FEBRUARY  2008
  
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Chad A. Barrett - 35
Staff Sergeant
 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
 Saltville, Virginia
 02-02-2008
 Mosul, Iraq
 Non-Hostile - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero
Non-combat Related Incident  The incident is under investigation.

 
Michael E. Koch - 29

Chief Petty Officer
Navy SEAL
State College, Pennsylvania
 02-04-2008
Classified Area In Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire





 
Nathan H. Hardy - 29

 Chief Petty Officer
Navy SEAL
Durham, New Hampshire
 02-04-2008
Classified Area In Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire





 
Christopher John-Lee West - 26
Specialist
1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
Arlington, Texas
 02-04-2008
Muqdadiyah, Iraq (Died in Balad)
 Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Rafael Alicea Rivera - 30
Sergeant
307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
Bayamon, Puerto Rico
 02-05-2008
Tallil, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Drowning


Miguel A. Baez - 32

Specialist
1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne
Bonaire, Georgia
 02-05-2008
Mahmudiyah, Iraq
 Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


John C. Osmolski - 23

Sergeant
2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
Eustis, Florida
 02-05-2008
Mahmudiyah, Iraq (Died In Balad)
 Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Timothy R. Van Orman - 24

Sergeant
2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, (Light Infantry) 10th Mountain Division
Port Matilda, Pennsylvania
 02-05-2008
Mahmudiyah, Iraq (Died In Balad)
 Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack
Donald T. Tabb - 29

Staff Sergeant
6th Military Police Detachment, 1st Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment
Norcross, Georgia
02-05-2008
Sangin (Helmand Province), Afghanistan
 Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Bradley J. Skelton - 40

National Guard Sergeant
1138th Engineer Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, Missouri Army National Guard
Gordonville, Missouri
 02-06-2008
Western Baghdad, Iraq
 Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Luis Ariel Souffront - 25
Chief Petty Officer
Navy SEAL Naval Special Warfare Group Two
  Miami, Florida
 02-07-2008
Classified Area In Iraq
 Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack
    
Michael T. Manibog - 31
Specialist
1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
San Leandro, California
 02-08-2008
Taji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

 
Timothy P. Martin - 27
Sergeant
2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
Pixley, California
 02-08-2008
Taji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

 
Jerald A. Whisenhunt - 32
Staff Sergeant
1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
Orrick, Missouri
 02-08-2008
Taji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

 
Gary D. Willett - 34
Sergeant
1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
Alamogordo, New Mexico
 02-08-2008
Taji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

 
Jack T. Sweet - 19
Private First Class
2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)
Alexandria Bay, New York
 02-08-2008
Jawwalah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Corey E. Spates - 21
Sergeant
2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
 LaGrange, Georgia
 02-10-2008
Diyala Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Javares J. Washington - 27
Staff Sergeant
6th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
 Pensacola, Florida
 02-11-2008
Kuwait City, Kuwait
 Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident

Chad D. Groepper - 21
Specialist
2nd Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
Kingsley, Iowa
 02-17-2008
Diyala Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire
Luke Smyser Runyan - 21
Specialist
2nd Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
Spring Grove, Pennsylvania
 02-17-2008
Diyala Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire


Nathan R. Raudenbush - 25

Captain
3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
Royersford, Pennsylvania
 02-20-2008
 Busayefi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


 Bryant W. Mackey - 30

 Staff Sergeant
 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
 Eureka, Kansas
 02-20-2008
 Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Attack


Conrad Alvarez - 22

Sergeant
1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division
Big Spring, Texas
 02-20-2008
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


 Albert Bitton - 20

 Corporal
 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division
 Chicago, Illinois
 02-20-2008
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


 Micheal B. Matlock Jr - 21

 Specialist
 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division
 Glen Burnie, Maryland
 02-20-2008
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack
 
Drew W. Weaver - 20

Lance Corporal
3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
St. Charles, Missouri
 02-21-2008
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Was Fatally Shot While Engaging The Enemy, An Iraqi Gunman

Keisha M. Morgan - 25

Specialist
Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division
Washington, District of Columbia
 02-22-2008
Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Illness - She Suffered Two Seizures In Her Barracks

 
Micheal E. Phillips - 19
Private First Class
1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division
Ardmore, Oklahoma
 02-24-2008
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

 
Orlando A. Perez - 23
Specialist
2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment
Houston, Texas
 02-24-2008
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire

Kevin S. Mowl - 22

Specialist
2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
Pittsford, New York
 02-25-2008
Bethesda Naval Hospital, Maryland From Brain And Head Trauma
In An August 2, 2007 Roadside-bomb Blast In Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

THE FINAL
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CASUALTY COUNT FOR FEBRUARY 2008
 --- 30 ---

Iraq - 29
Afghanistan - 01
United States - 00






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TOTAL SUMMARY FOR  FEBRUARY  2008
0 - American 18 Year Old Deaths
2 - American 19 Year Old Deaths
2 - American 20 Year Old Deaths
4 - American 21 Year Old Deaths
29 - American Deaths In IRAQ (2)
25 - Hostile Fire Death In IRAQ
4 - Non-Hostile Death In IRAQ
3 - No Explanation Given For Hostile or Non Hostile Cause Of Death This Month
17 - Total American IED Deaths
5 - Total American Small Arms Fire Deaths
2 - Total American RPG Deaths
1 - Total American Vehicle Deaths
0 - Total American Listed As Illness Deaths
0 - Total American Air Craft Deaths
3 - Total American Bomb Deaths
0 - Wounded In Action In IRAQ (3)
3 - California Deaths In IRAQ
   

TOTAL SUMMARY TO DATE (4)
0 - American 18 Year Old Deaths
0 - American 19 Year Old Deaths
0 - American 20 Year Old Deaths
0 - American 21 Year Old Deaths
0 - American Deaths In IRAQ (2)
0 - Hostile Fire Death In IRAQ
0 - Non-Hostile Death In IRAQ
0 - No Explanation Given For Hostile or Non Hostile Cause Of Death Total
0 - Total American IED Deaths
0 - Total American Small Arms Fire Deaths
0 - Total American RPG Deaths
0 - Total American Vehicle Deaths
0 - Total American Air Craft Deaths
0 - Total American Bomb Deaths
0 - Wounded In Action In IRAQ (3)
0 - California Deaths In IRAQ
   
  (2) = Include 18 - 21 Years Of Age 
  (3)= Includes Soldiers Who May Have Returned To Combat 
  (4) = All Conflict Totals From March 2003 Up To The End Of This Month
DOD Began Counting IED Deaths July 2003