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OIF-OEF Casualties (2004)

The following list identifies American military deaths in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom during 2004. Names are listed chronologically by date of death; identifying their age, rank, service component, unit of assignment, hometown, and circumstances of death.


Dennis A. Corral (33), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan. (Hometown: Kearney, Neb.)

Died 1/1/2004. Killed while riding in a convoy going to Baghdad International Airport when his vehicle went out of control and rolled over in Baghdad.


Kimberly N. Hampton (27), Capt., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 82nd Aviation Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Easley, S.C.)

Died 1/2/2004. Killed when her OH-58 Kiowa observation helicopter was shot down by enemy ground fire in Fallujah, Iraq.


Marc S. Seiden (26), Spc., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Brigantine, N.J.)

Died 1/2/2004. Killed in action when his convoy was ambushed by the enemy who used an improvised explosive device (IED), small arms fire, and a rocket-propelled grenade in Baghdad.


Solomon C. Bangayan (24), Spc., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Jay, Vt.)

Died 1/2/2004. Killed in action when his convoy was ambushed by the enemy who used an improvised explosive device (IED), small arms fire, and a rocket-propelled grenade in Baghdad.


Eric T. Paliwoda (28), Capt., Army; Assigned to 4th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized), based in Fort Carson, Colo. (Hometown: Texas)

Died 1/2/2004. Killed in action when his command post when it came under mortar attack in Balad, Iraq.


Luke P. Frist (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 209th Quartermaster Company, U.S. Army Reserve, based in Lafayette, Ind. (Hometown: West Lafayette, Ind.)

Died 1/5/2004. Died at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas from wounds he sustained while part of a convoy that was struck with an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.


Jesse D. Mizener (24), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion, 593rd Corps Support Group, Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Auburn, Calif.)

Died 1/7/2004. Killed when a mortar round hit the Logistics Base in Baghdad.


Christopher A. Golby (26), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance) based in Fort Carson, Colo. (Hometown: Johnstown, Pa.)

Died 1/8/2004. Killed while on board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter when it crashed during a Medevac mission in Fallujah, Iraq.


Ian D. Manuel (23), Chief Warrant Officer, Army; Assigned to the 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), Fort Carson, Colo. (Hometown: Florida)

Died 1/8/2004. Killed while on board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter when it crashed during a Medevac mission in Fallujah, Iraq.


Aaron A. Weaver (32), Chief Warrant Officer, Army; Assigned to C Troop, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Florida)

Died 1/8/2004. Killed while on board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter when it crashed during a Medevac mission in Fallujah, Iraq.


Gregory B. Hicks (35), Sgt 1st Class, Army; Assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, based in Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Duff, Tenn.)

Died 1/8/2004. Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Fallujah, Iraq.


Jeffrey C. Walker (33), Sgt., Army; Assigned to Company C, 782nd Main Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Havre de Grace, Md.)

Died 1/8/2004. Killed while on board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter when it crashed during a Medevac mission in Fallujah, Iraq.


Nathaniel H. Johnson (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to Company D (Aviation), 82nd Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division based in Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Augusta, Ga.)

Died 1/8/2004. Killed in action when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Fallujah, Iraq.


Michael A. Diraimondo (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), based in Fort Carson, Colo. (Hometown: Simi Valley, Calif.)

Died 1/8/2004. Killed while on board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter when it crashed during a Medevac mission in Fallujah, Iraq.


Philip A. Johnson Jr. (31), Chief Warrant Officer, Army; Assigned to the 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), Fort Carson, Colo. (Hometown: Alabama)

Died 1/8/2004. Killed while on board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that crashed during a Medevac mission in Fallujah, Iraq.


Craig Davis (37), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 603rd Transportation Company, 142nd Corps Support Battalion, Fort Polk, La. (Hometown: Opelousas, La.)

Died 1/8/2004. Killed in action while on board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter when it crashed during a Medevac mission in Fallujah, Iraq.


Roy A. Wood (47), Sgt., Army; Assigned to C Company, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Florida National Guard, Starke, Fla. (Hometown: Alva, Fla.)

Died 1/9/2004. Killed in a vehicle accident in Afghanistan.


Ricky L. Crockett (37), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to Company D, 51st Signal Battalion, XVIII Airborne Corps, based in Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Broxton, Ga.)

Died 1/12/2004. Killed in action when he was struck by an improvised explosive device while on a mounted patrol in Baghdad.


Keicia M. Hines (27), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 108th Military Police, Combat Support Co., Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Citrus Heights, Calif.)

Died 1/14/2004. Died when she was struck by a vehicle on Mosul Airfield in Mosul, Iraq.


Roland L. Castro (26), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to Battery A, 1st Battalion, 12th Field Artillery, based at Fort Sill, Okla. (Hometown: San Antonio, Texas)

Died 1/16/2004. Died from a non-hostile gunshot wound in Camp Cedar II, Iraq.


Cody J. Orr (21), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Ruskin, Fla.)

Died 1/17/2004. Killed while conducting a surveillance sweep for improvised explosive devices when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle struck such a device and overturned north of Taji, Iraq.


Edmond L. Randle (26), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Miami, Fla.)

Died 1/17/2004. Killed while conducting a surveillance sweep for improvised explosive devices when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle struck such a device and overturned north of Taji, Iraq.


Larry E. Polley, Jr. (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Center, Texas)

Died 1/17/2004. Killed while conducting a surveillance sweep for improvised explosive devices when when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle struck such a device and overturned north of Taji, Iraq.


Kelly L. Hornbeck (36), Master Sgt., Army; Assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, based at Fort Carson, Colo. (Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas)

Died 1/18/2004. Died of combat wounds at 28th Combat Support Hospital (CSH), Iraq Hornbeck sustained his injuries Jan. 16 when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle south of Samarra, Iraq. He was initially evacuated to the 21st CSH, and then moved to the 28th CS.


Gabriel T. Palacios (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 588th Engineer Battalion (Heavy), 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Lynn, Mass.)

Died 1/21/2004. Killed in a mortar attack on his forward operating base in Ba’qubah, Iraq.


James David Parker (20), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 588th Engineer Battalion (Heavy), 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Bryan, Texas)

Died 1/21/2004. Killed in a mortar attack on his forward operating base in Baqubah, Iraq.


Michael T. Blaise (29), CW2, Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st Aviation Brigade, based at Fort Campbell, Ky. (Hometown: Tennessee)

Died 1/23/2004. Killed when his OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter crashed on its way back from a combat mission near Mosul in northern Iraq.


Brian D. Hazelgrove (29), CW2, Army; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), based at Fort Drum, N.Y. (Hometown: Fort Rucker, Ala.)

Died 1/23/2004. Killed when his OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter crashed on its way back from a combat mission near Mosul in northern Iraq.


Ervin Dervishi (21), Pfc., Army; Assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, based at Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas)

Died 1/24/2004. Died when a rocket-propelled grenade hit the Bradley Fighting Vehicle in which he was traveling on combat patrol in Baji, Iraq. He was evacuated to the 28th Combat Support Hospital where he laterDied..


Jason K. Chappell (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to Company B, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, Fort Hood Texas, attached to Task Force All American (Hometown: Hemet, Calif.)

Died 1/24/2004. Killed when a vehicle-based improvised explosive device detonated in Khalidiyah, Iraq.


Randy S. Rosenberg (23), Sgt., Army; Assigned to Company B, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, Fort Hood Texas, attached to Task Force All American (Hometown: Berlin, N.H.)

Died 1/24/2004. Killed when a vehicle-based improvised explosive device detonated in Khalidiyah, Iraq.


William R. Sturges Jr. (24), Spc., Army; Assigned to Company B, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, Fort Hood Texas, attached to Task Force All American (Hometown: Spring Church, Pa.)

Died 1/24/2004. Killed when a vehicle-based improvised explosive device detonated in Khalidiyah, Iraq.


Keith L. Smette (25), Sgt., North Dakota Army National Guard; Assigned to the 957th Engineer Company, 130th Engineer Brigade, Army National Guard, Bismarck, N.D., attached to Task Force All American (Hometown: Fargo, N.D.)

Died 1/24/2004. Died when his convoy was attacked by an improvised explosive device north of Fallujah, Iraq.


Kenneth W. Hendrickson (41), Staff Sgt., North Dakota Army National Guard; Assigned to the 957th Engineer Company, 130th Engineer Brigade, Army National Guard, Bismarck, N.D., attached to Task Force All American (Hometown: Bismarck, N.D.)

Died 1/24/2004. Died when his convoy was attacked by an improvised explosive device north of Fallujah, Iraq.


Patrick Dorff (32), Chief Warrant Officer, Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation (Fort Drum), attached to the 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y (Hometown: Minnesota)

Died 1/25/2004. Killed when his Kiowa Warrior helicopter went down in the Tigris River during a search for four soldiers whose watercraft had capsized. Dorff was listed as duty status whereabouts unknown after the crash. His remains were recovered Jan. 29..


Adam G. Mooney (28), 1st Lt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation, Fort Drum, N.Y., attached to 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum (Hometown: Cambridge, Md.)

Died 1/25/2004. Killed when his helicopter went down in the Tigris River during a search for a missing soldier in Mosul, Iraq Mooney was listed as duty status whereabouts unknown after the crash. His remains were recovered Feb. 14..


Christopher Bunda (29), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry, based at Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Bremer, Wash)

Died 1/25/2004. Killed when his boat capsized during a patrol on the Tigris River. Bunda was originally listed as duty status whereabouts unknown. His remains were recovered Feb. 10..


Lester O. Kinney II (27), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 505th Infantry, Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Zanesville, Ohio)

Died 1/27/2004. Killed in an improvised explosive device attack near Iskandariyah, Iraq.


Luke S. James (24), 2nd Lt., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 505th Infantry, Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Hooker, Okla.)

Died 1/27/2004. Killed in an improvised explosive device attack near Iskandariyah, Iraq.


Cory R. Mracek (26), Sgt., Army; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery, Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Hay Springs, Neb.)

Died 1/27/2004. Killed in an improvised explosive device attack near Iskandariyah, Iraq.


James T. Hoffman (41), Sgt 1st Class, Army; Assigned to Company B, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Riley, Kan. (Hometown: Whitesburg, Ky.)

Died 1/27/2004. Killed in an improvised explosive device attack in Khalidiyah, Iraq.


Matthew J. August (28), Capt., Army; Assigned to Company B, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Riley, Kan. (Hometown: Rhode Island)

Died 1/27/2004. Killed in an improvised explosive device attack in Khalidiyah, Iraq.


Travis A. Moothart (23), Sgt., Army; Assigned to Company B, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Riley, Kan. (Hometown: Brownsville, Ore.)

Died 1/27/2004. Killed in an improvised explosive device attack in Khalidiyah, Iraq.


Justin A. Scott (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. (Hometown: Bellevue Ky.)

Died 1/29/2004. Killed when a weapons cache exploded in Afghanistan.


Robert M. Cook (24), Spc., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. (Hometown: Sun Prairie Wis.)

Died 1/29/2004. Killed when a weapons cache exploded in Afghanistan.


Shawn M. Clemens (28), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. (Hometown: Allegany, N.Y.)

Died 1/29/2004. Killed when a weapons cache exploded in Afghanistan.


Adam G. Kinser (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to 304th Psychological Operations Company, Army Reserve, Sacramento, Calif. (Hometown: Sacramento Calif.)

Died 1/29/2004. Killed when a weapons cache exploded in Afghanistan.


Benjamin L. Gilman (28), Sgt., Army; Assigned to 41st Engineer Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. (Hometown: Meriden Conn.)

Died 1/29/2004. Killed when a weapons cache exploded in Ghazni, Afghanistan. He was listed as duty status unknown until his remains were recovered on Feb. 2..


Curtis Mancini (43), Sgt 1st Class, Army; Assigned to 486th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, Broken Arrow, Okla. (Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)

Died 1/29/2004. Killed when a weapons cache exploded in Afghanistan.


Danton K. Seitsinger (29), Sgt., Army; Assigned to 486th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, Broken Arrow, Okla. (Hometown: Oklahoma City)

Died 1/29/2004. Killed when a weapons cache exploded in Afghanistan.


James D. Mowris (37), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to 805th Military Police Company, Army Reserve, Raleigh, N.C. (Hometown: Aurora Mo.)

Died 1/29/2004. Killed when a weapons cache exploded in Afghanistan.


Luis A. Moreno (19), Pfc., Army; Assigned to Battery A, 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery, based at Fort Riley, Kan. (Hometown: the Bronx, N.Y.)

Died 1/29/2004. Died at the Lakenheath Medical Treatment Facility, United Kingdom, after he was shot on Jan. 23 while he was guarding a gas station in Baghdad.


Sean G. Landrus (31), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to Company B, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Riley, Kan. (Hometown: Thompson, Ohio)

Died 1/29/2004. Died at the 28th Combat Support Hospital in Iraq of injuries sustained two days earlier when a roadside improvised explosive device exploded in Khalidiyah, Iraq.


Eliu A. Miersandoval (27), Sgt., Army; Assigned to Company A, 4th Forward Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: San Clemente, Calif.)

Died 1/31/2004. Killed when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in Kirkuk, Iraq.


Holly J. McGeogh (19), Pfc., Army; Assigned to Company A, 4th Forward Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Taylor, Mich.)

Died 1/31/2004. Killed when her vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in Kirkuk, Iraq.


Juan C. Cabral Banuelos (25), Cpl., Army; Assigned to Company A, 4th Forward Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Emporia, Kan.)

Died 1/31/2004. Killed when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in Kirkuk, Iraq.


Roger C. Turner Jr. (37), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Parkersburg, W.Va.)

Died 2/1/2004. Killed in his sleeping quarters Feb. 1 when the logistical support area came under mortar attack in Anaconda, Iraq.


Armando Soriano (20), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the howitzer battery, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo., attached to the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Houston)

Died 2/1/2004. Killed while traveling in a two-vehicle convoy on a supply route Feb. 1 when weather conditions caused his vehicle to slide off the road and roll over in Haditha, Iraq.


Seth J. Dvorin (24), 2nd Lt., Army; Assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, based at Fort Drum, N.Y. (Hometown: New Jersey)

Died 2/3/2004. Killed Feb. 3 when an improvised explosive device exploded while he was conducting counter-IED operations along a supply route in Iskandariyah, Iraq.


Joshua L. Knowles (23), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1133rd Transportation Company, Army National Guard, Mason City, Iowa (Hometown: Sheffield, Iowa)

Died 2/5/2004. Killed Feb. 5 when he was hit by a mortar round at a Baghdad International Airport checkpoint..


Richard P. Ramey (27), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 703rd Ordinance Company, Fort Knox, Ky., supporting the 82nd Airborne Division (Hometown: Canton, Ohio)

Died 2/8/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated in Mahmudiyah, Iraq.


Elijah Tai Wah Wong (42), Sgt., Arizona Army National Guard; Assigned to the 363rd Explosive Ordnance Company, Army National Guard, Casa Grande, Ariz. (Hometown: Mesa, Ariz.)

Died 2/9/2004. Killed when a collection of unexploded ordnance, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar rounds detonated while being moved to a demolition point in Sinjar, Iraq.


Thomas D. Robbins (27), Sgt., Army; Assigned to Troop A, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment (Stryker), Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Schenectady, N.Y.)

Died 2/9/2004. Killed when a collection of unexploded ordinance, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar rounds detonated while being moved to a demolition point in Sinjar, Iraq.


Jude C. Mariano (39), Master Sgt., Air Force; Assigned to the 615th Air Mobility Operations Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (Hometown: Vallejo, Calif.)

Died 2/10/2004. Died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Doha, Qatar..


Patrick S. Tainsh (33), Sgt., Army; Assigned to Troop E, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La. (Hometown: Oceanside, Calif.)

Died 2/11/2004. Killed by an improvised explosive device while on a mounted patrol in Baghdad.


William C. Ramirez (19), Pfc., Army; Assigned to Troop E, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La. (Hometown: Portland, Ore.)

Died 2/11/2004. Killed by an improvised explosive device while on a mounted patrol in Baghdad.


Eric U. Ramirez (31), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 670th Military Police Company, Army National Guard, National City, Calif. (Hometown: San Diego, Calif.)

Died 2/12/2004. Killed when he was attacked by small-arms fire, a rocket-propelled grenade and an improvised explosive device in Abu Ghraib, Iraq.


Nicholes D. Golding (24), Sgt., Army; Assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. (Hometown: Addison, Maine)

Died 2/13/2004. Killed in an anti-tank mine explosion in Afghanistan.


Bryan Nicholas Spry (19), Pvt., Army; Assigned to D Comany, 1st Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Chestertown, Md.)

Died 2/14/2004. Killed when his vehicle rolled into a water-filled ditch in Baghdad.


Christopher M. Taylor (25), Spc., Alabama Army National Guard; Assigned to the 1165th Military Police Company, Army National Guard, Fairhope, Ala., attached to the 18th Military Police Brigade (Hometown: Daphne, Ala.)

Died 2/16/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device struck his convoy in Baghdad.


Nichole M. Frye (19), Pfc., Army; Assigned to Company A, 415th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, Kalamazoo, Mich. (Hometown: Lena, Wis.)

Died 2/16/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device struck her convoy in Baqubah, Iraq.


Michael M. Merila (23), Spc., Army; Assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Sierra Vista, Ariz.)

Died 2/16/2004. Died when his convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device in Talifar, Iraq.


Jeffrey C. Graham (24), 2nd Lt., Army; Assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, Fort Riley, Kan. (Hometown: Elizabethtown, Ky.)

Died 2/19/2004. Killed of injuries sustained from small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device attack in Khalidiyah, Iraq.


Roger G. Ling (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, Fort Riley, Kan. (Hometown: Douglaston, N.Y.)

Died 2/19/2004. Killed of injuries sustained from small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device attack in Khalidiyah, Iraq.


Henry A. Bacon (45), Sgt 1st Class, Army; Assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 4th Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Wagram, N.C.)

Died 2/20/2004. Killed when he was struck by a recovery vehicle while he was assisting a disabled vehicle in Dujayl, Iraq.


David E. Hall (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to 805th Military Police Company, 16th Military Police Brigade, U.S. Army Reserve, Raleigh, N.C. (Hometown: Uniontown, Kan.)

Died 2/25/2004. Died in a non-hostile accident in Kabul, Afghanistan.


Matthew C. Laskowski (32), CW2, Army; Assigned to the 4th Squadron, Outlaw Troop, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo. (Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz.)

Died 2/25/2004. Killed when the OH-58 helicopter in which he was flying crashed in Habbinayah, Iraq.


Stephen M. Wells (29), CW2, Army; Assigned to the 4th Squadron, Outlaw Troop, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo. (Hometown: North Egremont, Mass.)

Died 2/25/2004. Killed when the OH-58 helicopter in which he was flying crashed in Habbinayah, Iraq.


Michael R. Woodliff (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany (Hometown: Port Charlotte, Fla.)

Died 3/2/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device struck his convoy in Baghdad.


Michael J. Gray (32), Petty Officer 2nd Class, Navy; Assigned to Navy Detachment Kuwait Navy Base (Hometown: Richmond, Va.)

Died 3/5/2004. Killed while traveling to Kuwait Navy Base when his vehicle was struck in the rear by a civilian vehicle in Kuwait.


Gussie M. Jones (41), Capt., Army; Assigned to the 31st Combat Support Hospital, Fort Bliss, Texas (Hometown: Raleigh, Ark.)

Died 3/7/2004. Died of a non-combat related cause in Baghdad.


Matthew G. Milczark (18), Pfc., Marine Corps; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Kettle River, Minn.)

Died 3/8/2004. Died in a non-combat related incident at Camp Victory, Kuwait.


Richard S. Gottfried (42), Sgt 1st Class, Army; Assigned to the 1st Division Support Command, 1st Infantry Division, Kitzengen, Germany (Hometown: Lake Ozark, Mo.)

Died 3/9/2004. Killed when his Humvee was hit by an improvised explosive device in Tampa, Iraq.


Edward W. Brabazon (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Philadelphia)

Died 3/9/2004. Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baghdad.


Bert. E. Hoyer (23), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 652nd Engineer Company, Army Reserve, Ellsworth, Wis. (Hometown: Ellsworth, Wis.)

Died 3/10/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his convoy in Baqubah, Iraq.


Christopher K. Hill (26), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, based at Fort Riley, Kan. (Hometown: Ventura, Calif.)

Died 3/11/2004. Killed when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in Fallujah, Iraq.


Joe L. Dunigan Jr. (37), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, based at Fort Riley, Kan. (Hometown: Belton, Texas)

Died 3/11/2004. Killed when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in Fallujah, Iraq.


Jason C. Ford (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, based in Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Bowie, Md.)

Died 3/13/2004. Killed when his patrol hit an improvised explosive device in Tikrit, Iraq.


John F. Kurth (31), Capt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, based in Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Wisconsin)

Died 3/13/2004. Killed when his patrol was hit by an improvised explosive device in Tikrit, Iraq.


Clint D. Ferrin (31), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Picayune, Miss.)

Died 3/13/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device struck his military vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were Sgt. Daniel J. Londono and Pfc. Joel K. Brattain..


Daniel J. Londono (22), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Boston)

Died 3/13/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device struck his military vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Clint D. Ferrin and Pfc. Joel K. Brattain..


Joel K. Brattain (21), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Santa Anna, Calif.)

Died 3/13/2004. Died when an improvised explosive device struck his military vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Clint D. Ferrin and Sgt. Daniel J. Londono..


Jocelyn L. Carrasquillo (28), Spc., North Carolina Army National Guard; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, Army National Guard, Wilmington, N.C. (Hometown: Wrightsville Beach, N.C.)

Died 3/13/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle on the main supply route in Iraq.


William J. Normandy (42), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the Army National Guard, 1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery, from Montpelier, Vt. (Hometown: Augusta, Ga.)

Died 3/15/2004. Died of non-combat related injuries in Camp Virginia, Iraq.


Michael R. Adams (24), 1st Lt., Army; Assigned to 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo. (Hometown: Seattle)

Died 3/16/2004. Killed when he was struck by the barrel of a .50 caliber weapon mounted on his tank in Asad, Iraq.


Thomas R. Thigpen, Sr. (52), Master Sgt., Georgia Army National Guard; Assigned to the Army National Guard, 151st Signal Battalion, from Greenville, S.C. (Hometown: Augusta, Ga.)

Died 3/16/2004. Died of non-combat related injuries in Camp Virginia, Kuwait.


Tracy L. Laramore (30), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Okaloosa, Fla.)

Died 3/17/2004. Died of injuries sustained when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle went over an embankment and flipped over into a river in Baji, Iraq.


Ivory L. Phipps (44), Sgt., Illinois Army National Guard; Assigned to the 1544th Transportation Company, Illinois Army National Guard, Paris, Ill. (Hometown: Chicago)

Died 3/17/2004. Died of injuries sustained from a mortar attack in Baghdad.


Ernest Harold Sutphin (21), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (Hometown: Parkersburg, W.Va.)

Died 3/18/2004. Died in Landstuhl, Germany, from injuries sustained March 11 in a vehicle incident in Kirkuk, Iraq.


Anthony S. Lagman (26), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. (Hometown: Yonkers, N.Y.)

Died 3/18/2004. Killed when his team came under small-arms fire while clearing a village in Dehrawood, Afghanistan.


Michael J. Esposito Jr. (22), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. (Hometown: Brentwood, N.Y.)

Died 3/18/2004. Killed when his team came under small-arms fire while clearing a village in Dehrawood, Afghanistan.


Doron Chan (20), Spec., Army; Assigned to the 411th Engineer Brigade, Army Reserve, New Windsor, N.Y. (Hometown: Highland, N.Y.)

Died 3/18/2004. Killed when his convoy vehicle was cut off by a civilian vehicle near Balad, Iraq Chan’s vehicle swerved, crossed into oncoming traffic and flipped over..


Brandon C. Smith (20), Pfc., Marine; Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Washington, Ark.)

Died 3/18/2004. Killed in action in Qaim, Iraq.


Andrew D. Brownfield (24), Cpl., Marine Corps; Assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 374, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Summit, Ohio)

Died 3/18/2004. Died from wounds received during an enemy mortar attack at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq.


Rick A. Morris Jr. (20), Pfc., Marine Corps; Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Lubbock, Texas)

Died 3/18/2004. Killed by mortar fire in Qaim, Iraq.


Clint Richard Matthews (31), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, from Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Bedford, Pa.)

Died 3/19/2004. Died from injuries sustained two days before when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle went over a 60-foot embankment and flipped over in Baji, Iraq.


Jason C. Ludlam (22), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, based in Vilseck, Germany (Hometown: Arlington, Texas)

Died 3/19/2004. Died when he was electrocuted while laying telephone wires in Baqoubah, Iraq.


David M. Vicente (25), Cpl., Marine Corps; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Methuen, Mass.)

Died 3/19/2004. Killed in action near Hit, Iraq.


Michael W. Vega (41), 1st Lt., Army; Assigned to the 223rd Military Intelligence Company, 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Army National Guard, based in Sacramento, Calif. (Hometown: Lathrop, Calif.)

Died 3/20/2004. Died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, D.C., from injuries sustained March 11 when his military vehicle rolled over in Diwaniyah, Iraq.


Mark D. Taylor (41), Maj., Army; Assigned to the 782nd Main Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division based at Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Stockton, Calif.)

Died 3/20/2004. Killed when his living area came under a rocket attack in Fallujah, Iraq.


Matthew J. Sandri (24), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 82nd Forward Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, based at Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Shamokin, Pa.)

Died 3/20/2004. Killed when his living area came under a rocket attack in Fallujah, Iraq.


Dustin L. Kreider (19), Pvt.2, Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, based in Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Riverton, Kan.)

Died 3/21/2004. Died during a unit weapon test-firing incident near Samarra, Iraq.


Christopher E. Hudson (21), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 12th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Carmel, Ind.)

Died 3/21/2004. Died when his military vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.


Bruce Miller Jr. (23), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Infantry Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Orange, N.J.)

Died 3/22/2004. Died of non-combat related injuries in Mosul, Iraq.


Andrew S. Dang (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Foster City, Calif.)

Died 3/22/2004. Killed by hostile fire near Ramadi, Iraq.


Wentz Jerome Henry Shanaberger III (33), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to 21st Military Police Company, 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIIIth Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Naples, Fla.)

Died 3/24/2004. Killed when he came under attack by individuals using small arms and an improvised explosive device as he was investigating a suspicious vehicle in Iraq.


Adam D. Froehlich (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, based at Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany (Hometown: Pine Hill, N. J.)

Died 3/25/2004. Died from injuries sustained when his patrol came under attack by an improvised explosive device in Baqoubah, Iraq.


James A. Casper (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Coolidge, Texas)

Died 3/25/2004. Died as a result of a non-combat related incident at al Asad, Iraq.


Jeffrey C. Burgess (20), Lance Cpl., Marine Corps; Assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. (Hometown: Plymouth, Mass.)

Died 3/25/2004. Killed in action near Fallujah, Iraq.


Leroy Sandoval Jr. (21), Pfc., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Houston)

Died 3/26/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Timothy Toney (37), Master Sgt., Marine; Assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Manhattan in New York City)

Died 3/27/2004. Died as a result of a non-combat related incident at Camp Wolverine, Kuwait.


Dennis Jallah Jr. (49), Command Sgt.Maj., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. (Hometown: Fayetteville, N.C.)

Died 3/28/2004. Died of a non-combat-related cause at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. after being medically evacuated from Afghanistan, via Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany on Feb. 16..


Sean M. Schneider (22), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 115th Forward Support Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Janesville, Wis.)

Died 3/29/2004. Killed in a vehicle accident near Baghdad.


Jeremiah J. Holmes (27), Spc., New Hampshire Army National Guard; Assigned to the 744th Transportation Company, Army National Guard, Hillsboro, N.H. (Hometown: North Berwick, Maine)

Died 3/29/2004. Died when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device and fell from a bridge near Balad, Iraq.


Richard L. Ferguson (45), Master Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group, Fort Carson, Colo. (Hometown: Conway, N.H.)

Died 3/30/2004. Killed when the military vehicle he was riding in rolled over in Somara, Iraq.


William J. Wiscowiche (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Victorville, Calif.)

Died 3/30/2004. Died due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Michael G. Karr Jr. (23), Spc., Army; Assigned to 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan. (Hometown: San Antonio)

Died 3/31/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his armored personnel carrier in Habbaniyah, Iraq.


Brandon L. Davis (20), Pvt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan. (Hometown: Cumberland, Md.)

Died 3/31/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his armored personnel carrier in Habbaniyah, Iraq.


Cleston C. Raney (20), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan. (Hometown: Rupert, Idaho)

Died 3/31/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his armored personnel carrier in Habbaniyah, Iraq.


Doyle M. Hufstedler (25), 1st Lt., Army; Assigned to the Army’s 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan. (Hometown: Abilene, Texas)

Died 3/31/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his armored personnel carrier in Habbaniyah, Iraq.


Sean R. Mitchell (24), Spc., Army; Assigned to the Army’s 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan. (Hometown: Youngsville, Pa.)

Died 3/31/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his armored personnel carrier in Habbaniyah, Iraq.


Dustin M. Sekula (18), Pfc., Marine Corps; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Edinburg, Texas)

Died 4/1/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


William R. Strange (19), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Adrian, Ga.)

Died 4/2/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated as he was setting up an observation point in Baghdad.


John D. Amos II (22), Pfc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (Hometown: Valparaiso, Ind.)

Died 4/4/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his military vehicle in Kirkuk, Iraq.


Casey Sheehan (24), Spc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Vacaville, Calif.)

Died 4/4/2004. Killed when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.


Forest J. Jostes (22), Cpl., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Albion, Ill.)

Died 4/4/2004. Killed when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.


Ahmed A. Cason (24), Spc., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: McCalla, Ala.)

Died 4/4/2004. Killed when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.


Israel Garza (25), Spc., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Lubbock, Texas)

Died 4/4/2004. Killed when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.


Robert R. Arsiaga (25), Spc., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Midland, Texas)

Died 4/4/2004. Killed when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.


Stephen D. Hiller (25), Spc., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Opelika, Ala.)

Died 4/4/2004. Killed when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.


Michael W. Mitchell (25), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Germany (Hometown: Porterville, Calif.)

Died 4/4/2004. Killed when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.


Yihjyh L. Chen (31), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Saipan, Marianas Protectorate)

Died 4/4/2004. Killed when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.


Philip G. Rogers (23), Spc., Army; Assigned to the Army’s 3rd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Gresham, Ore.)

Died 4/4/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his military vehicle in Mosul, Iraq.


Aric J. Barr (22), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Allegheny, Pa.)

Died 4/4/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Tyler R. Fey (22), Cpl., Marine Corps; Assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Eden Prarie, Minn.)

Died 4/4/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Geoffery S. Morris (19), Pfc., Marine Corps; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Gurnee, Ill.)

Died 4/4/2004. Died from hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Scott Q. Larson Jr. (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Germany (Hometown: Houston)

Died 4/5/2004. Killed when his convoy was ambushed in Baghdad.


David M. McKeever (25), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany (Hometown: Buffalo, N.Y.)

Died 4/5/2004. Killed when individuals using a rocket-propelled-grenade ambushed his unit in Baghdad.


Matthew K. Serio (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: North Providence, RI)

Died 4/5/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Christopher Ramos (26), Pfc., Marine Corps; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Albuquerque, N.M.)

Died 4/5/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Jesse L. Thiry (23), Cpl., Marine Corps; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Casco, Wis.)

Died 4/5/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Shane L. Goldman (20), Lance Cpl., Marine Corps; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Orange, Texas)

Died 4/5/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Moises A. Langhorst (19), Pfc., Marine Corps; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Moose Lake, Minn.)

Died 4/5/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Lee D. Todacheene (29), Sgt., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 77th Armored Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Farmington, N.M.)

Died 4/6/2004. Killed when mortar fire hit his guard post in Balad, Iraq.


Gerardo Moreno (23), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Terrell, Texas)

Died 4/6/2004. Killed by a rocket-propelled grenade when his unit was attacked in Ashula, Iraq.


Allan K. Walker (28), Staff Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Lancaster, Calif.)

Died 4/6/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Anthony P. Roberts (18), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Bear, Del.)

Died 4/6/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Travis J. Layfield (19), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Fremont, Calif.)

Died 4/6/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Benjamin R. Carman (20), Lance Cpl., Marine Corps; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Jefferson, Iowa)

Died 4/6/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Christopher R. Cobb (19), Pfc., Marine Corps; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Bradenton, Fla.)

Died 4/6/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Deryk L. Hallal (24), Pfc., Marine Corps; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.)

Died 4/6/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


John T. Wroblewski (25), 2nd Lt., Marine Corps; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Oak Ridge, N.J.)

Died 4/6/2004. Died of injuries received from hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Kyle D. Crowley (18), Lance Cpl., Marine Corps; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: San Ramon, Calif.)

Died 4/6/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Marcus M. Cherry (18), Lance Cpl., Marine Corps; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Imperial, Calif.)

Died 4/6/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Ryan M. Jerabek (18), Pfc., Marine Corps; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Oneida, Wis.)

Died 4/6/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Fernando A. Mendez-Aceves (27), Petty Officer 3rd Class, Navy; Assigned to the Naval Medical Center San Diego, 1st Marine Division Detachment, San Diego (Hometown: Ponce, Puerto Rico)

Died 4/6/2004. Killed while conducting combat operations in the Anbar province, Iraq.


William W. Labadie Jr. (45), Sgt 1st Class, Arkansas Army National Guard; Assigned to Troop E, 151st Cavalry Squadron, 39th Infantry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Army National Guard, based in Marianna, Ark. (Hometown: Bauxite, Ark.)

Died 4/7/2004. Killed when his camp was attacked by rockets and small-arms fire in Baghdad.


Marvin L. Miller (38), Sgt 1st Class, Army; Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th U.S. Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Dunn, N.C.)

Died 4/7/2004. Died of a gunshot wound he received while on traffic-control duty in Balad, Iraq.


Tyanna S. Avery-Felder (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Bridgeport, Conn.)

Died 4/7/2004. Died in Mosul, Iraq from injuries sustained April 4 when her convoy vehicle was hit with an improvised explosive device in Balad, Iraq.


George S. Rentschler (31), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the Army’s 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany (Hometown: Louisville, Ky.)

Died 4/7/2004. Killed when his military vehicle was hit with a rocket-propelled grenade in Baghdad.


Brent L. Morel (27), Capt., Marine; Assigned to 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Martin, Tenn.)

Died 4/7/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Christopher D. Mabry (19), Pfc., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Chunky, Miss.)

Died 4/7/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Isaac Michael Nieves (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to the Army’s 82nd Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Bamberg, Germany (Hometown: Unadilla, N.Y.)

Died 4/8/2004. Killed when individuals using an improvised explosive devise and small-arms fire attacked his combat patrol in Bani Saad, Iraq.


Joshua M. Palmer (25), 1st Lt., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Banning, Calif.)

Died 4/8/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Michael B. Wafford (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Spring, Texas)

Died 4/8/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


William M. Harrell (30), Staff Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Placentia, Calif.)

Died 4/8/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Nicholas J. Dieruf (21), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Versailles, Ky.)

Died 4/8/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Phillip E. Frank (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Elk Grove, Ill.)

Died 4/8/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Christopher B Wasser (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Ottawa, Kan.)

Died 4/8/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Levi T Angell (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Saint Louis, Minn.)

Died 4/8/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Peter G. Enos (24), Spc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, in Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: South Dartmouth, Mass.)

Died 4/9/2004. Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his patrol vehicle in Bayji, Iraq.


Raymond E. Jones Jr. (31), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Gainesville, Fla.)

Died 4/9/2004. Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struck him while on patrol in Bayji, Iraq.


Don S. McMahan (31), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery, 1st Armored Division, in Baumholder, Germany (Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.)

Died 4/9/2004. Killed when individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire attacked his convoy in Baghdad.


Jonathan R. Kephart (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to 230th Military Police Company, from Kaiserslautern, Germany (Hometown: Oil City, Penn.)

Died 4/9/2004. Died in Baghdad from injuries sustained when his patrol was ambushed near Baghdad on April 8..


Allen J. Vandayburg (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany (Hometown: Mansfield, Ohio)

Died 4/9/2004. Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle in Barez, Iraq.


Elmer C. Krause (40), Sgt., Army; Assigned to 724th Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Bartonville, Ill. (Hometown: Greensboro, N.C.)

Died 4/9/2004. Unaccounted for in Iraq since April 9, when his convoy came under attack by individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire, his remains were recovered April 23..


Toby W. Mallet (26), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Kaplan, La.)

Died 4/9/2004. Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his patrol vehicle in Baghdad.


Gregory R. Goodrich (37), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 724th Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Bartonville, Ill. (Hometown: Bartonville, Ill.)

Died 4/9/2004. Killed when his convoy came under attack by individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Iraq.


Felix M. Delgreco (22), Sgt., Connecticut Army National Guard; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, Army National Guard, New Haven, Conn. (Hometown: Simsbury, Conn.)

Died 4/9/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive devise and small-arms fire struck his mounted patrol in Baghdad.


Matthew E. Matula (20), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Spicewood, Texas)

Died 4/9/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Iraq.


Michael R. Speer (24), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Davenport, Iowa)

Died 4/9/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Elias Torrez III (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Veribest, Texas)

Died 4/9/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Iraq.


Eric A. Ayon (26), Pfc., Marine Corps; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Arleta, Calif.)

Died 4/9/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Chance R. Phelps (19), Pfc., Marine Corps; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Clifton, Colo.)

Died 4/9/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Michelle M. Witmer (20), Spc., Wisconsin Army National Guard; Assigned to the Army National Guard’s 32nd Military Police Company, Milwaukee, Wis. (Hometown: New Berlin, Wis.)

Died 4/9/2004. Killed during an attack by small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.


Antoine J. Holt (20), Airman 1st Class, Air Force; Assigned to the 603rd Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy (Hometown: Kennesaw, Ga.)

Died 4/10/2004. Died when his tent was hit during a mortar attack at Balad Air Field, Iraq.


Adolfo C. Carballo (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Houston)

Died 4/10/2004. Killed when shrapnel struck him in Baghdad.


Justin W. Johnson (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Rome, Ga.)

Died 4/10/2004. Killed when his patrol vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.


William C. Eckhart (25), Sgt., Army; Assigned to 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Rocksprings, Texas)

Died 4/10/2004. Killed by an explosion of unknown origin while he was on an anti-mortar mission in Baqubah, Iraq.


John T. Sims Jr. (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Alexander City, Ala.)

Died 4/10/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Michael B. Stack (48), Sgt.Maj., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky. (Hometown: Lake City, S.C.)

Died 4/11/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Wesley C. Fortenberry (38), CW3, Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Woodville, Texas)

Died 4/11/2004. Kille when his helicopter was shot down in Baghdad.


Lawrence S. Colton (32), CW2, Army; Assigned to the Army’s 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Oklahoma City, Okla.)

Died 4/11/2004. Killed when his helicopter was shot down in Baghdad.


George D. Torres (23), Pfc., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.)

Died 4/11/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Oscar Jimenez (34), 1st Lt., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: San Diego)

Died 4/11/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Daniel R. Amaya (22), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Odessa, Texas)

Died 4/11/2004. Killed by hostile gunfire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Torrey L. Gray (19), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Patoka, Ill.)

Died 4/11/2004. Killed by hostile gunfire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Nathan P. Brown (21), Pfc., New York Army National Guard; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, 1st Armored Division, Army National Guard, Glens Falls, N.Y. (Hometown: South Glens Falls, N.Y.)

Died 4/11/2004. Killed when his patrol was ambushed in Samarra, Iraq.


Brad S. Shuder (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: El Dorado, Calif.)

Died 4/12/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Robert P. Zurheide Jr. (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Tucson, Ariz.)

Died 4/12/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Adrian B. Szwec (43), Cmdr, Navy; Assigned to Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (Hometown: Chicago)

Died 4/12/2004. Died in a non-combat-related incident at Guantanamo..


Victor A. Rosales-Lomeli (29), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany (Hometown: Westminster, Calif.)

Died 4/13/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device exploded near his escort vehicle in Iraq.


Noah L. Boye (21), Pvt., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Grand Island, Neb.)

Died 4/13/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Kevin T. Kolm (23), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Hicksville, N.Y.)

Died 4/13/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Frank K. Rivers Jr. (23), Spc., Army; Assigned to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Woodbridge, Va.)

Died 4/14/2004. Died when he collapsed during physical training in Mosul, Iraq.


Christopher Ramirez (34), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan. (Hometown: McAllen, Texas)

Died 4/14/2004. Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.


Richard K. Trevithick (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Gaines, Mich.)

Died 4/14/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device exploded near his convoy vehicle in Balad, Iraq.


Jimmy J. Arroyave (30), Staff Sgt., Marine; Assigned to Combat Service Support Battalion 1, Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Woodland, Calif.)

Died 4/15/2004. Died in a non-combat-related vehicle accident northeast of Ramadi, Iraq.


Brian M. Wood (21), Sgt., Army; Assigned to 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Torrance, Calif.)

Died 4/16/2004. Killed when his military vehicle pulled off the road while on patrol and apparently hit a mine in Tikrit, Iraq.


Michael A. McGlothin (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to 115th Forward Support Battalion, Division Support Command, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Milwaukee, Wis.)

Died 4/17/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol in Baghdad.


Dennis B. Morgan (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to 153rd Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard, Winer, S.D. (Hometown: Valentine, Neb.)

Died 4/17/2004. Killed when his armored personnel carrier hit an improvised explosive device in Iskandariyah, Iraq.


Marvin A. Camposiles (25), Spc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Austell, Ga.)

Died 4/17/2004. Killed when he was electrocuted while performing routine generator maintenance in Samarra, Iraq.


Clayton W. Henson (20), Pfc., Army; Assigned to 1st Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La. (Hometown: Stanton, Texas)

Died 4/17/2004. Killed when his convoy was ambushed in Dwaniyan, Iraq.


Edward W. Carman (27), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Armored Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: McKeesport, Pa.)

Died 4/17/2004. Killed when his tank’s track broke, causing the driver to lose control, and the tank rolled off a bridge in Baghdad.


Jonathan N. Hartman (27), Sgt., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedburg, Germany (Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.)

Died 4/17/2004. Killed when his convoy was ambushed in Dwaniyan, Iraq.


Robert L. Henderson II (33), 1st Lt., Kentucky Army National Guard; Assigned to Detachment 1, 2123rd Transportation Company, Army National Guard, Owensboro, Ky. (Hometown: Alvaton, Ky.)

Died 4/17/2004. Killed when his convoy tried to avoid an overturned trailer and came under small-arms attack in Diwaniyah, Iraq.


Gary F. VanLeuven (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Klamath Falls, Ore.)

Died 4/17/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Michael J. Smith Jr. (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Jefferson, Ohio)

Died 4/17/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Richard J. Gannon II (31), Capt., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Escondido, Calif.)

Died 4/17/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Ruben Valdez Jr. (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: San Diego, Texas)

Died 4/17/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Herbert R. Claunch (58), Master Sgt., Army; Assigned to 217th Military Police Company, Alabama National Guard, Prattville, Ala. (Hometown: Wetumpka, Ala.)

Died 4/18/2004. Died in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after collapsing on the floor in his quarters..


Christopher A. Gibson (23), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Simi Valley, Calif.)

Died 4/18/2004. Killed in action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Bradley C. Fox (34), Sgt 1st Class, Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedburg, Germany (Hometown: Orlando, Fla.)

Died 4/20/2004. Died in Landstuhl, Germany of injuries sustained on March 14 when his military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device..


Leroy Harris-Kelly (20), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 596th Maintenance Company, 3rd Corps Support Command, V Corps, Darmstadt, Germany (Hometown: Azusa, Calif.)

Died 4/20/2004. Killed when his truck went off the road and rolled over because of limited visibility and dangerous driving conditions north of Tallil, Iraq.


Christopher D. Gelineau (23), Spc., Maine Army National Guard; Assigned to the 133rd Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard, Gardiner, Maine (Hometown: Portland, Maine)

Died 4/20/2004. Killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq.


Patrick D. Tillman (27), Cpl., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Chandler, Ariz.)

Died 4/22/2004. Killed when his patrol vehicle came under attack near Spera, Afghanistan.


Jason L. Dunham (22), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Scio, N.Y.)

Died 4/22/2004. Died at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Md. from injuries sustained April 14 when he used his body to shield comrades from a grenade explosion in Husaybah, Iraq. He will receive the Medal of Honor..


Shawn C. Edwards (20), Pfc., Army; Assigned to 121st Signal Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, from Kitzingen, Germany (Hometown: Bensenville, Ill.)

Died 4/23/2004. Killed when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Samarra, Iraq.


Cory W. Brooks (32), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to 153rd Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard, Wagner, S.D. (Hometown: Philip, S.D.)

Died 4/24/2004. Died of non-combat related injuries in Baghdad.


Arthur L. Felder (36), Capt., Army; Assigned to 39th Support Battalion, 39th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Army National Guard, Hazen, Ark. (Hometown: Louisville, Ark.)

Died 4/24/2004. Killed when mortar rounds hit his camp in Taji, Iraq.


Billy J. Orton (41), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to 39th Support Battalion, 39th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Army National Guard, Hazen, Ark. (Hometown: Humnoke, Ark.)

Died 4/24/2004. Killed when mortar rounds hit his camp in Taji, Iraq.


Patrick W. Kordsmeier (49), CW3, Army; Assigned to 39th Support Battalion, 39th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Army National Guard, Hazen, Ark. (Hometown: North Little Rock, Ark.)

Died 4/24/2004. Killed when mortar rounds hit his camp in Taji, Iraq.


Stacey C. Brandon (35), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to 39th Support Battalion, 39th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Army National Guard, Hazen, Ark. (Hometown: Hazen, Ark.)

Died 4/24/2004. Killed when mortar rounds hit his camp in Taji, Iraq.


Nathan B. Bruckenthal (24), Damage Controlman 3rd Class, Coast Guard; Assigned to Tactical Law Enforcement Team South Detachment 403, aboard the patrol coastal Firebolt, forward deployed to Manama, Bahrain, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (Hometown: Smithtown, N.Y.)

Died 4/24/2004. Killed in a waterborne attack in the northern Persian Gulf..


Christopher E. Watts (28), Signalman 2nd Class (SW), Navy; Assigned to patrol coastal Firebolt, forward deployed to Manama, Bahrain, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn.)

Died 4/24/2004. Killed in a waterborne attack in the northern Persian Gulf..


Michael J. Pernaselli (27), Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class (SW), Navy; Assigned to patrol coastal Firebolt, forward deployed to Manama, Bahrain, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (Hometown: Monroe, N.Y.)

Died 4/24/2004. Killed in a waterborne attack in the northern Persian Gulf..


Kenneth A. Melton (30), Spc., Army; Assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat Team, Army National Guard, Fordyce, Ark. (Hometown: Westplains, Mo.)

Died 4/25/2004. Killed when his military vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire while traveling in a convoy from Baghdad.


Sherwood R. Baker (30), Sgt., Army; Assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 103rd Armor Regiment, Army National Guard, Tamaqua, Pa. (Hometown: Plymouth, Pa.)

Died 4/26/2004. Killed by a large explosion while performing site security in Baghdad.


Lawrence A. Roukey (33), Sgt., Army; Assigned to Detachment 1, 3rd Battalion, 304th Regiment, 98th Division, Army Reserve, Lewiston, Maine (Hometown: Westbrook, Maine)

Died 4/26/2004. Killed by a large explosion while performing site security in Baghdad.


Aaron C. Austin (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Sunray, Texas)

Died 4/26/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Marquis A. Whitaker (20), Pfc., Army; Assigned to 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La. (Hometown: Columbus, Ga.)

Died 4/27/2004. Killed after falling from a bridge in Scania, Iraq. His vehicle was hit from behind by a civilian truck and left hanging off the side of the bridge. Whitaker attempted to climb out of the vehicle but fell..


Abraham D. Penamedina (32), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to Company B, 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Los Angeles)

Died 4/27/2004. Killed when his patrol came under sniper fire in Baghdad.


Jacob R. Herring (21), Sgt., Army; Assigned to 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Kirkland, Wash.)

Died 4/28/2004. Died in Mosul, Iraq, from injuries sustained when his patrol was attacked with a hand grenade near Talafar, Iraq.


Kendall Thomas (36), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: St. Thomas, Virgin Islands)

Died 4/28/2004. Killed in a vehicle accident in Baghdad.


Martin W. Kondor (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany (Hometown: York, Pa.)

Died 4/29/2004. Killed when an apparent improvised explosive device exploded near his vehicle in Baqubah, Iraq.


Landis W. Garrison (23), Sgt., Army; Assigned to 333rd Military Police Company, Illinois National Guard, Freeport, Ill. (Hometown: Rapids City, Ill.)

Died 4/29/2004. Died of non-combat-related injuries in Abu Ghraib, Iraq.


Esau G. Patterson Jr. (25), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany (Hometown: Ridgeland, S.C.)

Died 4/29/2004. One of eight soldiers killed by a car bomb as his unit was doing a dismounted improvised-explosive device-sweep in Baghdad.


James L. Beckstrand (27), Spc., Army; Assigned to 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany (Hometown: Escondido, Calif.)

Died 4/29/2004. One of eight soldiers killed by a car bomb as his unit was doing a dismounted improvised-explosive device-sweep in Baghdad.


Jeffrey F. Dayton (27), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany (Hometown: Caledonia, Miss.)

Died 4/29/2004. One of eight soldiers killed by a car bomb as his unit was doing a dismounted improvised-explosive device-sweep in Baghdad.


Jeremy Ricardo Ewing (22), Pfc., Army; Assigned to 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany (Hometown: Miami)

Died 4/29/2004. One of eight soldiers kKilled April 29 by a car bomb as his unit was doing a dismounted improvised-explosive device-sweep in Baghdad.


Justin B. Schmidt (23), Spc., Army; Assigned to 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany (Hometown: Bradenton, Fla.)

Died 4/29/2004. One of eight soldiers killed by a car bomb as his unit was doing a dismounted improvised-explosive device-sweep in Baghdad.


Norman Darling (29), Pfc., Army; Assigned to 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany (Hometown: Middleboro, Mass.)

Died 4/29/2004. One of eight soldiers killed by a car bomb as his unit was doing a dismounted improvised-explosive device-sweep in Baghdad.


Ryan E. Reed (20), Pfc., Army; Assigned to 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany (Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo.)

Died 4/29/2004. One of eight soldiers killed by a car bomb as his unit was doing a dismounted improvised-explosive device-sweep in Baghdad.


Ryan M. Campbell (25), Sgt., Army; Assigned to 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany (Hometown: Kirksville, Mo.)

Died 4/29/2004. One of eight soldiers killed by a car bomb as his unit was doing a dismounted improvised-explosive device-sweep in Baghdad.


Adam W. Estep (23), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Campbell, Calif.)

Died 4/29/2004. Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade hit his patrol in Baghdad.


Joshua S. Wilfong (22), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Walker, W.Va.)

Died 4/30/2004. Killed in action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Scott M. Vincent (21), Cpl., Marine Corps; Assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Bokoshe, Okla.)

Died 4/30/2004. Killed in action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Christopher M. Dickerson (33), Equipment Operator 3rd Class, Navy; Assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, based in Jacksonville, Fla. (Hometown: Eastman, Ga.)

Died 4/30/2004. Killed when his military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device while traveling in a convoy in Anbar province, Iraq.


Jason B. Dwelley (31), Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class, Navy; Assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, based in Jacksonville, Fla. (Hometown: Apopka, Fla.)

Died 4/30/2004. Killed when his military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device while traveling in a convoy in Anbar province, Iraq.


Trevor A. Win’E (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to 24th Quartermaster Company, Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Orange, Calif.)

Died 5/1/2004. Died in Tikrit, Iraq, from injuries sustained on April 30 when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device..


Phillip L. Witkowski (24), Spc., Army; Assigned to 7th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (Hometown: Fredonia, N.Y.)

Died 5/1/2004. Died in Homberg, Germany, from non-combat-related injuries sustained on April 30, 2004, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.


Joshua S. Ladd (20), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 367th Maintenance Company, Army National Guard, DeKalb, Miss. (Hometown: Port Gibson, Miss.)

Died 5/1/2004. Killed when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq.


Oscar D. Medina (32), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 84th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, Hawaii (Hometown: Chicago)

Died 5/1/2004. Killed when his convoy was attacked in Amarah, Iraq.


Ramon C. Ojeda (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 84th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, Hawaii (Hometown: Ramona, Calif.)

Died 5/1/2004. Killed when his convoy was attacked in Amarah, Iraq.


Todd E. Nunes (29), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (Hometown: Chapel Hill, Tenn.)

Died 5/2/2004. Killed when his convoy encountered an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire in Kirkuk, Iraq.


Ervin Caradine Jr. (33), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.)

Died 5/2/2004. Killed when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.


Jeremy L. Drexler (23), Pvt., Army; Assigned to the 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Topeka, Kan.)

Died 5/2/2004. Killed when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.


John E. Tipton (32), Capt., Army; Commander of Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan. (Hometown: Fort Walton Beach, Fla.)

Died 5/2/2004. Killed by an explosion while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.


Michael C. Anderson (36), Petty Officer 2nd Class, Navy; Assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla. (Hometown: Daytona, Fla.)

Died 5/2/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Robert B. Jenkins (35), Petty Officer 2nd Class, Navy; Assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla. (Hometown: Stuart, Fla.)

Died 5/2/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Ronald A. Ginther (37), Petty Officer 3rd Class, Navy; Assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla. (Hometown: Auburndale, Fla.)

Died 5/2/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Scott R. McHugh (33), Petty Officer 2nd Class, Navy; Assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla. (Hometown: Boca Raton Fla.)

Died 5/2/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Trace W. Dossett (37), Petty Officer 2nd Class, Navy; Assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla. (Hometown: Orlando, Fla.)

Died 5/2/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Erickson H. Petty (28), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Smith Barracks, Baumholder, Germany (Hometown: Fort Gibson, Okla.)

Died 5/3/2004. Killed by small-arms fire while conducting security of a weapons cache in Salman al Habb, Iraq.


Christopher J. Kenny (32), 1st Lt., Army; Assigned to the 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany (Hometown: Miami)

Died 5/3/2004. One of four soldiers killed when their military vehicle left the road and flipped over in a canal in Balad, Iraq.


Gregory L. Wahl (30), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany (Hometown: Salisbury, N.C.)

Died 5/3/2004. One of four soldiers killed when their military vehicle left the road and flipped over in a canal in Balad, Iraq.


Lyndon A. Marcus Jr. (21), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany (Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.)

Died 5/3/2004. One of four soldiers killed when their military vehicle left the road and flipped over in a canal in Balad, Iraq.


Marvin R. Sprayberry III (24), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany (Hometown: Tehachapi, Calif.)

Died 5/3/2004. One of four soldiers killed when their military vehicle left the road and flipped over in a canal in Balad, Iraq.


Ronald E. Baum (38), Gunnery Sgt., Marine Corps; Assigned to 2nd Intelligence Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Hollidaysburg, Pa.)

Died 5/3/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Bradley G. Kritzer (18), Pfc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Irvona, Pa.)

Died 5/5/2004. Killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.


James E. Marshall (19), Spc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Tulsa, Okla.)

Died 5/5/2004. Killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.


Brandon J. Wadman (19), Pfc., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery, Florida National Guard, West Palm Beach, Fla. (Hometown: West Palm Beach, Fla.)

Died 5/5/2004. Killed when his vehicle rolled over in Afghanistan.


Jesse R. Buryj (21), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 66th Military Police Company, Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Canton, Ohio)

Died 5/5/2004. Killed when his military vehicle was struck by a dump truck whose driver had been shot while trying to run through a control point in Karbala, Iraq.


Jeffrey G. Green (20), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Dallas)

Died 5/5/2004. Found dead in the Euphrates River in Anbar province, Iraq. The cause is under investigation..


Hesley Box Jr. (24), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry, 39th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Arkansas National Guard, Texarkana, Ark. (Hometown: Nashville, Ark.)

Died 5/6/2004. Killed when a car bomb detonated near his guard post in Baghdad.


Dustin H. Schrage (20), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Brevard, Fla.)

Died 5/6/2004. Found dead in Anbar province, Iraq. The cause of death is under investigation..


Ronald R. Payne Jr. (23), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Lakeland, Fla.)

Died 5/7/2004. Killed by hostile action in the vicinity of Tawara, Afghanistan.


Chase R. Whitham (21), Spc., Army; A scout in the Stryker Bridgade. 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Oregon)

Died 5/8/2004. Killed when an electrical current charged the water in a swimming pool in Mosul, Iraq.


James J. Holmes (28), Spc., Army; Assigned to C Company, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, North Dakota National Guard, Hettinger, N.D. (Hometown: East Grand Forks, Minn.)

Died 5/8/2004. Died in Landstuhl, Germany, from injuries sustained on May 3 when an improvised explosive device detonated near the driver side of his military vehicle in Iraq.


Isela Rubalcava (25), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 296th Combat Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: El Paso, Texas)

Died 5/8/2004. Killed when a mortar round hit nearby in Mosul, Iraq.


Philip D. Brown (21), Spc., North Dakota Army National Guard; Assigned to Company B, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, Army National Guard, Jamestown, N.D. (Hometown: Jamestown, N.D.)

Died 5/8/2004. Died in Balad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device went off west of Samarra, Iraq.


Rodney A. Murray (28), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 351st Military Police Company, Army Reserve, Ocala, Fla. (Hometown: Ayden, N.C.)

Died 5/9/2004. Killed when a Bradley Fighting Vehicle and his military vehicle collided between Baghdad and Scania, Iraq.


Andrew L. Tuazon (21), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 293rd Military Police Company, 3rd Military Police Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga. (Hometown: Chesapeake, Va.)

Died 5/10/2004. Killed by hostile fire while on guard duty in Mosul, Iraq.


Kyle A. Brinlee (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to Detachment 1, Company B, 120th Combat Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard, Pryor, Okla. (Hometown: Pryor, Okla.)

Died 5/11/2004. Killed when his convoy vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Asad, Iraq.


Jeffrey R. Shaver (26), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry, Army National Guard, Spokane, Wash. (Hometown: Maple Valley, Wash.)

Died 5/12/2004. Killed when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.


Jeremiah E. Savage (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Livingston, Tenn.)

Died 5/12/2004. Died of wounds received due to hostile action in Ramadi, Iraq.


Brandon C. Sturdy (19), Pfc., Marine Corps; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Urbandale, Iowa)

Died 5/13/2004. Killed by hostile fire near Fallujah in Anbar province, Iraq.


Brian K. Cutter (19), Pfc., Marine Corps; Assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Riverside, Calif.)

Died 5/13/2004. Died after being found unconscious in Asad, Iraq.


Brud J. Cronkrite (22), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Armor, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany (Hometown: Spring Valley, Calif.)

Died 5/14/2004. Died in Baghdad from injuries he sustained on May 13 when a rocket-propelled grenade was fired into a nearby building while he was on security patrol in Karbala, Iraq.


Philip I. Spakosky (25), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Armor, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany (Hometown: Browns Mill, N.J.)

Died 5/14/2004. Died in Baghdad of injuries sustained on May 13 when he was shot by a suspected sniper in Karbala, Iraq.


Michelangelo A. Mora (19), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Polk, La. (Hometown: Arroyo Grande, Calif.)

Died 5/14/2004. Killed when his vehicle slid off the road and turned over in Najaf, Iraq.


Edward C. Barnhill (50), Command Sgt.Maj., Army; Assigned to the 431st Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, North Little Rock, Ark. (Hometown: Shreveport, La.)

Died 5/14/2004. Died of a heart attack in Baghdad.


James W. Harlan (44), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 660th Transportation Company, 88th Regional Readiness Command, Army Reserve, based at Zanesville, Ohio (Hometown: Owensboro, Ky.)

Died 5/14/2004. Killed when a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb next to his vehicle at Camp Anaconda, Iraq.


Pedro I. Espaillat Jr. (20), Senior Airman, Air Force; Assigned to the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (Hometown: Columbia, Tenn.)

Died 5/15/2004. Died of non-hostile injuries in Kirkuk, Iraq.


Bruce E. Price (37), Chief Warrant Officer, Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Maryland)

Died 5/15/2004. Killed when his unit was ambushed with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Kajaki, Afghanistan.


Rene Ledesma (34), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Abilene, Texas)

Died 5/15/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device exploded near his Bradley fighting vehicle in Baghdad.


Carl F. Curran (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to Battery C, 1st Battalion, 107th Field Artillery Regiment, Army National Guard, Oil City, Pa. (Hometown: Union City, Pa.)

Died 5/16/2004. Killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Karmah, Iraq.


Mark J. Kasecky (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to Battery C, 1st Battalion, 107th Field Artillery Regiment, Army National Guard, Oil City, Pa. (Hometown: McKees Rocks, Pa.)

Died 5/16/2004. Killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Karmah, Iraq.


Leonard M. Cowherd (22), 2nd Lt., Army; Assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany (Hometown: Culpeper, Va.)

Died 5/16/2004. Killed by sniper and rocket-propelled-grenade fire while securing a building near the Mukhayam Mosque in Karbala, Iraq.


Bob W. Roberts (30), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Newport, Ore.)

Died 5/17/2004. Killed by hostile fire near Fallujah, Iraq.


Joseph P. Garyantes (34), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany (Hometown: Rehoboth, Del.)

Died 5/18/2004. Killed by sniper fire while on a combat patrol in Muqdadiyah, Iraq.


Marcos O. Nolasco (34), Cpl., Army; Assigned to Battery B, 1st Battalion, 33rd Field Artillery, 1st Infantry Division, Bamberg, Germany (Hometown: Chino, Calif.)

Died 5/18/2004. Died in an electrocution accident in Baji, Iraq.


William D. Chaney (59), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation Regiment, Army National Guard, Chicago (Hometown: Schaumburg, Ill.)

Died 5/18/2004. Died in Landstuhl, Germany, from complications following surgery for a sudden medical condition that led to Chaney’s medical evacuation from Iraq.


Michael M. Carey (20), Pfc., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Prince George, Va.)

Died 5/18/2004. Died after he apparently fell into a canal in Iraq and did not resurface. His body was recovered the same day..


Michael C. Campbell (34), Spc., Army; Assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Marshfield, Mo.)

Died 5/19/2004. Killed when his convoy hit an improvised explosive device in Samarra, Iraq.


Leslie D. Jackson (18), Pfc., Army; Assigned to A Company, 115th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Ft. Hood, Texas (Hometown: Richmond, Va.)

Died 5/20/2004. Killed when her military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device as she was returning to Camp Eagle in Baghdad.


Troy L. Miranda (44), Sgt 1st Class, Army; Assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat Team, Army National Guard, attached to the 1st Cavalry Division (Hometown: DeQueen, Ark.)

Died 5/20/2004. Killed when a grenade was thrown near his foot patrol in Baghdad.


Rudy Salas (20), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Baldwin Park, Calif.)

Died 5/20/2004. Killed in a non-combat-related vehicle accident in Anbar province..


Jeremy R. Horton (24), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany (Hometown: Erie, Pa.)

Died 5/21/2004. Killed by an improvised explosive device near Iskandariyah, Iraq.


Andrew J. Zabierek (25), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C, attached to I MEF (Hometown: Chelmsford, Mass.)

Died 5/21/2004. Killed by hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Jeremy L. Ridlen (23), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1544th Transportation Company, Army National Guard, Paris, Ill. (Hometown: Clinton, Ill.)

Died 5/23/2004. Killed by small-arms fire after insurgents detonated explosives in a dump truck on the side of the road as his military convoy passed by in East Fallujah, Iraq.


Jorge A. Molinabautista (37), Staff Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Rialto, Calif.)

Died 5/23/2004. Killed by hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Owen D. Witt (20), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Sand Springs, Mont.)

Died 5/24/2004. Killed when his armored Humvee rolled over in Dawr, Iraq.


Beau R. Beaulieu (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 27th Main Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Lisbon, Maine)

Died 5/24/2004. Killed during a mortar attack on Camp Cooke in Taji, Iraq.


Daniel P. Unger (19), Pfc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 185th Armored Regiment, 81st Separate Armor Brigade, Visalia, Calif. (Hometown: Exeter, Calif.)

Died 5/25/2004. Killed during a rocket attack at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, near Iskandariyah, Iraq.


Alan N. Bean Jr. (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery, Army National Guard, Williston, Vt. (Hometown: Bridport, Vt.)

Died 5/25/2004. Killed when his unit came under mortar attack at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, near Iskandariyah, Iraq.


Kevin F. Sheehan (36), Sgt., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery, Army National Guard, Williston, Vt. (Hometown: Milton, Vt.)

Died 5/25/2004. Killed when his unit came under mortar attack at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, near Iskandariyah, Iraq.


James P. Lambert (23), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. (Hometown: Ascension Parish, La.)

Died 5/25/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his patrol in Fallujah, Iraq.


Richard H. Rosas (21), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. (Hometown: Saint Louis, Mich.)

Died 5/25/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his patrol in Fallujah, Iraq.


Dominique J. Nicolas (25), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Maricopa, Ariz.)

Died 5/26/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Kyle W. Codner (19), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Wood River, Neb.)

Died 5/26/2004. Killed by hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Matthew C. Henderson (25), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Lincoln, Neb.)

Died 5/26/2004. Killed by hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Robert J. Mogensen (26), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Leesville, La.)

Died 5/29/2004. Killed when his vehicle hit a land mine in Kandahar, Afghanistan.


Daniel W. Eggers (28), Capt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), from Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Cape Coral, Fla.)

Died 5/29/2004. Killed when his vehicle hit a land mine in Kandahar, Afghanistan.


Michael J. Wiesemann (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: North Judson, Ind.)

Died 5/29/2004. Died of non-combat-related injuries at Forward Operating Base Q-West (Quyarrah Air Base), Iraq.


Joseph A. Jeffries (21), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 329th Psychological Operations Company, Army Reserve, Portland, Ore. (Hometown: Beaverton, Ore.)

Died 5/29/2004. Killed when his vehicle hit a land mine in Kandahar, Afghanistan.


Benjamin R. Gonzalez (23), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Los Angeles)

Died 5/29/2004. Killed by hostile action in Ramadi, Iraq.


Cody S. Calavan (19), Pfc., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Lake Stevens, Wash.)

Died 5/29/2004. Killed by hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Rafael Reynosa Suarez (28), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Santa Ana, Calif.)

Died 5/29/2004. Killed by hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Brian J. Ouellette (37), Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class (SEAL), Navy; Assigned to Navy Special Warfare Group Two, Little Creek, Va. (Hometown: Needham, Mass.)

Died 5/29/2004. Killed while on mounted patrol near Jahak and Seleh, Afghanistan.


Charles E. Odums II (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Sandusky, Ohio)

Died 5/30/2004. Killed when his military convoy hit an improvised explosive in Baghdad.


Aaron C. Elandt (23), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany (Hometown: Lowell, Mich.)

Died 5/30/2004. Killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Musayyib, Iraq.


Robert C. Scheetz Jr. (31), Capt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, Baumholder, Germany (Hometown: Dothan, Ala.)

Died 5/30/2004. Killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Musayyib, Iraq.


Nicholaus E. Zimmer (20), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany (Hometown: Columbus, Ohio)

Died 5/30/2004. Killed when his vehicle came under attack by rocket-propelled grenades in Kufa, Iraq.


Kenneth Michael Ballard (26), 1st Lt., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, from Friedberg, Germany (Hometown: Mountain View, Calif.)

Died 5/30/2004. Killed during a firefight with insurgents in Najaf, Iraq.


Bradli N. Coleman (19), Pvt., Army; Assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Ford City, Pa.)

Died 5/30/2004. Died in Baghdad from injuries sustained on May 29 when mortar rounds hit his living quarters in Mosul, Iraq.


Dustin L. Sides (22), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 9th Communications Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Yakima, Wash.)

Died 5/31/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Markus J. Johnson (20), Pfc., Army; Assigned to D Battery, 4th Battalion, 3rd Air Defense Artillery, 1st Infantry Division, Kitzingen, Germany (Hometown: Springfield, Mass.)

Died 6/1/2004. Killed when an Avenger air defense vehicle rolled over in Anbar province, Iraq.


Bum R. Lee (21), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Sunnyvale, Calif.)

Died 6/2/2004. Killed by hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Todd J. Bolding (23), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Manvel, Texas)

Died 6/3/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Erik S. McCrae (25), 1st Lt., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, Army National Guard, Cottage Grove, Ore. (Hometown: Portland, Ore.)

Died 6/4/2004. Killed when his convoy was attacked by improvised explosive devices and rocket-propelled grenades in Baghdad.


Justin L. Eyerly (23), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, Army National Guard, Cottage Grove, Ore. (Hometown: Salem, Ore.)

Died 6/4/2004. Killed when his convoy was attacked by improvised explosive devices and rocket-propelled grenades in Baghdad.


Justin W. Linden (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, Army National Guard, Cottage Grove, Ore. (Hometown: Portland, Ore.)

Died 6/4/2004. Killed when his convoy was attacked by improvised explosive devices and rocket-propelled grenades in Baghdad.


Christopher M. Duffy (26), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery, Lawrenceville, N.J. (Hometown: Brick, N.J.)

Died 6/4/2004. Killed when his convoy was attacked by improvised explosive devices and rocket-propelled grenades in Baghdad.


Frank T. Carvill (51), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery, Lawrenceville, N.J. (Hometown: Carlstadt, N.J.)

Died 6/4/2004. Killed when his convoy was attacked by improvised explosive devices and rocket-propelled grenades in Baghdad.


Humberto F. Timoteo (25), Sgt., Army; Assigned to Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery, Army National Guard, Morristown, N.J. (Hometown: Newark, N.J.)

Died 6/5/2004. Killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.


Ryan E. Doltz (26), Spc., Army; Assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery, Army National Guard, Lawrenceville, N.J. (Hometown: Mine Hill, N.J.,)

Died 6/5/2004. Killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.


Melissa J. Hobart (22), Pfc., Army; Assigned to Company E, 215th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Ladson, S.C.)

Died 6/6/2004. Died after collapsing while on guard duty in Baghdad.


Melvin Y. Mora (27), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 245th Maintenance Company, Army Reserve, St. Louis, Mo. (Hometown: Columbia, Mo.)

Died 6/6/2004. Killed when his camp was hit by a mortar attack in Taji, Iraq.


David M. Fraise (24), Cpl., Army; Assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (Hometown: New Orleans)

Died 6/7/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his patrol in Kandahar, Afghanistan.


Jamie A. Gray (29), Sgt., Army; Assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery, Vermont Army National Guard, Williston, Vt. (Hometown: Montpelier, Vt.)

Died 6/7/2004. Killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Scania, Iraq.


Jeremy L. Bohlman (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D.)

Died 6/7/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Humayun S.M. Khan (27), Capt., Army; Assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 201st Forward Support Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany (Hometown: Bristow, Va.)

Died 6/8/2004. Killed after a vehicle packed with an improvised explosive device drove into the gate of his compound while he was inspecting soldiers on guard duty in Baqoubah, Iraq.


Thomas D. Caughman (20), Pfc., Army; Assigned to Company C, 391st Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve, Spartanburg, S.C. (Hometown: Lexington, S.C.)

Died 6/9/2004. Killed when his up-armored Humvee was struck by rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.


Eric S. McKinley (24), Spc., Army; Assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, Army National Guard, Corvallis, Ore. (Hometown: Corvallis, Ore.)

Died 6/13/2004. Killed when his vehicle was attacked by small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.


Shawn M. Atkins (20), Pfc., Army; Assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 4th Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Hanau, Germany (Hometown: Parker, Colo.)

Died 6/14/2004. Died in Baghdad of a non-combat injury..


Jeremy M. Dimaranan (29), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 302nd Transportation Company, 172nd Combat Support Group, Army Reserve, Fort Eustis, Va. (Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va.)

Died 6/16/2004. Killed during a mortar attack when mortar rounds hit his camp in Balad, Iraq.


Arthur S. Mastrapa (35), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 351 Military Police Company, 95th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade, Army Reserve, Ocala, Fla. (Hometown: Apopka, Fla.)

Died 6/16/2004. Killed during a mortar attack when mortar rounds hit his camp in Balad, Iraq.


Paul R. Syverson III (32), Maj., Army; Assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky. (Hometown: Lake Zurich, Ill.)

Died 6/16/2004. Killed during a mortar attack when mortar rounds hit his camp in Balad, Iraq.


Jason N. Lynch (21), Pfc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, 1st Infantry Division, Bamberg, Germany (Hometown: St. Croix, Virgin Islands)

Died 6/18/2004. Killed by small-arms fire as his unit was engaging the enemy in Buhriz, Iraq.


Thai Vue (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 127th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, V Corps, Hanau, Germany (Hometown: Willows, Calif.)

Died 6/18/2004. Killed when a mortar round hit the motor pool where he was working in Baghdad.


Sean Horn (19), Pfc., Marine; Assigned to Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Orange, Calif.)

Died 6/19/2004. Died of a non-combat-related cause at Camp Taqaddum, Iraq.


Marvin Best (33), Staff Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Prosser, Wash.)

Died 6/20/2004. Killed by hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Russell P. White (19), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Dagsboro, Del.)

Died 6/20/2004. Killed in a non-combat-related incident at Camp Bulldog, Afghanistan, north of Kabul..


Gregory V. Pennington (36), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Glade Spring, Va.)

Died 6/21/2004. Killed when his camp came under mortar attack in Baghdad.


Deshon E. Otey (24), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Hardin, Ky.)

Died 6/21/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Juan Lopez (22), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Whitfield, Ga.)

Died 6/21/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Pedro Contreras (27), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Harris, Texas)

Died 6/21/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.


Tommy L. Parker Jr. (21), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Cleburne, Ark.)

Died 6/21/2004. Killed in an ambush in Ramadi, Iraq, 60 miles west of Baghdad.


Andre D. Tyson (33), 2nd Lt., Army; Assigned to the 579th Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard, Petaluma, Calif. (Hometown: Riverside, Calif.)

Died 6/22/2004. Killed when enemy forces ambushed his ground patrol in Balad, Iraq.


Patrick R. McCaffrey Sr. (34), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 579th Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard, Petaluma, Calif. (Hometown: Tracy, Calif.)

Died 6/22/2004. Killed when enemy forces ambushed his ground patrol in Balad, Iraq.


Christopher S. Cash (36), Capt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry, Army National Guard, Jacksonville, N.C. (Hometown: Winterville, N.C.)

Died 6/24/2004. Killed when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle came under attack by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Baqubah, Iraq.


Daniel A. Desens (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry, Army National Guard, Jacksonville, N.C. (Hometown: Jacksonville, N.C.)

Died 6/24/2004. Killed when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle came under attack from small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Baqubah, Iraq.


Charles A. Kiser (37), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 330th Military Police Detachment, Army Reserve, Sheboygan, Wis. (Hometown: Cleveland, Wis.)

Died 6/24/2004. Killed when an explosion occurred near his convoy in Mosul, Iraq.


Daniel B. McClenney (19), Pfc., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Shelbyville, Tenn.)

Died 6/24/2004. Killed by hostile fire near Bari Khout, Afghanistan.


Juston T. Thacker (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Bluefield, W.Va.)

Died 6/24/2004. Killed by hostile fire near Bari Khout, Afghanistan.


Jeremy M. Heines (25), Spc., Army; Assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: New Orleans)

Died 6/26/2004. Killed when his patrol came under attack by rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.


Manuel A. Ceniceros (23), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to Regimental Combat Team 1 Headquarters Company, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Santa Ana, Calif.)

Died 6/26/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Ernest E. Utt (38), 1st Sgt., Army; Assigned to Battery B, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Hammond, Ill.)

Died 6/27/2004. Killed when two 122 mm rockets were fired into his forward operating base in Baghdad.


John H. Todd III (24), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to the 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Marine Corps Reserve, Folsom, Pa. (Hometown: Bridgeport, Pa.)

Died 6/29/2004. Killed when a roadside bomb exploded next to his Humvee as he and four other Marines were traveling southeast of Baghdad.


Alan D. Sherman (36), Sgt., Marine; Assigned to the 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Marine Corps Reserve, Folsom, Pa. (Hometown: Brick, N.J.)

Died 6/29/2004. Killed when a roadside bomb exploded next to his Humvee as he and four other Marines were traveling southeast of Baghdad.


Patrick R. Adle (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to the 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Marine Corps Reserve, Folsom, Pa. (Hometown: Baltimore)

Died 6/29/2004. Killed when a roadside bomb exploded next to his Humvee as he and four other Marines were traveling southeast of Baghdad.


Robert L. DuSang (24), Spc., Army; Assigned to 1st Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La. (Hometown: Mandeville, La.)

Died 6/30/2004. Killed when a tire blew out on the 5-ton vehicle in which he was riding and the vehicle overturned..


Robert K. McGee (38), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Martinsville, Va.)

Died 6/30/2004. Died of non-combat related injuries in Manila, Philippines..


Christopher A. Wagener (24), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 10th Aviation Battalion, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. (Hometown: Fairview Heights, Ill.)

Died 7/1/2004. Killed when his convoy vehicle hit a land mine in Mosul, Iraq.


Stephen G. Martin (39), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 330th Military Police Detachment, Army Reserve, Sheboygan, Wis. (Hometown: Rhinelander, Wis.)

Died 7/1/2004. Died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. of injuries sustained June 24 when a car bomb exploded near his guard post in Mosul, Iraq.


Kenneth Conde Jr. (23), Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Orlando, Fla.)

Died 7/1/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Timothy R. Creager (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Millington, Tenn.)

Died 7/1/2004. Killed by enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.


Brian D. Smith (30), 2nd Lt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 34th Armor, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan. (Hometown: McKinney, Texas)

Died 7/2/2004. Killed by enemy fire while conducting combat operations in Habbaniyah, Iraq.


James B. Huston Jr. (22), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Umatilla, Ore.)

Died 7/2/2004. Killed in a vehicle accident while his unit was responding to hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Julie R. Hickey (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 412th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, Whitehall, Ohio (Hometown: Galloway, Ohio)

Died 7/4/2004. Died in Landstuhl, Germany of complications from a non-combat-related illness after being evacuated from Bagram, Afghanistan on June 30..


John J. Van Gyzen IV (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Bristol, Mass.)

Died 7/5/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Michael S. Torres (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: El Paso, Texas)

Died 7/5/2004. Killed by enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.


Dallas L. Kerns (21), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Mountain Grove, Mo.)

Died 7/5/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Jeffrey D. Lawrence (22), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Tucson, Ariz.)

Died 7/6/2004. Died from enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Rodricka A. Youmans (22), Pfc., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Allendale, S.C.)

Died 7/6/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Scott E. Dougherty (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Bradenton Fla.)

Died 7/6/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Justin T. Hunt (22), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Riverside, Calif.)

Died 7/6/2004. Died from enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Michael C. Barkey (22), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1484th Transportation Company, Ohio National Guard, Akron, Ohio (Hometown: Canal Fulton, Ohio)

Died 7/7/2004. Killed when a tire blew out on the military vehicle in which he was riding, the driver lost control and the vehicle turned over in Ramadi, Iraq.


Samuel R. Bowen (38), Pvt. 1st Class, Army; Assigned to the 216th Engineer Battalion, Ohio National Guard, Akron, Ohio (Hometown: Cleveland)

Died 7/7/2004. Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade exploded near his vehicle in Samarra, Iraq.


Collier E. Barcus (21), Pfc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: McHenry, Ill.)

Died 7/8/2004. Killed during a mortar attack on the Iraqi National Guard Headquarters in Baghdad.


Joseph M. Garmback, Jr. (24), Spc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio)

Died 7/8/2004. Killed during a mortar attack on the Iraqi National Guard Headquarters in Baghdad.


Robert E. Colvill, Jr. (31), Sgt., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Anderson, Ind.)

Died 7/8/2004. Killed during a mortar attack on the Iraqi National Guard Headquarters in Baghdad.


Sonny G. Sampler (23), Spc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Oklahoma City, Okla.)

Died 7/8/2004. Killed during a mortar attack on the Iraqi National Guard Headquarters in Baghdad.


William R. Emanuel IV (19), Spc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Stockton, Calif.)

Died 7/8/2004. Killed during a mortar attack on the Iraqi National Guard Headquarters in Baghdad.


Jeremiah W. Schmunk (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, 1st Calvalry, Washington National Guard, Moses Lake, Wash. (Hometown: Richland, Wash.)

Died 7/8/2004. Killed when his vehicle came under attack by rocket-propelled grenade and small-arms fire in Baghdad.


Shawn M. Davies (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Aliquippa, Pa.)

Died 7/8/2004. Died of a non-combat related illness in Baghdad.


Christopher J. Reed (20), Pfc., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Craigmont, Idaho)

Died 7/10/2004. Killed in a non-combat-related vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq.


Krisna Nachampassak (27), Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Burke, Va.)

Died 7/10/2004. Killed in a non-combat-related vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq.


Terry Holmes (22), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Hollywood, Fla.)

Died 7/10/2004. Killed in a non-combat-related vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq.


Trevor Spink (36), Staff Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Farmington, Mo.)

Died 7/10/2004. Killed in a non-combat-related vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq.


Dustin W. Peters (25), Staff Sgt., Air Force; Assigned to the 314th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. (Hometown: El Dorado, Kan.)

Died 7/11/2004. Killed by enemy action near Forward Operating Base Summerall, Iraq.


Dana N. Wilson (26), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Brigade, Baumholder, Germany (Hometown: Fountain, Colo.)

Died 7/11/2004. Killed when the vehicle in which he and another soldier were riding was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle near Hillah, Iraq.


James G. West (34), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Brigade, Baumholder, Germany (Hometown: Watertown, N.Y.)

Died 7/11/2004. Killed when the vehicle in which he and another soldier were riding was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle near Hillah, Iraq.


Jeremy J. Fischer (26), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 267th Ordnance Company, Nebraska National Guard, Lincoln, Neb. (Hometown: Lincoln, Neb.)

Died 7/11/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle in Samarra, Iraq.


Linda Ann Tarango-Griess (33), Sgt 1st Class, Army; Assigned to the 267th Ordnance Company, Nebraska National Guard, Lincoln, Neb. (Hometown: Sutton, Neb.)

Died 7/11/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle in Samarra, Iraq.


Juan M. Torres (25), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 453rd Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Houston (Hometown: Houston)

Died 7/12/2004. Died of non-combat-related injuries in Bagram, Afghanistan.


Torry D. Harris (21), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 12th Chemical Company, Kitzingen, Germany (Hometown: Chicago)

Died 7/13/2004. Died of non-combat-related injuries in Tikrit, Iraq.


Demetrius L. Rice (24), Cpl., Army; Assigned to 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Ortonville, Minn.)

Died 7/14/2004. Killed when his vehicle rolled over as the driver tried to avoid another vehicle in Talafar, Iraq.


Jesse J. Martinez (20), Pfc., Army; Assigned to 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Tracy, Calif.)

Died 7/14/2004. Killed when his vehicle rolled over as the driver tried to avoid another vehicle in Talafar, Iraq.


Paul C. Mardis Jr. (25), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky. (Hometown: Palmetto, Fla.)

Died 7/15/2004. Died in Washington, D.C. from injuries sustained May 20 when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq.


Bryan P. Kelly (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Klamath Falls, Ore.)

Died 7/16/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


David A. Hartman (41), Sgt 1st Class, Army; Assigned to 401st Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Battle Creek, Mich. (Hometown: Akron, Mich.)

Died 7/17/2004. Killed when the vehicle he was driving was hit by an improvised explosive device in Bayji, Iraq.


Craig S. Frank (24), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1775th Military Police Company, Michigan Army National Guard, Pontiac, Mich. (Hometown: Lincoln Park, Mich.)

Died 7/17/2004. Killed when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device near Baghdad.


Charles C. Persing (20), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry, 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. (Hometown: Albany, La.)

Died 7/19/2004. Killed when multiple mortar rounds hit his forward operating base in Iskandariyah, Iraq.


Dale T. Lloyd (22), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry, 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. (Hometown: Watsontown, Pa.)

Died 7/19/2004. Killed when multiple mortar rounds hit his forward operating base in Iskandariyah, Iraq.


Danny B. Daniels II (23), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 630th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Bamberg, Germany (Hometown: Varney, W.V.)

Died 7/20/2004. Killed when his patrol vehicle came under attack by small-arms fire, then hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.


Todd J. Godwin (21), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Muskingum County, Ohio)

Died 7/20/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Michael J. Clark (29), Gunnery Sgt., Marine; Assigned to Combat Service Support Battalion 1, Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Leesburg Lake, Fla.)

Died 7/20/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Nicholas H. Blodgett (21), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Wyoming, Mich.)

Died 7/21/2004. Killed when his patrol vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Abdalluyah, Iraq.


Mark E. Engel (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Grand Junction, Colo.)

Died 7/21/2004. Died at Brook Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas from wounds he received July 6 due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Tatjana Reed (34), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 66th Transportation Company, Kaiserslautern, Germany (Hometown: Fort Campbell, Ky.)

Died 7/22/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle in Samarra, Iraq.


Torey J. Dantzler (22), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 66th Transportation Company, Kaiserslautern, Germany (Hometown: Columbia, La.)

Died 7/22/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle in Samarra, Iraq.


Vincent M. Sullivan (23), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Chatham, N.J.)

Died 7/23/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Nicholas J. Zangara (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Philadelphia)

Died 7/24/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle in Tikrit, Iraq.


DeForest L. Talbert (24), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 150th Armor Regiment, West Virginia Army National Guard, Beckley, W.Va. (Hometown: Charleston, W.Va.)

Died 7/27/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baladruc, Iraq.


Ken W. Leisten (20), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, Oregon Army National Guard, Corvallis, Ore. (Hometown: Cornelius, Ore.)

Died 7/28/2004. Killed when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Taji, Iraq..


Shawn A. Lane (33), Gunnery Sgt., Marine; Assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Corning, N.Y.)

Died 7/28/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


David S. Greene (39), Lt. Col., Marine; Assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Ai Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. (Hometown: Raleigh, N.C.)

Died 7/28/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Joseph F. Herndon II (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (Hometown: Derby, Kan.)

Died 7/29/2004. Killed when he was shot while on guard duty in Hawijah, Iraq.


Anthony J. Dixon (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Lindenwold, N.J.)

Died 8/1/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device exploded near his guard post in Samarra, Iraq.


Armando Hernandez (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Hesperia, Calif.)

Died 8/1/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device exploded near his guard post in Samarra, Iraq.


Justin B. Onwordi (28), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Chandler, Ariz.)

Died 8/2/2004. Killed while on patrol when an improvised explosive device detonated near the vehicle in Baghdad.


Dean P. Pratt (22), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Stevensville, Mont.)

Died 8/2/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Juan Calderon Jr. (26), Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Weslaco, Texas)

Died 8/2/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Tommy L. Gray (34), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 215th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Roswell, N.M.)

Died 8/3/2004. Killed when he became caught between two motor pool vehicles in Taji, Iraq.


Harry N. Shondee, Jr. (19), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Ganado, Ariz.)

Died 8/3/2004. Died of injuries sustained while on patrol Aug. 2 when an improvised explosive device detonated near the in Baghdad.


Gregory A Ratzlaff (36), Capt., Marine; Assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, Calif. (Hometown: Olympia, Wash.)

Died 8/3/2004. Died in a non-combat-related incident at Forward Operating Base Duke, Iraq.


Elia P. Fontecchio (30), Gunnery Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Milford, Mass.)

Died 8/4/2004. Died of injuries sustained in enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Joseph L. Nice (19), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Nicoma Park, Okla.)

Died 8/4/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Donald R. McCune (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, 81st Brigade Combat Team, Washington Army National Guard, Moses Lake, Wash. (Hometown: Ypsilanti, Mich.)

Died 8/5/2004. Died in Landstuhl, Germany of injuries sustained Aug. 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol in Balad, Iraq.


Raymond J. Faulstich Jr. (24), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 89th Transportation Company, 6th Transportation Battalion, 7th Transportation Group, Fort Eustis, Va. (Hometown: Leonardtown, Md.)

Died 8/5/2004. Killed when his convoy was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Najaf, Iraq.


Moses D. Rocha (33), Sgt., Marine; Assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4 (1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Roswell, N.M.)

Died 8/5/2004. Died of injuries sustained in enemy action near Najaf, Iraq.


Yadir G. Reynoso (27), Sgt., Marine; Assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4 (1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Wapato, Wash.)

Died 8/5/2004. Killed by enemy action in Najaf province, Iraq.


Joshua I. Bunch (23), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Hattiesburg, Miss.)

Died 8/6/2004. Killed when his vehicle was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Baghdad.


Larry L. Wells (22), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4 (1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Mount Hermon, La.)

Died 8/6/2004. Killed by enemy action in Najaf province, Iraq.


Roberto Abad (22), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4 (1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.)

Died 8/6/2004. Killed by enemy action in Najaf province, Iraq.


David L. Potter (22), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 115th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Johnson City, Tenn.)

Died 8/7/2004. Died of non-combat-related injuries in Baghdad.


Bobby E. Beasley (36), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 29th Infantry Division (Light Infantry), Virginia Army National Guard, Winchester, Va. (Hometown: Inwood, W.Va.)

Died 8/7/2004. Killed when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Ghazikel, Afghanistan.


Craig W. Cherry (39), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 29th Infantry Division (Light Infantry), Virginia Army National Guard, Winchester, Va. (Hometown: Winchester, Va.)

Died 8/7/2004. Killed when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Ghazikel, Afghanistan.


Jonathan W. Collins (19), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Crystal Lake, Ill.)

Died 8/8/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Andrew R. Houghton (25), Capt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Houston)

Died 8/9/2004. Died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. of injuries sustained July 10 when a rocket-propelled grenade detonated near his vehicle in Dhuha, Iraq, near Samarra..


John R. Howard (26), Staff Sgt., Marine; Assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. (Hometown: Covington, Va.)

Died 8/11/2004. Killed in a helicopter crash in Anbar province, Iraq.


Tavon L. Hubbard (24), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to the Command Element, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Reston, Va.)

Died 8/11/2004. Killed in a helicopter crash in Anbar province, Iraq.


Michael Yury Tarlavsky (30), Capt., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky. (Hometown: Passaic, N.J.)

Died 8/12/2004. Killed when his unit came under small-arms fire and grenade attack in Najaf, Iraq.


Daniel Lee Galvan (30), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion (Assault), 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Light Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (Hometown: Moore, Okla.)

Died 8/12/2004. Killed when the helicopter in which he was riding developed mechanical difficulties and crashed in Salerno, Afghanistan.


Neil Anthony Santoriello (24), 1st Lt., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 34th Armor, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan. (Hometown: Verona, Pa.)

Died 8/13/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his mounted reconnaissance patrol vehicle in Khalidiyah, Iraq.


Nicholas B. Morrison (23), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Carlisle, Pa.)

Died 8/13/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Kane M. Funke (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Vancouver, Wash.)

Died 8/13/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Daniel Michael Shepherd (23), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Riley, Kan. (Hometown: Elyria, Ohio)

Died 8/15/2004. Killed when his M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Ramadi, Iraq.


James Michael Goins (23), 2nd Lt., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Bonner Springs, Kan.)

Died 8/15/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Najaf, Iraq.


Mark Anthony Zapata (27), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Edinburg, Texas)

Died 8/15/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Najaf, Iraq.


Brandon R. Sapp (21), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Lake Worth, Fla.)

Died 8/15/2004. Killed when his M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Najaf, Iraq.


Fernando B. Hannon (19), Pfc., Marine Corps; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Wildomar, Calif.)

Died 8/15/2004. Died of injuries sustained in enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Geoffrey Perez (24), Pfc., Marine Corps; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Los Angeles)

Died 8/15/2004. Died of injuries sustained in enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


David M. Heath (30), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan. (Hometown: LaPorte, Ind.)

Died 8/16/2004. Killed when his patrol came under small-arms and rocket-propelled-grenade attack in the Sadr City section of Baghdad.


Brandon T. Titus (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. (Hometown: Boise, Idaho)

Died 8/17/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his checkpoint in Baghdad.


Caleb J. Powers (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Manfield, Wash.)

Died 8/17/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Jacob D. Martir (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Norwich, Conn.)

Died 8/18/2004. Killed when his patrol came under attack by small-arms fire in the Sadr City section of Baghdad.


Henry C. Risner (26), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. (Hometown: Golden, Colo.)

Died 8/18/2004. Killed when his checkpoint came under attack by enemy small-arms fire in Baghdad.


Richard M. Lord (24), Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.)

Died 8/18/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Dustin R. Fitzgerald (22), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/2 (1st Battalion, 2ne Marine Regiment), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Huber Heights, Ohio)

Died 8/18/2004. Killed in a non-combat-related vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq.


Harvey E. Parkerson III (27), Sgt., Marine; Assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4 (1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Yuba City, Calif.)

Died 8/18/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Brad P. McCormick (23), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve, Nashville, Tenn. (Hometown: Overton, Tenn.)

Died 8/19/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Charles L. Wilkins III (38), 1st Lt., Army; Assigned to the 216th Engineer Battalion, Ohio Army National Guard, Hamilton, Ohio (Hometown: Columbus, Ohio)

Died 8/20/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device exploded near his vehicle near Samarra, Iraq.


Ryan A. Martin (22), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 216th Engineer Battalion, Ohio Army National Guard, Hamilton, Ohio (Hometown: Mount Vernon, Ohio)

Died 8/20/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device exploded near his vehicle near Samarra, Iraq.


Kevin A. Cuming (22), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: North White Plains, N.Y.)

Died 8/21/2004. Killed when his patrol came under rocket-propelled grenade attack in Baghdad.


Nicanor Alvarez (22), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: San Bernardino, Calif.)

Died 8/21/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Jason Cook (25), Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Okanogan, Wash.)

Died 8/21/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Nachez Washalanta (21), Pfc., Marine; Assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Bryan, Okla.)

Died 8/21/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Seth Huston (19), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Perryton, Texas)

Died 8/21/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Edward T. Reeder (32), Gunnery Sgt., Marine; Assigned to Headquarters and Service Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Camp Verde, Ariz.)

Died 8/21/2004. Killed in a non-combat-related vehicle incident in Anbar province, Iraq.


Matthew R. Stovall (25), 2nd Lt., Army; Assigned to the 367th Maintenance Company, 298th Corps Support Battalion, Mississippi Army National Guard, Philadelphia, Miss. (Hometown: Horn Lake, Miss.)

Died 8/22/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device exploded near his vehicle in Mosul, Iraq.


Christopher Belchik (30), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Jersey, Ill.)

Died 8/22/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Robert C. Thornton Jr. (35), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Rainbow City, Ala.)

Died 8/23/2004. Killed when his patrol came under rocket-propelled grenade attack in Baghdad.


Donald N. Davis (42), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 660th Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Zanesville, Ohio (Hometown: Saginaw, Mich.)

Died 8/24/2004. Killed when an M915A tractor and an M106A2 tanker trailer rolled over an embankment in Fallujah, Iraq.


Jacob R. Lugo (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Flower Mound, Texas)

Died 8/24/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Marco D. Ross (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 115th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.)

Died 8/25/2004. Killed when enemy mortars hit his camp in Baghdad.


Charles L. Neeley (19), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 454th Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Columbus, Ohio (Hometown: Mattoon, Ill.)

Died 8/25/2004. Killed when his tractor-trailer rolled over as he attempted to cross a pontoon bridge in Tikrit, Iraq.


Alexander S. Arredondo (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Randolph, Mass.)

Died 8/25/2004. Killed by enemy action in Najaf, Iraq.


Nicholas M. Skinner (20), Pfc., Marine; Assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Davenport, Iowa)

Died 8/26/2004. Killed by enemy action in Najaf, Iraq.


Barton R. Humlhanz (23), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 24, 24th MEU, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Hellertown, Pa.)

Died 8/26/2004. Killed by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


Omead H. Razani (19), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea

(Hometown: Los Angeles)
Died 8/27/2004. Died of non-combat related injuries in Habbaniyah, Iraq.


Luis A. Perez (19), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 223rd Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Norristown, Pa. (Hometown: Theresa, N.Y.)

Died 8/27/2004. Killed when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Fallujah, Iraq.


Nickalous N. Aldrich (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Austin, Texas)

Died 8/27/2004. Killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq.


Edgar E. Lopez (27), Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Los Angeles)

Died 8/28/2004. Killed by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


Carl L. Anderson Jr. (21), Airman 1st Class, Air Force; Assigned to the 3rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska (Hometown: Georgetown, S.C.)

Died 8/29/2004. Killed by enemy action near Mosul, Iraq.


Aaron N. Holleyman (26), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky. (Hometown: Glasgow, Mont.)

Died 8/30/2004. Killed when his military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Khutayiah, Iraq.


Joseph C. Thibodeaux (24), Spc., Army; Assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (Hometown: Lafayette, La.)

Died 9/1/2004. Killed in Hawijah, Iraq when his patrol came under enemy attack..


Alan Rowe (35), Capt., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Hagerman, Idaho)

Died 9/3/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Nicholas Wilt (23), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Tampa, Fla.)

Died 9/3/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Ronald Winchester (25), 1st Lt, Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Rockville Center, N.Y.)

Died 9/3/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Nicholas Perez (19), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Austin, Texas)

Died 9/3/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Eric L. Knott (21), Steelworker 3rd Class (SW3), Navy; Assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4, Port Hueneme, Calif. (Hometown: Grand Island, Neb.)

Died 9/4/2004. Killed when the area in which he was working was struck by enemy fire and he was struck by shrapnel in Fallujah, Iraq.


Charles R. Lamb (23), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1544th Transportation Company, Illinois Army National Guard, Paris, Ill. (Hometown: Casey, Ill.)

Died 9/5/2004. Killed during a mortar attack in Baghdad.


Shawna M. Morrison (26), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1544th Transportation Company, Illinois Army National Guard, Paris, Ill. (Hometown: Champaign, Ill.)

Died 9/5/2004. Killed during a mortar attack in Baghdad.


Ryan M. McCauley (20), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Lewisville, Texas)

Died 9/5/2004. Killed when his patrol came under attack by small-arms fire in Baghdad.


Gary A. Vaillant (41), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 72nd Armor, Camp Casey, Korea (Hometown: Trujillo, Puerto Rico)

Died 9/5/2004. Killed when his tank ran over an improvised explosive device in Khalidiya, Iraq.


John J. Boria (29), Capt., Air Force; Assigned to the 911th Air Refueling Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. (Hometown: Broken Arrow, Okla.)

Died 9/6/2004. Died from injuries he received in an all-terrain vehicle accident in Doha, Qatar..


Brandon M. Read (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 125th Transportation Company, Lexington, Ky. (Hometown: Greeneville, Tenn.)

Died 9/6/2004. Killed when his convoy came under attack by enemy forces using an improvised explosive device in Qayyarah West, Iraq.


Tomas Garces (19), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1836th Transportation Company, Texas Army National Guard, Fort Bliss, Texas (Hometown: Weslaco, Texas)

Died 9/6/2004. Killed when his convoy was attacked by enemy forces using an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.


Elvis Bourdon (36), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio)

Died 9/6/2004. Killed when his military vehicle came under attack by small-arms fire and grenades in Baghdad.


Devin J. Grella (21), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 706th Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Mansfield, Ohio (Hometown: Medina, Ohio)

Died 9/6/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device exploded near his convoy vehicle in Qayarrah, Iraq.


David P. Burridge (19), Pfc., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Lafayette, La.)

Died 9/6/2004. Killed due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Joseph C. McCarthy (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Concho, Ariz.)

Died 9/6/2004. Killed due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Lamont N. Wilson (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Lawton, Okla.)

Died 9/6/2004. Killed due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Michael J. Allred (22), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Hyde Park, Utah)

Died 9/6/2004. Killed due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Mick R. Bekowsky (21), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Concord, Calif.)

Died 9/6/2004. Killed due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Quinn A. Keith (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Page, Ariz.)

Died 9/6/2004. Killed due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Derek L. Gardner (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)

Died 9/6/2004. Killed due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Timothy E. Price (25), 1st Lt., Army; Assigned to the 127th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, V Corps, Hanau, Germany (Hometown: Midlothian, Va.)

Died 9/7/2004. Killed by small-arms fire in Baghdad.


Chad H. Drake (23), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Garland, Texas)

Died 9/7/2004. Killed when his patrol vehicle came under attack by small-arms fire in Baghdad.


Yoe M. Aneiros (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan. (Hometown: Newark, N.J.)

Died 9/7/2004. Killed when his patrol vehicle came under attack by rocket-propelled grenades in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad.


Clarence Adams III (28), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Richmond, Va.)

Died 9/7/2004. Died of injuries sustained Sept. 6 when his Humvee hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.


Jason L. Sparks (19), Pfc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, Camp Casey, Korea (Hometown: Monroeville, Ohio)

Died 9/8/2004. Killed by enemy fire in Fallujah, Iraq.


Michael A. Martinez (29), Spc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, based in Bamberg, Germany (Hometown: Juan Diaz, Puerto Rico)

Died 9/8/2004. Killed when his military vehicle rolled over in Baqubah, Iraq.


James D. Faulkner (23), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Clarksville, Ind.)

Died 9/8/2004. Killed when his military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.


Lauro G. DeLeon Jr. (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 644th Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Beaumont, Texas (Hometown: Floresville, Texas)

Died 9/8/2004. Killed when improvised explosive devices detonated near his convoy in Balad, Iraq.


Edgar P. Daclan Jr. (24), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, based in Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Cypress, Calif.)

Died 9/10/2004. Killed by an improvised explosive device as his patrol was responding to indirect fire in Balad, Iraq.


David A. Cedergren (25), Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class, Navy; Assigned to the 2nd Marine Division Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic (Hometown: South St. Paul, Minn.)

Died 9/11/2004. Died in a non-combat-related incident near Iskandariayah, Iraq.


Jason T. Poindexter (20), Pfc., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: San Angelo, Texas)

Died 9/12/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Alexander E. Wetherbee (27), 1st Lt., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Fairfax, Va.)

Died 9/12/2004. Died of injuries sustained in enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Guy S. Hagy Jr. (31), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Lodi, Calif.)

Died 9/13/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his observation post in Baghdad.


Carl Thomas (29), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Phoenix.)

Died 9/13/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his observation post in Baghdad.


Benjamin W. Isenberg (27), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, Oregon Army National Guard, Corvallis, Ore. (Hometown: Sheridan, Ore.)

Died 9/13/2004. Killed when his military vehicle came under attack by small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device in Taji, Iraq.


David J. Weisenburg (26), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, Oregon Army National Guard, Corvallis, Ore. (Hometown: Portland, Ore.)

Died 9/13/2004. Killed when his military vehicle came under attack by small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device in Taji, Iraq.


Michael J. Halal (22), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Glendale, Ariz.)

Died 9/13/2004. Killed in a non-combat-related vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq.


Cesar F. Machado-Olmos (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Spanish Fork, Utah)

Died 9/13/2004. Killed in a non-combat related vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq.


Adrian V. Soltau (21), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Milwaukee)

Died 9/13/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Jaygee Meluat (24), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Tamuning, Guam)

Died 9/13/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Mathew D. Puckett (19), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Mason, Texas)

Died 9/13/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Dominic C. Brown (19), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Austin, Texas)

Died 9/13/2004. Killed in a non-combat-related incident in Anbar province, Iraq.


Tyler H. Brown (26), 1st Lt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Tongduchon City, Korea (Hometown: Atlanta)

Died 9/14/2004. Killed when his unit was attacked by small-arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq.


Jacob H. Demand (29), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Palouse, Wash.)

Died 9/14/2004. Killed when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces in Mosul, Iraq.


Kevin M. Shea (38), Lt. Col., Marine; Assigned to 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Washington, D.C.)

Died 9/14/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Drew M. Uhles (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: DuQuoin, Ill.)

Died 9/15/2004. Died of injuries sustained in enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Gregory C. Howman (28), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.)

Died 9/15/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Foster Pinkston (47), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 878th Engineer Battalion, Georgia Army National Guard, Augusta, Ga. (Hometown: Warrenton, Ga.)

Died 9/16/2004. Died in Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, Ga., from a non-combat related illness..


Andrew K. Stern (24), 1st Lieutenant, Marine; Assigned to 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Germantown, Tenn.)

Died 9/16/2004. Died of injuries sustained in enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Steven A. Rintamaki (21), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Lynnwood, Wash.)

Died 9/16/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Christopher S. Ebert (21), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Mooresboro, N.C.)

Died 9/17/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


James W. Price (22), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Cleveland, Tenn.)

Died 9/18/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his convoy vehicle in Baghdad.


Thomas C. Rosenbaum (25), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Hope, Ark.)

Died 9/18/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his convoy vehicle in Baghdad.


Brandon E. Adams (22), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. (Hometown: Hollidaysburg, Pa.)

Died 9/19/2004. Died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. of injuries sustained Feb. 16 in Fallujah, Iraq, when a grenade exploded as he was clearing a house..


Joshua J. Henry (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Avonmore, Pa.)

Died 9/20/2004. Died in Tikrit, Iraq of injuries sustained when his convoy was attacked by small-arms fire in Sharqat, Iraq.


Wesley R. Wells (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (Hometown: Libertyville, Ill.)

Died 9/20/2004. Killed when his observation post was fired on by anti-coalition militia forces in Naka, Afghanistan.


Robert S. Goodwin (35), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Albany, Ga.)

Died 9/20/2004. Killed when his patrol vehicle was ambushed by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Shkin, Afghanistan.


Tony B. Olaes (30), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Walhalla, S.C.)

Died 9/20/2004. Killed when his patrol vehicle was ambushed by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Shkin, Afghanistan.


Steven C. T. Cates (22), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Mount Juliet, Tenn.)

Died 9/20/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Foster L. Harrington (31), Sgt., Marine; Assigned to the 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve, Mobile, Ala. (Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas)

Died 9/20/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Nathan E. Stahl (20), Pfc., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Highland, Ind.)

Died 9/21/2004. Killed in Iraq when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device..


Adam J. Harris (21), Pfc., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Abilene, Texas)

Died 9/22/2004. Killed by a sniper as he was on patrol in Mosul, Iraq.


Skipper Soram (23), Sgt., Army; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Kolonia Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia)

Died 9/22/2004. Killed when a vehicle-based improvised explosive device detonated near his security post in Baghdad.


Lance J. Koenig (33), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 141st Engineer Battalion, North Dakota Army National Guard, Jamestown, N.D. (Hometown: Fargo, N.D.)

Died 9/22/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting a dismounted patrol in Tikrit, Iraq.


Benjamin K. Smith (24), Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Carterville, Ill.)

Died 9/22/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Ryan Leduc (28), 2nd Lt., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Pana, Ill.)

Died 9/24/2004. Killed in a non-combat-related vehicle accident in Rutbah, Iraq.


Shane Folmar (21), Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Sonora, Texas)

Died 9/24/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Aaron Boyles (24), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to Headquarters and Service Company, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Alameda, Calif.)

Died 9/24/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Ramon Mateo (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to Headquarters and Service Company, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Suffolk, N.Y.)

Died 9/24/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Clifford L. Moxley Jr. (51), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 103rd Armor Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Berwick, Pa. (Hometown: New Castle, Pa.)

Died 9/25/2004. Died of non-combat-related injuries in Baghdad.


David Wayne Johnson (37), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard, Cottage Grove, Ore. (Hometown: Portland, Ore.)

Died 9/25/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle in Baghdad.


Robert Oliver Unruh (25), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 44th Engineer Battalion, Camp Howze, Korea (Hometown: Tucson, Ariz.)

Died 9/25/2004. Killed by small-arms fire when enemy forces attacked his unit in Anbar province, Iraq.


Eric L. Allton (34), Capt., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea (Hometown: Houston)

Died 9/26/2004. Killed when he was struck by a mortar round in Ramadi, Iraq.


Gregory A. Cox (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Carmichaels, Pa.)

Died 9/27/2004. Killed when his military vehicle was unintentionally run off the road by a civilian vehicle in Balad, Iraq.


Joselito O. Villanueva (36), Sgt 1st Class, Army; Assigned to the 9th Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Los Angeles)

Died 9/27/2004. Killed when a sniper shot him while he was at his observation post in Balad, Iraq.


Kenneth L. Sickels (20), Pfc., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Apple Valley, Calif.)

Died 9/27/2004. Died due to a non-combat-related incident in Anbar province, Iraq.


Tyler D. Prewitt (22), Sgt., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany (Hometown: Phoenix)

Died 9/28/2004. Died in Landstuhl, Germany, from injuries sustained Sept. 24 when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle in Baqubah, Iraq.


Alan L. Rogers (49), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, Utah Army National Guard, West Jordan, Utah (Hometown: Kearns, Utah)

Died 9/29/2004. Died of non-combat-related injuries in Bagram, Afghanistan.


Joshua K. Titcomb (20), Pfc., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 72nd Armor Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea (Hometown: Somerset, Ky.)

Died 9/29/2004. Died in Ramadi, Iraq of injuries sustained Sept. 28 when an improvised explosive device exploded near his military vehicle..


Mike A. Dennie (31), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 106th Finance Battalion, Kitzingen, Germany (Hometown: Fayetteville, N.C.)

Died 9/29/2004. Died in Balad, Iraq of injuries sustained Sept. 22 when the driver of his military vehicle pulled off the road and lost control, causing it to roll over, in Baghdad..


Rodney A. Jones (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Philadelphia)

Died 9/30/2004. Killed when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device exploded near his dismounted patrol in Baghdad.


Allen Nolan (38), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 660th Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Zanesville, Ohio (Hometown: Marietta, Ohio)

Died 9/30/2004. Died at Fort Sam Houston, Texas of injuries sustained Sept. 18 when his convoy vehicle struck an improvised explosive device and then came under small-arms fire in Balad, Iraq..


Darren J. Cunningham (40), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Groton, Mass.)

Died 9/30/2004. Killed when his unit came under mortar attack in Baghdad.


Jack T. Hennessy (21), Sgt., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Naperville, Ill.)

Died 10/1/2004. Killed when his check point came under small-arms fire in Baghdad.


Michael A. Uvanni (27), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, Morrisonville, N.Y. (Hometown: Rome, N.Y.)

Died 10/1/2004. Killed by a sniper as he was conducting combat operations in Samarra, Iraq.


Russell L. Collier (48), Sgt., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 206th Field Artillery Regiment, Arkansas Army National Guard, Russellville, Ark. (Hometown: Harrison, Ark.)

Died 10/3/2004. Killed when his unit, which was conducting traffic-control operations, was attacked by small-arms fire in Taji, Iraq.


Christopher S. Potts (38), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 103rd Field Artillery Regiment, Rhode Island Army National Guard, Providence, RI (Hometown: Tiverton, RI)

Died 10/3/2004. Killed when his unit, which was conducting traffic-control operations, was attacked by small-arms fire in Taji, Iraq.


James L. Pettaway Jr. (37), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 223rd Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Norristown, Pa. (Hometown: Baltimore)

Died 10/3/2004. Died at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas of injuries sustained Aug. 27 when he was involved in a motor vehicle accident in Fallujah, Iraq.


Richard L. Morgan Jr. (38), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 660th Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Cadiz, Ohio (Hometown: St. Clairsville, Ohio)

Died 10/5/2004. Died in Latifiyah, Iraq of injuries sustained Oct. 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle..


Jeungjin Na Kim (23), Pvt., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, 2nd Infantry Division from Camp Hovey, Korea (Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii)

Died 10/6/2004. Killed when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq.


Jessica L. Cawvey (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1544th Transportation Company, Illinois Army National Guard, Paris, Ill. (Hometown: Normal, Ill.)

Died 10/6/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq.


Morgen N. Jacobs (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Santa Cruz, Calif.)

Died 10/7/2004. Died in Tikrit, Iraq of injuries sustained Oct. 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol vehicle in Aaliyah, Iraq.


Michael S. Voss (35), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, North Carolina Army National Guard, Wilmington, N.C. (Hometown: Aberdeen, N.C.)

Died 10/8/2004. Killed when his convoy vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire near Tikrit, Iraq.


Andrew W. Brown (22), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 509th Infantry, Fort Polk, La. (Hometown: Pleasant Mount, Pa.)

Died 10/8/2004. Died in Baghdad of injuries sustained Oct. 1 when his patrol vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device..


Andrew Halverson (19), Pfc., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Grant, Wis.)

Died 10/9/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


James E. Prevete (22), Pfc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, Camp Greaves, Korea (Hometown: Whitestone, N.Y.)

Died 10/10/2004. Killed when his military vehicle encountered white-out conditions and the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle in Habbaniya, Iraq.


Carson J. Ramsey (22), Pvt., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Winkelman, Ariz.)

Died 10/10/2004. Killed when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad.


Anthony W. Monroe (20), Pfc., Army; Assigned to Division Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Bismarck, N.D.)

Died 10/11/2004. Killed when two rockets impacted his camp in Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. Pamela G. Osbourne..


Pamela G. Osbourne (38), Sgt., Army; Assigned to Division Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Hollywood, Fla.)

Died 10/11/2004. Killed when two rockets hit her camp in Baghdad. Also killed was Pfc. Anthony W. Monroe..


Michael L. Burbank (34), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Bremerton, Wash.)

Died 10/11/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker military vehicle in Mosul, Iraq.


Aaron J. Rusin (19), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 44th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea (Hometown: Johnstown, Pa.)

Died 10/11/2004. Died in Baghdad of injuries sustained Oct. 10 when his military vehicle came under fire from enemy forces..


Christopher A. Merville (26), Spc., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea (Hometown: Albuquerque, N.M.)

Died 10/12/2004. Killed when his unit came under enemy fire during combat operations in Baghdad.


Dennis L. Pintor (30), Capt., Army; Assigned to the 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Lima, Ohio)

Died 10/12/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were Spc. Jaime Moreno and Spc. Michael S. Weger..


Michael S. Weger (30), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Rochester, N.Y.)

Died 10/12/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were Capt. Dennis L. Pintor and Spc. Jaime Moreno..


Ian T. Zook (24), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Port St. Lucie, Fla.)

Died 10/12/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Daniel R. Wyatt (22), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve, Chicago (Hometown: Caledonia, Wis.)

Died 10/12/2004. Killed by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


Oscar A. Martinez (19), Pfc., Marine; Assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: North Lauderdale, Fla.)

Died 10/12/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Jaime Moreno (28), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Round Lake Beach, Ill.)

Died 10/13/2004. Died of injuries sustained Oct. 12 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were Capt. Dennis L. Pintor and Spc. Michael S. Weger..


Ronald W. Baker (34), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 39th Support Battalion, Arkansas Army National Guard, Lonoke, Ark. (Hometown: Cabot, Ark.)

Died 10/13/2004. Died in Landstuhl, Germany.


Mark P. Phelan (44), Lt. Col., Army; Assigned to the 416th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, Morristown, Pa. (Hometown: Green Lane, Pa.)

Died 10/13/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle in Mosul, Iraq. Also killed was Maj. Charles R. Soltes Jr..


Charles R. Soltes Jr. (36), Maj., Army; Assigned to the 426th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, Upland, Calif. (Hometown: Irvine, Calif.)

Died 10/13/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle in Mosul, Iraq. Also killed was Lt. Col. Mark P. Phelan..


Jeremy F. Regnier (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Littleton, N.H.)

Died 10/13/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol in Baghdad.


Paul M. Felsberg (27), 2nd Lt., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force of Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: West Palm Beach, Fla.)

Died 10/13/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Victor A. Gonzalez (19), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force of Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Watsonville, Calif.)

Died 10/13/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Brian S. Hobbs (28), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (Hometown: Mesa, Ariz.)

Died 10/14/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Miam Do, Afghanistan Also killed was Spc. Kyle KaEo Fernandez..


Kyle Ka Eo Fernandez (26), Spc., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (Hometown: Waipahu, Hawaii)

Died 10/14/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Miam Do, Afghanistan Also killed was Staff Sgt. Brian S. Hobbs..


Josiah H. Vandertulip (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Irving, Texas)

Died 10/14/2004. Killed when his dismounted patrol came under enemy fire in Baghdad.


David L. Waters (19), Pvt., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. (Hometown: Auburn, Calif.)

Died 10/14/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle in Baghdad.


Bradley S. Beard (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea (Hometown: Chapel Hill, N.C.)

Died 10/14/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle as he was doing reconnaissance for explosives at Camp Ramadi, Iraq.


Mark A. Barbret (22), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 44th Engineer Battalion, Camp Howze, Korea (Hometown: Shelby Township, Mich.)

Died 10/14/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Omer T. Hawkins II..


Omer T. Hawkins II (31), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 44th Engineer Battalion, Camp Howze, Korea (Hometown: Cherry Fork, Ohio)

Died 10/14/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Pfc. Mark A. Barbret..


Alan J. Burgess (24), Spc., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 197th Field Artillery Brigade, New Hampshire Army National Guard, Woodsville, N.H. (Hometown: Landaff, N.H.)

Died 10/15/2004. Killed when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol vehicle in Mosul, Iraq.


Jonathan J. Santos (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 9th Psychological Operations Battalion, 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Whatcom, Wash.)

Died 10/15/2004. Killed when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Karabilah, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Michael G. Owen..


Michael G. Owen (31), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 9th Psychological Operations Battalion, 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Phoenix)

Died 10/15/2004. Killed when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Karabilah, Iraq. Also killed was Spc. Jonathan J. Santos..


Brian K. Schramm (22), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Rochester, N.Y.)

Died 10/15/2004. Killed by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


William I. Salazar (26), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Las Vegas)

Died 10/15/2004. Died of wounds sustained due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Christopher B. Johnson (29), Capt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Wheeler Army Air Field, Hawaii (Hometown: Excelsior Springs, Mo.)

Died 10/16/2004. Killed when his OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter apparently collided with another OH-58D helicopter and crashed in Baghdad. Also killed was Chief Warrant Officer William I. Brennan..


William I. Brennan (36), CW3, Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Wheeler Army Air Field, Hawaii (Hometown: Bethlehem, Conn.)

Died 10/16/2004. Killed when his OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter apparently collided with another OH-58D helicopter and crashed in Baghdad. Also killed was Capt. Christopher B. Johnson..


Andrew C. Ehrlich (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany (Hometown: Mesa, Ariz.)

Died 10/18/2004. Died in Muqdadiyah, Iraq of non-combat-related injuries..


William M. Amundson Jr. (21), Cpl., Army; Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga. (Hometown: The Woodlands, Texas)

Died 10/19/2004. Killed when the vehicle in which he was riding rolled over in Afghanistan.


Douglas E. Bascom (25), Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo.)

Died 10/20/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq Bascom was a mobilized member of the Individual Ready Reserves..


Jesse M. Samek (21), Airman 1st Class, Air Force; Assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (Hometown: Rogers, Ark.)

Died 10/21/2004. Died from injuries he received when an Air Force HH-60 helicopter aircraft crashed during a medical evacuation mission in Afghanistan.


Jonathan E. Gadsden (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Charleston, S.C.)

Died 10/22/2004. Died at the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital, Tampa, Fla., from injuries sustained in enemy action in Anbar Province, Iraq on Aug. 21.


Dennis J. Boles (46), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 171st Aviation Battalion, Florida Army National Guard, Brooksville, Fla. (Hometown: Homosassa, Fla.)

Died 10/24/2004. Died when he collapsed while participating in a 10-mile road march at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.


Richard P. Slocum (19), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (Hometown: Saugus, Calif.)

Died 10/24/2004. Killed in a non-combat-related vehicle accident near Abu Ghraib, Iraq.


Brian Oliveira (22), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Raynham, Mass.)

Died 10/25/2004. Died from injuries sustained in enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Jerome Lemon (42), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1052nd Transportation Company, South Carolina Army National Guard, Kingstree, S.C. (Hometown: North Charleston, S.C.)

Died 10/27/2004. Killed when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Balad, Iraq.


Billy Gomez (25), Cpl., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (Hometown: Perris, Calif.)

Died 10/27/2004. Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany of injuries sustained Oct. 20 when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Naka, Afghanistan.


Michael Battles Sr. (38), Sgt 1st Class, Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: San Antonio)

Died 10/28/2004. Killed when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his checkpoint in Baghdad.


Stephen P. Downing II (30), Pfc., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, Camp Hovey, Korea (Hometown: Burkesville, Ky.)

Died 10/28/2004. Killed by small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.


Segun Frederick Akintade (34), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, New York, N.Y. (Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Died 10/28/2004. Killed when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire in Abd Allah, Iraq.


Maurice Keith Fortune (25), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the Army’s 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, from Camp Hovey, Korea (Hometown: Forestville, Md.)

Died 10/29/2004. Killed when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Ramadi, Iraq.


Andrew G. Riedel (19), Pfc., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (Hometown: Northglenn, Colo.)

Died 10/30/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Christopher J. Lapka (22), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (Hometown: Peoria, Ariz.)

Died 10/30/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Jeremy D. Bow (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (Hometown: Lemoore, Calif.)

Died 10/30/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


John Lukac (19), Pfc., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (Hometown: Las Vegas)

Died 10/30/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


John T. Byrd II (23), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (Hometown: Fairview, W.Va.)

Died 10/30/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Michael P. Scarborough (28), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (Hometown: Washington, Ga.)

Died 10/30/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Travis A. Fox (25), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (Hometown: Cowpens, S.C.)

Died 10/30/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Kelley L. Courtney (28), Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan (Hometown: Macon, Ga.)

Died 10/30/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


James C. Kearney III (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry, Iowa Army National Guard, Glenwood, Iowa (Hometown: Emerson, Iowa)

Died 11/1/2004. Died in Salerno, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his convoy was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades in Sharan, Afghanistan.


Charles J. Webb (22), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 82nd Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized), Bamberg, Germany (Hometown: Hamilton, Ohio)

Died 11/3/2004. Died at the 31st Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad from wounds sustained earlier that day when an improvised explosive device detonated in Baghdad.


Cody L. Wentz (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 141st Engineer Battalion, North Dakota Army National Guard, Williston, N.D. (Hometown: Williston, N. D.)

Died 11/4/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle while he was on patrol in Iraq.


Jared P. Hubbard (22), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Clovis, Calif.)

Died 11/4/2004. Died of injuries sustained due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Jeremiah A. Baro..


Jeremiah A. Baro (21), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Fresno, Calif.)

Died 11/4/2004. Died of injuries sustained due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Jared P. Hubbard..


Carlos M. Camacho-Rivera (24), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 368th Transportation Company, 11th Transportation Battalion, Fort Story, Va. (Hometown: Carolina, Puerto Rico)

Died 11/5/2004. Died in the 31st Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad from wounds sustained earlier that day in a rocket blast in Fallujah, Iraq.


Justin R. Yoemans (20), Pvt., Army; Assigned to the 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Eufaula, Ala.)

Died 11/6/2004. Died at the 31st Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad from wounds sustained earlier that day when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his up-armored Humvee in Baghdad.


Quoc Binh Tran (26), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 181st Support Battalion, California Army National Guard, San Bernardino, Calif. (Hometown: Mission Viejo, Calif.)

Died 11/7/2004. Died of wounds sustained that same day when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle as he was conducting convoy operations in Baghdad.


Brian K. Baker (27), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. (Hometown: West Seneca, N.Y.)

Died 11/7/2004. Killed when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his security patrol in Baghdad.


Otie J. McVey (53), Sgt 1st Class, Army; Assigned to the 706th Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Kenton, Ohio (Hometown: Oak Hill, W.Va.)

Died 11/7/2004. Died in Beaver, W.Va., after being medically evacuated from Baghdad on Sept. 23 for treatment of a non-combat related illness..


Sean M. Langley (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Lexington, Ky.)

Died 11/7/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Clinton L. Wisdom (39), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery, Kansas Army National Guard, Horton, Kan. (Hometown: Atchison, Kan.)

Died 11/8/2004. Killed when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy in Baghdad. Also killed was Army Spc. Don A. Clary..


Don A. Clary (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery, Kansas Army National Guard, Horton, Kan. (Hometown: Troy, Kan.)

Died 11/8/2004. Killed when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy in Baghdad. Also killed was Army Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Wisdom..


Bryan L. Freeman (31), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, Warwick, RI (Hometown: Lumberton, N.J.)

Died 11/8/2004. Died of wounds sustained earlier that day when he came under small-arms fire while conducting a vehicle search in Baghdad.


Nathaniel T. Hammond (24), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve, Chicago (Hometown: Tulsa, Okla.)

Died 11/8/2004. Killed by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


Thomas J. Zapp (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to Combat Service Support Battalion 1, Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Houston)

Died 11/8/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Branden P. Ramey (22), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve, Chicago (Hometown: Boone, Ill.)

Died 11/8/2004. Killed by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


Robert P. Warns II (23), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve, Chicago (Hometown: Waukesha, Wis.)

Died 11/8/2004. Killed by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


Shane K. O’Donnell (24), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve, Chicago (Hometown: DeForest, Wis.)

Died 11/8/2004. Killed by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


Jeffrey Lam (22), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to the 6th Communications Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Marine Corps Reserve, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Hometown: Queens, N.Y.)

Died 11/8/2004. Killed in a non-hostile vehicle incident in Anbar province, Iraq.


David G. Ries (29), Staff Sgt., Marine; Assigned to the 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Marine Corps Reserve, Portland, Ore. (Hometown: Clark, Wash.)

Died 11/8/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Joshua D. Palmer (24), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to the 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Marine Corps Reserve, Portland, Ore. (Hometown: Blandinsville, Ill.)

Died 11/8/2004. Killed in a non-hostile vehicle incident in Anbar province, Iraq.


Steven E. Auchman (37), Master Sgt., Air Force; Assigned to the 5th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Waterloo, N.Y.)

Died 11/9/2004. Died of injuries sustained when multiple rocket-propelled grenades struck his location in Mosul, Iraq.


Horst G. Moore (38), Maj., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: San Antonio)

Died 11/9/2004. Killed when enemy mortar rounds detonated within his unit living area in Mosul, Iraq.


Steven W. Faulkenburg (45), Command Sgt.Maj., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany (Hometown: Huntingburg, Ind.)

Died 11/9/2004. Killed by small-arms fire while he was conducting combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq.


Todd R. Cornell (38), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 339th Infantry Regiment, Army Reserve, Fraser, Mich. (Hometown: West Bend, Wis.)

Died 11/9/2004. Killed while acting in an advisory support capacity for his Iraqi unit, which was attacked in Fallujah, Iraq, by enemy forces using small-arms fire..


John B. Trotter (25), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea (Hometown: Marble Falls, Texas)

Died 11/9/2004. Killed when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq.


Travis A. Babbitt (24), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Uvalde, Texas)

Died 11/9/2004. Killed when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using a rocket-propelled grenade and small-arms fire in Baghdad.


Lonny D. Wells (29), Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Vandergrift, Pa.)

Died 11/9/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Russell L. Slay (28), Staff Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Humble, Texas)

Died 11/9/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


David M. Caruso (25), Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Naperville, Ill.)

Died 11/9/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Abraham Simpson (19), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Chino, Calif.)

Died 11/9/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Juan E. Segura (26), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Homestead, Fla.)

Died 11/9/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Nathan R. Wood (19), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Kirkland, Wash.)

Died 11/9/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Nicholas D. Larson (19), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Wheaton, Ill.)

Died 11/9/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


William C. James (24), Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Huntington Beach, Calif.)

Died 11/9/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Dennis J. Miller Jr. (21), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 72nd Armor Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea (Hometown: La Salle, Mich.)

Died 11/10/2004. Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his M1A1 Abrams tank in Ramadi, Iraq.


Michael C. Ottolini (45), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 579th Engineer Battalion, California Army National Guard, Petaluma, Calif. (Hometown: Sebastopol, Calif.)

Died 11/10/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his up-armored Humvee in Balad, Iraq.


Aaron C. Pickering (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (Hometown: Marion, Ill.)

Died 11/10/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Dan T. Malcom Jr. (25), 1st Lt., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Brinson, Ga.)

Died 11/10/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Romulo J. Jimenez II (21), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Miami)

Died 11/10/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Wesley J. Canning (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Friendswood, Texas)

Died 11/10/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Erick J. Hodges (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Bay Point, Calif.)

Died 11/10/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Gene Ramirez (28), Staff Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: San Antonio)

Died 11/10/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Justin D. Reppuhn (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Hemlock, Mich.)

Died 11/10/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Julian Woods (22), Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class, Navy; Assigned to 3rd Marine Division Detachment, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.)

Died 11/10/2004. Killed by hostile fire in Fallujah, Iraq.


Thomas K. Doerflinger (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Silver Spring, Md.)

Died 11/11/2004. Killed when his unit came under small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Mosul, Iraq.


Sean P. Huey (28), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea (Hometown: Fredericktown, Pa.)

Died 11/11/2004. Killed when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while he was on patrol in Habbaniyah, Iraq.


Theodore S. Holder II (27), Staff Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Littleton, Colo.)

Died 11/11/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Kyle W. Burns (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Laramie, Wyo.)

Died 11/11/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Theodore A. Bowling (25), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Casselberry, Fla.)

Died 11/11/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


James P. Blecksmith (24), 2nd Lt., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: San Marino, Calif.)

Died 11/11/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Peter J. Giannopoulos (22), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve, Chicago (Hometown: Inverness, Ill.)

Died 11/11/2004. Killed by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


James C. Matteson (23), Sgt., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany (Hometown: Celoron, N.Y.)

Died 11/12/2004. Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq.


Raymond L. White (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment (Armor), 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Elwood, Ind.)

Died 11/12/2004. Killed when his patrol encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire in Baghdad.


Edward D. Iwan (28), 1st Lt., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany (Hometown: Albion, Neb.)

Died 11/12/2004. Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq.


Jonathan B. Shields (25), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment (Armor), 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Atlanta)

Died 11/12/2004. Killed when he was accidentally struck by a tank in Fallujah, Iraq.


Brian A. Medina (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (Hometown: Woodbridge, Va.)

Died 11/12/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


David M. Branning (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (Hometown: Cockesville, Md.)

Died 11/12/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Jarrod L. Maher (21), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Imogene, Iowa)

Died 11/12/2004. Died as result of a non-hostile gunshot wound at Abu Ghraib, Iraq.


Nicholas H. Anderson (19), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Las Vegas)

Died 11/12/2004. Killed in a vehicle incident while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.


Nathan R. Anderson (22), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Howard, Ohio)

Died 11/12/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Brian P. Prening (24), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve, Chicago (Hometown: Sheboygan, Wis.)

Died 11/12/2004. Killed by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


Morgan W. Strader (23), Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Croosville, Tenn.)

Died 11/12/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Sean P. Sims (32), Capt., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany (Hometown: El Paso, Texas)

Died 11/13/2004. Killed when his unit came under small-arms fire while clearing a building in Fallujah, Iraq.


Jose A. Velez (23), Spc., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Lubbock, Texas)

Died 11/13/2004. Killed when his unit came under fire while clearing an enemy strongpoint in Fallujah, Iraq.


Cole W. Larsen (19), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 272nd Military Police Company, 21st Theater Support Command, Mannheim, Germany (Hometown: Canyon Country, Calif.)

Died 11/13/2004. Killed when a civilian vehicle struck his military vehicle, causing it to roll over, in Baghdad.


Catalin D. Dima (36), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 411th Engineer Brigade, Army Reserve, New Windsor, N.Y. (Hometown: White Lake, N.Y.)

Died 11/13/2004. Killed when enemy mortar fire landed near his position in Baghdad.


Kevin J. Dempsey (23), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Monroe, Conn.)

Died 11/13/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Byron W. Norwood (25), Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Pflugerville, Texas)

Died 11/13/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Benjamin S. Bryan (23), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Lumberton, N.C.)

Died 11/13/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Justin D. McLeese (19), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Covington, La.)

Died 11/13/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Victor R. Lu (22), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Los Angeles)

Died 11/13/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Justin M. Ellsworth (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to Combat Service Support Battalion 1, Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Mount Pleasant, Mich.)

Died 11/13/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Nicholas L. Ziolkowski (22), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Towson, Md.)

Died 11/14/2004. Killed by enemy action in Fallujah, Iraq.


Andres H. Perez (21), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Santa Cruz, Calif.)

Died 11/14/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Dale A. Burger Jr. (21), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Port Deposit, Md.)

Died 11/14/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


George J. Payton (20), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Culver City, Calif.)

Died 11/14/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Isaiah R. Hunt (20), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 782nd Main Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: Green Bay, Wis.)

Died 11/15/2004. Killed when the driver of his military vehicle accidentally struck another vehicle in Baghdad.


William L. Miller (22), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Pearland, Texas)

Died 11/15/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Bradley L. Parker (19), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Marion, W.V.)

Died 11/15/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Shane E. Kielion (23), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: La Vista, Neb.)

Died 11/15/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Rafael Peralta (25), Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (Hometown: San Diego)

Died 11/15/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Travis R. Desiato (19), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Bedford, Mass.)

Died 11/15/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Lance M. Thompson (21), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Upland, Ind.)

Died 11/15/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Patrick Marc M. Rapicault (34), Capt., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: St. Augustine, Fla.)

Died 11/15/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Jeramy A. Ailes (22), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Gilroy, Calif.)

Died 11/15/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Antoine D. Smith (22), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Orlando, Fla.)

Died 11/15/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Marc T. Ryan (25), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Gloucester, N.J.)

Died 11/15/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


James E. Swain (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to the Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Kokomo, Ind.)

Died 11/15/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Luke C. Wullenwaber (24), Capt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea (Hometown: Lewiston, Idaho)

Died 11/16/2004. Killed when he was conducting a security mission and a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Khaladiyah, Iraq.


Marshall H. Caddy (27), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea (Hometown: Nags Head, N.C.)

Died 11/16/2004. Killed when his military vehicle struck another military vehicle in Khaladiyah, Iraq.


Jose Ricardo Flores-Mejia (21), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 25th Transportation Company, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (Hometown: Santa Clarita, Calif.)

Died 11/16/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his convoy in Mosul, Iraq.


Daniel James McConnell (27), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (Hometown: Duluth, Minn.)

Died 11/16/2004. Killed in a vehicle accident in Kirkuk, Iraq.


Christopher T. Heflin (26), Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Paducah, Ky.)

Died 11/16/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Louis W. Qualls (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve, Grand Prairie, Texas (Hometown: Temple, Texas)

Died 11/16/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Michael W. Hanks (22), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Gregory, Mich.)

Died 11/17/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Joseph M. Nolan (27), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 312th Military Intelligence Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Philadelphia)

Died 11/18/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his up-armored Humvee while his unit was on patrol in Fallujah, Iraq.


Luis A. Figueroa (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Los Angeles)

Died 11/18/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Michael A. Downey (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (Hometown: Phoenix)

Died 11/19/2004. Died at National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md. of wounds sustained Nov. 11 from enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Demarkus D. Brown (22), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Martinsville, Va.)

Died 11/19/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Dimitrios Gavriel (29), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: New York City)

Died 11/19/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Phillip G. West (19), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: American Canyon, Calif.)

Died 11/19/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Bradley T. Arms (20), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve, Baltimore (Hometown: Charlottesville, Va.)

Died 11/19/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


David L. Roustum (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, Tonawanda, N.Y. (Hometown: West Seneca, N.Y.)

Died 11/20/2004. Killed when his up-armored Humvee was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad.


Jack Bryant Jr. (23), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 3rd Brigade Fire Support Team (1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division), Vilseck, Germany (Hometown: Dale City, Va.)

Died 11/20/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military convoy, followed by a rocket-propelled grenade attack, in Muqdadiyah, Iraq.


Joseph T. Welke (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Rapid City, S.D.)

Died 11/20/2004. Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany of wounds sustained Nov. 19 in enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Joseph J. Heredia (22), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Santa Maria, Calif.)

Died 11/20/2004. Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany of wounds sustained Nov. 10 due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Michael C. O’Neill (22), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga. (Hometown: Mansfield, Ohio)

Died 11/21/2004. Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany of injuries sustained Nov. 17 at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, during preparations for combat operations..


Blain M. Ebert (22), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Washtucna, Wash.)

Died 11/22/2004. Killed when enemy forces engaged his unit with small-arms fire in Baghdad.


Michael R. Cohen (23), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (Hometown: Jacobus, Pa.)

Died 11/22/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Benjamin C. Edinger (24), Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Green Bay, Wis.)

Died 11/23/2004. Died at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md. of injuries sustained Nov. 14 from enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Sergio R. Diaz Varela (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Camp Howze, Korea (Hometown: Lomita, Calif.)

Died 11/24/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Ramadi, Iraq.


Dale E. Fracker Jr. (23), Cpl., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (Hometown: Apple Valley, Calif.)

Died 11/24/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit in Deh Rawod, Afghanistan. Also killed was Army Cpl. Jacob R. Fleischer..


Jacob R. Fleischer (25), Cpl., Army; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (Hometown: St. Louis)

Died 11/24/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit in Deh Rawod, Afghanistan. Also killed was Army Cpl. Dale E. Fracker Jr..


Nicholas S. Nolte (25), Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. (Hometown: Falls City, Neb.)

Died 11/24/2004. Died at the National Naval Medical Center Bethesda, Md. of injuries sustained Nov. 9 from enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Gentian Marku (22), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Warren, Mich.)

Died 11/25/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Jeffery S. Holmes (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: White River Junction, Vt.)

Died 11/25/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Ryan J. Cantafio (22), Pfc., Marine; Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve, Chicago (Hometown: Beaver Dam, Wis.)

Died 11/25/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Michael A. Smith (24), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, Arkansas Army National Guard, Texarkana, Ark. (Hometown: Camden, Ark.)

Died 11/26/2004. Died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., from injuries sustained Nov. 7 when he was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Baghdad.


Brian K. Grant (31), Pvt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Camp Howze, Korea (Hometown: Dallas)

Died 11/26/2004. Killed when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq.


Harrison J. Meyer (20), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Camp Howze, Korea (Hometown: Worthington, Ohio)

Died 11/26/2004. Killed when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq.


Bradley M. Faircloth (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Mobile, Ala.)

Died 11/26/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


David B. Houck (25), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Winston Salem, N.C.)

Died 11/26/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Jordan D. Winkler (19), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to Combat Service Support Battalion 1, Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Tulsa, Okla.)

Died 11/26/2004. Died due to a non-combat-related incident at Camp Fallujah, Iraq.


Jeremy E. Christensen (27), Spc., Army; Assigned to 1st Squadron, 4th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany (Hometown: Albuquerque, N.M.)

Died 11/27/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol vehicle in Duilayah, Iraq.


Harley D.R. Miller (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (Hometown: Spokane, Wash.)

Died 11/27/2004. Killed when the contract aircraft in which he was riding crashed in Bamian, Afghanistan. Two other soldiers also died in the crash: Lt. Col. Michael J. McMahon and and Chief Warrant Officer Travis W. Grogan..


Michael J. McMahon (41), Lt. Col., Army; Assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (Hometown: West Hartfored, Conn.)

Died 11/27/2004. Killed when the contract aircraft in which he was riding crashed in Bamian, Afghanistan. Two other soldiers also died in the crash: Chief Warrant Officer Travis W. Grogan Grogan and Spc. Harley D.R. Miller..


Travis W. Grogan (31), Chief Warrant Officer, Army; Assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va.)

Died 11/27/2004. Killed when the contract aircraft in which he was riding crashed in Bamian, Afghanistan. Two other soldiers also died in the crash: Lt. Col. Michael J. McMahon and and Spc. Harley D.R. Miller..


Kirk J. Bosselmann (21), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Napa, Calif.)

Died 11/27/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Joshua E. Lucero (19), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Tucson, Ariz.)

Died 11/27/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Carl W. Lee (23), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea (Hometown: Oklahoma City, Okla.)

Died 11/28/2004. Killed when his unit was conducting a dismounted patrol and encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Army Staff Sgt. Michael B. Shackelford..


Michael B. Shackelford (25), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea (Hometown: Grand Junction, Colo.)

Died 11/28/2004. Killed when his unit was conducting a dismounted patrol and encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Army Sgt. Carl W. Lee..


Stephen C. Benish (20), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea (Hometown: Clark, N.J.)

Died 11/28/2004. Killed when he received enemy fire while on a dismounted patrol in Ramadi, Iraq.


Trinidad R. Martinezluis (22), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 201st Forward Support Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany (Hometown: Los Angeles)

Died 11/28/2004. Killed when his 5-ton vehicle rolled over and pinned him underwater in Baqubah, Iraq.


Adam R. Brooks (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Manchester, N.H.)

Died 11/28/2004. Killed by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


Charles A. Hanson Jr. (22), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Panacea, Fla.)

Died 11/28/2004. Killed by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


Christian P. Engeldrum (39), Sgt., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, New York City (Hometown: Bronx, N.Y.)

Died 11/29/2004. Killed when his military vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Baghdad. Also killed was Army Pfc. Wilfredo F. Urbina..


Wilfredo F. Urbina (29), Pfc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, New York City (Hometown: Baldwin, N.Y.)

Died 11/29/2004. Killed when his military vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Baghdad. Also killed was Army Sgt. Christian P. Engeldrum..


Erik W. Hayes (24), Spc., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany (Hometown: Cascade, Md.)

Died 11/29/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Al Miqdadiyah, Iraq.


Daryl A. Davis (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 144th Transportation Company, Florida Army National Guard, Marianna, Fla. (Hometown: Orlando, Fla.)

Died 11/29/2004. Killed when his Humvee was involved in a traffic accident in Iraq.


Blake A. Magaoay (20), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Pearl City, Hawaii)

Died 11/29/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Jose Guereca Jr. (24), Sgt., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Missouri City, Texas)

Died 11/30/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq. Also killed was Army Sgt. Pablo A. Calderon..


Pablo A. Calderon (26), Sgt., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Died 11/30/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq. Also killed was Army Sgt. Jose Guereca..


Isaac E. Diaz (26), Spc., Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (Hometown: Rio Hondo, Texas)

Died 12/1/2004. Killed when his military vehicle rolled over in Sharona, Afghanistan.


David M. Fisher (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, Newburgh, N.Y. (Hometown: Green Island, N.Y.)

Died 12/1/2004. Killed while his unit was on patrol in Baghdad and the Humvee in which he was riding rolled over..


Bryan S. Wilson (22), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Otterbein, Ind.)

Died 12/1/2004. Killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq.


Javier Obleas-Prado Pena (36), Gunnery Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Falls Church, Va.)

Died 12/1/2004. Died at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, from injuries sustained Nov. 25 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Zachary A. Kolda (23), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Houston (Hometown: Corpus Christi, Texas)

Died 12/1/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


George D. Harrison (22), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 293rd Military Police Company, 3rd Military Police Battalion (Provisional), 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga. (Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn.)

Died 12/2/2004. Killed when his Humvee was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Mosul, Iraq.


Henry E. Irizarry (38), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, New York, N.Y. (Hometown: Bronx, New York)

Died 12/3/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while his unit was on patrol in Taji, Iraq.


David P. Mahlenbrock (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 65th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (Hometown: Maple Shade, N.J.)

Died 12/3/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated as he was clearing a route in Kirkuk, Iraq.


Binh N. Le (20), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Alexandria, Va.)

Died 12/3/2004. Died of injuries sustained in enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Matthew A. Wyatt (21), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. (Hometown: Millstadt, Ill.)

Died 12/3/2004. Died of injuries sustained in enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Joseph O. Behnke (45), Cpl., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery Regiment, New York Army National Guard, Brooklyn, New York (Hometown: Brooklyn, New York)

Died 12/4/2004. Killed in a vehicle accident in Baghdad.


Cari Anne Gasiewicz (28), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 513th Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort Gordon, Ga. (Hometown: Depew, N.Y.)

Died 12/4/2004. Killed when two improvised explosive devices detonated near her convoy in Baqubah, Iraq.


Michael L. Boatright (24), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Whitesboro, Texas)

Died 12/4/2004. Killed when he was struck by an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.


David A. Mitts (24), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Hammond, Ore.)

Died 12/4/2004. Killed when his Stryker military vehicle received enemy fire during convoy operations in Mosul, Iraq. Also killed was Army Staff Sgt. Salamo J. Tuialuuluu..


Salamo J. Tuialuuluu (23), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Pago Pago, American Samoa)

Died 12/4/2004. Killed when his Stryker military vehicle received enemy fire during convoy operations in Mosul, Iraq. Also killed was Army Sgt. David A. Mitts..


Edwin W. Roodhouse (36), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea (Hometown: San Jose, Calif.)

Died 12/5/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Habbaniyah, Iraq. Also killed was Army Staff Sgt. Marvin L. Trost III..


Kyle A. Eggers (27), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea (Hometown: Euless, Texas)

Died 12/5/2004. Killed when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device in Habbaniyah, Iraq.


Marvin L. Trost III (28), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea (Hometown: Goshen, Ind.)

Died 12/5/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Habbaniyah, Iraq. Also killed was Army Spc.Edwin W. Roodhouse..


Andrew M. Ward (25), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 44th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea (Hometown: Kirkland, Wash.)

Died 12/5/2004. Killed when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq.


Todd C. Gibbs (37), Sgt 1st Class, Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea (Hometown: Lufkin, Texas)

Died 12/7/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated while his unit was on a dismounted patrol in Khalidiyah, Iraq.


Mark N. Stubenhofer (30), Capt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan. (Hometown: Springfield, Va.)

Died 12/7/2004. Killed when his unit was attacked by small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations in Baghdad.


In C. Kim (23), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 9th Communications Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Warren, Mich.)

Died 12/7/2004. Killed in a non-hostile vehicle incident in Anbar province, Iraq.


Arthur C. Williams IV (31), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 44th Engineer Battalion, 2d Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea (Hometown: Edgewater, Fla.)

Died 12/8/2004. Killed when his unit was attacked by small-arms fire while conducting a dismounted patrol in Ramadi, Iraq.


Andrew C. Shields (25), 1st Lt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment, South Carolina Army National Guard, Columbia, S.C. (Hometown: Campobello, S.C.)

Died 12/9/2004. Killed in an Apache helicopter accident in Mosul, Iraq. Also killed was Army Chief Warrant Officer Patrick D. Leach..


Patrick D. Leach (39), Chief Warrant Officer, Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment, South Carolina Army National Guard, Columbia, S.C. (Hometown: Rock Hill, S.C.)

Died 12/9/2004. Killed in an Apache helicopter accident in Mosul, Iraq. Also killed was Army 1st Lt. Andrew C. Shields..


Christopher S. Adlesperger (20), Pfc., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Albuquerque, N.M.)

Died 12/9/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Kyle J. Renehan (21), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to Marine Air Control Squadron 2, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. (Hometown: Oxford, Pa.)

Died 12/9/2004. Died in Kaiserslautern, Germany of injuries sustained Nov. 29 by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


Robert W. Hoyt (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard, Bristol, Conn. (Hometown: Ashford, Conn.)

Died 12/11/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while he was conducting convoy operations in Baghdad.


Gregory P. Rund (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Littleton, Colo.)

Died 12/11/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Joshua A. Ramsey (19), Pfc., Army; Assigned to the 95th Military Police Battalion, Mannheim, Germany (Hometown: Defiance, Ohio)

Died 12/12/2004. Died in Baghdad of non-combat-related injuries..


Jeffery S. Blanton (23), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (Hometown: Fayetteville, Ga.)

Died 12/12/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Joshua W. Dickinson (25), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Pasco, Fla.)

Died 12/12/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Jeffrey L. Kirk (24), Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Baton Rouge, La.)

Died 12/12/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Hilario F. Lopez (22), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Ingleside, Texas)

Died 12/12/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Ian W. Stewart (21), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Lake Hughes, Calif.)

Died 12/12/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Jason S. Clairday (21), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Camp Fulton, Ark.)

Died 12/12/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Melvin L. Blazer (38), Staff Sgt., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Moore, Okla.)

Died 12/12/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Tina S. Time (22), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 208th Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Tucson, Ariz. (Hometown: Tucson, Ariz.)

Died 12/13/2004. Killed in a vehicle accident near Cedar, Iraq.


Brent T. Vroman (21), Pfc., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve, Chicago (Hometown: Oshkosh, Wis.)

Died 12/13/2004. Died of wounds sustained in enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


Richard D. Warner (22), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve, Chicago (Hometown: Waukesha, Wis.)

Died 12/13/2004. Died of wounds sustained in enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.


Victor A. Martinez (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 364th Supply Company, 264th Corps Support Battalion, 1st Corps Support Command, Fort Bragg, N.C. (Hometown: the Bronx, New York City)

Died 12/14/2004. Died from a gunshot wound south of Baghdad.


Michael D. Anderson Jr. (21), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Modesto, Calif.)

Died 12/14/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Franklin A. Sweger (24), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (Hometown: San Antonio)

Died 12/16/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Berry K. Meza (23), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 180th Transportation Battalion, 13th Corps Support Command, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: League City, Texas)

Died 12/19/2004. Killed when a vehicle struck him in Shuaybah, Kuwait. Also killed was Army Staff Sgt. Donald B. Farmer..


Donald B. Farmer (33), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 180th Transportation Battalion, 13th Corps Support Command, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Zion, Ill.)

Died 12/19/2004. Killed when a vehicle struck him in Shuaybah, Kuwait. Also killed was Army Sgt. Berry K. Meza..


Thomas J. Dostie (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to 133rd Engineer Battalion, Maine Army National Guard, Portland, Maine (Hometown: Sommerville, Maine)

Died 12/21/2004. Killed when his base dining facility was attacked in Mosul, Iraq.


Robert S. Johnson (23), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Castro Valley, Calif.)

Died 12/21/2004. Killed when his base dining facility was attacked in Mosul, Iraq.


William W. Jacobsen Jr. (31), Capt., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.)

Died 12/21/2004. Killed when his base dining facility was attacked in Mosul, Iraq.


Julian S. Melo (47), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.)

Died 12/21/2004. Killed when his base dining facility was attacked in Mosul, Iraq.


David A. Ruhren (20), Sgt., Army; Assigned to 276th Engineer Battalion, Virginia Army National Guard, West Point, Va. (Hometown: Stafford, Va.)

Died 12/21/2004. Killed when his base dining facility was attacked in Mosul, Iraq.


Nicholas C. Mason (20), Spc., Army; Assigned to 276th Engineer Battalion, Virginia Army National Guard, West Point, Va. (Hometown: King George, Va.)

Died 12/21/2004. Killed when his base dining facility was attacked in Mosul, Iraq.


Paul D. Karpowich (30), Sgt 1st Class, Army; Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 390th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army Reserve, Webster, N.Y. (Hometown: Bridgeport, Pa.)

Died 12/21/2004. Killed when his base dining facility was attacked in Mosul, Iraq.


Darren D. VanKomen (33), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Bluefield, W.Va.)

Died 12/21/2004. Killed when his base dining facility was attacked in Mosul, Iraq.


Jonathan Castro (21), Spc., Army; Assigned to 73rd Engineer Company, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Corona, Calif.)

Died 12/21/2004. Killed when his base dining facility was attacked in Mosul, Iraq.


Lionel Ayro (22), Pfc., Army; Assigned to 73rd Engineer Company, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Jeanerette, La.)

Died 12/21/2004. Killed when his base dining facility was attacked in Mosul, Iraq.


Robert D. Odell (38), Sgt.Maj., Army; Assigned to Army Intelligence & Security Command, Fort Belvoir, Va. (Hometown: Manassas, Va.)

Died 12/21/2004. Killed when his base dining facility was attacked in Mosul, Iraq.


Lynn R. Poulin Sr. (47), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 133rd Engineer Battalion, Maine Army National Guard, Belfast, Maine (Hometown: Freedom, Maine)

Died 12/21/2004. Killed when his base dining facility was attacked in Mosul, Iraq.


Cory M. Hewitt (26), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 705th Ordnance Company, Fort Polk, La. (Hometown: Dover, Tenn.)

Died 12/21/2004. Killed when his base dining facility was attacked in Mosul, Iraq.


Neil D. Petsche (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. (Hometown: Lena, Ill.)

Died 12/21/2004. Died of injuries sustained in a non-hostile vehicle incident in Anbar province, Iraq.


Joel Egan Baldwin (37), Chief, Navy; Assigned to Navy Mobile Construction Battalion 77, Gulfport, Miss. (Hometown: Arlington, Va.)

Died 12/21/2004. Killed when his base dining facility was attacked in Mosul, Iraq.


Christopher W. Barnett (32), 1st Lt., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 156th Armor Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team, Louisiana Army National Guard, Shreveport, La. (Hometown: Baton Rouge, La.)

Died 12/23/2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad.


Eric Hillenburg (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Marion, Ind.)

Died 12/23/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


James R. Phillips (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Hillsboro, Fla.)

Died 12/23/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Raleigh C. Smith (21), Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Troy, Mont.)

Died 12/23/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.


Todd D. Olson (36), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard, Neillsville, Wis. (Hometown: Loyal, Wis.)

Died 12/27/2004. Died in the 67th Combat Support Hospital in Tikrit, Iraq of wounds sustained on Dec. 26 when an improvised explosive device detonated in Samarra, Iraq.


Jose A. Rivera-Serrano (26), Spc., Army; Assigned to the 2d Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Mayaquez, Puerto Rico)

Died 12/27/2004. Died of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle in Baghdad.


Nathaniel J. Nyren (31), Staff Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas (Hometown: Reston, Va.)

Died 12/28/2004. Killed when a civilian vehicle struck his military vehicle in Baghdad.


Jason A. Lehto (31), Staff Sgt., Marine; Assigned to Marine Wing Support Group 47, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, Mt. Clemens, Mich. (Hometown: Mount Clemens, Mich.)

Died 12/28/2004. Killed in a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq.


Pablito Pena Briones Jr. (22), Seaman, Navy; Assigned to 1st Marine Division Detachment, Naval Medical Center San Diego (Hometown: Anaheim, Calif.)

Died 12/28/2004. Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Fallujah, Iraq.


Oscar Sanchez (19), Pfc., Army; Assigned to 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash. (Hometown: Modesto, Calif.)

Died 12/29/2004. Killed when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device struck his observation post in Mosul, Iraq.


Craig L. Nelson (21), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 156th Armor Regiment, Louisiana Army National Guard, Shreveport, La. (Hometown: Bossier City, La.)

Died 12/29/2004. Died at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. of injuries sustained Dec. 16 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad.


Damien T. Ficek (26), Sgt., Army; Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, Washington Army National Guard, Spokane, Wash. (Hometown: Pullman, Wash.)

Died 12/30/2004. Killed when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Baghdad.


Jason E. Smith (21), Lance Cpl., Marine; Assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Hometown: Phoenix)

Died 12/31/2004. Killed by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.