Fallen Soldiers

2007

 

Updated 12/31/07

 


 

 

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

                    CT Dawson
                    January, 2002

                     


 


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

2007

 

 

DOD Release December 31, 2007

Petty Officer 1st Class Victor W. Jeffries, 52

Honolulu, Hawaii

Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group, Kuwait.

 

 Died Dec. 31, 2007 as a result of injuries suffered Dec. 24 in a vehicular accident in Kuwait.

 

 

DOD Release December 28, 2007

Sgt. Bryan J. Tutten, 33

St. Augustine, Fla.

1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

 

Died Dec. 25 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device
detonated near his position during combat operations.

 

Capt. Rowdy J. Inman, 38

Panorama Village, Texas.

3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas.

Sgt. Benjamin B. Portell, 27

Bakersfield, Calif.

3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas.

 

Died Dec. 26 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds suffered from small arms fire during dismounted combat operations.

 

 

DOD Release December 26, 2007

Pfc. George J. Howell 24

Salinas, Calif.

1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Infantry Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.

 

Died Dec. 21 in Riyadh, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was
attacked by an improvised explosive device.

 

Senior Airman Nicholas D. Eischen, 24

Sanger, Calif.

60th Medical Operations Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, Calif.

 

Died Dec. 24 in Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan in a non-combat related incident.

 

Sgt. Peter C. Neesley, 28

Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.

3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

 

Died Dec. 25 in Baghdad, Iraq, of an undetermined cause in a non-combat environment.

 

 

DOD Release December 21, 2007

 1st Lt. Jeremy E. Ray, 26

Houston, Texas

1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.

 

Died Dec. 20 in Kanaan, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an enemy attacked using an explosive device.  

 

 

DOD Release December 18, 2007

Pfc. Juctin R. P. McDaniel, 19

Andover, N. H.

524th Combat Service Support Battalion, 45th Sustainment Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, Fort Shafter, Hawaii.

 

 Died Dec. 17 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Taji, Iraq.

 

 

DOD Release December 17, 2007

Sgt. Austin D. Pratt, 22

Cadet, Mo.

2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), located at Fort Polk, La.

 

Died Dec. 15 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Baghdad, Iraq, in an incident
that is currently under investigation.

 

 

DOD Release December 15, 2007

Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan A. Lowery, 38

Houlton, Maine

3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas.

 

 Died Dec. 14, in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when enemy forces
attacked his unit using small arms fire.

 

Pvt. Daren A. Smith, 19

Helena, Mont.

3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Polk, La.

 

Died 13 Dec., in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained from a non-combat related incident.

 

 

DOD Release December 14, 2007

Spc. Brynn J. Naylor, 21

Roswell, N.M.

2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

 

 Died Dec.13 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when enemy forces
attacked his unit using small arms fire.

 

Sgt. Samuel E. Kelsey, 24

Troup, Texas

3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

 

Died Dec 13 in Tunnis, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated.

 

Cpl. Joshua C. Blaney, 25

Matthews, N.C.

1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade, Camp Ederle, Italy.

Staff Sgt. Michael J. Gabel, 30

Crowley, La.

1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade, Camp Ederle, Italy.

 

Died Dec. 12 at Forward Operating Base Curry, Afghanistan from wounds suffered
when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release December 13, 2007

Staff Sgt. Gregory L. Elam, 39

Columbus, Ga.

54th Quartermaster Company, 49th Quartermaster Group, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), located at Fort Lee, Va.

 

Died Dec. 11 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, as a result of a non-combat related illness.

 

Chief Petty Officer Mark T. Carter, 27

Fallbrook, Calif.

East Coast-based Navy SEAL.

 

Died Dec. 11, as a result of enemy action while conducting combat operations in Iraq.

 

 

DOD Release December 12, 2007

Cpl. Tanner J. O’Leary, 23

Eagle Butte, S.D.

1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

 

Died Dec. 9 in Musa Qal’eh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered
when an improvised explosive device detonated.

 

 

DOD Release December 11, 2007

Cpl. Johnathan A. Lahmann, 21

Richmond, Ind.

59th Engineer Company, 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.

 

 Died Dec. 10 in Tikrit, Iraq, of wounds suffered in Bayji, Iraq,
when a improvised explosive device struck his vehicle.

 

 

DOD Release December 10, 2007

Spc. Randy W. Pickering, 31

Bovey, Minn.

Regimental Support Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

 

Died Dec. 9 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.

 

 

DOD Release December 6, 2007

Sgt. Eric J. Hernandez, 26

Waldwick, N.J.

1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Pvt. Dewayne L. White, 27

Country Club Hills, Ill.

1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

 

Died 4th from wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered
an improvised explosive device in Bayji, Iraq.

 

Capt. Adam P. Snyder, 26

Fort Pierce, Fla.

1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

 

Died Dec. 5th from wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered
an improvised explosive device in Bayji, Iraq.

 

 

DOD Release December 5, 2007

Sgt. Kyle Dayton, 22

El Dorado Hills, Calif.

2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

 

Died Dec. 3 in Ashwah, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident.

 

 

DOD Release December 3, 2007

Spc. Matthew K. Reece, 24

Harrison, Ark.

1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

 

 Died Dec. 1, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle
encountered an improvised explosive device.

 

Sgt. Blair W. Emery, 24

Lee, Maine

504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.

 

Died Nov. 30 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle
encountered an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release November 29, 2007

Cpl. Allen C. Roberts, 21

Arcola, Ill.

Marine Attack Squadron 214, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz.

 

Died Nov. 28 from a vehicle accident near Al Asad, Iraq.

 

Sgt. 1st Class John J. Tobiason, 42

Bloomington, Minn.

847th Adjutant General Battalion, 89th Regional Readiness Command, Wichita, Kan.

 

Died Nov. 28 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered from an incident that is currently under investigation.

 

 

DOD Release November 28, 2007

Pvt. Isaac T. Cortes, 26

Bronx, N.Y.

1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

Spc. Benjamin J. Garrison, 25

Houston, Texas.

1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

 

Died Nov. 27 in Amerli, Iraq, of wounds suffered when their vehicle
encountered an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release November 26, 2007

Staff Sgt. Jonathon L. Martin, 33

Bellevue, Ohio

1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

 

Died Nov. 22 in Regensburg, Germany, of wounds suffered on Nov. 9 in Jisr Naft, Iraq,
when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release November 23, 2007

Sgt. Alfred G. Paredez Jr., 32

Las Vegas, Nev.

1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

 

Died Nov. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle
struck an improvised explosive device.

 

Spc. Melvin L. Henley Jr., 26

Jackson, Miss.

603rd Aviation Support Battalion, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

 

Died at Camp Striker in Baghdad on Nov. 21 of injuries suffered from non-combat related incident.

 

 

DOD Release November 20, 2007

Pfc. Marius L. Ferrero, 23

Miami, Fla.

1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

Cpl. Jason T. Lee, 26

Fruitport, Mich.

1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

Cpl. Christopher J. Nelson, 22

Rochester, Wash.

1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

 

Died Nov. 18 when an improvised explosive device detonated
during a mounted patrol in Baquabah, Iraq.

 

 

DOD Release November 19, 2007

Staff Sgt. Alejandro Ayala, 26

Riverside, Calif.

90th Logistics Readiness Squadron, F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo.

 

Died Nov. 18 of injuries sustained as a result of a vehicle accident in Kuwait.

 

2nd Lt. Peter H. Burks, 26

Dallas, Texas

4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

 

Died Nov. 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle
struck an improvised explosive device.

 

 

DOD Release November 18, 2007

Sgt. Steven C. Ganczewski, 22

Niagara Falls, N.Y.

3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.

 

Died Nov. 16, in Balad, Iraq, wounds suffered from a combat-related incident.

 

 

DOD Release November 17, 2007

Sgt. Kenneth R. Booker, 25

Vevay, Ind.

2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

 

Died Nov. 14, in Mukhisa, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised
explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

 

Sgt. Mason L. Lewis, 26

Gloucester, Va.

26th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

 

Died in Baghdad on Nov. 16, as a result of a non-combat related training accident.

 

 

DOD Release November 16, 2007

Spc. Ashley Sietsema, 20

Melrose Park, Ill.

708th