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Age: 18
Hometown: Edinburg,
Texas
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April
1, due to injuries sustained from enemy fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 19
Hometown: Adrian, Ga.
Unit: Army's 91st Engineer battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Killed April 2, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive
device detonated where he was setting up an observation point.
Age: 22
Hometown: Allegheny,
Pa.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April
3, due to injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 25
Hometown:
Porterville, Calif.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment,
1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Germany
Circumstances: Killed on April 4, in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit was
attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire.
Age: 24
Hometown: Vacaville,
Calif.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st
Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Circumstances: Killed on April 4, in
Baghdad, Iraq, when Sheehan's unit was attacked with rocket-propelled
grenades and small arms fire.
Age: 22
Hometown: Albion, Ill.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Circumstances: Killed on April 4, in
Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades
and small arms fire.
Age: 25
Hometown: Lubbock, Texas
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort
Hood, Texas
Circumstances: Killed on April 4, in Baghdad, Iraq, when
his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire.
Age: 24
Hometown: McCalla, Ala.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort
Hood, Texas
Circumstances: Killed on April 4, in Baghdad, Iraq, when
his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire.
Age: 25
Hometown: Opelika,
Ala.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Circumstances: Killed on April 4, in
Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades
and small arms fire.
Age: 25
Hometown: San
Antonio, Texas
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st
Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Circumstances: Killed on April 4, in
Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades
and small arms fire.
Age: 31
Hometown: Saipan,
Marianas Protectorate
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment,
1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Circumstances: Killed on April
4, in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled
grenades and small arms fire.
Age: 22
Hometown: Bridgeport,
Conn.
Unit: Army's 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd
Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died April 7 in
Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained on April 4 in Mosul when her convoy
vehicle was hit with an improvised explosive device.
Age: 22
Hometown: Eden Prarie,
Minn.
Unit: 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died
April 4 due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq.
Age: 19
Hometown: Gurnee,
Ill.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April
4, due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 23
Hometown: Gresham, Ore.
Unit: Army's 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Killed April 4, in Mosul, Iraq, when an improvised
explosive device hit his military vehicle.
Age: 22
Hometown: Valparaiso,
Ind.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry
Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Killed
April 4, in Kirkuk, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit his
military vehicle.
Age: 19
Hometown: Moose
Lake, Minn.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died
April 5, due to hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 22
Hometown: Houston,
Texas
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st
Armor Division, Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Germany.
Circumstances: Died
April 5, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his convoy was
ambushed.
Age: 20
Hometown:
Orange, Texas
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died
April 5 due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq.
Age: 23
Hometown: Casco, Wis.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April
5, due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 25
Hometown: Buffalo,
N.Y.
Unit: Army's 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany.
Circumstances: Killed April 5 in Baghdad, Iraq, when individuals using a
rocket-propelled-grenade ambushed his unit.
Age: 21
Hometown: North
Providence, R.I.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division,
I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances:
Died April 5, due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq.
Age: 26
Hometown:
Albuquerque, N.M.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April 5, due to injuries received from hostile fire in
Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 29
Hometown: Farmington,
N.M.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 77th Armored Regiment, 1st Infantry
Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Died April 6, in Balad,
Iraq, when mortar fire hit his guard post.
Age: 18
Hometown:
Imperial, Calif.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division,
I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances:
Died April 6 due to hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 27
Hometown: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Unit: Naval Medical Center San Diego, First
Marine Division Detachment, San Diego.
Circumstances: Killed April 6,
in Iraq while conducting combat operations in the Al Anbar Province.
Age: 25
Hometown: Oak
Ridge, N.J.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died
April 6, due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq.
Age: 20
Hometown: Jefferson,
Iowa
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April 6
due to hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 18
Hometown: San
Ramon, Calif.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died
April 6 due to hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 28
Hometown:
Lancaster, Calif.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April 6 due to hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 18
Hometown:
Bear, Del.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died
April 6, due to hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 23
Hometown: Terrell, Texas
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Killed April 6, in Ashula, Iraq, when individuals who fired
a rocket-propelled-grenade attacked his unit.
Age: 19
Hometown:
Fremont, Calif.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division,
I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances:
Died April 6, due to hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 18
Hometown: Oneida, Wis.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April 6, due to
hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 19
Hometown:
Bradenton, Fla.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division,
I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances:
Died April 6, due to hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 24
Hometown: Indianapolis,
Ind.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April
6, due to hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 45
Hometown: Bauxite, Ark.
Unit: Army National Guard's Troop E(-), 151st
Cavalry Squadron, 39th Infantry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, from
Marianna, Ark.
Circumstances: Died April 7, in Baghdad, Iraq, when his
camp was attacked by individuals using rockets and small arms fire.
Age: 38
Hometown:
Dunn, N.C.
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 4th U.S. Cavalry, 1st Infantry
Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Died April 7, in Balad,
Iraq, when he was shot while on traffic control duty.
Age: 27
Hometown: Martin, Tenn.
Unit: 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April 7
from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 31
Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 1st
Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
Circumstances: Died April 7, in
Baghdad, Iraq, when his military vehicle was hit with a rocket-propelled
grenade.
Age: 19
Hometown: Chunky,
Miss.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April
7, due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 20
Hometown: Saint
Louis, Minn.
Unit: Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force Service
Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April 8, due to injuries received from hostile fire in
Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 20
Hometown: Elk
Grove, Ill.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April 8 from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown:
Ottawa, Kan.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April 8 due to injuries received from enemy action in
Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown:
Versailles, Ky.
Unit: 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April 8 due to injuries received from enemy action in
Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 25
Hometown: Banning,
Calif.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died
April 8, due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq.
Age: 20
Hometown:
Spring, Texas
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April 8, due to injuries received from hostile fire in
Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 30
Hometown:
Placentia, Calif.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April 8 due to injuries received from hostile fire in
Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 20
Hometown:
Unadilla, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 82nd Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry
Division, Bamberg, Germany.
Circumstances: Died April 8, in Bani Saad,
Iraq, when individuals using an improvised explosive devise and small arms
fire attacked his combat patrol.
Age: 20
Hometown:
Mansfield, Ohio
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st
Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany.
Circumstances: Killed April 9, in
Barez, Iraq when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle.
Age: 26
Hometown: Kaplan,
La.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st
Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Killed April 9,
in Baghdad, Iraq, when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his patrol
vehicle.
Age: 37
Hometown:
Bartonville, Ill.
Unit: Army Reserve's 724th Transportation Company,
Bartonville, Ill.
Circumstances: Died April 9, in Iraq when his convoy
came under attack by individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small
arms fire.
Age: 24
Hometown: South
Dartmouth, Mass.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery
Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, in Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Died April 9 in Bayji, Iraq, when a rocket-propelled
grenade struck his patrol vehicle.
Age: 20
Hometown: New
Berlin, Wis.
Unit: Army National Guard's 32nd Military Police Company,
Milwaukee, Wis.
Circumstances: Died April 9 in Baghdad, Iraq, when she
became involved in an improvised explosive device and small arms attack.
Age: 31
Hometown:
Nashville, Tenn.
Unit: 1st Battalion, A 94th Field Artillery, 1st
Armored Division, in Baumholder, Germany.
Circumstances: Died April 9
in Baghdad, Iraq, when individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and
small arms fire attacked his convoy.
Age: 19
Hometown: Clifton,
Colo.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died
April 9 from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 31
Hometown:
Gainesville, Fla.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery, 1st
Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Killed April 9,
in Bayji, Iraq when a rocket-propelled grenade struck him while on patrol.
Age: 26
Hometown: Arleta, Calif.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April 9
from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 24
Hometown: Davenport,
Iowa
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died April 9,
from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown:
Veribest, Texas
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division,
I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Circumstances:
Died April 9, from hostile fire in Iraq.
Age: 20
Hometown: Spicewood,
Texas
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April 9
from hostile fire in Iraq.
Age: 22
Hometown: Simsbury,
Conn.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, New
Haven, Conn.
Circumstances: Died April 9, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an
improvised explosive devise and small arms fire struck his mounted patrol.
Age: 21
Hometown: Oil City,
Penn.
Unit: Army's 230th Military Police Company, from Kaiserslautern,
Germany.
Circumstances: Died April 9, in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries
sustained when his patrol was ambushed near Baghdad on April 8.
Age: 20
Hometown: Houston,
Texas
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st
Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died April 10 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when shrapnel struck him.
Age: 25
Hometown:
Rocksprings, Texas
Unit: Army's 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division,
Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Killed April 10, in Baqubah, Iraq
when he was on an anti-mortar mission and there was an explosion of
unknown origin.
Age: 20
Hometown:
Kennesaw, Ga.
Unit: 603rd Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy.
Circumstances: Died April 10 as a result of injuries sustained when his tent
was hit by a mortar round at Balad Air Field, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown:
Alexander City, Ala.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April 10 from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 22
Hometown: Rome, Ga.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died April 10 in Baghdad,
Iraq, when his patrol vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.
Age: 48
Hometown: Lake
City, S.C.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort
Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Killed April 11 in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq, while his unit was conducting combat operations.
Age: 21
Hometown: South Glens
Falls, N.Y.
Unit: Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry,
1st Armored Division, Glens Falls, N.Y.
Circumstances: Killed April 11,
in Samarra, Iraq, when his patrol was ambushed.
Age: 32
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Okla.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 227th
Aviation Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Circumstances: Killed April 11 in Baghdad, Iraq when his helicopter was
shot down.
Age: 38
Hometown: Woodville, Texas
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation
Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Circumstances: Killed
April 11 in Baghdad, Iraq when his helicopter was shot down.
Age: 22
Hometown: Odessa, Texas
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April
11 from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 19
Hometown: Patoka,
Ill.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Circumstances:
Died April 11 from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 23
Hometown: Long Beach,
Calif.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died
April 11 due to enemy fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 34
Hometown: San Diego,
Calif.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Circumstances:
Died April 11 due to enemy fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown: El
Dorado, Calif.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Killed April 12, from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq.
Age: 20
Hometown:
Tucson, Ariz.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Killed April 12, from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq.
Age: 29
Hometown:
Westminster, Calif.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st
Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany.
Circumstances: Killed April 13, in
Iraq when an improvised explosive device exploded near his escort vehicle.
Age: 23
Hometown: Hicksville, N.Y.
Unit: 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Killed April
13, from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown: Grand Island,
Neb.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances:
Killed April 13, from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 23
Hometown:
Woodbridge, Va.
Unit: Army's 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
(Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died
April 14, in Mosul, Iraq when he collapsed during physical training.
Age: 20
Hometown: Gaines,
Mich.
Unit: Army's 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st
Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Killed April 14
in Balad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device exploded near his
convoy vehicle.
Age: 34
Hometown: McAllen,
Texas
Unit: 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry
Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Circumstances: Killed April 14, in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq, from injuries sustained during combat operations.
Age: 30
Hometown:
Woodland, Calif.
Unit: Combat Service Support Battalion 1, Combat
Service Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April
15 due a non-combat-related vehicle accident northeast of Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown: Torrance, Calif.
Unit: Army's 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry
Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Killed April 16 in
Tikrit, Iraq, when his military vehicle pulled off the road and apparently
hit a mine while on patrol.
Age: 27
Hometown:
McKeesport, Pa.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 12th Armored Regiment, 1st
Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Circumstances: Died April 17 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when the track of the tank he was riding in broke, the
driver lost control, and the tank rolled off a bridge.
Age: 31
Hometown:
Escondido, Calif.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April 17 due to injuries received from enemy action in
Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown:
San Jefferson, Ohio
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April 17 due to injuries received from enemy action in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown: San
Diego, Texas
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April 17 due to injuries received from enemy action in
Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 20
Hometown:
Klamath Falls, Ore.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April 17, due to injuries received from enemy action in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 27
Hometown:
Jacksonville, Fla.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment,
1st Armored Division, Friedburg, Germany.
Circumstances: Killed April
17, in Dwaniyan, Iraq, when his convoy was ambushed.
Age: 33
Hometown:
Alvaton, Ky.
Unit: Army National Guard's Detachment 1, 2123rd
Transportation Company, Owensboro, Ky.
Circumstances: Killed April 17
in, Diwaniyah, Iraq, when his convoy tried to avoid an overturned trailer
and came under small arms attack.
Age: 20
Hometown: Stanton,
Texas
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort
Polk, La.
Circumstances: Killed April 17 in Dwaniyan, Iraq, when his
convoy was ambushed.
Age: 25
Hometown: Austell,
Ga.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade,
1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Killed
April 17 in Samarra, Iraq, when he was electrocuted while performing
routine generator maintenance.
Age: 21
Hometown:
Milwaukee, Wis.
Unit: Army's 115th Forward Support Battalion, Division
Support Command, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances:
Killed April 17, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device
exploded near his patrol.
Age: 22
Hometown: Valentine,
Neb.
Unit: Army National Guard's 153rd Engineer Battalion, Winer, S.D.
Circumstances: Killed April 17 in Iskandariyah, Iraq, when his armored
personnel carrier hit an improvised explosive device.
Age: 23
Hometown: Simi
Valley, Calif.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Circumstances: Died April 18 due to injuries received from enemy action in
Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 23
Hometown:
Portland, Maine
Unit: Army National Guard’s 133rd Engineer Battalion,
Gardiner, Maine.
Circumstances: Died April 20 in Mosul, Iraq, when his
vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.
Age: 34
Hometown:
Orlando, Fla.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored
Division, Friedburg, Germany.
Circumstances: Died April 20 in
Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained on March 14 when his military
vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.
Age: 20
Hometown: Azusa,
Calif.
Unit: 596th Maintenance Company, 3rd Corps Support Command, V
Corps, Darmstadt, Germany.
Circumstances: Died April 20 north of
Tallil, Iraq, when his truck went off the road and rolled over because of
limited visibility and dangerous driving conditions.
Age: 22
Hometown: Allegany, N.Y.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Circumstances: Died
April 22 due to injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq.
Age: 20
Hometown: Bensenville,
Ill.
Unit: Army's 121st Signal Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, from
Kitzingen, Germany.
Circumstances: Died April 23 in Samarra, Iraq, when
his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.
Age: 40
Hometown: Greensboro,
N.C.
Unit: Army Reserve's 724th Transportation Company, Bartonville,
Ill.
Circumstances: Krause's remains were identified on April 23. He
had been unaccounted for since April 9, when his convoy came under attack
in Iraq by individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire.
Age: 32
Hometown: Philip,
S.D.
Unit: Army National Guard’s 153rd Engineer Battalion, from Wagner,
S.D.
Circumstances: Died April 24 in Baghdad, Iraq, of
non-combat-related injuries.
Age:
27
Hometown: Monroe, N.Y.
Unit: USS Firebolt, forward deployed to
Manama, Bahrain
Circumstances: Died April 24 in the northern Persian
Gulf as a result of a waterborne attack.
Age: 28
Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn.
Unit: USS Firebolt, forward deployed to Manama,
Bahrain
Circumstances: Died April 24 in the northern Persian Gulf as a
result of a waterborne attack.
Age: 24
Hometown: Smithtown, N.Y.
Unit: Tactical Law Enforcement Team
South Detachment 403, USS Firebolt, forward deployed to Manama, Bahrain
Circumstances: Died April 24 in the northern Persian Gulf as a result of a
waterborne attack.
Age: 36
Hometown: Lewisville,
Ark.
Unit: Army National Guard's 39th Support Battalion, 39th Brigade
Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Hazen, Ark.
Circumstances: Died
April 24 in Taji, Iraq, when mortar rounds hit his camp.
Age: 49
Hometown:
North Little Rock, Ark.
Unit: Army National Guard's 39th Support
Battalion, 39th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Hazen, Ark.
Circumstances: Died April 24 in Taji, Iraq, when mortar rounds hit his
camp.
Age: 41
Hometown: Humnoke,
Ark.
Unit: Army National Guard's 39th Support Battalion, 39th Brigade
Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Hazen, Ark.
Circumstances: Died
April 24 in Taji, Iraq, when mortar rounds hit his camp.
Age: 35
Hometown: Hazen,
Ark.
Unit: Army National Guard's 39th Support Battalion, 39th Brigade
Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Hazen, Ark.
Circumstances: Died
April 24 in Taji, Iraq, when mortar rounds hit his camp.
Age: 30
Hometown: Westplains,
Mo.
Unit: Arkansas Army National Guard, Company B, 3rd Battalion, 153rd
Infantry Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat Team, Fordyce, Ark.
Circumstances: Died April 25 in Iraq when his military vehicle was hit an
improvised explosive device and small arms fire while traveling in a
convoy from Baghdad.
Age: 21
Hometown: Sunray,
Texas
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances:
Died April 26 due to hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 30
Hometown: Plymouth,
Penn.
Unit: Army National Guard's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 103rd Armor
Regiment, Tamaqua, Penn.
Circumstances: Killed April 26 in Baghdad,
Iraq, by a large explosion while performing site security.
Age: 33
Hometown: Westbrook,
Maine
Unit: Army Reserve’s Detachment 1, 3rd Battalion, 304th Regiment,
98th Division, Lewiston, Maine
Circumstances: Killed April 26 in
Baghdad, Iraq, by a large explosion while performing site security.
Age: 20
Hometown: Columbus,
Ga.
Unit: 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.
Circumstances: Died April 27 in Scania, Iraq, after falling from a bridge.
His vehicle was hit from behind by a civilian truck and left hanging off
the side of a bridge. Whitaker attempted to climb out of the vehicle but
fell.
Age: 32
Hometown:
Los Angeles, Calif.
Unit: Company B, 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st
Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died April 27 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when his patrol came under sniper fire.
Age: 36
Hometown: St.
Thomas, Virgin Islands
Unit: Army's Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 82nd
Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances:
Died April 28 in Baghdad, Iraq, as the result of a vehicle accident.
Age: 21
Hometown: Kirkland,
Wash.
Unit: Army's 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances:
Died April 28 in Mosul, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised
explosive device in Talafar, Iraq, struck his vehicle.
Age: 25
Hometown:
Ridgeland, S.C.
Unit: Army's 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery
Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
Circumstances:
Died April 29 in Baghdad, Iraq, while part of a dismounted improvised
explosive device sweep patrol, when a vehicle approached their unit and
the driver detonated a bomb.
Age: 27
Hometown:
Caledonia, Miss.
Unit: Army's 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery
Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
Circumstances:
Died April 29 in Baghdad, Iraq, while part of a dismounted improvised
explosive device sweep patrol, when a vehicle approached their unit and
the driver detonated a bomb.
Age: 25
Hometown: Kirksville,
Mo.
Unit: Army's 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st
Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
Circumstances: Died April 29 in
Baghdad, Iraq, while part of a dismounted improvised explosive device
sweep patrol, when a vehicle approached their unit and the driver
detonated a bomb.
Age: 27
Hometown: Escondido,
Calif.
Unit: Army's 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st
Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
Circumstances: Died April 29 in
Baghdad, Iraq, while part of a dismounted improvised explosive device
sweep patrol, when a vehicle approached their unit and the driver
detonated a bomb.
Age: 23
Hometown: Bradenton,
Fla.
Unit: Army's 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st
Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
Circumstances: Died April 29 in
Baghdad, Iraq, while part of a dismounted improvised explosive device
sweep patrol, when a vehicle approached their unit and the driver
detonated a bomb.
Age: 20
Hometown: Colorado Springs,
Colo.
Unit: Army's 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st
Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
Circumstances: Died April 29 in
Baghdad, Iraq, while part of a dismounted improvised explosive device
sweep patrol, when a vehicle approached their unit and the driver
detonated a bomb.
Age: 29
Hometown: Middleboro,
Mass.
Unit: Army's 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st
Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
Circumstances: Died April 29 in
Baghdad, Iraq, while part of a dismounted improvised explosive device
sweep patrol, when a vehicle approached their unit and the driver
detonated a bomb.
Age: 22
Hometown: Miami,
Fla.
Unit: Army's 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st
Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
Circumstances: Died April 29 in
Baghdad, Iraq, while part of a dismounted improvised explosive device
sweep patrol, when a vehicle approached their unit and the driver
detonated a bomb.
Age: 23
Hometown: Rapids
City, Ill.
Unit: Army's 333rd Military Police Company, Illinois
National Guard, Freeport, Ill.
Circumstances: Died April 29 in Abu
Gharb, Iraq, of non-combat-related injuries.
Age: 20
Hometown: York, Penn.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division,
Vilseck, Germany.
Circumstances: Died April 29 in Baqubah, Iraq, when
an apparent improvised explosive device exploded near his vehicle.
Age: 23
Hometown: Campbell, Calif.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort
Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died April 29 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a
rocket-propelled grenade hit his patrol.
Age: 21
Hometown: Bokoshe, Okla.
Unit: 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II
Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died
April 30 due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 22
Hometown: Walker, W.Va.
Unit: 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died April 30
due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 31
Hometown: Apopka, Fla.
Unit: Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14,
based in Jacksonville, Fla.
Circumstances: Died April 30 in Al Anbar
province, Iraq, when their military vehicle hit an improvised explosive
device while traveling in a convoy.
Age: 33
Hometown: Eastman, Ga.
Unit: Naval Mobile Construction
Battalion 14, based in Jacksonville, Fla.
Circumstances: Died April 30
in Al Anbar province, Iraq, when their military vehicle hit an improvised
explosive device while traveling in a convoy.
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