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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