We honor those who have lost their lives serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom
  4 U.S. Marines
8 British killed in a CH-46E helicopter crash on March 20 in Kuwait Maj. Jay Thomas Aubin
36, of Waterville, ME
Assigned to the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron - 1, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona.
Capt. Ryan Anthony Beaupre
30, of Bloomington, IL
Assigned to the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron - 268, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, CA
Cpl. Brian Matthew Kennedy
25, of Houston, TX
Assigned to the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron - 268, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, CA
Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Watersbey
29, of Baltimore, MD
Assigned to the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron - 268, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, CA
2 U.S. Marines killed in action on March 21 in Southern Iraq 2nd Lt. Therrel S. Childers
30, Harrison County, MS
Assigned to the 1st Battalion,
5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Ca
Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez
22, Los Angeles, CA
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA
6 British 1 American Killed in Collision of 2 Royal Navy Sea King helicopters over international waters March 22 Navy Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams
27, of La Mesa, CA
Assigned as an exchange officer with the Royal Navy's 849 Squadron since October 2002. The squadron's detachment is currently embarked on the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal
U.S. Army reservist
died in a non-hostile vehicle accident March 22 in Iraq
Army Reserve Spc. Brandon S. Tobler
19, hometown is not available
assigned to the 671st Engineer Brigade, Portland, OR
Grenade kills officers sleeping in a tent at Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait, on March 22 Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert
U.S. Army, age 27, no home-of-record available
assigned to the 1-101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY
Air National Guard Maj. Gregory Stone
40, of Boise, ID
assigned to the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard, Boise, ID
died on March 25th from wounds
2 British RAF aviators killed aboard a Tornado GR4 aircraft shot down March 23 by a Patriot missile
Marine killed
in a vehicle accident in Iraq, March 23
Sgt. Nicolas M. Hodson
22, of Smithville, MO
assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, NC
Marine killed
by an accidental discharge of a .50 cal machine gun in Iraq
Lance Cpl. Eric J. Orlowski
26, of Buffalo, NY
assigned to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, NC
2 British soldiers believed killed after an attack on British military vehicles in southern Iraq on 23 March
British soldier
killed in action March 24 near Basra
9 Marines
killed in action March 23 in the vicinity of An Nasiriyah, Iraq
Sgt. Michael E. Bitz
31, Ventura, CA
assigned to the 2nd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, NC
Lance Corporal Brian Rory Buesing
20, Cedar Key, FL
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, NC
Lance Cpl. David K. Fribley
26, Lee, FL
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, NC
Cpl. Jose A. Garibay
21, Orange, CA
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, NC
Cpl. Jorge A. Gonzalez
20, Los Angeles, CA
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, NC
Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Jordan
42, Brazoria, TX
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, NC
2nd Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney Jr.
31, Nye, NV
assigned to the Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, NC
Corporal Randal Kent Rosacker
21, San Diego, CA
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, NC
Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Slocum
age unknown, Adams, CO
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, NC
Army soldier
killed in action March 24 in Iraq
Spc. Gregory P. Sanders
19, of IN
assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor, Fort Stewart, GA
Soldiers killed in ambush
of six-vehicle convoy on Highway 7 in Iraq March 23
Members of this convoy were also taken as POWs and were listed as MIA. All have been rescued and accounted for.
assigned to 507th Ordnance Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, TX:
Spc. Jamaal R. Addison
22, of Roswell, GA
Pfc. Howard Johnson II
21, of Mobile, AL
BODIES OF MIAs FROM THIS INCIDENT RECOVERED DURING THE RESCUE OF PFC. JESSICA D. LYNCH APRIL 2
Master Sgt. Robert J. Dowdy
38, of Cleveland, OH
Pvt. Ruben Estrella-Soto
18, of El Paso, TX
Spc. James M. Kiehl
22, of Des Moines, IA
Chief Warrant Officer
Johnny Villareal Mata
35, of El Paso, TX
Pfc. Lori Ann Piestewa
23, of Tuba City, AZ
Pvt. Brandon Ulysses Sloan
19, of Bedford, OH
Sgt. Donald Ralph Walters
33, of Salem, OR
Sgt. George Edward Buggs
31, of Barnwell, SC
assigned to the 3rd Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA
BODY OF LAST MIA RECOVERED APRIL 24
Sgt. Edward J. Anguiano
24, of Brownsville, TX
assigned to the 3rd Combat Support Battalion out of Fort Stewart, GA
3 British Soldiers
March 25
A British soldier from the Black Watch killed in action at Al Zubayr. Two soldiers were killed when their Challenger 2 tank was accidentally hit by another Challenger 2 during an engagement with Iraqi forces.
Sailor Killed
in action March 25 in Iraq
Hospital Corpsman Third Class
(Fleet Marine Force)
Michael Vann Johnson, Jr
25, of Little Rock, AR
assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego, First Marine Division Detachment, San Diego
Marines' Remains Recovered March 25
Had been listed as missing in the vicinity of the Saddam Canal in Iraq on March 24. Both were assigned to Engineering Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, based in Peoria, IL
Cpl. Evan T. James
Marine, 20, of Hancock, IL
Sgt. Bradley S. Korthaus
Marine, 28, of Scott, IA
Marine killed
March 26 in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Iraq
Major Kevin G. Nave
36, of Union Lake, MI
assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA
2 Marines
killed in action on March 27
Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Menusa
33, of San Jose, CA
assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA
Lance Cpl. Jesus A. Suarez Del Solar
20, of Escondido, CA
assigned to the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, C
A soldier from D Squadon, The Blues & Royals, was killed in an incident in southern Iraq March 28
2 MIA Marines
remains recovered on March 28
Lance Cpl. Thomas A. Blair
24, of Wagoner, Ok
last engaged in operations on March 23 in the vicinity of the outskirts of An Nasiriyah in Iraq
assigned to the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group-28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Cherry Point, NC
Lance Cpl. Michael J. Williams
31, Yuma, AZ
last engaged in operations on March 23 in the vicinity of the outskirts of An Nasiriyah in Iraq
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Marine killed
non-hostile vehicle accident on March 29
Lance Cpl. William W. White
24, of Brooklyn, NY
assigned to the 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA
Army soldier killed
Bradley Fighting Vehicle rolled off cliff in a non-hostile accident March 28
Sgt. Roderic A. Solomon
32, from Fayetteville, NC
assigned to the 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, out of Fort Stewart, GA
4 soldiers
killed in car-bomb incident, March 29
all were assigned to the 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA
Pfc. Michael Russell Creighton Weldon
20, of Palm Bay, FL
Spc. Michael Edward Curtin
23, of South Plains, NJ
Pfc. Diego Fernando Rincon
19, of Conyers, GA
Sgt. Eugene Williams
24, of Highland, NY
3 MIA Marines
remains recovered March 28
All were assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twenty-nine Palms, CA and last seen while conducting convoy operations in the vicinity of the Euphrates River on March 25.
Staff Sgt. Donald C. May, Jr.
31, of Richmond, VA
Lance Cpl. Patrick T. ODay
20, of Sonoma, CA
Pfc. Francisco A. MartinezFlores
21, of Los Angeles, CA
Marine killed
during a firefight with enemy forces March 29
Staff Sgt. James W. Cawley
41, of Roy, UT
assigned to F Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, in Salt Lake City, UT
MIA Marine's body recovered March 30
Lance Cpl. Patrick R. Nixon
21, Nashville, Davidson County, TN
last engaged in operations on March 23 in the vicinity of the outskirts of An Nasiriyah in Iraq
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
2 British Killed March 30
Royal Marine was killed in action on the Al Faw peninsula
Royal Signals NCO died in a road traffic accident in Kuwait
Marines killed
in a UH-1N Huey helicopter crash in Southern Iraq March 30
All were assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)-169, Marine Air Craft Group-39, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, CA
Sgt. Michael V. Lalush
23, of Troutville, VA
Capt. Aaron J. Contreras
31, of Sherwood, OR
Sgt. Brian D. McGinnis
23, of St. George, DE
British soldier was killed in an explosive ordnance disposal operation in southern Iraq March 31
Marine dead.
Tank fell into Euphrates River during Combat operations northwest of An Nasiriyah March 27
Cpl. Robert M. Rodriguez
21, of Queens, NY
recovered on March 30
assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, CA
Army soldier killed in action ,
by enemy artillery, in Ayyub, Iraq, on March 31
Spc. Brandon J. Rowe
20, of Roscoe, IL
assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY
Army soldier killed
when rocket-propelled grenade hit his vehiclein Assamawah, Iraq, April 1
Sgt. Jacob L. Butler
24, of Wellsville, KS
assigned to Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, Fort Riley, KS
Marine killed
by a non-combat weapon discharge at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, April 1
Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Maglione
22, of Lansdale, PA
assigned to Bridge Company B, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, based in Folsom, PA
Soldier died March 26 in Rota, Spain
Had been evacuated from Kuwait result of a sudden illness
Spc. William A. Jeffries
39, of Evansville, IN
assigned to D Company, 1st Battalion, 152nd Infantry Regiment, Indiana Army National Guard
Soldier killed in a light armoured vehicle accident on April 1
2 Marines killed
in separate non-hostile accidents April 2
Lance Cpl. Brian E. Anderson
26, of Durham, NC
west of An Nasiriyah, Iraq, while manning a .50 caliber rifle on top of a 7-ton truck when the vehicle passed under and apparently snagged low hanging power lines
assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, NC
Pfc. Christian D. Gurtner
19, of Ohio City, OH
non-combat weapons discharge in Southern Iraq
assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, CA
Soldier shot in Northern Iraq on April 2
Master Sgt. George A. Fernandez
36, of El Paso, TX
assigned to Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, NC
3 soldiers killed
in action on April 3, in Iraq
All were assigned to C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch Rocket System), Fort Sill, OK
Spc. Donald S. Oaks Jr
20, of Erie, PA
Sgt. 1st Class Randall S. Rehn
36, of Longmont, CO
Sgt. Todd J. Robbins
33, of Pentwater, MI
3 soldiers died
April 3, in Iraq from severe combat injuries
All were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, GA
Staff Sgt. Nino D. Livaudais
23, of UT
Spc. Ryan P. Long
21, of Seaford, DE
Capt. Russell B. Rippeto
27, of CO
2 Marines died
in separate incidents April 3
Pfc. Chad E. Bales
20, of Coahoma, TX
in a non-hostile vehicle accident during convoy operations east of Ash Shahin, Iraq
assigned to 1st Transportation Support Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group, Camp Pendleton, CA
Cpl. Mark A. Evnin
21, of Burlington, VT
in action during a firefight in Central Iraq
assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Twentynine Palms, CA
Marine killed April 4
in crash of AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter during combat operations near Ali Aziziyal, Iraq
Capt. Benjamin W. Sammis
29, of Rehobeth, MA
assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) - 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, CA
Marine Killed
in action in Iraq, April 3
Cpl. Erik H. Silva
22, of Chula Vista, CA
assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, based at Camp Pendleton, CA
6 Soldiers killed
in UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crash in central Iraq on April 2
All were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, GA
Capt. James F. Adamouski
29, of Springfield, VA
Spc. Mathew G. Boule
22, of Dracut, MA
Chief Warrant Officer Erik A. Halvorsen
40, of Bennington, VT
Chief Warrant Officer Scott Jamar
32, of Granbury, TX
Sgt. Michael F. Pedersen
26, of Flint, MI
Chief Warrant Officer Eric A. Smith
41, of CA
Army Officer killed
in action in Iraq on April 4
Capt. Tristan N. Aitken
31, of State College, PA
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, G
Army Soldier died
when vehicle ran off the road into a canal in Iraq April 3
Staff Sgt. Wilbert Davis
40, of AK
assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA
Soldier killed April 3
as he investigated the wreckage of an Iraqi T-72 tank destroyed by his unit in central Iraq
Capt. Edward J. Korn
31, of Savannah, GA
assigned to the 64th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA
3 soldiers killed
when vehicle fell into ravine on April 4, in Iraq
all were assigned to 41st Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, G
Pfc. Wilfred D. Bellard
20, of Lake Charles, LA
Spc. Daniel Francis J. Cunningham
33, of Lewiston, ME
Pvt. Devon D. Jones
19, of San Diego, CA
Soldier killed
in action April 4, in Iraq
Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith
33, of Tampa, FL
assigned to the 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, GA
Marine Pilot
killed in crash of AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter during combat near Ali Aziziyal, Iraq, April 4
Capt. Travis A. Ford
30, of Ogallala, NE
assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) - 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, CA
3 Marines killed
during firefight in Central Iraq, April 4
Cpl. Bernard G. Gooden
22, of Mt. Vernon, NY
assigned to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, based at Camp Lejeune, N
1st Lt. Brian M. McPhillips
25, of Pembroke, MA
assigned to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, based at Camp Lejeune, NC
Sgt. Duane R. Rios
25, of Hammond, IN
assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, based at Camp Pendleton, CA
Solidier killed
in actions on April 5 in Iraq
Spc. Larry K. Brow
22, of Jackson, MI
assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, Fort Riley, KS
Soldier killed
by enemy fire during a raid into Baghdad on April 5
Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker
34, of Apollo, PA
1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, Fort Stewart, GA
Marine died April 5 in Doha, Qatar
of wounds received while engaged with enemy forces in Central Iraq on April 4
1st Sgt. Edward Smith
38, of Chicago, IL
assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, based at Camp Pendleton, CA
Soldier killed
by enemy fire on April 6, in Iraq
Pfc. Gregory P. Huxley, Jr
19, of Forestport, NY
B Company, 3rd Battalion, 17th Engineer Battalion, Fort Benning, GA
3 British soldiers killed
in 2 actions in Basrah on April 6
2 Marines die
when an enemy artillery round struck the Amphibious Assault Vehicle in which they were riding April 7 in Central Iraq
Lance Cpl. Andrew Julian Aviles
18, of Palm Beach, FL
member of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve assigned to the 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Tampa, FL
Cpl. Jesus Martin Antonio Medellin
21, of Fort Worth, TX
assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA
3 Army Casualties
during various combat operations in Iraq on April 7
Staff Sgt. Lincoln D. Hollinsaid
27, of Malden, IL
assigned B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, GA
2nd Lt. Jeffrey J. Kaylor
24, of Clifton, VA
assigned to C Battery, 39th Field Artillery Battalion, Fort Stewart, GA
Pfc. Anthony S. Miller
19, of San Antonio, TX
assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade, Fort Stewart, GA
Marine killed
in action on April 8 in central Iraq
Pfc. Juan Guadalupe Garza Jr
20, of Temperance, MI
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, CA
Soldier killed
by enemy fire on April 8 in Iraq
Staff Sgt. Robert A. Stever
36, of Pendleton, OR
assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Ft. Stewart, GA
Soldier killed
in action on April 8 in Iraq
Pfc. Jason M. Meyer
23, of Swartz Creek, MI
assigned to B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, GA
USAF casualty
killed in action April 8 in Iraq
Staff Sgt. Scott D. Sather
29, of Clio, MI
assigned to the 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, NC
2 soldiers died
of wounds received from an enemy rocket attack south of Baghdad, April 7
Spc. George A. Mitchell
35, of Rawlings, MD
died April 7
assigned Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Stewart, G
Cpl. Henry L. Brown
22, of Natchez, MS
died April 8
assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, GA
Soldier killed
by enemy fire on April 6 in Iraq
Pvt. Kelley S. Prewitt
24, of AL
assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, Fort Benning, G
MIA Marine
remains identified April 10
Sgt. Fernando Padilla-Ramirez
26, of Yuma, AZ
last seen conducting convoy operations in the vicinity of Al Nasiriyah on 28 March
assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron-371, Marine Wing Support Group-37, Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, AZ
Soldier killed
when struck by rocket propelled grenade during an enemy ambush in Baghdad April 8
Sgt. 1st Class John W. Marshall
50, of Los Angeles, CA
assigned to 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Ft. Stewart, G
Soldier killed April 10
when a car exploded next to Bradley Fighting Vehicle in which he was traveling
Staff Sgt. Terry W. Hemingway
39, of Willingboro, NJ
assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, Ft. Benning, GA
MIA Marine
remains identified April 11
Sgt. Brendon C. Reiss
23, of Casper, WY
last seen when his unit was engaged in combat operations on March 23 in the outskirts
of An Nasiriyah, Iraq
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, NC
Naval Pilot of F/A-18C Hornet
killed in action over Iraq April 2
Lt. Nathan D. White
30, of Mesa, AZ
assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Nine Five (VFA 195), based in Atsugi, Japan and currently deployed with Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5) aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)
Marine killed
April 10 in northern Baghdad while engaging enemy forces
Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey E. Bohr, Jr
39, of Ossian, IA
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Camp Pendleton, CA
Marine killed
during combat operations against enemy forces in northeast Baghdad April 11
Staff Sgt. Riayan A. Tejeda
26, of New York, NY
assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Camp Pendleton, CA
Marine killed
on April 12 while manning a checkpoint in Baghdad
Cpl. Jesus A. Gonzalez
22, of Indio, CA
assigned to 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Twenty-Nine Palms, CA
4 MIA Marines status changed
to Killed in Action
All were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, NC and
were last engaged in operations on March 23 in the vicinity of the outskirts of An Nasiriyah in Iraq
Pfc. Tamario D. Burkett
21, of Erie, NY
Lance Cpl. Donald J. Cline, Jr
21, of Washoe, NV
Pvt. Jonathan L. Gifford
20, of Macon, IL
Pvt. Nolen R. Hutching
19, of Boiling Springs, SC
Soldier killed April 13
by a non-combat weapon discharge in Iraq
Spc. Gil Mercado
25, of Paterson, NJ
assigned to 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, based at Fort Campbell, KY
2 soldiers killed
as grenade exploded inside their HMMWV April 14
Both were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Fort Campbell, KY
Spc. Thomas A. Foley III
23, of Dresden, TN
Pfc. John E. Brown
21, of Troy, AL
Soldier killed
after being struck by an AP round that was discharged from an M2 Bradley vehicle on April 14
Pfc. Joseph P. Mayek
20, of Rock Springs, WY
assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, Smith Barracks, Germany
Marine died of wounds
received in action on April 12 in central Iraq
Lance Cpl. David Edward Owens Jr
20, of Winchester, VA
assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, C
Marine killed
in non-hostile accident April 14 whena commercial refueler collapsed at Logistics Supply Area Viper in southern Iraq
Cpl. Armando Ariel Gonzalez
25, of Hileah, FL
assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS)-273, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG)-27, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, SC
Soldier killed
when his truck entered a dust cloud and rear-ended the truck in front of him on April 14
Spc. Richard A. Goward
32, of Midland, MI
assigned to 1460th Transportation Company, Midland, MI
MIA Marine
now (April 16) listed as killed in action
Cpl. Kemaphoom A. Chanawongse
22, of Waterford, CT
last engaged in operations on March 23 in the vicinity of the outskirts of An Nasiriyah in Iraq
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Marine killed
after being mistaken for an enemy soldier April 14 in Baghdad area.
Emergency personnel were immediately dispatched to the scene, but he died on site
Cpl. Jason David Mileo
20 of Centreville, MD
assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Twentynine Palms, CA
Air Force Crew
killed in F-15E that went down April 7 during a combat mission in Iraq
Capt. Eric B. Das
pilot, 30, of Amarillo, TX
assigned to the 333rd Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, NC
Maj. William R. Watkins III
weapons system officer, 37, of Danville, VA
assigned to the 333rd Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, NC
Soldier killed
in turn over of HMMWV April 17 in Kuwait
Cpl. John T. Rivero
23, of Gainesville FF
assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Division, Eustis, FL
3 Marines killed
in accidental malfunction of rocket-propelled grenade launcher on a firing range near the city of Al Kut, Iraq, April 22
Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Todd Arnold
30, of Spring, TX
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, NC
Chief Warrant Officer Robert William Channell Jr
36, of Tuscaloosa, AL
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, NC
Lance Cpl. Alan Dinh Lam
19, of Snow Camp, NC
assigned to the 8th Communication Battalion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, NC
Army Sargent dies of wounds
at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, on Friday, April 24
Sgt. Troy David Jenkins
25, of Ridgecrest, CA
injured April 19 as result of an explosion while on a dismounted patrol with other soldiers
assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, Fort Campbell, KY
Soldier killed
April 22
Spc. Roy Russell Buckley
24, of Portage, IN
While aboard a M818 truck traveling in a convoy 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. Medical aid was summoned and he was pronounced dead.
assigned to the 685th Transportation Company, based in Hobart, IN
Soldiers killed April 25
Spc. Narson B. Sullivan
21, of North Brunswick, NJ
killed by a non-combat weapon discharge
assigned to 411th Military Police Company, Fort Hood, T
1st Lt. Osbaldo Orozco
26, of Delano, CA
His unit was the quick reaction force and was responding to enemy fire when his vehicle rolled over while traveling through rough terrain.
assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, Fort Hood, T
Soldier killed
April 28 in Baghdad
1st Sgt. Joe J. Garza
43, of Robstown, TX
While riding in a HMMWV that swerved to avoid a civilian vehicle, he fell out and was struck by a civilian vehicle.
assigned to 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, Fort Benning, GA
British soldier killed in an explosion in southern Iraq on April 30
Soldier killed hours before President Bush declared end of major combat operations
Pfc. Jesse A. Givens
34, of Springfield, MO
He was parked in an M-1 main battle tank alongside the bank of the Euphrates River when the riverbank gave way and the tank fell into the river.
assigned to 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, CO
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