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Spc. Thomas A. Foley III 23 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment Dresden, Tennessee Killed April 14, 2003, in Iraq by a grenade explosion Cpl. Armando Ariel Gonzalez 25 Marine Wing Support Squadron-273, Marine Wing Support Group-27, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Hileah, Florida Killed April 14, 2003 in an accident in southern Iraq Spc. Richard A. Goward 32 1460th Transportation Company Midland, Michigan Killed April 14, 2003, in a vehicle accident in Iraq Pfc. Joseph P. Mayek 20 C Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment Rock Springs, Wyoming Killed April 14, 2003, by Bradley vehicle fire in Iraq Marine Lance Cpl. David Edward Owens Jr. 20 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division Winchester, Virginia Died of wounds received in action on April 12, 2003, in central Iraq Cpl. Jason David Mileo 20 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division Centreville, Maryland Shot and killed April 14, 2003, after being mistaken for an enemy soldier Spc. Roy Russell Buckley, 24, of Portage, Ind., was killed on April 22, 2003, in Iraq. Buckley was aboard a M818 truck traveling in a convoy when he exited the passenger compartment, climbed into the trailer and did not return. Buckley was discovered lying on the side of the road with serious injuries. The incident is under investigation. Buckley was assigned to the 685th Transportation Company, based in Hobart, Ind. Army Sgt. Troy David Jenkins, 25, of Ridgecrest, Calif., Died of injuries as the result of an explosion during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Jenkins was assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, Fort Campbell, Ky. Capt. Eric B. Das 30 333rd Fighter Squadron Amarillo, Texas Killed in action April 7, 2003, during a combat mission. Sgt. 1st Class John W. Marshall 50 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Los Angeles, California Killed in action April 8, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq Spc. Gil Mercado 25 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment Paterson, New Jersey Killed April 13, 2003, by a non-combat weapon discharge in Iraq Maj. William R. Watkins III 37 333rd Fighter Squadron Danville, Virginia Killed in action April 7, 2003, during a combat mission Army Spc. Edward J. Anguiano 24 3rd Combat Support Battalion Brownsville, Texas Went missing on March 23, 2003, when his convoy was ambushed; his remains were recovered on April 24 Lance Cpl. Alan Dinh Lam 19 8th Communication Battalion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Snow Camp, North Carolina Killed during a firing range accident April 22, 2003 near Kut, Iraq 1st Lt. Osbaldo Orozco 26 C Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment Delano, California Killed in a vehicle accident April 25, 2003, in Iraq Spc. Narson B. Sullivan 21 411th Military Police Company North Brunswick, New Jersey Killed April 25, 2003, by a noncombat weapon discharge in Iraq Cpl. Richard P. Carl 26 571st Air Medical Company, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment King Hill, Idaho Killed when the UH-60 medical helicopter he was aboard crashed in the Tigris River near Samarra, Iraq, on May 9, 2003 Spc. Roy Russell Buckley 24 685th Transportation Company Portage, Indiana Killed April 22, 2003, in Iraq. The incident is under investigation. Pfc. Jesse A. Givens 34 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Springfield, Missouri Killed May 1, 2003, when the M1A1 Abrams battle tank he was in fell into the Euphrates River when the riverbank collapsed near al Habbaniyah, Iraq Chief Warrant Officer Hans N. Gukeisen 31 571st Air Medical Company, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Lead, South Dakota Killed when the UH-60 medical helicopter he was aboard crashed in the Tigris River near Samarra, Iraq, on May 9, 2003 Sgt. Sean C. Reynolds 25 74th Long-Range Surveillance Detachment 173rd Airborne Brigade East Lansing, Michigan Killed when he fell from a ladder, causing his M4 rifle to accidentally discharge on May 3, 2003 Pfc. Marlin T. Rockhold 23 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Hamilton, Ohio Killed by a sniper while he was directing traffic in Baghdad on May 8, 2003 Chief Warrant Officer Brian K. Van Dusen 39 571st Air Medical Company, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Columbus, Ohio Killed when the UH-60 medical helicopter he was aboard crashed in the Tigris River near Samarra, Iraq, on May 9, 2003 Lance Cpl. Eric J. Orlowski 26 C Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment Buffalo, New York Killed on April 25, 2003, when his vehicle rolled over while traveling through rough terrain Pvt. Jason L. Deibler 20 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment Coeburn, Virginia Killed on May 4, 2003, by a non-combat weapon discharge in Kuwait Lance Cpl. Cedric E. Bruns 22 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Force Service Support Group Vancouver, Washington Killed May 9, 2003, in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Kuwait Staff Sgt. Patrick Lee Griffin Jr. 31 728th Air Control Squadron, U.S. Air Force Elgin, South Carolina Killed in action when his convoy was ambushed near Diwaniyah, Iraq, while enroute to Baghdad on May 13, 2003 Lance Cpl. Nicholas Brian Kleiboeker 19 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division Irvington, Illinois Killed when the munitions bunker he was working in caught fire and exploded near Hilla, Iraq, on May 13, 2003 Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Smith 20 Detachment 1, Communications Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion, 4th Marine Force Service Support Group Anderson, Indiana Killed May 10 in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Kuwait Lance Cpl. Jakub Henryk Kowalik, 21, of Schaumburg, Ill. He was assigned to the 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group, based at Camp Pendleton, Calif. First Marine Expeditionary Force, killed May 12 in Iraq when unexploded ordnance they were handling detonated. Pfc. Jose Franci Gonzalez Rodriguez, 19, of Norwalk, Calif. He was assigned to the 1st Supply Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group, based at Camp Pendleton, Calif First Marine Expeditionary Force Marine, killed May 12 in Iraq when unexploded ordnance they were handling detonated. Lt. Col. Dominic R. Baragona 42 19th Maintenance Battalion, U.S. Army Niles, Ohio Killed in a vehicle accident on May 19, 2003, in Iraq Spc. Rasheed Sahib 22 20th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Brooklyn, New York Killed in Balad, Iraq, on May 18, 2003 when Sahib and another soldier were cleaning their weapons and the other soldier's weapon discharged Cpl. Douglas Jose Marencoreyes, 28, of Chino, Calif., was killed May 18 in Iraq, when the large transport truck he was riding in rolled over 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Sgt. Kirk Allen Straseskie, 23, of Beaver Dam, Wis., drowned May 19 in a canal near Al Hillah, Iraq, when he attempted to rescue the crewmembers of a Marine CH-46 helicopter that went down in the canal. Straseskie was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Spc. Nathaniel A. Caldwell, 27, of Omaha, Neb., was killed May 21, in Baghdad, Iraq. Caldwell was responding to a civilian call when his vehicle rolled over. Caldwell was assigned to the 404th Air Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Helicopter crew killed: 1st Lt. Timothy Louis Ryan, 30, of Aurora, Ill. The crew was assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron -364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Staff Sgt. Aaron Dean White 27 Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Shawnee, Oklahoma Killed when the CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter he was aboard crashed shortly after takeoff in the Shatt Al Hillah Canal, in Iraq Lt. Col. Dominic R. Baragona 42 19th Maintenance Battalion, U.S. Army Niles, Ohio Killed in a vehicle accident on May 19, 2003, in Iraq Pvt. David Evans Jr. 18 977th Military Police Company, U.S. Army Buffalo, New York Killed in an explosion at a facility which contained Iraqi ammunition in Diwaniya, Iraq, on May 25, 2003 Lance Cpl. Jason William Moore 21 Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing San Marcos, California Killed in the crash of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter shortly after takeoff in the Shatt Al Hillah Canal, in Iraq 1st Lt. Timothy Louis Ryan 30 Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Aurora, Illinois Killed in the crash of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter shortly after takeoff in the Shatt Al Hillah Canal, in Iraq Pfc. Jeremiah D. Smith, 25, of Odessa, Mo., was killed on May 26 in Baghdad, Iraq. Smith was escorting heavy equipment transporters when his vehicle hit unexploded ordnance. Smith was assigned to 1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan. Sgt. Thomas F. Broomhead, 34, of Cannon City, Colo., was killed on May 27, in Al Fallujah, Iraq. Broomhead was on guard at a checkpoint when a vehicle pulled up and assailants fired on him. Broomhead was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo. Staff Sgt. Brett J. Petriken, 30, of Mich., and Pvt. Kenneth A Nalley, 19, of Hamburg, Iowa, were killed on May 26, The soldiers were escorting a convoy in a HMMWV when a heavy equipment transporter crossed the median and struck their vehicle. Both soldiers were assigned to the 501st Military Police Company, Wiesbaden, Germany. The incident is under investigation. Maj. Mathew E. Schram, 36, of Wisconsin, was killed May 26, in Hadithah, Iraq. Schram was killed while traveling in a military convoy on a resupply mission when they encountered enemy fire. Schram was assigned to the HHT Support Squadron 3rd ACR, Fort Carson, Colo. Capt. Andrew David Lamont 31 Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Eureka, California Killed in the crash of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter shortly after takeoff in the Shatt Al Hillah Canal, in Iraq (no death date) Staff Sgt. Michael B. Quinn, 37, of Tampa, Fla., was killed May 27, in Al-Fallujah, Iraq. Quinn was on guard duty at a checkpoint when a vehicle pulled up and assailants fired on him. Quinn was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo. Spc. Jose A. Perez III, 22, of San Diego, Texas, was killed on May 28, in Taji, Iraq. Perez was in a convoy that was ambushed. Perez was assigned to 6th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Sgt. Jonathan W. Lambert, 28, of Newsite, Miss., died June 1 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, as a result of injuries he suffered when his HMMWV rolled over on May 26 in Iraq. Lambert was assigned to the Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif. The vehicle mishap is under investigation. Sgt. Atanacio Haromarin 27 Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Baldwin Park, California Killed when the checkpoint his unit was manning south of Balad, Iraq, came under fire on June 3, 2003 Petty Officer Third Class Doyle W. Bollinger, Jr., 21, of Poteau, Okla., was killed today in Iraq when a piece of unexploded ordnance accidentally detonated in the area he was working. Bollinger was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133, Gulfport, Miss. The incident is under investigation. Pfc. Branden F. Oberleitner, 20, of Worthington, Ohio, was killed on June 5 in Al Fallujah, Iraq. Oberleitner was returning from a dismounted patrol when the element was fired upon by a rifle propelled grenade. Oberleitner was assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, Fort Campbell, Ky. Spc. Kyle A. Griffin 20 519th Military Intelligence Battalion Emerson, New Jersey Killed in a vehicle accident while traveling in convoy during a storm on May 30, 2003, between Mosul and Tikrit, Iraq Spc. Zachariah W. Long 20 519th Military Intelligence Battalion Milton, Pennsylvania Killed in a vehicle accident while traveling in convoy during a storm on May 30, 2003, between Mosul and Tikrit, Iraq Sgt. Keman L. Mitchell 24 Company C, 4th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Hilliard, Florida Killed when he jumped into a 7-foot deep body of water on May 26, 2003, in Kirkuk, Iraq. When he failed to resurface, members of his squad retrieved him but attempts to resuscitate him failed. Sgt. Michael E. Dooley, 23, of Pulaski, Va., was killed on June 8 in Al Asad, Iraq. Dooley was manning a traffic control point when a vehicle came up to the checkpoint and two individuals got out requesting a medic for their sick friend. Immediately following the request for help, they opened fire on Dooley which resulted in his death. Sgt. Travis L. Burkhardt, 26, of Edina, Mo., was killed on June 6 in Baghdad, Iraq. Burkhardt was part of an escort mission when the vehicle he was in hit a curb along the road and rolled over. Burkhardt was assigned to 170th Military Police Company, Fort Lewis, Wash. Pfc. Ryan R. Cox, 19, of Derby, Kan., died June 15 as a result of wounds received from a non-combat weapon discharge near An Najaf, Iraq. Cox was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif Staff Sgt. Andrew R. Pokorny, 30, of Naperville, Ill., was killed on June 13, in Al Asad, Iraq. On the way back from patrol, Pokorny's M113 armored personnel carrier, threw a track causing the vehicle to roll over. Pokorny was assigned to 3rd Air Defense Artillery, 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo. Spc. John K. Klinesmith Jr., 25, of Stockbridge, Ga., was killed June 12, in Al Fallujah, Iraq. Klinesmith was last seen wading in the lake on the palace compound in Al Fallujah on June 12. A search was launched and Klinesmith's body was discovered at the lake. Sgt. Michael L. Tosto, 24, of Apex, N.C., died on June 17, at Camp Wolf, Kuwait. Tosto died from a non-combat related cause. Tosto was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Smith Barracks, Germany. Pvt. Robert L. Frantz, 19, of San Antonio, Texas, was killed on June 17, in Baghdad, Iraq. Frantz was on guard duty when a local resident threw a grenade over the wall. Frantz died of his injuries. Frantz was assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Ray Barracks, Germany. Pfc. Michael R. Deuel, 21, of Nemo, S.D., was killed on June 18, in Baghdad, Iraq. Deuel received fatal gun shot wounds while on guard duty at a propane distribution center. Deuel was assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. Staff Sgt. William T. Latham, 29, of Kingman, Ariz., died of wounds on June 18, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, D.C. Latham was participating in a raid at a suspected arms market in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on May 19 when he was hit with shrapnel. Latham was evacuated back to the United States where he died of his wounds. Latham was assigned to Troop E, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo. Pvt. Shawn D. Pahnke 25 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division Shelbyville, Indiana Killed when he was shot in the back while sitting in a military vehicle during a patrol in Baghdad on June 16, 2003 Spc. Joseph D. Suell, 24, of Lufkin, Texas, was killed on June 16, in Todjie, Iraq. Suell died from a non-combat related cause. Suell was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Battery, 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Sill, Okla. The incident is under investigation. Spc. Paul T. Nakamura 21 437th Medical Company Santa Fe Springs, California Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade hit a U.S. military ambulance south of Baghdad, Iraq, on June 19, 2003 Spc. Orenthial J. Smith, 21, of Allendale, S.C., was killed on June 22, in Baghdad, Iraq. Smith was in a convoy that was ambushed by small arms fire. Smith was assigned to Company A, 123rd Main Support Battalion, Dexheim, Germany. Spc. Cedric L. Lennon, 32, of West Blocton, Ala., died on June 24, in Baghdad, Iraq. Lennon died from a non-combat related cause. Lennon was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La. The incident is under investigation. Lance Cpl. Gregory E. MacDonald, 29, of Washington, D.C., was killed on June 25 in Iraq. MacDonald was killed when his light armored vehicle he was traveling in rolled over. MacDonald was assigned to Bravo Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Frederick, Md. Spc. Andrew F. Chris, 25, of Calif., was killed on June 25 in Iraq. Chris was fatally wounded in combat operations in hostile enemy territory. Chris was assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga. Spc. Corey A. Hubbell, 20, of Urbana, Ill., died on June 26 in Camden Yards, Kuwait. Hubbell died from a non-combat related cause. Hubbell was assigned to Company B, 46th Engineer Battalion, Fort Rucker, Ala. The incident is under investigation. Interior Communications Electrician First Class Petty Officer Thomas E. Retzer, 30, of San Diego, Calif., died of wounds received in action June 25 in Afghanistan Spc. Richard P. Orengo, 32, of Puerto Rico, was killed on June 26 in An Najif, Iraq. Orengo was shot and died of injuries he received. Orengo was assigned to the 755th Military Police Company, Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Lance Cpl. Gregory E. MacDonald, 29, of Washington, D.C., was killed on June 25 in Iraq. MacDonald was killed when his light armored vehicle he was traveling in rolled over. MacDonald was assigned to Bravo Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Frederick, Md. Sgt. Timothy M. Conneway 22 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Enterprise, Alabama Wounded when an explosive device detonated and struck the vehicle on June 26, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq, he died of wounds on June 28 Pfc. Kevin C. Ott 27 3rd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment Columbus, Ohio Discovered missing from his post approximately 24 miles (40 km) north of Baghdad on June 25, 2003. A search party found his remains west of al Taji, Iraq, on June 28. Sgt. 1st Class Gladimir Philippe 37 3rd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment Linden, New Jersey Discovered missing from his post approximately 24 miles (40 km) north of Baghdad on June 25, 2003. A search party found his remains west of Taji, Iraq, on June 28. Cpl. Tomas Sotelo Jr. 20 Headquarters Troop, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Houston, Texas Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle while traveling in a convoy in Baghdad, Iraq,on June 27, 2003 The Department of Defense announced today the identities of three soldiers who died of non-combat related causes while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sgt. Barry Sanford, Sr., 46, of Aurora, Colo., died on July 7 in Balad, Iraq. Sanford was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 101st Support Group, Fort Campbell, Ky. Sgt. 1st Class Craig A. Boling, 38, of Elkhart, Ind., died on July 8 in Camp Wolf, Kuwait. Boling was assigned to Company C, 1-152nd Infantry, Tell City, Ind. Sgt. 1st Class Dan H. Gabrielson 39 652nd Engineer Company, U.S. Army Reserve Spooner, Wisconsin Killed by hostile fire when his convoy came under attack on July 9, 2003, in Ba Qubah, Iraq Pvt. Robert L. McKinley 23 101st Corps Support Group, 101st Airborne Division Kokomo, Indiana Died on July 8, 2003, in Homberg, Germany, on a non-hostile gunshot wound he received in Iraq Spc. Jeffrey M. Wershow 22 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Florida National Guard Gainesville, Florida Shot and killed while conducting military operations on July 6, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq Sgt. Jaror C. Puello-Coronado, 36, Pocono Summit, Pa., died on July 13 at Camp Edson, Iraq. Puello-Coronado was manning a traffic point when the operator of a dump truck lost control of the vehicle. Puello-Coronado was struck by the truck and died of his injuries. Puello-Coronado was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 310th Military Police Battalion, in Uniondale, N.Y. Lance Cpl. Cory Ryan Geurin, 18, of Santee, Calif., was killed in Babylon, Iraq, on July 15. He was standing post on a palace roof in Babylon when he fell approximately 60 feet. Geurin was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Twentynine Palms, Calif. Cpt. Paul J. Cassidy, 36, of Laingsburg, Mich., died July 13 in Camp Babylon, Iraq. Cassidy died as a result of non-combat injuries. This incident is under investigation. Cassidy was assigned to the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion in Wis. Spc. Joshua M. Neusche, 20, of Montreal, Mo., died July 12 in Homburg Hospital, Germany. Neusche died from a non-combat cause. Neusche was assigned to the 203rd Engineer Battalion, in Joplin, Mo. Spc. Christian C. Schulz, 20, of Colleyville, Texas, died July 11 in Baqubah, Iraq. Schulz died as a result of non-combat injuries. This incident is under investigation. Schulz was assigned to the 3rd Troop, 67th Armor Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas. Petty Officer 3rd Class David J. Moreno 26 Naval Medical Center San Diego, 4th Marine Division Detachment Gering, Nebraska Died from a non-hostile gunshot wound in Hamishiyah, Iraq on July 17, 2003 Sgt.Michael T. Crockett 27 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division Soperton, Georgia Killed in a rocket-propelled grenade attack in Baghdad, Iraq on July 14, 2003 Lance Cpl. Jason Andrew Tetrault 20 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division Moreno Valley, California Killed in a vehicle accident in Kuwait on July 9, 2003 Cpl. Mark A. Bibby 25 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division Watha, North Carolina Killed when an improvised explosive device was detonated near a convoy he was traveling in to a water treatment facility in Baghdad, Iraq on July 21, 2003 Spc. Brett T. Christian 27 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division North Royalton, Ohio Killed when the convoy he was in was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades in Mosul, Iraq on July 23, 2003 Spc. Jon P. Fettig 30 957th Engineer Company, Army National Guard Dickinson, North Dakota Killed when the truck he was in was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade near Ramadi, Iraq on July 22, 2003 Sgt. 1st Class Christopher R. Willoughby, 29, Phenix City, Ala., died on July 20 in Baghdad, Iraq. Willoughby was riding in a vehicle that rolled over. Willoughby was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 221st Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Gillen, Ga. Spc. Joel L. Bertoldie, 20, Independence, Mo. died on July 18 at Fallujah, Iraq. Bertoldie was thrown from the military vehicle he was driving when an explosive device was detonated underneath. Bertoldie was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 4-64 Armor Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga. Sgt. Jason D. Jordan, 24 of Elba, Ala. died on July 20 in Tallifar, Iraq. Sgt. Jordan was patrolling a village when the vehicle was ambushed by RPGs (rocket propelled grenades). Jordan was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1-187 Infantry Battalion, Fort Campbell, Ky. Sgt. Mason Douglas Whetstone, 30, a Utah native, died on July 17 in Baghdad, Iraq. Whetstone died as a result of non-combat injuries. The incident is under investigation. Whetstone was assigned to the 3d Battalion, 58th Aviation (Forward), Hanau, Germany. Second Lt. Jonathan D. Rozier, 25, of Katy, Texas died on July 19 at Baghdad, Iraq. Lieutenant Rozier s unit was fired upon by rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire while providing security at a municipal building. Rozier was assigned to B Company, 2-70th Armor Battalion, Fort Riley, KS (1st Armored Division). Sgt. Justin W. Garvey, 23, Townsend, Mass., was killed on July 20 in Tallifar, Iraq. Garvey was patrolling in his vehicle when it was ambushed and struck by rocket propelled grenades. Garvey was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1-187 Infantry Battalion, Fort Campbell, Ky. Cpl. Mark A. Bibby 25 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division Watha, North Carolina Killed when an improvised explosive device was detonated near a convoy he was traveling in to a water treatment facility in Baghdad, Iraq on July 21, 2003 Capt. Joshua T. Byers, 29, of Nevada was killed in action when his convoy hit an explosive device. Byers was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Troop, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment, in Fort Carson, Co. On July 24, three soldiers were killed north of Al Hawd, Iraq, when their military convoy came under enemy fire. Killed were: Sgt. 1st Class Christopher R. Willoughby 29 221st Military Intelligence Battalion, Army National Guard Phenix City, Alabama Died when the vehicle he was in rolled over in Baghdad, Iraq on July 20, 2003 |
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