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Spc. Michael G. Mihalakis, 18, 49th Military Police Battalion, 100th Troop Command, California Combat Support Command, Army National Guard, San Jose, California, Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat vehicle accident at the Baghdad International Airport on December 26, 2003. Pfc. Stuart W. Moore, 21, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Livingston, Texas, Killed when an improvised explosive device struck his convoy in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 22, 2003. Staff Sgt. Aaron T. Reese, 31, 135th Military Police Company, Army National Guard, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Died when he fell overboard while on patrol on the Tigris River south of Baghdad, Iraq, on December 10, 2003. 1st Lt. Edward M. Saltz, 27, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Bigfork, Montana. Saltz, a U.S. Army Reservist, was killed when an improvised explosive device struck his convoy in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 22, 2003. Spc. Christopher J. Rivera Wesley, 26, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Portland, Oregon, Killed when an embankment collapsed, causing his Stryker infantry carrier vehicle to roll over into a canal in Ad Duluiyah, Iraq, on December 8, 2003. Pfc. Jason G. Wright, 19, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Luzerne, Michigan, Killed while on security duty when his vehicle came under fire from a passing vehicle in Mosul, Iraq, on December 8, 2003. Sgt. Ryan C. Young, 21, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Corona, California, Died on December 2, 2003 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, D.C., of wounds he received when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq on November 8, 2003. Pfc. Jesse D. Mizener, 24, of Auburn, Calif., was killed Jan. 7 in Baghdad, Iraq. Mizener was killed when a mortar round hit the Logistics Base. Mizenerwas assigned to the 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion, 593rd Corps Support Group, Fort Lewis, Wash. Staff Sgt. Craig Davis, 37, of Opelousas, La., was killed when his UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed Jan. 8 near Fallujah, Iraq. The soldier was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Davis was assigned to the 603rd Transportation Company, 142nd Corps Support Battalion, Fort Polk, La. Chief Warrant Officer Philip A. Johnson, Jr., 31, of Alabama, was killed when his UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed Jan. 8 near Fallujah, Iraq. The soldier was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Johnson was assigned to the 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), Fort Carson, Colo. Chief Warrant Officer Ian D. Manuel, 23, of Florida, was killed when his UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed Jan. 8 near Fallujah, Iraq. The soldier was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Manuel was assigned to the 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), Fort Carson, Colo. Chief Warrant Officer Aaron A. Weaver, 32, of Florida, was killed when his UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed Jan. 8 near Fallujah, Iraq. The soldier was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom .Weaver was assigned to C Troop, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. Spc. Michael A. Diraimondo, 22, of Simi Valley, Calif. Diraimondo was killed when his UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed Jan. 8 near Fallujah, Iraq. The soldier was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Diraimondo was assigned to the 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), based in Fort Carson, Colo. Sgt. 1st Class Gregory B. Hicks, 35, of Duff, Tenn., Hicks was killed when their UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed Jan. 8 near Fallujah, Iraq. The soldier was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Hicks was assigned toCompany B, 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, based in Fort Hood, Texas. Spc. Nathaniel H. Johnson, 22, of Augusta, Ga. Johnson was killed when his UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed Jan. 8 near Fallujah, Iraq. The soldier was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Johnson was assigned to Company D (Aviation), 82nd Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division based in Fort Bragg, N.C. Spc. Christopher A. Golby, 26, of Johnstown, Penn. was killed when his UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed Jan. 8 near Fallujah, Iraq. The soldier was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Golby was assigned to the 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance) based in Fort Carson, Colo. Pfc. Jesse D. Mizener, 24, of Auburn, Calif., was killed Jan. 7 in Baghdad, Iraq. Mizener was killed when a mortar round hit the Logistics Base. Mizener was assigned to the 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion, 593rd Corps Support Group, Fort Lewis, Wash. Staff Sgt. Craig Davis, 37, of Opelousas, La., was killed when his UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed Jan. 8 near Fallujah, Iraq. The soldier was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Davis was assigned to the 603rd Transportation Company, 142nd Corps Support Battalion, Fort Polk, La. Chief Warrant Officer Philip A. Johnson, Jr., 31, of Alabama, was killed when his UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed Jan. 8 near Fallujah, Iraq. The soldier was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Johnson was assigned to the 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), Fort Carson, Colo. Chief Warrant Officer Ian D. Manuel, 23, of Florida, was killed when his UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed Jan. 8 near Fallujah, Iraq. The soldier was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Manuel was assigned to the 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), Fort Carson, Colo. Chief Warrant Officer Aaron A. Weaver, 32, of Florida, was killed when his UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed Jan. 8 near Fallujah, Iraq. The soldier was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom .Weaver was assigned to C Troop, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. Sgt. Jeffrey C. Walker, 33, of Havre de Grace, Md., was killed Jan. 8 in Fallujah, Iraq. Walker was onboard a UH-60 when it crashed while on a MEDEVAC mission. He was assigned to Company C, 782nd Main Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. Staff Sgt. Ricky L. Crockett, 37, of Broxton, Ga., was killed Jan. 12 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was struck by an improvised explosive device while on a mounted patrol. Crockett was assigned to Company D, 51st Signal Battalion, XVIII Airborne Corps, based in Fort Bragg, N.C. Master Sgt. Kelly L. Hornbeck, 36, of Fort Worth, Texas, died of wounds Jan. 18 at 28th Combat Support Hospital (CSH) in Iraq. On Jan. 16, Master Sgt. Hornbeck sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle, south of Samarra, Iraq. Hornbeck was initially evacuated to the 21st CSH and then moved to the 28th CSH for further treatment where he later died. He was assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, based at Fort Carson, Colo. Staff Sgt. Roland L. Castro, 26, of San Antonio, Texas, died Jan. 16, in Camp Cedar II, Iraq, of a non-hostile gunshot wound. Castro was assigned to Battery A, 1st Battalion, 12th Field Artillery, based at Fort Sill, Okla. Pfc. Cody J. Orr, 21, of Ruskin, Fla. was killed Jan. 17, north of Taji, Iraq. Orr was one of three soldiers killed while conducting a surveillance sweep for IEDs north of Baghdad when the attack occurred. Orr was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Spc. Larry E. Polley, Jr., of Center, Texas, was killed Jan. 17, north of Taji, Iraq. Polley was one of three soldiers killed while conducting a surveillance sweep for IEDs north of Baghdad when the attack occurred. Polley was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Sgt. Edmond L. Randle, 26, of Miami, Fla., was killed Jan. 17, north of Taji, Iraq. Randle was one of three soldiers killed while conducting a surveillance sweep for IEDs north of Baghdad when the attack occurred. Randle was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. A Task Force "All American" soldier, Capt. Matthew J. August, 28, of Rhode Island, was killed on Jan. 27, in an improvised explosive device attack in Khalidiyah, just east of Ar Ramadi, Iraq. August was assigned to Company B, 1st Engineer. A Task Force "All American" soldier, Sgt. 1st Class James T. Hoffman, 41, of Whitesburg, Ky, was killed on Jan. 27, in an improvised explosive device attack in Khalidiyah, just eastof Ar Ramadi, Iraq. Hoffman was assigned to Company B, 1st Engineer. A Task Force "All American" soldier Sgt. Travis A. Moothart, 23, of Brownsville, Ore. was killed on Jan. 27, in an improvised explosive device attack in Khalidiyah, just east of Ar Ramadi, Iraq. Moothart was assigned to Company B, 1st Engineer. Combined Joint Task Force soldier, 2nd Lt. Luke S. James, 24, of Oklahoma, was killed in an improvised explosive device attack on Jan. 27, near Iskandariyah. James was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 505th Infantry, Fort Bragg, N.C. Combined Joint Task Force soldier, Staff Sgt. Lester O. Kinney II, 27, of Zanesville, Ohio, was killed in an improvised explosive device attack on Jan. 27, near Iskandariyah. Kinney was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 505th Infantry, Fort Bragg, N.C. Combined Joint Task Force soldier, Sgt. Cory R. Mracek, 26, of Hay Springs, Neb., was killed in an improvised explosive device attack on Jan. 27, near Iskandariyah Mracek was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery, Fort Bragg, N.C. Pfc. Luis A. Moreno, 19, of Bronx, N.Y., died on Jan. 29, 2004, at the Lakenheath Medical Treatment Facility, United Kingdom. Moreno was shot on Jan. 23 while he was guarding a gas station in Baghdad, Iraq. He later died of his injuries. Moreno was assigned to Battery A, 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery, based at Fort Riley, Kansas Staff Sgt. Shawn M. Clemens, 28, of Allegany, N.Y., was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom on Jan. 29, 2004, west of Ghazni, Afghanistan. Clemens´ status is currently being listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown. He was working around a weapons cache when there was an explosion. Clemens was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Drum, N.Y. Spc. Robert J. Cook, 24, of Sun Prairie, Wis., was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom on Jan. 29, 2004, west of Ghazni, Afghanistan. Cook´s status is currently being listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown. He was working around a weapons cache when there was an explosion. Cook was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Drum, N.Y. Spc. Adam G. Kinser, 21, of Sacramento, Calif., was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom on Jan. 29, 2004, west of Ghazni, Afghanistan. Kinser´s status is currently being listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown. He was working around a weapons cache when there was an explosion. Kinser was assigned to the 304th Psychological Operations Company, U.S. Army Reserve, based in Sacramento, Calif. Sgt. 1st Class Curtis Mancini, 43, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom on Jan. 29, 2004, west of Ghazni, Afghanistan. Mancini´s status is currently being listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown. He was working around a weapons cache when there was an explosion. was Mancini was assigned to the 486th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, based in Broken Arrow, Okla. Staff Sgt. James D. Mowris, 37, of Aurora, Miss., Mowris was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom on Jan. 29, 2004, west of Ghazni, Afghanistan. Mowris´s status is currently being listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown. He was working around a weapons cache when there was an explosion. was assigned to the 805th Military Police Company, U.S. Army Reserve, based in Raleigh, N.C. Spc. Justin A. Scott, 22, of Bellevue, Ky., was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom on Jan. 29, 2004, west of Ghazni, Afghanistan. Scott´s status is currently being listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown. He was working around a weapons cache when there was an explosion. Scott was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Drum, N.Y. Sgt. Danton K. Seitsinger, 29, of Oklahoma City, Okla. was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom on Jan. 29, 2004, west of Ghazni, Afghanistan. Seitsinger´s status is currently being listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown. He was working around a weapons cache when there was an explosion. Seitsinger was assigned to the 486th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, based in Broken Arrow, Okla. Sgt. Benjamin L. Gilman, 28, of Meriden, Conn., was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom on Jan. 29, 2004, west of Ghazni, Afghanistan. Gilman´s status is currently being listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown. He was working around a weapons cache when there was an explosion. Gilman was assigned to the 41st Engineer Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Drum, N.Y. Sgt. Eliu A. Miersandoval, 27, of San Clemente, Calif. Miersandoval was killed when his vehicle was hit on Jan. 31, by an improvised explosive device during convoy operations in Kirkuk, Iraq. The soldier was assigned to Company A, 4th Forward Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Hood, Texas. Cpl. Juan C. Cabralbanuelos, 25, of Emporia, Kan. He was killed when his vehicle was hit on Jan. 31, by an improvised explosive device during convoy operations in Kirkuk, Iraq. The soldier was assigned to Company A, 4th Forward Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Hood, Texas. Pfc. Holly J. McGeogh, 19, of Taylor, Mich. Was killed when his vehicle was hit on Jan. 31, by an improvised explosive device during convoy operations in Kirkuk, Iraq. The soldier was assigned to Company A, 4th Forward Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Hood, Texas. Staff Sgt. Roger C. Turner Jr., 37, of Parkersburg, W.Va., died Feb. 1 in Anaconda, Iraq. Turner was in his sleeping quarters when the logistical support area came under mortar attack. He died as a result of his injuries. Pfc. Armando Soriano, 20, of Houston, Texas, died on Feb. 1 in Haditha, Iraq. Soriano was traveling in a two-vehicle convoy on a supply route when weather conditions caused his vehicle to slide off the road and roll over. He died as a result of his injuries. Soriano was assigned to the howitzer battery, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo. The unit is currently attached to the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. Sgt. Benjamin L. Gilman, 28, of Meriden, Conn., was designated duty status unknown on Jan. 29 in Ghazni, Afghanistan, when a weapons cache prematurely exploded. On Feb. 2, his remains were recovered. Gilman was assigned to 41st Engineer Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. 2nd Lt. Seth J. Dvorin, 24, of New Jersey, died Feb. 3 in Iskandariyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded while he was conducting counter-IED operations along a supply route. Dvorin was assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, based at Fort Drum, N.Y. Master Sgt. Jude C. Mariano, 39, of Vallejo, Calif., died Feb. 10 in Doha, Qatar. Mariano died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Mariano was assigned to the 615th Air Mobility Operations Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Staff Sgt. Richard P. Ramey, 27, of Canton, Ohio, died Feb. 8 in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated. Ramey was assigned to the 703rd Ordinance Company, Fort Knox, Ky., and he was supporting the 82nd Airborne Division. Spc. Joshua L. Knowles, 23, of Sheffield, Iowa, died Feb. 5 in Baghdad, Iraq, when he was hit by a mortar round at a Baghdad International Airport checkpoint. Knowles was assigned to the 1133rd Transportation Company, Army National Guard, Mason City, Iowa. Staff Sgt. Christopher Bunda, 29, of Washington, was originally listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) when his boat capsized during a river patrol on the Tigris River on Jan. 25. His remains were recovered today. Staff Sgt. Bunda was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry, based at Fort Lewis, Wash. Sgt. Thomas D. Robbins, 27, Schenectady, N.Y. died on Feb.9, when a collection of unexploded ordinance, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar rounds detonated while being moved to a demolition point. Robbins was assigned to Troop A, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment (Stryker), Fort Lewis, Wash. Sgt. Elijah Tai Wah Wong, 42, of Mesa, Ariz., died on Feb. 9, when a collection of unexploded ordinance, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar rounds detonated while being moved to a demolition point. Wong was assigned to the 363rd Explosive Ordnance Company, Army National Guard, Casa Grande, Ariz. Sgt. Patrick S. Tainsh, 33, of Oceanside, Calif., was killed Feb. 11, when an improvised explosive device struck the soldiers while they were on a mounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq. Tainsh was assigned to Troop E, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, LA Pfc. William C. Ramirez, 19, of Portland, Ore., was killed Feb. 11, when an improvised explosive device struck the soldiers while they were on a mounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq. Tainsh was assigned to Troop E, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, LA Pfc. Nichole M. Frye, 19, of Lena, Wis., died Feb. 16 in Baqubah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck her convoy. Frye was assigned to Company A, 415th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, Kalamazoo, Mich. Sgt. Nicholes D. Golding, 24, of Addison, Maine, died Feb. 13 in Ghanzni, Afghanistan, as a result of an AT-46 (anti-tank) mine explosion. Golding was assigned to Company C, 2/87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. 1st Lt. Adam G. Mooney, 28, of Cambridge, Md., from duty status whereabouts unknown to a non-hostile casualty. Mooney was listed as duty status unknown on Jan. 25 in Mosul, Iraq, when his helicopter went down in the Tigris River during a search for a missing soldier. On Feb. 14, his remains were recovered. Mooney was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation (Fort Drum), however, in support of mission requirements, he was attached to 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. Spc. Michael M. Merila, 23, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., died Feb. 16 in Talifar, Iraq, when his convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device. Merila was assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash. Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael J. Gray, 32, of Richmond, Va., was 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. Gray was assigned to Navy Detachment Kuwait Navy Base. Spc. Edward W. Brabazon, 20, of Philadelphia, Pa., died March 9 in Baghdad, Iraq, of a non-hostile gunshot wound. Brabazon was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. Staff Sgt. Joe L. Dunigan Jr., 37, of Belton, Texas, died Mar. 11, in Fallujah, Iraq, when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device. Dunigan was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, based at Fort Riley, Kan. Spc. Jason C. Ford, 21, of Bowie, Md., died March 13 in Tikrit, Iraq, when his patrol encountered an improvised explosive device. Spc. Ford was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, based in Schweinfurt, Germany. Capt. John F. Kurth, 31, of Wis., died March 13, in Tikrit, Iraq, when his patrol encountered an improvised explosive device. Kurth was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, based in Schweinfurt, Germany. Spc. Jocelyn L. Carrasquillo, 28, of Wrightsville Beach, N.C., died March 13, on the main supply route in Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle. Spc. Carrasquillo was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, Army National Guard, from Wilmington, N.C. 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. Lt. Adams was a member of the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo. 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. Master Sgt. Thigpen was assigned to the Army National Guard, 151st Signal Battalion, from Greenville, S.C. Sgt. William J. Normandy, 42, of Augusta, Ga., died March 15, in Camp Virginia, Iraq (north of Kuwait City), of non-combat related injuries. Sgt. Normandy was assigned to the Army National Guard, 1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery, from Montpelier, Vt. Spc. Tracy L. Laramore, 30, of Okaloosa, Fla., died March 17, in Baji, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle went over an embankment and flipped over in the river. Spc. Laramore was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, Schweinfurt, Germany. Pfc. Brandon C. Smith, 20, of Washington, Ark., died March 18, as a result of enemy action in Al Qaim, Iraq. Smith was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment,1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. Pfc. Ricky A. Morris Jr., 20, of Lubbock, Texas, died March 18, as a result of enemy action in Al Qaim, Iraq. Smith was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment,1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. Sgt. Ivory L. Phipps, 44, of Chicago, Ill., died March 17, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a mortar attack. Phipps was assigned to the 1544th Transportation Company, Illinois Army National Guard, Paris, Ill. Pfc. Ernest Harold Sutphin, 21, of Parkersburg, W.Va., died March 18 in Landstuhl, Germany, from injuries sustained in a vehicle incident in Kirkuk, Iraq, on March 11. Pfc. Sutphin was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Cpl. Andrew D. Brownfield, 24, of Summit, Ohio, died March 18, due to wounds received from an enemy mortar attack at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 374, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. Staff Sgt. Anthony S. Lagman, 26, of Yonkers, N.Y., died on March 18, in Dehrawood, Afghanistan, when their team came under small arms fire while clearing a village. Lagman was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. Sgt. Michael J. Esposito, Jr., 22, of Brentwood, N.Y., died on March 18, in Dehrawood, Afghanistan, when their team came under small arms fire while clearing a village. Esposito was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. 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. Lt. Adams was a member of the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo. 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. Master Sgt. Thigpen was assigned to the Army National Guard, 151st Signal Battalion, from Greenville, S.C. Sgt. William J. Normandy, 42, of Augusta, Ga., died March 15, in Camp Virginia, Iraq (north of Kuwait City), of non-combat related injuries. Sgt. Normandy was assigned to the Army National Guard, 1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery, from Montpelier, Vt. Fern L.Holland, 33, who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom, died March 9, in Al-Hillah, Iraq. (Home of record not available). The civilian was assigned to the Coalition Provisional Authority, based in Arlington, Va. Robert J. Zangas, 44, of Prince William County, Va., who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom, died March 9, in Al-Hillah, Iraq. (Home of record not available). The civilian was assigned to the Coalition Provisional Authority, based in Arlington, Va. Sgt. 1st Class Richard S. Gottfried, 42, of Lake Ozark, Mo., died March 9 in Tampa, Iraq, when struck by an improvised explosive device. Sgt. 1st Class Gottfried was assigned to the 1st Division Support Command, 1st Infantry Division, Kitzengen, Germany. Cpl. David M. Vicente, 25, of Methuen, Mass., died March 19, due to enemy action near Hit, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. Pvt. Dustin L. Kreider, 19, of Riverton, Kan., died March 21 near Samarra, Iraq during a unit weapon test-firing incident. Kreider was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, based in Schweinfurt, Germany. Maj. Mark D. Taylor, 41, of Stockton, Calif., died on March 20, in Fallujah, Iraq, when his living area came under a rocket attack was assigned to the 782nd Main Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division based at Fort Bragg, N.C. Spc. Matthew J. Sandri, 24, of Shamokin, Penn., died on March 20, in Fallujah, Iraq, when his living area came under a rocket attack was assigned to the 82nd Forward Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division also based at Fort Bragg, N.C. 1st Lt. Michael W. Vega, 41, of Lathrop, Calif., died March 20 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, D.C., from injuries sustained when his military vehicle rolled over in Diwaniyah, Iraq, on March 11. Vega was assigned to the 223rd Military Intelligence Company, 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Army National Guard, based in Sacramento, Calif. Pfc. Jason C. Ludlam, 22, of Arlington, Texas, died March 19 in Ba'qubah, Iraq, when he was electrocuted while laying telephone wires. Ludlam was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, based in Vilseck, Germany. Pfc. Christopher E. Hudson, 21, of Carmel, Ind., died March 21 in Baghdad, Iraq when his military vehicle was hit with an Improvised Explosive Device. Hudson was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 12th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas. LCpl. James A. Casper, 20, of Coolidge, Texas, died March 25 due to a non-combat related incident at Al Asad, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion,11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Spc. Adam D. Froehlich, 21, of Pine Hill, N. J., died March 25 in Baqubah, Iraq, from injuries sustained when his patrol came under an IED attack. Spc. Froehlich was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, from Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany. LCpl. Jeffrey C. Burgess, 20, of Plymouth, Mass., died March 25, due to enemy action near Al Fallujah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. Spc. Clint Richard Matthews, 31, of Bedford, Pa., died March 19, in Baji, Iraq, from injuries sustained when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle went over a 60-foot embankment and flipped over on March 17. He was assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, from Schweinfurt, Germany. Lance Cpl. Andrew S. Dang, 20, of Foster City, Calif., died March 22, due to hostile fire near Ar Ramady, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. SSgt. Wentz Jerome Henry Shanaberger III, 33, of Naples, Fla., died March 24 in Iraq when he was investigating a suspicious vehicle and came under attack by individuals using small arms and an improvised explosive device (IED). SSgt. Shanaberger was assigned to the Army's 21st Military Police Company, 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIIIth Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C. Pfc. Leroy Sandoval Jr., 21, of Houston, Texas, died March 26, due to hostile fire in the Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Master Sgt. Timothy Toney, 37, of Manhattan, N.Y., died March 27, due to a non-combat related incident at Camp Wolverine, Kuwait. He was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Pfc. Sean M. Schneider, 22, of Janesville, Wis., died March 29 as the result of a vehicle accident near Baghdad. Pfc. Schneider was assigned to the 115th Forward Support Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas. Lance Cpl. William J. Wiscowiche, 20, of Victorville, Calif., died March 30, due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Spc. Jeremiah J. Holmes, 27, of North Berwick, Maine, died March 29, near Balad, Iraq, when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device and fell from a bridge. Holmes was assigned to the Army National Guard's 744th Transportation Company, Hillsboro, N.H. Spc. David M. McKeever, 25, of Buffalo, N.Y., died April 5 in Baghdad, Iraq, when individuals using a rocket-propelled-grenade ambushed his unit. Spc.McKeever was assigned to the Army's 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany. Sgt. Gerardo Moreno, 23, of Terrell, Texas, died April 6, in Ashula, Iraq, when individuals who fired a rocket-propelled-grenade attacked his unit. Moreno was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. |
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