DECEMBER  2005
 

   
Scott T. Modeen - 24

Lance Corporal
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
New Hope, Minnesota
 12-01-2005
 Near Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack
While Conducting Combat Operations Against Enemy Forces
A Loving Family Memorial On A Special Billboard


Anthony T. McElveen - 20

Corporal
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
 Little Falls, Minnesota
 12-01-2005
 Near Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack
While Conducting Combat Operations Against Enemy Forces



 
 Craig N. Watson - 21

Lance Corporal
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
 Union City, Michigan
 12-01-2005
 Near Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack
While Conducting Combat Operations Against Enemy Forces

 
Andy A. Stevens - 29

Sergeant
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
 Tomah, Wisconsin
 12-01-2005
Near Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack
While Conducting Combat Operations Against Enemy Forces

 
Adam Wade Kaiser - 19

Lance Corporal
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
 Naperville, Illinois
 12-01-2005
 Near Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack
While Conducting Combat Operations Against Enemy Forces

 
Robert Alexander Martinez - 20

Lance Corporal
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
 Splendora, Texas
 12-01-2005
 Near Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack
While Conducting Combat Operations Against Enemy Forces

 
Daniel J. Clay - 27

Staff Sergeant
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
 Pensacola, Florida
 12-01-2005
 Near Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack
While Conducting Combat Operations Against Enemy Forces

 
David A. Huhn - 24

Lance Corporal
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
 Portland, Michigan
 12-01-2005
 Near Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack
While Conducting Combat Operations Against Enemy Forces

 
Brent A. Adams - 40

National Guard Sergeant First Class
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division
 West View, Pennsylvania
 12-01-2005
 Near Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack
While Conducting Combat Operations Against Enemy Forces

 
John M. Holmason - 20

Lance Corporal
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
 Suprise, Arizona
 12-01-2005
 Near Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack
While Conducting Combat Operations Against Enemy Forces

 
Andrew G. Patten - 19

Lance Corporal
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
 Byron, Illinois
 12-01-2005
 Near Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack
While Conducting Combat Operations Against Enemy Forces

   
Philip Allan Dodson Jr. - 42

National Guard Sergeant
148th Forward Support Battalion, 48th Brigade Combat Team
 Forsyth, Georgia
 12-02-2005
 Tallil Air Base, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident

   
Philip L. Travis - 41

National Guard Staff Sergeant
148th Forward Support Battalion, 48th Brigade Combat Team
 Snellville, Georgia
 12-02-2005
 Tallil Air Base, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident

   
Marcus S. Futrell - 20

National Guard Specialist
148th Forward Support Battalion, 48th Brigade Combat Team
 Macon, Georgia
 12-02-2005
 Tallil Air Base, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident

   
Jimmy Lee Shelton - 21

Corporal
 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
 Lehigh Acres, Florida
 12-03-2005
 Bayji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack

   
Daniel M. Cuka - 27

National Guard Staff Sergeant
 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery Regiment
 Yankton, South Dakota
 12-04-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Richard L. Schild - 40

National Guard Sergeant First Class
 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery Regiment
 Tabor, South Dakota
 12-04-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Thomas C. Siekert - 20

Private First Class
1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
 Lovelock, Nevada
 12-06-2005
 Bayji, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Unspecified Injury

   
Brian A. Wright - 19

National Guard Specialist
135th Engineer Company
 Keensburg, Illinois
 12-06-2005
 Habbaniyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Landmine

   
Joseph P. Bier - 22

Corporal
 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
 Centralia, Washington
 12-07-2005
 Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Michael C. Taylor - 23

Sergeant
 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment, III Corps Artillery
 Hockley, Texas
 12-07-2005
 Balad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Spencer C. Akers - 35

National Guard Sergeant
 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment
 Traverse City, Michigan
 12-08-2005
 Brooke Army Medical Center, Texas
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Milton Rivera-Vargas - 55

National Guard Staff Sergeant
1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment
 Boqueron, Puerto Rico
 12-08-2005
 FOB Kalsu In Iskandariyah, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Illness - Heart Attack

   
Kevin J. Smith - 28

First Lieutenant
 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
 Brandon, Florida
 12-08-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Adrian N. Orosco - 26

Sergeant
1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
 Corcoran, California
 12-09-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Suicide Car Bomb

   
Kenith Casica - 32

Sergeant
1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
 Virginia Beach, Virginia
 12-10-2005
Yusufiyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire

   
Clarence L. Floyd Jr - 28

Sergeant
1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
 Manhattan, New York
 12-10-2005
 Taji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire

   
Julia V. Atkins - 22

Sergeant
 64th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade
 Bossier City, Louisiana
 12-10-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Travis L. Nelson - 41

Staff Sergeant
1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
 Anniston, Alabama
 12-10-2005
 Yusufiyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire

   
Keith A. Bennett - 32

National Guard Staff Sergeant
28th Military Police Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team
 Holtwood, Pennsylvania
 12-11-2005
 Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Suicide Car Bomb

   
James S. "Shawn" Moudy - 37

Sergeant First Class
 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division
 Newark, Delaware
 12-11-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Jared William Kubasak - 25

Specialist
 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
 Rocky Mount, Virginia
 12-12-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Curtis A. Mitchell - 28

Staff Sergeant
 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division
 Malta, Ohio
 12-12-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Lex S. Nelson - 21

Specialist
1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
 Salt Lake City, Utah
 12-12-2005
 Tikrit, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Accidental Fall From A Guard Tower
Ellis Nelson, right, father of Army Specialist Lex S. Nelson, hugs his daughter Ingrid as they grieve during a tree dedication ceremony at Fort Stewart, Ga., during a tree-dedication ceremony in Fort Stewart, Ga., on Thursday. The soldier died in Iraq on Dec. 12 while serving with the 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division. The ceremony was the one of the largest held for those killed in action while serving with the 3rd ID during its year-long deployment to Iraq.

   
Michael S. Zyla - 32

Staff Sergeant
 2nd Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division
 Elgin, Oregon
 12-13-2005
 Taji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Brian C. Karim - 22

Sergeant
 2nd Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division
 Talcott, West Virginia
 12-13-2005
 Taji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
James C. Kesinger - 32
Specialist
 2nd Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division
Pharr, Texas
 12-13-2005
 Taji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Peter J. Navarro - 20
Specialist
 2nd Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division
 Wildwood, Missouri
 12-13-2005
 Taji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Kenneth B. Pospisil - 35
Staff Sergeant
 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force
 Andover, Minnesota
 12-14-2005
 Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Michael B. Presley - 21
Corporal
2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
 Batesville, Mississippi
 12-14-2005
 Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Suicide Car Bomb

   
Timothy R. Boyce - 29
Sergeant
Maintenance Troop, Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
 North Salt Lake, Utah
 12-15-2005
  Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany
 Non-Hostile - Illness - Brain Aneurysm

   
Joseph Alan Lucas - 23
Specialist
 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
 Augusta, Georgia
 12-15-2005
 Balad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Adam R. Fales - 21
Corporal
Combat Service Support Detachment 21, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force
 Cullman, Alabama
 12-16-2005
 Camp Fallujah, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Accidental Weapon Discharge

   
Samuel Tapia - 20
Lance Corporal
3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
 San Benito, Texas
 12-18-2005
 Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire

   
Johnnie V. Mason - 32
Staff Sergeant
 717th Ordnance Company, 184th Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordinance Group
 Rio Vista, Texas
 12-19-2005
 Mahmudiyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Richard DeGracia Naputi Jr - 24
Specialist
 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division
 Talofofo, Guam
 12-20-2005
 Taji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Michael J. Cleary - 24
First Lieutenant
 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment G, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division
 Dallas, Pennsylvania
 12-20-2005
 Taji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
William Lopez-Feliciano - 33
Specialist
 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
 Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
 12-22-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Benjamin T. Britt - 24
First Lieutenant
 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
 Wheeler, Texas
 12-22-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


   
Cheyenne C. Willey - 36
Reserve Specialist
 351st Civil Affairs Command
 Fremont, California
 12-23-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Regina C. Reali - 25
Reserve Sergeant
 351st Civil Affairs Command
 Fresno, California
 12-23-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Joseph J. Andres Jr - 34
Master Sergeant
Special Operations Command
 Seven Hills, Ohio
 12-24-2005
 Balad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire

   
Myla L. Maravillosa - 24
Reserve Sergeant
203rd Military Intelligence Battalion
 Wahiawa, Hawaii
 12-24-2005
 Kirkuk, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Attack

   
Anthony O. Cardinal - 20
Specialist
 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division
Muskegon, Michigan
 12-25-2005
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Sergio Gudino,  22
Specialist
 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Pomona, California
 12-25-2005
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack
   
Dominic R. Coles 25
Sergeant
 5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade
Jessup, Georgia
 12-26-2005
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire, Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG)

   
 Richard Matthew Salter 44
Chief Warrant Officer
 1st Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
 Cypress, Texas
 12-26-2005
Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Helicopter Crash

   
Isaias E. Santos 28
Chief Warrant Officer
 1st Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
Ancon, Panama
 12-26-2005
Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Helicopter Crash

 
Dane O. Carver 20
National Guard Specialist
 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment
Freeport, Michigan
 12-26-2005
Khaldiyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire
   
Lance S. Sage 26
Specialist
 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Hempstead, New York
 12-27-2005
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Joshua M. Morberg 20
Private
 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Sparks, Nevada
 12-27-2005
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


   
Aaron M. Forbes 24
Specialist
2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Oak Island, North Carolina
 12-28-2005
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Prince K. Teewia 27
Specialist
 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
Durham, North Carolina
 12-29-2005
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
George Anthony Lutz II 25
Private First Class
9th Psychological Operations Battalion, 4th Psychological Operations Group,
Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command
Virginia Beach, Virginia
 12-29-2005
Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire
   
Shawn Christopher Dostie 32
Sergeant First Class
 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
Granite City, Illinois
 12-30-2005
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Jonathan R. Pfender - 22
Private
 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
Evansville, Indiana
 12-30-2005
Bayji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Ayman A. Taha - 31
Staff Sergeant
3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group
Vienna, Virginia
 12-30-2005
Balad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Ordnance Accident
   
Marcelino Ronald Corniel - 23
National Guard Sergeant
1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division
La Puente, California
 12-31-2005
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack

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TOTAL SUMMARY FOR  DECEMBER  2005
0 - American 18 Year Old Deaths
4 - American 19 Year Old Deaths
10 - American 20 Year Old Deaths
5 - American 21 Year Old Deaths
68 - American Deaths In IRAQ (2)
57 - Hostile Fire Death In IRAQ
11 - Non-Hostile Death In IRAQ
2 - No Explanation Given For Hostile or Non Hostile Cause Of Death This Month (1)
42 - Total American IED Deaths
7 - Total American Small Arms Fire Deaths
3 - Total American RPG Deaths
3 - Total American Vehicle Deaths
2 - Total American Air Craft Deaths
4 - Total American Bomb Deaths
413 - Wounded In Action In IRAQ (3)
5 - 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