1st Lt. Travis L. Manion, 26, of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, died April 29, 2007, while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Manion was assigned to 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Staff Sgt. Jay E. Martin, 29, of Baltimore, Maryland, died April 29, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat operations. Martin was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Sgt. Alexander J. Funcheon, 21, of Bel Aire, Kansas, died April 29, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat operations. Funcheon was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Pfc. Brian A. Botello, 19, of Alta, Iowa, died April 29, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat operations. Botello was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Sgt. Norman L. Tollett, 30, of Columbus, Ohio, died April 28, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat patrol operations. Tollett was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Pvt. Cole E. Spencer, 21, of Gays, Illinois, died April 28, 2007, in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire during combat operations. Spencer was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia.
Pfc. Jay-D H. Ornsby-Adkins, 21, of Ione, California, died April 28, 2007, in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire during combat operations. Ornsby-Adkins was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia.
Sgt. Michael R. Hullender, 29, of Little Falls, New Jersey, died April 28, 2007, in Iskandariyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat patrol operations. Hullender was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Airborne Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Sgt. Glenn D. Hicks, Jr., 24, of College Station, Texas, died April 28, 2007, in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire during combat operations. Hicks was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia.
Cpl. Jeremy R. Greene, 24, of Springfield, Ohio, died April 28, 2007, at Forward Operating Base Tillman, Afghanistan, due to injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. Greene was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
Sgt. Peter Woodall, 25, of Sarasota, Florida, died April 27, 2007, while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Woodhall was assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Spc. Eddie D. Tamez, 21, of Galveston, Texas, died April 27, 2007, in Fallujah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Tamez was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia.
Staff Sgt. Michael D. Thomas, 34, of Seffner, Florida, died April 27, 2007, in Hirat Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using rocket propelled grenades and small arms fire. Thomas was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Pfc. Nicholas E. Riehl, 21, of Shiocton, Wisconsin, died April 27, 2007, in Fallujah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat patrol. Riehl was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia.
Spc. Daniel F. Mehringer, 20, of Morgantown, West Virginia, died April 27, 2007, in Bagram, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. Mehringer was assigned to Division Special Troops Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Pfc. David A. Kirkpatrick, 20, of Upland, Indiana, died April 27, 2007, in Fallujah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Kirkpatrick was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia.
Sgt. William J. Callahan, 28, of South Easton, Massachusetts, died April 27, 2007, while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Callahan was assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Lance Cpl. Adam E. Loggins, 27, of Athens, Alabama, died April 26, 2007, from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Loggins was assigned to 3rd Battalion,6th Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Cpl. Christopher Degiovine, 25, of Lone Tree, Colorado, formerly of Essex, Vermont, died April 26, 2007, while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Degiovine was assigned to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Cpl. Willie P. Celestine, Jr., 21, of Lafayette, Louisiana, died April 26, 2007, while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Celestine was assigned to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Spc. Jeremy E. Maresh, 24, of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, died April 24, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, from a non-combat related incident. Maresh was assigned to C Battery, 1st Battalion, 213th Air Defense Artillery, Spring City, Pennsylvania.
Sgt. Michael L. Vaughan, 20, of Otis, Oregon, died April 23, 2007, in As Sadah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his location. Vaughan was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Spc. Michael J. Rodriguez, 20, of Sanford, North Carolina, died April 23, 2007, in As Sadah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his location. Rodriguez was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Sgt. Brice A. Pearson, 32, of Phoenix, Arizona, died April 23, 2007, in As Sadah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his location. Pearson was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Lance Cpl. Dale G. Peterson, 20, of Redmond, Oregon, died April 23, 2007, while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Peterson was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Sgt. Randell T. Marshall, 22, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died April 23, 2007, in As Sadah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his location. Marshall was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Staff Sgt. William C. Moore, 27, of Benson, North Carolina, died April 23, 2007 in As Sadah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his location. Moore was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Staff Sgt. Kenneth E. Locker, Jr., 28, of Wakefield, Nebraska, died April 23, 2007, in As Sadah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his location. Locker was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Pfc. Garrett C. Knoll, 23, of Bad Axe, Michigan, died April 23, 2007, in As Sadah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his location. Knoll was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Spc. Jerry R. King, 19, of Browersville, Georgia, died April 23, 2007, in As Sadah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his location. King was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
1st Lt. Kevin J. Gaspers, 26, of Hastings, Nebraska, died April 23, 2007, in As Sadah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his location. Gaspers was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Pfc. Jeffrey A. Avery, 19, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, died April 23, 2007, in Muqudadiyah, Iraq, from wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated during checkpoint operations. Avery was assigned to the 571st Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Fort Lewis, Washington.
Staff Sgt. Steven R. Tudor, 36, of Dunmore, Pennsylvania, died Aprril 21, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using indirect fire during combat operations. Tudor was assigned to the 210th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
Pvt. Michael J. Slater, 19, of Scott Depot, West Virginia, died April 21, 2007, in Taji, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle rolled over during combat operations. Slater was assigned to the 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Pfc. Christopher M. North, 21, of Sarasota, Florida, died April 21, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire during combat operations. North was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Staff Sgt. Marlon B. Harper, 34, of Baltimore, Maryland, died April 21, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when he came in contact with enemy forces using a rocket propelled grenade and small arms fire during combat operations. Harper was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Cpl. Ray M. Bevel, 22, of Andrews, Texas, died April 21, 2007, in Yusifiyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat patrol operations. Bevel was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
Sgt. William W. Bushnell, 24, of Jasper, Arkansas, died April 21, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by a rocket propelled grenade during combat operations. Bushnell was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Sgt. Alexander Van Aalten, 21, of Monterey, Tennessee, died April 20, 2007, in Sangin, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when a land mine detonated near his unit during combat operations. Van Aalten was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Lance Cpl. Jeffery A. Bishop, 23, of Dickson, Tennessee, died April 20, 2007, from wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Bishop was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Chief Warrant Officer Dwayne L. Moore, 31, of Williamsburg, Virginia, died April 19, 2007, in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when he came in contact with enemy forces using indirect fire. Moore was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
Cpl. Michael M. Rojas, 21, of Fresno, California, died April 18, 2007, in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Rojas was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington.
Cpl. Wade J. Oglesby, 27, of Grand Junction, Colorado, died April 18, 2007, in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Oglesby was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington.
Pfc. Jason M. Morales, 20, of La Puente, California, died April 18, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire. Morales was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Pfc. Richard P. Langenbrunner, 19, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, died April 17, 2007, in Rustamiyah, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. Langenbrunner was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia.
Pfc. Lucas V. Starcevich, 25, of Canton, Illinois, died April 16, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when the vehicle he was in struck an improvised explosive device. Starcevich was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Scherry, 20, of Rocky River, Ohio, died April 16, 2007, from a non-hostile accident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Scherry was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Pfc. Aaron M. Genevie, 22, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, died April 16, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Genevie was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Sgt. Mario K. DeLeon, 26, of San Francisco, California, died April 16, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained from enemy small arms fire. DeLeon was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Lance Cpl. Jesse D. Delatorre, 29, of Aurora, Illinois, died April 16, 2007, from wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Delatorre was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, California.
1st Lt. Shaun M. Blue, 25, of Munster, Indiana, died April 16, 2007, while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Blue was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, California.
Pfc. Steven J. Walberg, 18, of Paradise, California, died April 15, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained from enemy small arms fire. Walberg was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Sgt. Brandon L. Wallace, 27, of St. Louis, Missouri, died April 14, 2007, in Fallujah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Wallace was assigned to the 1451st Transportation Company, 13th Support Command, Iraq.
Sgt. Joshua A. Schmit, 26, of Willmar, Minnesota, died April 14, 2007, in Fallujah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Schmit was assigned to the 1451st Transportation Company, 13th Support Command, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Santee, 21, of Mission Viejo, California, died April 14, 2007, from a non-hostile vehicle accident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Santee was assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Staff Sgt. Robert J. Basham, 22, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, died April 14, 2007, at Camp As Sayliyah in Doha, Qatar, as a result of injuries from a non-combat incident. Basham was assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery 1st Battalion, 126th Field Artillery Regiment, Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Spc. Ryan A. Bishop, 32, of Euless, Texas, died April 14, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on dismounted patrol. Bishop was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.
Sgt. Larry R. Bowman, 29, of Granite Falls, North Carolina, died April 13, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Bowman was assigned to the 513th Transportation Company, 57th Transportation Battalion, 593rd Corps Support Group, Fort Lewis, Washington.
Sgt. David A. Stephens, 28, of Tullahoma, Tennessee, died April 12 in Miri, Afghanistan, when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device during combat operations. Stephens was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Cpl. Cody A. Putnam, 22, of Lafayette, Indiana, died April 12, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, when his patrol encountered an improvised explosive device. Putnam was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
1st Lt. Gwilym J. Newman, 24, of Waldorf, Maryland, died April 12, 2007, in Tarmiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained from enemy small arms fire while on dismounted patrol. Newman was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Spc. James T. Lindsey, 20, of Florence, Alabama, died April 12, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Spc. Lindsey was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Staff Sgt. Casey D. Combs, 28, of Auburn, Washington, died April 12, 2007, in Miri, Afghanistan, when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device during combat operations. Combs was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Pfc. John G. Borbonus, 19, of Boise, Idaho, died April 12, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, when his patrol encountered an improvised explosive device. Borbonus was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Cpl. Jason J. Beadles, 22, of La Porte, Indiana, died April 12, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of a non-combat related injury. He was assigned to the 887th Engineer Company, 326th Engineer Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Sgt. Raymond S. Sevaaetasi, 29, of Pago Pago, American Samoa, died April 11, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Sevaaetasi was assigned to the 15th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Sgt. Edelman L. Hernandez, 23, of Hyattsville, Maryland, died April 11, 2007, in Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, while on combat patrol. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.
Pfc. Kyle G. Bohrnsen, 22, of Philipsburg, Montana, died April 10, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Bohrnsen was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Pvt. Brett A. Walton, 37, of Hillsboro, Oregon, died April 9, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Walton was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Spc. Ismael G. Solorio, 21, of San Luis, Arizona, died April 9, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Solorio was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Spc. Clifford A. Spohn III, 21, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, died April 9, 2007, in Karmah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when the enemy attacked his location with indirect fire. Spohn was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Pfc. Brian L. Holden, 20, of Claremont, North Carolina, died April 9, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Holden was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Staff Sgt. Jesse L. Williams, 25, of Santa Rosa, California, died April 8, 2007, in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered from small arms fire while conducting combat operations in Baqubah, Iraq. Williams was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Washington.
Pfc. David N. Simmons, 20, of Kokomo, Indiana, died April 8, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. Simmons was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia.
Sgt. Todd A. Singleton, 24, of Muskegon, Michigan, died April 8, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. Singleton was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
1st Lt. Phillip I. Neel, 27, of Maryland, died April 8, 2007, in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using grenades. Neel was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Sgt. Adam P. Kennedy, 25, of Norfolk, Massachusetts, died April 8, 2007, in Diwaniyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered with his unit came in contact with enemy forces using indirect fire. Kennedy was assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Staff Sgt. Harrison Brown, 31, of Prichard, Alabama, died April 8, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. Staff Sgt. Brown was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia.
Pfc. Rodney L. McCandless, 21, of Camden, Arkansas, died April 7, 2007, in Zaganiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit. McCandless assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Cmdr. Philip A. Murphy-Sweet, 42, of Caldwell, Idaho, died April 7, 2007, as a result of enemy action in the vicinity of Baghdad, Iraq. Murphy-Sweet was operationally assigned to Joint Contracting Command, Multi-National Force – Iraq and was deployed from his permanently assigned command of Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
Spc. Conor G. Masterson, 21, of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, died April 7, 2007, in Eastern Afghanistan of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Masterson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany.
Spc. Levi K. Hoover, 23, of Midland, Michigan, died April 7, 2007, in Zaganiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit. Hoover was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Capt. Jonathan D. Grassbaugh, 25, of East Hampstead, New Hampshire, died April 7, 2007, in Zaganiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit. Grassbaugh was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Spc. Ebe F. Emolo, 33, of Greensboro, North Carolina, died April 7, 2007, in Zaganiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit. Emolo was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph C. Schwedler, 27, of Crystal Falls, Michigan, died April 6, 2007, from enemy action while conducting combat operations in the Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Schwedler was assigned to East Coast Navy SEAL Team.
Capt. Anthony Palermo, 26, of Brockton, Massachusetts, died April 6, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Palermo was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Petty Officer 1st Class Joseph A. McSween, 26, of Valdosta, Georgia, died April 6, 2007, from enemy action while conducting combat operations near Kirkuk, Iraq. McSween was assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit Eleven, Whidbey Island, Washington.
Pvt. Damian Lopez Rodriguez, Tucson, Arizona, died April 6, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Lopez Rodriguez was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Curtis R. Hall, 24, of Burley, Idaho, died April 6, 2007, from enemy action while conducting combat operations near Kirkuk, Iraq. Hall was assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit Eleven, Whidbey Island, Washington.
Pfc. Daniel A. Fuentes, 19, of Levittown, New York, died April 6, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when in improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Fuentes was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Spc. Ryan S. Dallam, 24, of Norman, Oklahoma, died April 6, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near hi2 vehicle during combat operations. Dallam assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Spc. Jay S. Cajimat, 20, of Lahaina, Hawaii, died April 6, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his unit. Cajimat was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Chief Petty Officer Gregory J. Billiter, 36, of Villa Hills, Kentucky, died April 6, 2007, from enemy action while conducting combat operations near Kirkuk, Iraq. Billiter was assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit Eleven, Whidbey Island, Washington.
Sgt. Jason A. Shaffer, 28, of Derry, Pennsylvania, died April 5, 2007, in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when a vehicle-born improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Shaffer was assigned to 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Sgt. Forrest D. Cauthorn, 22, of Midlothian, Virginia, died April 5, 2007, in Hawijah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came into contact with enemy forces using small arms and grenades during combat operations. Cauthorn was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Pfc. Derek A. Gibson, 20, Eustis, Florida, died April 4, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Gibson was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Pfc. Walter Freeman, Jr., 20, of Lancaster, California, died April 4, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Freeman was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Cpl. Joseph H. Cantrell IV, 23, of Ashland, Kentucky, died from wounds suffered April 4, 2007, in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Cantrell was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Pfc. James J. Coon, 22, of Walnut Creek, California, died April 4, 2007, in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when in improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Coon was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Staff Sgt. Jerry C. Burge, 39, of Carriere, Mississippi, died from wounds suffered April 4, 2007, in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Burge was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Pfc. Gabriel J. Figueroa, 20, of Baldwin Park, California, died April 3, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire. Figueroa was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Staff Sgt. Shane R. Becker, 35, of Helena, Montana, died April 3, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire. Becker was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Spc. Curtis R. Spivey, 25, of Chula Vista, California, died April 2, 2007, in San Diego, California, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations on September 16, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq. Spivey was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Spc. Brian E. Ritzberg, 24, of New York, died April 2, 2007, in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat operations in Kirkuk, Iraq. Ritzberg was assigned to the 977th Military Police Company, 97th Military Police Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Olsen, 20, of Eagan, Minnesota, died April 2, 2007, while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Olsen was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, California.
Staff Sgt. Bradley D. King, 28, of Marion, Indiana, died April 2, 2007, in Al Amiriyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. King was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 152nd Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Brigade, Marion, Indiana.
Staff Sgt. Eric R. Vick, 25, of Spring Hope, North Carolina, died April 1, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Vick was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
Sgt. Robert M. McDowell, 30, of Deer Park, Texas, died April 1, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. McDowell was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
Staff Sgt. David A. Mejias, 26, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, died April 1, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Mejias was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
Pfc. Miguel A. Marcial III, 19, of Secaucus, New Jersey, died April 1, 2007, in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Marcial was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Spc. William G. Bowling, 24, of Beattyville, Kentucky, died April 1, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Bowling was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
Staff Sgt. Jason R. Arnette, 24, of Amelia, Virginia, died April 1, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds suffered March 31 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Arnette was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
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