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Military personnel killed in Iraq war: December 2005
05:51 PM CST on Tuesday, January 3, 2006
KILLED IN ACTION: December 2005
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Age: 40
Hometown: West View, Pa.
Unit: Army National Guard's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Washington, Pa.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 1 in Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military 5-ton truck during combat operations.
Age: 27
Hometown: Pensacola, Fla.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Dec. 1 from an improvised explosive device outside Fallujah, Iraq. Clay was one of 10 Marines who were inside an abandoned flour factory being used as a patrol base when the IED detonated.
Age: 20
Hometown: Surprise, Ariz.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Dec. 1 from an improvised explosive device outside Fallujah, Iraq. Holmason was one of 10 Marines who were inside an abandoned flour factory being used as a patrol base when the IED detonated.
Age: 24
Hometown: Portland, Mich.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Dec. 1 from an improvised explosive device outside Fallujah, Iraq. Huhn was one of 10 Marines who were inside an abandoned flour factory being used as a patrol base when the IED detonated.
Age: 19
Hometown: Naperville, Ill.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Dec. 1 from an improvised explosive device outside Fallujah, Iraq. Kaiser was one of 10 Marines who were inside an abandoned flour factory being used as a patrol base when the IED detonated.
Age: 20
Hometown: Splendora, Texas.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Dec. 1 from an improvised explosive device outside Fallujah, Iraq. Martinez was one of 10 Marines who were inside an abandoned flour factory being used as a patrol base when the IED detonated.
Age: 20
Hometown: Little Falls, Minn.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Dec. 1 from an improvised explosive device outside Fallujah, Iraq. McElveen was one of 10 Marines who were inside an abandoned flour factory being used as a patrol base when the IED detonated.
Age: 24
Hometown: Hennepin, Minn.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Dec. 1 from an improvised explosive device outside Fallujah, Iraq. Modeen was one of 10 Marines who were inside an abandoned flour factory being used as a patrol base when the IED detonated.
Age: 19
Hometown: Byron, Ill.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Dec. 1 from an improvised explosive device outside Fallujah, Iraq. Patten was one of 10 Marines who were inside an abandoned flour factory being used as a patrol base when the IED detonated.
Age: 29
Hometown: Tomah, Wis.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Dec. 1 from an improvised explosive device outside Fallujah, Iraq. Stevens was one of 10 Marines who were inside an abandoned flour factory being used as a patrol base when the IED detonated.
Age: 21
Hometown: Union City, Mich.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Dec. 1 from an improvised explosive device outside Fallujah, Iraq. Watson was one of 10 Marines who were inside an abandoned flour factory being used as a patrol base when the IED detonated.
Age: 41
Hometown: Snellville, Ga.
Unit: Army National Guard's 148th Forward Support Battalion, 48th Brigade Combat Team, Forsyth, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 2 at Tallil Air Base, Iraq, of injuries sustained earlier that day when his truck accidentally rolled over.
Age: 42
Hometown: Forsyth, Ga.
Unit: Army National Guard's 148th Forward Support Battalion, 48th Brigade Combat Team, Forsyth, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 2 at Tallil Air Base, Iraq, of injuries sustained earlier that day when his truck accidentally rolled over.
Age: 20
Hometown: Macon, Ga.
Unit: Army National Guard's 148th Forward Support Battalion, 48th Brigade Combat Team, Forsyth, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 2 at Tallil Air Base, Iraq, of injuries sustained earlier that day when his truck accidentally rolled over.
Age: 21
Hometown: Lehigh Acres, Fla.
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 3 when his forward operating base was attacked by enemy forces using mortars.
Age: 40
Hometown: Tabor, S.D.
Unit: Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery, Yankton, S.D.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 4 in Baghdad, Iraq, when improvised explosive devices detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations.
Age: 27
Hometown: Yankton, S.D.
Unit: Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery, Yankton, S.D.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 4 in Baghdad, Iraq, when improvised explosive devices detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations.
Age: 19
Hometown: Keensburg, Ill.
Unit: Army National Guard's 135th Engineer Company, Lawrenceville, Ill.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 6 in Ramadi, Iraq, when his Humvee struck a mine during combat operations.
Age: 20
Hometown: Lovelock, Nev.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 6 in Bayji, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries.
Age: 22
Hometown: Centralia, Wash.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Bier’s unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Dec. 7 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
Age: 23
Hometown: Hockley, Texas
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery, 214th Field Artillery Brigade, III Corps Artillery, Fort Sill, Okla.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 7 in Balad, Iraq, when an improvised expolsive device detonated near his Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck while his unit was conducting combat operations.
Age: 28
Hometown: Brandon, Fla.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 8 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Age: 35
Hometown: Traverse City, Mich.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, Saginaw, Mich.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 8 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of injuries sustained in Habbaniyah, Iraq, on Nov. 21, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.
Age: 55
Hometown: Boqueron, Puerto Rico
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment, Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 8 in Kalsu, Iraq, from a non-combat related cause while on guard duty.
Age: 26
Hometown: Corcoran, Calif.
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 9 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted position during combat operations.
Age: 28
Hometown: Newark, N.J.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 10 in Taji, Iraq, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations.
Age: 22
Hometown: Bossier City, La.
Unit: Army's 64th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 10 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near her Humvee during patrol operations.
Age: 41
Hometown: Anniston, Ala.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 10 in Baghdad, Iraq, as a result of enemy small-arms fire.
Age: 32
Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 10 in Baghdad, Iraq, as a result of enemy small-arms fire.
Age: 37
Hometown: Newark, Del.
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 11 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.
Age: 32
Hometown: Holtwood, Pa.
Unit: Army National Guard's 28th Military Police Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Johnstown, Pa.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 11 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, as the result of a suicide, vehicle-borne improvised explosive device.
Age: 25
Hometown: Rocky Mount, Va.
Unit: Army's 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 12 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during patrol operations.
Age: 21
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 12 in Tikrit, Iraq, when he fell from a guard tower.
Age: 28
Hometown: McConnelsville, Ohio
Unit: Army's 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 12 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised expolosive device detonated near his M1A1 Abrams tank during combat operations.
Age: 32
Hometown: Elgin, Ore.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Riley, Kan.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 13 inTaji, Iraq, during combat operations when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Age: 22
Hometown: Talcott, W.Va.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Riley, Kan.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 13 inTaji, Iraq, during combat operations when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Age: 32
Hometown: Pharr, Texas.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Riley, Kan.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 13 inTaji, Iraq, during combat operations when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Age: 20
Hometown: Wildwood, Mo.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Riley, Kan.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 13 inTaji, Iraq, during combat operations when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Age: 35
Hometown: Andover, Minn.
Unit: 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 14 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the vicinity of Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown: Batesville, Miss.
Unit: 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 14 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany of wounds sustained from a suicide, vehicle-borne improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Fallujah, Iraq, on Dec. 12.
Age: 23
Hometown: Augusta, Ga.
Unit: Army's 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 15 in Balad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.
Age: 29
Hometown: North Salt Lake, Utah
Unit: Army's Maintenance Troop, Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 15 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of a non-combat related cause.
Age: 21
Hometown: Cullman , Ala.
Unit: Combat Service Support Detachment-21, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 16 from a non-hostile gunshot wound in Fallujah, Iraq.
Age: 20
Hometown: San Benito, Texas
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms,Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Dec. 18 from small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
Age: 32
Hometown: Rio Vista, Texas
Unit: Army's 717th Ordnance Company, 184th Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Detachment), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 19 in Al Mahmudiyah,Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Age: 24
Hometown: Dallas, Pa.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 20 in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.
Age: 24
Hometown: Talofofo, Guam.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 20 in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.
Age: 24
Hometown: Wheeler, Texas.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position during a dismounted patrol.
Age: 33
Hometown: Quebradillas, Puerto Rico.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position during a dismounted patrol.
Age: 25
Hometown: Fresno, Calif.
Unit: Army Reserve's 351st Civil Affairs Command, Mountain View, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 23 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near her Humvee.
Age: 36
Hometown: Fremont, Calif.
Unit: Army Reserve's 351st Civil Affairs Command, Mountain View, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 23 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Age: 24
Hometown: Wahiawa, Hawaii
Unit: Army Reserve's 203rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 24 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of injuries sustained earlier that day in Al Hawijah, Iraq, when her Humvee was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades.
Age: 34
Hometown: Seven Hills, Ohio
Unit: U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 24 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained earlier that day in Baqubah, Iraq, when he was attacked by enemy forces during combat operations.
Age: 22
Hometown: Pomona, Calif.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 25 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1A1 tank during combat operations.
Age: 20
Hometown: Muskegon, Mich.
Unit: Army's 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 25 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.
Age: 44
Hometown: Cypress, Texas.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 26 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his Apache helicopter collided with another military aircraft in mid-air and then crashed.
Age: 28
Hometown: Ancon, Panama.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 26 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his Apache helicopter collided with another military aircraft in mid-air and then crashed.
Age: 25
Hometown: Jesup, Ga.
Unit: Army's 5th Engineer Battalion, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 26 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his Humvee came under attack during combat operations by enemy forces using small-arms fire, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars.
Age: 20
Hometown: Freeport, Mich.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, Saginaw, Mich.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 26 in Khalidiyah, Iraq, when his Humvee came under attack by enemy forces using small-arms fire.
Age: 26
Hometown: Hempstead , N.Y.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 27 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol.
Age: 20
Hometown: Sparks , Nev.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 27 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol.
Age: 24
Hometown: Oak Island, N.C.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 28 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.
Age: 25
Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va.
Unit: Army's 9th Psychological Operations Battalion, 4th Psychologial Operations Group, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 29 in Fallujah, Iraq, when his dismounted patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire.
Age: 27
Hometown: Durham, N.C.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 29 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.
Age: 22
Hometown: Evansville, Ind.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 30 in Bayji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations.
Age: 31
Hometown: Vienna, Va.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 30 in Balad, Iraq, when he was preparing a munitions cache for demolition and the cache exploded.
Age: 32
Hometown: Granite City, Ill.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 30 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations.
Age: 23
Hometown: La Puente, Calif.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, Fullerton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 31 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an enemy mortar attack occurred in the vicinity of his observation post.
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