Fallen Soldiers

 2004

 

Updated 3/30/07

 


 

 

They proudly served their country.
Now, they proudly serve with angel's wings.

                    CT Dawson
                    January, 2002

                     


 


In memory of those that gave their lives in this war on terrorism.

2004

 

 

 

 

DOD Release March 21, 2007

Staff Sgt. Gina R. Sparks, 35

Drury, Mo.

115th Field Hospital, Warrior Brigade, Fort Polk.

 

 Died Oct. 4, 2004, at Fort Polk, La., from a non-combat related incident.

 

 

DOD Release December 30, 2004

Staff Sgt. Nathaniel J. Nyren, 31

Reston, Va.

Army’s 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division in Fort Hood, Texas.

 

Died in Baghdad, Iraq on Dec. 28, when a civilian vehicle struck his military vehicle.

  

Pfc. Oscar Sanchez, 19

Modesto, Calif.

1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.

 

 Died Dec. 29 in Mosul, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device struck his observation post.

 

 

DOD Release December 29, 2004

Navy Seaman Pablito Pena Briones, Jr., 22

Anaheim, Calf.

1st Marine Division Detachment, Naval Medical Center San Diego.

 

Died Dec. 28 of a non-hostile gun shot wound in Fallujah, Iraq.

 

Spc. Jose A. Rivera-Serrano, 26

Mayaquez, Puerto Rico

2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.

 

Died Dec. 27 in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle.

 

Staff Sgt. Jason A. Lehto, 31

Mount Clemens, Mich.

Marine Forces Reserve’s Marine Wing Support Group 47, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Mt. Clemens, Mich.

 

Died Dec. 28 in a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

 

 

DOD Release December 28, 2004

Staff Sgt. Todd D. Olson, 36

Loyal, Wis.

National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, Neillsville, Wis.

 

 Died Dec. 27 in the 67th Combat Support Hospital in Tikrit, Iraq from wounds sustained in Samarra, Iraq on Dec. 26, when an improvised explosive device detonated.  

 

 

DOD Release December 27, 2004

Lance Cpl. Eric Hillenburg, 21

Marion, Ind.

3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Lance Cpl. James R. Phillips, 21

Hillsboro, Fla.

3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Cpl. Raleigh C. Smith, 21

Lincoln, Mont.

3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.

 

Died Dec. 23 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

 

Chief Joel Egan Baldwin, 37

Arlington, Va.

Navy Mobile Construction Battalion 77, Gulfport, Miss.

 

Died in Mosul, Iraq on Dec. 21, when the dining facility was attacked.

 

 

DOD Release December 24, 2004

 

Attack on dining facility in Mosul, Iraq, December 21, 2004.

 

Capt. William W. Jacobsen Jr., 31

Charlotte, N.C.

1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.

Sgt. Maj. Robert D. O'Dell, 38

Manassas, Va.

United States Army Intelligence & Security Command, Fort Belvoir, Va.

Sgt. 1st Class Paul D. Karpowich, 30

Bridgeport, Pa.

Army Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 390th Infantry Regiment, Webster, N.Y.

Staff Sgt. Julian S. Melo, 47

Brooklyn, N.Y.

1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.

Staff Sgt. Darren D. VanKomen, 33

Bluefield, W.Va.

2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.

Staff Sgt. Robert S. Johnson, 23

Castro Valley, Calif.

1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.

Sgt. Lynn R. Poulin Sr., 47

Freedom, Maine.

Army National Guard's 133rd Engineer Battalion, Belfast, Maine.

Spc. Jonathan Castro, 21

Corona, Calif.

73rd Engineer Company, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.

Spc. Thomas J. Dostie, 20

Sommerville, Maine.

Army National Guard's 133rd Engineer Battalion, Portland, Maine.

Spc. Cory M. Hewitt, 26

Stewart, Tenn.

705th Ordnance Company, Fort Polk, La.

Spc. Nicholas C. Mason, 20

King George, Va.

Army National Guard's 276th Engineer Battalion, West Point, Va.

Spc. David A. Ruhren, 20

Stafford, Va.

Army National Guard's 276th Engineer Battalion, West Point, Va.

Pfc. Lionel Ayro, 22

Jeanerette, La.

73rd Engineer Company, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.

 

Died Dec. 21 in Mosul, Iraq, when their dining facility was attacked.

 

1st Lt. Christopher W. Barnett, 32

Baton Rouge, La.

Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 156th Armor Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team, Shreveport, La.

 

Died Dec. 23 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle.

 

 

DOD Release December 22, 2004

Staff Sgt. Donald B. Farmer, 33

Zion, Ill.

180th Transportation Battalion, 13th Corps Support Command, Fort Hood, Texas.

Sgt. Berry K. Meza, 23

League City, Texas

180th Transportation Battalion, 13th Corps Support Command, Fort Hood, Texas.

 

Died Dec. 19 in Shuaybah, Kuwait, when a vehicle struck them.

 

Lance Cpl. Neil D. Petsche, 21

Lena, Ill.

1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

 

Died Dec. 21 due to injuries received in a non-hostile vehicle incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

 

 

DOD Release December 18, 2004

Lance Cpl. Franklin A. Sweger, 24

San Antonio, Texas

1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

 

Died Dec. 16 as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

 

 

DOD Release December 17, 2004

Spc. Victor A. Martinez, 21

Bronx, N.Y.

364th Supply Company, 264th Corps Support Battalion, 1st Corps Support Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.

 

 Died Dec. 14 south of Baghdad, Iraq, from a gunshot wound.

 

 

DOD Release December 15, 2004

Sgt. Tina S. Time, 22

Tucson, Ariz.

Army Reserve's 208th Transportation Company, Tucson, Ariz.

 

Died Dec. 13 near Cedar, Iraq, when she was involved in a vehicle accident.

 

Lance Cpl. Joshua W. Dickinson, 25

Pasco, Fla.

3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.

 

Died Dec. 12 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

 

Cpl. Michael D. Anderson, 21

Modesto, Calif.

3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.

 

Died Dec. 14 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

 

 

DOD Release December 14, 2004

Staff Sgt. Melvin L. Blazer, 38

Moore, Okla.

3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Lance Cpl. Hilario F. Lopez, 22

Ingleside, Texas.

3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.

 

Dec. 12 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

 

Lance Cpl. Gregory P. Rund, 21

Littleton, Colo.

3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.

 

Died Dec. 11 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

 

Pfc. Joshua A. Ramsey, 19

Defiance, Ohio

95th Military Police Battalion, Mannheim, Germany.

 

Died Dec. 12 in Baghdad, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries.

 

Cpl. Jason S. Clairday, 21

Camp Fulton, Ark.

3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Cpl. Ian W. Stewart, 21

Lake Hughes, Calif.

3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.

 

Clairday and Stewart died Dec. 12 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

 

Lance Cpl. Richard D. Warner, 22

Waukesha, Wis.

Marine Corps Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, headquartered in Chicago, Ill.

 

Warner died Dec 13 from wounds received as a result of enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq.

 

Sgt. Jeffrey L. Kirk, 24

Baton Rouge, La.

3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.

 

Died Dec. 12 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

 

Lance Cpl. Jeffery S. Blanton, 23

Fayetteville, Ga.

1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

 

Died Dec. 12 as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

 

Pfc. Brent T. Vroman, 21

Oshkosh, Wis.

Marine Corps Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, headquartered in Chicago, Ill.

 

Died Dec. 13 from wounds received as a result of enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq.

 

 

DOD Release December 13, 2004

Staff Sgt. Marvin L. Trost III, 28

Goshen, Ind.

1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea.

Spc. Edwin W. Roodhouse, 36

San Jose, Calif.

1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea.

 

Died Dec. 5 in Habbaniyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV.

 

Spc. Robert W. Hoyt, 21

Ashford, Conn.

Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, Bristol, Conn.

 

Died Dec. 11 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV while conducting convoy operations.

 

 

DOD Release December 12, 2004

1st Lt. Andrew C. Shields, 25

Campobello, S.C.

1st Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment, South Carolina National Guard, Columbia, S.C.

Chief Warrant Officer Patrick D. Leach, 39

Rock Hill, S.C.

1st Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment, South Carolina National Guard, Columbia, S.C.

 

 Died December 9 in Mosul, Iraq after being involved in an Apache helicopter accident.

 

 

DOD Release December 10, 2004

Cpl. Kyle J. Renehan, 21

Oxford, Pa.

Marine Air Control Squadron 2, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.

 

Died Dec. 9 in Kaiserslautern, Germany, from injuries received on Nov. 29
as result of enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq.

 

Pfc. Christopher S. Adlesperger, 20

Albuquerque, N.M.

3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.

 

 Died Dec. 9 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

  

 

DOD Release December 9, 2004

Sgt. Arthur C. Williams, IV, 31

Edgewater, Fla.

44th Engineer Battalion, 2d Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea.

 

 Died Dec. 8 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his unit was conducting a
dismounted patrol and was attacked by small arms fire.

 

Capt. Mark N. Stubenhofer, 30

Springfield, Va.

1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

 

Died Dec. 7 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit was conducting
dismounted operations and was attacked by small arms fire.

 

Sgt. 1st Class Todd C. Gibbs, 37

Angelina, Texas

1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea.

 

Died Dec. 7 in Khalidiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device
detonated while his unit was on a dismounted patrol.

 

 

DOD Release December 8, 2004

Pfc. Andrew M. Ward, 25

Kirkland, Wash.

44th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea.  

 

 Died Dec. 5 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire.

 

Cpl. In C. Kim, 23

Warren, Mich.

9th Communications Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

 

 Died Dec. 7 as result of a non-hostile vehicle incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

  

 

DOD Release December 7, 2004

Staff Sgt. Kyle A. Eggers, 27

Euless, Texas

1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea.

 

 Died Dec. 5 in Habbaniyah, Iraq, when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.

 

Cpl. Joseph O. Behnke, 45

Brooklyn, New York

Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery Regiment, Brooklyn, New York.

 

 Died Dec. 4 in Baghdad, Iraq, when he was in a vehicle accident.

 

 

DOD Release December 6, 2004