In
memory of those that gave their lives in this
war on terrorism.
2007

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DOD Release December
31, 2007
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Petty
Officer 1st Class
Victor W. Jeffries,
52
Honolulu,
Hawaii
Navy
Expeditionary Logistics
Support Group, Kuwait.
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Died
Dec. 31, 2007 as a result of
injuries suffered Dec. 24 in
a vehicular accident in Kuwait.
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DOD Release December
28, 2007
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Sgt.
Bryan J. Tutten,
33
St.
Augustine, Fla.
1st
Squadron, 73rd Cavalry
Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 82nd
Airborne Division,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Died
Dec. 25 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds
suffered when an improvised
explosive device detonated
near his position during combat
operations.
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Capt.
Rowdy J. Inman,
38
Panorama
Village, Texas.
3rd
Squadron, 3rd Armored
Cavalry Regiment,
III Corps, Fort
Hood, Texas.
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Sgt.
Benjamin B. Portell,
27
Bakersfield,
Calif.
3rd
Squadron, 3rd Armored
Cavalry Regiment,
III Corps, Fort
Hood, Texas.
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Died
Dec. 26 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds
suffered from small arms fire
during dismounted combat operations.
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DOD Release December
26, 2007
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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.
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Died
Dec. 21 in Riyadh, Iraq, of
wounds suffered when his vehicle
was attacked by an improvised
explosive device.
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Senior
Airman Nicholas
D. Eischen, 24
Sanger,
Calif.
60th
Medical Operations
Squadron, Travis
Air Force Base,
Calif.
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Died
Dec. 24 in Bagram Air Base,
Afghanistan in a non-combat
related incident.
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Sgt.
Peter C. Neesley,
28
Grosse
Pointe Farms, Mich.
3rd
Squadron, 7th Cavalry
Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 3rd
Infantry Division,
Fort Stewart, Ga.
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Died
Dec. 25 in Baghdad, Iraq, of
an undetermined cause in a non-combat
environment.
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DOD Release December
21, 2007
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1st
Lt. Jeremy E. Ray,
26
Houston,
Texas
1st
Squadron, 3rd Armored
Cavalry Regiment,
Fort Hood, Texas.
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Died
Dec. 20 in Kanaan, Iraq, of
wounds suffered when an enemy
attacked using an explosive
device.
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DOD Release December
18, 2007
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Pfc.
Juctin R. P. McDaniel,
19
Andover,
N. H.
524th
Combat Service Support
Battalion, 45th
Sustainment Brigade,
8th Theater Sustainment
Command, Fort Shafter,
Hawaii.
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Died
Dec. 17 in Baghdad, Iraq, of
injuries sustained from a non-combat
related incident in Taji, Iraq.
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DOD Release December
17, 2007
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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.
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Died
Dec. 15 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries
sustained in Baghdad, Iraq,
in an incident that is currently
under investigation.
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DOD Release December
15, 2007
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Sgt.
1st Class Jonathan
A. Lowery, 38
Houlton,
Maine
3rd
Squadron, 3rd Armored
Cavalry Regiment,
III Corps, Fort
Hood, Texas.
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Died
Dec. 14, in Mosul, Iraq, of
wounds sustained when enemy
forces attacked his unit
using small arms fire.
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Pvt.
Daren A. Smith,
19
Helena,
Mont.
3rd
Squadron, 89th Cavalry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 10th
Mountain Division
(Light Infantry),
Fort Polk, La.
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Died
13 Dec., in Baghdad, Iraq, of
wounds sustained from a non-combat
related incident.
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DOD Release December
14, 2007
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Spc.
Brynn J. Naylor,
21
Roswell,
N.M.
2nd
Battalion, 12th
Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 2nd Infantry
Division, Fort Carson,
Colo.
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Died
Dec.13 in Baghdad, Iraq, of
wounds suffered when enemy forces
attacked his unit using
small arms fire.
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Sgt.
Samuel E. Kelsey,
24
Troup,
Texas
3rd
Battalion, 7th Infantry
Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 3rd
Infantry Division,
Fort Stewart, Ga.
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Died
Dec 13 in Tunnis, Iraq, of wounds
suffered when an improvised
explosive device detonated.
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Cpl.
Joshua C. Blaney,
25
Matthews,
N.C.
1st
Battalion, 503rd
Infantry Regiment
(Airborne), 173rd
Airborne Brigade,
Camp Ederle, Italy.
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Staff
Sgt. Michael J.
Gabel, 30
Crowley,
La.
1st
Battalion, 503rd
Infantry Regiment
(Airborne), 173rd
Airborne Brigade,
Camp Ederle, Italy.
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Died
Dec. 12 at Forward Operating
Base Curry, Afghanistan from
wounds suffered when their
vehicle encountered an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release December
13, 2007
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Staff
Sgt. Gregory L.
Elam, 39
Columbus,
Ga.
54th
Quartermaster Company,
49th Quartermaster
Group, 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault),
located at Fort
Lee, Va.
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Died
Dec. 11 in Kandahar, Afghanistan,
as a result of a non-combat
related illness.
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Chief
Petty Officer Mark
T. Carter, 27
Fallbrook,
Calif.
East
Coast-based Navy
SEAL.
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Died
Dec. 11, as a result of enemy
action while conducting combat
operations in Iraq.
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DOD Release December
12, 2007
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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.
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Died
Dec. 9 in Musa Qal’eh, Afghanistan,
of wounds suffered when
an improvised explosive device
detonated.
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DOD Release December
11, 2007
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Cpl.
Johnathan A. Lahmann,
21
Richmond,
Ind.
59th
Engineer Company,
20th Engineer Battalion,
36th Engineer Brigade,
Fort Hood, Texas.
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Died
Dec. 10 in Tikrit, Iraq, of
wounds suffered in Bayji, Iraq,
when a improvised explosive
device struck his vehicle.
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DOD Release December
10, 2007
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Spc.
Randy W. Pickering,
31
Bovey,
Minn.
Regimental
Support Squadron,
2nd Stryker Cavalry
Regiment, Vilseck,
Germany.
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Died
Dec. 9 in Baghdad, Iraq, of
injuries sustained in a non-combat
related incident.
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DOD Release December
6, 2007
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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.
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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.
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Died
4th from wounds suffered when
their vehicle encountered an
improvised explosive device
in Bayji, Iraq.
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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.
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Died
Dec. 5th from wounds suffered
when their vehicle encountered
an improvised explosive
device in Bayji, Iraq.
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DOD Release December
5, 2007
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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.
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Died
Dec. 3 in Ashwah, Iraq, of injuries
suffered from a non-combat related
incident.
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DOD Release December
3, 2007
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Spc.
Matthew K. Reece,
24
Harrison,
Ark.
1st
Battalion, 504th
Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 1st Brigade
Combat Team, 82nd
Airborne Division,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Died
Dec. 1, in Baghdad, Iraq, of
wounds suffered when his vehicle
encountered an improvised
explosive device.
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Sgt.
Blair W. Emery,
24
Lee,
Maine
504th
Military Police
Battalion, 42nd
Military Police
Brigade, Fort Lewis,
Wash.
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Died
Nov. 30 in Baqubah, Iraq, of
wounds suffered when his vehicle
encountered an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release November
29, 2007
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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.
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Died
Nov. 28 from a vehicle accident
near Al Asad, Iraq.
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Sgt.
1st Class John J.
Tobiason, 42
Bloomington,
Minn.
847th
Adjutant General
Battalion, 89th
Regional Readiness
Command, Wichita,
Kan.
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Died
Nov. 28 in Baghdad, Iraq, of
injuries suffered from an incident
that is currently under investigation.
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DOD Release November
28, 2007
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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.
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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.
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Died
Nov. 27 in Amerli, Iraq, of
wounds suffered when their vehicle
encountered an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release November
26, 2007
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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.
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Died
Nov. 22 in Regensburg, Germany,
of wounds suffered on Nov. 9
in Jisr Naft, Iraq, when
his vehicle encountered an improvised
explosive device.
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DOD Release November
23, 2007
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Sgt.
Alfred G. Paredez
Jr., 32
Las
Vegas, Nev.
1st
Battalion, 8th Cavalry
Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 1st
Cavalry Division,
Fort Hood, Texas.
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Died
Nov. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, of
wounds suffered when his vehicle
struck an improvised explosive
device.
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Spc.
Melvin L. Henley
Jr., 26
Jackson,
Miss.
603rd
Aviation Support
Battalion, 3rd Combat
Aviation Brigade,
3rd Infantry Division,
Fort Stewart, Ga.
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Died
at Camp Striker in Baghdad on
Nov. 21 of injuries suffered
from non-combat related incident.
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DOD Release November
20, 2007
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Pfc.
Marius L. Ferrero,
23
Miami,
Fla.
1st
Battalion, 38th
Infantry Regiment,
4th Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Cpl.
Jason T. Lee, 26
Fruitport,
Mich.
1st
Battalion, 38th
Infantry Regiment,
4th Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Cpl.
Christopher J. Nelson,
22
Rochester,
Wash.
1st
Battalion, 38th
Infantry Regiment,
4th Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Died
Nov. 18 when an improvised explosive
device detonated during
a mounted patrol in Baquabah,
Iraq.
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DOD Release November
19, 2007
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Staff
Sgt. Alejandro Ayala,
26
Riverside,
Calif.
90th
Logistics Readiness
Squadron, F.E. Warren
Air Force Base,
Wyo.
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Died
Nov. 18 of injuries sustained
as a result of a vehicle accident
in Kuwait.
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2nd
Lt. Peter H. Burks,
26
Dallas,
Texas
4th
Squadron, 2nd Stryker
Cavalry Regiment,
Vilseck, Germany.
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Died
Nov. 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, of
wounds suffered when his vehicle
struck an improvised explosive
device.
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DOD Release November
18, 2007
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Sgt.
Steven C. Ganczewski,
22
Niagara
Falls, N.Y.
3rd
Battalion, 75th
Ranger Regiment,
Fort Benning, Ga.
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Died
Nov. 16, in Balad, Iraq, wounds
suffered from a combat-related
incident.
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DOD Release November
17, 2007
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Sgt.
Kenneth R. Booker,
25
Vevay,
Ind.
2nd
Battalion, 23rd
Infantry Regiment,
4th Stryker Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Died
Nov. 14, in Mukhisa, Iraq, of
wounds sustained when an improvised
explosive device detonated
near his vehicle.
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Sgt.
Mason L. Lewis,
26
Gloucester,
Va.
26th
Brigade Support
Battalion, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 3rd
Infantry Division,
Fort Stewart, Ga.
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Died
in Baghdad on Nov. 16, as a
result of a non-combat related
training accident.
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DOD Release November
16, 2007
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Spc.
Ashley Sietsema,
20
Melrose
Park, Ill.
708th
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