MAY 2006

Robbie Glen Light - 21

Corporal
1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Kingsport, Tennessee
05-01-2006
40 Miles South Of Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack
Specialist Light was the only member of his crew killed when their
tank hit an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).


Robert L. Moscillo - 21

Lance Corporal
1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Salem, New Hampshire
05-01-2006
South Of Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Christopher M. Eckhardt - 19

Private First Class
4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Phoenix, Arizona
05-03-2006
Taji, Iraq (Northwest Of Baghdad)
Non-Hostile - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero Yet
The incident is under investigation.


Brian Scott Letendre - 27

Reserve Captain
Inspection & Instruction Staff, 1st Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division
Woodbridge, Virginia
05-03-2006
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

 


Joseph E. Proctor - 38

National Guard Sergeant
638th Support Battalion (Aviation)
Indianapolis, Indiana
05-03-2006
Ramadi, Iraq (Tamin District)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Suicide Car Bomb


Benjamin T. Zieske - 20

Private First Class
1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne
Concord, California
05-03-2006
Kirkuk, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Gavin Bradley Reinke - 32

Staff Sergeant
5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade
Pueblo, Colorado
05-04-2006
South Of Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

 


Bryan L. Quinton - 24

Specialist
5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade
Sand Springs, Oklahoma
05-04-2006
South Of Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Stephen Richard Bixler - 20

Corporal
2nd Recon Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Suffield, Connecticut
05-04-2006
Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero Yet




Elisha R. Parker - 21

Sergeant
1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Taberg/Camden, New York
05-04-2006
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero Yet


Nathan J. Vacho - 29

Sergeant
489th Civil Affairs Battalion
Janesville, Wisconsin
05-05-2006
Babil Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Carlos Noe Saenz - 46

Sergeant
490th Civil Affairs Battalion
Las Vegas, Nevada
05-05-2006
Babil Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack




Teodoro Torres - 29

First Sergeant
490th Civil Affairs Battalion
Las Vegas, Nevada
05-05-2006
Babil Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Alva L. Gaylord - 25

Private
110th Engineer Battalion
Carrollton, Missouri
05-05-2006
Qasr Ar Riyy, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Dale James Kelly Jr - 48

National Guard Staff Sergeant
3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry (Mountain)
Richmond, Maine
05-06-2006
Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


David Michael Veverka - 25

National Guard Staff Sergeant
3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry (Mountain)
Jamestown, Pennsylvania
05-06-2006
Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack




Matthew J. Fenton - 24

Sergeant
1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division
Little Ferry, New Jersey
05-06-2006
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero Yet


Leon Deraps - 19

Lance Corporal
7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group
St. Louis, Missouri
05-06-2006
Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Cory L. Palmer - 21

Corporal
2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division
Seaford, Delaware
05-06-2006
Brooke Army Medical Center, Texas
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Explosion




Emmanuel L. Legaspi - 38

Staff Sergeant
1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team
Las Vegas, Nevada
05-07-2006
Near Tall Afar, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire


Gregory A. Wagner - 35

Staff Sergeant
1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery
Mitchell, South Dakota
05-08-2006
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Aaron P. Latimer - 26

Specialist
562nd Engineer Company, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team
Ennis, Texas
05-09-2006
Mosul, Iraq
Non-Hostile - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero Yet


Alessandro Carbonaro - 28

Sergeant
2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Bethesda, Maryland
05-10-2006
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero Yet




Eric D. Clark - 22

Specialist
3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 10th Mountain Division
Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
05-11-2006
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Stephen P. Snowberger III - 18

Private
3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 10th Mountain Division
Lopez, Pennsylvania
05-11-2006
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Armer Nathan Burkart - 26

Specialist
1st Battalion, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division
Rockville, Maryland
05-11-2006
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack






Jason K. Burnett - 20

Lance Corporal
2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
St. Cloud, Florida
05-11-2006
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident


David J. Grames Sanchez - 22

Lance Corporal
2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division V, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Fort Wayne, Indiana
05-11-2006
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident


Michael L. Licalzi - 24

Second Lieutenant
2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Garden City, New York
05-11-2006
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident


Steve Vahaviolos - 21

Corporal
2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Airmont, New York
05-11-2006
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident


Adam C. Conboy - 21

Lance Corporal
3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division III Marine Expeditionary Force
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
05-12-2006
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Non-Hostile - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero Yet
Lance Corporal Conboy's mother said her 6-foot-4 son loved the Marine Corps.


Brandon L. Teeters - 21

Specialist
8th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team
Lafayette, Louisiana
05-12-2006
Ludwigshafen, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Ron Gebur - 23

National Guard Specialist
1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Delavan, Illinois
05-13-2006
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Richard Z. James - 20

Lance Corporal
3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division II Marine Expeditionary Force
Seaford, Delaware
05-13-2006
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero Yet




John William Engeman - 45

Chief Warrant Officer 4
1st Battalion, 312th Regiment, 30th Enhanced Separate Brigade
East North Port, New York
05-14-2006
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack




Robert H. West - 37

Master Sergeant
1st Battalion, 312th Regiment, 30th Enhanced Separate Brigade
Elyria, Ohio
05-14-2006
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Jamie D. Weeks - 47

Chief Warrant Officer 5
1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
Daleville, Alabama
05-14-2006
Yusufiyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Helicopter Crash (Missile Attack)


Matthew W. Worrel - 34

Corporal
1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
Lewisville, Texas
05-14-2006
Yusufiyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Helicopter Crash (Missile Attack)


Jose S. Marin-Dominguez Jr - 22

Lance Corporal
3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division III Marine Expeditionary Force
Liberal, Kansas
05-14-2006
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero Yet


Hatak Yuka Keyu M. Yearby - 21

Lance Corporal
3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division III Marine Expeditionary Force
Overbrook, Oklahoma
05-14-2006
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero Yet


Shane Mahaffee - 36

Reserve Captain
489th Civil Affairs Battalion
Alexandria, Virginia
05-14-2006
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Grant Allen Dampier - 25

Private First Class
1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team
Merrill, Wisconsin
05-15-2006
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Marion Flint Jr - 29

Staff Sergeant
1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team
Baltimore, Maryland
05-15-2006
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Santiago M. Halsel - 32

Staff Sergeant
2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
Bowling Green, Kentucky
05-16-2006
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Lee Hamilton Deal - 23

Petty Officer Third Class
Regal Combat Team-5, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)
West Monroe, Louisiana
05-17-2006
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero Yet


Robert Seidel III - 23

Lieutenant
2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
Emmetsburg, Maryland
05-18-2006
Northwest Of Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Lonnie Calvin Allen Jr - 26

Sergeant
2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
Bellevue, Nebraska
05-18-2006
Northwest Of Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack




Nicholas Cournoyer - 25

Private First Class
2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
Gilmanton, New Hampshire
05-18-2006
Northwest Of Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Daniel E. Holland - 43

Lieutenant Colonel
352nd Civil Affairs Command
San Antonio, Texas
05-18-2006
Northwest Of Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


William B. Fulks - 23

Corporal
2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division II Marine Expeditionary Force
Culloden, West Virginia
05-18-2006
Brooke Army Medical Center, Texas
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero Yet


Benito A. Ramirez - 22

Lance Corporal
1st Marine Division, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment
Edinburg, Texas
05-21-2006
Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


David R. Christoff Jr - 25

Sergeant
3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division III Marine Expeditionary Force
Rossford, Ohio
05-22-2006
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero Yet

 


William J. Leusink - 21

Lance Corporal
3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division III Marine Expeditionary Force
Maurice, Iowa
05-22-2006
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero Yet


Steven Freund - 20

Private
1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division I Marine Expeditionary Force
Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania
05-23-2006
Al Kharma, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Robert G. Posivio III - 22

Lance Corporal
1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division I Marine Expeditionary Force
Sherborn, Minnesota
05-23-2006
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Michael L. Hermanson-21

National Guard Specialist
164th Engineer Battalion
Fargo, North Dakota
05-23-2006
AL Abayachi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Douglas A. DiCenzo - 30

Captain
2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division
Plymouth, New Hampshire
05-25-2006
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Robert E. Blair - 22

Specialist
2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division
Ocala, Florida
05-25-2006
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Caleb A. Lufkin - 24

Private First Class
5th Engineering Battalion
Knoxville, Illinois
05-25-2006
Walter Reed Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Kevin Adam Lucas - 20

Lance Corporal
3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division II Marine Expeditionary Force
Greensboro, North Carolina
05-26-2006
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero Yet




Richard A. Bennett - 25

Corporal
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Girard, Kansas
05-27-2006
Near Al Taqaddum, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Helicopter Crash


Nathanael  J. Doring - 31

Captain
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Apple Valley, Minnesota
05-27-2006
Near Al Taqaddum, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Helicopter Crash






J.  Adan Garcia - 20

Specialist
1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brig Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
Irving, Texas
05-27-2006
National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire


James A. Funkhouser - 35

Captain
1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Katy, Texas
05-29-2006
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Car Bomb


Jeremy M. Loveless - 25

Specialist
2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team
Estacada, Oregon
05-29-2006
Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire


Bobby R. West - 23

Specialist
1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Beebe, Arkansas
05-30-2006
Southeast Of Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Brock L. Bucklin - 28

Specialist
1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Caledonia, Michigan
05-30-2006
Balad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Accident


Alexander J. Kolasa - 22

Corporal
704th Main Support Battalion, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
White Lake, Michigan
05-31-2006
Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero Yet


Benjamin E. Mejia - 25

Sergeant
4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team
Salem, Massachusetts
05-31-2006
Marez, Iraq
Non-Hostile -  - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero Yet
Sergeant Mejia died at gym, where he spent much of his free time working out.
No additional information at this time

FINAL
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CASUALTY COUNT FOR APRIL 2008
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TOTAL SUMMARY FOR MAY  2006
1 -	American 18 Year Old Deaths
2 -	American 19 Year Old Deaths
7 -	American 20 Year Old Deaths
10 -	American 21 Year Old Deaths
69 -	American Deaths In IRAQ (2)
57 -	Hostile Fire Death In IRAQ
12 -	Non-Hostile Death In IRAQ
18 -	No Explanation Given For Hostile or Non Hostile Cause Of Death This Month
38 -	Total American IED Deaths
3 -	Total American Small Arms Fire Deaths
0 -	Total American RPG Deaths
4 -	Total American Vehicle Deaths
4 -	Total American Air Craft Deaths
2 -	Total American Bomb Deaths
442 -	Wounded In Action In IRAQ (3)
1 -	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 (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 Air Craft Deaths
0 -	Total American Bomb Deaths
0 -	Wounded In Action In IRAQ (3)
0 -	California Deaths In IRAQ
	(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