Fallen Heroes of Operation Iraqi Freedom

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American servicemembers listed: 2624

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June 30, 2005

Army Sgt. Chad M. Mercer, 25, of Waycross, Georgia.

Mercer died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle rolled over while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, Fitzgerald, Georgia. Died on June 30, 2005.

June 28, 2005

Army Spc. Rafael A. Carrillo, Jr., 21, of Boys Ranch, Texas.

Carrillo died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an enemy mortar detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on June 28, 2005.

Army Spc. Robert E. Hall, Jr., 30, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Hall died in Ad Dujayl, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted position at the gate of his forward operating base. He was assigned to the Army Reserve's 467th Engineer Battalion, Greenwood, Mississippi. Died on June 28, 2005.

Army Sgt. Manny Hornedo, 27, of Brooklyn, New York.

Hornedo died in Tikrit, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV while conducting convoy operations. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation Company, New York, New York. Died on June 28, 2005.

June 27, 2005

Army 2nd Lt. Matthew S. Coutu, 23, of North Kingstown, Rhode Island.

Coutu died in Baghdad, Iraq, when enemy forces engaged his convoy with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 64th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas. Died on June 27, 2005.

Army CWO Keith R. Mariotti, 39, of Texas.

Mariotti died near Taji, Iraq, when his AH-64D Apache helicopter crashed. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on June 27, 2005.

Army CWO Steven E. Shephard, 30, of Purcell, Oklahoma.

Shephard died near Taji, Iraq, when his AH-64D Apache helicopter crashed. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on June 27, 2005.

June 26, 2005

Army Spc. Charles A. Kaufman, 20, of Fairchild, Wisconsin.

Kaufman died in Baghdad, Iraq, where a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry, Arcadia, Wisconsin. Died on June 26, 2005.

June 24, 2005

Marine Cpl. Carlos Pineda, 23, of Los Angeles, California.

Pineda died as a result of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Falluhah, Iraq. He was assigned to 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on June 24, 2005.

June 23, 2005  (7)

Marine Lance Cpl. Holly A. Charette, 21, of Cranston, Rhode Island.

Charette died from wounds sustained when a suicide, vehicle-borne, improvised explosive device struck her vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq. She was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on June 23, 2005.

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Regina R. Clark, 43, of Centralia, Washington.

Clark died in a convoy that was attacked by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in Fallujah. She was a culinary specialist deployed with Naval Construction Region Detachment 30, Port Hueneme, California and was temporarily assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on June 23, 2005.

Marine Pfc. Veashna Muy, 20, of Los Angeles, California.

Muy died while traveling in a convoy that was attacked by a suicide, vehicle-borne, improvised explosive device in Fallujah, Iraq. He was assigned to 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on June 23, 2005.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher W. Phelps, 39, of Louisville, Kentucky.

Phelps died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on June 23, 2005.

Marine Cpl. Chad W. Powell, 22, of West Monroe, Louisiana.

Powell died while traveling in a convoy that was attacked by a suicide, vehicle-borne, improvised explosive device in Fallujah, Iraq. He was assigned to 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on June 23, 2005.

Army Sgt. Joseph M. Tackett, 22, of Whitehouse, Kentucky.

Tackett died in Baghdad, Iraq, of a non-combat related injury. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on June 23, 2005.

Marine Cpl. Ramona M. Valdez, 20, of Bronx, New York.

Valdez died while traveling in a convoy that was attacked by a suicide, vehicle-borne, improvised explosive device in Fallujah, Iraq. She was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on June 23, 2005.

June 22, 2005

Army Sgt. Arnold Duplantier II, 26, of Sacramento, California.

Duplantier died in Baghdad, Iraq, where he was providing cordon security, and was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, Auburn, California. Died on June 22, 2005.

June 21, 2005

Army Spc. Christopher L. Hoskins, 21, of Danielson, Connecticut.

Hoskins died in Ramadi, Iraq, when his unit was conducting combat operations and was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on June 21, 2005.

Army Spc. Nicholas R. Idalski, 23, of Crown Point, Indiana.

Idalski died in Ramadi, Iraq, when his unit was conducting combat operations and was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on June 21, 2005.

Army Sgt. James D. Stewart, 29, of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Stewart died in Ar Rutbah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military cargo truck. He was assigned to the 57th Transportation Company, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. Died on June 21, 2005.

Army Spc. Brian A. Vaughn, 23, of Pell City, Alabama.

Vaughn died in Ramadi, Iraq, when his unit was conducting combat operations and was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on June 21, 2005.

June 20, 2005

Army Pfc. Christopher R. Kilpatrick, 18, of Columbus, Texas.

Kilpatrick died in Tal Afar, Iraq, during convoy operations when enemy forces attacked his HMMWV with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. He was assigned to the 603rd Transportation Company, 142nd Corps Support Battalion, Warrior Brigade, Fort Polk, Louisiana. Died on June 20, 2005.

June 18, 2005

Marine Lance Cpl. Adam J. Crumpler, 19, of Charleston, West Virginia.

Crumpler died as a result of small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Spear in Karabilah, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on June 18, 2005.

Army 1st Lt. Noah Harris, 23, of Ellijay, Georgia.

Harris died in Baqubah, Iraq, from injuries sustained on June 17, 2005 in Buritz, Iraq, when he was conducting a mounted patrol and his HMMWV was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia. Died on June 18, 2005.

Army Cpl. William A. Long, 26, of Lilburn, Georgia.

Long died in Baqubah, Iraq, from injuries sustained on June 17, 2005 in Buritz, Iraq, when he was conducting a mounted patrol and his HMMWV was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia. Died on June 18, 2005.

June 17, 2005

Army Master Sgt. Robert M. Horrigan, 40, of Austin, Texas.

Horrigan died in Al Qaim, Iraq, while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to Headquarters, Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on June 17, 2005.

Army Master Sgt. Michael L. McNulty, 36, of Knoxville, Tennessee.

McNulty died in Al Qaim, Iraq, while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to Headquarters, Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on June 17, 2005.

June 16, 2005

Army Spc. Anthony S. Cometa, 21, of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Cometa died in Safwan, Kuwait, when his HMMWV rolled over. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1864th Transportation Company, 106th Transportation Battalion, Henderson, Nevada. Died on June 16, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Erik R. Heldt, 26, of Hermann, Missouri.

Heldt died when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Ar Ramadi, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. During Operation Iraqi Freedom their unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on June 16, 2005.

Marine Capt. John W. Maloney, 36, of Chicopee, Massachusetts.

Maloney died when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Ar Ramadi, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. During Operation Iraqi Freedom their unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on June 16, 2005.

June 15, 2005  (6)

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Cesar O. Baez, 37, of Pomona, California.

Baez died as a result of enemy small arms fire while conducting combat operations in al-Anbar province, Iraq. He was a Hospital Corpsman assigned to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on June 15, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Jonathan R. Flores, 18, of San Antonio, Texas.

Flores died when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Ar Ramadi, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, their unit was operating with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, which was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on June 15, 2005.

Marine Cpl. Jesse Jaime, 22, of Henderson, Nevada.

Jaime died when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Ar Ramadi, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, their unit was operating with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, which was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on June 15, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Chad B. Maynard, 19, of Montrose, Colorado.

Maynard died when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Ar Ramadi, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was operating with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, which was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on June 15, 2005.

Marine Cpl. Tyler S. Trovillion, 23, of Richardson, Texas.

Trovillion died when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Ar Ramadi, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, their unit was operating with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, which was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on June 15, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Dion M. Whitley, 21, of Los Angeles, California.

Whitley died when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Ar Ramadi, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, their unit was operating with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, which was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on June 15, 2005.

June 14, 2005

Marine Pfc. Nathan B. Clemons, 20, of Winchester, Tennessee.

Clemons died from wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on June 14, 2005.

Army Pfc. Michael R. Hayes, 29, of Morgantown, Kentucky.

Hayes died in Baghdad, Iraq, where a rocket-propelled grenade hit his HMMWV while he was providing security cordon for an improvised explosive device found earlier. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 617th Military Police Company, Richmond, Kentucky. Died on June 14, 2005.

Army Sgt. Anthony G. Jones, 25, of Greenville, South Carolina.

Jones died in Baghdad, Iraq, where an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to the 104th Transportation Company, 36th Engineer Group, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Benning, Georgia. Died on June 14, 2005.

Marine Pfc. Joshua P. Klinger, 21, of Easton, Pennsylvania.

Klinger died as a result of an explosion from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Fallujah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on June 14, 2005.

June 13, 2005

Army Spc. Anthony D. Kinslow, 21, of Westerville, Ohio.

Kinslow died in Ramadi, Iraq, when his military vehicle came under a grenade attack while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on June 13, 2005.

Army Sgt. Larry R. Kuhns, Jr., 24, of Austintown, Ohio.

Kuhns died in Ramadi, Iraq, when his military vehicle came under a grenade attack while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on June 13, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. John J. Mattek, Jr., 24, of Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

Mattek died from wounds received as a result of an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on June 8, 2005. He was assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team-2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on June 13, 2005.

June 11, 2005  (5)

Army Sgt. Larry R. Arnold, Sr., 46, of Carriere, Mississippi.

Arnold died on in Owesat Village, Iraq, when his armored personnel carrier was hit by an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 150th Combat Engineer Battalion, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Lucedale, Mississippi. Died on June 11, 2005.

Army Spc. Casey Byers, 22, of Schleswig, Iowa.

Byers died in Al Taqaddum, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 224th Engineer Battalion, Ottumwa, Iowa. Died on June 11, 2005.

Army Cpl. Stanley J. Lapinski, 35, of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Lapinski died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on June 11, 2005.

Army Spc. Terrance D. Lee, Sr., 25, of Moss Point, Mississippi.

Lee died in Owesat Village, Iraq, when his armored personnel carrier was hit by an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 150th Combat Engineer Battalion, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Lucedale, Mississippi. Died on June 11, 2005.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Neil A. Prince, 35, of Baltimore, Maryland.

Prince died in Al Taqaddum, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on June 11, 2005.

June 10, 2005

Marine Lance Cpl. Mario A. Castillo, 20, of Brownwood, Texas.

Castillo died as a result of an explosion while conducting combat operations in Saqlawiyah, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on June 10, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew J. Kilpela, 22, of Fowerville, Michigan.

Kilpela died as a result of an explosion while conducting combat operations in Saqlawiyah, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on June 10, 2005.

June 9, 2005  (7)

Marine Lance Cpl. Dustin V. Birch, 22, of Saint Anthony, Idaho.

Birch died as a result of an explosion while conducting combat operations with the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), in Haqlaniyah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Force Reserve's 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Boise, Idaho. Died on June 9, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel Chavez, 20, of Seattle, Washington.

Chavez died as a result of an explosion while conducting combat operations with the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), in Haqlaniyah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Died on June 9, 2005.

Army Staff Sgt. Mark O. Edwards, 40, of Unicoi, Tennessee.

Edwards died at his forward operating base near Tuz, Iraq, from a non-combat related cause. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Erwin, Tennessee. Died on June 9, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas O. Keeling, 23, of Strongsville, Ohio.

Keeling died as a result of an explosion while conducting combat operations with the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), in Haqlaniyah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Force Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Akron, Ohio. Died on June 9, 2005.

Army Sgt. David J. Murray, 23, of Clinton, Louisiana.

Murray died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1088th Engineering Battalion, New Roads, Louisiana. Died on June 9, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Devon P. Seymour, 21, of St. Louisville, Ohio.

Seymour died as a result of an explosion while conducting combat operations with the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), in Haqlaniyah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Force Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Akron, Ohio. Died on June 9, 2005.

Marine Cpl. Brad D. Squires, 26, of Middleburg Heights, Ohio.

Squires died as a result of an explosion while conducting combat operations with the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), in Haqlaniyah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Force Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Akron, Ohio. Died on June 9, 2005.

June 8, 2005  (6)

Army 1st Lt. Louis E. Allen, 34, of Milford, Pennsylvania.

Allen died of injuries sustained on June 7, 2005 in Tikrit, Iraq, when an explosion of unknown origin occurred near his location. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 42nd Infantry Division, Troy, New York. Died on June 8, 2005.

Army Sgt. Roberto Arizola, Jr., 31, of Laredo, Texas.

Arizola died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the 297th Military Intelligence Battalion, 513th Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort Gordon, Georgia. Died on June 8, 2005.

Army Capt. Phillip T. Esposito, 30, of Suffern, New York.

Esposito died of injuries sustained on June 7, 2005 in Tikrit, Iraq, when an explosion of unknown origin occurred near his location. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 42nd Infantry Division, Troy, New York. Died on June 8, 2005.

Army 1st Lt. Michael J. Fasnacht, 25, of Columbus, Georgia.

Fasnacht died in Tikrit, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia. Died on June 8, 2005.

Army Pfc. Douglas E. Kashmer, 27, of Sharon, Pennsylvania.

Kashmer died in Nippur, Iraq, when the wrecker in which he was a passenger was involved in a non-combat related rollover. He was assigned to the 70th Transportation Company, Mannheim, Germany. Died on June 8, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Marc L. Tucker, 24, of Pontotoc, Mississippi.

Tucker died as a result of a non-hostile vehicle accident in Asr Uranium, Iraq. He was assigned to 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Force Service Support Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd FSSG, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on June 8, 2005.

June 7, 2005

Army Spc. Eric T. Burri, 21, of Wyoming, Michigan.

Burri died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the 623rd Quartermaster Company, 1st Corps Support Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on June 7, 2005.

Army Lt. Col. Terrence K. Crowe, 44, of New York, New York.

Crowe died in Tal Afar, Iraq, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire. He was assigned to the Army Reserve's 10th Battalion, 98th Regiment, 4th Brigade, 98th Division, Lodi, New Jersey. Died on June 7, 2005.

June 6, 2005

Marine Lance Cpl. Robert T. Mininger, 21, of Sellersville, Pennsylvania.

Mininger died from wounds received as a result of an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Fallujah, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-8, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on June 6, 2005.

Army Sgt. Brian M. Romines, 20, of Simpson, Illinois.

Romines died in Baghdad, Iraq, where an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery, Milan, Illinois. Died on June 6, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Jonathan L. Smith, 22, of Eva, Alabama.

Smith died from wounds received as a result of an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Fallujah, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, Regimental Combat Team-8, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on June 6, 2005.

June 5, 2005  (5)

Army Spc. Carrie L. French, 19, of Caldwell, Idaho.

French died in Kirkuk, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit the front of her convoy vehicle and detonated. She was assigned to the Army National Guard's 145th Support Battalion, Boise, Idaho. Died on June 5, 2005.

Army Spc. Eric J. Poelman, 21, of Racine, Wisconsin.

Poelman died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on June 5, 2005.

Army Pfc. Brian S. Ulbrich, 23, of Chapmanville, West Virginia.

Ulbrich died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on June 5, 2005.

Army Staff Sgt. Justin L. Vasquez, 26, of Manzanola, Colorado.

Vasquez died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on June 5, 2005.

Army Col. Theodore S. Westhusing, 44, of Dallas, Texas.

Westhusing died in Baghdad, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries. He was serving with the Multi-national Security Transition Command-Iraq and was assigned to the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. Died on June 5, 2005.

June 3, 2005

Marine Cpl. Antonio Mendoza, 21, of Santa Ana, California.

Mendoza died at Brook Army Medical Center, San Antonio, from wounds received as a result of an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on February 22, 2005. He was assigned to 5th Battalion, 11th Regiment, 1st Division, I Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Died on June 3, 2005.

Army Civilian Linda J. Villar, 41, of Franklinton, Louisiana.

Villar died in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when a mortar struck her forward operating base. She worked for the U.S. Army Field Support Command, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on June 3, 2005.

June 1, 2005

Army Sgt. 1st Class Virgil R. Case, 37, of Mountain Home, Idaho.

Case died in Kirkuk, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 145th Support Battalion, 116th Brigade Combat Team, Mountain Home, Idaho. Died on June 1, 2005.

Army Spc. Phillip C. Edmundson, 22, of Wilson, North Carolina.

Edmundson died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on June 1, 2005.

Army Pfc. Louis E. Niedermeier, 20, of Largo, Florida.

Niedermeier died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his unit was conducting combat operations and he came under enemy small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on June 1, 2005.

May 31, 2005

Army Sgt. 1st Class Steven M. Langmack, 33, of Seattle, Washington.

Langmack died in Al Qaim, Iraq, from injuries sustained from small arms fire during combat operations. He was assigned to Headquarters, Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on May 31, 2005.

Army Sgt. Miguel A. Ramos, 39, of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.

Ramos died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an enemy rocket impacted near his position. He was assigned to the Army Reserve's 807th Signal Company, 35th Signal Battalion, Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico. Died on May 31, 2005.

May 30, 2005  (5)

Air Force Capt. Derek Argel, 28, of Lompoc, California.

Argel died in the crash of an Iraqi air force aircraft during a training mission in eastern Diyala province. He was assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida. Died on May 30, 2005.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Casey Crate, 26, of Spanaway, Washington.

Crate died in the crash of an Iraqi air force aircraft during a training mission in eastern Diyala province. He was assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida. Died on May 30, 2005.

Air Force Maj. William Downs, 40, of Winchester, Virginia.

Downs died in the crash of an Iraqi air force aircraft during a training mission in eastern Diyala province. He was assigned to the 6th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida. Died on May 30, 2005.

Air Force Capt. Jeremy Fresques, 26, of Clarkdale, Arizona.

Fresques died in the crash of an Iraqi air force aircraft during a training mission in eastern Diyala province. He was assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida. Died on May 30, 2005.

Marine Cpl. Jeffrey B. Starr, 22, of Snohomish, Washington.

Starr died from small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Ar Ramadi, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. During Operation Iraqi Freedom his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on May 30, 2005.

May 29, 2005

Army Staff Sgt. Victor M. Cortes III, 29, of Erie, Pennsylvania.

Cortes died in Baghdad, Iraq of non-combat related injuries. He was assigned to the 703rd Forward Support Batttalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on May 29, 2005.

May 28, 2005

Marine 1st Sgt. Michael S. Barnhill, 39, of Folsom, California.

Barnhill died after his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device near Haqlaniyah, Iraq. He was assigned to the Marine Force Reserve's 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Eugene, Oregon. During Operation Iraqi Freedom his unit was attached to 2nd FSSG, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on May 28, 2005.

Army Spc. Phillip N. Sayles, 26, of Jacksonville, Arkansas.

Sayles died in Mosul, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his security position. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on May 28, 2005.

Army Lt. Col. Albert E. Smart, 41, of San Antonio, Texas.

Smart died in Doha, Qatar, of a non-combat related illness. He was assigned to the Army Reserve's 321st Civil Affairs Brigade, San Antonio, Texas. Died on May 28, 2005.

May 27, 2005

Army CW4 Matthew Scott Lourey, 40, of East Bethel, Minnesota.

Lourey died from injuries sustained on May 26, 2005 in Buhriz, Iraq, when his OH-58 (Kiowa Warrior) came under small arms attack and crashed. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on May 27, 2005.

Army Sgt. Mark A. Maida, 22, of Madison, Wisconsin.

Maida died in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Diyarah, Iraq on May 26, 2005 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, California. Died on May 27, 2005.

Army CW2 Joshua Michael Scott, 28, of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.

Scott died from injuries sustained on May 26, 2005 in Buhriz, Iraq, when his OH-58 (Kiowa Warrior) came under small arms attack and crashed. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on May 27, 2005.

May 26, 2005

Marine Maj. Ricardo A. Crocker, 39, of Mission Viejo, California.

Crocker died from a rocket propelled grenade explosion while conducting combat operations in Hadithah, Iraq. He was assigned to the Marine Force Reserve's 3rd Civil Affairs Group, Camp Pendleton, California. During Operation Iraqi Freedom his unit was attached to II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on May 26, 2005.

May 25, 2005

Army Sgt. Alfred B. Siler, 33, of Duff, Tennessee.

Siler died in Tuz, Iraq, when his HMMWV hit another vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's Support Squadron, 278th Regimental Combat Team, Knoxville, Tennessee. Died on May 25, 2005.

Marine Sgt. David N. Wimberg, 24, of Louisville, Kentucky.

Wimberg died from wounds received as a result of small-arms fire from enemy forces while conducting combat operations in Hadithah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Force Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on May 25, 2005.

May 24, 2005  (5)

Army Sgt. 1st Class Randy D. Collins, 36, of Long Beach, California.

Collins died at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland of injuries sustained in Mosul, Iraq, May 4, 2005 during a mortar attack. He was assigned to the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, California. Died on May 24, 2005.

Army Sgt. Charles A. Drier, 28, of Tuscola, Michigan.

Drier died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on May 24, 2005.

Army Spc. Dustin C. Fisher, 22, of Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Fisher died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on May 24, 2005.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Peter J. Hahn, 31, of Metairie, Louisiana.

Hahn died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his observation point was engaged by enemy forces using small arms fire. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team, New Iberia, Louisiana. Died on May 24, 2005.

Army Pfc. Jeffrey R. Wallace, 20, of Hoopeston, Illinois.

Wallace died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on May 24, 2005.

May 23, 2005  (7)

Army Spc. Bryan Edward Barron, 26, of Biloxi, Mississippi.

Barron died in Haswa, Iraq, when his military vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's C Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry, Biloxi, Mississippi. Died on May 23, 2005.

Army Spc. Joshua T. Brazee, 25, of Sand Creek, Michigan.

Brazee died in Al Qaim, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on May 23, 2005.

Army Spc. Audrey Daron Lunsford, 29, of Sardis, Mississippi.

Lunsford died in Haswa, Iraq, when his military vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry, McComb, Mississippi. Died on May 23, 2005.

Army Staff Sgt. Saburant Parker, 43, of Foxworth, Mississippi.

Parker died in Haswa, Iraq, when his military vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's C Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry, Biloxi, Mississippi. Died on May 23, 2005.

Marine Sgt. Christopher S. Perez, 30, of Hutchinson, Kansas.

Perez died from wounds received as a result of an indirect fire attack while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Ramadi, Iraq. He was assigned to Headquarters and Service Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on May 23, 2005.

Army Sgt. Daniel Ryan Varnado, 23, of Saucier, Mississippi.

Varnado died in Haswa, Iraq, when his military vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's C Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry, Biloxi, Mississippi. Died on May 23, 2005.

Army Staff Sgt. Russell J. Verdugo, 34, of Phoenix, Arizona.

Verdugo died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated as he was responding to a report of an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 767th Ordnance Company, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. Died on May 23, 2005.

May 22, 2005  (7)

Army Spc. Tyler L. Creamean, 21, of Jacksonville, Arkansas.

Creamean died in Mosul, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the 73rd Engineer Company, Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on May 22, 2005.

Army Sgt. Carl J. Morgain, 40, of Butler, Pennsylvania.

Morgain died in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Kadasia, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, Butler, Pennsylvania. Died on May 22, 2005.

Army Sgt. Benjamin C. Morton, 24, of Wright, Kansas.

Morton died in Mosul, Iraq, when his dismounted patrol encountered enemy small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on May 22, 2005.

Army Sgt. John B. Ogburn III, 45, of Fruitland, Oregon.

Ogburn died in Kirkuk, Iraq, when his HMMWV overturned after the driver avoided striking a civilian vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 116th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Ontario, Oregon. Died on May 22, 2005.

Army Sgt. Kenneth J. Schall, 22, of Peoria, Arizona.

Schall died in Yusafiyah, Iraq, when the HMMWV in which he was riding was involved in an accident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kansas. Died on May 22, 2005.

Army 1st Lt. Aaron N. Seesan, 25, of Massillon, Ohio.

Seesan died in Mosul, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the 73rd Engineer Company, Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on May 22, 2005.

Army Sgt. Charles T. Wilkerson, 30, of Kansas City, Missouri.

Wilkerson died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an unknown ordnance detonated near his tent. He was assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on May 22, 2005.

May 20, 2005

Army Sgt. Kurt D. Schamberg, 26, of Euclid, Ohio.

Schamberg died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. Died on May 20, 2005.

Army Sgt. Brad A. Wentz, 21, of Gladwin, Michigan.

Wentz died on a main supply route in Iraq when his convoy came under attack by enemy forces. He was assigned to the Army Reserve's 180th Transportation Company, Muskegon, Michigan. Died on May 20, 2005.

May 19, 2005

Army Pfc. Wyatt D. Eisenhauer, 26, of Pinckneyville, Illinois.

Eisenhauer died in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on an escort mission in a HMMWV when an improvised explosive device detonated on a bridge. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kansas. Died on May 19, 2005.

Army Sgt. Robin V. Fell, 22, of Shreveport, Louisiana.

Fell died in Baghdad, Iraq, when he was shot while conducting dismounted combat operations. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 156th Armor Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team, Shreveport, Louisiana. Died on May 19, 2005.

Army Spc. Bernard L. Sembly, 25, of Bossier City, Louisiana.

Sembly died in Baghdad, Iraq, when he was shot while conducting dismounted combat operations. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 156th Armor Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team, Shreveport, Louisiana. Died on May 19, 2005.

May 18, 2005

Army Sgt. Antwan L. Walker, 22, of Tampa, Florida.

Walker died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his camp was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on May 18, 2005.

May 17, 2005

Army Pfc. Wesley R. Riggs, 19, of Baytown, Texas.

Riggs died in Tikrit, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted position. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on May 17, 2005.

May 16, 2005

Army Sgt. Jacob M. Simpson, 24, of Ashland, Oregon.

Simpson died in Tal Afar, Iraq, when a rocket propelled grenade struck the building he was securing. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment from Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on May 16, 2005.

May 14, 2005

Army Sgt. Charles C. Gillican III, 35, of Brunswick, Georgia.

Gillican died at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, from injuries sustained in a military vehicle accident. Gillican was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Brunswick, Georgia. Died on May 14, 2005.

May 13, 2005

Army Pfc. Travis W. Anderson, 28, of Hooper, Colorado.

Anderson died in Bayji, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on May 13, 2005.

May 12, 2005

Army Sgt. Andrew R. Jodon, 27, of Karthaus, Pennsylvania.

Jodon died in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on May 12, 2005.

Army Sgt. John M. Smith, 22, of Wilmington, North Carolina.

Smith died in Iskandariyah, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, California. Died on May 12, 2005.

Army Pfc. Kenneth E. Zeigler II, 22, of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania.

Zeigler died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on May 12, 2005.

May 11, 2005  (8)

Army Staff Sgt. Samuel T. Castle, 26, of Naples, Texas.

Castle died in Al Asad, Iraq, from injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device detonation. He was assigned to the 327th Signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on May 11, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Wesley G. Davids, 20, of Dublin, Ohio.

Davids died from an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Karabilah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Force Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his reserve unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on May 11, 2005.

Marine Pfc. Christopher R. Dixon, 18, of Columbus, Ohio.

Dixon was killed when his amphibious assault vehicle struck an explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Karabilah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Force Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on May 11, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas B. Erdy, 21, of Williamsburg, Ohio.

Erdy was killed when his amphibious assault vehicle struck an explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Karabilah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Force Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on May 11, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Jonathan W. Grant, 23, of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Grant was killed when his amphibious assault vehicle struck an explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Karabilah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Force Reserve's 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Albuquerque, New Mexico. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on May 11, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Jourdan L. Grez, 24, of Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Grez was killed when his amphibious assault vehicle struck an explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Karabilah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Roanoke, Virginia. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on May 11, 2005.

Marine Staff Sgt. Kendall H. Ivy II, 28, of Crawford, Ohio.

Ivy was killed from an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Karabilah, Iraq. He was assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on May 11, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. John T. Schmidt III, 21, of Brookfield, Connecticut.

Schmidt died from wounds received as a result of an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on January 30, 2005. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Schmidt's unit was attached to 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. Died on May 11, 2005.

May 10, 2005

Army 1st Sgt. Michael J. Bordelon, 37, of Morgan City, Louisiana.

Bordelon died at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, from injuries sustained April 23, 2005 in Mosul, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker military vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on May 10, 2005.

May 9, 2005

Marine Pfc. Stephen P. Baldwyn, 19, of Saltillo, Mississippi.

Baldwyn died as a result of wounds received from an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Nasser Wa Salaam, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on May 9, 2005.

Marine Staff Sgt. Anthony L. Goodwin, 33, of Mount Holly, New Jersey.

Goodwin died from enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Al Qaim, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on May 9, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Marcus Mahdee, 20, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

Mahdee died as a result of wounds received from an enemy explosion while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Al Karmah, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on May 9, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Taylor B. Prazynski, 20, of Fairfield, Ohio.

Prazynski died from an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Karmah, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on May 9, 2005.

May 8, 2005  (6)

Marine Cpl. Dustin A. Derga, 24, of Columbus, Ohio.

Derga died as the result of enemy small arms fire while conducting combat operations in Ubaydi, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Force Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on May 8, 2005.

Army Sgt. Gary A. Eckert, Jr., 24, of Toledo, Ohio.

Eckert died in Balad, Iraq, from injuries sustained earlier that day in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the Army Reserve's 983rd Engineer Battalion, Monclova, Ohio. Died on May 8, 2005.

Army Spc. Steven R. Givens, 26, of Mobile, Alabama.

Givens died in Balad, Iraq, from injuries sustained from enemy small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3d Brigade, 3d Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia. Died on May 8, 2005.

Army Staff Sgt. Thor H. Ingraham, 24, of Murrysville, Pennsylvania.

Ingraham died in Khalidiyah, Iraq, while conducting combat operations and an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea. Died on May 8, 2005.

Army Pfc. Nicolas E. Messmer, 20, of Franklin, Ohio.

Messmer died in Khalidiyah, Iraq, while conducting combat operations and an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea. Died on May 8, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Lawrence R. Philippon, 22, of Hartford, Connecticut.

Philippon died from enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Al Qa'im, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on May 8, 2005.

May 7, 2005  (5)

Marine Sgt. Aaron N. Cepeda, Sr., 22, of San Antonio, Texas.

Cepeda died from explosions as a result of enemy action while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Force Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 25th Regiment, 4th Division, San Antonio, Texas. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on May 7, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Lance T. Graham, 26, of San Antonio, Texas.

Graham died from explosions as a result of enemy action while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Force Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 25th Regiment, 4th Division, San Antonio, Texas. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on May 7, 2005.

Marine Sgt. Michael A. Marzano, 28, of Greenville, Pennsylvania.

Marzano died as the result of an explosion caused by a suicide vehicle borne improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in Hadithah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Force Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Phoenix, Arizona. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on May 7, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Michael V. Postal, 21, of Glen Oaks, New York.

Postal died from explosions as a result of enemy action while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Regiment, 2nd Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on May 7, 2005.

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeffery L. Wiener, 32, of Louisville, Kentucky.

Wiener died in a combat related incident. He was a Navy hospital corpsman assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF). Died on May 7, 2005.

May 3, 2005

Army Staff Sgt. William J. Brooks, 30, of Birmingham, Alabama.

Brooks died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit was conducting a route security mission and an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on May 3, 2005.

Army Sgt. Stephen P. Saxton, 24, of Temecula, California.

Saxton died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit was conducting a route security mission and an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on May 3, 2005.

May 2, 2005

Marine Capt. Kelly C. Hinz, 30, of Woodbury, Minnesota.

Hinz died from injuries received when the F/A-18 Hornet aircraft he was piloting crashed in Iraq while flying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was assigned to Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. His unit was embarked aboard the U.S.S. Carl Vinson. Died on May 2, 2005.

Army Staff Sgt. Tommy S. Little, 47, of Aliceville, Alabama.

Little died at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of injuries sustained on April 19, 2005 near Iskandariyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 114th Field Artillery Regiment, Columbus, Mississippi. Died on May 2, 2005.

Army Sgt. John E. McGee, 36, of Columbus, Georgia.

McGee died near Diwaniyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 2101st Transportation Company, Camden, Alabama. Died on May 2, 2005.

Marine Maj. John C. Spahr, 42, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

Spahr died from injuries received when the F/A-18 Hornet aircraft he was piloting apparently crashed in Iraq. He was assigned to Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. His unit was embarked aboard the U.S.S. Carl Vinson. Died on May 2, 2005.

May 1, 2005

Army Spc. Derrick J. Lutters, 24, of Burlington, Colorado.

Lutters died along a supply route in Iraq when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated while his unit was inspecting a bridge for enemy tampering. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 891st Engineer Brigade, Pittsburg, Kansas. Died on May 1, 2005.

April 30, 2005

Army Staff Sgt. Juan De Dios Garcia-Arana, 27, of Los Angeles, California.

Garcia-Arana died in Khaladiyah, Iraq, when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea. Died on April 30, 2005.

Army Sgt. Kenya A. Parker, 26, of Fairfield, Alabama.

Parker died in Baghdad, Iraq, of a non-combat related medical condition. He was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on April 30, 2005.

April 29, 2005  (5)

Army Pvt. Charles S. Cooper, Jr., 19, of Jamestown, New York.

Cooper died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. Died on April 29, 2005.

Army Pfc. Darren A. Deblanc, 20, of Evansville, Indiana.

Deblanc died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. Died on April 29, 2005.

Army Capt. Stephen W. Frank, 29, of Michigan.

Frank died in Diyarah, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated as he was conducting a traffic control point inspection. He was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, California. Died on April 29, 2005.

Army 2nd Lt. Clifford V. Gadsden, 25, of Red Top, South Carolina.

Gadsden died in Balad, Iraq, when a vehicle-born improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle. He was assigned to the 603rd Transportation Company, 142nd Corps Support Battalion, Warrior Brigade, Fort Polk, Louisiana. Died on April 29, 2005.

Army Capt. Ralph J. Harting III, 28, of Delaware.

Harting died in Diyarah, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated as he was conducting a traffic control point inspection. He was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, California. Died on April 29, 2005.

April 28, 2005  (5)

Army 1st Lt. William A. Edens, 29, of Columbia, Missouri.

Edens died in Tal Afar, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker military vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on April 28, 2005.

Army Sgt. Timothy C. Kiser, 37, of Tehama, California.

Kiser died in Riyhad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 340th Forward Support Battalion, 40th Infantry Division, Red Bluff, California. Died on April 28, 2005.

Army Sgt. Eric W. Morris, 31, of Sparks, Nevada.

Morris died in Tal Afar, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker military vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on April 28, 2005.

Army Pfc. Robert W. Murray, Jr., 21, of Westfield, Indiana.

Murray died in Tal Afar, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker military vehicle. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on April 28, 2005.

Army Spc. Ricky W. Rockholt, Jr., 28, of Winston, Oregon.

Rockholt died in Tal Afar, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker military vehicle. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on April 28, 2005.

April 27, 2005

Marine Cpl. Joseph S. Tremblay, 23, of New Windsor, New York.

Tremblay died from injuries received from a mine explosion while conducting combat operations in vicinity of Hit, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Force Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Moundsville, West Virginia. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on April 27, 2005.

April 26, 2005

Army Spc. David L. Rice, 22, of Sioux City, Iowa.

Rice died in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, when his HMMWV rolled over. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas. Died on April 26, 2005.

April 25, 2005

Army 1st Sgt. Timmy J. Millsap, 39, of Wichita, Kansas.

Millsap died in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the 70th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kansas. Died on April 25, 2005.

April 24, 2005

Army Cpl. Gary W. Walters, Jr., 31, of Victoria, Texas.

Walters died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on April 24, 2005.

April 23, 2005

Army Sgt. Anthony J. Davis, Jr., 22, of Long Beach, California.

Davis died in Mosul, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker military vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on April 23, 2005.

Navy Hospitalman Aaron A. Kent, 28, of Portland, Oregon.

Kent died from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Fallujah, Iraq. Kent was assigned to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on April 23, 2005.

Army Cpl. Kevin W. Prince, 22, of Plain City, Ohio.

Prince died in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Iskandariyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, California. Died on April 23, 2005.

April 22, 2005

Army Pfc. Gavin J. Colburn, 20, of Frankfort, Ohio.

Colburn died along a supply route in Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle. He was assigned to the Army Reserve's 542nd Transportation Company, Kingsbury, Indiana. Died on April 22, 2005.

April 21, 2005

Marine Pfc. Robert A. Guy, 26, of Willards, Maryland.

Guy died as a result of a non-hostile incident near Al Karmah, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on April 21, 2005.

April 20, 2005

Marine Cpl. Kelly M. Cannan, 21, of Lowville, New York.

Cannan was killed as the result of the detonation of an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom their unit was attached to a 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on April 20, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Marty G. Mortenson, 22, of Flagstaff, Arizona.

Mortenson was killed as the result of the detonation of an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom their unit was attached to a 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on April 20, 2005.

April 19, 2005

Army Spc. Jacob M. Pfister, 27, of Buffalo, New York.

Pfister died in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on April 19, 2005.

Army Pfc. Kevin S. K. Wessel, 20, of Newport, Oregon.

Wessel died in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on April 19, 2005.

April 18, 2005

Army Pfc. Sam W. Huff, 18, of Tucson, Arizona.

Huff died in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained on April 17, 2005 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near her HMMWV. She was assigned to the 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on April 18, 2005.

Army Maj. Steven W. Thornton, 46, of Eugene, Oregon.

Thornton died in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, when he collapsed during physical training. He was assigned to Communications-Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Died on April 18, 2005.

April 17, 2005

Army Pvt. Joseph L. Knott, 21, of Yuma, Arizona.

Knott died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his convoy was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on April 17, 2005.

Army Pfc. Steven F. Sirko, 20, of Portage, Indiana.

Sirko died in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia. Died on April 17, 2005.

April 16, 2005

Army Pvt. Aaron M. Hudson, 20, of Highland Village, Texas.

Hudson died in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained April 15, 2005 in Camp Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol. He was assigned to the 401st Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas. Died on April 16, 2005.

Army Sgt. Angelo L. Lozada, Jr., 36, of Brooklyn, New York.

Lozada died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea. Died on April 16, 2005.

Army Spc. Randy L. Stevens, 21, of Swartz Creek, Michigan.

Stevens died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea. Died on April 16, 2005.

Army Sgt. Tromaine K. Toy, Sr., 24, of Eastville, Virginia.

Tromaine died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea. Died on April 16, 2005.

April 15, 2005

Army Spc. Aleina Ramirez-Gonzalez, 33, of Hormigueros, Puerto Rico.

Ramirez-Gonzalez died in Tikrit, Iraq, when a mortar struck her forward operating base. She was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Troop Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on April 15, 2005.

April 14, 2005

Marine Capt. James C. Edge, 31, of Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Edge was killed by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. During Operation Iraq Freedom, Edge was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on April 14, 2005.

April 13, 2005

Marine Cpl. Michael B. Lindemuth, 27, of Petoskey, Michigan.

Lindemuth died as a result of wounds received from enemy mortar fire at Camp Hit, Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Inspector/Instructor Staff, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Akron, Ohio. During Operation Iraq Freedom, Lindemuth was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died on April 13, 2005.

April 12, 2005

Army Cpl. Tyler J. Dickens, 20, of Columbus, Georgia.

Dickens died at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of injuries sustained April 6, 2005 in Al Mahmudiyah, Iraq, when his guard tower caught fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, California. Died on April 12, 2005.

Army Spc. Manuel Lopez III, 20, of Cape Coral, Florida.

Lopez died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his HMMWV was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on April 12, 2005.

Army Spc. John W. Miller, 21, of West Burlington, Iowa.

Miller died in Camp Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries received from enemy small arms fire while on route clearance operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 224th Engineer Battalion, Burlington, Iowa. Died on April 12, 2005.

April 9, 2005

Army Pfc. Casey M. LaWare, 19, of Redding, California.

LaWare died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, from non-combat related injuries sustained April 6, 2005 in Al Mahmudiyah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, California. Died on April 9, 2005.

April 8, 2005

Army Staff Sgt. Kevin D. Davis, 41, of Lebanon, Oregon.

Davis died in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV in Hawijah, Iraq. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's G Troop, 82nd Cavalry, Redmond, Oregon. Died on April 8, 2005.

April 7, 2005

Marine Lance Cpl. Juan C. Venegas, 21, of Simi Valley, California.

Venegas died as a result of a vehicle accident while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, California. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Venegas was attached to Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force. Died on April 7, 2005.

April 5, 2005

Army Sgt. Javier J. Garcia, 25, of Crawfordville, Florida.

Garcia died in Baghdad, Iraq, when improvised explosive devices detonated near his patrol. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on April 5, 2005.

Army Cpl. Glenn J. Watkins, 42, of Carlsbad, California.

Watkins died in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-born improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry, Kent, Washington. Died on April 5, 2005.

April 4, 2005

Army Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Dill, 32, of Tonawanda, New York.

Dill died in Balad Ruz, Iraq, when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. He was assigned to the Army Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 390th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 98th Division, Buffalo, New York. Died on April 4, 2005.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Stephen C. Kennedy, 35, of Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Kennedy died in Balad Ruz, Iraq, when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Lenoir City, Tennessee. Died on April 4, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremiah C. Kinchen, 22, of Salcha, Alaska.

Kinchen died from an explosion that occurred during combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Force Reserve's 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, San Antonio, Texas. During Operation Iraq Freedom, Kinchen was attached to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force. Died on April 4, 2005.

April 3, 2005

Army Cpl. William D. Richardson, 23, of Moreno Valley, California.

Richardson died in Baghdad, Iraq, when he came under enemy fire and fell into a canal. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kansas. Died on April 3, 2005.

Army Sgt. James A. Sherrill, 27, of Ekron, Kentucky.

Sherrill died in Bayji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 2113th Transportation Company, Paducah, Kentucky. Died on April 3, 2005.

April 2, 2005

Marine Lance Cpl. Tenzin Dengkhim, 19, of Falls Church, Virginia.

Dengkhim died as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on April 2, 2005.

Army Staff Sgt. Ioasa F. Tavae, Jr., 29, of Pago Pago, American Samoa.

Tavae died in Mosul, Iraq, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on April 2, 2005.

April 1, 2005

Marine Cpl. Garrywesley T. Rimes, 30, of Santa Maria, California.

Rimes died as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Rimes was attached to 2nd Marine Division. Died on April 1, 2005.

March 31, 2005

Army Sgt. 1st Class Robbie D. McNary, 42, of Lewistown, Montana.

McNary died in Hawijah, Iraq, from injuries sustained while performing combat operations. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 163rd Mechanized Infantry Regiment, Missoula, Montana. Died on March 31, 2005.

March 30, 2005

Army Sgt. Kelly S. Morris, 24, of Boise, Idaho.

Morris died in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained from enemy small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3d Infantry Division from Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on March 30, 2005.

Army Sgt. Kenneth L. Ridgley, 30, of Olney, Illinois.

Ridgley died in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained when enemy forces using small arms fire attacked his unit. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on March 30, 2005.

Army Sgt. Eric L. Toth, 21, of Edmonton, Kentucky.

Toth died on a supply route when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery Regiment, Tompkinsville, Kentucky. Died on March 30, 2005.

Marine Warrant Officer Charles G. Wells, Jr., 32, of Montgomery, Alabama.

Wells died as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Force Reserve's 6th Motor Transport Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Orlando, Florida. Died on March 30, 2005.

March 28, 2005

Army Pfc. Samuel S. Lee, 19, of Anaheim, California.

Lee died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea. Died on March 28, 2005.

March 26, 2005

Army Sgt. Lee M. Godbolt, 23, of New Orleans, Louisiana.

Godbolt died in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV while he was on patrol. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, New Orleans, Louisiana. Died on March 26, 2005.

Army Sgt. Isiah J. Sinclair, 31, of Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Sinclair died in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV while he was on patrol. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 156th Armored Regiment, Shreveport, Louisiana. Died on March 26, 2005.

March 25, 2005

Marine Cpl. Bryan J. Richardson, 23, of Summersville, West Virginia.

Richardson died as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Force Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Moundsville, West Virginia. Died on March 25, 2005.

March 23, 2005

Army Spc. Travis R. Bruce, 22, of Byron, Minnesota.

Bruce died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an enemy mortar round detonated near his guard position. Bruce was assigned to the 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on March 23, 2005.

March 21, 2005

Marine Lance Cpl. Kevin S. Smith, 20, of Springfield, Ohio.

Smith died as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on March 21, 2005.

March 20, 2005

Army Spc. Francisco G. Martinez, 20, of Fort Worth, Texas.

Martinez died in Tamin, Iraq, as a result of enemy small arms fire. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea. Died on March 20, 2005.

Army Sgt. Paul W. Thomason III, 37, of Talbot, Tennessee.

Thomason died in Kirkuk, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Squadron, 278th Regimental Combat Team, Greeneville, Tennessee. Died on March 20, 2005.

March 19, 2005

Army Spc. Jonathan A. Hughes, 21, of Lebanon, Kentucky.

Hughes died in Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery Regiment, Campbellsville, Kentucky. Died on March 19, 2005.

March 18, 2005

Army Pfc. Lee A. Lewis, Jr., 28, of Norfolk, Virginia.

Lewis died in Sadr City, Iraq, when his patrol was attacked by enemy small arms fire. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on March 18, 2005.

March 16, 2005

Army Spc. Rocky D. Payne, 26, of Howell, Utah.

Payne died in Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. He was assigned to the 497th Transportation Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion, 1st Corps Support Command, Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on March 16, 2005.

March 15, 2005

Army Sgt. Paul M. Heltzel, 39, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Heltzel died in Baghdad, Iraq, while conducting a mounted patrol a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team, Eunice, Louisiana. Died on March 15, 2005.

Army Staff Sgt. Ricky A. Kieffer, 36, of Ovid, Michigan.

Kieffer died in Baghdad, Iraq, when enemy forces using small arms fire attacked his unit. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 182nd Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch Rocket System), Detroit, Michigan. Died on March 15, 2005.

March 14, 2005

Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua L. Torrence, 20, of Lexington, South Carolina.

Torrence died of wounds received as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on March 14, 2005.

March 11, 2005

Army Staff Sgt. Donald D. Griffith, Jr., 29, of Mechanicsville, Iowa.

Griffith died as a result of hostile action in, Tal Afar, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on March 11, 2005.

Army Spc. Nicholas E. Wilson, 21, of Glendale, Arizona.

Wilson died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, while conducting a roving patrol his military vehicle rolled into a water-filled ditch after the shoulder of the road he was on collapsed. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea. Died on March 11, 2005.

March 9, 2005

Army Spc. Matthew A. Koch, 23, of West Henrietta, New York.

Koch died in Taji, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 70th Engineer Battalion, Fort Riley, Kansas. Died on March 9, 2005.

March 7, 2005

Army Sgt. Andrew L. Bossert, 24, of Fountain City, Wisconsin.

Bossert died in Ramadi, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his screening area. He was assigned to the 44th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea. Died on March 7, 2005.

Army Pfc. Michael W. Franklin, 22, of Coudersport, Pennsylvania.

Franklin died in Ramadi, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his screening area. He was assigned to the 44th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea. Died on March 7, 2005.

March 4, 2005  (7)

Army Sgt. 1st Class Donald W. Eacho, 38, of Black Creek, Wisconsin.

Eacho died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol. He was assigned to the 1st Infantry Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on March 4, 2005.

Army Sgt. Seth K. Garceau, 27, of Oelwein, Iowa.

Garceau died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on February 27, 2005 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 224th Engineer Battalion, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Fairfield, Iowa. Died on March 4, 2005.

Army Capt. Sean Grimes, 31, of Southfield, Michigan.

Grimes died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol. He was assigned to the 1st Infantry Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on March 4, 2005.

Army Cpl. Stephen M. McGowan, 26, of Newark, Delaware.

McGowan died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol. He was assigned to the 1st Infantry Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on March 4, 2005.

Army Spc. Adriana N. Salem, 21, of Elk Grove Village, Illinois.

Salem died in Remagen, Iraq when her military vehicle rolled over. She was assigned to the 3rd Forward Support Battalion, Division Support Command, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on March 4, 2005.

Army Staff Sgt. Juan M. Solorio, 32, of Dallas, Texas.

Solorio died in Mosul, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle as his unit was being attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on March 4, 2005.

Army Spc. Wade Michael Twyman, 27, of Vista, California.

Twyman died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol. He was assigned to the 1st Infantry Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on March 4, 2005.

March 3, 2005

Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael D. Jones, 43, of Unity, Maine.

Jones died in Syracuse, New York, of a non-combat related illness. He had just returned from duty in Iraq. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 133rd Engineer Battalion, Belfast, Maine. Died on March 3, 2005.

March 2, 2005

Army Spc. Azhar Ali, 27, of Flushing, New York.

Ali died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, Manhattan, New York, New York. Died on March 2, 2005.

Army Spc. Wai P. Lwin, 27, of Queens, New York.

Lwin died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, Manhattan, New York, New York. Died on March 2, 2005.

Army Spc. Robert S. Pugh, 25, of Meridian, Mississippi.

Pugh died in Iskandariyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry, McComb, Mississippi. Died on March 2, 2005.

March 1, 2005

Army Spc. Lizbeth Robles, 31, of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico.

Robles died at the 228th Command Support Hospital in Tikirt, Iraq, from injuries sustained in a military vehicle accident that occurred February 28 in Bayji, Iraq. She was assigned to 360th Transportation Company, 68th Corps Support Battalion, 43rd Area Support Group, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on March 1, 2005.

February 28, 2005

Army Sgt. Julio E. Negron, 28, of Pompano Beach, Florida.

Negron died from injuries sustained in a military vehicle accident in Bayji, Iraq. He was assigned to 360th Transportation Company, 68th Corps Support Battalion, 43rd Area Support Group, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on February 28, 2005.

February 27, 2005

Army Pfc. Danny L. Anderson, 29, of Corpus Christi, Texas.

Anderson died in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained from small arms fire. Anderson was assigned to 26th Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on February 27, 2005.

Army 2nd Lt. Richard B. Gienau, 29, of Longview, Iowa.

Gienau died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device hit his military vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 224th Engineer Battalion, Burlington, Iowa. Died on February 27, 2005.

February 26, 2005

Army Pfc. Min S. Choi, 21, of River Vale, New Jersey.

Choi died in Abertha, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on patrol. He was assigned to 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on February 26, 2005.

Army Pvt. Landon S. Giles, 19, of Arkadelphia, Arkansas.

Giles died in Abertha, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on patrol. He was assigned to 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on February 26, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew W. Nowacki, 24, of South Euclid, Ohio.

Nowacki died from wounds received as a result of hostile action in Babil Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Force Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Erie, Pennsylvania. Died on February 26, 2005.

February 25, 2005

Army Spc. Adam N. Brewer, 22, of Dewey, Oklahoma.

Brewer died in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on dismounted patrol. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas. Died on February 25, 2005.

Army Pfc. Colby M. Farnan, 22, of Weston, Missouri.

Farnan died in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on dismounted patrol. He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery, Fort Riley, Kansas. Died on February 25, 2005.

Army Pfc. Chassan S. Henry, 20, of West Palm Beach, Florida.

Henry died in Ramadi, Iraq, from injuries sustained from an explosion while he was conducting combat operations. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea. Died on February 25, 2005.

Army Spc. Jason L. Moski, 24, of Blackville, South Carolina.

Moski died in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on dismounted patrol. He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery, Fort Riley, Kansas. Died on February 25, 2005.

February 24, 2005

Army Staff Sgt. Alexander B. Crackel, 31, of Wilstead Bedford, United Kingdom.

Crackel died in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, from injuries sustained from enemy small arms fire. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, Camp Hovey, Korea. Died on February 24, 2005.

Army Spc. Michael S. Deem, 35, of Rockledge, Florida.

Deem died in Baghdad, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries. He was assigned to Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on February 24, 2005.

Army Staff Sgt. Daniel G. Gresham, 23, of Lincoln, Illinois.

Gresham died in Camp Wilson, Iraq, when a second improvised explosive device detonated while he was responding to a first device. He was assigned to the 797th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 79th Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Died on February 24, 2005.

Army Spc. Jacob C. Palmatier, 29, of Springfield, Illinois.

Palmatier died in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3d Brigade, 3d Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia. Died on February 24, 2005.

February 23, 2005

Army Sgt. Nicholas J. Olivier, 26, of Ruston, Louisiana.

Olivier died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on foot patrol. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, Pineville, Louisiana. Died on February 23, 2005.

Army Staff Sgt. Eric M. Steffeney, 28, of Waterloo, Iowa.

Steffeney died in Tuz, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated. He was assigned to the 184th Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on February 23, 2005.

February 22, 2005

Marine Lance Cpl. Trevor D. Aston, 32, of Austin, Texas.

Aston died as a result of a non-hostile vehicle incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Force Reserve's 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Austin, Texas. Died on February 22, 2005.

February 21, 2005

Army Staff Sgt. David F. Day, 25, of Saint Louis Park, Minnesota.

Day died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated as he was exiting his military vehicle after it had rolled over. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 151st Field Artillery, 34th Infantry Division, Montevideo, Minnesota. Died on February 21, 2005.

Army Sgt. Jesse M. Lhotka, 24, of Alexandria, Minnesota.

Lhotka died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated as he was exiting his military vehicle after it had rolled over. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 151st Field Artillery, 34th Infantry Division, Montevideo, Minnesota. Died on February 21, 2005.

Marine Cpl. John T. Olson, 21, of Elk Grove Village, Illinois.

Olson died as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on February 21, 2005.

Army 1st Lt. Jason G. Timmerman, 24, of Tracy, Minnesota.

Timmerman died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated as he was exiting his military vehicle after it had rolled over. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 151st Field Artillery, 34th Infantry Division, Montevideo, Minnesota. Died on February 21, 2005.

February 19, 2005

Marine Cpl. Kevin M. Clarke, 21, of Tinley Park, Illinois.

Clarke died as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, California. Died on February 19, 2005.

Army Spc. Clinton R. Gertson, 26, of Houston, Texas.

Gertson died in Mosul, Iraq, from injuries sustained from enemy forces small arms fire. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on February 19, 2005.

Army 1st Lt. Adam Malson, 23, of Rochester Hills, Michigan.

Malson died in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained while on patrol when an improvised explosive device detonated. He was assigned to 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, Fort Drum, New York. Died on February 19, 2005.

Army Spc. Seth R. Trahan, 20, of Crowley, Louisiana.

Trahan died in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained while on patrol when an improvised explosive device detonated. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 3d Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, Crowley, Louisiana. Died on February 19, 2005.

February 18, 2005

Army Sgt. Carlos J. Gil, 30, of Orlando, Florida.

Gil died in Humaniyuh, Iraq from injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device detonation. He was assigned to the 377th Transportation Company, 181st Transportation Battalion, Mannheim, Germany. Died on February 18, 2005.

February 17, 2005

Army Sgt. Frank B. Hernandez, 21, of Phoenix, Arizona.

Hernandez died in Tal Afar, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on February 17, 2005.

February 16, 2005  (7)

Army Spc. Katrina L. Bell-Johnson, 32, of Orangeburg, South Carolina.

Bell-Johnson died in Ba'qubah, Iraq, when she was involved in a vehicle accident. She was assigned to the 418th Transportation Company, 180th Transportation Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas. Died on February 16, 2005.

Army Spc. Justin B. Carter, 21, of Mansfield, Missouri.

Carter died in Forward Operating Base McKenzie, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3d Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Benning, Georgia. Died on February 16, 2005.

Army Staff Sgt. Jason R. Hendrix, 28, of Claremore, Oklahoma.

Hendrix died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an explosion occurred while he was conducting combat operations. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea. Died on February 16, 2005.

Army Sgt. Timothy R. Osbey, 34, of Magnolia, Mississippi.

Osbey died in Forward Operating Base Iskandariyah, Iraq, when a roadway collapsed, causing his vehicle to roll over. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), McComb, Mississippi. Died on February 16, 2005.

Army Sgt. Adam J. Plumondore, 22, of Gresham, Oregon.

Plumondore died in Mosul, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on February 16, 2005.

Army Sgt. Christopher M. Pusateri, 21, of Corning, New York.

Pusateri died in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained from enemy forces using small arms fire. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on February 16, 2005.

Army Spc. Joseph A. Rahaim, 22, of Magnolia, Mississippi.

Rahaim died in Forward Operating Base Iskandariyah, Iraq, when a roadway collapsed, causing his vehicle to roll over. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), McComb, Mississippi. Died on February 16, 2005.

February 15, 2005

Army Pfc. Michael A. Arciola, 20, of Elmsford, New York.

Arciola died in Al Ramadi, Iraq, from injuries sustained from enemy small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea. Died on February 15, 2005.

February 14, 2005

Army Sgt. 1st Class David J. Salie, 34, of Columbus, Georgia.

Salie died in Ba'qubah, Iraq, when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2d Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia. Died on February 14, 2005.

February 13, 2005  (5)

Army Pfc. David J. Brangman, 20, of Lake Worth, Florida.

Brangman died in Uvanni, Iraq, when a mortar round struck his vehicle. He was assigned to the 3d Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on February 13, 2005.

Army Spc. Dakotah L. Gooding, 21, of Des Moines, Iowa.

Gooding died in Balad, Iraq, when the vehicle he was riding in overturned. He was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry, 3d Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on February 13, 2005.

Army Sgt. Rene Knox, Jr., 22, of New Orleans, Louisiana.

Knox died in Balad, Iraq, when the vehicle he was riding in overturned. He was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry, 3d Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on February 13, 2005.

Army Sgt. Chad W. Lake, 26, of Ocala, Florida.

Lake died in Balad, Iraq, when the vehicle he was riding in overturned. He was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry, 3d Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on February 13, 2005.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Ray Rangel, 29, of San Antonio, Texas.

Rangel died while performing a canal rescue mission in Balad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 7th Civil Engineering Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Died on February 13, 2005.

February 11, 2005

Army Spc. Robert A. McNail, 30, of Meridian, Mississippi.

McNail died in Iskandariyah, Iraq, when his HMMVW struck another military vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 150th Combat Engineer Battalion, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Quitman, Mississippi. Died on February 11, 2005.

Army Staff Sgt. Kristopher L. Shepherd, 26, of Lynchburg, Virginia.

Shepherd died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated during clearing operations. He was assigned to the 767th Ordnance Company, 63rd Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. Died on February 11, 2005.

February 10, 2005

Marine Lance Cpl. Richard A. Perez, Jr., 19, of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Perez died as a result of non-hostile vehicle incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 6th Motor Transport Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Las Vegas, Nevada. Died on February 10, 2005.

Army Staff Sgt. William T. Robbins, 31, of North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Robbins died in Taji, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 39th Infantry Brigade, Little Rock, Arkansas. Died on February 10, 2005.

February 9, 2005

Army Sgt. Jessica M. Housby, 23, of Rock Island, Illinois.

Housby died in Route Golden, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy. She was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1644th Transportation Company, Rock Falls, Illinois. Died on February 9, 2005.

February 8, 2005

Army Spc. Jeffrey S. Henthorn, 25, of Choctaw, Oklahoma.

Henthorn died in Balad, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries. He was assigned to the 24th Transportation Company, Fort Riley, Kansas. Died on February 8, 2005.

February 6, 2005

Army Spc. Jeremy O. Allmon, 22, of Cleburne, Texas.

Allmon died in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Died on February 6, 2005.

Army Staff Sgt. Zachary R. Wobler, 24, of Ottowa, Ohio.

Wobler died in Mosul, Iraq, when his dismounted patrol encountered enemy forces using small arms fire. He was assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on February 6, 2005.

February 5, 2005

Marine Lance Cpl. Travis M. Wichlacz, 22, of West Bend, Wisconsin.

Wichlacz died as a result of hostile action in Babil Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Died on February 5, 2005.

February 4, 2005

Army Staff Sgt. Steven G. Bayow, 42, of Colonia Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.

Bayow died in Bayji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle. He was assigned to the 2d Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on February 4, 2005.

Army Sgt. Daniel Torres, 23, of Fort Worth, Texas.

Torres died in Bayjii, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle. He was assigned to the 2d Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on February 4, 2005.

February 3, 2005

Marine Lance Cpl. Richard C. Clifton, 19, of Milford, Delaware.

Clifton died as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. Died on February 3, 2005.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Sean M. Cooley, 35, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi.

Cooley died in Northern Babil Province, Iraq, when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 150th Engineer Battalion, 155th Armor Brigade, Lucedale, Mississippi. Died on February 3, 2005.

Army Sgt. Stephen R. Sherman, 27, of Neptune, New Jersey.

Sherman died in Mosul, Iraq, from wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on February 3, 2005.

February 2, 2005

Marine Capt. Sean L. Brock, 29, of Redondo Beach, California.

Brock died from wounds received as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan. Died on February 2, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Sean P. Maher, 19, of Grays Lake, Illinois.

Maher died as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on February 2, 2005.

February 1, 2005

Army Spc. Robert T. Hendrickson, 24, of Broken Bow, Oklahoma.

Hendrickson died in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds sustained when his military vehicle overturned. He was assigned to the 2d Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Died on February 1, 2005.

January 31, 2005

Marine Lance Cpl. Jason C. Redifer, 19, of Stuarts Draft, Virginia.

Redifer died as a result of hostile action in Babil Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on January 31, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Harry R. Swain IV, 21, of Cumberland, New Jersey.

Swain died as a result of hostile action in Babil Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on January 31, 2005.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Mark C. Warren, 44, of LaGrande, Oregon.

Warren died at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq from non-combat related injuries. He was assigned to the 3d Battalion, 116th Armor Cavalry Regiment, 116th Brigade Combat Team (Forward), LaGrande, Oregon. Died on January 31, 2005.

Marine Cpl. Christopher E. Zimny, 27, of Cook, Illinois.

Zimny died as a result of hostile action in Babil Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on January 31, 2005.

January 30, 2005

Army Spc. James H. Miller IV, 22, of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Miller died in Ramadi, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea. Died on January 30, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Nazario Serrano, 20, of Irving, Texas.

Serrano died as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to the Combat Service Support Battalion 1, Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Died on January 30, 2005.

January 29, 2005

Army Civilian Barbara Heald, 60, of Stamford, Connecticut.

Heald died in Baghdad, Iraq, when the Republic National Palace was hit by a mortar round. She worked for the Project and Contracting Office - Finance. Died on January 29, 2005.

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Edward E. Jack, 51, of Detroit, Michigan.

Jack died of a non-combat related incident aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard. He was assigned to Commander, Destroyer Squadron Seven, home ported in San Diego, California. Died on January 29, 2005.

Army Sgt. Lindsey T. James, 23, of Urbana, Missouri.

James died in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol. He was assigned to the 2d Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. Died on January 29, 2005.

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Keith E. Taylor, 47, of Irvine, California.

Taylor died in a rocket attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. He was assigned to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command, Iraq Detachment. Died on January 29, 2005.

January 28, 2005  (10)

Army Capt. Orlando A. Bonilla, 27, of Killeen, Texas.

Bonilla died in Baghdad, Iraq, in a helicopter accident. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Died on January 28, 2005.

Army Pfc. Stephen A. Castellano, 20, of Long Beach, California.

Castellano died in Mosul, Iraq, from a non-combat related injury. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light) from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Died on January 28, 2005.

Army Spc. Michael S. Evans II, 22, of Marrero, .Louisiana.

Evans died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck a nearby vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1088th Engineer Battalion, 256th Brigade Combat Team, New Roads, Louisiana. Died on January 28, 2005.

Marine Sgt. Andrew K. Farrar, Jr., 31, of Weymouth, Massachusetts.

Farrar died due to a non-hostile related incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Headquarters and Service Battalion, 2nd Force Service Support Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on January 28, 2005.

Army CWO Charles S. Jones, 34, of Lawtey, Florida.

Jones died in Baghdad, Iraq, in a helicopter accident. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Died on January 28, 2005.

Army Spc. Christopher J. Ramsey, 20, of Batchelor, .Louisiana.

Ramsey died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck a nearby vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1088th Engineer Battalion, 256th Brigade Combat Team, New Roads, Louisiana. Died on January 28, 2005.

Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan R. Reed, 25, of Opelousas, Louisiana.

Reed died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck a nearby vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1088th Engineer Battalion, 256th Brigade Combat Team, New Roads, Louisiana. Died on January 28, 2005.

Army Staff Sgt. Joseph E. Rodriguez, 25, of Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Rodriguez died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck his armored vehicle. He was assigned to the 8th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Died on January 28, 2005.

Army Spc. Lyle W. Rymer II, 24, of Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Rymer died in Baghdad, Iraq, when he was shot by enemy forces. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 239th Engineer Company, 39th Infantry Brigade, Booneville, Arkansas. Died on January 28, 2005.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Mickey E. Zaun, 27, of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.

Zaun died in Mosul, Iraq, from injuries sustained in a collision between two armored vehicles. He was assigned to the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on January 28, 2005.

January 27, 2005

Marine Cpl. Jonathan S. Beatty, 22, of Streator, Illinois.

Beatty died as a result of hostile action in Babil Province, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on January 27, 2005.

Army Pfc. Kevin M. Luna, 26, of Oxnard, California.

Luna died in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany. Died on January 27, 2005.

January 26, 2005  (37)

Marine Capt. Paul C. Alaniz, 32, of Corpus Christi, Texas.

Alaniz died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Staff Sgt. Brian D. Bland, 26, of Weston, Wyoming.

Bland died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Cpl. Jonathan W. Bowling, 23, of Patrick, Virginia.

Bowling died of wounds received as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve's 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia. Died on January 26, 2005.

Army Spc. Taylor J. Burk, 21, of Amarillo, Texas.

Burk died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Jonathan E. Etterling, 22, of Wheelersburg, Ohio.

Etterling died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Sgt. Michael W. Finke, Jr., 28, of Huron, Ohio.

Finke died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine 1st Lt. Travis J. Fuller, 26, of Granville, Massachusetts.

Fuller died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Cpl. Timothy M. Gibson, 23, of Hillsborough, New Hampshire.

Gibson died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Cpl. Richard A. Gilbert, Jr., 26, of Montgomery, Ohio.

Gilbert died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Capt. Lyle L. Gordon, 30, of Midlothian, Texas.

Gordon died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Cpl. Kyle J. Grimes, 21, of Northampton, Pennsylvania.

Grimes died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Tony L. Hernandez, 22, of Canyon Lake, Texas.

Hernandez died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Brian C. Hopper, 21, of Wynne, Arkansas.

Hopper died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class John D. House, 28, of Ventura, California.

House died in a helicopter crash near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to Naval Medical Clinic Hawaii, Marine Corps Units Detachment, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Saeed Jafarkhani-Torshizi, Jr., 24, of Fort Worth, Texas.

Jafarkhani-Torshizi died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Cpl. Stephen P. Johnson, 24, of Covina, California.

Johnson died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Cpl. Sean P. Kelly, 23, of Gloucester, New Jersey.

Kelly died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Staff Sgt. Dexter S. Kimble, 30, of Houston, Texas.

Kimble died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. Died on January 26, 2005.

Army Sgt. William S. Kinzer, Jr., 27, of Hendersonville, North Carolina.

Kinzer died in Ad Duluiyah, Iraq, from injuries sustained when a rocket propelled grenade hit his patrol. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Allan Klein, 34, of Clinton Township, Michigan.

Klein died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Cpl. Timothy A. Knight, 22, of Brooklyn, Ohio.

Knight died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Karl R. Linn, 20, of Chesterfield, Virginia.

Linn died of wounds received as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve's 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Fred L. Maciel, 20, of Spring, Texas.

Maciel died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Cpl. James L. Moore, 24, of Roseburg, Oregon.

Moore died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Cpl. Nathaniel K. Moore, 22, of Champaign, Illinois.

Moore died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Mourad Ragimov, 20, of San Diego, California.

Ragimov died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Rhonald D. Rairdan, 20, of San Antonio, Texas.

Rairdan died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Hector Ramos, 20, of Aurora, Illinois.

Ramos died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Gael Saintvil, 24, of Orange, Florida.

Saintvil died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Cpl. Nathan A. Schubert, 22, of Cherokee, Iowa.

Schubert died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Darrell J. Schumann, 25, of Hampton, Virginia.

Schumann died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine 1st Lt. Dustin M. Shumney, 30, of Benicia, California.

Shumney died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Cpl. Matthew R. Smith, 24, of West Valley City, Utah.

Smith died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Spence, 24, of Scotts Valley, California.

Spence died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Michael L. Starr, Jr., 21, of Baltimore, Maryland.

Starr died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Sgt. Jesse W. Strong, 24, of Irasburg, Vermont.

Strong died as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve's 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia. Died on January 26, 2005.

Marine Cpl. Christopher L. Weaver, 24, of Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Weaver died of wounds received as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve's 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia. Died on January 26, 2005.

January 24, 2005  (7)

Army Sgt. Leonard W. Adams, 42, of Mooresville, North Carolina.

Adams died in Camp Bucca, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 105th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, Asheville, North Carolina. Died on January 24, 2005.

Army Sgt. Michael C. Carlson, 22, of St. Paul, Minnesota.

Carlson died in Mohammed Sacran, Iraq, when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle overturned. He was assigned to the 2d Battalion, 2d Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany. Died on January 24, 2005.

Army Pfc. Jesus A. Leon-Perez, 20, of Houston, Texas.

Leon-Perez died in Mohammed Sacran, Iraq, when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle overturned. He was assigned to the 2d Battalion, 2d Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany. Died on January 24, 2005.

Army Sgt. Javier Marin, Jr., 29, of Mission, Texas.

Marin died in Mohammed Sacran, Iraq, when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle overturned. He was assigned to the 2d Battalion, 2d Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany. Died on January 24, 2005.

Army Staff Sgt. Joseph W. Stevens, 26, of Sacramento, California.

Stevens died in Mohammed Sacran, Iraq, when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle overturned. He was assigned to the 2d Battalion, 2d Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany. Died on January 24, 2005.

Army Sgt. Brett D. Swank, 21, of Northumberland, Pennsylvania.

Swank died in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Fort Polk, Louisiana. Died on January 24, 2005.

Army Spc. Viktar V. Yolkin, 24, of Spring Branch, Texas.

Yolkin died in Mohammed Sacran, Iraq, when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle overturned. He was assigned to the 2d Battalion, 2d Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany. Died on January 24, 2005.

January 23, 2005

Army Staff Sgt. Jose Carlos Rangel, 43, of Fresno, California.

Rangel died in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, of non-combat related injuries. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1106th Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot, Fresno, California. Died on January 23, 2005.

January 22, 2005

Army 1st Lt. Nainoa K. Hoe, 27, of Hawaii.

Hoe died in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds received when he was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. He was assigned to 3d Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on January 22, 2005.

January 21, 2005

Army Sgt. Kyle W. Childress, 29, of Terre Haute, Indiana.

Childress died in Balad, Iraq, of wounds received in Ad Duluiyah, Iraq, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany. Died on January 21, 2005.

Army Capt. Joe F. Lusk II, 25, of Reedley, California.

Lusk died in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, of non-combat related injuries. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on January 21, 2005.

January 18, 2005

Army Capt. Christopher J. Sullivan, 29, of Princeton, Massachusetts.

Sullivan died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his parked vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Died on January 18, 2005.

January 17, 2005

Army Pfc. Jesus Fonseca, 19, of Marietta, Georgia.

Fonseca died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his position. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea. Died on January 17, 2005.

Army Pfc. George R. Geer, 27, of Cortez, Colorado.

Geer died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his position. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea. Died on January 17, 2005.

Army Pfc. Francis C. Obaji, 21, of Queens Village, New York.

Obaji died in the 86th Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, after he was involved in a motor vehicle accident January 16, 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, New York, New York. Died on January 17, 2005.

Army Staff Sgt. Thomas E. Vitagliano, 33, of New Haven, Connecticut.

Vitagliano died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his position. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea. Died on January 17, 2005.

January 16, 2005

Army Spc. Alain L. Kamolvathin, 21, of Blairstown, New Jersey.

Kamolvathin died in Baghdad, Iraq, when he was involved in a motor vehicle accident. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, New York, New York. Died on January 16, 2005.

January 15, 2005

Marine Sgt. Jayton D. Patterson, 26, of Sedley, Virginia.

Patterson died as result of hostile action in Babil Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on January 15, 2005.

Army Sgt. Nathaniel T. Swindell, 24, of Bronx, New York.

Swindell died in Mosul, Iraq, from a non-combat related injury. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on January 15, 2005.

January 14, 2005

Marine Cpl. Paul C. Holter III, 21, of Corpus Christi, Texas.

Holter died due to a non-combat related incident at Camp Ramadi, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Died on January 14, 2005.

January 13, 2005

Army Pfc. Gunnar D. Becker, 19, of Forestburg, South Dakota.

Becker died in Mosul, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany. Died on January 13, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew W. Holloway, 21, of Fulton, Texas.

Holloway died from injuries received as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to the Marine Forces Reserve's 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Corpus Christi, Texas. Died on January 13, 2005.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Brian A. Mack, 36, of Phoenix, Arizona.

Mack died in Mosul, Iraq, when his military vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on January 13, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Juan R. Rodriguez-Velasco, 23, of El Cenizo, Texas.

Rodriguez-Velasco died from injuries received as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to the Marine Forces Reserve's 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Corpus Christi, Texas. Died on January 13, 2005.

January 11, 2005

Army Spc. Michael J. Smith, 24, of Media, Pennsylvania.

Smith died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his military vehicle was hit by a rocket propelled grenade. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea. Died on January 11, 2005.

January 10, 2005

Army Staff Sgt. William F. Manuel, 34, of Kinder, Louisiana.

Manuel died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit his military vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade, Lake Charles, Louisiana. Died on January 10, 2005.

Army Sgt. Robert W. Sweeney III, 22, of Pineville, Louisiana.

Sweeney died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit his military vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade, Lake Charles, Louisiana. Died on January 10, 2005.

January 9, 2005

Marine Cpl. Joseph E. Fite, 23, of Round Rock, Texas.

Fite died as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to the Marine Forces Reserve's 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Austin, Texas. Died on January 9, 2005.

Army Spc. Dwayne J. McFarlane, Jr., 20, of Cass Lake, Minnesota.

McFarlane died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his dismounted patrol was hit by an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. Died on January 9, 2005.

January 7, 2005

Army Pfc. Daniel F. Guastaferro, 27, of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Guastaferro died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his military vehicle left the road and went into a canal. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Camp Casey, Korea. Died on January 7, 2005.

January 6, 2005  (9)

Army Sgt. Christopher J. Babin, 27, of Houma, Louisiana.

Babin died in Baghdad, Iraq when an improvised explosive device struck his Bradley fighting vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 256th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Lafayette, Louisiana. Died on January 6, 2005.

Army Spc. Bradley J. Bergeron, 25, of Houma, Louisiana.

Bergeron died in Baghdad, Iraq when an improvised explosive device struck his Bradley fighting vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 256th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Lafayette, Louisiana. Died on January 6, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Julio C. Cisneros-Alvarez, 22, of Pharr, Texas.

Cisneros-Alvarez died as result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, California. Died on January 6, 2005.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Kurt J. Comeaux, 34, of Raceland, Louisiana.

Comeaux died in Baghdad, Iraq when an improvised explosive device struck his Bradley fighting vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 256th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Lafayette, Louisiana. Died on January 6, 2005.

Marine Sgt. Zachariah S. Davis, 25, of Twentynine Palms, California.

Davis died as result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, California. Died on January 6, 2005.

Army Spc. Huey P. L. Fassbender, 24, of LaPlace, Louisiana.

Fassbender died in Baghdad, Iraq when an improvised explosive device struck his Bradley fighting vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 256th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Lafayette, Louisiana. Died on January 6, 2005.

Army Sgt. Armand L. Frickey, 20, of Houma, Louisiana.

Frickey died in Baghdad, Iraq when an improvised explosive device struck his Bradley fighting vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 256th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Houma, Louisiana. Died on January 6, 2005.

Army Spc. Warren A. Murphy, 29, of Marrero, Louisiana.

Murphy died in Baghdad, Iraq when an improvised explosive device struck his Bradley fighting vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 256th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Lafayette, Louisiana. Died on January 6, 2005.

Army Pfc. Kenneth G. Vonronn, 20, of Bloomingburg, New York.

Vonronn died in Baghdad, Iraq when an improvised explosive device struck his Bradley fighting vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division, New York, New York. Died on January 6, 2005.

January 4, 2005  (6)

Army Cpl. Jimmy D. Buie, 43, of Floral, Arkansas.

Buie died in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive devise detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Fordyce, Arkansas. Died on January 4, 2005.

Army Pvt. Cory R. Depew, 21, of Beech Grove, Indiana.

Depew died in Mosul, Iraq, when his Stryker military vehicle was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Washington. Died on January 4, 2005.

Army Spc. Joshua S. Marcum, 33, of Evening Shade, Arkansas.

Marcum died in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive devise detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Camden, Arkansas. Died on January 4, 2005.

Army Spc. Jeremy W. McHalffey, 28, of Mabelvale, Arkansas.

McHalffey died in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive devise detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 39th Infantry Brigade, Little Rock, Arkansas. Died on January 4, 2005.

Army Sgt. Bennie J. Washington, 25, of Atlanta, Georgia.

Washington died in Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, of injuries sustained October 14, 2004 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his military vehicle was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade. He was assigned to the 44th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea. Died on January 4, 2005.

Army Pfc. Curtis L. Wooten III, 20, of Spanaway, Washington.

Wooten died in Balad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany. Died on January 4, 2005.

January 3, 2005

Marine Sgt. Thomas E. Houser, 22, of Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Houser died as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on January 3, 2005.

January 1, 2005

Army Spc. Jeff LeBrun, 21, of Buffalo, New York.

LeBrun died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his military vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. Died on January 1, 2005.

Marine Lance Cpl. Brian P. Parrello, 19, of West Milford, New Jersey.

Parrello died as result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Small Craft Company, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Died on January 1, 2005.

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