation Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
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|
Chief
Warrant Officer
(CW5) Sharon T.
Swartworth, 43
Virginia.
Swartworth
was the regimental
warrant officer
for the Judge Advocate
General Office,
based at Headquarters
Department of the
Army, Pentagon.
|
|
Staff
Sgt. Morgan D. Kennon,
23
Memphis,
Tenn.
3rd
Battalion, 327th
Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), based
in Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Killed
on Nov. 7, 2003, in Mosul, Iraq
while guarding a bank in downtown
Mosul
when his position
came under rocket-propelled
grenade attack.
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|
DOD Release November 6, 2003
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Sgt.
1st Class Jose A.
Rivera, 34
Bayamon,
Puerto Rico
Headquarters
and Headquarters
Company, 3rd Battalion,
505th Parachute
Infantry Regiment,
based in Fort Bragg,
N.C.
|
Killed
on Nov. 5 in Mumuhdyah, Iraq
on patrol when his unit
came
under rocket propelled grenade
and small arms fire.
|
Spc.
Robert T. Benson,
20
Spokane,
Wash.
Company
A, 1st Battalion,
35th Armored Regiment,
1st Armored Division,
based in Smith Barracks,
Germany.
|
Died
on Nov. 4, in Baghdad, Iraq
from a non-hostile gunshot wound.
|
Spc.
James R. Wolf, 21
Scottsbluff,
Neb.
Headquarters
and Headquarters
Company, 52nd Engineer
Battalion, based
in Fort Carson,
Colo.
|
Killed
on Nov. 6 in Mosul, Iraq in
a convoy when an improvised
explosive device was detonated.
|
Spc.
James A. Chance
III, 25
Kokomo,
Miss.
C
Company, 890th Engineer
Battalion, Army
National Guard,
based in Columbia,
Miss.
|
Killed
on Nov. 6, 2003, in Husaybah,
Iraq. Chance died of injuries
sustained when his vehicle struck
a landmine.
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DOD Release November 5, 2003
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2nd
Lt. Todd J. Bryant,
23
Riverside,
Calif.
1st
Battalion, 34th
Armor Regiment,
1st Infantry Division,
Fort Riley, Kan.
|
Killed
on Oct. 31 in Al Fallujah, Iraq
while on patrol when an improvised
explosive device exploded.
|
Sgt.
Francisco Martinez,
28
Humacao,
Puerto Rico
B
Detachment, 82nd
Soldier Support
Battalion (Airborne),
Fort Bragg, N.C.
|
Killed
on Nov. 4 in Baghdad, Iraq.
Martinez was in a convoy when
an improvised explosive
device exploded. Martinez died
of his injuries.
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DOD Release November 2-6, 2003
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|
CH-47 Chinook Helicopter Crash On November
2
As a result
of this incident,
there were 16 soldiers
killed in action
and 26 wounded.
|
|
Staff
Sgt. Daniel A. Bader,
28
Colorado
Springs, Colo.
Air
Defense Artillery
Battery, 1st Squadron,
3rd Armored Cavalry
Regiment, based
in Fort Carson,
Colo.
|
|
Sgt.
Ernest G. Bucklew,
33
Enon
Valley, Pa.
Support
Squadron, 3rd Armored
Cavalry Regiment,
Fort Carson, Colo.
|
|
Spc.
Steven D. Conover,
21
Wilmington,
Ohio
2nd
Battalion, 5th Field
Artillery Regiment,
based in Fort Sill,
Okla.
|
|
Pfc.
Anthony D. Dagostino,
20
Waterbury,
Conn.
16th
Signal Battalion,
Fort Hood, Texas.
|
|
Sgt.
Paul F. Fisher,
39
Cedar
Rapids, Iowa
Detachment
1, Company F, 106th
Aviation Battalion,
Army National Guard,
based in Davenport,
Iowa.
Died
of injuries Nov.
6 at the Homburg
University Klinikum,
Homberg, Germany.
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|
Specialist
Darius T. Jennings,
22
Cordova,
S.C.
2nd
Squadron, 3rd Armored
Cavalry Regiment,
based in Fort Carson,
Colo.
|
|
Pfc.
Karina S. Lau, 20
Livingston,
Calif.
16th
Signal Battalion,
Fort Hood, Texas.
|
|
Sgt.
Keelan L. Moss,
23
Houston,
Texas
2nd
Battalion, 5th Field
Artillery Regiment,
Fort Sill, Okla.
|
|
Spc.
Brian H. Penisten,
28
Fort
Wayne, Ind.
Air
Defense Artillery
Battery, 1st Squadron,
3rd Armored Cavalry
Regiment, based
in Fort Carson,
Colo.
|
|
Sgt.
Ross A. Pennanen,
36
Oklahoma.
2nd
Battalion, 5th Field
Artillery Regiment,
Fort Sill, Okla.
|
|
Sgt.
Joel Perez, 25
Rio
Grande, Puerto Rico
2nd
Battalion, 5th Field
Artillery Regiment,
based in Fort Sill,
Okla.
|
|
1st
Lt. Brian D. Slavenas,
30
Genoa,
Ill.
F
Company, 106th Aviation
Battalion, Army
National Guard,
Peoria, Ill.
|
|
Chief
Warrant Officer
Bruce A. Smith,
41
West
Liberty, Iowa
Detachment
1, Company F, 106th
Aviation Battalion,
Army National Guard,
based in Davenport,
Iowa
|
|
Spc.
Frances M. Vega,
20
Fort
Buchanan, Puerto
Rico
151st
Adjutant General
Postal Detachment
3, Fort Hood, Texas.
|
|
Staff
Sgt. Paul A. Velazquez,
29
Calif.
2nd
Battalion, 5th Field
Artillery Regiment,
III Corps Artillery,
Fort Sill, Okla.
|
|
Staff
Sgt. Joe N. Wilson,
30
Mississippi.
2nd
Battalion, 5th Field
Artillery Regiment,
Fort Sill, Okla
|
Killed
on board a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter
when it went down on Nov. 2
in Al Fallujah, Iraq.
|
1st
Lt. Joshua C. Hurley,
24
Virginia
326th
Engineer Battalion,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
|
Killed
on Nov. 1 in Mosul, Iraq riding
in a high mobility multi-purpose
wheeled vehicle
when he
was hit with an improvised explosive
device.
|
2nd
Lt. Benjamin J.
Colgan, 30
Kent,
Wash.
2nd
Battalion, 3rd Field
Artillery Regiment,
1st Armored Division,
Giessen, Germany.
|
Killed
on Nov. 1 in Baghdad, Iraq responding
to a rocket propelled grenade
attack when he was struck with
an improvised explosive device.
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DOD Release October 31, 2003
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Staff
Sgt. Paul A. Sweeney,
32
Lakeville,
Pa.
3rd
Battalion, 3rd Special
Forces Group, Fort
Bragg, N.C.
|
Died
Oct. 30 of wounds sustained
during an ambush near Musa,
Qalax, Afghanistan.
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DOD Release October 30, 2003
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|
Pvt.
Algernon Adams,
36
Aiken,
S.C.
122nd
Engineer Battalion,
Army National Guard,
Edgefield, S.C.
|
Died
on Oct. 28, of non-combat related
injuries at Forward Operating
Base St. Mere, Iraq.
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DOD Release October 29, 2003
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|
Pfc.
Rachel K. Bosveld,
19
Waupun,
Wis.
527th
Military Police
Company, V Corps,
Giesen, Germany.
|
Killed
Oct. 26 in Abu Ghraib, Iraq
during a mortar attack on the
Abu Ghraib Police Station.
|
Sgt.
Michael Paul Barrera,
26
Von
Ormy, Texas
3rd
Battalion, 67th
Armor Regiment,
Fort Hood, Texas.
|
Killed
on Oct. 28 in Baqubah, Iraq
when his tank was hit with an
improvised explosive device.
|
Spec.
Isaac Campoy, 21
Douglas,
Ariz
3rd
Battalion, 67th
Armor Regiment,
Fort Hood, Texas.
|
Killed
on Oct. 28 in Baqubah, Iraq
when his tank was hit with an
improvised explosive device.
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DOD Release October 28, 2003
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Staff
Sgt. Jamie L. Huggins,
26
Hume,
Mo.
C
Company, 2nd Battalion,
325th
Airborne Infantry
Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division, Fort Bragg,
N.C.
|
Killed
in action on Oct. 26 in Baghdad,
Iraq on patrol when his vehicle
was hit with an improvised explosive
device.
|
Sgt.
Aubrey D. Bell,
33
Tuskegee,
Ala.
214th
Military Police
Company, Alabama
National Guard.
|
Killed
in action on Oct. 27 in Baghdad,
Iraq, at the Al Bayra Police
Station when his unit came
under
small arms fire and an improvised
explosive device detonated at
his location.
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DOD Release October 27, 2003
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Pfc.
Steven Acosta, 19
Calexico,
Calif.
C
Company, 3rd Battalion,
67th Armored Regiment,
4th Infantry Division,
Fort Hood, Texas.
|
Died
on Oct. 26 in Baqubah, Iraq
from a non-hostile gunshot wound.
|
Lt.
Col. Charles H.
Buehring, 40
Fayetteville,
N.C.
Army
Central Command
Headquarters (Forward),
Fort McPherson,
Ga.
|
Killed
on Oct. 26 in Baghdad, Iraq
during a rocket-propelled grenade
attack on the Al-Rasheed Hotel.
|
Pvt.
Joseph R. Guerrera,
20
Dunn,
N.C.
C
Company, 2nd Battalion,
325th Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
|
Killed
on Oct. 26 in Baghdad, Iraq
on patrol when his vehicle was
hit with an improvised explosive
device.
|
Pvt.
Jonathan I. Falaniko,
20
Pago
Pago, American Samoa
A
Company, 70th Engineer
Battalion, 1st Armored
Division, Fort Riley,
Kan.
|
Killed
in action on Oct. 27 in Baghdad,
Iraq, near the Al Khadra Police
Station in downtown Baghdad
when a vehicle containing
an improvised explosive device
detonated.
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DOD Release October 26, 2003
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Spc.
Artimus D. Brassfield,
22
Flint,
Mich.
B
Company, 1st Battalion,
66th Armored Regiment,
4th Infantry Division,
Ft. Hood, Texas.
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Spc.
Jose L. Mora, 26
Bell
Gardens, Calif.
C
Company, 1st Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division,
Ft. Carson, Colo.
|
Killed
Oct. 24 in Samaria, Iraq. Both
soldiers died of wounds received
from an enemy mortar attack.
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DOD Release October 24, 2003
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Capt.
John R. Teal, 31
Mechanicsville,
Va.
2nd
Brigade, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Hood,
Texas.
|
Killed
on Oct. 23 in Baqubah, Iraq
in a convoy when an improvised
explosive device exploded.
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Sgt.
Michael S. Hancock,
29
Yreka,
Calif.
1st
Battalion, 320th
Field Artillery
Regiment, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
 
Photos
provided by wife.
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Killed
on Oct. 24 in Mosul, Iraq on
guard duty when he was shot.
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DOD Release October 23, 2003
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Pvt.
Jason M. Ward, 25
Tulsa,
Okla.
to
2nd Battalion, 70th
Armored Regiment,
1st Armored Division,
Fort Riley, Kan.
|
Died
on Oct. 22 in Baghdad, Iraq
of non-combat related injuries.
|
Spc.
John P. Johnson,
24
Houston,
Texas
2nd
Battalion, 6th Infantry
Regiment, 1st Armored
Division, Baumholder,
Germany.
|
Died
on Oct. 22 in Baghdad, Iraq
of non-combat related injuries.
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DOD Release October 22, 2003
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Pfc.
Paul J. Bueche,
19
Daphne,
Ala.
131st
Aviation Regiment,
Army National Guard,
Birmingham, Ala.
|
Died
on Oct. 21 in Balad, Iraq. Bueche
was changing a tire on a
UH-60
Black Hawk helicopter when the
tire exploded.
|
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DOD Release October 21, 2003
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Staff
Sgt. Paul J. Johnson,
29
Calumet,
Mich.
1st
Battalion, 505th
Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division, Fort Bragg,
N.C.
|
Killed
on Oct. 20 in Al Fallujah, Iraq.
on a mounted patrol when the
vehicle he was riding in hit
an improvised explosive
device and later came under
small arms fire by enemy forces.
|
Tech.
Sgt. Bruce E. Brown,
32
Coatopa,
Ala.
78th
Logistics Readiness
Squadron, Robins
Air Force Base,
Ga.
|
Killed
in a motor vehicle accident
on Sept. 4 near Al Udeid, Qatar.
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DOD Release October 20, 2003
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1st
Lt. David R. Bernstein,
24
Phoenixville,
Pa.
1st
Battalion (Airborne),
508th Infantry Battalion,
173rd Infantry Brigade,
Camp Ederle, Italy
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Pfc.
John D. Hart, 20
Bedford,
Mass.
1st
Battalion (Airborne),
508th Infantry Battalion,
173rd Infantry Brigade,
Camp Ederle, Italy
|
Killed
in action on Oct. 18 in Taza,
Iraq, when enemy forces ambushed
their patrol
using rocket
propelled grenades and small
arms fire.
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DOD Release October 17, 2003
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Lt.
Col. Kim S. Orlando,
43
Tennessee.
Orlando
was the commanding
officer of the 716th
Military Police
Battalion, 101st
Airborne Division
(Air Assault), based
in Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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|
Staff
Sgt. Joseph P. Bellavia,
28
Wakefield,
Mass.
716th
Military Police
Battalion, 101st
Airborne Division
(Air Assault), based
in Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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|
Cpl.
Sean R. Grilley,
24
San
Bernardino, Calif.
716th
Military Police
Battalion, 101st
Airborne Division
(Air Assault), based
in Fort Campbell,
Ky.
|
Killed
on Oct. 16 in Karbala, Iraq.
The soldiers were attempting
to negotiate with armed men
who were congregating on a road
near a mosque after curfew.
The Iraqis opened fire killing
three soldiers and wounding
seven others..
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Spc.
Michael L. Williams,
46
Buffalo,
N.Y.
105th
Military Police
Company, Army National
Guard, based in
New York.
|
Killed
on October 17, 2003, along MSR
Jackson, near Baghdad, Iraq
when his vehicle ran over
an improvised explosive device.
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DOD Release October 16, 2003
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Spc.
James E. Powell,
26
Radcliff,
Ky.
B
Company, 1st Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division,
based in Fort Hood,
Texas.
|
Killed
on October 12 in Baji, Iraq
when his M2/A2 Bradley Fighting
Vehicle struck an enemy anti-tank
mine.
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DOD Release October 14, 2003
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Pfc.
Stephen E. Wyatt,
19
Kilgore,
Texas
C
Battery, 1st Battalion,
17th Field Artillery
Regiment, Fort Sill,
Okla.
|
Killed
on Oct. 13 in Balad, Iraq in
a convoy that was hit
by
an improvised explosive device
and small arms fire.
|
Spc.
Donald L. Wheeler,
22
Concord,
Mich.
A
Company, 1st Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division,
Fort Hood, Texas
|
Killed
on Oct. 13 in Tikrit, Iraq while
searching for a possible improvised
explosive device,
his unit
came under attack from a rocket
propelled grenade.
|
Spc.
Douglas J. Weismantle,
28
Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Headquarters
and Headquarters
Company, 1st Battalion,
325th Airborne Infantry
Regiment, 82nd Airborne,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
|
Died
on Oct. 13 in Baghdad, Iraq,
while driving a high mobility
multi-purpose wheeled vehicle
(HMMWV)
an Iraqi dump truck
swerved and rolled over on top
of his vehicle.
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DOD Release October 10, 2003
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|
Spc.
Joseph C. Norquist,
26
San
Antonio, Texas
588th
Engineer Battalion,
Fort Hood, Texas.
|
Killed
on Oct. 9 in Baqubah, Iraq in
a convoy that came under attack
from rocket propelled grenades
and small arms fire. Norquist
was fatally injured in the incident.
|
Pfc.
Kerry D. Scott,
21
Mount
Vernon, Wash.
1st
Battalion, 32nd
Infantry Regiment,
10th Mountain Division,
Fort Drum, N.Y.
|
Killed
on Oct. 6 in Iskandariyah, Iraq,
While on a combat patrol, Scott's
convoy was hit
by an improvised
explosive device. Scott was
one of two soldiers killed in
the blast.
|
Staff
Sgt. Christopher
W. Swisher, 26
Lincoln,
Neb.
2nd
Armored Cavalry
Regiment, Fort Polk,
La.
|
|
Pvt.
Sean A. Silva, 23
Roseville,
Calif.
2nd
Armored Cavalry
Regiment, Fort Polk,
La.
|
Killed
in an ambush on Oct. 9 in Baghdad,
Iraq. The soldiers were on patrol
when their unit
was ambushed
by individuals using small arms
fire and rocket propelled grenades.
|
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DOD Release October 8, 2003
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Spc.
Spencer T. Karol,
20
Woodruff,
Ariz.
165th
Military Intelligence,
V Corps, Darmstadt,
Germany.
|
Killed
on Oct. 6 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq,
on a mission to observe enemy
activity
when a command
detonated device exploded.
His
vehicle was overturned from
the force of the explosion and
he was fatally injured.
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2nd
Lt. Richard Torres,
25
Clarksville,
Tenn.
1st
Battalion, 32nd
Infantry Regiment,
10th Mountain Division,
Fort Drum, N.Y.
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Killed
on Oct. 6 in Baghdad, Iraq,
while on combat patrol,
Torres'
convoy was hit by an improvised
explosive device. Torres died
of his injuries.
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DOD Release October 7, 2003
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Lt.
Col. Paul W. Kimbrough,
44
Washington,
D.C.
416th
Engineer Command,
Team 28, U.S. Army
Reserve, Fort Benning,
Ga.
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Died
on Oct. 3 in Incirlik, Turkey,
of a non-combat related cause.
Kimbrough was medically
evacuated from Baghram, Afghanistan,
to Turkey.
He was taken
to the 39th Medical Squadron
where he remained hospitalized
until his death.
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DOD Release October 5, 2003
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Spc.
James H. Pirtle,
27
La
Mesa, N.M.
C
Company, 2nd Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
Fort Hood, Texas.
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Killed
on Oct. 4 in Assadah, Iraq in
a Bradley Fighting Vehicle when
an RPG struck his vehicle.
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Pfc.
Charles M. Sims,
18
Miami,
Fla.
549th
Military Police
Company, Fort Stewart,
Ga.
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Drowned
on Oct. 3 in Baghdad, Iraq.
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DOD Release October 3, 2003
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Pfc.
Analaura Esparza
Gutierrez, 21
Houston,
Texas
A
Company, 4th Forward
Support Battalion,
Fort Hood, Texas.
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Killed
on Oct. 1 in Tikrit, Iraq in
a convoy that was hit by an
improvised explosive device
and rocket propelled grenades.
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Spc.
Simeon Hunte, 23
Essex,
N.J.
1st
Battalion, 13th
Armored Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 1st Armored
Division, Fort Riley,
Kan.
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Killed
on Oct. 1 in Al Khadra, Iraq
on patrol when an Iraqi citizen
approached and shot him.
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Seaman
Joshua McIntosh,
22
Kingman,
Ariz.
Third
Battalion, Seventh
Marine Regiment,
29 Palms, Calif.
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Died
26 June in Karbala, Iraq from
a non-hostile gunshot wound.
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DOD Release October 2, 2003
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Command
Sgt. Maj. James
D. Blankenbecler,
40
Alexandria,
Va.
1st
Battalion, 44th
Air Defense Artillery
Regiment, Fort Hood,
Texas.
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Killed
on Oct. 1 in Samarra, Iraq.
in a convoy that was hit by
an improvised explosive device
and rocket propelled grenades.
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Spc.
Dustin K. McGaugh,
20
Derby,
Kan.
Headquarters
and Headquarters
Battery, 17th Field
Artillery Brigade,
Fort Sill, Okla.
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Died
on Sept. 30 in Balad, Iraq from
a non-hostile gunshot wound.
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DOD Release October 1, 2003
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Sgt.
Darrin K. Potter,
24
Louisville,
Ky.
223rd
Military Police
Company, U.S. Army
National Guard,
Louisville, Ky.
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Killed
on Sept. 29 near Abu Ghraib
Prison, Iraq Potter was a member
of a military police team
searching
the prison area. During the
search, his vehicle left the
road and went into a canal.
SGT Potter died in the vehicle.
Two other soldiers escaped.
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Sgt.
Andrew Joseph Baddick,
26
Jim
Thorpe, Pa.
1st
Battalion, 504th
Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division, Fort Bragg,
N.C.
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Drowned
Sept. 29 as he tried to rescue
another soldier
whose vehicle
had entered a canal near Abu
Ghraib Prison, Iraq.
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Pfc.
Kristian E. Parker,
23
Slidell,
La.
205th
Engineer Battalion,
Army National Guard,
Slidell, La.
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Died
from non-combat related injuries
on Sept. 29 at Camp AS Sayliyah,
Qatar.
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DOD Release September 30, 2003
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Pfc.
Evan W. O'Neill,
19
Haverhill,
Mass.
1st
Battalion, 87th
Infantry Regiment,
10th Mountain Division,
Fort Drum, N.Y.
Photo
Provided by friends
and family
Link
to Evan's web site
www.evanwoneill.com
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Killed
on Sept. 29 in Shkin, Afghanistan
while on patrol when he was
engaged by enemy forces.
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Staff
Sgt. Christopher
E. Cutchall, 30
McConnellsburg,
Pa.
Delta
Troop , 4th Cavalry,
Fort Riley, Kan.
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Killed
on Sept. 29 west of Baghdad,
Iraq traveling in a convoy when
an improvised explosive device
detonated as his vehicle passed
by.
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DOD Release September 28, 2003
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Capt.
Robert L. Lucero,
34
Casper,
Wyo.
4th
Infantry Division
Rear Area Operation
Center, U.S. Army
National Guard,
Casper, Wyo.
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Killed
on Sept. 25, 2003, in Tikrit,
Iraq. and another soldier was
injured when they were struck
by an improvised explosive device.
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DOD Release September 27, 2003
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Spc.
Kyle G. Thomas,
23
Topeka,
Kan.
2nd
Battalion, 503rd
Infantry Regiment,
173rd Airborne
Brigade,
based in Fort Ederle,
Italy.
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Killed
on Sept. 25, 2003, in Tikrit,
Iraq, on patrol when an improvised
explosive device exploded.
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Spc.
Lisa M. Andrews,
24
Lenexa,
Kan.
129th
Transportation Company,
U.S. Army Reserve,
based in New Century,
Kan.
Lisa
M Andrews
Click
above to go to her
page.
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Died
while on leave from her unit on
Sept. 26, 2003, near Overland
Park, Kan.
Andrews was struck
and killed by a civilian vehicle
as she was walking across U.S.
Highway 69.
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DOD Release September 26, 2003
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Sgt.
1st Class Robert
E. Rooney, 43
Nashua,
N.H.
379th
Engineer Company,
U.S. Army National
Guard, based in
Bourne, Mass.
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Rooney
died on Sep. 25 at Shuabai Port,
in Kuwait, when he was struck
by a forklift and died of his
injuries.
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DOD Release September 25, 2003
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Spc.
Michael Andrade,
28
Bristol,
Rhode Island
115th
Military Police
Company, U.S. Army
National Guard,
Cranston, Rhode
Island.
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Died
on Sept. 24 in Balad, Iraq.
Andrade was a passenger
in a HMMWV when a 5-ton truck
struck the side of his vehicle.
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DOD Release September 23, 2003
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Capt.
Brian R. Faunce,
28
Philadelphia,
Pa.
Headquarters
and Headquarters
Company, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, Fort
Carson, Colo.
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Died
on Sept. 18 in Al Asad, Iraq
while moving in a Bradley fighting
vehicle when his vehicle crossed
under some low laying power
lines.
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Spc.
Lunsford B. Brown
II, 27
Creedmore,
N.C.
A
Company, 302nd Military
Intelligence Battalion,
Patton Barracks,
Germany.
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Sgt.
David T. Friedrich,
26
Hammond,
N.Y
B
Company, 325th Military
Intelligence Battalion,
U.S. Army Reserve,
Waterbury, Conn.
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Killed
in a mortar attack on Sept.
20 in Abu Gareeb, Iraq.
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Spc.
Paul J. Sturino,
21
Rice
Lake, Wis.
B
Battery, 2nd Battalion,
320th Field Artillery
Regiment, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Died
on Sept. 22 in Quest, Iraq,
from a non-combat weapons discharge.
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DOD Release September 22, 2003
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Sgt.
Anthony O. Thompson,
26
Orangeburg,
S.C.
Headquarters
and Headquarters
Battery, 4th Battalion,
42nd Field Artillery
Regiment, Fort Hood,
Texas.
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Spc.
Richard Arriaga,
20
Ganado,
Texas
Headquarters
and Headquarters
Battery, 4th Battalion,
42nd Field Artillery
Regiment, Fort Hood,
Texas.
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Spc.
James C. Wright,
27
Morgan,
Texas
Headquarters
and Headquarters
Battery, 4th Battalion,
42nd Field Artillery
Regiment, Fort Hood,
Texas.
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Killed
in an ambush by small arms fire
and rocket propelled grenade,
on Sept. 18 in Tikrit, Iraq.
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Staff
Sgt. Frederick L.
Miller, Jr., 27
Hagerstown,
Ind.
Troop
K, 3rd Squadron,
3rd Armored Cavalry
Regiment, Fort Carson,
Colo.
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Killed
on Sept. 20 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq
conducting a security patrol
when an improvised explosive
device hit his vehicle.
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DOD Release September 17, 2003
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Spc.
Alyssa R. Peterson,
27
Flagstaff,
Ariz.
C
Company, 311th Military
Intelligence Battalion,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
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Died
on Sept. 15 in Telafar, Iraq,
from a non-combat weapons discharge.
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Spc.
Craig S. Ivory,
26
Port
Matilda, Pa.
501st
Forward Support
Company, 173rd Airborne
Brigade, Southern
European Task Force,
Vicenza, Italy.
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Died
of a non-combat related cause
on Aug. 17 in Homberg University
Hospital, Germany.
Ivory
was medically evacuated from
Kuwait on Aug. 12.
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DOD Release September 16, 2003
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Staff
Sgt. Kevin C. Kimmerly,
31
North
Creek, N.Y.
B
Battery, 4th Battalion,
27th Field Artillery
Regiment, based
in Baumholder, Germany.
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Died
of injuries sustained on Sept.
15, in Baghdad, Iraq,
when
his vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled
grenade, while on patrol.
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DOD Release September 15, 2003
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Master
Sgt. Kevin N. Morehead,
33
Little
Rock, Ark.
3rd
Battalion, 5th Special
Forces Group, Fort
Campbell, Ky.
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Sgt.
1st Class William
M. Bennett, 35
Seymour,
Tenn.
3rd
Battalion, 5th Special
Forces Group, Fort
Campbell, Ky.
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Killed
on Sept. 12, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq,
Both soldiers died of wounds
they received
when their
unit executed a raid on enemy
forces.
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Sgt.
Trevor A. Blumberg,
22
Canton,
Mich.
1st
Battalion, 504th
Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division, Fort Bragg,
N.C.
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Killed
on Sept. 14 in Baghdad, Iraq,
on patrol when two improvised
explosive devices struck his
vehicle.
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DOD Release September 12, 2003
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Sgt.
Henry Ybarra III,
32
Austin,
Texas
D
Troop, 6th Squadron,
6th Cavalry, Illesheim,
Germany.
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Died
on Sept. 11 in Balad, Iraq of
injuries sustained changing
the tire
on a Heavy Expanded
Mobility Tactical Truck when
the tire exploded.
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DOD Release September 11, 2003
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Staff
Sgt. Joseph E. Robsky,
Jr., 31
Elizaville,
N.Y.
759th
Ordnance Company,
Fort Irwin, Calif.
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Killed
on Sept. 10 in Baghdad, Iraq,
on call to neutralize an improvised
explosive device (IED).
After
the initial attempt failed,
he returned to the site to render
it safe, and the IED detonated.
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Spc.
Ryan G. Carlock,
25
Macomb,
Ill.
416th
Transportation Company,
260th Quartermaster
Battalion (Petroleum
Support), Hunter
Army Airfield, Ga.
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Died
Sept. 9 northwest of Baghdad,
Iraq of injuries sustained when
his fuel truck was attacked
by the enemy.
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DOD Release September 04, 2003
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Staff
Sgt. Cameron B.
Sarno, 43
Waipahu,
Hawaii
257th
Transportation Company,
U.S. Army Reserve,
Las Vegas, Nev.
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Died
on Sept. 1 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Sarno was hit by a truck
while changing his vehicle's
tire and died as a result of
his injuries.
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DOD Release September 03, 2003
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Sgt.
Sean K. Cataudella,
28
Tucson,
Ariz.
1st
Squadron, 10th Cavalry
Regiment, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Hood,
Texas.
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Died
on Aug. 30 in Ba'qubah, Iraq
while driving a military vehicle
that hit an embankment and rolled
into a canal.
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Sgt.
Charles T. Caldwell,
38
North
Providence, R.I.
115th
Military Police
Company, U.S. Army
National Guard,
Cranston, R.I.
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Killed
on Sept. 1 on Main Supply Route
Tampa, south of Baghdad, Iraq,
in a vehicle that was struck
by an improvised explosive device.
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Pfc.
Christopher A. Sisson,
20
Oak
Park, Ill.
3rd
Battalion, 325th
Parachute Infantry
Regiment, Fort Bragg,
N.C.
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Died
on Sept. 2 in Baghdad, Iraq.
Sisson while participating in
an air assault mission
in
which the UH-60 helicopter flipped
and crashed on take off.
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DOD Release September 03, 2003
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Spc.
Chad C. Fuller,
24
Potsdam,
N.Y.
1st
Battalion, 87th
Infantry Regiment,
10th Mountain Division,
Fort Drum, N.Y.
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Pfc.
Adam L. Thomas,
21
Palos
Hills, Ill.
1st
Battalion, 87th
Infantry Regiment,
10th Mountain Division,
Fort Drum, N.Y.
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Both
soldiers were killed on Aug.
31, in Shkin, Afghanistan, while
on patrol when their squad was
attacked.
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DOD Release September 02, 2003
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Staff
Sgt. Joseph Camara,
40
New
Bedford, Mass.
115th
Military Police
Company, U.S. Army
National Guard,
Cranston, R.I.
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Killed
Sept. 1 on Main Supply Route
Tampa, south of Baghdad,
Iraq
when their vehicle was struck
by an improvised explosive device.
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Sgt.
1st Class Mitchell
A. Lane, 34
Lompoc,
Calif.
to
2nd Battalion, 3rd
Special Forces Group,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Died
on Aug. 29 in Afghanistan when
he fell approximately 25 feet
while he was conducting
a
fast rope infiltration into
a known enemy cave complex.
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DOD Release August 30, 2003
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Staff
Sgt. Mark A. Lawton,
41
Hayden,
Colo.
244th
Engineer Battalion,
U.S. Army Reserve,
Grand Junction,
Colo.
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Killed
on Aug. 29, 2003, north of As
Suaydat, Iraq. in a convoy that
was hit by a rocket-propelled
grenade.
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DOD Release August 29, 2003
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Lt.
Col. Anthony L.
Sherman, 43
Pottstown,
Pa.
304th
Civil Affairs Brigade,
U.S. Army Reserves,
based in Philadelphia,
Pa.
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Died
of non-combat related injury
(medical) on August 27 in Camp
Arifjan, Kuwait.
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DOD Release August 28, 2003
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Sgt.
Gregory A. Belanger,
24
Narragansett,
R.I.
Headquarters
and Headquarters
Service Company,
325th Military Intelligence
Battalion, U.S.
Army Reserves, based
at Ayer, Mass.
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Killed
on August 27 in Al Hallia, Iraq
when an improvised explosive
device struck his vehicle.
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DOD Release August 27, 2003
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Pfc.
Pablo Manzano, 19
Heber,
Calif.
B
Company, 54th Engineer
Battalion, V Corps,
Bamberg, Germany
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Died
on Aug. 25 in Logistical Support
Area Dogwood, Iraq as a result
of a non-combat weapons discharge.
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Spc.
Rafael L. Navea,
34
Pittsburgh,
PA
C
Battery, 2nd Battalion,
5th Field Artillery
Regiment, based
at Fort Sill, Okla.
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Killed
on Aug. 27 in Al Fallujah, Iraq.
when an improvised explosive
device struck his vehicle.
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Spc.
Darryl T. Dent,
21
Washington,
D.C.
547th
Transportation Company,
U.S. Army National
Guard, based in
Washington, D.C.
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Killed
on August 26 in Southeast Arimadi,
Iraq,
in a convoy when an
improvised explosive device
struck his vehicle.
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DOD Release August 26, 2003
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Spc.
Ronald D. Allen
Jr., 22
Mitchell,
Ind.
502nd
Personnel Service
Battalion, 43rd
Area Support Group,
Fort Carson, Colo.
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Died
on Aug. 5 near Balad, Iraq.,
conducting convoy operations
when he was involved in a vehicular
accident.
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DOD Release August 22, 2003
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Staff
Sgt. Bobby C. Franklin,
38
Mineral
Bluff, Ga.
210th
Military Police
Company, U.S. Army
National Guard,
Murphy N.C.
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Killed
on Aug. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq
of injuries sustained by an
improvised explosive device.
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Lt.
Kylan A. Jones-Huffman,
31
Aptos,
Calif.
I
Marine Expeditionary
Force.
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Killed
Aug. 21 in Al Hillah, Iraq,
by an unidentified gunman.
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DOD Release August 21, 2003
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Spc.
Kenneth W. Harris,
Jr., 23
Charlotte,
Tenn.
212th
Transportation Company,
U.S. Army Reserve,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Killed
on Aug. 20, Scania, Iraq, in
a two-vehicle accident while
driving south on the main supply
route.
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DOD Release August 19, 2003
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Spc.
Eric R. Hull, 23
Uniontown,
Pa.
307th
Military Police
Company, U.S. Army
Reserves, New Kensington,
Pa.
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Killed
on Aug. 18 in Baghdad, Iraq
when his military vehicle returning
from the airport
hit an
improvised explosive device.
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DOD Release August 18, 2003
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Pfc.
David M. Kirchhoff,
31
Cedar
Rapids, Iowa
2133rd
Transportation Company,
U.S. Army National
Guard, Centerville,
Iowa.
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Died
on Aug. 14 in Landstuhl, Germany
from a non-hostile injury on
Aug. 8.
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DOD Release August 15, 2003
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Sgt.
Steven W. White,
29
Lawton,
Okla.
Headquarters
and Headquarters
Battery, 4th Battalion,
42nd Field Artillery
Regiment, based
at Fort Hood, Texas.
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Killed
on August 13 in Tikrit, Iraq.
Died of injuries sustained when
his M113 armored personnel
carrier hit an antitank mine.
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DOD Release August 14, 2003
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Pfc.
Timmy R. Brown,
Jr., 21
Conway,
Pa.
D Company, 519th
Military Intelligence
Battalion, Fort
Bragg, N.C.
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Killed
on Aug. 12 in Taji, Iraq in
a convoy when he was injured
by an explosive device.
Brown
died of his injuries.
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Sgt.
Taft V. Williams,
29
New
Orleans, La.
3rd
Armored Cavalry
Regiment, Fort Carson,
Colo.
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Killed
on August 12 near Ar Ramadi,
Iraq in a convoy when his vehicle
hit an improvised explosive
device.
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DOD Release August 13, 2003
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Staff
Sgt. Richard S.
Eaton Jr., 37
Guilford,
Conn.
323rd
Military Intelligence
Battalion, U.S.
Army Reserves, based
at Fort Meade, Md.
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Died
on August 12 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
A fellow soldier tried to
wake Eaton and noticed he was
not breathing.
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Pfc.
Daniel R. Parker,
18
Lake
Elsinore, Calif.
B
Battery, 2nd Battalion,
44th Air Defense
Artillery Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
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Died
on Aug. 12 in Mosul, Iraq. Parker
was thrown from his vehicle
when the driver swerved
to avoid an oncoming vehicle
in another lane.
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DOD Release August 12, 2003
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Staff
Sgt. David S. Perry,
36
Bakersfield,
Calif.
649th
Military Police
Company, U.S. Army
National Guard,
Camp San Luis Obispo,
Calif.
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Killed
on Aug. 10 in Baquabah, Iraq.
inspecting a suspicious package
when it exploded and fatally
injured him.
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Pfc.
Brandon Ramsey,
21
Calumet
City, Ill
933rd
Military Police
Company, U.S. Army
National Guard,
Chicago, Ill.
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Died
on Aug. 8 in Tallil, Iraq when
the vehicle he was in rolled
over
during a chase of a
suspicious vehicle and fatally
injured him.
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DOD Release August 11, 2003
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Sgt.
Floyd G. Knighten,
Jr., 55
Olla,
La.
1087th
Transportation Support
Company, Army National
Guard, Fort Polk,
La.
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Died
on Aug. 9 in Iraq of a non-combat
related cause
while in a
convoy from Camp Bilad heading
to Camp Pennsylvania.
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Spc.
Levi B. Kinchen,
21
Tickfaw,
La.
2nd
Armored Cavalry
Regiment, Fort Polk,
La.
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Died
on Aug. 9 in Baghdad, Iraq.
A fellow soldier tried to
wake Kinchen and noticed he
was not breathing.
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Pvt.
Matthew D. Bush,
20
East
Alton, Ill.
F
Troop, 1st Squadron,
10th Armored Cavalry
Regiment, Fort Hood,
Texas.
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Died
on Aug. 8 in Camp Caldwell,
Iraq.
A fellow soldier tried
to wake Bush and noticed he
was not breathing.
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Pfc.
Duane E. Longstreth,
19
Tacoma,
Wash.
Company
B, 307th Engineer
Battalion, Fort
Bragg, N.C.
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Died
on Aug. 7 in Baghdad, Iraq of
non-combat related injuries.
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DOD Release August 8, 2003
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Pvt.
Kyle C. Gilbert,
20
Brattleboro,
Vt.
C
Company, 2nd Battalion,
325th Parachute
Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Killed
on Aug. 6 in Baghdad, Iraq.
An Iraqi vehicle opened fire
on Gilbert's unit.
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Sgt.
Leonard D. Simmons,
33
New
Bern, N.C.
C
Company, 3rd Battalion,
502nd Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
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Died
on Aug. 6 in Mosul, Iraq of
a non-combat related cause.
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DOD Release August 7, 2003
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Staff
Sgt. Brian R. Hellerman,
35
Freeport,
Minn.
C
Company, 2nd Battalion,
325th Parachute
Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Killed
on Aug. 6 in Baghdad, Iraq,
after an Iraqi vehicle opened
fire on Hellerman's unit.
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Spc.
Farao K. Letufuga,
20
Pago
Pago, American Samoa
Headquarters
and Headquarters
Company, 3rd Battalion,
327th Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
|
Died
on Aug. 5 in Mosul, Iraq. Letufuga
fatally fell from the top of
a building
while he was
performing guard duty.
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Spc.
Zeferino E. Colunga,
20
Bellville,
Texas
4th
Squadron, 2nd Armored
Calvary Regiment,
Fort Polk, La.
|
Died
on Aug. 6 at Homburg University
Hospital in Germany.
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Staff
Sgt. David L. Loyd,
44
Jackson,
Tenn.
1175th
Transportation Company,
Army National Guard,
Brownsville, Tenn.
|
Died
on Aug. 5 in Kuwait.
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DOD Release August 4, 2003
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Pvt.
Michael J. Deutsch,
21
Dubuque,
Iowa
1st
Squadron, 1st Armored
Cavalry Regiment,
Armstrong Barracks,
Germany.
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Killed
on July 31 in Baghdad, Iraq
in a vehicle that was struck
by an explosive device.
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Spc.
James I. Lambert
III, 22
Raleigh,
N.C.
407th
Combat Support Battalion,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Killed
on July 31 in Baghdad, Iraq
by a stray bullet
fired
during what was believed to
be a celebratory event by local
nationals.
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Spc.
Justin W. Hebert,
20
Arlington,
Wash.
319th
Field Artillery,
173rd Airborne Brigade,
Camp Ederle, Italy.
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poem,
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Other
written
by Justin's sister
Jessica.
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Killed
on August 1 in Kirkuk, Iraq
on patrol when his vehicle was
struck by a rocket propelled
grenade.
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DOD Release August 1, 2003
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1st
Lt. Leif E. Nott,
24
Cheyenne,
Wyo.
A
Troop, 1st Battalion,
10th Cavalry, Fort
Hood, Texas.
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Killed
on July 30 in Belaruz, Iraq,
while supporting Operation Iraqi
Freedom.
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DOD Release July 30, 2003
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Sgt.
Nathaniel Hart Jr.,
29
Valdosta,
Ga.
416th
Transportation Company,
260th Quartermaster
Battalion, Hunter
Army Airfield, Ga.
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Died
on July 28 in Tillil, Iraq of
injuries he received when his
vehicle went off the road and
rolled over.
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DOD Release July 29, 2003
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Pfc.
Jonathan M. Cheatham,
19
Camden,
Ark.
489th
Engineer Battalion,
U.S. Army Reserve,
North Little Rock,
Ark.
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Killed
on July 26 in Baghdad, Iraq
in a convoy that came under
rocket propelled grenade attack.
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Sgt.
Heath A. McMillin,
29
Canandaigua,
N.Y.
105th
Military Police
Company, Army National
Guard, Buffalo,
N.Y.
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Killed
on July 27 South of Baghdad,
Iraq on patrol when he came
under attack
from rocket
propelled grenade and small
arms fire.
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Spc.
William J. Maher
III, 35
Yardley,
Pa.
the
Headquarters and
Headquarters Company,
1st Battalion, 36th
Infantry Regiment,
1st Armored Division,
based at Ray Barracks,
Germany.
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Killed
on July 28 in Baghdad, Iraq
in a convoy when he was injured
by an improvised explosive device.
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DOD Release July 28, 2003
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Spc.
Ramon Reyes Torres,
29
Caguas,
Puerto Rico
432nd
Transportation Company,
Ceiba, Puerto Rico.
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Killed
on July 16 in Baghdad, Iraq
as he sought cover from a passing
truck
that contained a command
detonated device.
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Sgt.
Daniel K. Methvin,
22
Belton,
Texas
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