AN HONOR ROLL OF SACRIFICE IN IRAQ
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The Department of Defense and family members have identified 383 U.S. troops who have died in Iraq since the war began March 20, through Nov. 7. Of these, 245 died on or after May 1, when President Bush declared that major combat operations had ended. Those listed here include noncombat deaths. Other U.S. troops have been reported dead but have not been fully identified. Starting Sunday, The Times will begin publishing a weekly accounting of U.S. troop deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan. It will run in the California section.
March 20
Marine Maj. Jay Thomas Aubin, 36, Waterville, Maine, helicopter crash
Marine Capt. Ryan Anthony Beaupre, 30, St. Anne, Ill., helicopter crash
Marine Cpl. Brian Matthew Kennedy, 25, Houston, helicopter crash
Marine Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Waters-Bey, 29, Baltimore, helicopter crash
March 21
Marine 2nd Lt. Therrel S. Childers, 30, Harrison County, Miss., combat
Marine Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez, 28, Los Angeles, combat
March 22
Navy Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams, 27, La Mesa, Calif., helicopter collision
Marine Sgt. Nicolas M. Hodson, 22, Smithville, Mo., vehicle accident
Marine Lance Cpl. Eric J. Orlowski, 26, Buffalo, N.Y., machine gun accident
Army Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert, 27, Easton, Pa., grenade attack
Army Reserve Spc. Brandon S. Tobler, 19, Portland, Ore., vehicle accident
March 23
Army Spc. Jamaal R. Addison, 22, Roswell, Ga., combat
Army Sgt. Edward John Anguiano, 24, Brownsville, Texas, combat
Marine Sgt. Michael E. Bitz, 31, Ventura, Calif., combat
Marine Lance Cpl. Brian Rory Buesing, 20, Cedar Key, Fla., combat
Army Sgt. George Edward Buggs, 31, Barnwell, S.C., combat
Marine Pfc. Tamario D. Burkett, 21, Buffalo, N.Y., combat
Marine Cpl. Kemaphoom A. Chanawongse, 22, Waterford, Conn., combat
Marine Lance Cpl. Donald John Cline Jr., 21, Sparks, Nev., combat
Army 1st Sgt. Robert J. Dowdy, 38, Cleveland, combat
Army Pvt. Ruben Estrella-Soto, 18, El Paso, Texas, combat
Marine Lance Cpl. David K. Fribley, 26, Fort Myers, Fla., 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
Marine Pvt. Nolen R. Hutchings, 19, Boiling Springs, S.C., friendly fire
Army Pfc. Howard Johnson Jr., 21, Mobile, Ala., combat
Marine Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Jordan, 42, Enfield, Conn., combat
Army Spc. James Kiehl, 22, Comfort, Texas, combat
Army Chief Warrant Officer Johnny Villareal Mata, 35, El Paso, Texas, combat
Marine Cpl. Patrick R. Nixon, 21, Gallatin, Tenn., combat
Army Pfc. Lori A. Piestewa, 23, Tuba City, Ariz., combat
Marine 2nd Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney Jr., 31, Tonopah, Nev., combat
Marine Sgt. Brendon Reiss, 23, Hanna, Wyo., combat
Marine Cpl. Robert M. Rodriguez, 21, New York, combat
Marine Cpl. Randal Kent Rosacker, 21, San Diego, combat
Army Pvt. Brandon Sloan, 19, Bedford Heights, Ohio, combat
Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Slocum, 22, Thornton, Colo., combat
Army Sgt. Donald R. Walters, 33, Kansas City, Mo., combat
Marine Lance Cpl. Michael J. Williams, 31, Phoenix, combat
March 24
Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas A. Blair, 24, Broken Arrow, Okla., combat
Marine Cpl. Evan T. James, 20, La Harpe, Ill., drowned in canal
Marine Sgt. Bradley S. Korthaus, 28, Davenport, Iowa, drowned in canal
Army Spc. Gregory P. Sanders, 19, Hobart, Ind., combat
March 25
Marine Pfc. Francisco A. Martinez Flores, 21, Los Angeles, combat
Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Vann Johnson Jr., 25, Little Rock, Ark., 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
March 26
Marine Maj. Kevin G. Nave, 36, White Lake Township, Mich., vehicle accident
March 27
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Menusa, 33, Tracy, Calif., combat
March 28
Marine Sgt. Fernando Padilla-Ramirez, 26, San Luis, Ariz., combat
Army Sgt. Roderic A. Solomon, 32, Fayetteville, N.C., vehicle accident
March 29
Marine Staff Sgt. James Cawley, 41, Roy, Utah, combat
Army Pfc. Michael Russell Creighton-Weldon, 20, Conyers, Ga., suicide attack
Army Spc. Michael Edward Curtin, 23, Howell, N.J., suicide attack
Army Pfc. Diego Fernando Rincon, 19, Conyers, Ga., suicide attack
Marine Lance Cpl. Jesus A. Suarez Del Solar, 20, Escondido, Calif., combat
Marine Lance Cpl. William W. White, 24, New York, vehicle accident
Army Sgt. Eugene Williams, 24, Highland, N.Y, suicide attack
March 30
Marine Capt. Aaron J. Contreras, 31, Sherwood, Ore., helicopter crash
Marine Sgt. Michael V. Lalush, 23, Troutville, Va., helicopter crash
Marine Sgt. Brian D. McGinnis, 23, St. George, Del., helicopter crash
March 31
Army Spc. William A. Jeffries, 39, Evansville, Ind., illness
Army Spc. Brandon J. Rowe, 20, Roscoe, Ill., combat
April 1
Army Sgt. Jacob L. Butler, 24, Wellsville, Kan., combat
Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Maglione, 22, Lansdale, Pa., noncombat weapon discharge
April 2
Army Capt. James F. Adamouski, 29, Springfield, Va., helicopter crash
Marine Lance Cpl. Brian E. Anderson, 26, Durham, N.C., accident
Army Spc. Mathew G. Boule, 22, Dracut, Mass., helicopter crash
Army Master Sgt. George A. Fernandez, 36, El Paso, Texas, gunshot wound
Marine Pfc. Christian D. Gurtner, 19, Ohio City, Ohio, noncombat weapons discharge
Army Chief Warrant Officer Erik A. Halvorsen, 40, Bennington, Vt., helicopter crash
Army Chief Warrant Officer Scott Jamar, 32, Granbury, Texas, helicopter crash
Army Sgt. Michael F. Pedersen, 26, Flint, Mich., helicopter crash
Army Chief Warrant Officer Eric A. Smith, 42, Rochester, N.Y., helicopter crash
Navy Lt. Nathan D. White, 30, Mesa, Ariz., friendly fire
April 3
Marine Pfc. Chad E. Bales, 20, Coahoma, Texas, nonhostile accident
Army Staff Sgt. Wilbert Davis, 40, Hinesville, Ga., vehicle accident
Marine Cpl. Mark A. Evnin, 21, Burlington, Vt., combat
Army Capt. Edward J. Korn, 31, Savannah, Ga., combat
Army Staff Sgt. Nino D. Livaudais, 23, Ogden, Utah, combat
Army Spc. Ryan P. Long, 21, Seaford, Del., combat
Army Spc. Donald S. Oaks Jr., 20, Harborcreek, Pa., combat
Army Sgt. 1st Class Randall S. Rehn, 36, Longmont, Colo., combat
Army Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe, 27, Arvada, Colo., combat
Army Sgt. Todd J. Robbins, 33, Hart, Mich., combat
Marine Cpl. Erik H. Silva, 23, Holtville, Calif., combat
April 4
Army Capt. Tristan N. Aitken, 31, State College, Pa., combat
Army Pfc. Wilfred D. Bellard, 20, Lake Charles, La., vehicle fell into ravine
Army Spc. Daniel Francis J. Cunningham, 33, Lewiston, Maine, vehicle fell into ravine
Marine Capt. Travis A. Ford, 30, Ogallala, Neb., helicopter crash
Marine Cpl. Bernard G. Gooden, 22, Mount Vernon, N.Y., combat
Army Pvt. Devon D. Jones, 19, San Diego, vehicle fell into ravine
Marine 1st Lt. Brian M. McPhillips, 25, Pembroke, Mass., combat
Marine Sgt. Duane R. Rios, 25, Griffith, Ind., combat
Marine Capt. Benjamin W. Sammis, 29, Rehoboth, Mass., helicopter crash
Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith, 33, Tampa, Fla., combat
April 5
Army Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker, 34, Apollo, Pa., combat
Army Spc. Larry K. Brown, 22, Jackson, Miss., combat Marine 1st Sgt. Edward Smith, 38, Chicago, combat
April 6
Army Pfc. Gregory P. Huxley Jr., 19, Forestport, N.Y., combat
Army Pvt. Kelley S. Prewitt, 24, Birmingham, Ala., combat
April 7
Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew Julian Aviles, 18, Tampa, Fla., combat
Air Force Capt. Eric B. Das, 30, Amarillo, Texas, combat
Army Staff Sgt. Lincoln D. Hollinsaid, 27, Malden, Ill., combat
Army 2nd Lt. Jeffrey J. Kaylor, 24, Clifton, Va., combat
Marine Cpl. Jesus Martin Antonio Medellin, 21, Fort Worth, Texas, combat
Army Pfc. Anthony S. Miller, 19, San Antonio, combat
Army Spc. George A. Mitchell, 35, Rawlings, Md., combat
Air Force Maj. William R. Watkins III, 37, Danville, Va., combat
April 8
Army Cpl. Henry L. Brown, 22, Natchez, Miss. Combat
Marine Pfc. Juan Guadalupe Garza Jr., 20, Temperance, Mich., combat
Army Sgt. 1st Class John W. Marshall, 50, Sacramento, combat
Army Pfc. Jason M. Meyer, 23, Howell, Mich., combat
Air Force Staff Sgt. Scott D. Sather, 29, Clio, Mich., combat
Army Staff Sgt. Robert A. Stever, 36, Pendleton, Ore., combat
April 10
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey E. Bohr Jr., 39, San Clemente, Calif., combat
Army Staff Sgt. Terry W. Hemingway, 39, Willingboro, N.J., combat
April 11
Marine Staff Sgt. Riayan A. Tejeda, 26, New York, combat
April 12
Marine Cpl. Jesus A. Gonzalez, 22, Indio, Calif., combat
Marine Lance Cpl. David Edward Owens Jr., 20, Winchester, Va., combat
April 13
Army Spc. Gil Mercado, 25, Paterson, N.J., noncombat weapon discharge
April 14 Army Pfc. John E. Brown, 21, Troy, Ala., accidental grenade explosion
Army Spc. Thomas A. Foley III, 23, Dresden, Tenn., accidental grenade explosion
Marine Cpl. Armando Ariel Gonzalez, 25, Hialeah, Fla., vehicle accident
Army Spc. Richard A. Goward, 32, Midland, Mich., vehicle accident
Army Pfc. Joseph P. Mayek, 20, Rock Springs, Wyo., friendly fire
Marine Cpl. Jason David Mileo, 20, Centreville, Md., friendly fire
April 17
Army Cpl. John T. Rivero, 23, Gainesville, Fla., vehicle accident
April 22
Marine Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Todd Arnold, 30, Spring, Texas, grenade launcher accident
Army Spc. Roy R. Buckley, 24, Portage, Ind., fall from a military truck
Marine Chief Warrant Officer Robert W. Channell Jr., 36, Tuscaloosa, Ala., grenade-launcher accident
Marine Lance Cpl. Alan D. Lam, 19, Snow Camp, N.C., grenade-launcher accident
April 24
Army Sgt. Troy D. Jenkins, 25, Ridgecrest, Calif., cluster-bomb explosion
April 25 Army 1st Lt. Osbaldo Orozco, 26, Delano, Calif., vehicle accident
Army Spc. Narson B. Sullivan, 21, North Brunswick, N.J., noncombat weapon discharge
April 28
Army 1st Sgt. Joe J. Garza, 43, Robstown, Texas, vehicle accident
May 1
Army Pfc. Jesse A. Givens, 34, Springfield, Mo., tank accident
May 3
Army Sgt. Sean C. Reynolds, 25, East Lansing, Mich., weapon accident
May 4
Army Pvt. Jason L. Deibler, 20, Coeburn, Va., noncombat weapon discharge
May 8
Army Pfc. Marlin T. Rockhold, 23, Hamilton, Ohio, killed by sniper
May 9
Marine Lance Cpl. Cedric E. Bruns, 22, Vancouver, Wash., vehicle accident in Kuwait
Army Cpl. Richard P. Carl, 26, King Hill, Idaho, helicopter crash
Army Chief Warrant Officer Hans N. Gukeisen, 31, Lead, S.D., helicopter accident
Army Chief Warrant Officer Brian K. Van Dusen, 39, Columbus, Ohio, helicopter accident
May 10
Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Smith, 20, Anderson, Ind., vehicle accident in Kuwait
May 12
Marine Lance Cpl. Jakub Henryk Kowalik, 21, Schaumburg, Ill., killed when unexploded ordnance detonated
Marine Pfc. Jose Francisco Gonzalez Rodriguez, 19, Norwalk, Calif., killed when unexploded ordnance detonated
May 13
Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Lee Griffin Jr., 31, Elgin, S.C., convoy ambush Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas Brian Kleiboeker, 19, Irvington, Ill., accidental explosion
May 14
Army Spc. David T. Nutt, 32, Blackshear, Ga., vehicle accident
May 16
Army Master Sgt. William L. Payne, 46, Otsego, Mich., accidental explosion
May 18
Marine Cpl. Douglas Jose Marencoreyes, 28, Chino, Calif., vehicle accident
Army Spc. Rasheed Sahib, 22, New York, accidental weapon discharge
May 19
Army Lt. Col. Dominic R. Baragona, 42, Niles, Ohio, vehicle accident
Marine Capt. Andrew David La Mont, 31, Eureka, Calif., helicopter crash
Marine Lance Cpl. Jason William Moore, 21, San Marcos, Calif., helicopter crash
Marine 1st Lt. Timothy Louis Ryan, 30, Aurora, Ill., helicopter crash
Marine Sgt. Kirk Allen Straseskie, 23, Beaver Dam, Wis., drowning
Marine Staff Sgt. Aaron Dean White, 27, Shawnee, Okla., helicopter crash
May 21
Army Spc. Nathaniel A. Caldwell, 27, Omaha, Neb., vehicle accident
May 25 Army Pvt. David Evans Jr., 18, Buffalo, N.Y., accidental munitions dump explosion
May 26
Army Sgt. Keman L. Mitchell, 24, Hilliard, Fla., drowning
Army Pvt. Kenneth A. Nalley, 19, Hamburg, Iowa, vehicle accident
Army Military Police Staff Sgt. Brett J. Petriken, 30, Flint, Mich., vehicle accident
Army Maj. Mathew E. Schram, 36, Brookfield, Wis., hostile fire
Army Pfc. Jeremiah D. Smith, 25, Odessa, Mo., accidental ordnance explosion
May 27
Army Sgt. Thomas F. Broomhead, 34, Canon City, Colo., checkpoint shooting
Army Staff Sgt. Michael B. Quinn, 37, Tampa, Fla., checkpoint shooting
May 28
Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth R. Bradley, 39, Utica, Miss., heart attack
Army Spc. Jose A. Perez III, 22, San Diego, Texas, convoy ambush
May 30
Army Spc. Michael T. Gleason, 25, Warren, Pa., accident
Army Spc. Kyle A. Griffin, 20, Emerson, N.J., accident
Army Spc. Zachariah W. Long, 20, Milton, Pa., accident
June 1
Marine Sgt. Jonathan W. Lambert, 28, New Site, Miss., accident
June 3
Army Sgt. Atanacio Haro Marin Jr. , 27, Baldwin Park, Calif., combat
June 5
Army Pfc. Branden F. Oberleitner, 20, Worthington, Ohio, combat
June 6 Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Doyle W. Bollinger Jr., 21, Poteau, Okla., accident
Army Sgt. Travis Lee Burkhardt, 26, Edina, Mo., accident
June 7
Army Pvt. Jesse M. Halling, 19, Indianapolis, combat
June 8
Army Sgt. Michael E. Dooley, 23, Pulaski, Va., combat
June 10
Army Pfc. Gavin L. Neighbor, 20, Somerset, Ohio, combat
June 12
Army Spc. John K. Klinesmith Jr., 25, Stockbridge, Ga., accident
June 13
Army Staff Sgt. Andrew R. Pokorny, 30, Naperville, Ill., accident
June 15
Marine Pfc. Ryan R. Cox, 19, Derby, Kan., accident
June 16
Army Pvt. Shawn D. Pahnke, 25, Shelbyville, Ind., combat
Army Spc. Joseph D. Suell, 24, Lufkin, Texas, noncombat
June 17
Army Sgt. Michael L. Tosto, 24, Apex, N.C., pneumonia
Army Pvt. Robert L. Frantz, 19, San Antonio, combat
June 18
Army Spc. Michael R. Deuel, 21, Nemo, S.D., combat
Army Staff Sgt. William T. Latham, 29, Kingman, Ariz., combat
June 19
Army Spc. Paul T. Nakamura, 21, Santa Fe Springs, Calif., combat
June 22
Spc. Orenthial J. Smith, 21, Allendale, S.C., combat
June 24
Army Spc. Cedric L. Lennon, 32, West Blocton, Ala., noncombat
June 25
Army Spc. Andrew F. Chris, 25, San Diego, explosion
Army Spc. Cory A. Hubbell, 20, Urbana, Ill., breathing difficulties
Marine Lance Cpl. Gregory E. MacDonald, 29, Washington, D.C., vehicle accident
Army Pfc. Kevin C. Ott, 27, Orient, Ohio, killed in action
Army Sgt. 1st Class Gladimir Philippe, 37, Roselle, N.J., killed in action
June 26
Navy Seaman Joshua McIntosh, 22, Kingman, Ariz., nonhostile gunshot wound
Army Spc. Richard P. Orengo, 32, Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, hostile fire
June 27 Army Cpl. Tomas Sotelo Jr., 22, Houston, hostile fire
June 28 Army Sgt. Timothy M. Conneway, 22, Enterprise, Ala., explosion
July 1
Army 1st Sgt. Christopher D. Coffin, 51, Bethlehem, Pa., vehicle accident
July 2
Marine Cpl. Travis J. Bradach-Nall, 24, Portland, Ore., explosion during a mine-clearing operation
July 3
Army Pfc. Edward James Herrgott, 20, Shakopee, Minn., hostile fire
Army Pfc. Corey L. Small, 20, East Berlin, Pa., noncombat
July 6
Army Sgt. David B. Parson, 30, Kannapolis, N.C., hostile fire
Army Pfc. Jeffrey M. Wershow, 22, Gainesville, Fla., hostile fire
July 7
Army Sgt. Chad L. Keith, 21, Batesville, Ind., explosion
Army Staff Sgt. Barry Sanford Sr., 46, Aurora, Colo., noncombat
July 8 Army Sgt. 1st Class Craig A. Boling, 38, Elkhart, Ind., collapsed while eating dinner
Army Pvt. Robert L. McKinley, 23, Peru, Ind., heat stroke
July 9
Army Sgt. 1st Class Dan Henry Gabrielson, 39, Frederic, Wis., hostile fire
Army Sgt. Roger D. Rowe, 54, Bon Aqua, Tenn., hostile fire
Marine Lance Cpl. Jason Andrew Tetrault, 20, Moreno Valley, Calif., vehicle accident
Army Sgt. Melissa Valles, 26, Eagle Pass, Texas, noncombat injuries
July 11
Army Spc. Christian C. Schulz, 20, Colleyville, Texas, noncombat related
July 12
Army Spc. Joshua M. Neusche, 20, Montreal, Mo., pneumonia
July 13
Army Cpt. Paul J. Cassidy, 36, Laingsburg, Mich., noncombat related
Army Sgt. Jaror C. Puello-Coronado, 36, Pocono Summit, Pa., vehicle accident
July 14
Army Sgt. Michael T. Crockett, 27, Soperton, Ga., hostile fire
July 15
Marine Lance Cpl. Cory Ryan Geurin, 18, Santee, Calif., fall from a roof
July 16 Army Spc. Ramon Reyes Torres, 29, Caguas, Puerto Rico, hostile attack
July 17
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class David J. Moreno, 26, Gering, Neb., nonhostile gunshot wound
Army Sgt. Mason Douglas Whetstone, 30, Ogden, Utah, noncombat related
July 18
Army Sgt. Joel L. Bertoldie, 20, Independence, Mo., roadside explosion
July 19
Army Second Lt. Jonathan D. Rozier, 25, Katy, Texas, hostile fire
July 20 Army Sgt. Justin W. Garvey, 23, Townsend, Mass., hostile fire
Army Sgt. Jason D. Jordan, 24, Elba, Ala., hostile fire
Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher R. Willoughby, 29, Phenix City, Ala., vehicle accident
July 21 Army Cpl. Mark A. Bibby, 25, Watha, N.C., explosion
July 22
Army Spc. Jon P. Fettig, 30, Dickinson, N.D., hostile fire
July 23
Army Capt. Joshua T. Byers, 29, Sparks, Nev., explosion Army Spc. Brett T. Christian, 27, North Royalton, Ohio, hostile fire
July 24
Army Sgt. Evan Asa Ashcraft, 24, West Hills, Calif., hostile fire
Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, Bay Shore, N.Y., hostile fire
Army Staff Sgt. Hector R. Perez, 40, Corpus Christi, Texas, hostile fire
Army Sgt. Juan M. Serrano, 31, Manati, Puerto Rico, changing a tire when vehicle fell on him
July 26 Army Spc. Jonathan P. Barnes, 21, Anderson, Mo., grenade attack
Army Spc. Jonathan Marshall Cheatham, 19, Camden, Ark., hostile fire
Army Sgt. Daniel K. Methvin, 22, Belton, Texas, grenade attack
Army Spc. Wilfredo Perez Jr., 24, Norwalk, Conn., grenade attack
July 27
Army Sgt. Heath A. McMillin, 29, Canandaigua, N.Y., hostile fire
July 28
Army Sgt. Nathaniel Hart Jr., 29, Valdosta, Ga., vehicle accident
Army Spc. William J. Maher III, 35, Yardley, Pa., explosion
July 30
Army Capt. Leif E. Nott, 24, Cheyenne, Wyo., hostile fire
July 31
Army Pvt. Michael J. Deutsch, 21, Dubuque, Iowa, explosion
Army Spc. James I. Lambert II, 22, Raleigh, N.C., struck by a stray bullet
Aug. 1
Army Spc. Justin W. Hebert, 20, Arlington, Wash., hostile fire
Aug. 5
Army Spc. Farao K. Letufuga, 20, Pago Pago, American Samoa, fall from the top of a building
Army Staff Sgt. David L. Loyd, 44, Jackson, Tenn., noncombat related
Aug. 6
Army Spc. Zeferino E. Colunga, 20, Bellville, Texas, illness
Army Pvt. Kyle C. Gilbert, 20, Brattleboro, Vt., hostile fire
Army Staff Sgt. Brian R. Hellermann, 35, Freeport, Minn., hostile fire
Army Sgt. Leonard D. Simmons, 33, New Bern, N.C., heart attack
Aug. 7
Army Spc. Duane E. Longstreth, 19, Tacoma, Wash., noncombat related
Aug. 8
Army Pvt. Matthew D. Bush, 20, East Alton, Ill., died in his sleep
Army Pfc. Brandon Ramsey, 21, Calumet City, Ill., vehicle accident while chasing a suspicious vehicle
Aug. 9
Army Spc. Levi B. Kinchen, 21, Tickfaw, La., died in his sleep
Army Sgt. Floyd G. Knighten, Jr., 55, Olla, La., noncombat related
Aug. 10
Army Staff Sgt. David S. Perry, 36, Bakersfield, package explosion
Aug. 12
Army Pfc. Timothy R. Brown, Jr., 21, Conway, Pa., explosion
Army Staff Sgt. Richard S. Eaton Jr., 37, Guilford, Conn., illness
Army Pfc. Daniel R. Parker, 18, Lake Elsinore, Calif., vehicle accident
Army Staff Sgt. Taft V. Williams, 29, New Orleans, explosion
Aug. 13
Army Sgt. Steven W. White, 29, Lawton, Okla., antitank mine
Aug. 14
Army Pfc. David M. Kirchhoff, 31, Anamosa, Iowa, heat stroke
Aug. 17
Army Spc. Craig S. Ivory, 26, Port Matilda, Pa., noncombat
Aug. 18
Army Sgt. Eric R. Hull, 23, Upper Middletown, Pa., explosion
Aug. 20
Army Staff Sgt. Bobby C. Franklin, 38, Mineral Bluff, Ga., explosion
Army Spc. Kenneth W. Harris, Jr., 23, Charlotte, Tenn., vehicle accident
Aug. 21
Army Pfc. Michael Scott Adams, 20, Spartanburg, S.C., smoke inhalation during training exercises
Navy Lt. Kylan A. Jones-Huffman, 31, College Park, Md., hostile fire
Aug. 23
Army Pfc. Vorn J. Mack, 19, Orangeburg, S.C., drowning
Army Spc. Stephen M. Scott, 21, Lawton, Okla., noncombat gunshot wound
Aug. 25
Army Spc. Ronald D. Allen Jr., 22, Mitchell, Ind., vehicle accident
Army Pfc. Pablo Manzano, 19, Heber, Calif., noncombat weapons discharge
Aug. 26
Army Spc. Darryl T. Dent, 21, Washington, D.C., explosion
Aug. 27
Army Sgt. Gregory A. Belanger, 24, Narragansett, R.I., explosion
Army Spc. Rafael L. Navea, 34, Pittsburgh, explosion
Army Lt. Col. Anthony L. Sherman, 43, Pottstown, Pa., noncombat
Aug. 29
Army Staff Sgt. Mark A. Lawton, 41, Hayden, Colo., rocket-propelled grenade
Aug. 30
Army Sgt. Sean K. Cataudella, 28, Tucson, Ariz., vehicle rolled into a canal
Sept. 1
Army Sgt. Charles T. Caldwell, 38, North Providence, R.I., explosion
Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Camara, 40, New Bedford, Mass., explosion
Army Staff Sgt. Cameron B. Sarno, 43, Las Vegas, vehicle accident
Sept. 2
Army Pfc. Christopher A. Sisson, 20, Oak Park, Ill., helicopter accident
Sept. 4
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bruce E. Brown, 32, Coatopa, Ala., vehicle accident
Sept. 7
Army Spc. Jarrett B. Thompson, 27, Dover, Del., vehicle accident
Sept. 9
Army Spc. Ryan G. Carlock, 25, Colchester, Ill., hostile fire
Sept. 10
Army Staff Sgt. Joseph E. Robsky Jr., 31, Elizaville, N.Y., explosion while disabling a bomb
Sept. 11 Army Sgt. Henry Ybarra III, 32, Austin, Texas, tire explosion
Sept. 12
Army Sgt. 1st Class William M. Bennett, 35, Seymour, Tenn., killed in a raid
Army Master Sgt. Kevin N. Morehead, 33, Adams, Tenn., killed in a raid
Sept. 14 Army Sgt. Trevor A. Blumberg, 22, Canton, Mich., explosion
Sept. 15 Army Staff Sgt. Kevin C. Kimmerly, 31, North Creek, N.Y., hostile fire
Army Spc. Alyssa R. Peterson, 27, Flagstaff, Ariz., noncombat weapons discharge
Sept. 18
Army Spc. Richard Arriaga, 20, Ganado, Texas, hostile fire
Army Capt. Brian R. Faunce, 28, Philadelphia, electrocuted by power lines
Army Staff Sgt. Anthony O. Thompson, 26, Orangeburg, S.C., hostile fire
Army Spc. James C. Wright, 27, Delhi Township, Ohio, hostile fire
Sept. 20
Army Spc. Lunsford B. Brown II, 27, Creedmoor, N.C., mortar attack
Army Staff Sgt. Frederick L. Miller Jr., 27, Hagerstown, Ind., explosion
Army Sgt. David T. Friedrich, 26, Hammond, N.Y., mortar attack
Sept. 22
Army Spc. Paul J. Sturino, 21, Rice Lake, Wis., noncombat weapons discharge
Sept. 24
Army Spc. Michael Andrade, 28, Bristol, R.I., vehicle accident
Sept. 25
Army Capt. Robert L. Lucero, 34, Casper, Wyo., explosion
Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert E. Rooney, 43, Nashua, N.H., struck by a forklift
Army Spc. Kyle G. Thomas, 23, Topeka, Kan., explosion
Sept. 29
Army Sgt. Andrew Joseph Baddick, 26, Jim Thorpe, Pa., drowned
Army Staff Sgt. Christopher E. Cutchall, 30, McConnellsburg, Pa., explosion
Army Pfc. Kristian E. Parker, 23, Slidell, La., noncombat related
Army Sgt. Darrin K. Potter, 24, Louisville, Ky., drowned
Sept. 30
Army Spc. Dustin K. McGaugh, 20, Derby, Kan., nonhostile gunshot wound
Oct. 1
Army Command Sgt. Maj. James D. Blankenbecler, 40, Alexandria, Va., hostile attack
Army Pfc. Analaura Esparza-Gutierrez, 21, Houston, hostile attack
Army Spc. Simeon Hunte, 23, Essex, N.J., hostile fire
Oct. 3
Army Pfc. Charles M. Sims, 18, Miami, drowned
Oct. 4
Army Spc. James H. Pirtle, 27, La Mesa, N.M., hostile fire
Oct. 6
Army Spc. Spencer T. Karol, 20, Woodruff, Ariz., explosion
Army Pfc. Kerry D. Scott, 21, Mount Vernon, Wash., explosion
Army 2nd Lt. Richard Torres, 25, Clarksville, Tenn., explosion
Oct. 9
Army Spc. Joseph C. Norquist, 26, San Antonio, hostile fire
Army Pvt. Sean A. Silva, 23, Roseville, Calif., hostile fire
Army Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Swisher, 26, Lincoln, Neb., hostile fire
Oct. 12
Army Spc. James Powell, 26, Mark Center, Ohio, antitank mine explosion
Oct. 13 Army Pfc. Jose Casanova, 23, El Monte, Calif., vehicle accident
Army Pvt. Benjamin L. Freeman, 19, Valdosta, Ga., drowned
Army Spc. Douglas J. Weismantle, 28, Pittsburgh, vehicle accident
Army Spc. Donald L. Wheeler, 22, Concord, Mich., hostile fire
Army Pfc. Stephen E. Wyatt, 19, Kilgore, Texas, hostile fire
Oct. 16
Army Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Bellavia, 28, Wakefield, Mass., hostile fire
Army Cpl. Sean R. Grilley, 24, San Bernardino, hostile fire
Army Lt. Col. Kim S. Orlando, 43, Nashville, hostile fire
Oct. 17
Army Spc. Michael L. Williams, 46, Buffalo, N.Y., explosion
Oct. 18
Army 1st Lt. David R. Bernstein, 24, Phoenixville, Pa., hostile fire
Army Pfc. John D. Hart, 20, Bedford, Mass., hostile fire
Oct. 20
Army Staff Sgt. Paul J. Johnson, 29, Calumet, Mich., hostile fire
Oct. 21
Army Spc. Paul J. Bueche, 19, Daphne, Ala., changing helicopter tire when it exploded
Oct. 22 Army Spc. John P. Johnson, 24, Houston, noncombat related
Army Pvt. Jason M. Ward, 25, Tulsa, Okla., noncombat related
Oct. 23
Army Capt. John R. Teal, 31, Mechanicsville, Va., explosion
Oct. 24
Army Spc. Artimus D. Brassfield, 22, Flint, Mich., mortar attack
Army Sgt. Michael S. Hancock, 29, Yreka, Calif., hostile fire
Army Spc. Jose L. Mora, 26, Bell Gardens, Calif.,mortar attac
Oct. 26
Army Pfc. Steven Acosta, 19, Calexico, Calif., nonhostile fire
Army Pfc. Rachel Bosveld, 19, Waupin, Wis., mortar attack
Army Lt. Col. Charles H. Buehring, 40, Winter Springs, Fla., hostile fire
Army Pvt. Joseph R. Guerrera, 20, Dunn, N.C., explosion
Army Staff Sgt. Jamie L. Huggins, 26, Hume, Mo., explosion
Oct. 27
Army Sgt. Aubrey D. Bell, 33, Tuskegee, Ala., hostile fire
Army Pvt. Jonathan I. Falaniko, 20, Pago Pago, American Samoa, explosion
Oct. 28
Army Pvt. Algernon Adams, 36, Aiken, S.C., noncombat related
Army Sgt. Michael Paul Barrera, 26, Von Ormy, Texas, land mine
Army Spc. Isaac Campoy, 21, Douglas, Ariz., land mine
Oct. 31
Army 2nd Lt. Todd J. Bryant, 23, Riverside, explosion
Nov. 1
Army 2nd Lt. Benjamin J. Colgan, 30, Kent, Wash., explosion
Army 1st Lt. Joshua C. Hurley, 24, Clifton Forge, Va., explosion
Army Spc. Maurice J. Johnson, 21, Levittown, Pa., explosion
Nov. 2
Army Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Bader, 28, Colorado Springs, Colo., helicopter crash
Army Sgt. Ernest G. Bucklew, 33, Enon Valley, Pa., helicopter crash
Army Sgt. Steven D. Conover, 21, Wilmington, Ohio, helicopter crash
Army Pfc. Anthony D. D’Agostino, 20, Waterbury, Conn., helicopter crash
Army Spc. Darius T. Jennings, 22, Cordova, S.C., helicopter crash
Army Pfc. Karina S. Lau, 20, Livingston, Calif., helicopter crash
Army Sgt. Keelan L. Moss, 23, Houston, helicopter crash
Army Spc. Brian H. Penisten, 28, Fort Wayne, Ind., helicopter crash
Army Sgt. Ross A. Pennanen, 36, Shawnee, Okla., helicopter crash
Army Sgt. Joel Perez, 25, Newark, N.J., helicopter crash
Army 1st Lt. Brian D. Slavenas, 30, Genoa, Ill., helicopter crash
Army Chief Warrant Officer Bruce A. Smith, 41, West Liberty, Iowa, helicopter crash
Army Staff Sgt. Paul A. Velazquez, 29, San Diego, helicopter crash
Army Spc. Frances M. Vega, 20, Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, helicopter crash
Army Staff Sgt. Joe N. Wilson, 30, Crystal Springs, Miss., helicopter crash
Nov. 4
Army Spc. Robert T. Benson, 20, Spokane, Wash., nonhostile gunshot wound
Army Sgt. Francisco Martinez, 28, Humacao, Puerto Rico, explosion
Nov. 5
Army Sgt. 1st Class Jose A. Rivera, 34, Bayamon, Puerto Rico, hostile fire
Nov. 6
Army Spc. James A. Chance III, 25, Kokomo, Miss., land mine
Army Sgt. Paul F. Fisher, 39, Marion, Iowa, died of injuries received in Nov. 2 helicopter crash
Army Spc. James R. Wolf, 21, Scottsbluff, Neb., explosion
Nov. 7
Staff Sgt. Morgan D. Kennon, 23, Memphis, Tenn., rocket-propelled grenade attack
Chief Warrant Officer Sharon T. Swartworth, 43, Alexandria, Va., Black Hawk was shot down by unknown enemy ordnance
Chief Warrant Officer Kyran E. Kennedy, 43, of Boston, Black Hawk was shot down by unknown enemy ordnance
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Cornell W. Gilmore I, 45, Baltimore, Black Hawk was shot down by unknown enemy ordnance
Army Capt. Benedict J. Smith, 29, Monroe City, Mo., Black Hawk was shot down by unknown enemy ordnance
Staff Sgt. Paul M. Neff II, 30, Fort Mill, S.C., Black Hawk was shot down by unknown enemy ordnance
Sgt. Scott C. Rose, 30, Fayetteville, N.C., Black Hawk was shot down by unknown enemy ordnance
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