JUNE  2005
 


Phillip C. Edmundson - 22

Specialist
1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division
Wilson, North Carolina
06-01-2005
 Near Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Virgil R. Case - 37

National Guard Staff Sergeant
145th Support Battalion, 116th Brigade Combat Team
Mountain Home, Idaho
06-01-2005
 Kirkuk, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Unspecified Injury - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero


Louis E. Niedermeier - 20

Private First Class
2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division
Largo, Florida
06-01-2005
Near Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero


Antonio Mendoza - 21

Corporal
5th Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Santa Ana, California
06-03-2005
 Brooke Army Medical Center, Texas
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Explosion


Linda J. Villar - 41
 
United States Department of the Army Civilian
Field Support Command
Franklinton, Louisiana
06-03-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack


Carrie L. French - 19

National Guard Specialist
145th Support Battalion, 116th Brigade Combat Team
Caldwell, Idaho
06-05-2005
 Near Kirkuk, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Theodore S. Westhusing - 44

Colonel
Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq
Dallas, Texas
06-05-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq (Camp Dublin)
Non-Hostile- Unspecified Injury - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero


Justin L. Vasquez - 26

Staff Sergeant
3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Manzanola, Colorado
06-05-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Eric J. Poelman - 21

Specialist
3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Racine, Wisconsin
06-05-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Brian Scott "Scotty" Ulbrich - 23

Private First Class
3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Chapmanville, West Virginia
06-05-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Robert T. Mininger - 21

Lance Corporal
3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Sellersville, Pennsylvania
06-06-2005
 Near Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Jonathan L. Smith - 22

Lance Corporal
2nd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Eva, Alabama
06-06-2005
 Near Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Brian M. Romines - 20

National Guard Specialist
2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery Regiment
Simpson, Illinois
06-06-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Eric T. Burri - 21

Specialist
623rd Quartermaster Company, 1st Corps Support Command
Wyoming, Michigan
06-07-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Terrence K. Crowe - 44

Reserve Lieutenant Colonel
10th Battalion, 98th Regiment, 4th Brigade, 98th Division
New York, New York
06-07-2005
 Tall Afar, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero


Louis E. Allen - 34

National Guard First Lieutenant
Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 42nd Infantry Division
Milford, Pennsylvania
06-08-2005
 FOB Danger, Iraq (Near Tikrit)
Non-Hostile - Homicide
Their deaths appear to be the first incidence in Iraq of “fragging,” military
slang for the deliberate killing of a soldier’s own superior officers.
The blast was caused by a Claymore anti-personnel mine and possibly three grenades.



Phillip T. Esposito - 30

National Guard Captain
Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 42nd Infantry Division
Suffern, New York
06-08-2005
 FOB Danger, Iraq (Near Tikrit)
Non-Hostile - Homicide
Their deaths appear to be the first incidence in Iraq of “fragging,” military
slang for the deliberate killing of a soldier’s own superior officers.
The blast was caused by a Claymore anti-personnel mine and possibly three grenades.


Michael J. Fasnacht - 25

First Lieutenant
1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division
Mankato, Minnesota
06-08-2005
 Near Ad Dwar, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Marc Lucas Tucker - 24

Lance Corporal
9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Force Service Support Group, III MEF
Pontotoc, Mississippi
06-08-2005
 Near Hit, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident


Roberto Arizola Jr - 31

Sergeant
297th Military Intelligence Battalion, 513th Military Intelligent Brigade
Laredo, Texas
06-08-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Douglas E. Kashmer - 27

Private First Class
70th Transportation Company
Sharon, Pennsylvania
06-08-2005
 Nippur, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident


Mark O. Edwards - 40

National Guard Staff Sergeant
2nd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Unicoi, Tennessee
06-09-2005
 Near Tuz, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Unspecified Cause - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero


Dustin V. Birch - 22

Reserve Lance Corporal
4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division
Saint Anthony, Idaho
06-09-2005
 Near Haqlaniyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Daniel Chavez - 20

Lance Corporal
1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Seattle, Washington
06-09-2005
 Near Haqlaniyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Thomas O. Keeling - 23

Reserve Lance Corporal
3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division
Strongsville, Ohio
06-09-2005
 Near Haqlaniyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Devon Paul Seymour - 21

Reserve Lance Corporal
3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division
St. Louisville, Ohio
06-09-2005
 Near Haqlaniyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Brad D. Squires - 26

Reserve Corporal
3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division
Middleburg Heights, Ohio
06-09-2005
 Near Haqlaniyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


David Joseph Murray - 23

National Guard Sergeant
1088th Engineer Battalion, 256th Brigade Combat Team
Felixville/Clinton, Louisiana
06-09-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Andrew J. Kilpela - 22

Lance Corporal
2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Fowlerville, Michigan
06-10-2005
 Near Saqlawiyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Mario Alberto Castillo - 20

Lance Corporal
2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Brownwood, Texas
06-10-2005
 Near Saqlawiyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Stanley J. Lapinski - 35

Corporal
3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Las Vegas, Nevada
06-11-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Terrance D. Lee Sr - 25

National Guard Specialist
150th Combat Engineer Battalion, 155th Brigade Combat Team
Moss Point, Mississippi
06-11-2005
 12 Miles Southeast Of Amiriyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Larry R. Arnold Sr - 46

National Guard Sergeant
150th Combat Engineer Battalion, 155th Brigade Combat Team
Carriere, Mississippi
06-11-2005
 12 Miles Southeast Of Amiriyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Neil A. Prince - 35

Sergeant First Class
2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division
Baltimore, Maryland
06-11-2005
 18 Miles Southwest Of Camp Taqaddum, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Casey Byers - 22

National Guard Specialist
224th Engineer Battalion
Schleswig, Iowa
06-11-2005
 18 Miles Southwest Of Camp Taqaddum, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


John J. Mattek Jr - 24

Lance Corporal
2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
06-13-2005
 Bethesda Naval Hospital, Maryland
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Explosion


Larry R. Kuhns Jr - 24

Sergeant
2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division
Austintown, Ohio
06-13-2005
Near Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Grenade


Anthony D. Kinslow - 21

Specialist
2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division
Westerville, Ohio
06-13-2005
Near Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Grenade


Nathan B. Clemons - 20

Private First Class
2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Winchester, Tennessee
06-14-2005
 Near Ar Rutbah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Michael Ray Hayes - 29

National Guard Private First Class
617th Military Police Company
Morgantown, Kentucky
06-14-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Attack


Anthony G. Jones - 25

Sergeant
104th Transportation Company, 36th Engineer Group, 3rd Infantry Division
Greenville, South Carolina
06-14-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Joshua P. Klinger - 21

Private First Class
1st Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Easton, Pennsylvania
06-14-2005
 Near Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Jonathan R. Flores - 18

Lance Corporal
1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
San Antonio, Texas
06-15-2005
 Near Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Jesse Jaime - 22

Corporal
1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Henderson, Nevada
06-15-2005
 Near Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Tyler S. Trovillion - 23

Corporal
1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Richardson, Texas
06-15-2005
 Near Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Dion M. Whitley - 21

Lance Corporal
1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Los Angeles, California
06-15-2005
 Near Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Chad B. Maynard - 19

Lance Corporal
1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Montrose, Colorado
06-15-2005
 Near Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Cesar O. Baez - 37

Petty Officer Second Class
2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Pomona, California
06-15-2005
 Near Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero


Anthony S. Cometa - 21

National Guard Specialist
1864th Transportation Company, 106th Transportation Battalion
Las Vegas, Nevada
06-16-2005
 Safwan, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident


Erik R. Heldt - 26

Lance Corporal
1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Hermann, Missouri
06-16-2005
 Near Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


John W. Maloney - 36

Captain
1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Chicopee, Massachusetts
06-16-2005
 Near Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Michael L. McNulty - 36

Master Sergeant
Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command
Knoxville, Tennessee
06-17-2005
 Al Qaim, Iraq (Near Syrian border)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero


Robert M. Horrigan - 40
 
Master Sergeant
Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command
Austin, Texas
06-17-2005
 Al Qaim, Iraq (Near Syrian border)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero


Noah Harris - 23

First Lieutenant
2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Ellijay, Georgia
06-18-2005
 Ba'qubah, Iraq (Military Hospital)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Attack


William A. Long - 26

Corporal
2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Lilburn, Georgia
06-18-2005
 Ba'qubah, Iraq (Military Hospital)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Attack


Adam J. Crumpler - 19

Lance Corporal
3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Charleston, West Virginia
06-18-2005
 Karabilah, Iraq (Near Qaim, Syrian border)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero




Christopher R. Kilpatrick - 18

Private First Class
603rd Transportation Company, 142nd Corps Support Battalion
Columbus, Texas
06-20-2005
 Tall Afar, Iraq (Northeast Of)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Suicide Car Bomb


James D. Stewart - 29

Sergeant
57th Transportation Company, 10th Mountain Division
Chattanooga, Tennessee
06-21-2005
 Ar Rutbah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Nicholas R. Idalski - 23

Specialist
1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division
Crown Point, Indiana
06-21-2005
 Near Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - KIA When his unit was conducting combat
operations and was attacked by enemy forces using Small Arms Fire.










Christopher Lee Hoskins - 21

Specialist
1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division
Danielson, Connecticut
06-21-2005
 Near Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - KIA When his unit was conducting combat
operations and was attacked by enemy forces using Small Arms Fire.













Brian Alexander Vaughn - 23

Specialist
1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division
Pell City, Alabama
06-21-2005
 Near Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - KIA When his unit was conducting combat
operations and was attacked by enemy forces using Small Arms Fire.

A Special Tribute To Brian - 2:55


Arnold Duplantier II - 26

National Guard Sergeant
1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment
Sacramento, California
06-22-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq (Al Rasheed Hotel)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero


Joseph M. Tackett - 22

Sergeant
1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Whitehouse, Kentucky
06-23-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq (Green Zone)
Non-Hostile - Homicide ??? - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero


Christopher W. Phelps - 39

Sergeant First Class
3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Louisville, Kentucky
06-23-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Chad W. Powell - 22

Corporal
8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
West Monroe, Louisiana
06-23-2005
 Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero


Holly A. Charette - 21

Lance Corporal
Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Cranston, Rhode Island
06-23-2005
 Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Suicide Car Bomb


Veashna Muy - 20

Lance Corporal
8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Los Angeles, California
06-23-2005
 Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Suicide Car Bomb


Ramona M. Valdez - 20

Corporal
Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Bronx, New York
06-23-2005
 Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Suicide Car Bomb


Regina R. Clark - 43

Reserve Petty Officer First Class
Naval Construction Region Detachment 30
Centralia, Washington
06-23-2005
 Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Suicide Car Bomb


Carlos Pineda - 23

Corporal
8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Los Angeles, California
06-24-2005
 Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero


Charles A. Kaufman - 20

National Guard Specialist
1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment
Fairchild, Wisconsin
06-26-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Suicide Car Bomb


Matthew S. Coutu - 23

Second Lieutenant
64th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
06-27-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq (Military Hospital)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero


Steven E. Shepard - 30

Chief Warrant Officer
3rd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Purcell, Oklahoma
06-27-2005
 Near Taji, Iraq (Northwest Of Baghdad)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Helicopter Crash (Missile Attack)


Keith R. Mariotti - 39
 
Chief Warrant Officer
3rd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Elkton, Maryland
06-27-2005
 Near Taji, Iraq (Northwest Of Baghdad)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Helicopter Crash (Missile Attack)


Robert E. Hall Jr - 30

Reserve Specialist
467th Engineer Battalion
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
06-28-2005
 Ad Dujayl, Iraq (Near Balad)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Suicide Car Bomb


Manny Hornedo - 27
 
National Guard Sergeant
1569th Transportation Company
Brooklyn, New York
06-28-2005
 Tikrit, Iraq (West Of)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Suicide Car Bomb


Rafael A. "T. J." Carrillo Jr - 21
 
Specialist
1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Boys Ranch, Texas
06-28-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq (Military Hospital)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack


Chad M. Mercer - 25

National Guard Sergeant
2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment
Waycross, Georgia
06-30-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident

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