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Military personnel killed in Iraq war: August 2005
Sgt. James R. Graham III
Age: 25
Hometown: Coweta, Okla.
Unit: Marine Reserve’s 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Broken Arrow, Okla. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 1 as a result of a suicide, vehicle-borne, improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Hit, Iraq.
Cpl. Jeffrey A. Boskovitch
Age: 25
Hometown: Seven Hills, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Brookpark, Ohio. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 1 as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations outside Haditha, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Roger D. Castleberry Jr.
Age: 26
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, San Antonio, Texas. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 1 as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations outside Haditha, Iraq.
Sgt. David J. Coullard
Age: 32
Hometown: Glastonbury, Conn.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Brookpark, Ohio. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 1 as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations outside Haditha, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Daniel N. Deyarmin Jr.
Age: 22
Hometown: Tallmadge, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Brookpark, Ohio. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 1 as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations outside Haditha, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Brian P. Montgomery
Age: 26
Hometown: Willoughby, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Brookpark, Ohio. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 1 as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations outside Haditha, Iraq.
Sgt. Nathaniel S. Rock
Age: 26
Hometown: Toronto, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Brookpark, Ohio. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 1 as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations outside Haditha, Iraq.
Staff Sgt. James D. McNaughton
Age: 27
Hometown: Middle Village, N.Y.
Unit: Army Reserve's 306th Military Police Battalion, 800th Military Police Brigade, Uniondale, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 2 in Baghdad, Iraq, when he was struck by sniper fire while he was in a guard tower.
Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas C. Hull
Age: 41
Hometown: Princeton, Ill.
Unit: Hull was an operations specialist assigned to the USS Princeton, homeported in San Diego, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 2 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Arabian Gulf after being medically evacuated to the carrier for a non-combat related incident.
Lance Cpl. Michael J. Cifuentes
Age: 25
Hometown: Fairfield, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Grant B. Fraser
Age: 22
Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Aaron H. Reed
Age: 21
Hometown: Chillicothe, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Edward A. Schroeder II
Age: 23
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Kevin G. Waruinge
Age: 22
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Gulfport, Miss. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. William B. Wightman
Age: 22
Hometown: Sabina, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Timothy M. Bell Jr.
Age: 22
Hometown: West Chesterfield, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Eric J. Bernholtz
Age: 23
Hometown: Grove City, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Nicholas William B. Bloem
Age: 20
Hometown: Belgrade, Mont.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Billings, Mont. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Sgt. Bradley J. Harper
Age: 25
Hometown: Dresden, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Norfolk, Va. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Sgt. Justin F. Hoffman
Age: 27
Hometown: Delaware, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Cpl. David Kenneth J. Kreuter
Age: 26
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Cpl. David S. Stewart
Age: 24
Hometown: Bogalusa, La.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Gulfport, Miss. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Adam J. Strain
Age: 20
Hometown: Smartsville, Calif.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 as result of enemy small arms fire while conducting combat operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Dyer
Age: 19
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when the amphibious assault vehicle in which he was a passenger was hit by an improvised explosive device.
Spc. Jerry L. Ganey Jr.
Age: 29
Hometown: Folkston, Ga.
Unit: Army National Guard's 648th Engineer Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade, Statesboro, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 in Baghdad, Iraq, during a dismounted security patrol when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his armored personnel carrier.
Spc. Mathew V. Gibbs
Age: 21
Hometown: Ambrose, Ga.
Unit: Army National Guard's 648th Engineer Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade, Statesboro, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his armored personnel carrier. Gibbs was in the vehicle at the time.
Sgt. 1st Class Charles H. Warren
Age: 36
Hometown: Duluth, Ga.
Unit: Army National Guard's 648th Engineer Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade, Statesboro, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 in Baghdad, Iraq, during a dismounted security patrol when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his armored personnel carrier.
Staff Sgt. Chad J. Simon
Age: 32
Hometown: Madison, Wis.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Madison, Wis.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 4 while under hospice care in Madison, Wis., from wounds he received on Nov. 8, 2004, from an explosion while conducting combat operations in Babil Province, Iraq.
Pvt. 1st Class Nils G. Thompson
Age: 19
Hometown: Confluence, Pa.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 4 in Mosul, Iraq, when he was struck by enemy fire while on a routine patrol at an Iraqi police station.
Gunnery Sgt. Terry W. Ball Jr.
Age: 36
Hometown: East Peoria, Ill.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 5 from wounds received as a result of an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Karmah, Iraq, on June 12.
Sgt. 1st Class Robert V. Derenda
Age: 42
Hometown: Ledbetter, Ky.
Unit: U.S. Army Reserve's 1st Brigade, 98th Division, Rochester, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 5 in Rubiah, Iraq, when a civilian fuel truck collided with his Humvee while performing a convoy mission.
Sgt. 1st Class Brett E. Walden
Age: 40
Hometown: Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 5 in Rubiah, Iraq, when a civilian fuel truck collided with his Humvee while performing a convoy mission.
Lance Cpl. Chase J. Comley
Age: 21
Hometown: Lexington, Ky.
Unit: 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 6 as a result of an explosion from a suicide, vehicle-borne, improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Al Amiriyah, Iraq.
Sgt. Brahim J. Jeffcoat
Age: 25
Hometown: Philadelphia
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Philadelphia
Circumstances: Died Aug. 6 near Balad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations.
Spc. Kurt E. Krout
Age: 43
Hometown: Spinnerstown, Pa.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Philadelphia
Circumstances: Died Aug. 6 near Balad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations.
Spc. Seferino J. Reyna
Age: 20
Hometown: Phoenix
Unit: Army's 70th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 7 in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle.
Staff Sgt. Ramon E. Gonzales Cordova
Age: 30
Hometown: Davie, Fla.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 8 as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
Spc. Anthony N. Kalladeen
Age: 26
Hometown: Purchase, N.Y.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team, New York
Circumstances: Died Aug. 8 in Baghdad, Iraq from injuries sustained on Aug. 7 when his Humvee was struck by two improvised explosive devices and he received small arms fire.
Pfc. Hernando Rios
Age: 29
Hometown: Queens, N.Y.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team, New York
Circumstances: Died Aug. 8 in Baghdad, Iraq from injuries sustained on Aug. 7 when his Humvee was struck by two improvised explosive devices and he received small arms fire.
Pfc. Nathaniel E. Detample
Age: 19
Hometown: Morrisville, Pa.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Philadelphia.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 9 in Bayji, Iraq, when a mine exploded and enemy forces attacked using small arms fire. The attack occurred while his unit was investigating a rocket-propelled grenade incident.
Spc. John Kulick
Age: 35
Hometown: Harleysville, Pa.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Philadelphia.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 9 in Bayji, Iraq, when a mine exploded and enemy forces attacked using small arms fire. The attack occurred while his unit was investigating a rocket-propelled grenade incident.
Spc. Gennaro Pellegrini Jr.
Age: 31
Hometown: Philadelphia
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Philadelphia.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 9 in Bayji, Iraq, when a mine exploded and enemy forces attacked using small arms fire. The attack occurred while his unit was investigating a rocket-propelled grenade incident.
Sgt. Francis J. Straub Jr.
Age: 24
Hometown: Philadelphia
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Philadelphia.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 9 in Bayji, Iraq, when a mine exploded and enemy forces attacked using small arms fire. The attack occurred while his unit was investigating a rocket-propelled grenade incident.
Spc. Miguel Carrasquillo
Age: 25
Hometown: River Grove, Ill.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 9 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle.
Staff Sgt. Ryan S. Ostrom
Age: 25
Hometown: Liberty, Pa.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, Williamsport, Pa.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 9 in Taqaddum, Iraq, from injuries sustained from enemy small arms fire earlier in Habbaniya, Iraq.
Sgt. 1st Class Michael A. Benson
Age: 40
Hometown: Winona, Minn.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 314th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 78th Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 10 at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., of injuries sustained on Aug. 2 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device struck his convoy.
Lance Cpl. Evenor C. Herrera
Age: 22
Hometown: Gypsum, Colo.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 10 from wounds received from the detonation of an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
1st Lt. David L. Giaimo
Age: 24
Hometown: Waukegan, Ill.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 12 in Tikrit, Iraq, when his Humvee hit a land mine.
Spc. Rusty W. Bell
Age: 21
Hometown: Pocahontas, Ark.
Unit: Army's 603rd Aviation Support Battalion, Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 12 in Taji, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries.
Spc. Brian K. Derks
Age: 21
Hometown: White Cloud, Mich.
Unit: Army's 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Calvary Regiment, Fort Irwin, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 13 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on mounted patrol.
Spc. Toccara R. Green
Age: 23
Hometown: Rosedale, Md.
Unit: Army's 57th Transportation Company, 548th Corps Support Battalion, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 14 in Al Asad, Iraq, when multiple improvised explosive devices detonated near her unit during convoy operations.
Staff Sgt. Asbury F. Hawn II
Age: 35
Hometown: Lebanon, Tenn.
Unit: Army National Guard's 3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, McMinnville, Tenn.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 14 in Tuz, Iraq, of injuries sustained on Aug. 13 during a mounted patrol in Tuz when his Humvee came under attack by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire.
Spc. Gary L. Reese Jr.
Age: 22
Hometown: Ashland City, Tenn.
Unit: Army National Guard's 3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, McMinnville, Tenn.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 14 in Tuz, Iraq, of injuries sustained on Aug. 13 during a mounted patrol in Tuz when his Humvee came under attack by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire.
Sgt. Shannon D. Taylor
Age: 30
Hometown: Smithville, Tenn.
Unit: Army National Guard's 3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, McMinnville, Tenn.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 14 in Tuz, Iraq, of injuries sustained on Aug. 13 during a mounted patrol in Tuz when his Humvee came under attack by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire.
Sgt. Thomas J. Strickland
Age: 27
Hometown: Douglasville, Ga.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 108th Armor Regiment, Calhoun, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 15 in Al Mahmudiyah, Iraq, when his Humvee accidentally rolled over into a canal.
Spc. Joshua P. Dingler
Age: 19
Hometown: Hiram, Ga.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 108th Armor Regiment, Calhoun, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 15 in Al Mahmudiyah, Iraq, when his Humvee accidentally rolled over into a canal.
Sgt. Paul A. Saylor
Age: 21
Hometown: Norcross, Ga.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 108th Armor Regiment, Calhoun, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 15 in Al Mahmudiyah, Iraq, when his Humvee accidentally rolled over into a canal.
Spc. Jose L. Ruiz
Age: 28
Hometown: Brentwood, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 15 in Mosul, Iraq, when he was conducting security operations and enemy forces using small arms fire drove by his position in a civilian vehicle.
Sgt. Michael J. Stokely
Age: 23
Hometown: Sharpsburg, Ga.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 108th Armor Regiment, 48th Brigade Combat Team, Griffin, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 16 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol.
Sgt. Nathan K. Bouchard
Age: 24
Hometown: Wildomar, Calif.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 18 in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee following a mine assessing mission.
Staff Sgt. Jeremy W. Doyle
Age: 24
Hometown: Chesterton, Md.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 18 in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee following a mine assessing mission.
Spc. Ray M. Fuhrmann II
Age: 28
Hometown: Novato, Calif.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 18 in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee following a mine assessing mission.
Pfc. Timothy J. Seamans
Age: 20
Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 18 in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee following a mine assessing mission.
Sgt. Willard T. Partridge
Age: 35
Hometown: Ferriday, La.
Unit: Army's 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Pfc. Elden D. Arcand
Age: 22
Hometown: White Bear Lake, Minn.
Unit: Army's 360th Transportation Company, 68th Corps Support Battalion, 43rd Area Support Group, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 21 in Mosul, Iraq, when a M915A1 tractor pulling a 7,500-gallon tanker accidentally rolled over.
Staff Sgt. Brian L. Morris
Age: 38
Hometown: Centreville, Mich.
Unit: Army's 360th Transportation Company, 68th Corps Support Battalion, 43rd Area Support Group, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 21 in Mosul, Iraq, when a M915A1 tractor pulling a 7,500-gallon tanker accidentally rolled over.
2nd Lt. James J. Cathey
Age: 24
Hometown: Reno, Nev.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 21 of injuries caused by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Al Karmah, Iraq.
Spc. Joseph C. Nurre
Age: 22
Hometown: Wilton, Calif.
Unit: Army Reserve's 463rd Engineer Battalion, Weirton, W. Va.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 21 near Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M916 tractor during convoy operations.
Pfc. Ramon Romero
Age: 19
Hometown: Huntington Park, Calif.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 22 when the vehicle he was in was struck by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Fallujah, Iraq.
Staff Sgt. Victoir P. Lieurance
Age: 34
Hometown: Seymour, Tenn.
Unit: Army National Guard's 3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Sparta, Tenn.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 22 while conducting patrol operations in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Sgt. Joseph D. Hunt
Age: 27
Hometown: Sweetwater, Tenn.
Unit: Army National Guard's 3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Sparta, Tenn.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 22 while conducting patrol operations in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Spc. Hatim S. Kathiria
Age: 23
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
Unit: Army's 703rd Forward Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an enemy rocket impacted near his position.
1st Lt. Carlos J. Diaz
Age: 27
Hometown: Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 23 in Baqubah, Iraq, when enemy forces detonated an explosive device near his position.
Master Sgt. Chris S. Chapin
Age: 39
Hometown: Proctor, Vt.
Unit: Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion (General Studies), 124th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), Colchester, Vt.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 23 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, during combat operations when he was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire.
Sgt. 1st Class Trevor J. Diesing
Age: 30
Hometown: Plum City, Wis.
Unit: U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 25 in Husaybah, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position.
Master Sgt. Ivica Jerak
Age: 42
Hometown: Houston
Unit: U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 25 in Husaybah, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position.
Cpl. Timothy M. Shea
Age: 22
Hometown: Sonoma, Calif.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 25 in Husaybah, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position.
Spc. Joseph L. Martinez
Age: 21
Hometown: Las Vegas
Unit: Army's 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 27 in Tal Afar, Iraq, when his dismounted patrol was engaged by enemy forces using small-arms fire.
Sgt. 1st Class Obediah J. Kolath
Age: 32
Hometown: Louisburg, Mo.
Unit: U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 28 in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained on Aug. 25 in Husaybah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position. The incident involved three other soldiers who died.
Chief Warrant Officer Dennis P. Hay
Age: 32
Hometown: Valdosta, Ga.
Unit: Army's 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 29 in Tal Afar, Iraq, when his OH-58D Kiowa helicopter came under attack by enemy forces using small-arms fire.
2nd Lt. Charles R. Rubado
Age: 23
Hometown: Clearwater, Fla.
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 29 in Tal Afar, Iraq, when his M1A2 Abrams tank came under attack by enemy forces using small-arms fire.
Maj. Gregory J. Fester
Age: 41
Hometown: Grand Rapids, Mich.
Unit: Army reservist assigned to the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 30 in Iskandariyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol.
Sgt. Monta S. Ruth
Age: 26
Hometown: Winston-Salem, N.C.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 31 in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle during security patrol operations.
Spc. Jason E. Ames
Age: 21
Hometown: Cerulean, Ky.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 31 in Mosul, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries.
Capt. Lowell T. Miller II
Age: 35
Hometown: Flint, Mich.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment, McComb, Miss.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 31 in Iskandariyah, Iraq, when his military training team was conducting operations with the Iraqi Army and they came under attack by enemy forces using small-arms fire.
04:55 PM CDT on Wednesday, October 12, 2005
KILLED IN ACTION: August 2005
Note:
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• 2006 casualties:
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• 2007 casualties:
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• U.S. military casualties in Afghanistan:
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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Age: 25
Hometown: Coweta, Okla.
Unit: Marine Reserve’s 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Broken Arrow, Okla. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 1 as a result of a suicide, vehicle-borne, improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Hit, Iraq.
Age: 25
Hometown: Seven Hills, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Brookpark, Ohio. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 1 as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations outside Haditha, Iraq.
Age: 26
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, San Antonio, Texas. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 1 as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations outside Haditha, Iraq.
Age: 32
Hometown: Glastonbury, Conn.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Brookpark, Ohio. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 1 as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations outside Haditha, Iraq.
Age: 22
Hometown: Tallmadge, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Brookpark, Ohio. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 1 as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations outside Haditha, Iraq.
Age: 26
Hometown: Willoughby, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Brookpark, Ohio. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 1 as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations outside Haditha, Iraq.
Age: 26
Hometown: Toronto, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Brookpark, Ohio. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 1 as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations outside Haditha, Iraq.
Age: 27
Hometown: Middle Village, N.Y.
Unit: Army Reserve's 306th Military Police Battalion, 800th Military Police Brigade, Uniondale, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 2 in Baghdad, Iraq, when he was struck by sniper fire while he was in a guard tower.
Age: 41
Hometown: Princeton, Ill.
Unit: Hull was an operations specialist assigned to the USS Princeton, homeported in San Diego, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 2 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Arabian Gulf after being medically evacuated to the carrier for a non-combat related incident.
Age: 25
Hometown: Fairfield, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Age: 22
Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown: Chillicothe, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Age: 23
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Age: 22
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Gulfport, Miss. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Age: 22
Hometown: Sabina, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Age: 22
Hometown: West Chesterfield, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Age: 23
Hometown: Grove City, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Age: 20
Hometown: Belgrade, Mont.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Billings, Mont. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Age: 25
Hometown: Dresden, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Norfolk, Va. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Age: 27
Hometown: Delaware, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Age: 26
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Age: 24
Hometown: Bogalusa, La.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Gulfport, Miss. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when his Amphibious Assault Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq.
Age: 20
Hometown: Smartsville, Calif.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 as result of enemy small arms fire while conducting combat operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
Age: 19
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 when the amphibious assault vehicle in which he was a passenger was hit by an improvised explosive device.
Age: 29
Hometown: Folkston, Ga.
Unit: Army National Guard's 648th Engineer Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade, Statesboro, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 in Baghdad, Iraq, during a dismounted security patrol when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his armored personnel carrier.
Age: 21
Hometown: Ambrose, Ga.
Unit: Army National Guard's 648th Engineer Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade, Statesboro, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his armored personnel carrier. Gibbs was in the vehicle at the time.
Age: 36
Hometown: Duluth, Ga.
Unit: Army National Guard's 648th Engineer Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade, Statesboro, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 in Baghdad, Iraq, during a dismounted security patrol when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his armored personnel carrier.
Age: 32
Hometown: Madison, Wis.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Madison, Wis.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 4 while under hospice care in Madison, Wis., from wounds he received on Nov. 8, 2004, from an explosion while conducting combat operations in Babil Province, Iraq.
Age: 19
Hometown: Confluence, Pa.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 4 in Mosul, Iraq, when he was struck by enemy fire while on a routine patrol at an Iraqi police station.
Age: 36
Hometown: East Peoria, Ill.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 5 from wounds received as a result of an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Karmah, Iraq, on June 12.
Age: 42
Hometown: Ledbetter, Ky.
Unit: U.S. Army Reserve's 1st Brigade, 98th Division, Rochester, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 5 in Rubiah, Iraq, when a civilian fuel truck collided with his Humvee while performing a convoy mission.
Age: 40
Hometown: Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 5 in Rubiah, Iraq, when a civilian fuel truck collided with his Humvee while performing a convoy mission.
Age: 21
Hometown: Lexington, Ky.
Unit: 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 6 as a result of an explosion from a suicide, vehicle-borne, improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Al Amiriyah, Iraq.
Age: 25
Hometown: Philadelphia
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Philadelphia
Circumstances: Died Aug. 6 near Balad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations.
Age: 43
Hometown: Spinnerstown, Pa.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Philadelphia
Circumstances: Died Aug. 6 near Balad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations.
Age: 20
Hometown: Phoenix
Unit: Army's 70th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 7 in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle.
Age: 30
Hometown: Davie, Fla.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 8 as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
Age: 26
Hometown: Purchase, N.Y.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team, New York
Circumstances: Died Aug. 8 in Baghdad, Iraq from injuries sustained on Aug. 7 when his Humvee was struck by two improvised explosive devices and he received small arms fire.
Age: 29
Hometown: Queens, N.Y.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team, New York
Circumstances: Died Aug. 8 in Baghdad, Iraq from injuries sustained on Aug. 7 when his Humvee was struck by two improvised explosive devices and he received small arms fire.
Age: 19
Hometown: Morrisville, Pa.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Philadelphia.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 9 in Bayji, Iraq, when a mine exploded and enemy forces attacked using small arms fire. The attack occurred while his unit was investigating a rocket-propelled grenade incident.
Age: 35
Hometown: Harleysville, Pa.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Philadelphia.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 9 in Bayji, Iraq, when a mine exploded and enemy forces attacked using small arms fire. The attack occurred while his unit was investigating a rocket-propelled grenade incident.
Age: 31
Hometown: Philadelphia
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Philadelphia.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 9 in Bayji, Iraq, when a mine exploded and enemy forces attacked using small arms fire. The attack occurred while his unit was investigating a rocket-propelled grenade incident.
Age: 24
Hometown: Philadelphia
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Philadelphia.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 9 in Bayji, Iraq, when a mine exploded and enemy forces attacked using small arms fire. The attack occurred while his unit was investigating a rocket-propelled grenade incident.
Age: 25
Hometown: River Grove, Ill.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 9 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle.
Age: 25
Hometown: Liberty, Pa.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, Williamsport, Pa.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 9 in Taqaddum, Iraq, from injuries sustained from enemy small arms fire earlier in Habbaniya, Iraq.
Age: 40
Hometown: Winona, Minn.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 314th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 78th Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 10 at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., of injuries sustained on Aug. 2 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device struck his convoy.
Age: 22
Hometown: Gypsum, Colo.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 10 from wounds received from the detonation of an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
Age: 24
Hometown: Waukegan, Ill.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 12 in Tikrit, Iraq, when his Humvee hit a land mine.
Age: 21
Hometown: Pocahontas, Ark.
Unit: Army's 603rd Aviation Support Battalion, Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 12 in Taji, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries.
Age: 21
Hometown: White Cloud, Mich.
Unit: Army's 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Calvary Regiment, Fort Irwin, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 13 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on mounted patrol.
Age: 23
Hometown: Rosedale, Md.
Unit: Army's 57th Transportation Company, 548th Corps Support Battalion, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 14 in Al Asad, Iraq, when multiple improvised explosive devices detonated near her unit during convoy operations.
Age: 35
Hometown: Lebanon, Tenn.
Unit: Army National Guard's 3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, McMinnville, Tenn.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 14 in Tuz, Iraq, of injuries sustained on Aug. 13 during a mounted patrol in Tuz when his Humvee came under attack by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire.
Age: 22
Hometown: Ashland City, Tenn.
Unit: Army National Guard's 3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, McMinnville, Tenn.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 14 in Tuz, Iraq, of injuries sustained on Aug. 13 during a mounted patrol in Tuz when his Humvee came under attack by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire.
Age: 30
Hometown: Smithville, Tenn.
Unit: Army National Guard's 3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, McMinnville, Tenn.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 14 in Tuz, Iraq, of injuries sustained on Aug. 13 during a mounted patrol in Tuz when his Humvee came under attack by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire.
Age: 27
Hometown: Douglasville, Ga.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 108th Armor Regiment, Calhoun, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 15 in Al Mahmudiyah, Iraq, when his Humvee accidentally rolled over into a canal.
Age: 19
Hometown: Hiram, Ga.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 108th Armor Regiment, Calhoun, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 15 in Al Mahmudiyah, Iraq, when his Humvee accidentally rolled over into a canal.
Age: 21
Hometown: Norcross, Ga.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 108th Armor Regiment, Calhoun, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 15 in Al Mahmudiyah, Iraq, when his Humvee accidentally rolled over into a canal.
Age: 28
Hometown: Brentwood, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 15 in Mosul, Iraq, when he was conducting security operations and enemy forces using small arms fire drove by his position in a civilian vehicle.
Age: 23
Hometown: Sharpsburg, Ga.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 108th Armor Regiment, 48th Brigade Combat Team, Griffin, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 16 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol.
Age: 24
Hometown: Wildomar, Calif.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 18 in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee following a mine assessing mission.
Age: 24
Hometown: Chesterton, Md.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 18 in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee following a mine assessing mission.
Age: 28
Hometown: Novato, Calif.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 18 in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee following a mine assessing mission.
Age: 20
Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 18 in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee following a mine assessing mission.
Age: 35
Hometown: Ferriday, La.
Unit: Army's 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 22
Hometown: White Bear Lake, Minn.
Unit: Army's 360th Transportation Company, 68th Corps Support Battalion, 43rd Area Support Group, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 21 in Mosul, Iraq, when a M915A1 tractor pulling a 7,500-gallon tanker accidentally rolled over.
Age: 38
Hometown: Centreville, Mich.
Unit: Army's 360th Transportation Company, 68th Corps Support Battalion, 43rd Area Support Group, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 21 in Mosul, Iraq, when a M915A1 tractor pulling a 7,500-gallon tanker accidentally rolled over.
Age: 24
Hometown: Reno, Nev.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 21 of injuries caused by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Al Karmah, Iraq.
Age: 22
Hometown: Wilton, Calif.
Unit: Army Reserve's 463rd Engineer Battalion, Weirton, W. Va.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 21 near Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M916 tractor during convoy operations.
Age: 19
Hometown: Huntington Park, Calif.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Aug. 22 when the vehicle he was in was struck by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Fallujah, Iraq.
Age: 34
Hometown: Seymour, Tenn.
Unit: Army National Guard's 3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Sparta, Tenn.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 22 while conducting patrol operations in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Age: 27
Hometown: Sweetwater, Tenn.
Unit: Army National Guard's 3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Sparta, Tenn.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 22 while conducting patrol operations in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Age: 23
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
Unit: Army's 703rd Forward Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an enemy rocket impacted near his position.
Age: 27
Hometown: Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 23 in Baqubah, Iraq, when enemy forces detonated an explosive device near his position.
Age: 39
Hometown: Proctor, Vt.
Unit: Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion (General Studies), 124th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), Colchester, Vt.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 23 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, during combat operations when he was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire.
Age: 30
Hometown: Plum City, Wis.
Unit: U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 25 in Husaybah, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position.
Age: 42
Hometown: Houston
Unit: U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 25 in Husaybah, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position.
Age: 22
Hometown: Sonoma, Calif.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 25 in Husaybah, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position.
Age: 21
Hometown: Las Vegas
Unit: Army's 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 27 in Tal Afar, Iraq, when his dismounted patrol was engaged by enemy forces using small-arms fire.
Age: 32
Hometown: Louisburg, Mo.
Unit: U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 28 in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained on Aug. 25 in Husaybah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position. The incident involved three other soldiers who died.
Age: 32
Hometown: Valdosta, Ga.
Unit: Army's 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 29 in Tal Afar, Iraq, when his OH-58D Kiowa helicopter came under attack by enemy forces using small-arms fire.
Age: 23
Hometown: Clearwater, Fla.
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 29 in Tal Afar, Iraq, when his M1A2 Abrams tank came under attack by enemy forces using small-arms fire.
Age: 41
Hometown: Grand Rapids, Mich.
Unit: Army reservist assigned to the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 30 in Iskandariyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol.
Age: 26
Hometown: Winston-Salem, N.C.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 31 in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle during security patrol operations.
Age: 21
Hometown: Cerulean, Ky.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 31 in Mosul, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries.
Age: 35
Hometown: Flint, Mich.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment, McComb, Miss.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 31 in Iskandariyah, Iraq, when his military training team was conducting operations with the Iraqi Army and they came under attack by enemy forces using small-arms fire.
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