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Military personnel killed in Iraq war: May 2004

05:26 PM CDT on Monday, June 20, 2005

From Staff Reports


KILLED IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM

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

Sgt. Joshua S. Ladd
Age: 20
Hometown: Port Gibson, Miss.
Unit: Army's National Guard's 367th Maintenance Company, DeKalb, Miss.
Circumstances: Died May 1 in Mosul, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.

Spc. Trevor A. Win'E
Age: 22
Hometown: Orange, Calif.
Unit: Army's 24th Quartermaster Company, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 1 in Tikrit, Iraq, from injuries sustained on April 30 when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.

Staff Sgt. Oscar D. Vargas-Medina
Age: 32
Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
Unit: Army's 84th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died May 1 in Al Amarah, Iraq, when his convoy was attacked.

Spc. Ramon C. Ojeda
Age: 22
Hometown: Ramona, Calif.
Unit: Army's 84th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died May 1 in Al Amarah, Iraq, when his convoy was attacked.

Staff Sgt. Todd E. Nunes
Age: 29
Hometown: Chapel Hills, Tenn.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died May 2 in Kirkuk, Iraq, when his convoy encountered an improvised explosive device and small arms fire.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael C. Anderson
Age: 36
Hometown: Daytona, Fla.
Unit: Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla.
Circumstances: Died May 2 in Al Anbar province, Iraq, as a result of hostile fire.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Trace W. Dossett
Age: 37
Hometown: Orlando, Fla.
Unit: Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla.
Circumstances: Died May 2 in Al Anbar province, Iraq, as a result of hostile fire.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott R. McHugh
Age: 33
Hometown: Boca Raton, Fla.
Unit: Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla.
Circumstances: Died May 2 in Al Anbar province, Iraq, as a result of hostile fire.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert B. Jenkins
Age: 35
Hometown: Stuart, Fla.
Unit: Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla.
Circumstances: Died May 2 in Al Anbar province, Iraq, as a result of hostile fire.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ronald A. Ginther
Age: 37
Hometown: Auburndale, Fla.
Unit: Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla.
Circumstances: Died May 2 in Al Anbar province, Iraq, as a result of hostile fire.

Capt. John E. Tipton
Age: 32
Hometown: Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
Unit: Tipton commanded Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Circumstances: Died May 2 in Al Anbar province, Iraq, from an explosion while conducting combat operations.

Spc. Ervin Caradine Jr.
Age: 33
Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
Unit: Army's 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 2 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.

Pvt. Jeremy L. Drexler
Age: 23
Hometown: Topeka, Kan.
Unit: Army's 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 2 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.

1st Lt. Christopher J. Kenny
Age: 32
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
Unit: Army's 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany.
Circumstances: Died May 3 in Balad, Iraq, when a military vehicle left the road and flipped over in a canal.

Sgt. Marvin R. Sprayberry III
Age: 24
Hometown: Tehachapi, Calif.
Unit: Army's 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany.
Circumstances: Died May 3 in Balad, Iraq, when a military vehicle left the road and flipped over in a canal.

Sgt. Gregory L. Wahl
Age: 30
Hometown: Salisbury, N.C.
Unit: Army's 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany.
Circumstances: Died May 3 in Balad, Iraq, when a military vehicle left the road and flipped over in a canal.

Pfc. Lyndon A. Marcus Jr.
Age: 21
Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.
Unit: Army's 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany.
Circumstances: Died May 3 in Balad, Iraq, when a military vehicle left the road and flipped over in a canal.

Gunnery Sgt. Ronald E. Baum
Age: 38
Hometown: Hollidaysburg, Pa.
Unit: Marine Corps' 2nd Intelligence Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 3 due to hostile action in Al Anbar province, Iraq.

Staff Sgt. Erickson H. Petty
Age: 28
Hometown: Fort Gibson, Okla.
Unit: Army's Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Smith Barracks, Baumholder, Germany.
Circumstances: Died May 3 in Salman Al Habb, Iraq, from an attack by small arms fire while conducting security of a weapons cache.

Spc. James E. Marshall
Age: 19
Hometown: Tulsa, Okla.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 5 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.

Pfc. Bradley G. Kritzer
Age: 18
Hometown: Irvona, Penn.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 5 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.

Cpl. Jeffrey G. Green
Age: 20
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Unit: Marine's 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Found dead May 5 in the Euphrates River in Al Anbar province, Iraq. The cause of death is under investigation.

Pfc. Jesse R. Buryj
Age: 21
Hometown: Canton, Ohio
Unit: Army's 66th Military Police Company, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 5 in Karabala, Iraq, when his military vehicle was struck by a dump truck whose driver had been shot while trying to run through a control point.

Cpl. Dustin H. Schrage
Age: 20
Hometown: Brevard, Fla.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Found dead May 6 in Al Anbar province, Iraq. The cause of death is under investigation.

Staff Sgt. Hesley Box Jr.
Age: 24
Hometown: Nashville, Ark.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry, 39th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Arkansas National Guard, Texarkana, Ark.
Circumstances: Died May 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a car bomb detonated near his guard post.

Cpl. Ronald R. Payne Jr.
Age: 23
Hometown: Lakeland, Fla.
Unit: 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 8, due to hostile action in the vicinity of Tawara, Afghanistan.

Spc. Philip D. Brown
Age: 21
Hometown: Jamestown, N.D.
Unit: Army National Guard's Company B, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, Jamestown, N.D.
Circumstances: Died May 8 in Balad, Iraq, from injuries sustained west of Samarra by an improvised explosive device.

Spc. Isela Rubalcava
Age: 25
Hometown: El Paso, Texas
Unit: Army's 296th Combat Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 8 in Mosul, Iraq, when a mortar round hit near her.

Spc. Chase R.Whitham
Age: 21
Hometown: Oregon
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 8 while he was in a swimming pool in Mosul, Iraq, when an electrical current charged the water.

Spc. James J. Holmes
Age: 28
Hometown: East Grand Forks, Minn.
Unit: Army's C Company, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, North Dakota National Guard, Hettinger, N.D.
Circumstances: Found dead May 8 in Landstuhl, Germany, from injuries sustained on May 3 in Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated near the driver's side of his military vehicle.

Sgt. Rodney A. Murray
Age: 28
Hometown: Ayden, N.C.
Unit: Army Reserve's 351st Military Police Company, Ocala, Fla.
Circumstances: Died May 9 in Iraq in a vehicle accident between Baghdad and Scania when a Bradley Fighting Vehicle collided with his military vehicle.

Pfc. Andrew L. Tuazon
Age: 21
Hometown: Chesapeake, Va.
Unit: Army's 293rd Military Police Company, 3rd Military Police Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died May 10 in Mosul, Iraq, from hostile fire while on guard duty.

Spc. Kyle A. Brinlee
Age: 21
Hometown: Pryor, Okla.
Unit: Army National Guard's Detachment 1, Company B, 120th Combat Engineer Battalion, Pryor, Okla.
Circumstances: Died May 11 in Al Asad, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.

Lance Cpl. Jeremiah E. Savage
Age: 21
Hometown: Livingston, Tenn.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died May 12 of wounds received due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Spc. Jeffrey R. Shaver
Age: 26
Hometown: Maple Valley, Wash.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry, Spokane, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 12 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.

Pfc. Brandon C. Sturdy
Age: 19
Hometown: Urbandale, Iowa
Unit: Marine's 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died May 13 from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Pfc. Brian K. Cutter
Age: 19
Hometown: Riverside, Calif.
Unit: Marine's 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Found unconscious on May 13 and was later pronounced dead in Al Asad, Iraq.

Spc. Philip I. Spakosky
Age: 25
Hometown: Browns Mill, N.J.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 37th Armor, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.
Circumstances: Died May 14 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was injured on May 13 in Karbala when he was shot by a suspected sniper.

Command Sgt. Maj. Edward C. Barnhill
Age: 50
Hometown: Shreveport, La.
Unit: Army Reserve's 431st Civil Affairs Battalion, North Little Rock, Ark.
Circumstances: Died May 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, of non-combat-related injuries.

Sgt. Brud J. Cronkrite
Age: 22
Hometown: Spring Valley, Calif.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 37th Armor, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.
Circumstances: Died May 14 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was injured on May 13 in Karbala when a rocket-propelled grenade was fired into a building near him during a security patrol.

Pfc. Michael A. Mora
Age: 19
Hometown: Arroyo Grande, Calif.
Unit: Army's 3rd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Polk, La.
Circumstances: Died May 14 in An Najaf, Iraq, when his military vehicle slid off the road and turned over.

Sgt. James W. Harlan
Age: 44
Hometown: Owensboro, Ky.
Unit: Army Reserve's 660th Transportation Company, 88th Regional Readiness Command, Zanesville, Ohio.
Circumstances: Died May 14 at Camp Anaconda, Iraq, when a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb next to his vehicle.

Staff Sgt. Rene Ledesma
Age: 34
Hometown: Abilene, Texas
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 15 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device was detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle.

Chief Warrant Officer Bruce E. Price
Age: 37
Home state: Maryland
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 15 in Kajaki, Afghanistan, when individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire ambushed his unit.

Senior Airman Pedro I. Espaillat Jr.
Age: 20
Hometown: Colombia, Tenn.
Unit: Air Force's 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 15 as a result of non-hostile injuries in Kirkuk, Iraq.

2nd Lt. Leonard M. Cowherd
Age: 22
Hometown: Culpeper, Va.
Unit: Army's Company C, 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.
Circumstances: Died May 16 in Karbala, Iraq, when he received sniper and rocket-propelled grenade fire while securing a building near the Mukhayam mosque.

Spc. Mark J. Kasecky
Age: 20
Hometown: McKees Rocks, Pa.
Unit: Army National Guard's Battery C, 1st Battalion, 107th Field Artillery Regiment, Oil City, Pa.
Circumstances: Died May 16 in Al Karmah, Iraq, when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.

Spc. Carl F. Curran
Age: 22
Hometown: Union City, Pa.
Unit: Army National Guard's Battery C, 1st Battalion, 107th Field Artillery Regiment, Oil City, Pa.
Circumstances: Died May 16 in Al Karmah, Iraq, when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.

Lance Cpl. Bob W. Roberts
Age: 30
Hometown: Newport, Ore.
Unit: Marine's 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died May 17 due to hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Pfc. Michael M. Carey
Age: 20
Hometown: Prince George, Va.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died May 18 in Iraq after apparently falling into a canal and failing to resurface.

Staff Sgt. William D. Chaney
Age: 59
Hometown: Schaumburg, Ill.
Unit: Army National Guard's Company B, 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation Regiment, Chicago, Ill.
Circumstances: Died May 18 in Landstuhl, Germany due to a non-combat related injury. Initial reports indicate that Chaney was medically evacuated from Iraq to Germany for surgery due to a sudden medical condition. He died from complications after surgery.

Spc. Marcos O. Nolasco
Age: 34
Hometown: Chino, Calif.
Unit: Army's Battery B, 1st Battalion, 33rd Field Artillery, 1st Infantry Division, Bamberg, Germany.
Circumstances: Died May 18 in Baji, Iraq, as a result of an electrocution accident.

Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Garyantes
Age: 34
Hometown: Rehoboth, Del.
Unit: Army's B Company, 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany.
Circumstances: Died May 18 by sniper fire in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, while on a combat patrol.

Spc. Michael C. Campbell
Age: 34
Hometown: Marshfield, Mo.
Unit: Army Headquarters, Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Died May 19 in Samarra, Iraq, when his convoy hit an improvised explosive device.

Cpl. Rudy Salas
Age: 20
Hometown: Baldwin Park, Calif.
Unit: Marine's 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died May 20 due to a non-combat related vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Sergeant First Class Troy L. Miranda
Age: 44
Hometown: DeQueen, Ark.
Unit: Army's C Company, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas Army National Guard, assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division.
Circumstances: Died May 20 on Hipha Street in Baghdad, Iraq, when a grenade was thrown near his foot patrol.

Pfc. Leslie D. Jackson
Age: 18
Hometown: Richmond, Va.
Unit: Army's A Company, 115th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Ft. Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, when her military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device as it was returning to Camp Eagle.

Lance Cpl. Andrew J. Zabierek
Age: 25
Hometown: Chelmsford, Mass.
Unit: Marine's 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 21 due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Staff Sgt. Jeremy R. Horton
Age: 24
Hometown: Erie, Penn.
Unit: Army's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
Circumstances: Died May 21 near Iskandariyah, Iraq when an improvised explosive device was detonated.

Spc. Jeremy L. Ridlen
Age: 23
Hometown: Maroa, Ill.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1544 Transportation Company, Paris, Ill.
Circumstances: Died May 23 in East Fallujah, Iraq, from small-arms fire after a dump truck on the side of the road was detonated while his military convoy passed by.

Staff Sgt. Jorge A. Molina-Bautista
Age: 37
Hometown: Rialto, Calif.
Unit: Army's 1st Light Armored Reconnaisance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died May 23 as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Pfc. Owen D. Witt
Age: 20
Hometown: Sand Springs, Mont.
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Died May 24 in Ad Dawr, Iraq, when his armored high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle rolled over.

Spc. Beau R. Beaulieu
Age: 20
Hometown: Lisbon, Maine
Unit: Army's 27th Main Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 24 in Taji, Iraq, during a mortar attack on Camp Cooke.

Pfc. James P. Lambert
Age: 23
Hometown: New Orleans, La.
Unit: Army’s 3rd Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died May 25 in Fallujah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit his patrol.

Pfc. Daniel P. Unger
Age: 19
Hometown: Exeter, Calif.
Unit: Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 185th Armor, 81st Separate Armor Brigade, Visalia, Calif.
Circumstances: Died May 25 in Forward Operating Base Kalsu in Iskandariyah, Iraq, during a rocket attack.

Spc. Alan N. Bean Jr.
Age: 22
Hometown: Bridport, Vt.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery, Williston, Vt.
Circumstances: Died May 25 in Forward Operating Base Kalsu in Iskandariyah, Iraq after his unit came under mortar attack.

Sgt. Kevin F. Sheehan
Age: 36
Hometown: Milton, Vt.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery, Williston, Vt.
Circumstances: Died May 25 in Forward Operating Base Kalsu in Iskandariyah, Iraq when his unit came under mortar attack.

Cpl. Dominique J. Nicolas
Age: 25
Hometown: Maricopa, Ariz.
Unit: Marine's 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I
Circumstances: Died May 26 from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Lance Cpl. Kyle W. Codner
Age: 19
Hometown: Wood River, Neb.
Unit: Marine's 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died May 26, due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Cpl. Matthew C. Henderson
Age: 25
Hometown: Lincoln, Neb.
Unit: Marine's 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died May 26, due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Lance Cpl. Rafael Reynosasuarez
Age: 28
Hometown: Santa Ana, Calif.
Unit: Marine's 22nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died May 29 from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Pfc. Cody S. Calavan
Age: 19
Hometown: Lake Stevens, Wash.
Unit: Marine's 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died May 29 due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Petty Officer 1st Class Brian J. Ouellette
Age: 37
Hometown: Needham, Mass.
Unit: Navy's U.S. Navy SEALs serving with Navy Special Warfare Group Two, Little Creek, Va.
Circumstances: Died May 29.

Spc. Michael J. Wiesemann
Age: 20
Hometown: North Judson, Ind.
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 29 at Forward Operating Base Q-West (Quyarrah Air Base, Iraq) of non-combat related injuries.

Pfc. Joseph A. Jeffries
Age: 21
Hometown: Beaverton, Ore.
Unit: Army Reserve’s 329th Psychological Operations Company, Portland, Ore.
Circumstances: Died May 29 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, when his vehicle hit a land mine.

Sgt. 1st Class Sgt. Robert J. Mogensen
Age: 26
Hometown: Leesville, La.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 29 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, when his vehicle hit a land mine.

Capt. Daniel W. Eggers
Age: 28
Hometown: Cape Coral, Fla.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), from Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 29 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, when his vehicle hit a land mine.

Lance Cpl. Benjamin R. Gonzalez
Age: 23
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
Unit: Marine's 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died May 29 due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

1st Lt. Kenneth Michael Ballard
Age: 26
Hometown: Mountain View, Calif.
Unit: Army’s 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, from Friedburg, Germany
Circumstances: Died May 30 in Najaf, Iraq, during a firefight with insurgents.

Spc. Charles E. Odums II
Age: 22
Hometown: Sandusky, Ohio
Unit: Army Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Ft. Hood, Texas
Circumstances: Died May 30 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his military convoy hit an improvised explosive device.

Pvt. Bradli N. Coleman
Age: 19
Hometown: Ford City, Pa.
Unit: Army's 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 30 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained on May 29 in Mosul, Iraq, when mortar rounds hit his living quarters.

Sgt. Aaron C. Elandt
Age: 23
Hometown: Lowell, Mich.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany
Circumstances: Died May 30 in Al Musayyib, Iraq, when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.

Pfc. Nicholaus E. Zimmer
Age: 20
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedburg, Germany.
Circumstances: Died May 30 in Kufa, Iraq, when his vehicle came under attack by rocket-propelled grenades.

Capt. Robert C. Scheetz Jr.
Age: 31
Hometown: Dothan, Ala.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, Baumholder, Germany
Circumstances: Died May 30 in Musayyib, Iraq, when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.

Lance Cpl. Dustin L. Sides
Age: 22
Hometown: Yakima, Wash.
Unit: Army's 9th Communications Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died May 31 from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.