In
memory of those that gave their lives in this
war on terrorism.
2004

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DOD Release March 21, 2007
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Staff
Sgt. Gina R. Sparks,
35
Drury,
Mo.
115th
Field Hospital,
Warrior Brigade,
Fort Polk.
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Died
Oct. 4, 2004, at Fort Polk,
La., from a non-combat related
incident.
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DOD Release December
30, 2004 |
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Staff
Sgt. Nathaniel J.
Nyren, 31
Reston,
Va.
Army’s
1st Battalion, 8th
Cavalry Regiment,
1st Cavalry Division
in Fort Hood, Texas.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq on Dec. 28,
when a civilian vehicle struck
his military vehicle.
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Pfc.
Oscar Sanchez, 19
Modesto,
Calif.
1st
Battalion, 24th
Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade, 25th
Infantry Division
(Stryker Brigade
Combat Team), Fort
Lewis, Wash.
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Died
Dec. 29 in Mosul, Iraq, when
a vehicle-borne improvised explosive
device struck his observation
post.
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DOD Release December
29, 2004 |
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Navy
Seaman Pablito Pena
Briones, Jr., 22
Anaheim,
Calf.
1st
Marine Division
Detachment, Naval
Medical Center San
Diego.
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Died
Dec. 28 of a non-hostile gun
shot wound in Fallujah, Iraq.
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Spc.
Jose A. Rivera-Serrano,
26
Mayaquez,
Puerto Rico
2nd
Battalion, 5th Cavalry
Regiment, Fort Hood,
Texas.
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Died
Dec. 27 in Baghdad, Iraq, from
wounds sustained when an improvised
explosive device hit his vehicle.
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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.
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Died
Dec. 28 in a non-hostile incident
in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
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DOD Release December
28, 2004 |
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Staff
Sgt. Todd D. Olson,
36
Loyal,
Wis.
National
Guard’s 1st Battalion,
128th Infantry Regiment,
Neillsville, Wis.
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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.
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DOD Release December
27, 2004 |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Died
Dec. 23 as result of enemy action
in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
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Chief
Joel Egan Baldwin,
37
Arlington,
Va.
Navy
Mobile Construction
Battalion 77, Gulfport,
Miss.
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Died
in Mosul, Iraq on Dec. 21, when
the dining facility was attacked.
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DOD Release December
24, 2004
Attack on dining
facility in Mosul,
Iraq, December 21,
2004.
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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.
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Sgt.
Maj. Robert D. O'Dell,
38
Manassas,
Va.
United
States Army Intelligence
& Security Command,
Fort Belvoir, Va.
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Sgt.
1st Class Paul D.
Karpowich, 30
Bridgeport,
Pa.
Army
Reserve's 2nd Battalion,
390th Infantry Regiment,
Webster, N.Y.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sgt.
Lynn R. Poulin Sr.,
47
Freedom,
Maine.
Army
National Guard's
133rd Engineer Battalion,
Belfast, Maine.
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Spc.
Jonathan Castro,
21
Corona,
Calif.
73rd
Engineer Company,
1st Brigade, 25th
Infantry Division
(Stryker Brigade
Combat Team), Fort
Lewis, Wash.
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Spc.
Thomas J. Dostie,
20
Sommerville,
Maine.
Army
National Guard's
133rd Engineer Battalion,
Portland, Maine.
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Spc.
Cory M. Hewitt,
26
Stewart,
Tenn.
705th
Ordnance Company,
Fort Polk, La.
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Spc.
Nicholas C. Mason,
20
King
George, Va.
Army
National Guard's
276th Engineer Battalion,
West Point, Va.
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Spc.
David A. Ruhren,
20
Stafford,
Va.
Army
National Guard's
276th Engineer Battalion,
West Point, Va.
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Pfc.
Lionel Ayro, 22
Jeanerette,
La.
73rd
Engineer Company,
1st Brigade, 25th
Infantry Division
(Stryker Brigade
Combat Team), Fort
Lewis, Wash.
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Died
Dec. 21 in Mosul, Iraq, when
their dining facility was attacked.
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1st
Lt. Christopher
W. Barnett, 32
Baton
Rouge, La.
Army
National Guard's
1st Battalion, 156th
Armor Regiment,
256th Brigade Combat
Team, Shreveport,
La.
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Died
Dec. 23 in Baghdad, Iraq, when
an improvised explosive device
detonated near his military
vehicle.
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DOD Release December
22, 2004 |
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Staff
Sgt. Donald B. Farmer,
33
Zion,
Ill.
180th
Transportation Battalion,
13th Corps Support
Command, Fort Hood,
Texas.
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Sgt.
Berry K. Meza, 23
League
City, Texas
180th
Transportation Battalion,
13th Corps Support
Command, Fort Hood,
Texas.
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Died
Dec. 19 in Shuaybah, Kuwait,
when a vehicle struck them.
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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.
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Died
Dec. 21 due to injuries received
in a non-hostile vehicle incident
in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
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DOD Release December
18, 2004 |
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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.
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Died
Dec. 16 as a result of enemy
action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq.
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DOD Release December
17, 2004 |
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Spc.
Victor A. Martinez,
21
Bronx,
N.Y.
364th
Supply Company,
264th Corps Support
Battalion, 1st Corps
Support Command,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Died
Dec. 14 south of Baghdad, Iraq,
from a gunshot wound.
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DOD Release December
15, 2004 |
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Sgt.
Tina S. Time, 22
Tucson,
Ariz.
Army
Reserve's 208th
Transportation Company,
Tucson, Ariz.
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Died
Dec. 13 near Cedar, Iraq, when
she was involved in a vehicle
accident.
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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.
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Died
Dec. 12 as result of enemy action
in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
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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.
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Died
Dec. 14 as result of enemy action
in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
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DOD Release December
14, 2004 |
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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.
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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.
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Dec.
12 as result of enemy action
in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
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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.
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Died
Dec. 11 as result of enemy action
in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
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Pfc.
Joshua A. Ramsey,
19
Defiance,
Ohio
95th
Military Police
Battalion, Mannheim,
Germany.
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Died
Dec. 12 in Baghdad, Iraq, from
non-combat related injuries.
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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.
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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.
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Clairday
and Stewart died Dec. 12 as
result of enemy action in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq.
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Lance
Cpl. Richard D.
Warner, 22
Waukesha,
Wis.
Marine
Corps Reserve’s
2nd Battalion, 24th
Marine Regiment,
4th Marine Division,
headquartered in
Chicago, Ill.
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Warner
died Dec 13 from wounds received
as a result of enemy action
in Babil Province, Iraq.
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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.
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Died
Dec. 12 as result of enemy action
in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
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Lance
Cpl. Jeffery S.
Blanton, 23
Fayetteville,
Ga.
1st
Battalion, 3rd Marine
Regiment, 3rd Marine
Division, III Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Marine Corps Base
Hawaii.
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Died
Dec. 12 as a result of enemy
action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq.
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Pfc.
Brent T. Vroman,
21
Oshkosh,
Wis.
Marine
Corps Reserve’s
2nd Battalion, 24th
Marine Regiment,
4th Marine Division,
headquartered in
Chicago, Ill.
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Died
Dec. 13 from wounds received
as a result of enemy action
in Babil Province, Iraq.
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DOD Release December
13, 2004 |
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Staff
Sgt. Marvin L. Trost
III, 28
Goshen,
Ind.
1st
Battalion, 506th
Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division,
Camp Greaves, Korea.
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Spc.
Edwin W. Roodhouse,
36
San
Jose, Calif.
1st
Battalion, 506th
Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division,
Camp Greaves, Korea.
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Died
Dec. 5 in Habbaniyah, Iraq,
when an improvised explosive
device detonated near their
HMMWV.
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Spc.
Robert W. Hoyt,
21
Ashford,
Conn.
Army
National Guard’s
1st Battalion, 102nd
Infantry Regiment,
Bristol, Conn.
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Died
Dec. 11 in Baghdad, Iraq, when
an improvised explosive device
detonated near his HMMWV while
conducting convoy operations.
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DOD Release December
12, 2004 |
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1st
Lt. Andrew C. Shields,
25
Campobello,
S.C.
1st
Battalion, 151st
Aviation Regiment,
South Carolina National
Guard, Columbia,
S.C.
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Chief
Warrant Officer
Patrick D. Leach,
39
Rock
Hill, S.C.
1st
Battalion, 151st
Aviation Regiment,
South Carolina National
Guard, Columbia,
S.C.
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Died
December 9 in Mosul, Iraq after
being involved in an Apache
helicopter accident.
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DOD Release December
10, 2004 |
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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.
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Died
Dec. 9 in Kaiserslautern, Germany,
from injuries received on Nov.
29 as result of enemy action
in Babil Province, Iraq.
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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.
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Died
Dec. 9 as result of enemy action
in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
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DOD Release December 9, 2004 |
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Sgt.
Arthur C. Williams,
IV, 31
Edgewater,
Fla.
44th
Engineer Battalion,
2d Infantry Division,
Camp Howze, Korea.
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Died
Dec. 8 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when
his unit was conducting a dismounted
patrol and was attacked by small
arms fire.
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Capt.
Mark N. Stubenhofer,
30
Springfield,
Va.
1st
Battalion, 41st
Infantry Regiment,
1st Armored Division,
Fort Riley, Kan.
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Died
Dec. 7 in Baghdad, Iraq, when
his unit was conducting dismounted
operations and was attacked
by small arms fire.
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Sgt.
1st Class Todd C.
Gibbs, 37
Angelina,
Texas
1st
Battalion, 506th
Infantry Regiment,
2d Infantry Division,
Camp Greaves, Korea.
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Died
Dec. 7 in Khalidiyah, Iraq,
when an improvised explosive
device detonated while his
unit was on a dismounted patrol.
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DOD Release December
8, 2004 |
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Pfc.
Andrew M. Ward,
25
Kirkland,
Wash.
44th
Engineer Battalion,
2nd Infantry Division,
Camp Howze, Korea.
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Died
Dec. 5 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when
his unit was attacked by enemy
forces using small arms fire.
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Cpl.
In C. Kim, 23
Warren,
Mich.
9th
Communications Battalion,
I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Died
Dec. 7 as result of a non-hostile
vehicle incident in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq.
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DOD Release December
7, 2004 |
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Staff
Sgt. Kyle A. Eggers,
27
Euless,
Texas
1st
Battalion, 506th
Infantry Regiment,
2d Infantry Division,
Camp Greaves, Korea.
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Died
Dec. 5 in Habbaniyah, Iraq,
when his vehicle was struck
by an improvised explosive device.
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Cpl.
Joseph O. Behnke,
45
Brooklyn,
New York
Army
National Guard's
1st Battalion, 258th
Field Artillery
Regiment, Brooklyn,
New York.
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Died
Dec. 4 in Baghdad, Iraq, when
he was in a vehicle accident.
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DOD Release December
6, 2004 |
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