Goodbye

Think of all the people you love. Think about how hard it would be to think about never seeing them again. Maybe even just one person. What if you didn’t get to say goodbye? What if you didn’t get to tell them the most important thing, that you had meant to tell them, but you kept putting it off, and procrastinating, and forgetting, and then you suddenly found out that you would never be able to do it because they were gone, forever. You’d lost them, forever. How would you feel?

What if what you had to say was, “I love you?” What if this was your lover, boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife? You would never hold them again, feel them next to you, be sure in the love that you had. You would never think about the future, plan what you want to do next time you both have time to take a vacation together, wonder if the Yucatan or the Amazon is a romantic adventure or too scary because you share a fear of certain insects and tree frogs. Or if Paris is just too expensive. You wouldn’t wonder if waterparks are too cold to go to in the fall or if you’d have to wait until summer. There would be no more summers together, because their time has been snatched away from you.

You will never make love, laugh, fight, eat, go to the movies, kiss, smile, dance, sing, run, skate, play the piano, swim, buy candy for, argue jokingly, tell stories, look longingly at, jump on the bed, pet the dogs with your faces, sing along with the song in the car and get the words wrong, share a secret, gossip, cop a feel, go to a concert of a band you both adore, share a really good meal, carpool with people you don’t like and make fun of them secretly, cry, comfort, scratch their back, insist on pizza, catch them staring at you, put your arms around their shoulders, stay up too late, lean against the warmth of their body, feel safe with their feet sliding next to yours in bed, raise your children, go to boring dinner parties and get too drunk to drive so you have to sleep in the car, spend alternate holidays with each other’s families, have uncontrollable lust with – followed by mind blowing fuck sessions lasting for hours and hours at a time, take a bath so hot one of you has to get out, all red and dizzy and wet and naked but not embarrassed, because this is who you love, and rarely are you ever shy with them, watch a tv show you both hate because the remote control is broken – merely happily and maybe sometimes unhappily share your life, and be with this person, but you can’t, because they are dead. Suddenly, irretrievably, unexpectedly, unjustly, unfairly, untimely – unconscionably, dead.

Here is a list I found online, of people just like that. They could be you, they could be me. They are unavoidably – us. We lose more of us every day. This list grows with each minute, hour, day. Look at their names, their home towns, how young they are. Think about the heartache, the sadness, the sleepless nights because now the bed feels so very cold. Stop and really think about the war, the ridiculous ludicrous and needless loss of life, the apathy of the government, the fact that Bush has yet to attend one funeral for any of these fallen heroes, the political nightmare of these power hungry despots using this tragedy to ratchet their careers up a notch, the non-stop talking heads on the news, the pre 9/11 investigations, the lies we have been told, the truth that they withhold.

Most of all think about each and every one of these brave men and women, some of them merely teenagers, whose first venture out of their parent’s homes and into their lives became their deaths. Read their names, imagine who they loved, who loved them, and how they will cope now, without them. Think about how we will cope now, without them. They are never coming home. Never. They will bring back a body, hidden behind the flag, pictures that the government doesn’t want us to see, but that is not them. They are gone, far away from this world, to heaven I suppose, and for them, I hope there is one, because here on earth, it is fucking hell.

April 22th: Many more have been killed…awaiting names, cause and location…Worst month to date. Al Anbar Province is Fallujah – US Military is attacking indiscriminately for revenge against 4 slain Americans.

April 20
Army Spc. Christopher D. Gelineau, 23 of Portland, Maine – Vehicle blown up by IED in Mosul.
Army Pfc. Leroy Harris-Kelly, 20, of Azusa, Calif. – Truck crashed in poor visibility, north of Tallil, Iraq
Army Sgt. 1st Class Bradley C. Fox, 34, of Orlando, Fla., died April 20 in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries
sustained on March 14 when his military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.

April 18
Army Master Sgt. Herbert R. Claunch, 58, of Wetumpka, Ala. – Collapsed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

April 17
Marine Capt. Richard J. Gannon II, 31, of Escondido, Calif. – Killed in Al Anbar Province
Marine Lance Cpl. Michael J. Smith Jr., 21, of Jefferson, Ohio – Killed in Al Anbar Province
Marine Lance Cpl. Ruben Valdez Jr., 21, of San Diego, Texas – Killed in Al Anbar Province
Marine Marine Lance Cpl. Gary F. VanLeuven, 20, of Klamath Falls, Ore. – Killed in Al Anbar Province
Army Sgt. Jonathan N. Hartman, 27, of Jacksonville, Fla. – Convoy ambushed in Dwaniyan
Army 1st Lt. Robert L. Henderson, II, 33, of Alvaton, Ky. – Convoy ambushed in Diwaniyah.
Army Pfc. Clayton W. Henson, 20, of Stanton, Texas – Convoy ambushed in Dwaniyan.
Army Spc. Marvin A. Camposiles, 25, of Austell, Ga. – Electrocuted in Samarra.
Army Spc. Dennis B. Morgan, 22, of Valentine, Neb. – Vehicle blown up by IED in Iskandariyah.
Army Spc. Michael A. McGlothin, 21, of Milwaukee, Wis. – Patrol blown up by IED in Baghdad.

April 16
Army Sgt. Brian M. Wood, 21, of Torrance, Calif. – Vehicle blown up by landmine in Tikrit.

April 15
Marine Staff Sgt. Jimmy J. Arroyave, 30, of Woodland, Calif. – Vehicle accident, northeast of Ar Ramadi.

April 14
Army Spc. Frank K. Rivers, Jr., 23, of Woodbridge, Va. – Collapsed during physical training in Mosul
Army Spc. Richard K. Trevithick, 20, of Gaines, Mich. – IED exploded near convoy in Balad.
Army Sgt. Christopher Ramirez, 34, of McAllen, Texas – Combat injuries in Al Anbar Province

April 13
Marine Pvt. Noah L. Boye, 21, of Grand Island, Neb. – Hostile fire in Al Anbar Province
Army staff Sgt. Victor A. Rosaleslomeli, 29, of Westminster, Calif. – IED exploded near escort vehicle in Iraq.

April 12
Marine Lance Cpl. Brad S. Shuder, 21, of El Dorado, Calif. – Hostile fire in Al Anbar Province
Marine Cpl. Kevin T. Kolm, 23, of Hicksville, N.Y. – Hostile fire in Al Anbar Province
Army Lance Cpl. Robert P. Zurheide Jr., 20, of Tucson, Ariz. – Hostile fire in Al Anbar

April 11
TEENAGER Marine Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray, 19, of Patoka, Ill. – Hostile fire in Al Anbar Province
Marine 1st Lt. Oscar Jimenez, 34, of San Diego, Calif. – Hostile fire in Al Anbar Province.
Marine Pfc. George D. Torres, 23, of Long Beach, Calif. – Hostile fire in Al Anbar Province
Marine Cpl. Daniel R. Amaya, 22, of Odessa, Texas – Hostile fire in Al Anbar Province
Army Pfc. Nathan P. Brown, 21, of South Glens Falls, N.Y. – Patrol ambushed in Samarra
Army Chief Warrant Officer Wesley C. Fortenberry, 38, of Woodville, Texas – Helicopter shot down, Baghdad
Army Chief Warrant Officer Lawrence S. Colton, 32, of Oklahoma City, Okla. – Helicopter shot down, Baghdad
Army Sgt. Maj. Michael B. Stack, 48, of Lake City, S.C. – Killed in combat, Al Anbar Province

April 10
Marine Lance Cpl. John T. Sims Jr., 21, of Alexander City, Ala. – Hostile fire in Al Anbar Province
Airforce Airman 1st Class Antoine J. Holt, 20, of Kennesaw, Ga. – Tent hit by a mortar round at Balad Air Field.
Army Spc. Justin W. Johnson, 22, of Rome, Ga. – Patrol vehicle hit by IED in Baghdad.
Army Spc. Adolfo C. Carballo, 20, of Houston, Texas – Hit by shrapnel in Baghdad.
Army Sgt. William C. Eckhart, 25, of Rocksprings, Texas – On anti mortar mission, killed in explosion, Baqubah.

April 9
Marine Cpl. Michael R. Speer, 24, of Davenport, Iowa, – Hostile fire in Al Anbar Province
Marine Lance Cpl. Elias Torrez III, 21, of Veribest, Texas, – Hostile fire in Iraq.
Marine Cpl. Matthew E. Matula, 20, of Spicewood, Texas – Hostile fire in Iraq.
Marine Pfc. Eric A. Ayon, 26, of Arleta, Calif. – Hostile fire in Al Anbar Province
TEENAGER Marine Pfc. Chance R. Phelps, 19, of Clifton, Colo. – Hostile fire in Al Anbar Province
Army Spc. Michelle M. Witmer (FEMALE) 20, of New Berlin, Wis. – Attacked in Baghdad.
Army Staff Sgt. Don S. McMahan, 31, of Nashville, Tenn. – Convoy attacked in Baghdad.
Army Sgt. Felix M. Delgreco, 22, of Simsbury, Conn. – Patrol attacked in Baghdad.
Army Spc. Jonathan R. Kephart, 21, of Oil City, Penn. – Patrol ambushed in Baghdad.
Army Spc. Allen J. Vandayburg, 20, of Mansfield, Ohio – RPG struck vehicle in Barez.
Army Staff Sgt. Toby W. Mallet, 26, of Kaplan, La. – Patrol hit by RPG in Baghdad.
Army Pfc. Gregory R. Goodrich, 37, of Bartonville, Ill. – Convoy attacked by RPG in Iraq.
Army Staff Sgt. Raymond E. Jones, Jr., 31, of Gainesville, Fla. Patrol attacked by RPG in Bayji.
Army Spc. Peter G. Enos, 24, of South Dartmouth, Mass. – Patrol vehicle struck by RPG in Bayji.

April 8
Marine Lance Cpl. Levi T Angell, 20, of Saint Louis, Minn., – Killed in Al Anbar Province
Marine 1st Lt. Joshua M. Palmer, 25, of Banning, Calif. – Killed in Al Anbar Province
Marine Lance Cpl. Michael B. Wafford, 20, of Spring, Texas – Killed in Al Anbar Province
Marine Cpl. Nicholas J. Dieruf, 21, of Versailles, Ky. – Killed in Al Anbar Province
Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher B Wasser, 21, of Ottawa, Can. – Killed in Al Anbar Province
Marine Staff Sgt. William M. Harrell, 30, of Placentia, Calif. – Killed in Al Anbar Province
Marine Lance Cpl. Phillip E. Frank, 20, of Elk Grove, Ill., – Killed in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Army Spc. Isaac Michael Nieves, 20, of Unadilla, N.Y. – Combat patrol ambushed by IED in Bani Saad.

April 7
TEENAGER Marine Pfc. Christopher D. Mabry, 19, of Chunky, Miss., – Killed in Al Anbar Province
Army Spc. Tyanna S. Felder (FEMALE) 22, of Bridgeport, Conn. – Convoy vehicle hit by IED on April 4th in Mosul.
Marine Capt. Brent L. Morel, 27, of Martin, Tenn. – Killed in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Army Staff Sgt. George S. Rentschler, 31, of Louisville, Ky. – Vehicle hit by RPG in Baghdad.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Marvin L. Miller, 38, of Dunn, N.C. – Shot on traffic control duty, in Balad.
Army Sgt. 1st Class William W. Labadie Jr., 45, of Bauxite, Ark. – Camp attacked in Baghdad.

April 6
TEENAGER Marine Pfc. Christopher R. Cobb, 19, of Bradenton, Fla. – Killed in Al Anbar Province.
TEENAGER Marine Pfc. Ryan M. Jerabek, 18, of Oneida, Wis. – Killed in Al Anbar Province.
TEENAGER Marine Lance Cpl. Travis J. Layfield, 19, of Fremont, Calif. – Killed in Al Anbar Province.
TEENAGER Marine Lance Cpl. Anthony P. Roberts, 18, of Bear, Del. – Killed in Al Anbar Province.
TEENAGER Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle D. Crowley, 18, of San Ramon, Calif. – Killed in Al Anbar Province.
TEENAGER Marine Lance Cpl. Marcus M. Cherry, 18, of Imperial, Calif. – Killed in Al Anbar Province.
Marine 2nd Lt. John T. Wroblewski, 25, of Oak Ridge, N.J. – Killed in Al Anbar Province.
Marine Pfc. Benjamin R. Carman, 20, of Jefferson, Iowa – Killed in Al Anbar Province.
Marine Staff Sgt. Allan K. Walker, 28, of Lancaster, Calif. – Killed in Al Anbar Province.
Marine Pfc. Deryk L. Hallal, 24, of Indianapolis, Ind.- Killed in Al Anbar Province.
Army Sgt. Gerardo Moreno, 23, of Terrell, Texas – Unit attacked with RPG in Ashula.
Army Sgt. Lee D. Todacheene, 29, of Farmington, N.M. – Mortar fire hit his guard post in Balad.
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Fernando A. Mendezaceves, 27, of Ponce, Puerto Rico – Killed in Al Anbar Province.

April 5
TEENAGER Marine Pfc. Moises A. Langhorst, 19, of Moose Lake, Minn. – Killed in Al Anbar Province.
Marine ance Cpl. Matthew K. Serio, 21, of North Providence, R.I. – Killed in Al Anbar Province.
Marine Pfc. Christopher Ramos, 26, of Albuquerque, N.M. – Killed in Al Anbar Province.
Marine Cpl. Jesse L. Thiry, 23, of Casco, Wis. – Killed in Al Anbar Province.
Marine Lance Cpl. Shane L. Goldman, 20, of Orange, Texas, – Killed in Al Anbar Province.
Army Spc. David M. McKeever, 25, of Buffalo, N.Y. – Ambushed with RPG in Baghdad.
Army Spc. Scott Q. Larson Jr., 22, of Houston, Texas – Convoy ambushed in Baghdad.

April 4
TEENAGER Marine Pfc. Geoffery S. Morris, 19, of Gurnee, Ill. – Hostile fire in Al Anbar Province.
Marine Cpl. Tyler R. Fey, 22, of Eden Prarie, Minn. – Hostile fire in Al Anbar Province.
Army Spc. Philip G. Rogers, 23, of Gresham, Ore. – IED hit his military vehicle, Mosul.
Army Pfc. John D. Amos, II, 22, of Valparaiso, Ind. – IED hit his military vehicle, Kirkuk.
Eight killed when units were attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire in Baghdad:
Army Sgt. Michael W. Mitchell, 25, of Porterville, Calif.
Army Sgt. Yihjyh L. Chen, 31, of Saipan, Marianas Protectorate.
Army Spc. Robert R. Arsiaga, 25, of San Antonio, Texas.
Army Spc. Stephen D. Hiller, 25, of Opelika, Ala.
Army Spc. Ahmed A. Cason, 24, of McCalla, Ala.
Army Spc. Israel Garza, 25, of Lubbock, Texas.
Army Cpl. Forest J. Jostes, 22, of Albion, Ill.
Army Spc. Casey Sheehan, 24, of Vacaville, Calif.

April 3
Army Emad Mikha, 44, of Sterling Heights, Mich. – Died in Muqdadiyah – Cause of his death is unknown.
Marine Lance Cpl. Aric J. Barr, 22, of Allegheny, Pa – Injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province.

April 2
TEENAGER Army Pfc. William R. Strange, 19, of Adrian, Ga. – IED detonated whilst setting up an observation point, Baghdad.

April 1
TEENAGER Marine Pfc. Dustin M. Sekula, 18, of Edinburg, Texas – Injuries sustained from enemy fire in Al Anbar Province.

March 31
Vehicle blown up by IED in Habbaniyah: Army 1st Lt. Doyle M. Hufstedler, 25, of Abilene, Texas.
Army Spc. Sean R. Mitchell, 24, of Youngsville, Pa.
Army Spc. Michael G. Karr Jr., 23, of San Antonio, Texas.
Army Pfc. Cleston C. Raney, 20, of Rupert, Idaho.
Army Pvt. Brandon L. Davis, 20, of Cumberland, Md.

March 30
Marine Lance Cpl. William J. Wiscowiche, 20, of Victorville, Calif. – Enemy action in Al Anbar Province.
Army Master Sgt. Richard L. Ferguson, 45, of Conway, N.H. – Vehicle rolled over in Somara.

March 29
Army Spc. Jeremiah J. Holmes, 27, of North Berwick, Maine – Vehicle blown up over bridge near Balad.
Army Pfc. Sean M. Schneider, 22, of Janesville, Wis. – Died in vehicle accident near Baghdad.

March 27
Marine Master Sgt. Timothy Toney, 37, of Manhattan, N.Y. – Non-combat related incident at Camp Wolverine, Kuwait.

March 26
Marine Pfc. Leroy Sandoval Jr., 21, of Houston, Texas – Hostile fire in the Al Anbar Province.

March 25
Marine LCpl. James A. Casper, 20, of Coolidge, Texas – Non-combat related incident at Al Asad.
Marine LCpl. Jeffrey C. Burgess, 20, of Plymouth, Mass. – Killed by enemy action near Al Fallujah.
Army Spc. Adam D. Froehlich, 21, of Pine Hill, N. J. – Patrol attacked by IED, in Baqubah.

March 24
Army Sgt. Wentz Jerome Henry Shanaberger III, 33, of Naples, Fla. – Killed investigating a suspicious vehicle.

March 22
Army Pfc. Bruce Miller, Jr., 23, of Orange, N.J. – Died in Mosul, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries.
Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew S. Dang, 20, of Foster City, Calif. – Killed by hostile fire near Ar Ramadi.

March 21
Army Pfc. Christopher E. Hudson, 21, of Carmel, Ind., Killed in Baghdad when his military vehicle was hit by IED.
TEENAGER Army Pvt. Dustin L. Kreider, 19, of Riverton, Kan. – Unit weapon test-firing incident near Samarra.

March 20
Army Maj. Mark D. Taylor, 41, of Stockton, Calif. – Living area came under a rocket attack in Fallujah.
Army Spc. Matthew J. Sandri, 24, of Shamokin, Penn. – Living area came under a rocket attack in Fallujah.
Army 1st Lt. Michael W. Vega, 41, of Lathrop, Calif. – Died March 20 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in WA, D.C., from injuries sustained when his military vehicle rolled over in Diwaniyah, Iraq, on March 11.

March 19
Marine Cpl. David M. Vicente, 25, of Methuen, Mass. – Killed in action near Hit, Iraq.
Army Spc. Clint Richard Matthews, 31, of Bedford, Pa. – Died in Baji, Iraq, from injuries sustained when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle went over a 60-foot embankment and flipped over on March 17.
Army Pfc. Jason C. Ludlam, 22, of Arlington, Texas – Electrocuted while laying telephone wires in Ba’qubah, Iraq.

March 18
Marine Pfc. Brandon C. Smith, 20, of Washington, Ark.- Enemy action in Al Qaim.
Marine Pfc. Ricky A. Morris Jr., 20, of Lubbock, Texas – Enemy action in Al Qaim.
Marine Cpl. Andrew D. Brownfield, 24, of Summit, Ohio – Enemy mortar attack at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq.
Army Spec. Doron Chan, 20, of Highland, New York – Convoy vehicle was cut off by a civilian vehicle, Balad.
Army Pfc. Ernest Harold Sutphin, 21, of Parkersburg, W.Va. – Died in Landstuhl, Germany, from injuries sustained in a vehicle incident in Kirkuk, Iraq, on March 11.

March 17
Army Sgt. Ivory L. Phipps, 44, of Chicago, Ill. – Died in Baghdad from injuries sustained by a mortar attack.
Army Spc. Tracy L. Laramore, 30, of Okaloosa, Fla. Died in Baji, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle went over an embankment and flipped over in the river.

March 16
Army Master Sgt. Thomas R. Thigpen, Sr., 52, of Augusta, Ga., – Died March 16, in Camp Virginia, Kuwait (north of Kuwait City), of non-combat related injuries.
Army First Lieutenant Michael R. Adams, 24, of Seattle, Wash. – Died March 16, in Al Asad, Iraq, when the barrel of the .50 caliber weapon mounted on his tank struck him.

March 15
Army Sgt. William J. Normandy, 42, of Augusta, Ga. – Died in Camp Virginia, Iraq (north of Kuwait City), of non-combat related injuries.

March 13
Three soldiers died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck their military vehicle:
Army Staff Sgt. Clint D. Ferrin, 31, of Picayune, Miss.
Army Sgt. Daniel J. Londono, 22, of Boston, Mass.
Army Pfc. Joel K. Brattain, 21, of Santa Anna, Calif.
Army Spc. Jocelyn L. Carrasquillo, 28, of Wrightsville Beach, N.C. – Vehicle hit by IED on the main supply route.
Army Capt. John F. Kurth, 31, of Wis. – Patrol hit by IED, Tikrit.
Army Spc. Jason C. Ford, 21, of Bowie, Md – Patrol hit by IED, Tikrit.

March 11
Army Staff Sgt. Joe L. Dunigan Jr., 37, of Belton, Texas – Vehicle hit by IED, Fallujah.
Army Spc. Christopher K. Hill, 26, of Ventura, Calif. – Vehicle hit by IED, Fallujah.
Army Spc. Edward W. Brabazon, 20, of Philadelphia, Pa., died March 9 in Baghdad, Iraq, of a non-hostile gunshot wound.
Two army civilians killed March 9 in Al-Hillah, Iraq: Fern L. Holland, 33, (home of record not available).
Robert J. Zangas, 44, of Prince William County, Va.

March 10
Army Pfc. Bert. E. Hoyer, 23, of Ellsworth, Wis. – Convoy attacked by IED, Baqubah.

March 9
Army Sgt. 1st Class Richard S. Gottfried, 42, of Lake Ozark, Mo. – Killed by IED, Tampa, Iraq.

March 8
TEENAGER Marine Pfc. Matthew G. Milczark, 18, of Kettle River, Minn. – Non-combat related incident, Camp Victory, Kuwait.

March 7
Army Capt. Gussie M. Jones, 41, of Louisiana – Baghdad, Iraq, as a result of a non-combat cause.

March 5
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael J. Gray, 32, of Richmond, Va., – Killed in an automobile accident March 5 in Kuwait. Gray was traveling to Kuwait Navy Base when his vehicle was struck from the rear by a civilian vehicle.

March 2
Army Spc. Michael R. Woodliff, 22, of Port Charlotte, Fla. – Baghdad, an improvised explosive device struck his convoy.

February 25
A US Kiowa OH-58 reconnaissance helicopter crashed into the Euphrates River, Habbinayah: Army Chief Warrant Officer Stephen M. Wells, 29, of Massachusetts.
Army Chief Warrant Officer Matthew C. Laskowski, 32, of Phoenix, Ariz.

February 20
Army Sgt. 1st Class Henry A. Bacon, 45, of Wagram, N.C. – Struck by a recovery vehicle as he was assisting a disabled vehicle, Ad Dujayl.

February 19
Army 2nd Lt. Jeffrey C. Graham, 24, of Elizabethtown,Ky. – Killed by explosive in Khalidiyah.
Army Spc. Roger G. Ling, 20, of Douglaston, N.Y. – Killed by explosive in Khalidiyah.

February 16
TEENAGER Army Pfc. Nichole M. Frye (female), 19, of Lena, Wis. – Roadside bomb attack in Ba’qubah.
Army Spc. Christopher M. Taylor, 25, of Daphne, Ala. – Roadside bomb attack in Baghdad.
Army Spc. Michael M. Merila, 23, of Sierra Vista, Ariz. – Roadside bomb attack in northern town Talifar.

February 13
TEENAGER Pvt. Bryan N. Spry, 19, of Chestertown, Md.- Vehicle rolled into a water-filled ditch.

February 12
Army Spc. Eric U. Ramirez, 31, of San Diego, Calif. – Killed in attack from RPG and IED, Abu Gireb, Iraq.

February 11
Army Sgt. Patrick S. Tainsh, 33, of Oceanside, Calif.- Roadside bomb in western Baghdad.
TEENAGER Army Pfc. William C. Ramirez, 19, of Portland, Ore. – Roadside bomb in western Baghdad.

February 10
Air Force Master Sgt. Jude C. Mariano, 39, of Vallejo, Calif. – Motor vehicle accident, in Doha, Qatar.

February 9
Army Sgt. Thomas D. Robbins, 27, Schenectady, NY – Ammunition exploded whilst being relocated to destroy, Sinjar.
Army Sgt. Elijah Tai Wah Wong, 42, of Mesa, Ariz. – Ammunition exploded whilst being relocated to destroy, Sinjar.

February 8
Army Staff Sgt. Richard P. Ramey, 27, of Canton, Ohio – Roadside bomb in Mahmudiyah, south of Baghdad.

February 5
Army Spc. Joshua L. Knowles, 23, of Sheffield, Iowa – Mortar attack at Baghdad International Airport checkpoint.

February 3
Army 2nd Lt. Seth J. Dvorin, 24, of New Jersey – Roadside bomb near Iskandariyah, 35 miles south of Baghdad.

February 1
Army Pfc. Armando Soriano, 20, of Houston, Texas – Vehicle slid off road and rolled over, Haditha, Iraq. Army Staff Sgt. Roger C. Turner Jr., 37, of Parkersburg, W.Va. – Mortar attack on sleeping quarters, in Anaconda, Iraq.

January 31
Three U.S. soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division killed in roadside bombing near the northern oil center of Kirkuk: TEENAGER Army Pfc. Holly J. McGeogh, 19, of Taylor, Mich.
Army Sgt. Eliu A. Miersandoval, 27, of San Clemente, Calif.
Army Cpl. Juan C. Cabralbanuelos, 25, of Emporia, Kan.

January 29
TEENAGER Army Pfc. Luis A. Moreno, 19, of Bronx, N.Y. – Died at the Lakenheath Medical Treatment Facility, UK, from gunshot received on Jan 23rd whilst guarding a gas station in Baghdad.
Army Staff Sgt. Sean G. Landrus, 31, of Thompson, Ohio – Died at the 28th Combat Support Hospital in Iraq from injuries sustained in Khalidiyah on Jan. 27th, when a roadside bomb exploded.

January 27
Roadside bomb exploded in the town of Khaldiya, east of Ar Ramadi, killing three US soldiers in army convoy:
Army Capt. Matthew J. August, 28, of Rhode Island.
Army Sgt. 1st Class James T. Hoffman, 41, of Whitesburg, Ky.
Army Sgt. Travis A. Moothart, 23, of Brownsville, Ore.Roadside bomb killed three US soldiers near Iskandariya, south of Baghdad:
Army 2nd Lt. Luke S. James, 24, of Oklahoma.
Army Staff Sgt. Lester O. Kinney II, 27, of Zanesville, Ohio.
Army Sgt. Cory R. Mracek, 26, of Hay Springs, Neb.

January 25
Army Chief Warrant Officer Patrick Dorff, 32, of Minnesota – Kiowa helicopter crashed into Tigris River, Mosul.
Army 1st Lt. Adam G. Mooney, 28, of Cambridge,
Maryland – Kiowa helicopter crashed into Tigris River, Mosul.
Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Bunda, 29, of Washington – Boat capsized during river patrol on the Tigris River.

January 24
Army Pfc. Ervin Dervishi, 21, Fort Worth, Texas – Rocket propelled grenade attack, near the town of Baiji.
An improvised car bomb killed three soldiers at entrance to US military base in Khaldiya, west of Baghdad:
Army Spc. Jason K. Chappell, 22, of Hemet, Calif.
Army Spc. William R. Sturges Jr., 24, of Spring Church, Pa.
Army Sgt. Randy S. Rosenberg, 23, of Berlin, N.H.
Two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated as their convoy drove near the flashpoint town of Falluja:
Army Sgt. Keith L. Smette, 25, of Fargo, N.D.
Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth W. Hendrickson, 41, of Bismarck, N.D.

January 23
OH-58 Kiowa helicopter crashed north-west of Qayara, 50 kilometres (30 miles) south of Mosul.
Army Chief Warrant Officer (CW2) Michael T. Blaise, 29, from Tenn.
Army Chief Warrant Officer (CW2) Brian D. Hazelgrove, 29, of Fort Rucker, Ala.

January 21
Army Spc. Gabriel T. Palacios, 22, of Lynn, Mass. – Mortar attack on a forward operating base near Ba’qubah.
Army Pfc. James D. Parker, 20, of Bryan, Texas – Mortar attack on a forward operating base near Ba’qubah.

January 18
Army Master Sgt. Kelly L. Hornbeck, 36, Fort Worth, Texas – Died of wounds from IED on Jan. 16, south of Samarra.

January 17
Roadside bomb near the town of Taji, 19 miles north of Baghdad, set a Bradley on fire, killing 3 US soldiers inside:
Army Pfc. Cody J. Orr, 21, of Ruskin, Fla.
Army Spc. Larry E. Polley, Jr., of Center, Texas.
Army Sgt. Edmond L. Randle, 26, of Miami, Fla.

January 16
Army Staff Sgt. Roland L. Castro, 26, San Antonio, Texas – Died from non-hostile gunshot wound, Camp Cedar II.

January 14
Army Sgt. Keicia M. Hines (female) 27, of Citrus Heights, Calif. – Struck by a vehicle on Mosul Airfield in Mosul.

January 12
Army Staff Sgt. Ricky L. Crockett, 37, of Broxton, Ga. – Convoy struck by IED while on patrol in Baghdad.

January 11
Unidentified 23-year-old US soldier – Heart attack in Qatar.

January 8
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on MEDIVAC mission shot down near Fallujah, killing all 9 US soldiers aboard:
Army Sgt. Jeffrey C. Walker, 33, of Havre de Grace, Md.
Army Staff Sgt. Craig Davis, 37, of Opelousas, La.
Army Chief Warrant Officer Philip A. Johnson, Jr., 31, of Alabama.
Army Chief Warrant Officer Ian D. Manuel, 23, of Florida.
Army Chief Warrant Officer Aaron A. Weaver, 32, of Florida.
Army Spc. Michael A. Diraimondo, 22, of Simi Valley, Calif.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Gregory B. Hicks, 35, of Duff, Tenn.
Army Spc. Nathaniel H. Johnson, 22, of Augusta, Ga.
Army Spc. Christopher A. Golby, 26, of Johnstown, Penn.

January 7
Army Pfc. Jesse D. Mizener, 24, of Auburn, Calif. – Guerillas fired 6 mortar bombs into a U.S. logistics base west of Baghdad.

January 5
Army Spc. Luke P. Frist, 20, of West Lafayette, Ind., died of wounds on Jan. 5 at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Frist was part of a convoy that was struck with an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

January 2
Army Capt. Kimberly N. Hampton (female) 27, of Easley, S.C. – OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter shot down near Fallujah.
Army Capt. Eric T. Paliwoda, 28, of Texas – Came under mortar attack at command post in Balad.
Army Spc. Solomon C. Bangayan, 24, of Jay, Vt. – Ambushed by IED and RPG in Al Rashid, Baghdad.
Army Spc. Marc S. Seiden, 26, of Brigantine, N.J. – Ambushed by IED and RPG in Al Rashid, Baghdad. – Multiple witnesses saw 3 other dead soldiers airlifted out with Seiden and Bangayan – unidentified.

January 1
Army Sgt. Dennis A. Corral, 33, of Kearney, Neb. – 5-ton truck flipped over traveling to Baghdad International Airport.

December 30
Army Spc. Justin W. Pollard, 21, of Foothill Ranch, Calif. – Killed by negligent discharge at Tanif border crossing.

December 28
Guerrillas detonated a powerful bomb in a busy Baghdad shopping district on Sunday, killing one U.S. soldier.
Army Pvt. Rey D. Cuervo, 24, of Laguna Vista, Texas – Convoy vehicle struck by improvised explosive device, Baghdad.
Army Capt. Ernesto M. Blanco, 28, of Texas – Vehicle struck by explosive in Qaryat Ash Shababi
Army Sgt. Curt E. Jordan, Jr., 25, of Green Acres, Wash. – Died from an undetermined illness near Bayji.

December 27
Five Bulgarian soldiers and two Thai soldiers killed during attacks in Karbala.

December 26
Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Sutter, 28, of Tinley Park, Ill. – Failed to diffuse bomb outside Baiqubah.
Army Spc. Charles G. Haight, 23, of Jacksonville, Ala. – Improvised explosive device attack southwest of Ad Duluiyah.
TEENAGER Army Spc. Michael G. Mihalakis, 18, of San Jose, CA – Vehicle accident at Baghdad International Airport.

December 25
Late on Thursday, two soldiers were killed in a mortar attack on Forward Operating Base Gabe near Baiqubah:
Army Staff Sgt. Thomas W. Christensen, 42, of Atlantic Mine, Mich.
Army Staff Sgt. Stephen C. Hattamer, 43, of Gwinn, Mich.

December 24
A roadside bomb struck US convoy near Samarra: Army Maj. Christopher J. Splinter, 43, of Platteville, Wis.
Army Capt. Christopher F. Soelzer, 26, of South Dakota.
Army Sgt. Benjamin W. Biskie, 27, of Vermilion, Ohio.
Army Command Sgt. Major Eric F. Cooke, 43, of Scottsdale, Ariz. – Convoy hit by explosive in north central Baghdad.
Army Sgt. Michael E.Yashinski, 24, of Monument, Colo. – Electrocuted during communication tower repair in Kirkuk.

December 23
Sgt. Theodore L. Perreault, 33, of Webster, Mass. – Non combat related injury Camp Bulkeley, Guantanamo Bay.

December 22
Army 1st Lt. Edward M. Saltz, 27, U.S. Army Reserve, of Bigfork, Mont. – Convoy hit by explosive in Baghdad.
Army Pfc. Stuart W. Moore, 21, of Livingston, Texas – Convoy hit by explosive in Baghdad.

December 19
Army Pfc. Charles E. Bush Jr., 43, of Buffalo, N.Y. – Convoy hit by explosive in Balad.

December 18
Army Sgt. Glenn R. Allison, 24, of Pittsfield, Mass. – Died during physical training in Baghdad.

December 17
Army Spc. Christopher J. Holland, 26, of Brunswick, Ga. – Ambushed in Baghdad.

December 16
TEENAGER Army Spc. Nathan W. Nakis, 19, of Corvallis, Ore. – Lost control of vehicle in Mosul.

December 15
Army Pfc. Kenneth C. Souslin, 21, of Mansfield, Ohio – Non combat related injuries, Baghdad International Airport.

December 14
Army Staff Sgt. Kimberly A. Voelz (female) 27, of Carlisle, Pa. – Killed by explosive in Iskandariyah.
Army Spc. Rian C. Ferguson, 22, of Taylors, S.C. – Fell from vehicle outside forward operating base Quinn, Iraq.

December 13th – Saddam Hussein captured by the Kurds – Handed over to US troops near Tikrit.

December 12
Army Sgt. Jarrod W. Black, 26, of Peru, Ind. – Killed by IED in convoy attack near Ar Ramadi.
TEENAGER Army Pfc. Jeffrey F. Braun, 19, of Stafford, Conn. – Non hostile gunshot wound in Baghdad.

December 11
Army Spec. Marshall L. Edgerton, 27, of Rocky Face, Ga. – Suicide car bomber outside US military base near Ar Ramadi.

December 10
Army Pfc. Jerrick M. Petty, 25, of Idaho Falls, Idaho – Killed guarding a gas station in Mosul.
Army Staff Sgt. Richard A. Burdick, 24, of National City, Calif. – Vehicle blown up in Mosul.
Army Staff Sgt. Aaron T. Reese, 31, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio – Fell overboard into Tigris, south of Baghdad.
Army Spc. Todd M. Bates, 20, of Bellaire, Ohio – Jumped overboard into Tigris, and did not resurface.

December 8
TEENAGER Army Pfc. Jason G. Wright, 19, of Luzerne, Mich. – Drive by shooting in Mosul.
Three soldiers were killed when their vehicle flipped into a canal in Ad Duluiyah:
Army Spc. Christopher J. Rivera Wesley, 26, of Portland, Ore
Army Spc. Joseph M. Blickenstaff, 23, of Corvallis, Ore.
Army Staff Sgt. Steven H. Bridges, 33, of Tracy, Calif.

December 7
Army Pfc. Ray J. Hutchinson, 20, of League City, Texas – Humvee blown up in Mosul.

December 5
Army Spc. Arron R. Clark, 20, of Chico, Calif. – Killed in Baghdad by remote control mine.

December 2
Army Spc. Raphael S. Davis, 24, of Tutwiler, Miss. – Vehicle blown up in Tampa.
Army Sgt. Ryan C. Young, 21, of Corona, Calif.- Died in US from injuries Nov. 8 in Fallujah – Vehicle struck by explosive.
Army Chief Warrant Officer Clarence E. Boone, 50, of Fort Worth, Texas – Heart attack, Kuwait City.

December 1
Army Spc. Uday Singh, 21, of Lake Forest, Ill. – Convoy ambushed in Habbaniyah.

November 30
2 South Korean electricity workers shot dead near Tikrit.

November 29
Army Staff Sgt. Stephen A. Bertolino, 40, of Orange, Calif. – Convoy ambushed in Haditha, near Syrian border.
Army Spc. Aaron J. Sissel, 22, of Tipton, Iowa – Convoy ambushed near Haditha, near Syrian border.
7 Spaniards ambushed in Mahmudiyah, 18 miles south of Baghdad.
2 Japanese diplomats ambushed near Tikrit, outside the village of Mukayshifa.
1 Columbian contractor (employed by U.S. defense contractor Kellogg Brown & Root, a subsidiary of Halliburton Co., the company previously headed by Vice President Dick Cheney), ambushed near Balad.

November 28
Army Sgt. Ariel Rico, 25, of El Paso, Texas – Mortar attack in Mosul.

November 27
Army Spc. Thomas J. Sweet II, 23, of Bismarck, North Dakota – Suicide by gunshot – Camp Junction City, Ar Ramadi.
Staged Thanksgiving dinner at Baghdad airport with handpicked army ‘extras’ and fake turkey for photo-op with Bush.

November 26
Army Spc. David J. Goldberg, 20, of Layton, Utah – Non combat injury/found dead – Qayyarah, northern Iraq.

November 23
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jerry L. Wilson, 45, of Thomson, Ga. – Vehicle attacked in Mosul – Body looted by mob.
Army Spc. Rel A. Ravago IV, 21, of Glendale, Calif. – Vehicle attacked in Mosul – Body looted by mob.
Army Staff Sgt. Eddie E. Menyweather, 35, of Los Angeles, Calif. – Vehicle attacked in Baqubah.
Army Cpl. Darrell L. Smith, 28, of Otwell, Ind. – Drowned in canal near Al Iskandariyah.
Army CW2 Christopher G. Nason, 39, of California – Vehicle accident between Mosul and Dahuk.

November 22
Army Pfc. Damian S. Bushart, 22, of Waterford, Mich. – Vehicle collided with tank near Baghdad airport.
Army Spc. Robert D. Roberts, 21, of Winter Park, Fla. – Vehicle collided with tank near Baghdad airport.

November 21
Army Cpl. Gary B. Coleman, 24, of Pikeville, Ky. – Drowned after vehicle fell into canal in Balad.

November 20
Army Capt. George A. Wood, 33, of New York, N.Y. – Tank blown up in Ba’qubah.
Army Spc. Josph L. Lister, 22, of Pleasanton, Kan. – Vehicle blown up in Ar Ramadi.
Army Pvt. Scott M. Tyrrell, 21, of Sterling, Ill.- Died in Texas from explosion wounds in Tikrit, Iraq on Nov. 14th.

November 17
Army Staff Sgt. Dale A. Panchot, 26, of Northome, Minn. – Enemy fire, south of Balad.
Army Chief Warrant Officer Alexander S. Coulter, 35, of Tenn. – Vehicle blown up in Ba’qubah.
Army Capt. Nathan S. Dalley, 27, of Kaysville, Utah – Non hostile gunshot wound in Baghdad.
Army Capt. James A. Shull, 32, of California – Non hostile gunshot wound in Baghdad.

November 15
Army – Two 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters brought down in Mosul:
Pfc. Damian L. Heidelberg, 21, of Batesville, Miss.
Spc. Jeremiah J. Digiovanni, 21, of Tylertown, Miss.
Pfc. Richard W. Hafer, 21, of Cross Lanes, W.Va.
Capt. Pierre E. Piche, 29, of Starksboro, Vt.
TEENAGER Pfc. Joey D. Whitener, 19, of Nebo, N.C.
Sgt. 1st Class Kelly Bolor, 37, of Whittier, Calif.
Sgt. John W. Russell, 26, of Portland, Texas
Chief Warrant Officer (CW2) Scott A. Saboe, 33, of Willow Lake, S.D.
Pfc. Sheldon R. Hawk Eagle, 21, of Grand Forks, N.D. – Hawk Eagle was a descendant of the Lakota leader Crazy Horse who helped defeat Lt. Col. George Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn. His Lakota name was Wanbli Ohitika, or Brave Eagle – members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe honored his death.
Chief Warrant Officer Erik C. Kesterson, 29, of Independence, Ore.
Spc. John R. Sullivan, 26, of Countryside, Ill.
2nd Lt. Jeremy L. Wolfe, 27, of Wis.
Sgt. Michael D. Acklin II, 25, of Louisville, Ky.
Spc. Ryan T. Baker, 24, of Brown Mills, N.J.
Spc. William D. Dusenbery, 30, of Fairview Heights, Ill.
Sgt. Warren S. Hansen, 36, of Clintonville, Wis.
Spc. Eugene A. Uhl III, 21, of Amherst, Wis.
Army Sgt. Timothy L. Hayslett, 26, of Newville, Pa., – Struck by explosive on patrol in Azamiyah, Baghdad.

November 14
Army Spc. Irving Medina, 22, of Middletown, N.Y. – Vehicle blown up in Baghdad.

November 13
Army Pfc. Jacob S. Fletcher, 28, of Bay Shore, N.Y. – Blown up riding bus in Samarra.
Army Sgt. Joseph Minucci II, 23, of Richeyville, Pa. – Blown up riding bus in Samarra.

November 12
17 Italians killed when a bomb exploded at Italian military police headquarters in An Nasiriya.
Army Spc. Robert A. Wise, 21, of Tallahassee, Fla. – Struck by explosive on patrol in Baghdad.
Army Staff Sgt. Nathan J. Bailey, 46, of Nashville, Tenn. – Non hostile gunshot wound in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

November 11
Army Spc. Genaro Acosta, 26, of Fair Oaks, Calif. – Vehicle blown up in Taji.
Army Spc. Marlon P. Jackson, 25, of Jersey City, N.J.- Killed by explosive attack in Tampa, Iraq.

November 9
Army Sgt. Nicholas A. Tomko, 24, of Pittsburgh, Pa. – Convoy attacked in Baghdad.

November 8
Army Sgt. Linda C. Jimenez (female) 39, of Brooklyn, N.Y. – Injured in fall on Oct 31st, evacuated and died at WRAMC.
Army Staff Sgt. Gary L. Collins, 32, of Hardin, Texas – Vehicle blown up in Al Fallujah.
Army Staff Sgt. Mark D. Vasquez, 35, of Port Huron, Mich. – Vehicle blown up in Al Fallujah.
Army Pvt. Kurt R. Frosheiser, 22, of Des Moines, Iowa – Vehicle ran over explosive in Sadr City, Baghdad.

November 7
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter downed near Tikrit en route to Camp Ironhorse:
Army: Capt. Benedict J. Smith, 29, of Monroe City, Mo.Command Sergeant Major Cornell W. Gilmore I, 45, of Baltimore, Md.
Chief Warrant Officer (CW5) Sharon T. Swartworth (female) 43, of Virginia.
Chief Warrant Officer (CW3) Kyran E. Kennedy, 43, of Boston, Mass.
Staff Sgt. Paul M. Neff II, 30, of Fort Mill, S.C.
Sgt. Scott C. Rose, 30, of Fayetteville, N.C.
Army Staff Sgt. Morgan D. Kennon, 23, of Memphis, Tenn. – Grenade attack whilst guarding a bank in Mosul.

November 6
Army Spc. James A. Chance III, 25, of Kokomo, Miss. – Killed by landmine in Husaybah.
Army Spc. James R. Wolf, 21, of Scottsbluff, Neb. – Explosive struck convoy in Mosul.
Army Sgt. Paul F. Fisher, 39, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Died in Germany from Nov.2 helicopter crash injuries.

November 5
Army Sgt. 1st Class Jose A. Rivera, 34, of Bayamon, Puerto Rico – Killed by hostile fire in Mumuhdyah.

November 4
Army Sgt. Francisco Martinez, 28, of Humacao, Puerto Rico – Explosive struck convoy in Baghdad.
Army Spc. Robert T. Benson, 20, of Spokane, Wash. – Non hostile gunshot wound in Baghdad.

November 3
Army fc. Rayshawn S. Johnson, 20, of Brooklyn, N.Y. – Killed by landmine in Tikrit.

November 2
CH-47 Chinook Helicopter shot down near Amiryah:
Army: Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Bader, 28, of Colorado Springs, Colo.
Spc. Steven D. Conover, 21, of Wilmington, Ohio.
Spc. Brian H. Penisten, 28, of Fort Wayne, Ind.
Sgt. Joel Perez, 25, of Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
Chief Warrant Officer Bruce A. Smith, 41, of West Liberty, Iowa.
Specialist Darius T. Jennings, 22 of Cordova, S.C.
Sgt. Ernest G. Bucklew, 33, of Enon Valley, Pa.
Pfc. Anthony D. Dagostino, 20, of Waterbury, Conn.
Pfc. Karina S. Lau, (female) 20, of Livingston, Calif.
Sgt. Keelan L. Moss, 23, of Houston, Texas.
Sgt. Ross A. Pennanen, 36, of Oklahoma.
1st Lt. Brian D. Slavenas, 30, of Genoa, Ill.
Spc. Frances M. Vega (female) 20, of Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico.
Staff Sgt. Joe N. Wilson, 30, of Mississippi.
Staff Sgt. Paul A. Velazquez, 29, of Calif.

November 1
Army 2nd Lt. Benjamin J. Colgan, 30, of Kent, Wash. – Humvee ran over explosive in Baghdad.
Army Spc. Maurice J. Johnson, 21, of Levittown, Pa. – Vehicle blown up in Mosul.
Army 1st Lt. Joshua C. Hurley, 24, of Virginia – Vehicle blown up in Mosul.

Oct 31
Army 2nd Lt. Todd J. Bryant, 23, of Riverside, Calif. – Struck by explosive in Al Fallujah.

Oct 28
Army Spec. Isaac Campoy, 21, of Douglas, Ariz. – Tank blown up in Ba’qubah.
Army Sgt. Michael Paul Barrera, 26, of Von Ormy, Texas – Tank blown up in Ba’qubah.
Army Pvt. Algernon Adams, 36, of Aiken, S.C. – Non hostile gunshot wound, Forward Operating Base St. Mere, Iraq.

Oct 27
Army Sgt. Aubrey D. Bell, 33, of Tuskegee, Ala. – Struck by explosive at the Al Bayra Police Station.
Army Pvt. Jonathan I. Falaniko, 20, of Pago Pago, American Samoa – Struck by explosive, Al Khadra Police Station, Baghdad.

Oct 26
TEENAGER Army Pfc. Rachel K. Bosveld (female) 19, of Waupun, Wis. – Mortar attack, Abu Ghraib Police Station.
Army Staff Sgt. Jamie L. Huggins, 26, of Hume, Mo. – Vehicle struck by explosive in Baghdad.
Army Pvt. Joseph R. Guerrera, 20, of Dunn, N.C. – Vehicle struck by explosive in Baghdad.
Army Lt. Col. Charles H. Buehring, 40, of Fayetteville, N.C. – Rocket-propelled grenade attack on the Al Rasheed Hotel.
TEENAGER Army Pfc. Steven Acosta, 19, of Calexico, Calif. – Non hostile gunshot wound, Ba’qubah.

Oct 25
Army Capt. Robert Lucero, 34, Casper, Wyo. – Opened a box and it exploded, Tikrit.

Oct 24
Army Spc. Artimus D. Brassfield, 22, of Flint, Mich. – Mortar attack in Samarra.
Army Spc. Jose L. Mora, 26, of Bell Gardens, Calif. – Mortar attack in Samarra.
Army Sgt. Michael S. Hancock, 29, of Yreka, Calif. – Shot in Mosul when armed men attacked a grain storage facility.

Oct 23
Army Capt. John R. Teal, 31, of Mechanicsville, Va. – Convoy struck by explosive in Ba’qubah.

Oct 22
Army Spc. John P. Johnson, 24, of Houston, Texas – Non combat injury, Baghdad.
Army Pvt. Jason M. Ward, 25, of Tulsa, Okla. – Non combat injury? (had been ill for several weeks), Baghdad.

Oct 21
TEENAGER Army Pfc. Paul J. Bueche, 19, of Daphne, Ala. – Black Hawk helicopter tire exploded in Balad.

Oct 20
Staff Sgt. Paul J. Johnson, 29, of Calumet, Mich. – Patrol attacked in Al Fallujah.

Oct 18
Army 1st Lt. David R. Bernstein, 24, of Phoenixville, Pa. – Ambushed in Taza.
Army Pfc. John D. Hart, 20, of Bedford, Mass. – Ambushed in Taza.

Oct 17
Army Spc. Michael L. Williams, 46, of Buffalo, N.Y. – Vehicle blown up along MSR Jackson, near Baghdad.

Oct 16
Army Lt. Col. Kim S. Orlando, 43, of Tennessee – Shot in Karbala.
Army Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Bellavia, 28, of Wakefield, Mass. – Shot in Karbala.
Army Cpl. Sean R. Grilley, 24, of San Bernardino, Calif. – Shot in Karbala.

Oct 13
TEENAGER Pfc. Stephen E. Wyatt, 19, of Kilgore, Texas – Convoy struck by explosive in Balad.
Spc. Donald L. Wheeler, 22, of Concord, Mich. – Unit attacked in Tikrit.
Army Pfc. Jose Casanova, 23, of El Monte, Calif. – Vehicle accident in Baghdad.
Army Spc. Douglas J. Weismantle, 28, of Pittsburgh, Pa. – Vehicle accident in Baghdad.
TEENAGER Army Pvt. Benjamin L. Freeman, 19, of Valdosta, Ga. – Drowned in Euphrates River, Al Asad.

Oct 12
Army Spc. James E. Powell, 26, of Radcliff, Ky. – Killed by landmine in Baji.

Oct 9
Army Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Swisher, 26, of Lincoln, Neb. – Ambushed on patrol in Baghdad.
Army Pvt. Sean A. Silva, 23, of Roseville, Calif. – Ambushed on patrol in Baghdad.
Army Spc. Joseph C. Norquist, 26, of San Antonio, Texas – Convoy attacked in Ba’qubah.

Oct 8
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Darrell Jones, 22, of Wellston, Ohio – Non-combat related injuries, Jebel Ali, UAE.

Oct 6
Army Pfc. Kerry D. Scott, 21, of Mount Vernon, Wash. – Struck by explosive on patrol in Iskandariyah.
Army 2nd Lt. Richard Torres, 25, of Clarksville, Tenn. – Struck by explosive on patrol in Baghdad.
Army Spc. Spencer T. Karol, 20, of Woodruff, Ariz. – Vehicle overturned by explosion in Ar Ramadi.

Oct 4
Spc. James H. Pirtle, 27, of La Mesa, N.M. – Struck by explosive in Assadah.

Oct 3
TEENAGER Army Pfc. Charles M. Sims, 18, of Miami, Fla. – Choked on candy, drowned in swimming pool, Baghdad.

Oct 1
Army Pfc. Analaura Esparza Gutierrez (female) 21, of Houston, Texas – Convoy attacked in Tikrit.
Army Spc. Simeon Hunte, 23, of Essex, N.J. – Shot by Iraqi citizen in Al Khadra.
Army Command Sgt. Maj. James D. Blankenbecler, 40, of Alexandria, Va. – Convoy attacked in Samarra.
Army Spc. Tamarra J. Ramos (female) 24, of Quakertown, Pa. – Non-combat related injuries, died at WRAMC.

Sept 30
Army pc. Dustin K. McGaugh, 20, of Derby, Kan. – Non hostile gunshot wound, Balad.

Sept 29
Army Staff Sgt. Christopher E. Cutchall, 30, of McConnellsburg, Pa. – Vehicle struck by explosive west of Baghdad
Army Sgt. Darrin K. Potter, 24, of Louisville, Ky. – Humvee plunged into canal during mortar attack near Abu Ghraib Prison.
Army Sgt. Andrew Joseph Baddick, 26, of Jim Thorpe, Pa. – Drowned attempting rescue of Potter in humvee.
Army Pfc. Kristian E. Parker, 23, of Slidell, La. – Non combat injuries at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar.

Sept 25
Army Spc. Kyle G. Thomas, 23, of Topeka, Kan. – Struck by bomb blast in Tikrit.
Army Capt. Robert L. Lucero, 34, of Casper, Wyo. – Struck by bomb blast in Tikrit.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert E. Rooney, 43, of Nashua, N.H. – Struck by forklift at Shuabai Port, in Kuwait.

Sept 24
Army Spc. Michael Andrade, 28, of Bristol, Rhode Island – Vehicle accident in Balad.

Sept 22
Army Spc. Paul J. Sturino, 21, of Rice Lake, Wis. – Fellow soldier’s firearm accidental discharge in Quest, Iraq.

Sept 20
Army Staff Sgt. Frederick L. Miller, Jr., 27, of Hagerstown, Ind. – Vehicle blown up on patrol in Ar Ramadi.
Two soldiers were killed in a mortar attack on Sept. 20 in Abu Gareeb, Iraq:
Army Spc. Lunsford B. Brown II, 27, of Creedmore, N.C.
Army Sgt. David T. Friedrich, 26, of Hammond, N.Y.

Sept 18
Sgt. Anthony O. Thompson, 26, of Orangeburg, S.C. – Ambushed in Tikrit.
Spc. Richard Arriaga, 20, of Ganado, Texas – Ambushed in Tikrit.
Spc. James C. Wright, 27, of Morgan, Texas – Ambushed in Tikrit.
Army Capt. Brian R. Faunce, 28, of Philadelphia, Pa. – Killed by powerlines in Al Asad, Iraq.

Sept 15
Army Staff Sgt. Kevin C. Kimmerly, 31, of North Creek, N.Y. – Vehicle blown up in Baghdad.
Army Spc. Alyssa R. Peterson (female) 27, of Flagstaff, Ariz. – Non combat weapons discharge in Telafar.

Sept 14
Army Sgt. Trevor A. Blumberg, 22, of Canton, Mich. – Vehicle blown up in Baghdad.

Sept 12
Army Master Sgt. Kevin N. Morehead, 33, of Little Rock, Ark. – Combat in Ar Ramadi.
Army Sgt. 1st Class William M. Bennett, 35, of Seymour, Tenn. – Combat in Ar Ramadi.

Sept 11
Army Sgt. Henry Ybarra III, 32, of Austin, Texas – Tire he was changing exploded in Balad.

Sept 10
Army Staff Sgt. Joseph E. Robsky, Jr., 31, of Elizaville – Killed trying to neutralize explosive in Baghdad.

Sept 9
Army Spc. Ryan G. Carlock, 25, of Macomb, Ill. – Enemy attack northwest of Baghdad.

Sept 7
Army Spc. Jarrett B. Thompson, 27, of Dover, Del. – Died in US as a result of vehicle accident in Iraq on Aug 30th.

Sept 4
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bruce E. Brown, 32, of Coatopa, Ala. – Vehicle accident near Al Udeid, Qatar.

Sept 2
Army Pfc. Christopher A. Sisson, 20, of Oak Park, Ill. – Helicopter flipped and crashed on take off in Baghdad.

Sept 1
Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Camara, 40, of New Bedford, Mass. – Vehicle blown up south of Baghdad.
Army Sgt. Charles T. Caldwell, 38, of North Providence, R.I. -Vehicle blown up south of Baghdad.
Army Staff Sgt. Cameron B. Sarno, 43, of Waipahu, Hawaii – Hit by passing truck in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

August 30
Army Sgt. Sean K. Cataudella, 28, of Tucson, Ariz. – Vehicle accident in Ba’qubah, Iraq.

Aug 29
Army Staff Sgt. Mark A. Lawton, 41, of Hayden, Colo. – Convoy attacked north of As Suaydat.

Aug 27
Army Spc. Rafael L. Navea, 34, of Pittsburgh, PA – Vehicle blown up in Al Fallujah.
Army Sgt. Gregory A. Belanger, 24, of Narragansett, R.I. – Vehicle blown up in Al Hallia.
Army Lt. Col. Anthony L. Sherman, 43, of Pottstown, Pa. – Non combat injury in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

Aug 26
Army Spc. Darryl T. Dent, 21, of Washington, D.C. – Vehicle blown up in Southeast Arimadi.

Aug 25
Army Spc. Ronald D. Allen Jr., 22, of Mitchell, Ind. – Vehicle accident near Balad, Iraq.
TEENAGER Army Pfc. Pablo Manzano, 19, of Heber, Calif. – Cause not given? – Logistical Support Area Dogwood, Iraq.

Aug 23
TEENAGER Army Pfc. Vorn J. Mack, 19, of Orangeburg, S.C. – Drowned near the Hadithah Dam, west of Ar Ramadi.
Army Spc. Stephen M. Scott, 21, of Lawton, Okla. – Non hostile gunshot wound, near Al Fallujah.

Aug 21
Navy Lt. Kylan A. Jones-Huffman, 31, of Aptos, Calif. – Shot dead in Al Hillah.
Army Pfc. Michael S. Adams, 20, of Spartanburg, S.C. – Died from smoke inhalation during fire in Baghdad

Aug 20
Army Staff Sgt. Bobby C. Franklin, 38, of Mineral Bluff, Ga. – Struck by explosive in Baghdad.
Army Sgt. Kenneth W. Harris, Jr., 23, of Charlotte, Tenn. – Vehicle accident in Scania.

Aug 18
Army Spc. Eric R. Hull, 23, of Uniontown, Pa. – Vehicle struck by explosive in Baghdad.

Aug 17
Army Spc. Craig S. Ivory, 26, of Port Matilda, Pa. – Died in Germany after being medically evacuated from Kuwait on Aug. 12. Suffered from a stroke in Iraq.

Aug 14
Army Pfc. David M. Kirchhoff, 31, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Died in Germany, from heat stroke in Iraq.

Aug 13
Army Sgt. Steven W. White, 29, of Lawton, Okla. – Landmine in Tikrit.

Aug 12
TEENAGER Army Pfc. Daniel R. Parker, 18, of Lake Elsinore, Calif. – Thrown from vehicle in Mosul.
Army Pfc. Timmy R. Brown, Jr., 21, of Conway, Pa. – Struck by explosive in Taji.
Army Sgt. Taft V. Williams, 29, of New Orleans, La.- Vehicle blown up near Ar Ramadi.
Army Staff Sgt. Richard S. Eaton Jr., 37, of Guilford, Conn. – Died in sleep – fluid buildup in lungs? Ar Ramadi.

Aug 10
Army Staff Sgt. David S. Perry, 36, of Bakersfield, Calif. – Package exploded in Baquabah.

Aug 9
Army Sgt. Floyd G. Knighten, Jr., 55, of Olla, La. – Heart related causes whilst travelling in convoy in Iraq.
Army Spc. Levi B. Kinchen, 21, of Tickfaw, La. – Found dead in his cot in Baghdad.

Aug 8
Army Pfc. Brandon Ramsey, 21, of Calumet City, Ill. – Vehicle rolled over during chase in Tallil.
Army Pvt. Matthew D. Bush, 20, of East Alton, Ill. – Heart related illness? Camp Caldwell, Iraq.

Aug 7
TEENAGER Army Pfc. Duane E. Longstreth, 19, of Tacoma, Wash. – Apparent accidental? gunshot wound in Baghdad.

Aug 6
Army Staff Sgt. Brian R. Hellerman, 35, of Freeport, Minn. – Ambushed in Baghdad.
Army Pvt. Kyle C. Gilbert, 20, of Brattleboro, Vt. – Ambushed in Baghdad.
Army Sgt. Leonard D. Simmons, 33, of New Bern, N.C. – Heart related seizure? in Mosul.
Army Spc. Zeferino E. Colunga, 20, of Bellville, Texas – Chest pains/Pneumonia-like symptoms 5 weeks after
receiving mandatory anthrax vaccine – Died in Germany after evacuation from Iraq – Sudden acute leukemia?

Aug 5
Army Spc. Farao K. Letufuga, 20, of Pago Pago, American Samoa – Fell off roof whilst on guard duty in Mosul.
Army Staff Sgt. David L. Loyd, 44, of Jackson, Tenn. – Died in Kuwait from severe chest pains/heart attack.

Aug 1
Army Spc. Justin W. Hebert, 20, of Arlington, Wash. – Vehicle blown up in Kirkuk.

July 31
Army Pvt. Michael J. Deutsch, 21, of Dubuque, Iowa – Vehicle blown up in Baghdad.
Army Spc. James I. Lambert III, 22, of Raleigh, N.C.- Struck by stray bullet in Baghdad.

July 30
Army 1st Lt. Leif E. Nott, 24, of Cheyenne, Wyo. – Shot in Belaruz.

July 28
Army Spc. William J. Maher III, 35, Yardley, Pa. – Convoy struck by explosive in Baghdad.
Army Sgt. Nathaniel Hart Jr., 29, of Valdosta, Ga. – Vehicle accident in Tillil.

July 27
Army Sgt. Heath A. McMillin, 29, of Canandaigua, N.Y. – Patrol attacked, south of Baghdad.

July 26
TEENAGER Pfc. Jonathan M. Cheatham, 19, of Camden, Ark. – Patrol attacked in Baghdad.
Army: Sgt. Daniel K. Methvin, 22, Belton, Texas – Grenade attack from Iraqi civilian hospital window, Baghdad.
Spc. Jonathan P. Barnes, 21, Anderson, Mo. – Grenade attack from Iraqi civilian hospital window, Baghdad.
Pfc. Wilfredo Perez Jr., 24, Norwalk, Conn. – Grenade attack from Iraqi civilian hospital window, Baghdad.

July 24
Army: Cpl. Evan Asa Ashcraft, 24, West Hills, Calif. – Convoy attacked north of Al Hawd.
Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, Bay Shore, N.Y. – Convoy attacked north of Al Hawd.
Staff Sgt. Hector R. Perez, 40, of Corpus Christi – Convoy attacked north of Al Hawd.
Army Sgt. Juan M. Serrano, 31, Manati, Puerto Rico – Fatal head injury from vehicle tire in Baghdad.

July 23
Army Capt. Joshua T. Byers, 29, of Nevada – Blown up east of Baghdad.
Army Spc. Brett T. Christian, 27, North Royalton, Ohio – Convoy attacked in Mosul.

July 22
Army Spc. Jon P. Fettig, 30, Dickinson, N.D. – Vehicle blown up outside of Ar Ramadi.

July 21
Army Cpl. Mark A. Bibby, 25, Watha, N.C. – Struck by explosive in Baghdad.

July 20
Army Sgt. Justin W. Garvey, 23, Townsend, Mass. – Ambushed in Tallifar.
Army Sgt. Jason D. Jordan, 24 of Elba, Ala. – Vehicle ambushed in Tallifar.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher R. Willoughby, 29, Phenix City, Ala. – Vehicle accident in Baghdad.
Air Force Master Sgt. David A. Scott, 51, of Union, Ohio – Non-hostile cause, Doha, Qatar.

July 19
Name deleted upon request of family.

July 18
Army Spc. Joel L. Bertoldie, 20, Independence, Mo. – Vehicle ran over explosive in Fallujah.

July 17
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class David J. Moreno, 26, Gering, Neb. – Non hostile gunshot wound in Al Hamishiyah.
Army Sgt. Mason Douglas Whetstone, 30, Utah – Non combat injuries in Baghdad.

July 16
Army Spc. Ramon Reyes Torres, 29, Caguas, Puerto Rico – Killed as result of truck explosion, in Baghdad.

July 15
TEENAGER Marine Lance Cpl. Cory Ryan Geurin, 18, of Santee, Calif. – Fell 60ft off palace roof in Babylon, Iraq.

July 14
Army Sgt. Michael T. Crockett, 27, of Soperton, Ga. – Patrol attacked in Baghdad.

July 13
Army Sgt. Jaror C. Puello-Coronado, 36, Pocono Summit, Pa. – Struck by truck at Camp Edson, Iraq.
Army Cpt. Paul J. Cassidy, 36, of Laingsburg, Mich. – Non combat related injuries in Camp Babylon, Iraq.

July 12
Army Spc. Joshua M. Neusche, 20, of Montreal, Mo. – Pneumania attack, died in Homburg Hospital, Germany.

July 11
Army Spc. Christian C. Schulz, 20, of Colleyville, Texas – Non hostile firearms discharge in Baqubah.

July 9
Army Sgt. Roger D. Rowe, 54, Bon Aqua, Tenn. – Shot by sniper in Iraq.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Dan H. Gabrielson, 39, Spooner, Wis. – Shot, convoy attacked in Ba Qubah.
Marine Lance Cpl. Jason Andrew Tetrault, 20, Moreno Valley, Calif. – Vehicle accident in Kuwait.
Army Sgt. Melissa Valles (female) 26, Eagle Pass, Texas – Non combat gunshot wound in Balad, Iraq.

July 8
Army Pvt. Robert L. McKinley, 23, of Kokomo, Ind. – Died in Homberg, Germany from heat stroke in Iraq.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Craig A. Boling, 38, of Elkhart, Ind. – Collapsed and died whilst eating in Camp Wolf, Kuwait.

July 7
Army Spc. Chad L. Keith, 21, Batesville, Ind. – Struck by explosive in Baghdad.
Army Staff Sgt. Barry Sanford, Sr., 46, of Aurora, Colo. – Non combat related death in Balad.

July 6
Army Sgt. David B. Parson, 30, Kannapolis, N.C. – Shot during raid in Baghdad.
Army Spc. Jeffrey M. Wershow, 22, Gainesville, Fla. – Shot in Baghdad.

July 3
Army Pfc. Edward J. Herrgott, 20, of Shakopee, Minn. – Shot on patrol in Baghdad.
Army Pfc. Corey L. Small, 20, of East Berlin, Pa. – SUICIDE confirmed, in Iraq.

July 2
Marine Cpl. Travis J. Bradachnall, 21, of Multnomah County, Ore. – Struck by explosive near the city of Karbala.

July 1
Army 1st Sgt. Christopher D. Coffin, 51, of Bethlehem, Pa – Vehicle accident/under attack – Highway 8 in Iraq.

June 27
Army Pl. Tomas Sotelo Jr., 20, of Houston, Texas – Vehicle blown up in Baghdad.

June 26
Army Sgt. Timothy M. Conneway, 22, of Enterprise, Ala. – Vehicle blown up in Baghdad.
Army Spc. Richard P. Orengo, 32, of Puerto Rico – Shot in An Najaf.
Navy Hospitalman Joshua McIntosh, 22, of Kingman, Ariz. – Non hostile gunshot wound in Karbala.

June 25
Two soldiers failed to respond to a radio check South of Balad, Iraq – Remains were located on June 28 in Taji:
Army Sgt. 1st Class Gladimir Philippe, 37, of Linden, N.J.
Army Pfc. Kevin C. Ott, 27, of Columbus, Ohio.
Army Spc. Andrew F. Chris, 25, of Calif. – Killed in combat.
Marine Lance Cpl. Gregory E. MacDonald, 29, of Washington, D.C. – Vehicle accident.
Army Spc. Corey A. Hubbell, 20, of Urbana, Ill. – Died after being hospitalized in Kuwait with breathing difficulties?

June 24
Army Spc. Cedric L. Lennon, 32, of West Blocton, Ala. – Non combat related cause in Baghdad.

June 22
Army Spc. Orenthial J. Smith, 21, of Allendale, S.C. – Ambushed in Baghdad.

June 19
Army Spc. Paul T. Nakamura, 21, of Santa Fe Springs, Calif. – Vehicle blown up in Al Iskandariyah.

June 18
Army Staff Sgt. William T. Latham, 29, of Kingman, Ariz. – Died in US of shrapnel wounds recieved in Iraq, May 19th.
Army Pfc. Michael R. Deuel, 21, of Nemo, S.D. – Shot on guard duty in Baghdad, Iraq.

June 17
TEENAGER Army Pvt. Robert L. Frantz, 19, of San Antonio, Texas – Grenade attack, on guard duty in Baghdad.
Army Sgt. Michael L. Tosto, 24, of Apex, N.C. – Died from rapid attack of pneumonia? Camp Wolf, Kuwait.

June 16
Army Pvt. Shawn D. Pahnke, 25, of Shelbyville, Ind. – Shot on patrol in Baghdad.
Army Spc. Joseph D. Suell, 24, of Lufkin, Texas – SUICIDE confirmed – Todjie, Iraq.

June 15
TEENAGER Marine Pfc. Ryan R. Cox, 19, of Derby, Kan. – Non combat weapon discharge near An Najaf.

June 13
Army Staff Sgt. Andrew R. Pokorny, 30, of Naperville, Ill. – M113 Vehicle accident in Al Asad.

June 12
Army Spc. John K. Klinesmith Jr., 25, of Stockbridge, Ga. – Found dead in lake in Al Fallujah.

June 10
Army Pfc. Gavin L. Neighbor, 20, of Somerset, Ohio – Bus blown up in Baghdad.

June 8
Army Sgt. Michael E. Dooley, 23, of Pulaski, Va – Shot in Al Asad.

June 7
TEENAGER Army Pvt. Jesse M. Halling, 19, of Indianapolis, Ind. – Shot in Tikrit.

June 6
Army Sgt. Travis L. Burkhardt, 26, of Edina, Mo. – Vehicle accident in Baghdad.
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class David Sisung, 21, of Phoenix, Ariz. – Non-combat related injury, Persian Gulf.

June 5
Army Pfc. Branden F. Oberleitner, 20, of Worthington, Ohio – Grenade attack in Al Fallujah

June 4
Navy Petty Officer Third Class Doyle W. Bollinger, Jr., 21, of Poteau, Okla. – Accidental explosion.

June 3
Army Sgt. Atanacio Haromarin, 27, of Baldwin Park, Calif. – Checkpoint attacked south of Balad.

June 1
Marine Sgt. Jonathan W. Lambert, 28, of Newsite, Miss. – Died in Germany – Vehicle accident on May 26 in Iraq.

May 30th
Army Spc. Michael T. Gleason, 25, of Warren, Pa. – Three vehicle convoy crash between Mosul and Tikrit.
Army Spc. Kyle A. Griffin, 20, of Emerson, N.J. – Three vehicle convoy crash.
Army Spc. Zachariah W. Long, 20, of Milton, Pa. – Three vehicle convoy crash

May 28
Army Spc. Jose A. Perez III, 22, of San Diego, Texas – Convoy ambushed in Taji, Iraq.
Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth R. Bradley, 39, of Utica, Miss. – Heart attack in Baqubah.

May 27
Army Sgt.Thomas F. Broomhead, 34, of Cannon City, Colo. – Drive by enemy fire at checkpoint in Al Fallujah.
Army Staff Sgt. Michael B. Quinn, 37, of Tampa, Fla. – Drive by enemy fire at checkpoint in Al Fallujah.

May 26
Army Maj. Mathew E. Schram, 36, of Wisconsin – Convoy attacked in Hadithah.
Army Pfc. Jeremiah D. Smith, 25, of Odessa, Mo. – Vehicle struck explosive in Baghdad.
TEENAGER Army Pvt. Kenneth A. Nalley, 19, of Hamburg, Iowa – Hit by another vehicle in As Samawah.
Army Staff Sgt. Brett J. Petriken, 30, of Mich. – Hit by another vehicle in As Samawah.
Army Sgt. Keman L. Mitchell, 24, of Hilliard, Fla. – Drowned in 7ft pool of water in Kirkuk.

May 25
TEENAGER Army Pvt. David Evans, Jr., 18, of Buffalo, N.Y. – Killed by explosion in Ad Diwaniyah.

May 21
Army Spc. Nathaniel A. Caldwell, 27, of Omaha, Neb. – Vehicle rolled over in Baghdad.

May 19
CH-46 Sea-Knight helicopter downed shortly after take off in the Shatt Al Hillah Canal:
Army Capt. Andrew David La Mont, 31, of Eureka, Calif.
Army Lance Cpl. Jason William Moore, 21, of San Marcos, Calif.
Army 1st Lt. Timothy Louis Ryan, 30, of Aurora, Ill.
Army Staff Sgt. Aaron Dean White, 27, of Shawnee, Okla.
Marine Sgt. Kirk Allen Straseskie, 23, of Beaver Dam, Wis. – Drowned trying to save Al Hillah helicopter victims.
Army Lt. Col. Dominic R. Baragona, 42, of Ohio – Vehicle accident.

May 18
Marine Cpl. Douglas Jose Marencoreyes, 28, of Chino, Calif. – Vehicle accident.
Army Spc. Rasheed Sahib, 22, of Brooklyn, N.Y. – Fellow soldier accidental weapon discharge in Balad.

May 16
Army Master Sgt. Williams L. Payne, 46, of Michigan – Munition accident in Haswah

May 14
Army Spc. David T. Nutt, 22, of Blackshear, Ga. – Vehicle accident in Mosul.

May 13
Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Lee Griffin Jr., 31, of Elgin, S.C. – Ambushed near Diwaniyah.
TEENAGER Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas Brian Kleiboeker, 19, of Irvington, Ill. – Munitions bunker explosion, Al Hilla.

May 12
Marine Lance Cpl. Jakub Henryk Kowalik, 21, of Schaumburg, Ill. – Munition accident
TEENAGER Marine Pfc. Jose Franci Gonzalez Rodriguez, 19, of Norwalk, Calif. – Munition accident

May 10
Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Smith, 20, of Anderson, Ind. – Vehicle accident in Kuwait

May 9
UH-60 air medical helicopter crash – Tigris River near Samarra:
Army Cpl. Richard P. Carl, 26, of King Hill, Idaho
Army Chief Warrant Officer Brian K. Van Dusen, 39, of Columbus, Ohio
Army Chief Warrant Officer Hans N. Gukeisen, 31, of Lead, S.D.
Marine Lance Cpl. Cedric E. Bruns, 22, of Vancouver, Wash. – Vehicle accident in Kuwait

May 8
Army Pfc. Marlin T. Rockhold, 23, of Hamilton, Ohio – Shot by sniper in Baghdad whilst directing traffic.

May 4
Army Pvt. Jason L. Deibler, 20, of Coeburn, Va. – Non combat weapons discharge at Camp New Jersey, Kuwait

May 3
Army Sgt. Sean C. Reynolds, 25, of East Lansing, Mich. – Accidental M4 rifle discharge

May 1
Army Pfc. Jesse A. Givens, 34, of Springfield, Mo. – Tank fell into Euphrates River. Jesse Givens’ family received word of his death only an hour after Bush announced end of major combat operations in ‘Top Gun’ stunt.

April 28
Army 1st Sgt. Joe J. Garza, 43, of Robstown, Texas – Fell out of HMMWV and was struck by a civilian vehicle.

April 25
TEENAGER Army Pvt. Jerod R. Dennis, 19, of Oklahoma – Combat
Airman 1st Class Raymond Losano, 24, of Del Rio, Texas – Combat
Army 1st Lt. Osbaldo Orozco, 26, of Delano, Calif. – Vehicle rolled over in rough terrain.
Marine Lance Cpl. Eric J. Orlowski, 26, Buffalo, N.Y. – Vehicle rolled over in rough terrain.
Army Spc. Narson B. Sullivan, 21, of North Brunswick, N.J. – Accidental discharge of weapon

April 24
Army Sgt. Troy David Jenkins, 25, of Ridgecrest, Calif. – Blown up by own US Cluster bomb April 19th.

April 22
Army Spc. Roy Russell Buckley, 24, of Portage, Ind. – Found dead by roadside. Grenade launcher malfunction near Kut:
Marine Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Todd Arnold, 30, of Spring, Texas
Marine Chief Warrant Officer Robert William Channell Jr., 36, of Tuscaloosa, Ala.
TEENAGER Marine Lance Cpl. Alan Dinh Lam, 19, of Snow Camp, N.C.

April 17
Army Cpl. John T. Rivero, 23, of Tampa, Fla. – Vehicle accident in Kuwait.

April 14
Army Spc.Thomas A. Foley III, 23, of Dresden, Tenn. – Grenade explosion
Army Pvt. John E. Brown, 21, of Troy, Ala. – Grenade explosion
Marine Cpl. Jason David Mileo, 20 of Centreville, Md. – Friendly fire
Army Pfc. Joseph P. Mayek, 20, of Rock Springs, Wyo. – Friendly fire
Army Spc. Richard A. Goward, 32, of Midland, Mich. – Vehicle accident
Marine Cpl. Armando Ariel Gonzalez, 25, of Hileah, Fla. – Non hostile accident in southern Iraq

April 13
Army Spc. Gil Mercado, 25, of Paterson, N.J. – Non combat weapons discharge

April 12
Marine Cpl. Jesus A. Gonzalez, 22, of Indio, Calif. – Killed manning a checkpoint in Baghdad.
Marine Lance Cpl. David Edward Owens Jr., 20, of Winchester, Va. – Combat in central Iraq.

April 11
Marine Staff Sgt. Riayan A.Tejeda, 26, New York, N.Y. – Combat in northeast Baghdad

April 10
Army Staff Sgt. Terry W. Hemingway, 39, of Willingboro, N.J. – Struck by car explosion
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey E. Bohr, Jr., 39, of Ossian, Iowa – Combat in northern Baghdad.

April 8
Army Sgt.1st Class John W. Marshall, 50, of Los Angeles – Ambushed in Baghdad
Army Cpl. Henry L. Brown, 22, Natchez, Miss. – Enemy rocket south of Baghdad.
Army Staff Sgt. Robert A. Stever, 36, Pendleton, Ore. – Shot in combat
Army Pfc. Jason M. Meyer, 23, Swartz Creek, Mich. – Combat
Marine Pfc. Juan Guadalupe Garza, 20, Temperance, Mich. – Combat
Air Force Staff Sgt. Scott D. Sather, 29, Clio, Mich. – Combat

April 7
Air Force Capt. Eric B. Das, 30, of Amarillo, Texas – F-15E helicopter downed
Air Force Maj. William R. Watkins III, 37, of Danville, Va. – F-15E helicopter downed
TEENAGER Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew Julian Aviles, 18, Palm Beach, Fla. – Struck by explosive in central Iraq.
Marine Cpl. Jesus Martin Antonio Medellin, 21, Fort Worth, Texas – Combat
Army Staff Sgt. Lincoln Hollinsaid, 27, Malden, Ill. – Combat
Army 2nd Lt. Jeffrey J. Kaylor, 24, Clifton, Va. – Combat
TEENAGER Army Pfc. Anthony S. Miller, 19, San Antonio – Combat
Army Spc. George A. Mitchell, 35, of Rawlings, Md. – Rocket attack south of Baghdad.

April 6
TEENAGER Army Pfc. Gregory P. Huxley Jr., 19, Forestport, N.Y. – Combat
Army Pvt. Kelley S. Prewitt, 24, Alabama – Enemy fire.

April 5
Army Sgt. Stevon Booker, 34, Apollo, Pa. – Shot during raid in Baghdad.
Army Spc. Larry K. Brown, 22, of Jackson, Miss. – Combat
Marine 1st Sgt. Edward Smith, 38, Vista., Calif. – Died in Qatar from combat injuries.

April 4
Army Capt. Tristan N. Aitken, 31, State College, Pa. – Combat at Baghdad airport
Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith, 33, of Tampa, Fla. – Combat at Baghdad airport
Marine 1st Lt. Brian M. McPhillips, 25, Pembroke, Mass. – Combat
Marine Cp. Bernard G. Gooden, 22, Mount Vernon, N.Y. – Combat
Marine Sgt. Duane R. Rios, 25, Hammond, Ind. – Firefight in central Iraq.
TEENAGER Army Pvt. Devon D. Jones, 19, San Diego – Vehicle fell into ravine
Army Pfc. Wilfred D. Bellard, 20, Lake Charles, La. – Vehicle fell into ravine
Army Spc. Daniel Francis J. Cunningham, 33, Lewiston, Main – Vehicle fell into ravine
Marine Capt. Travis Ford, 30, Oceanside, Calif. – Super Cobra helicopter crash
Marine Capt. Benjamin Sammis, 29, Rehoboth, Mass. – Helicopter crash near Ali Aziziyal.

April 3
Marine Cpl. Mark A. Evnin, 21, South Burlington, Vt. – Combat
Marine Cpl. Erik H. Silva, 22, Chula Vista, Calif. – Combat
Army Spc. Donald S. Oaks Jr., 20, Harborcreek, Pa. – Combat
Army Sgt. 1st Class Randy Rehn, 36, Longmont, Colo. – Combat
Army Sgt. Todd J. Robbins, 33, Hart, Mich. – Combat
Army Capt. Edward J. Korn, 31, Savannah, Ga. – Killed investigating Iraqi tank wreckage.
Army Staff Sgt. Nino D. Livaudais, 23, Ogden, Utah – Severe injuries from car bomb suicide attack.
Army Spc. Ryan P. Long, 21, Seaford, Del. – Severe injuries from car bomb suicide attack.
Army Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe, 27, Arvada, Colo. – Severe injuries.
Marine Pfc. Chad E. Bales, 20, Coahoma, Texas – Vehicle accident east of Ash Shahin.
Army Sgt. Wilbert Davis, 40, Hinesville, Ga. – Vehicle accident

April 2
Black Hawk helicopter crash central Iraq:
Army Capt. James F. Adamouski, 29, Springfield, Va.
Army Spc. Mathew Boule, 22, Dracut, Mass.
Army Chief Warrant Officer Erik A. Halvorsen, 40, Bennington, Vt.
Army Chief Warrant Officer Scott Jamar, 32, Granbury, Texas
Army Sgt. Michael Pedersen, 26, Flint, Mich.
Army Chief Warrant Officer Eric A. Smith, 42, Rochester, N.Y.
Army Master Sgt. George A. Fernandez, 36, El Paso, Texas – Shot in northern Iraq.
Marine Lance Cpl. Brian E. Anderson, 26, Durham, N.C. – Vehicle accident west of An Nasiriya.
TEENAGER Marine Pfc. Christian D. Gurtner, 19, Ohio City, Ohio – Accidental discharge of weapon into chest.
Navy Lt. Nathan D. White, 30, Mesa, Ariz. – Pilot of F/A-18C Hornet hit by own U.S. Patriot missile

April 1
Army Sgt. Jacob L. Butler, 24, Wellsville, Kan. – Struck by explosive in Samawah.
Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Maglione, 22, Lansdale, Pa. – Non combat weapons discharge at Camp Coyote, Kuwait.

March 31
Army Spc. Brandon Rowe, 20, Roscoe, Ill. – Shot in Ayyub.
Army Spc. William A. Jeffries, 39, Evansville, Ind. – Died from sudden illness – Evacuated from Kuwait to Spain.

March 30
Huey helicopter crash in southern Iraq: Marine Capt. Aaron J. Contreras, 31, Sherwood, Ore.
Marine Sgt. Michael V. Lalush, 23, Troutville, Va.
Marine Sgt. Brian McGinnis, 23, St. Georges, Del.

March 29
Army Cpl. Michael Curtin, 23, Howell, N.J – Suicide attack/checkpoint carbomb
TEENAGER Army Pfc. Diego Fernando Rincon, 19, Conyers, Ga. – Suicide attack
Army Pfc. Michael Russell Creighton Weldon, 20, Palm Bay, Fla. – Suicide attack
Army Sgt. Eugene Williams, 24, Highland, N.Y – Suicide attack
Marine Lance Cpl. William W. White, 24, New York – Vehicle accident
Marine Staff Sgt. James Cawley, 41, Layton, Utah – Hit by US Humvee

March 28
Marine Sgt. Fernando Padilla-Ramirez, 26, San Luis, Ariz. – Combat near An Nasiriyah
Army Sgt. Roderic A. Solomon , 32, Fayetteville, N.C. – Vehicle rolled off cliff – non hostile accident.

March 27
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Menusa, 33, Tracy, Calif. – Combat
Marine Cpl. Robert M. Rodriguez, 21, New York – Combat near An Nasiriyah
Marine Lance Cpl. Jesus A. Suarez Del Solar, 20, Escondido, Calif. – Blown up by US cluster bomb.

March 26
Marine Maj. Kevin G. Nave, 36, White Lake Township, Mich. – Vehicle accident.

March 25
Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Vann Johnson Jr., 25, Little Rock, Ark. – Combat
Marine Pfc. Francisco A. Martinez Flores, 21, Los Angeles – Combat
Marine Staff Sgt. Donald C. May, Jr., 31, Richmond, Va. – Combat
Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick T. O’Day, 20, Santa Rosa, Calif. – Combat
Air Force Maj. Gregory Stone, 40, Boise, Idaho – Grenade attack by fellow soldier.

March 24
TEENAGER Army Spc. Gregory P. Sanders, 19, Hobart, Ind. – Combat
Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas A. Blair, 24, Broken Arrow, Okla. – Combat near An Nasiriyah
Marine Cpl. Evan James, 20, La Harpe, Ill. – Drowned swimming across Saddam Canal.
Marine Sgt. Bradley S. Korthaus, 29, Davenport, Iowa – Drowned swimming across Saddam Canal.

March 23
Army Spc. Jamaal R. Addison, 22, Roswell, Ga. – Ambushed in An Nasiriyah
Army Spc. Edward J. Anguiano, 24, of Brownsville, Texas – Ambushed
Army Sgt. George Edward Buggs, 31, Barnwell, S.C. – Ambushed
Army 1st Sgt. Robert J. Dowdy, 38, Cleveland – Ambushed
Army Pfc. Lori Piestewa (female) 22, Tuba City, Ariz. – Ambushed – Hopi Tribe Indian, first female soldier killed.
TEENAGER Army Pvt. Ruben Estrella-Soto, 18, El Paso, Texas – Ambushed
Army Pfc. Howard Johnson II, 21, Mobile, Ala. – Ambushed
Army Spc. James Kiehl, 22, Comfort, Texas – Ambushed
Army Chief Warrant Officer Johnny Villareal Mata, 35, Pecos, Texas – Ambushed
TEENAGER Army Pvt. Brandon Sloan, 19, Bedford Heights, Ohio – Ambushed
Army Sgt. Donald Walters, 33, Kansas City, Mo. – Ambushed
Marine Sgt. Michael E. Bitz, 31, Ventura, Calif. – Combat near An Nasiriyah.
Marine Pfc. Tamario D. Burkett, 21, of Buffalo, N.Y. – Combat
Marine Lance Cpl. Brian Rory Buesing, 20, Cedar Key, Fla. – Combat
Marine Lance Cpl. Donald John Cline, 21, Sparks, Nev. – Combat
Marine Cpl. Kemaphoom A. Chanawongse, 22, Waterford, Conn. – Combat
Marine Cpl. Jose A. Garibay, 21, Costa Mesa, Calif. – Combat
Marine Pvt. Jonathan L. Gifford, 30, Decatur, Ill. – Combat
Marine Cpl. Jorge A. Gonzalez, 20, Los Angeles – Combat
TEENAGER Marine Pvt. Nolen R. Hutchings, 19, of Boiling Springs, S.C. – Combat
Marine Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Jordan, 42, Enfield, Conn. – Combat
Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick R. Nixon, 21, Gallatin, Tenn. – Combat
Marine 2nd Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney Jr., 31, Tonopah, Nev. – Combat
Marine Sgt. Brendon Reiss, 23, Casper, Wyo. – Combat
Marine Cpl. Randal Kent Rosacker, 21, San Diego – Combat
Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Slocum, 22, Thornton, Colo. – Combat
Marine Lance Cpl. Michael J. Williams, 31, Yuma, Ariz. – Combat
Marine Lance Cpl. David K. Fribley, 26, Fort Myers, Fla. – Combat/pretense surrender.
Marine Sgt. Nicolas M. Hodson, 22, Smithville, Mo. – Vehicle accident.

March 22
Navy Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams, 27, La Mesa, Calif. – 2 Helicopters collided over Persian Gulf.
Army Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert, 27, Easton, Pa. – Grenade attack by fellow soldier.
TEENAGER Army Reserve Spc. Brandon S. Tobler, 19, Portland, Ore. – Vehicle accident.

March 21
Marine 2nd Lt. Therrel S. Childers, 30, Harrison County, Miss. – Combat in southern Iraq.
Marine Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez, 28, Los Angeles – Combat in southern Iraq.

March 20
CH-46E Helicopter crashed in Kuwait:
Marine Maj. Jay Thomas Aubin, 36, Waterville, Maine
Marine Capt. Ryan Anthony Beaupre, 30, St. Anne, Ill.
Marine Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Waters-Bey, 29, Baltimore
Marine Cpl. Brian Matthew Kennedy, 25, Houston

March 17
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason Profitt, 23, of Charlestown, Ind. – Non-combat related injury, Red Sea.

March 13
TEENAGER Marine Corps Pfc. James R. Dillon Jr., 19, of Grove City, Pa. – Non-combat related injury, Kuwait.

February 7
TEENAGER Spc. Brian M. Clemens, 19 – Vehicle accident in Kuwait.

February 1
Army Sgt Michael C. Barry, 29 – Vehicle accident in Qatar.