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Military personnel killed in Iraq war: January 2005

02:31 PM CST on Tuesday, March 8, 2005

From Staff Reports


KILLED IN ACTION: January 2005

Note: U.S. military casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom are listed in chronological order. Contact us with questions.
• 2003 casualties:
March April May June July August September October November December
• 2004 casualties:
January February March April May June July August September October November December
• 2005 casualties:
January February March April May June July August September October November December
• 2006 casualties:
January February March April May June July August September October November December
• 2007 casualties:
January February March April May June July
• U.S. military casualties in Afghanistan:
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Lance Cpl. Brian P. Parrello
Age: 19
Hometown: West Milford, N.J.
Unit: Marine's Small Craft Company, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 1 as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Spc. Jeff LeBrun
Age: 21
Hometown: Buffalo, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 1 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his military vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.
Sgt. Thomas E. Houser
Age: 22
Hometown: Council Bluffs, Iowa
Unit: Marine's 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 3 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Sgt. Bennie J. Washington
Age: 25
Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
Unit: Army's 44th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 4 in Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, of injuries sustained Oct. 14 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his military vehicle was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade.
Spc. Jimmy D. Buie
Age: 44
Hometown: Floral, Ark.
Unit: Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Fordyce, Ark.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 4 in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive devise detonated near a military vehicle.
Spc. Jeremy W. McHalffey
Age: 28
Hometown: Mabelvale, Ark.
Unit: Army National Guard's 39th Infantry Brigade, Little Rock, Ark.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 4 in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive devise detonated near a military vehicle.
Spc. Joshua S. Marcum
Age: 33
Hometown: Evening Shade, Ark.
Unit: Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Camden, Ark.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 4 in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive devise detonated near a military vehicle.
Pfc. Curtis L. Wooten III
Age: 20
Hometown: Spanaway, Wash.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 4 in Balad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle.
Pvt. Cory R. Depew
Age: 21
Hometown: Beech Grove, Ind.
Unit: Army's 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 4 in Mosul, Iraq, when his Stryker military vehicle was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade.
Lance Cpl. Julio C. Cisneros Alvarez
Age: 22
Hometown: Pharr, Texas
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 6 as result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Sgt. Zachariah S. Davis
Age: 25
Hometown: Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Unit: Marine's 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 6 as result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Sgt. 1st Class Kurt J. Comeaux
Age: 34
Hometown: Raceland, La.
Unit: Army National Guard's 256th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Lafayette, La.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck a Bradley fighting vehicle.
Sgt. Christopher J. Babin
Age: 27
Hometown: Houma, La.
Unit: Army National Guard's 256th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Lafayette, La.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck a Bradley fighting vehicle.
Spc. Bradley J. Bergeron
Age: 25
Hometown: Houma, La.
Unit: Army National Guard's 256th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Lafayette, La.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck a Bradley fighting vehicle.
Spc. Huey P. L. Fassbender
Age: 24
Hometown: LaPlace, La.
Unit: Army National Guard's 256th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Lafayette, La.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck a Bradley fighting vehicle.
Spc. Armand L. Frickey
Age: 20
Hometown: Houma, La.
Unit: Army National Guard's 256th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Lafayette, La.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck a Bradley fighting vehicle.
Spc. Warren A. Murphy
Age: 29
Hometown: Marrero, La.
Unit: Army National Guard's 256th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), Lafayette, La.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck a Bradley fighting vehicle.
Pfc. Kenneth G. Vonronn
Age: 20
Hometown: Bloomingburg, N.Y.
Unit: Army National Guard's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division, New York, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck a Bradley fighting vehicle.
Pfc. Daniel F. Guastaferro
Age: 27
Hometown: Las Vegas
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Camp Casey, Korea.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 7 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his military vehicle left the road and went into a canal.
Spc. Dwayne J. McFarlane Jr.
Age: 20
Hometown: Cass Lake, Minn.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), from Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 9 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his dismounted patrol was hit by an improvised explosive device.
Cpl. Joseph E. Fite
Age: 23
Hometown: Round Rock, Texas
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve's 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Austin, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 9 as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Staff Sgt. William F. Manuel
Age: 34
Hometown: Kinder, La.
Unit: Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade, Lake Charles, La.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 10 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit their military vehicle.
Sgt. Robert W. Sweeney III
Age: 22
Hometown: Pineville, La.
Unit: Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade, Lake Charles, La.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 10 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit their military vehicle.
Spc. Michael J. Smith
Age: 24
Hometown: Media, Penn.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 2d Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 11 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his military vehicle was hit by a rocket propelled grenade.
Sgt. 1st Class Brian A. Mack
Age: 36
Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 13 in Mosul, Iraq, when his military vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device.
Lance Cpl. Matthew W. Holloway
Age: 21
Hometown: Fulton, Texas
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve's 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 13 from injuries received as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Juan R. Rodriguez Velasco
Age: 23
Hometown: El Cenizo, Texas
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve's 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 13 from injuries received as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Pfc. Gunnar D. Becker
Age: 19
Hometown: Forestburg, S.D.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 13 in Mosul, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries.
Sgt. Nathaniel T. Swindell
Age: 24
Hometown: Bronx, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 15 in Mosul, Iraq, from a non-combat related injury.
Sgt. Jayton D. Patterson
Age: 26
Hometown: Sedley, Va.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 15 as result of hostile action in Babil Province, Iraq.
Cpl. Paul C. Holter III
Age: 21
Hometown: Corpus Christi, Texas
Unit: Marine's 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 14 due to a non-combat related incident at Camp Ramadi, Iraq.
Spc. Alain L. Kamolvathin
Age: 21
Hometown: Blairstown, N.J.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, New York, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 16 in Baghdad, Iraq, when he was involved in a motor vehicle accident.
Pfc. Francis C. Obaji
Age: 21
Hometown: Queens Village, N.Y.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, New York, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 17 in the 86th Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, after he was involved in a motor vehicle accident Jan. 16 in Baghdad, Iraq.
Staff Sgt. Thomas E. Vitagliano
Age: 33
Hometown: New Haven, Conn.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 17 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his position.
Pfc. George R. Geer
Age: 27
Hometown: Cortez, Colo.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea
Circumstances: Died Jan. 17 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his position.
Pfc. Jesus Fonseca
Age: 19
Hometown: Marietta, Ga.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea
Circumstances: Died Jan. 17 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his position.
Capt. Christopher J. Sullivan
Age: 29
Hometown: Princeton, Mass.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Circumstances: Died Jan. 18 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his parked vehicle.
Sgt. Kyle W. Childress
Age: 29
Hometown: Terre Haute, Ind.
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany
Circumstances: Died Jan. 21 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds received in Ad Duluiyah, Iraq, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire.
Capt. Joe F. Lusk II
Age: 25
Hometown: Reedley, Calif.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 21 in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, of non-combat related injuries.
1st Lt. Nainoa K. Hoe
Age: 27
Hometown: Hawaii
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 22 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds received when he was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire.
Staff Sgt. Jose C. Rangel
Age: 43
Hometown: Saratoga, Calif.
Unit: Army National Guard’s 1106th Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot, Fresno, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 23 in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, of non-combat related injuries.
Sgt. Leonard W. Adams
Age: 42
Hometown: Mooresville, N.C.
Unit: Army National Guard’s 105th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, Asheville, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 24 in Camp Bucca, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries.
Staff Sgt. Joseph W. Stevens
Age: 26
Hometown: Sacramento, Calif.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 2d Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany
Circumstances: Died Jan. 24 in Mohammed Sacran, Iraq, when their Bradley Fighting Vehicle overturned.
Sgt. Michael C. Carlson
Age: 22
Hometown: St. Paul, Minn.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 2d Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany
Circumstances: Died Jan. 24 in Mohammed Sacran, Iraq, when their Bradley Fighting Vehicle overturned.
Sgt. Javier Marin Jr.
Age: 29
Hometown: Mission, Texas
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 2d Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany
Circumstances: Died Jan. 24 in Mohammed Sacran, Iraq, when their Bradley Fighting Vehicle overturned.
Spc. Viktar V. Yolkin
Age: 24
Hometown: Spring Branch, Texas
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 2d Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany
Circumstances: Died Jan. 24 in Mohammed Sacran, Iraq, when their Bradley Fighting Vehicle overturned.
Pfc. Jesus A. Leon-Perez
Age: 20
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 2d Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany
Circumstances: Died Jan. 24 in Mohammed Sacran, Iraq, when their Bradley Fighting Vehicle overturned.
Sgt. Brett D. Swank
Hometown: Northumberland, Pa.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 24 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position.
Sgt. William S. Kinzer Jr.
Age: 27
Hometown: Hendersonville, N.C.
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 in Ad Duluiyah, Iraq, from injuries sustained when a rocket propelled grenade hit his patrol.
Cpl. Jonathan W. Bowling
Age: 23
Hometown: Patrick, Va.
Unit: Marine Corps Reserve's 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, headquartered in Lynchburg, Va.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 of wounds received as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Karl R. Linn
Age: 20
Hometown: Chesterfield, Va.
Unit: Marine Corps Reserve's 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, headquartered in Lynchburg, Va.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 of wounds received as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Cpl. Christopher L. Weaver
Age: 24
Hometown: Fredericksburg, Va.
Unit: Marine Corps Reserve's 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, headquartered in Lynchburg, Va.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Petty Officer 3rd Class John D. House
Age: 28
Hometown: Ventura, Calif.
Unit: Naval Medical Clinic Hawaii, Marine Corps Units Detachment, Pearl Harbor.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 in a helicopter crash near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Sgt. Jesse W. Strong
Age: 24
Hometown: Irasburg, Vt.
Unit: Marine Corps Reserve's 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, headquartered in Lynchburg, Va.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Capt. Paul C. Alaniz
Age: 32
Hometown: Corpus Christi, Texas
Unit: Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Capt. Lyle L. Gordon
Age: 30
Hometown: Midlothian, Texas
Unit: Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Staff Sgt. Dexter S. Kimble
Age: 30
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Unit: Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Jonathan E. Etterling
Age: 22
Hometown: Wheelersburg, Ohio
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Brian C. Hopper
Age: 21
Hometown: Wynne, Ark.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Saeed Jafarkhani-Torshizi Jr.
Age: 24
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Cpl. Sean P. Kelly
Age: 23
Hometown: Gloucester, N.J.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Allan Klein
Age: 34
Hometown: Clinton Township, Mich.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Cpl. James L. Moore
Age: 24
Hometown: Roseburg, Ore.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Mourad Ragimov
Age: 20
Hometown: San Diego, Calif.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Rhonald D. Rairdan
Age: 20
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Hector Ramos
Age: 20
Hometown: Aurora, Ill.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Darrell J. Schumann
Age: 25
Hometown: Hampton, Va.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
1st Lt. Dustin M. Shumney
Age: 30
Hometown: Vallejo, Calif.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Cpl. Matthew R. Smith
Age: 24
Hometown: West Valley, Utah
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Spence
Age: 24
Hometown: Scotts Valley, Calif.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Tony L. Hernandez
Age: 22
Hometown: Canyon Lake, Texas
Unit: Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Staff Sgt. Brian D. Bland
Age: 26
Hometown: Weston, Wyo.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Sgt. Michael W. Finke Jr.
Age: 28
Hometown: Huron, Ohio
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
1st Lt. Travis J. Fuller
Age: 26
Hometown: Granville, Mass.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Cpl. Timothy M. Gibson
Age: 23
Hometown: Hillsborough, N.H.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Cpl. Richard A. Gilbert Jr.
Age: 26
Hometown: Montgomery, Ohio
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Cpl. Kyle J. Grimes
Age: 21
Hometown: Northampton, Pa.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Cpl. Nathaniel K. Moore
Age: 22
Hometown: Champaign, Ill.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Gael Saintvil
Age: 24
Hometown: Orange, Fla.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Cpl. Nathan A. Schubert
Age: 22
Hometown: Cherokee, Iowa
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Michael L. Starr Jr.
Age: 21
Hometown: Baltimore, Md.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Cpl. Stephen P. Johnson
Age: 24
Hometown: Covina, Calif.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Fred L. Maciel
Age: 20
Hometown: Spring, Texas
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Spc. Taylor J. Burk
Age: 21
Hometown: Amarillo, Texas
Unit: 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle.
Cpl. Timothy A. Knight
Age: 22
Hometown: Brooklyn, Ohio
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Circumstances: Died Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq.
Pfc. Kevin M. Luna
Age: 26
Hometown: Oxnard, Calif.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 27 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries.
Cpl. Jonathan S. Beatty
Age: 22
Hometown: West Streator, Ill.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 27 as a result of hostile action in Babil Province, Iraq.
Sgt. Andrew K. Farrar Jr.
Age: 31
Hometown: Weymouth, Mass.
Unit: Marine's Headquarters and Service Battalion, 2nd Force Service Support Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 28 in a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Sgt. 1st Class Mickey E. Zaun
Age: 27
Hometown: Brooklyn Park, Minn.
Unit: Army's U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 28 in Mosul, Iraq, from injuries sustained in a collision between two armored vehicles.
Capt. Orlando A. Bonilla
Age: 27
Hometown: Killeen, Texas
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Circumstances: Died Jan. 28 in Baghdad, Iraq, in a helicopter accident.
Chief Warrant Officer Charles S. Jones
Age: 34
Hometown: Lawtey, Fla.
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Circumstances: Died Jan. 28 in Baghdad, Iraq, in a helicopter accident.
Pfc. Stephen A. Castellano
Age: 21
Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light) from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Circumstances: Died Jan. 28 in Mosul, Iraq, from a non-combat related injury.
Staff Sgt. Jonathan R. Reed
Age: 25
Hometown: Opelousas, La.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1088th Engineer Battalion, 256th Brigade Combat Team, New Roads, La.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 28 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck a nearby vehicle.
Spc. Michael S. Evans II
Age: 22
Hometown: Marrero, La.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1088th Engineer Battalion, 256th Brigade Combat Team, New Roads, La.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 28 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck a nearby vehicle.
Staff Sgt. Joseph E. Rodriguez
Age: 25
Hometown: Las Cruces, N.M.
Unit: Army's 8th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Circumstances: Died Jan. 28 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck his armored vehicle.
Spc. Lyle W. Rymer II
Age: 24
Hometown: Fort Smith, Ark.
Unit: Army National Guard's 239th Engineer Company, 39th Infantry Brigade, Booneville, Ark.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 28 in Baghdad, Iraq, when he was shot by enemy forces.
Spc. Christopher J. Ramsey
Age: 20
Hometown: Batchelor, La.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1088th Engineer Battalion, 256th Brigade Combat Team, New Roads, La.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 28 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck a nearby vehicle.
Lt. Cmdr Keith E. Taylor
Age: 47
Hometown: Irvine, Calif.
Unit: Navy's Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command, Iraq Detachment
Circumstances: Died Jan. 29, in a rocket attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
Spc. Barbara Heald
Age: 60
Hometown: Stanford, Conn.
Unit: Department of the Army's Project and Contracting Office - Finance
Circumstances: Died Jan. 29 in Baghdad, Iraq, when the Republic National Palace was hit by a mortar round.
Sgt. Lindsey T. James
Age: 23
Hometown: Urbana, Mo.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 29 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol.
Lt. Cmdr. Edward E. Jack
Age: 51
Hometown: Detroit, Mich.
Unit: Navy's Commander, Destroyer Squadron Seven, home ported in San Diego, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 29 of a non-combat related incident aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard.
Lance Cpl. Nazario Serrano
Age: 20
Hometown: Irving, Texas
Unit: Marine's Combat Service Support Battalion 1, Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 30 as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Pfc. James H. Miller IV
Age: 22
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea
Circumstances: Died Jan. 30 in Ramadi, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Lance Cpl. Jason C. Redifer
Age: 19
Hometown: Stuarts Draft, Va.
Unit: Marines' 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 31 as a result of hostile action in Babil Province, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Harry R. Swain IV
Age: 21
Hometown: Cumberland, N.J.
Unit: Marines' 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 31 as a result of hostile action in Babil Province, Iraq.
Cpl. Christopher E. Zimny
Age: 27
Hometown: Cook, Ill.
Unit: Marines' 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 31 as a result of hostile action in Babil Province, Iraq.
Sgt. 1st Class Mark C. Warren
Age: 44
Hometown: LaGrande, Ore.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 116th Armor Cavalry Regiment, 116th Brigade Combat Team (Forward), LaGrande, Ore.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 31 at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries.