MAY 2004 AMERICAN HEROES

Joshua S. Ladd - 20

National Guard Sergeant
367th Maintenance Company
Port Gibson, Mississippi
05-01-2004
Qarrayah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Oscar D. Vargas-Medina - 32

Staff Sergeant
84th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division (Light)
Chicago, Illinois
05-01-2004
Al Amarah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Ramon C. Ojeda - 22

Specialist
84th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division (Light)
Ramona, California
05-01-2004
Al Amarah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Ervin Caradine Jr - 33

Specialist
91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division
Memphis, Tennessee
05-02-2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Jeremy L. Drexler - 23

Private
91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division
Topeka, Kansas
05-02-2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Todd E. Nunes - 29

Staff Sergeant
1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
Chapel Hills, Tennessee
05-02-2004
Kirkuk, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Michael C. Anderson - 36

Reserve Petty Officer Second Class
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14
Daytona, Florida
05-02-2004
Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack

Trace W. Dossett - 37

Reserve Petty Officer Second Class
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14
Orlando, Florida
05-02-2004
Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack

Scott R. Mchugh - 33

Reserve Petty Officer Second Class
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14
Boca Raton, Florida
05-02-2004
Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack

Robert B. Jenkins - 35

Reserve Petty Officer Second Class
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14
Stuart, Florida
05-02-2004
Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack

Ronald A. Ginther - 37

Reserve Petty Officer Third Class
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14
Auburndale, Florida
05-02-2004
Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack

John E. Tipton - 32

Captain
Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
05-02-2004
Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack

Erickson H. Petty - 28

Staff Sergeant
Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division
Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
05-03-2004
Salman Al Habib, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Ronald E. Baum - 38

Gunnery Sergeant
2nd Intelligence Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
05-03-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Christopher J. Kenny - 32

First Lieutenant
4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Miami, Florida
05-03-2004
Khalis, Iraq
Non-hostile - Vehicle Accident

Marvin R. Sprayberry III - 24

Sergeant
4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Tehachapi, California
05-03-2004
Khalis, Iraq
Non-hostile - Vehicle Accident

Gregory L. Wahl - 30

Sergeant
4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Salisbury, North Carolina
05-03-2004
Khalis, Iraq
Non-hostile - Vehicle Accident

Lyndon A. Marcus Jr - 21

Private First Class
4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Long Beach, California
05-03-2004
Khalis, Iraq
Non-hostile - Vehicle Accident

Jesse R. Buryj - 21

Private First Class
66th Military Police Company
Canton, Ohio
05-05-2004
Karbala, Iraq
Hostile - Vehicle Accident

James E. Marshall - 19

Specialist
1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Tulsa, Oklahoma
05-05-2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Bradley G. Kritzer - 18

Private First Class
1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Irvona, Pennsylvania
05-05-2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Jeffrey G. Green - 20

Corporal
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Dallas, Texas
05-05-2004
Euphrates River Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Drowning
Corporal Green was found deceased in the Euphrates River

Hesley Box Jr - 24

National Guard Staff Sergeant
1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry, 39th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
Nashville, Arkansas
05-06-2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Car Bomb

Dustin H. Schrage - 20

Corporal
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Brevard, Florida
05-06-2004
Euphrates River Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Drowning
Corporal Schrage was found deceased in the Euphrates River

Chase R. Whitman - 21

Specialist
296th Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
Salem, Oregon
05-08-2004
Mosul, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Electrocution
Specialist Whitman was in Mosul, Iraq, He was in a swimming
pool when an electrical current charged the water.

Isela Rubalcava - 25

Specialist
296th Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
El Paso, Texas
05-08-2004
Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack

James J. Holmes - 28

National Guard Specialist
C Company, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion
East Grand Forks, Minnesota
05-08-2004
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Philip D. Brown - 21

National Guard Specialist
C Company, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion
Jamestown, North Dakota
05-08-2004
Balad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Rodney A. Murray - 28

Reserve Sergeant
351st Military Police Company
Ayden, North Carolina
05-09-2004
Between Camp Scania and Baghdad, Iraq
Non-hostile - Vehicle Accident

Andrew L. Tuazon - 21

Private First Class
293rd Military Police Company, 3rd Military Police Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division
Chesapeake, Virginia
05-10-2004
Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Sniper

Kyle A. Brinlee - 21

National Guard Specialist
Detachment 1, Company B, 120th Combat Engineer Battalion
Pryor, Oklahoma
05-11-2004
Al Asad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Jeffrey R. Shaver - 26

National Guard Specialist
1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment
Maple Valley, Washington
05-12-2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Jeremiah E. Savage - 21

Lance Corporal
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Livingston, Tennessee
05-12-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Brandon C. Sturdy - 19

Private First Class
2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Urbandale, Iowa
05-13-2004
Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Brian K. Cutter - 19

Private First Class
3rd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Riverside, California
05-13-2004
Camp Al Asad, Iraq
Non-hostile - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Michael A. Mora - 19

Private First Class
3rd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Arroyo Grande, California
05-14-2004
An Najaf Province, Iraq
Non-hostile - Vehicle Accident

James William Harlan - 44

Reserve Sergeant
660th Transportation Company, 88th Regional Readiness Command
Owensboro, Kentucky
05-14-2004
Tarmiya, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Suicide Car Bomb

Philip I. Spakosky - 25

Specialist
1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division
Browns Mill, New Jersey
05-14-2004
Baghdad Military Hospital, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Sniper

Edward C. Barnhill - 50

Reserve Command Sergeant Major
431st Civil Affairs Battalion
Shreveport, Louisiana
05-14-2004
CPA (Coalition Provisional Authority) Headquarters Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Natural Causes - Illness - Heart Attack

Brud J. Cronkrite - 22

Sergeant
1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division
Spring Valley, California
05-14-2004
Baghdad Military Hospital, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Rocket Propelled Grenade RPG Attack

Pedro I. Espaillat Jr - 20

Senior Airman
4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Columbia, Tennessee
05-15-2004
Kirkuk, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Weapon Discharge - Sadly A Self-inflicted Gunshot Wound

Rene Ledesma - 34

Staff Sergeant
1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Abilene, Texas
05-15-2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Leonard M. Cowherd Jr - 22

Second Lieutenant
1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division
Culpeper, Virginia
05-16-2004
Karbala, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Sniper

Mark Joseph Kasecky - 20

National Guard Specialist
Battery C, 1st Battalion, 107th Field Artillery Regiment
McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania
05-17-2004
Al Karmah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Carl F. Curran - 22

National Guard Specialist
Battery C, 1st Battalion, 107th Field Artillery Regiment
Union City, Pennsylvania
05-17-2004
Al Karmah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Bob W. Roberts - 30

Lance Corporal
1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Newport, Oregon
05-17-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Michael M. Carey - 20

Private First Class
1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Prince George, Virginia
05-18-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Private First Class Carey apparently fell into a canal and did not resurface.
His body was recovered and returned home.

Joseph P. Garyantes - 34

Staff Sergeant
B Company, 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Rehoboth, Delaware
05-18-2004
Muqdadiyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Sniper

Marcos O. Nolasco - 34

Specialist
Battery B, 1st Battalion, 33rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Chino, California
05-18-2004
Bayji, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Accidental Electrocution

William D. Chaney - 59

National Guard Staff Sergeant
B Company, 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation Regiment
Schaumburg, Illinois
05-18-2004
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany
Non-Hostile - Illness - Staff Sergeant Chaney was evacuated from
Iraq for a medical condition that could not be taken care of In Iraq.
He was evacuated to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, where
during a surgery to correct the condition, he went into cardiac arrest
and could not be revived and passed away.

Michael C. Campbell - 34

Specialist
Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Marshfield, Missouri
05-19-2004
Samarra, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Troy "Leon" Miranda - 44

National Guard Sergeant First Class
C Company, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat Team
DeQueen, Arkansas
05-20-2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Grenade

Rudy Salas - 20

Corporal
1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Baldwin Park, California
05-20-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Non-hostile - Vehicle Accident

Leslie D. Jackson - 18

Private First Class
A Company, 115th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division
Richmond, Virginia
05-20-2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Jeremy R. Horton - 24

Staff Sergeant
B Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division
Carneys Point, Pennsylvania
05-21-2004
Mahmudiyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Andrew J. Zabierek - 25

Lance Corporal
2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Chelmsford, Massachusetts
05-21-2004
Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Vehicle Accident

Jeremy L. Ridlen - 23

National Guard Specialist
1544th Transportation Company
Paris, Illinois
05-23-2004
Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Jorge A. Molina Bautista - 37

Staff Sergeant
1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Rialto, California
05-23-2004
Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Beau R. Beaulieu - 20

Specialist
27th Main Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division
Lisbon, Maine
05-24-2004
(Camp Cooke Near Baghdad) Taji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack

Owen D. Witt - 20

Private First Class
1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Sand Springs, Montana
05-24-2004
Ad Dwar, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident

Kevin F. Sheehan - 36

National Guard Sergeant
1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery Regiment
Milton, Vermont
05-25-2004
(Forward Operating Base Kalsu) Iskandariyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack

Alan N. Bean Jr - 22

National Guard Specialist
1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery Regiment
Bridport, Vermont
05-25-2004
(Forward Operating Base Kalsu) Iskandariyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack

Daniel Paul Unger - 19

National Guard Private First Class
1st Battalion, 185th Armor Regiment, 81st Separate Armor Brigade
Exeter, California
05-25-2004
(Forward Operating Base Kalsu) Iskandariyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack

Richard H. Rosas - 21

Private First Class
3rd Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, 10th Mountain Division
Saint Louis, Michigan
05-25-2004
Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

James P. Lambert - 23

Private First Class
3rd Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, 10th Mountain Division
New Orleans, Louisiana
05-25-2004
Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Kyle W. Codner - 19

Lance Corporal
1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Wood River, Nebraska
05-26-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Matthew C. Henderson - 25

Corporal
1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Lincoln, Nebraska
05-26-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Dominique J. Nicolas - 30

Corporal
1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Mauritius, South Africa
Scottsdale, Arizona
05-26-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Landmine
Corporal Nicolas was born in Mauritius, an island in the Indian Ocean.
He didn't come to America until 1997, and became a US citizen in 2001.
Thank you Jennifer for getting me the correct data for Dominique and
THANK YOU for his service to our nation.

Michael J. Wiesemann - 20

Specialist
1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
North Judson, Indiana
05-28-2004
(Forward Operating Base) FOB Qayyarah Air Base, Iraq
Non-Hostile - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Benjamin R. Gonzalez - 23

Lance Corporal
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Los Angeles, California
05-29-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Cody S. Calavan - 19

Private First Class
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Lake Stevens, Washington
05-29-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Rafael Reynosasuarez - 28

Lance Corporal
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Santa Ana, California
05-29-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Aaron C. Elandt - 23

Sergeant
1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division
Lowell, Michigan
05-30-2004
Baghdad Military Hospital, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Kenneth Michael Ballard - 26

First Lieutenant
2nd Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division
Mountain View, California
05-30-2004
Najaf, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Weapon Discharge

Nicholaus E. Zimmer - 20

Private First Class
2nd Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division
Columbus, Ohio
05-30-2004
Kufa, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Rocket Propelled Grenade RPG Attack

Bradli N. Coleman - 19

Private
3rd Brigade (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), 2nd Infantry Division
Ford City, Pennsylvania
05-30-2004
Baghdad Military Hospital, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack

Charles E. Odums II - 22

Specialist
Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Sandusky, Ohio
05-30-2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

Dustin L. Sides - 22

Lance Corporal
9th Communications Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Yakima, Washington
05-31-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Robert C. Scheetz Jr - 31

Captain
1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division
Dothan, Alabama
05-31-2004
Baghdad Military Hospital, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

THE FINAL
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CASUALTY COUNT FOR MAY 2004
--- 80 ---

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TOTAL SUMMARY FOR MAY 2004
2 -	American 18 Year Old Deaths
7 -	American 19 Year Old Deaths
11 -	American 20 Year Old Deaths
8 -	American 21 Year Old Deaths
80 -	American Deaths In IRAQ (2)
62 -	Hostile Fire Death In IRAQ
18 -	Non-Hostile Death In IRAQ
17 -	No Explanation Given For Hostile or Non Hostile Cause Of Death This Month
27 -	Total American IED Deaths
8 -	Total American Small Arms Fire Deaths
17 -	Total American RPG Deaths
10 -	Total American Vehicle Deaths
0 -	Total American Listed As Illness Deaths
0 -	Total American Air Craft Deaths
2 -	Total American Bomb Deaths
759 -	Wounded In Action In IRAQ (3)
14 -	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