In
memory of those that gave their lives in this
war on terrorism.
2005
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DOD Release December
31, 2005
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Pfc.
George A. Lutz,
II, 25
Virginia
Beach, Va.
Army's
9th Psychological
Operations Battalion,
4th Psychologial
Operations Group,
U.S. Army Civil
Affairs and Psychological
Operations Command,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Died
in Fallujah, Iraq, on Dec. 29,
when his dismounted patrol was
attacked
by enemy forces
using small arms fire.
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DOD Release December
30, 2005
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Spc.
Aaron M. Forbes,
24
Oak
Island, N.C.
1st
Battalion, 67th
Armored Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Hood,
Texas.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 28,
when an improvised explosive
device
detonated near his
HMMWV during combat operations.
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DOD Release December
29, 2005
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1st
Sgt. Tobias C. Meister,
30
Jenks,
Okla.
Army
Reserve's 321st
Civil Affairs Brigade,
San Antonio, Texas.
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Died
south of Asadabad, Afghanistan
on Dec. 28, when an improvised
explosive device
detonated
near his HMMWV during combat
patrol operations.
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Pfc.
Jason D. Hasenauer,
21
Hilton,
N.Y.
2nd
Battalion, 504th
Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division, Fort Bragg,
N.C.
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Died
near Kandahar, Afghanistan,
on Dec. 28, when his HMMWV
accidentally
rolled over during patrol operations.
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DOD Release December
28, 2005
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Sgt.
Dominic R. Coles,
25
Jesup,
Ga.
5th
Engineer Battalion,
Fort Leonard Wood,
Mo.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 26,
when his HMMWV came under attack
during combat operations
by
enemy forces using small arms
fire, rocket-propelled grenades
and mortars.
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Spc.
Dane O. Carver,
20
Freeport,
Mich.
Army
National Guard's
1st Battalion, 125th
Infantry Regiment,
Saginaw, Mich.
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Died
in Khalidiyah, Iraq on Dec.
26, when his HMMWV came under
attack by enemy forces using
small arms fire.
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Pvt.
Joshua M. Morberg,
20
Sparks
, Nev.
2nd
Battalion, 8th Infantry
Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division,
Fort Hood, Texas.
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Spc.
Lance S. Sage, 26
Hempstead
, N.Y.
2nd
Battalion, 8th Infantry
Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division,
Fort Hood, Texas.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 27,
when an improvised explosive
device detonated near their
dismounted patrol.
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Chief
Warrant Officer
Isaias E. Santos,
28
Ancon,
Panama.
1st
Battalion, 4th Aviation
Regiment, Aviation
Brigade, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Hood,
Texas.
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Chief
Warrant Officer
Richard M. Salter,
44
Cypress,
Texas.
1st
Battalion, 4th Aviation
Regiment, Aviation
Brigade, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Hood,
Texas.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq on Dec. 26,
when their Apache helicopter
collided with
another military
aircraft in mid-air and then
crashed.
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DOD Release December
27, 2005
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Spc.
Sergio Gudino, 22
Pomona,
Calif.
1st
Battalion, 64th
Armor Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 3rd Infantry
Division, Fort Stewart,
Ga.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 25,
when an improvised explosive
device detonated
near his
M1A1 tank during combat operations.
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Spc.
Anthony O. Cardinal,
20
Muskegon,
Mich.
3rd
Squadron, 7th Cavalry
Regiment, 2nd Brigade,
3rd Infantry Division,
Fort Stewart, Ga.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 25,
when an improvised explosive
device detonated
near his
HMMWV during combat operations.
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DOD Release December
25, 2005
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Master
Sgt. Joseph J. Andres,
Jr., 34
Seven
Hills, Ohio
U.S.
Army Special Operations
Command, Fort Bragg,
N.C.
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Died
in Balad, Iraq, on Dec. 24,
of injuries sustained earlier
that day in Baqubah, Iraq,
when
he was attacked by enemy forces
during combat operations.
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Sgt.
Myla L. Maravillosa,
24
Wahiawa,
Hawaii
Army
Reserve's 203rd
Military Intelligence
Battalion, Aberdeen
Proving Ground,
Md.
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Died
in Kirkuk, Iraq, on Dec. 24,
of injuries sustained earlier
that day in Al Hawijah, Iraq,
when her
HMMWV was attacked
by enemy forces using rocket-propelled
grenades.
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Sgt.
Regina C. Reali,
25
Freso,
Calif.
Army
Reserve's 351st
Civil Affairs Command,
Mountain View, Calif.
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Spc.
Cheyenne C. Willey,
36
Fremont,
Calif.
Army
Reserve's 351st
Civil Affairs Command,
Mountain View, Calif.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 23,
when an improvised explosive
device detonated near their
HMMWV.
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DOD Release December
24, 2005
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1st
Lt. Benjamin T.
Britt, 24
Wheeler,
Texas.
1st
Battalion, 502nd
Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Spc.
William Lopez-Feliciano,
33
Quebradillas,
Puerto Rico.
1st
Battalion, 502nd
Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 22,
when an improvised explosive
device detonated
near their
position during a dismounted
patrol.
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DOD Release December
22, 2005
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1st
Lt. Michael J. Cleary,
24
Dallas,
Pa.
1st
Battalion 15th Infantry
Regiment, 3rd Brigade,
3rd Infantry Division,
Fort Benning, Ga.
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Spc.
Richard Junior D.
Naputi, 24
Talofofo,
Guam.
1st
Battalion 15th Infantry
Regiment, 3rd Brigade,
3rd Infantry Division,
Fort Benning, Ga.
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Died
in Taji, Iraq on Dec. 20, when
an improvised explosive device
detonated
near their HMMWV
during combat operations.
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DOD Release December
21, 2005
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Lance
Cpl. Samuel Tapia,
20
San
Benito, Texas
3rd
Battalion, 7th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms,Calif.
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Died
Dec. 18 from small-arms fire
while conducting combat operations
in Ar Ramadi,Iraq.
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Staff
Sgt. Johnnie V.
Mason, 32
Rio
Vista, Texas
717th
Ordnance Company,
184th Ordnance Battalion,
52nd Ordnance Group
(Explosive Ordnance
Detachment), Fort
Campbell, Ky.
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Died
in Al Mahmudiyah,Iraq on Dec.
19, when an improvised explosive
device detonated near his HMMWV.
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DOD Release December
20, 2005
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Cpl.
Adam R. Fales, 21
Cullman
, Ala.
Combat
Service Support
Detachment-21, 2nd
Marine Logistics
Group, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Marine Corps Air
Station Cherry Point,
N.C.
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Died
Dec. 16 from a non-hostile gunshot
wound in Fallujah, Iraq.
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DOD Release December
19, 2005
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Sgt.
Timothy R. Boyce,
29
North
Salt Lake, Utah
Maintenance
Troop, Support Squadron,
3rd Armored Cavalry
Regiment, Fort Carson,
Colo.
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Died
at Landstuhl Regional Medical
Center in Landstuhl, Germany,
on Dec. 15, of a non-combat
related cause.
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DOD Release December
17, 2005
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Spc.
Joseph A. Lucas,
23
Augusta,
Ga.
5th
Squadron, 7th Cavalry
Regiment, 1st Brigade
Combat Team, 3rd
Infantry Division,
Fort Stewart, Ga.
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Died
in Balad, Iraq on Dec. 15, when
an improvised explosive device
detonated near his HMMWV
during combat operations.
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DOD Release December
16, 2005
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Sgt.
1st Class John D.
Morton, 31
Stanton,
Ky.
74th
Infantry Detachment
(Long Range Surveillance),
173rd Airborne Brigade,
Vicenza, Italy.
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Died
in Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan
on Dec. 15, when his dismounted
patrol came
under attack
by enemy forces using small
arms fire.
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DOD Release December
15, 2005
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Sgt.
Brian C. Karim,
22
Talcott,
W. Va.
Army's
2nd Battalion, 70th
Armor, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, Fort
Riley, Kan.
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Spc.
James C. Kesinger,
32
Pharr,
Texas.
Army's
2nd Battalion, 70th
Armor, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, Fort
Riley, Kan.
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Spc.
Peter J. Navarro,
20
Wildwood,
Mo.
Army's
2nd Battalion, 70th
Armor, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, Fort
Riley, Kan.
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Staff
Sgt. Michael S.
Zyla, 32
Elgin,
Ore.
Army's
2nd Battalion, 70th
Armor, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, Fort
Riley, Kan.
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Died
inTaji, Iraq, on Dec. 13, where
they were conducting combat
operations
when an improvised
explosive device detonated near
their HMMWV.
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Cpl.
Michael B. Presley,
21
Batesville,
Miss.
2nd
Combat Engineer
Battalion, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Dec. 14 at Landstuhl Regional
Medical Center in Germany of
wounds sustained from
a
suicide, vehicle-borne improvised
explosive device while conducting
combat operations
against
enemy forces in Fallujah, Iraq,
on Dec. 12.
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DOD Release December
14, 2005
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Staff
Sgt. Curtis A. Mitchell,
28
Evansville,
Ind.
3rd
Squadron, 7th Cavalry,
2nd Brigade, 3rd
Infantry Division,
Fort Stewart, Ga.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 12,
when an improvised expolosive
device detonated
near his
M1A1 Abrams tank during combat
operations.
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DOD Release December
13, 2005
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Staff
Sgt. Keith A. Bennett,
32
Holtwood,
Pa.
Army
National Guard's
28th Military Police
Company, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, Johnstown,
Pa.
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Died
in Ar Ramadi, Iraq on Dec. 11,
as the result of a suicide,
vehicle-borne improvised explosive
device.
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Spc.
Jared W. Kubasak,
25
Rocky
Mount, Va.
3rd
Squadron, 3rd Armored
Cavalry Regiment,
Fort Carson, Colo.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq on Dec. 12,
when an improvised explosive
device detonated near
his
M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle
during patrol operations.
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Spc.
Lex S. Nelson, 21
Salt
Lake City, Utah
1st
Battalion, 41st
Field Artillery,
1st Brigade, 3rd
Infantry Division,
Fort Stewart, Ga.
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Died
in Tikrit, Iraq on Dec. 12,
when he fell from a guard tower.
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Sgt.
Kenith Casica, 32
Virginia
Beach, Va.
1st
Battalion, 502nd
Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Staff
Sgt. Travis L. Nelson,
41
Anniston,
Ala.
1st
Battalion, 502nd
Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 10,
as a result of enemy small arms
fire.
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DOD Release December
12, 2005
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Sgt.
1st Class James
S. Moudy, 37
Newark,
Del.
1st
Squadron, 71st Cavalry,
1st Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Drum,
N.Y.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 11,
when an improvised explosive
device detonated
near his
HMMWV during combat operations.
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Sgt.
Adrian N. Orosco,
26
Corcoran,
Calif.
1st
Squadron, 11th Armored
Cavalry Regiment,
Fort Irwin, Calif.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 9,
when a vehicle-borne improvised
explosive device
detonated
near his dismounted position
during combat operations.
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Staff
Sgt. Milton Rivera-Vargas,
55
Boqueron,
Puerto Rico
Army
National Guard's
1st Battalion, 296th
Infantry Regiment,
Sabana Grande, Puerto
Rico.
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Died
in Kalsu, Iraq, on Dec. 8, from
a non-combat related cause while
on guard duty.
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Sgt.
Clarence L. Floyd,
Jr., 28
Newark,
N.J.
1st
Battalion, 320th
Field Artillery
Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 101st
Airborne Division,
Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Died
in Taji, Iraq, on Dec. 10, when
his unit was attacked by enemy
forces using
small arms
fire during combat operations.
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Sgt.
Spencer C. Akers,
35
Traverse
City, Mich.
Army
National Guard's
1st Battalion, 125th
Infantry Regiment,
Saginaw, Mich.
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Died
at Brooke Army Medical Center
in San Antonio, Texas, on Dec.
8,
of injuries sustained
in Habbaniyah, Iraq, on Nov.
21, when an improvised explosive
device
detonated near his
HMMWV during combat operations.
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Sgt.
Julia V. Atkins,
22
Bossier
City, La.
64th
Military Police
Company, 720th Military
Police Battalion,
89th Military Police
Brigade, Fort Hood,
Texas.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 10,
when an improvised explosive
device
detonated near her
HMMWV during patrol operations.
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DOD Release December
9, 2005
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Sgt.
Michael C. Taylor,
23
Hockley,
Texas
3rd
Battalion, 13th
Field Artillery,
214th Field Artillery
Brigade, III Corps
Artillery, Fort
Sill, Okla.
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Died
in Balad, Iraq, on Dec. 7, when
an improvised expolsive device
detonated
near his Heavy
Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck
while his unit
was conducting
combat operations.
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Cpl.
Joseph P. Bier,
22
Centralia,
Wash.
3rd
Battalion, 7th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
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Died
Dec. 7 from an improvised explosive
device while conducting combat
operations
against enemy
forces in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
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1st
Lt. Kevin J. Smith,
28
Brandon,
Fla.
1st
Battalion, 76th
Field Artillery,
4th Brigade Combat
Team, 3rd Infantry
Division, Fort Stewart,
Ga.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 8,
when an improvised explosive
device detonated near his HMMWV.
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DOD Release December
8, 2005
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Cpl.
Jimmy L. Shelton,
21
Lehigh
Acres, Fla.
1st
Squadron, 33rd Cavalry
Regiment, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, 101st
Airborne Division,
Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Died
in Bayji, Iraq on Dec. 3, when
his forward operating base was
attacked by enemy forces using
mortars.
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Spc.
Brian A. Wright,
19
Keensburg,
Ill.
Army
National Guard's
135th Engineer Company,
Lawrenceville, Ill.
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Died
in Ramadi, Iraq on Dec. 6, when
his HMMWV struck a mine during
combat operations.
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Pfc.
Thomas C. Siekert,
20
Lovelock,
Nev.
1st
Battalion, 187th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Died
in Bayji, Iraq on Dec. 6, from
non-combat related injuries.
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DOD Release December
6, 2005
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Staff
Sgt. Daniel M. Cuka,
27
Yankton,
S.D.
Army
National Guard’s
1st Battalion, 147th
Field Artillery,
Yankton, S.D.
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Sgt.
1st Class Richard
L. Schild, 40
Tabor,
S.D.
Army
National Guard’s
1st Battalion, 147th
Field Artillery,
Yankton, S.D.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 4,
when improvised explosive devices
detonated near their HMMWV during
convoy operations.
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Sgt.
Philip A. Dodson,
Jr., 42
Forsyth,
Ga.
Army
National Guard's
148th Forward Support
Battalion, 48th
Brigade Combat Team,
Forsyth, Ga.
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Spc.
Marcus S. Futrell,
20
Macon,
Ga.
Army
National Guard's
148th Forward Support
Battalion, 48th
Brigade Combat Team,
Forsyth, Ga.
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Staff
Sgt. Philip L. Travis,
41
Snellville,
Ga.
Army
National Guard's
148th Forward Support
Battalion, 48th
Brigade Combat Team,
Forsyth, Ga.
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Died
at Tallil Air Base, Iraq, on
Dec. 2, of injuries sustained
earlier that day when their
truck accidentally rolled over.
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DOD Release December
5, 2005
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Sgt.
Grzegorz Jakoniuk,
25
Schiller
Park, Ill.
4th
Battalion, 3rd Aviation
Regiment, 3rd Infantry
Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Died
in Taji, Iraq, on Nov. 30, from
non-combat related injuries.
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Cpl.
William G. Taylor,
26
Macon,
Ga.
2nd
Battalion, 6th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Nov. 30 from small-arms fire
while conducting combat
operations
against enemy forces in Fallujah,
Iraq.
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DOD Release December
3, 2005
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Staff
Sgt. Daniel J. Clay,
27
Pensacola,
Fla.
2nd
Battalion, 7th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
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Lance
Cpl. John M. Holmason,
20
Suprise,
Ariz.
2nd
Battalion, 7th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
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Lance
Cpl. David A. Huhn,
24
Portland,
Mich.
2nd
Battalion, 7th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
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Lance
Cpl. Adam W. Kaiser,
19
Naperville,
Ill.
2nd
Battalion, 7th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
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Lance
Cpl. Robert A. Martinez,
20
Splendora,
Texas
2nd
Battalion, 7th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
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Cpl.
Anthony T. McElveen,
20
Little
Falls, Minn.
2nd
Battalion, 7th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
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Lance
Cpl. Scott T. Modeen,
24
Hennepin,
Minn.
2nd
Battalion, 7th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
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Lance
Cpl. Andrew G. Patten,
19
Byron,
Ill.
2nd
Battalion, 7th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
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Sgt.
Andy A. Stevens,
29
Tomah,
Wis.
2nd
Battalion, 7th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
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Lance
Cpl. Craig N. Watson,
21
Union
City, Mich.
2nd
Battalion, 7th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
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Died
Dec. 1 from an improvised explosive
device outside Fallujah, Iraq.
The Marines were inside
an
abandoned flour factory being
used as a patrol base when the
IED detonated.
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DOD Release December
2, 2005
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Staff
Sgt. William D.
Richardson, 30
Houston,
Texas
Marine
Wing Support Squadron-372,
Marine Wing Support
Group-37, 3rd Marine
Aircraft Wing, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
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Died
Nov. 30 of wounds sustained
from a non-hostile vehicle accident
near Al Taqaddum, Iraq.
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Sgt.
1st Class Brent
A. Adams, 40
West
View, Pa.
Army
National Guard's
2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 28th Infantry
Division, Washington,
Pa.
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Died
in Ramadi, Iraq on Dec. 1, when
an improvised explosive device
detonated
near his military
five-ton truck during combat
operations.
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DOD Release December
1, 2005
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Cpl.
Joshua D. Snyder,
20
Hampstead,
Md.
2nd
Battalion, 6th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Nov. 30 of wounds sustained
from small-arms fire while conducting
combat operations
against
enemy forces in Fallujah, Iraq.
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Sgt.
Donald J. Hasse,
28
Wichita
Falls, Texas.
1st
Battalion, 13th
Armor Regiment,
Fort Riley, Kan.
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Sgt.
Jerry W. Mills Jr.,
23
Arkansas
City, Kan.
1st
Battalion, 13th
Armor Regiment,
Fort Riley, Kan.
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Died
in Taji, Iraq on Nov. 29, when
an improvised explosive device
detonated
near their HMMWV
during combat operations.
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DOD Release November
28, 2005
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Staff
Sgt. Aram J. Bass,
25
Niagara
Falls, N.Y.
2nd
Battalion, 502nd
Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Sgt.
William B. Meeuwsen,
24
Kingwood,
Texas.
2nd
Battalion, 502nd
Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq on Nov. 23,
when their unit came under direct
fire during combat operations.
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Sgt.
1st Class Eric P.
Pearrow, 40
Peoria,
Ill.
3rd
Squadron, 3rd Armored
Cavalry Regiment,
Fort Carson, Colo.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 24,
when his M1A2 Abrams tank accidentally
rolled over into a canal.
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Master
Sgt. Brett E. Angus,
40
St.
Paul, Minn.
Marine
Wing Support Squadron-372,
Marine Wing Support
Group-37, 3rd Marine
Aircraft Wing, I
Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Died
Nov. 26 from an improvised explosive
device while conducting combat
operations against
enemy
forces in the vicinity of Camp
Taqaddum, Iraq.
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Pfc.
Ryan D. Christensen,
22
Spring
Lake Heights, N.J.
1st
Battalion, 64th
Armor Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 3rd Infantry
Division, Fort Stewart,
Ga.
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Died
at the Medical University of
Charleston in Charleston, S.C.,
on Nov. 24,
of a non-combat
related illness identified in
Balad, Iraq, on Nov. 10.
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DOD Release November
27, 2005
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Spc.
Gregory L. Tull,
20
Pocahontas,
Iowa
Army
National Guard's
1st Battalion, 194th
Field Artillery,
Storm Lake, Iowa.
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Died
in the Al Anbar Province, Iraq,
on Nov. 25, when an improvised
explosive device
detonated
near his vehicle during combat
operations.
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DOD Release November
26, 2005
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Spc.
Javier A. Villanueva,
25
Temple,
Texas
Army's
2nd Squadron, 11th
Armored Cavalry
Regiment, Fort Irwin,
Calif.
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Died
in Al Asad, Iraq, on Nov. 24,
of injuries sustained in Hit,
Iraq, on Nov. 23, when an
improvised
explosive device detonated near
his dismounted patrol during
combat operations.
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Pfc.
Marc A. Delgado,
21
Lithia,
Fla.
Army's
170th Military Police
Company, 504th Military
Police Battalion,
42nd Military Police
Brigade, Fort Lewis,
Wash.
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Staff
Sgt. Steven C. Reynolds,
32
Jordan,
N.Y.
Army's
170th Military Police
Company, 504th Military
Police Battalion,
42nd Military Police
Brigade, Fort Lewis,
Wash.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 24,
when an improvised explosive
device detonated
near their
HMMWV causing it to flip into
a canal.
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DOD Release November
25, 2005
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Spc.
Allen J. Knop, 22
Willowick,
Ohio
Army's
2nd Battalion, 502nd
Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 23,
from non-combat related injuries.
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DOD Release November
23, 2005
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Spc.
Matthew P. Steyart,
21
Mount
Shasta, Calif.
1st
Battalion, 508th
Infantry Regiment,
Vicenza, Italy.
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Died
in Shah Wali Kot,
Afghanistan, on
Nov. 22, when an
improvised explosive
device detonated
near his HMMWV during
patrol operations.
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Pfc.
John W. Dearing,
21
Hazel
Park, Mich.
Army
National Guard's
1st Battalion, 125th
Infantry Regiment,
Saginaw, Mich.
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Died
in Habbaniyah, Iraq
on Nov. 21, when
an improvised explosive
device detonated
near his HMMWV during
combat operations.
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Petty
Officer 3rd Class
Emory J. Turpin,
23
Dahlonega,
Ga.
Naval
Mobile Construction
Battalion 74 currently
deployed to the
Seychelles.
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Died
Nov. 20 when he
drowned in the Seychelles.
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Sgt.
Denis J. Gallardo,
22
St.
Petersburg, Fla.
Army's
2nd Squadron, 3rd
Armored Cavalry
Regiment, Fort Carson,
Colo.
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Died
in Tal Afar, Iraq,
on Nov. 22, from
a non-combat related
illness.
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DOD Release November
22, 2005
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Lance
Cpl. Tyler J. Troyer,
21
Tangent,
Ore.
2nd
Battalion, 2nd Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Nov. 19 from wounds
received as a result
of small arms fire
while conducting
combat
operations
against enemy forces
near Al Karmah,
Iraq
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Lance
Cpl. Miguel Terrazas,
20
El
Paso, Texas
3rd
Battalion, 1st Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Died
Nov. 19 from an
improvised explosive
device while conducting
combat operations
against enemy forces
in the vicinity
of Hadithah, Iraq.
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Cpl.
Jonathan F. Blair,
21
Fort
Wayne, Ind.
1st
Battalion, 187th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Spc.
Dominic J. Hinton,
24
Jacksonville,
Texas.
1st
Battalion, 187th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Staff
Sgt. Edward Karolasz,
25
Powder
Springs, N.J.
1st
Battalion, 187th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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1st
Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski,
23
Freehold,
N.J.
1st
Battalion, 187th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Died
in Bayji, Iraq on Nov. 19, when
an improvised explosive device
detonated
near their HMMWV
during combat operations.
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Spc.
Michael J. Idanan,
21
Chula
Vista, Calif.
1st
Squadron, 33rd Cavalry,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Died
in Bayji, Iraq on Nov. 19, when
an improvised explosive device
detonated
near his HMMWV
during combat operations.
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DOD Release November
21, 2005
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Sgt.
Luis R. Reyes, 26
Aurora,
Colo.
Army
National Guard's
947th Engineer Company,
Durango, Colo.
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Died
en route to Ali Al Salem, Kuwait,
on Nov. 18, when the bus in
which he was riding rolled over.
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Pvt.
Christopher M. Alcozer,
21
DeKalb,
Ill.
2nd
Battalion, 1st Infantry
Regiment, 172nd
Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, Fort
Wainwright, Alaska.
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Died
in Mosul, Iraq, on Nov. 19,
when his unit was attacked by
enemy forces using small arms
fire and grenades.
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Staff
Sgt. Ivan V. Alarcon,
23
Jerome,
Idaho
Army's
473rd Quartermaster
Company, Hunter
Army Airfield, Ga.
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Died
in Tal Afar, Iraq, on Nov. 17,
when his HMMWV accidentally
rolled over during combat operations.
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Master
Sgt. Anthony R.
C. Yost, 39
Flint,
Mich.
3rd
Battalion, 3rd Special
Forces Group, Fort
Bragg, N.C.
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Died
in Mosul, Iraq on Nov. 19, when
a vehicle-borne improvised explosive
device
detonated near his
position during combat operations.
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Sgt.
Dominic J. Sacco,
32
Albany,
N.Y.
Army's
1st Battalion, 13th
Armor Regiment,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 1st Armored
Division, Fort Riley,
Kan.
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Died
in Taji, Iraq, on Nov. 20, when
his M1A1 Abrams tank was attacked
by enemy forces using small
arms fire.
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DOD Release November
19, 2005
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Spc.
Vernon R. Widner,
34
Redlands,
Calif.
3rd
Special Troops Battalion,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Died
in Tikrit, Iraq, on Nov. 17,
of injuries sustained in Bayji,
Iraq, Nov. 17, when their HMMWV
was involved in a vehicle
accident during convoy operations.
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Pfc.
Anthony A. Gaunky,
19
Sparta,
Wis.
3rd
Special Troops Battalion,
3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Died
at Landstuhl Regional Medical
Center in Landstuhl, Germany,
on Nov. 18 of injuries sustained
in Bayji, Iraq,
Nov. 17,
when their HMMWV was involved
in a vehicle accident during
convoy operations.
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DOD Release November
18, 2005
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Sgt.
Jeremy E. Murray,
27
Atwater,
Ohio
3rd
Battalion, 1st Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Died
Nov. 16 from an improvised explosive
device while conducting combat
operations
against enemy
forces in the vicinity of Hadithah,
Iraq.
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DOD Release November
17, 2005
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2nd
Lt. Donald R. McGlothlin,
26
Lebanon,
Va.
Battalion
Landing Team 2nd
Battalion, 1st Marine
Regiment, 13th Marine
Expeditionary Unit,
I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Died
Nov. 16 from small arms fire
while conducting combat operations
against enemy forces
during
Operation Steel Curtain in Ubaydi,
Iraq.
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Pvt.
Dylan R. Paytas,
20
Freedom,
Pa.
3rd
Brigade Troops Battalion,
3rd Infantry Division,
Fort Benning, Ga.
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Died
in Baqubah, Iraq, on Nov. 16,
from injuries sustained from
multiple gunshot wounds.
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Spc.
Alexis Roman-Cruz,
33
Brandon,
Fla.
1st
Battalion, 320th
Field Artillery
Regiment, 101st
Airborne Division,
Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Staff
Sgt. James E. Estep,
26
Leesburg,
Fla.
1st
Battalion, 320th
Field Artillery
Regiment, 101st
Airborne Division,
Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Pfc.
Travis J. Grigg,
24
Inola,
Okla.
1st
Battalion, 320th
Field Artillery
Regiment, 101st
Airborne Division,
Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Spc.
Matthew J. Holley,
21
San
Diego, Calif.
1st
Battalion, 320th
Field Artillery
Regiment, 101st
Airborne Division,
Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Died
of injuries sustained in Taji,
Iraq, on Nov. 15, when an improvised
explosive device
detonated
near their HMMWV during combat
operations.
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Lance
Cpl. Roger W. Deeds,
24
Biloxi,
Miss.
Battalion
Landing Team 2nd
Battalion, 1st Marine
Regiment, 13th Marine
Expeditionary Unit,
I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Lance
Cpl. John A. Lucente,
19
Grass
Valley, Calif.
Battalion
Landing Team 2nd
Battalion, 1st Marine
Regiment, 13th Marine
Expeditionary Unit,
I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Cpl.
Jeffry A. Rogers,
21
Oklahoma
City, Okla.
Battalion
Landing Team 2nd
Battalion, 1st Marine
Regiment, 13th Marine
Expeditionary Unit,
I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Cpl.
Joshua J. Ware,
20
Apache,
Okla.
Battalion
Landing Team 2nd
Battalion, 1st Marine
Regiment, 13th Marine
Expeditionary Unit,
I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Died
Nov. 16 while conducting combat
operations against enemy forces
during Operation Steel Curtain
in Ubaydi, Iraq. Deeds, Rogers
and Ware all died as a result
of enemy small arms fire, while
Lucente died from wounds sustained
from an enemy hand grenade.
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DOD Release November
16, 2005
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Cpl.
John M. Longoria,
21
Nixon,
Texas
Battalion
Landing Team 2nd
Battalion, 1st Marine
Regiment, 13th Marine
Expeditionary Unit,
I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Died
Nov. 14 of wounds sustained
from small arms fire while conducting
combat operations
against
enemy forces during Operation
Steel Curtain in New Ubaydi,
Iraq.
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Lance
Cpl. Christopher
M. McCrackin, 20
Liverpool,
Texas
Battalion
Landing Team 2nd
Battalion, 1st Marine
Regiment, 13th Marine
Expeditionary Unit,
I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Maj.
Ramon J. Mendoza
Jr., 37
Columbus,
Ohio
Battalion
Landing Team 2nd
Battalion, 1st Marine
Regiment, 13th Marine
Expeditionary Unit,
I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Died
Nov. 14 from an improvised explosive
device while conducting combat
operations against
enemy
forces during Operation Steel
Curtain in New Ubaydi, Iraq.
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Sgt.
1st Class James
S. Ochsner, 36
Waukegan,
Ill.
Army's
2nd Battalion, 3rd
Special Forces Group,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Died
in Orgun-E, Afghanistan, on
Nov. 15, when an improvised
explosive device detonated
near
his HMMWV during a supply distribution
mission.
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Lance
Cpl. Nickolas D.
Schiavoni, 26
Haverhill,
Mass.
2nd
Battalion, 2nd Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Nov. 15 from a suicide, vehicle-borne,
improvised explosive device
while conducting
combat
operations against enemy forces
near Al Karmah, Iraq.
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DOD Release November
15, 2005
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Lance
Cpl. Daniel F. Swaim,
19
Yadkinville,
N.C.
3rd
Battalion, 6th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Nov. 10 of wounds sustained
from an improvised explosive
device while conducting
combat
operations against enemy forces
during Operation Steel Curtain
in Karabilah, Iraq.
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Lance
Cpl. David A. Mendez
Ruiz, 20
Cleveland,
Ohio
2nd
Battalion, 7th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
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Lance
Cpl. Scott A. Zubowski,
20
Manchester,
Ind.
2nd
Battalion, 7th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
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Died
Nov. 12 from an improvised explosive
device while conducting combat
operations
against enemy
forces in Al Amiriyah, Iraq.
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DOD Release November
14, 2005
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Staff
Sgt. Michael C.
Parrott, 49
Timnath,
Colo.
Army
National Guard's
Joint Forces Headquarters,
Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Sgt.
Joshua A. Terando,
27
Morris,
Ill.
Reservist
assigned to the
Army National Guard's
2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 28th Infantry
Division, Washington,
Pa.
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Died
of injuries sustained on Nov.
10 in Al Khalidiyah, Iraq, where
their M1A1 Abrams tank
was
attacked by enemy forces using
small arms fire.
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Sgt.
Tyrone L. Chisholm,
27
Savannah,
Ga.
2nd
Squadron, 3rd Armored
Cavalry Regiment,
Fort Carson, Colo.
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Died
in Tal Afar, Iraq, on Nov. 11,
when multiple improvised explosive
devices
detonated near his
M1A2 Abrams Tank.
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Staff
Sgt. Stephen J.
Sutherland, 33
West
Deptford, N.J.
4th
Squadron, 14th Cavalry
Regiment, 172nd
Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, Fort
Wainwright, Alaska.
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Died
in Al Qadisiyah, Iraq, on Nov.
12, when his Stryker military
vehicle accidentally rolled
over.
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Cpl.
Donald E. Fisher
II, 21
Avon,
Mass.
40th
Transportation Company,
44th Corps Support
Battalion, 593rd
Corps Support Group,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Pfc.
Antonio Mendezsanchez,
22
Rincon,
Puerto Rico.
40th
Transportation Company,
44th Corps Support
Battalion, 593rd
Corps Support Group,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Died
in Kirkut, Iraq, on Nov. 11,
when their convoy vehicle was
involved in a collision.
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DOD Release November
12, 2005
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Sgt.
1st Class Alwyn
C. Cashe, 35
Oviedo,
Fla.
1st
Battallion, 15th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division,
based in Fort Benning,
Ga.
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Died
on Nov. 8 at Brooke Army Medical
Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX
from wounds suffered Oct.
17 in Samarra, Iraq.
While
on patrol in a Bradley Fighting
Vehicle, an improvised explosive
devise detonated near his vehicle.
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DOD Release November
10, 2005
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Lance
Cpl. Jeremy P. Tamburello,
19
Denver,
Colo.
1st
Light Armor Reconnaissance
Battalion, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Died
Nov. 8 from wounds sustained
from an improvised explosive
device while conducting
combat
operations just west of Rutbah,
Iraq.
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DOD Release November
9, 2005
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Staff
Sgt. Brian L. Freeman,
27
Caledonia,
Miss. 3rd
Squadron, 3rd Armored
Cavalry Regiment,
Fort Carson, Colo.
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Spc.
Robert C. Pope II,
22
East
Islip, N.Y.
3rd
Squadron, 3rd Armored
Cavalry Regiment,
Fort Carson, Colo.
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Pfc.
Mario A. Reyes,
19
Las
Cruces, N.M.
3rd
Squadron, 3rd Armored
Cavalry Regiment,
Fort Carson, Colo.
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1st
Lt. Justin S. Smith,
28
Lansing,
Mich.
3rd
Squadron, 3rd Armored
Cavalry Regiment,
Fort Carson, Colo.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 7,
when a vehicle-borne improvised
explosive device
detonated
near their dismounted patrol.
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Gunnery
Sgt. Darrell W.
Boatman, 38
Fayetteville,
N.C.
8th
Engineer Support
Battalion, 2nd Marine
Logistics Group,
II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune,
N.C.
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Died
on Nov. 4 at Landstuhl Reginal
Medical Center, Germany, from
wounds sustained on Nov. 2 from
an
improvised explosive
device while conducting combat
operations in the vicinity of
Habbaniyah, Iraq.
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DOD Release November 8, 2005
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Lance
Cpl. Ryan J. Sorensen,
26
Boca
Raton, Fla.
3rd
Battalion, 6th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Nov. 6 from enemy small-arms
fire while conducting combat
operations during
Operation
Steel Curtain in Husaybah, Iraq.
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Capt.
Joel E. Cahill,
34
Norwood,
Mass.
Army's
1st Battalion, 15th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade, 3rd
Infantry Division,
Fort Benning, Ga.
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Died
in Ad Dawr, Iraq, on Nov. 6,
when an improvised explosive
device detonated near his HMMWV.
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DOD Release November 7, 2005
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Spc.
Timothy D. Brown,
23
Cedar
Springs, Mich.
Army
National Guard's
1st Battalion, 125th
Infantry Regiment,
Saginaw, Mich.
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Died
in Habbaniyah, Iraq, on Nov.
4, when a land mine detonated
near his HMMWV during combat
operations.
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Pfc.
Dustin A. Yancey,
22
Goose
Creek, S.C.
26th
Forward Support
Battalion, 2nd Brigade,
3rd Infantry Division,
Fort Stewart, Ga.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 4,
when an improvised explosive
device detonated near their
HMMWV
during convoy operations.
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Spc.
Darren D. Howe,
21
Beatrice,
Neb.
1st
Battalion, 15th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade, 3rd
Infantry Division,
Fort Benning, Ga.
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Died
at Brooke Army Medical Center
in San Antonio, Texas, on Nov.
3, of injuries sustained in
Samarra, Iraq,
on Oct. 17,
when an improvised explosive
device detonated near his Bradley
Fighting Vehicle.
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Lt.
Col. Thomas A. Wren,
44
Lorton,
Va.
Army
Reservist assigned
to the Multi-National
Security Transition
Command-Iraq in
Tallil, Iraq.
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Died
in Tallil, Iraq, on Nov. 5,
when a civilian vehicle pulled
in front of his HMMWV causing
it to roll-over.
|
Staff
Sgt. Jason A. Fegler,
24
Virginia
Beach, Va.
1st
Battalion, 502nd
Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 4,
during combat operations.
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Sgt.
1st Class James
F. Hayes, 48
Barstow,
Calif.
1st
Battalion, 320th
Field Artillery
Regiment, 101st
Airborne Division,
Fort Campbell, Ky.
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Died
in Taji, Iraq, on Nov. 6, when
an improvised explosive device
detonated
near his HMMWV
during patrol operations.
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DOD Release November
6, 2005
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Capt.
Jeffrey P. Toczylowski,
30
Upper
Moreland, Pa.
1st
Battalion, 10th
Special Forces Group,
Panzer Kaserne,
Germany.
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Died
in Al Anbar Province, Iraq,
on Nov. 3, from injuries sustained
during combat operations.
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DOD Release November
5, 2005
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Sgt.
1st Class Daniel
J. Pratt, 48
Youngstown,
Ohio
Army
National Guard's
211th Maintenance
Company, Newark,
Ohio.
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Died
in An Nasiriyah, Iraq, on Nov.
3, from a non-combat related
cause.
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DOD Release November
4, 2005
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2nd
Lt. Mark J. Procopio,
28
Stowe,
Vt.
Army
National Guard's
3rd Battalion, 172nd
Infantry Regiment,
Jericho, Vt.
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Died
on Nov. 2, when an improvised
explosive device detonated near
his
HMMWV during combat
operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
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Staff
Sgt. Kyle B. Wehrly,
28
Galesburg,
Ill.
Army
National Guard's
2nd Battalion, 123rd
Field Artillery,
Macomb, Ill.
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Died
in Ashraf, Iraq, on Nov. 3,
when an improvised explosive
device detonated near his
HMMWV
during patrol operations.
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Pfc.
Tyler R. MacKenzie,
20
Evans,
Colo.
Army's
1st Battalion, 502nd
Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Spc.
Joshua J. Munger,
22
Maysville,
Mo.
Army's
1st Battalion, 502nd
Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Spc.
Benjamin A. Smith,
21
Hudson,
Wis.
Army's
1st Battalion, 502nd
Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Died
near Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov.
2, when an improvised explosive
device detonated near their
HMMWV.
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DOD Release November
3, 2005
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Sgt.
Daniel A. Tsue,
27
Honolulu,
Hawaii
7th
Engineer Support
Battalion, 1st Marine
Logistics Group,
I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Died
Nov. 1 from an improvised explosive
device while conducting combat
operations
in the vicinity
of Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
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Spc.
Dennis J. Ferderer
Jr., 20
New
Salem, N.D.
1st
Battalion, 15th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade, 3rd
Infantry Division,
Fort Benning, Ga.
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Died
in Ad Duluiyah, Iraq, on Nov.
2, when enemy forces threw a
hand grenade at his HMMWV
during
convoy operations.
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Petty
Officer 2nd Class
Allan M. Cundanga
Espiritu, 28
Oxnard,
Calif.
2nd
Force Service Support
Group (Forward),
II Marine Expeditionary
Force (Forward).
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Died
Nov. 1 from an improvised explosive
device while conducting combat
operations
in the vicinity
of Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
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Maj.
Gerald M. Bloomfield
II, 38
Ypsilanti,
Mich.
Marine
Light-Attack Helicopter
Squadron 369, Marine
Aircraft Group 39,
3rd Marine Aircraft
Wing, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Capt.
Michael D. Martino,
32, of Fairfax,
Va.
Marine
Light-Attack Helicopter
Squadron 369, Marine
Aircraft Group 39,
3rd Marine Aircraft
Wing, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Died
Nov. 2 when their AH-1W Super
Cobra helicopter crashed while
flying in support of
security
and stabilization operations
near Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
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DOD Release November
2, 2005
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Staff
Sgt. Travis W. Nixon,
24
Saint
John, Wash.
2nd
Battalion, 504th
Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 1st Brigade,
82nd Airborne Division,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Died
from injuries sustained north
of Lwara, Afghanistan, on Oct.
29, when his patrol
was
attacked by enemy forces using
small arms fire and rocket-propelled
grenades.
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Staff
Sgt. Joel P. Dameron,
27
Ellabell,
Ga.
8th
Engineer Support
Battalion, 2nd Force
Service Support
Group, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Oct. 30 from an improvised explosive
device while conducting combat
operations in the vicinity
of Al Amiriyah, Iraq.
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Petty
Officer 1st Class
Howard E. Babcock
IV, 33
Houston,
Texas
Naval
Computer and Telecommunications
Station in Bahrain.
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Died
in a motorcycle accident on
Oct. 13 in Bahrain.
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1st
Lt. Robert C. Oneto-Sikorski,
33
Bay
St. Louis, Miss.
Army
National Guard's
1st Battalion, 155th
Infantry, Biloxi,
Miss.
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Died
in Iskandariyah, Iraq, on Oct.
31, when an improvised explosive
device
detonated near his
dismounted patrol.
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Spc.
Derence W. Jack,
31
Saipan,
Marinas Islands
of the Pacific.
Army
Reserve's 100th
Battalion, 442nd
Infantry, 29th Brigade
Combat Team, Barrigada,
Guam.
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Staff
Sgt. Wilgene T.
Lieto, 28
Saipan,
Marianas Islands
of the Pacific.
Army
Reserve's 100th
Battalion, 442nd
Infantry, 29th Brigade
Combat Team, Barrigada,
Guam.
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Died
in Balad, Iraq, on Oct. 31,
when an improvised explosive
device detonated near their
HMMWV
during patrol operations.
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DOD Release November
1, 2005
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Spc.
Kenny D. Rojas,
21
Pembroke
Pines, Fla.
2nd
Battalion, 7th Infantry
Regiment, 1st Brigade,
3rd Infantry Division,
Fort Stewart, Ga.
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Died
near Bayji, Iraq, on Oct. 29,
when his unit was conducting
a combat patrol and a landmine
exploded near his HMMWV.
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Sgt.
Shakere T. Guy,
23
Pomona,
Calif.
Army
National Guard's
1st Battalion, 184th
Infantry Regiment,
Modesto, Calif.
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Capt.
Raymond D. Hill
II 39
Turlock,
Calif.
Army
National Guard's
1st Battalion, 184th
Infantry Regiment,
Modesto, Calif.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 29,
when an improvised explosive
device detonated
near their
HMMWV during patrol operations.
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Sgt.
1st Class Matthew
R. Kading, 32
Madison,
Wis.
Army
Reserve's 983rd
Engineer Battalion,
Monclova, Ohio.
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Died
at Brooke Army Medical Center
in San Antonio, Texas, on Oct.
31, of injuries sustained near
Tikrit, Iraq,
on Oct. 19,
when an improvised explosive
device detonated near his convoy
vehicle.
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Sgt.
1st Class Jonathan
Tessar, 36
Simi
Valley, Calif.
Army's
2nd Battalion, 502nd
Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Spc.
William J. Byler,
23
Ballinger,
Texas.
Army's
2nd Battalion, 502nd
Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Pfc.
David J. Martin,
21
Edmond,
Okla.
Army's
2nd Battalion, 502nd
Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Pfc.
Adam R. Johnson,
22
Clayton,
Ohio.
Army's
2nd Battalion, 502nd
Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne
Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
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Died
in Al Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on Oct.
31, when an improvised explosive
device detonated
near their
HMMWV during patrol operations.
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DOD Release October
31, 2005
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Pfc.
Dillon M. Jutras,
20
Fairfax
Station, Va.
Army's
3rd Battalion, 75th
Ranger Regiment,
Fort Benning, Ga.
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Died
in Al Anbar Province, Iraq,
on Oct. 28, from injuries sustained
while conducting combat operations.
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Sgt.
Michael P. Hodshire,
25
North
Adams, Mich.
2nd
Battalion, 2nd Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Oct. 30 of wounds sustained
from an improvised explosive
device during combat
operations
near Nasser Wa Salaam, Iraq
on Oct. 29.
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Col.
William W. Wood,
44
Panama
City, Fla.
Army
National Guard's
1st Battalion, 184th
Infantry Regiment,
Modesto, Calif.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 27,
when he was directing security
operations in response to the
detonation of an improvised
explosive device, a second improvised
explosive device detonated near
his position.
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DOD Release October
30, 2005
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Staff
Sgt. Lewis J. Gentry,
48
Detroit,
Mich.
Army's
94th Engineer Battalion,
Vilseck, Germany.
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Died
in Mosul, Iraq, on Oct. 26,
from a noncombat related cause.
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1st
Lt. Debra A. Banaszak,
35
Bloomington,
Ill.
Army
National Guard's
1035th Maintenance
Company, Jefferson
Barracks, Mo.
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Died
at Camp Victory, Kuwait, on
Oct. 28, from noncombat related
injuries.
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DOD Release October
28, 2005
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Sgt.
Michael T. Robertson,
28
Houston,
Texas
1st
Battalion, 15th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade, 3rd
Infantry Division,
Fort Benning, Ga.
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Died
at Brooke Army Medical Center,
San Antonio, Texas, on Oct.
25, of injuries sustained in
Samarra, Iraq,
on Oct. 17,
when an improvised explosive
device detonated near his Bradley
Fighting Vehicle.
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Staff
Sgt. Daniel R. Lightner,
Jr., 28
Hollidaysburg,
Pa.
Army
National Guard's
2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 28th Infantry
Division, Washington,
Pa.
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Died
in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on Oct.
27, when an improvised explosive
device detonated near his
HMMWV
during combat operations.
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Sgt.
James Witkowski,
32
Surprise,
Ariz.
Army
Reserve's 729th
Transportation Company,
Fresno, Calif.
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Died
on Oct. 26, near Ashraf, Iraq,
of injuries sustained there
earlier that day when an improvised
explosive device detonated near
his HMMWV during convoy operations.
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Lance
Cpl. Robert F. Eckfield
Jr., 23
Cleveland,
Ohio, and
2nd
Battalion, 6th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Lance
Cpl. Jared J. Kremm,
24
Hauppage,
N.Y.
2nd
Battalion, 6th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Oct. 27 from an indirect fire
explosion in Saqlawiyah, Iraq.
Kremm died at the scene
while
Eckfield succumbed to his wounds
at a nearby medical center.
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Spc.
Christopher T. Monroe,
19
Kendallville,
Ind.
Army
Reserve's 785th
Military Police
Battalion, Fraser,
Mich.
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Died
on Oct. 25, in Basra, Iraq,
when his 5-ton truck was involved
in an automobile accident with
a civilian vehicle.
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Sgt.
Evan S. Parker,
25
Arkansas,
Kan
Army
Reserve's 1st Battalion,
487th Field Artillery
Regiment, 20th Brigade
Combat Team, Honolulu,
Hawaii.
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Died
at Landstuhl Army Medical Center
in Landstuhl, Germany, on Oct.
26, of injuries sustained
in
Balad, Iraq, on Oct. 23, when
his dismounted patrol was attacked
by enemy
forces who threw
an explosive device from their
moving vehicle.
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Sgt.
1st Class Ramon
A. Acevedoaponte,
51
Watertown,
N.Y.
Army's
3rd Forward Support
Battalion, Division
Support Brigade,
3rd Infantry Division,
Fort Stewart, Ga.
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Master
Sgt. Thomas A. Wallsmith,
38
Carthage,
Mo.
Army's
3rd Forward Support
Battalion, Division
Support Brigade,
3rd Infantry Division,
Fort Stewart, Ga.
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Died
in Rustamiyah, Iraq, on Oct.
26, when an improvised explosive
device detonated near their
HMMWV.
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Capt.
Michael J. Mackinnon,
30
Helena,
Mont.
Army's
4th Battalion, 64th
Armor Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat
Team, 3rd Infantry
Division, Fort Stewart,
Ga.
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Died
on Oct. 27, in Baghdad, Iraq,
when an improvised explosive
device detonated
near his
HMMWV during convoy operations.
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DOD Release October
27, 2005
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Cpl.
Benjamin D. Hoeffner,
21
Wheat
Ridge, Colo.
Army
Reserve's 324th
Psychological Operations
Company, Aurora,
Colo.
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Died
in Ali Al Salem, Kuwait, on
Oct. 25, of a non-combat related
cause.
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DOD Release October
26, 2005
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Lance
Cpl. Jonathan R.
Spears, 21
Molino,
Fla.
3rd
Battalion, 7th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
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Died
Oct. 23 from enemy small-arms
fire while conducting combat
operations
against enemy
forces in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
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Petty
Officer 3rd Class
Christopher W. Thompson,
25
N.
Wilkesboro, N.C.
Echo
Company, 2nd Battalion,
2nd Marines, 8th
Regimental Combat
Team, 2nd Marine
Division, Fleet
Marine Forces Atlantic,
based in Camp Lejeune,
N.C.
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Killed
in action on Oct. 21, from an
IED explosion while conducting
combat operations
against
enemy forces in the Al Anbar
Province of Iraq.
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Cpl.
Benny G. Cockerham
III, 21
Conover,
N.C.
2nd
Battalion, 2nd Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Capt.
Tyler B. Swisher,
35
Cincinnati,
Ohio
2nd
Battalion, 2nd Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
when their vehicle was struck
by an improvised explosive device
while conducting combat operations
against enemy forces near
Al Amariyah, Iraq on Oct. 21.
Their vehicle was traveling
beside a canal when the attack
occurred and the two Marines
were
thrown from the vehicle
into the water.
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DOD Release October
25, 2005
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Sgt.
Jacob D. Dones,
21
Dimmitt,
Texas
2nd
Squadron, 11th Armored
Cavalry Regiment,
Fort Irwin, Calif.
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Died
in Hit, Iraq, on Oct. 20, when
his forward operating base was
attacked by enemy forces
using indirect fire.
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Staff
Sgt. George T. Alexander,
Jr., 34
Clanton,
Ala.
1st
Battalion, 15th
Infantry Regiment,
3rd Brigade, 3rd
Infantry Division,
Fort Benning, Ga.
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Died
at Brooke Army Medical Center,
San Antonio, Texas, on Oct.
22, of injuries sustained
in
Samarra, Iraq, on Oct. 17, when
an improvised explosive device
detonated
near his Bradley
Fighting Vehicle.
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Spc.
Thomas H. Byrd,
21
Cochise,
Ariz.
2nd
Battalion, 69th
Armor Regiment,
3rd Brigade, 3rd
Infantry Division,
Fort Benning, Ga.
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Spc.
Jeffrey W. Corban,
30
Elkhart,
Ind.
2nd
Battalion, 69th
Armor Regiment,
3rd Brigade, 3rd
Infantry Division,
Fort Benning, Ga.
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Spc.
Richard A. Hardy,
24
Newcomerstown,
Ohio.
2nd
Battalion, 69th
Armor Regiment,
3rd Brigade, 3rd
Infantry Division,
Fort Benning, Ga.
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Staff
Sgt. Vincent E.
Summers, 38
South
Haven, Mich.
2nd
Battalion, 69th
Armor Regiment,
3rd Brigade, 3rd
Infantry Division,
Fort Benning, Ga.
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Spc.
Timothy D. Watkins,
24
San
Bernardino, Calif.
2nd
Battalion, 69th
Armor Regiment,
3rd Brigade, 3rd
Infantry Division,
Fort Benning, Ga.
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Died
in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on Oct.
15, when an improvised explosive
device detonated
near their
M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle
during combat operations.
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DOD Release October
24, 2005
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Staff
Sgt. Dennis P. Merck,
38
Evans,
Ga.
Army
National Guard's
878th Engineer Battalion,
Augusta, Ga.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 20,
of a non-combat related injury.
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Lance
Cpl. Kenneth J.
Butler, 19
Rowan,
N.C.
2nd
Battalion, 2nd Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Oct. 21 from an improvised explosive
device while conducting combat
operations
against enemy
forces near Al Amariyah, Iraq.
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Cpl.
Seamus M. Davey,
25
Lewis,
N.Y.
Marine
Forces Reserve’s
4th Force Reconnaissance
Battalion, 4th Marine
Division, Reno,
Nev.
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Died
Oct. 21 from an improvised explosive
device while conducting combat
operations
against enemy
forces in the vicinity of Haqlaniyah,
Iraq.
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DOD Release October
22, 2005
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Staff
Sergeant Richard
T. Pummill, 27
Cincinnati,
Ohio.
2nd
Battalion, 2nd Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Lance
Cpl. Andrew D. Russoli,
21
Greensboro,
N.C.
2nd
Battalion, 2nd Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Lance
Cpl. Steven W. Szwydek,
20
Warfordsburg,
Pa.
2nd
Battalion, 2nd Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Oct. 20 from an improvised explosive
device while conducting combat
operations
against enemy
forces near Nasser Wa Salaam,
Iraq.
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DOD Release October
21, 2005
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Spc.
Kendall K. Frederick,
21
Randallstown,
Md.
Army
Reserve's 983rd
Engineer Battalion,
Monclova, Ohio.
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Died
near Tikrit, Iraq, on Oct. 19,
when an improvised explosive
device detonated
near his
vehicle during convoy operations.
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Sgt.
Arthur A. Mora Jr.,
23
Pico
Rivera, Calif.
5th
Squadron, 7th Cavalry
Regiment, 1st Brigade
Combat Team, 3rd
Infantry Division,
Fort Stewart, Ga.
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Spc.
Russell H. Nahvi,
24
Arlington,
Texas.
5th
Squadron, 7th Cavalry
Regiment, 1st Brigade
Combat Team, 3rd
Infantry Division,
Fort Stewart, Ga.
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Spc.
Jose E. Rosario,
20
St.
Croix, Virgin Islands.
5th
Squadron, 7th Cavalry
Regiment, 1st Brigade
Combat Team, 3rd
Infantry Division,
Fort Stewart, Ga.
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Died
in Balad, Iraq, on Oct. 19,
when their HMMWV was struck
by enemy indirect fire during
patrol operations.
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DOD Release October
20, 2005
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Staff
Sgt. Tommy I. Folks
Jr., 31
Amarillo,
Texas
Army
National Guard's
2nd Battalion, 142nd
Infantry Regiment,
56th Brigade Combat
Team, 36th Infantry
Division, Amarillo,
Texas.
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Died
in Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 19,
of injuries sustained on Oct.
18, in Iskandariyah, Iraq, when
multiple
improvised explosive
devices detonated near his HMMWV
during convoy operations.
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Lance
Cpl. Norman W. Anderson
III, 21
Parkton,
Md.
3rd
Battalion, 6th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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Died
Oct. 19 from a suicide vehicle-borne
improvised explosive device
while conducting
combat
operations against enemy forces
in Karabilah, Iraq.
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Spc.
Daniel D. Bartels,
22
Huron,
S.D.
4th
Squadron, 14th Cavalry
Regiment, 172nd
Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, Fort
Wainwright, Alaska.
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Died
in Mosul, Iraq, on Oct. 19,
of a non-combat related cause
identified there on Oct. 18.
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DOD Release October
19, 2005
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Petty
Officer 3rd Class
Fabricio Moreno,
26
Brooklyn,
N.Y.
Deployed
as part of a Combined
Joint Task Force
– Horn of Africa
construction team.
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Killed
Oct. 14 in a single-vehicle
accident in Manda Bay, Kenya.
Moreno was assigned to
Naval
Mobile Construction Battalion
3, Port Hueneme, Calif.
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Lance
Cpl. Daniel Scott
R. Bubb, 19
Grottoes,
Va.
1st
Light Armored Reconnaissance
Battalion, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Died
Oct. 17 from small-arms fire
while conducting combat operations
against enemy forces in
Al Rutbah, Iraq.
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Spc.
Lucas A. Frantz,
22
Tonganoxie,
Kan.
1st
Battalion, 17th
Infantry Regiment,
172nd Sryker Brigade
Combat Team, Fort
Wainwright, Alaska.
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Died
in Mosul, Iraq, on Oct. 18,
when he was hit by enemy fire
while performing a combat mission.
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Chief
Warrant Officer
Paul J. Pillen,
28
Keystone,
S.D.
Army
National Guard's
249th Aviation,
Rapid City, S.D.
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Died
in Salwa, Kuwait, on Oct. 17,
of a non-combat related cause.
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DOD Release October
18, 2005
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Lance
Cpl. Christopher
M. Poston, 20
Glendale,
Ariz.
Battalion
Landing Team 2nd
Battalion, 1st Marine
Regiment, 13th Marine
Expeditionary Unit,
I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
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Died
Oct. 17 from a non-hostile vehicle
accident in Hit, Iraq.
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Lance
Cpl. Chad R. Hildebrandt,
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