APRIL  2008
 

Travis L. Griffin - 27

Staff Sergeant
377th Security Forces Squadron
Dover, Delaware
04-03-2008
Near Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Nicholas A. Robertson - 27

Sergeant
3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Old Town, Maine
04-03-2008
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany of  wounds
suffered April 2, 2008 while conducting dismounted combat operations
in the Zhan Khan District, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero


Matthew T. Morris - 23

Specialist
2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Cedar Park, Texas
04-06-2008
(Died In Balad) Diyala Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Ulises Burgos-Cruz - 29

Captain
1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
Not reported yet, Puerto Rico
04-06-2008
(Died In Balad) Diyala Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

 
Stuart A. Wolfer - 36

Major
11th Battalion, 104th Division
Coral Springs, Florida
04-06-2008
(Green Zone) Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Rocket Attack

 
Stephen K. Scott - 54

Colonel
356th Quartermaster Battalion
New Market, Alabama
04-06-2008
(Green Zone) Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Rocket Attack


Shane D. Penley - 19

Private First Class
2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division
Sauk Village, Illinois
04-06-2008
Rustamiyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Rocket Fire


Emanuel Pickett - 34

National Guard Staff Sergeant
1132nd Military Police Company, North Carolina Army National Guard
Teachey, North Carolina
04-06-2008
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Indirect Fire From A Mortar Attack

 
Jeremiah E. McNeal - 23

Air National Guard Staff Sergeant
237th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 91st Troop Command, Virginia Army National Guard
Norfolk, Virginia
04-06-2008
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack



 
Richard A. Vaughn - 22

Specialist
1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
San Diego, California
04-07-2008
Eastern Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire

 
Jason C. Kazarick - 30

Sergeant
1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment
Oakmont, Pennsylvania
04-07-2008
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Attack

 
Michael T. Lilly - 23

Sergeant
1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment
Boise, Idaho
04-07-2008
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Attack

 
Timothy M. Smith - 25

Sergeant
4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)
South Lake Tahoe, California
04-07-2008
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

 
Mark E. Rosenberg - 32

Major
3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Miami Lakes, Florida
04-08-2008
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

 
Jeffery L. Hartley - 25

Staff Sergeant
1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
Hempstead, Texas
04-08-2008
Kharguliah - Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack
 
 
 Jacob J. Fairbanks - 22

Specialist
1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
St Paul, Minnesota
04-09-2008
Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Tragically A Suicide


Shaun P. Tousha - 30

Sergeant
1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Hull, Texas
04-09-2008
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Jesse A. Ault - 28

Sergeant
Virginia National Guard 429th Brigade Support Battalion
Dublin, Virginia
04-09-2008
Tunis - Salah Ad Din, Iraq (Died In Baghdad)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Jeremiah C. Hughes - 26

Specialist
1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Stryker), 25th Infantry Division
Jacksonville, Florida
04-09-2008
Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Non-combat Related Injury And Is Under Investigation
 - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero Yet


Anthony L. Capra - 31

Technical Sergeant
Detachment 63, 688th Armament Systems Squadron
Hanford, California
04-09-2008
Golden Hills, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Merlin German - 22

Sergeant
5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Manhattan, New York
04-11-2008
Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Died From Wounds He Suffered While Conducting
Combat Operations In Al Anbar Province, Iraq, On February 22, 2005
Sgt. Merlin German, the "Miracle Man," was not expected to live,
let alone walk, after suffering burns on 97 percent of his
body. He lived through dozens of surgeries -- and long
enough to dance with his mother at a holiday party. He died
of complications arising from a reconstructive procedure.

 
William E. Allmon - 25

Specialist
1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
Ardmore, Oklahoma
04-12-2008
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

 
Dean D. Opicka - 27

Lance Corporal
Marine Forces Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division
Waukesha, Wisconsin
04-14-2008
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

 
Richard J. Nelson - 23

Corporal
Marine Forces Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division
Racine, Wisconsin
04-14-2008
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack
Leaves behind parents, 5 brothers and a sister.

 
Joseph A. Richard III - 27

Sergeant
4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)
Lafayette, Louisiana
04-14-2008
Northeastern Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

 
Arturo Huerta-Cruz - 23

Specialist
10th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)
Clearwater, Florida
04-14-2008
Tuz - Salah Ad Din, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Luke J. Mercardante - 35

First Sergeant
Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Athens, Georgia
04-16-2008
Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Kyle W. Wilks - 24

Corporal
Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Rogers, Arkansas
04-16-2008
Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Jason L. Brown - 29

Staff Sergeant
Company B, 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Company B, 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group Forces Group
Magnolia, Texas
04-17-2008
Sama Village, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire, Grenade

 
Lance O. Eakes - 25

Specialist
1132nd Military Police Company, North Carolina Army National Guard
Apex, North Carolina
04-18-2008
North Of Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

 
Benjamin K. Brosh - 22

Specialist
2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division
Colorado Springs, Colorado
04-18-2008
Balad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Vehicle Born Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) Attack


Cherie L. Morton - 40

Petty Officer Officer First Class
Naval Security Force, Naval Support Activity Bahrain
Bakersfield, California
04-20-2008
Galali, Muharraq, Bahrain
Non-Hostile - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero
The cause of death is under investigation.
Was Discovered Dead In Her Livingroom


Adam J. Kohlhaas - 26

Sergeant
1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division
Perryville, Missouri
04-21-2008
Baiji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Steven J. Christofferson - 20

Specialist
1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division
Cudahy, Wisconsin
04-21-2008
Baiji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Matthew R. Vandergrift - 28

First Lieutenant
2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Littleton, Colorado
04-21-2008
Basra, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Adrian M. Campos - 22

Airman Apprentice
Helicopter Sea Combat Support Squadron 22
El Paso, Texas
04-21-2008
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Found Dead In Dubai Hotel
After Falling Under Murky Circumstances
Non-Hostile - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero
The cause of death is under investigation.


Jonathan T. Yale - 21

Corporal
2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Burkeville, Virginia
04-22-2008
Near Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Vehicle Born Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) Attack


Jordan C. Haerter - 19

Lance Corporal
1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Sag Harbor, New York
04-22-2008
Near Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Vehicle Born Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) Attack


Ronald R. Harrison - 25

Private
703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
Morris Plains, New Jersey
04-22-2008
FOB Falcon (Near Baghdad), Iraq
Non-Hostile - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero


Ronald C. Blystone - 34

Staff Sergeant
1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Springfield, Missouri
04-23-2008
Eastern Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire


Timothy W. Cunningham - 26

First Lieutenant
1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division
College Station, Texas
04-23-2008
Golden Hills, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Rollover


John T. Bishop - 22

Private First Class
1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division
Gaylord, Michigan
04-23-2008
Golden Hills, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Rollover


Guadalupe Cervantes Ramirez - 26

Sergeant
2nd Transportation Company (Heavy Equipment Transport), Echelons Above Brigade Support Battalion
Mohave Valley, Arizona
04-23-2008
Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident


Shaun J. Whitehead - 24

Staff Sergeant
2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division
Commerce, Georgia
04-24-2008
Iskandariyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack, Small Arms Fire


William T. Dix - 32

Private First Class
14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, I Corps
Culver City, California
04-27-2008
Camp Buehring, Kuwait
Non-Hostile - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero


Mark A. Stone - 22

Sergeant
94th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, (Light Infantry) 10th Mountain Division
Buchanan Dam, Texas
04-28-2008
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Indirect Fire


Marcus C. Mathes - 26

Sergeant
94th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, (Light Infantry) 10th Mountain Division
Zephyrhills, Florida
04-28-2008
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Indirect Fire


David P. McCormick - 26

Specialist
1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division
Fresno, Texas
04-28-2008
Western Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Rocket Fire


Adam L. Marion - 26

Private First Class
171st Engineer Company, North Carolina Army National Guard
Mount Airy, North Carolina
04-28-2008
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Indirect Fire


David L. McDowell - 30

Sergeant First Class
2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment
Ramona, California
04-29-2008
Tag Ab Valley, Kapisa Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Jonathan A. V. Yelner - 24

Senior Airman
28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Lafayette, California
04-29-2008
Bagram, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Bryan E. Bolander - 26

Staff Sergeant
1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Bakersfield, California
04-29-2008
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Clay A. Craig - 22

Staff Sergeant
1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Mesquite, Texas
04-29-2008
Northeastern Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire
 

Lawrence D. Ezell - 30

Sergeant First Class
71st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group
Portland, Texas
04-30-2008
Northern Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Ronald J. Tucker - 21

Specialist
1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Fountain, Colorado
04-30-2008
Southern Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Andrew. R. Pearson - 32

Captain
1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Billings, Montana
04-30-2008
Southern Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack




Chad A. Caldwell - 24

Staff Sergeant
3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Spokane, Washington
04-30-2008
Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

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TOTAL SUMMARY FOR APRIL  2008
0 -	American 18 Year Old Deaths
2 -	American 19 Year Old Deaths
1 -	American 20 Year Old Deaths
2 -	American 21 Year Old Deaths
52 -	American Deaths (2)
42 -	Hostile Fire Death
10 -	Non-Hostile Death
5 -	No Explanation Given For Hostile or Non Hostile Cause Of Death This Month
29 -	Total American IED Deaths
8 -	Total American Small Arms Fire Deaths
5 -	Total American RPG Deaths
3 -	Total American Vehicle Deaths
0 -	Total American Listed As Illness Deaths
0 -	Total American Air Craft Deaths
0 -	Total American Bomb Deaths
323 -	Wounded In Action (3)
6 -	California Deaths
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  (2)
0 -	Hostile Fire Death
0 -	Non-Hostile Death
0 -	No Explanation Given For Hostile or Non Hostile Cause Of Death Total (1)
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 Listed As Illness
0 -	Total American Air Craft Deaths
0 -	Total American Bomb Deaths
0 -	Wounded In Action  (3)
0 -	California Deaths
	(1) = Started Tracking This In 2007 - Will Take Some Time To Get To All Pages.
	(2) = Include 18 - 21 Years Of Age
	(3)= Includes Soldiers Who May Have Returned To Combat
	(4) = All Conflict Totals To End Of This Month

DOD Began Counting IED Deaths July 2003