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Military personnel killed in Iraq war: May 2005

05:56 PM CDT on Thursday, June 30, 2005

From Staff Reports


KILLED IN ACTION: May 2005

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

Spc. Derrick J. Lutters
Age: 24
Hometown: Burlington, Colo.
Unit: Army National Guard’s 891st Engineer Battalion, Pittsburg, Kan.
Circumstances: Died May 1 along a supply route in Iraq when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated while his unit was inspecting a bridge for enemy tampering.
Staff Sgt. Tommy S. Little
Age: 47
Hometown: Aliceville, Ala.
Unit: Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 114th Field Artillery Regiment, Columbus, Miss.
Circumstances: Died May 2 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of injuries sustained on April 19 near Iskandariyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Maj. John C. Spahr
Age: 42
Hometown: Cherry Hill, N.J.
Unit: Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. His unit was embarked aboard the U.S.S. Carl Vinson.
Circumstances: Died May 2 from injuries received when the F/A-18 Hornet aircraft he was piloting apparently crashed in Iraq.
Capt. Kelly C. Hinz
Age: 30
Hometown: Woodbury, Minn.
Unit: Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. His unit was embarked aboard the U.S.S. Carl Vinson.
Circumstances: Died May 2 from injuries received when the F/A-18 Hornet aircraft he was piloting crashed in Iraq while flying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. John E. McGee
Age: 36
Hometown: Columbus, Ga.
Unit: Army National Guard’s 2101st Transportation Company, Camden, Ala.
Circumstances: Died May 2 near Diwaniyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle.
Sgt. Stephen P. Saxton
Age: 24
Hometown: Temecula, Calif.
Unit: Army’s 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died May 3 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit was conducting a routine security mission, and an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Staff Sgt. William J. Brooks
Age: 30
Hometown: Birmingham, Ala.
Unit: Army’s 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died May 3 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit was conducting a routine security mission, and an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Sgt. Aaron N. Cepeda Sr.
Age: 22
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, San Antonio, Texas. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died May 7 from explosions as a result of enemy action while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Lance T. Graham
Age: 26
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, San Antonio, Texas. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died May 7 from explosions as a result of enemy action while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Michael V. Postal
Age: 21
Hometown: Glen Oaks, N.Y.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 7 from explosions as a result of enemy action while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Sgt. Michael A. Marzano
Age: 28
Hometown: Greenville, Pa.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, based in Phoenix, Ariz. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died May 7 while conducting combat operations in Hadithah, Iraq, as the result of an explosion caused by a suicide vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
Petty Officer Third Class Jeffery L. Wiener
Age: 32
Hometown: Louisville, Ky.
Unit: Navy hospital corpsman assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force.
Circumstances: Died May 7 in a combat-related incident.
Lance Cpl. Lawrence R. Philippon
Age: 22
Hometown: Hartford, Conn.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 8 from enemy small arms fire while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Al Qa’im, Iraq.
Cpl. Dustin A. Derga
Age: 24
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, based in Columbus, Ohio. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died May 8 as the result of enemy small arms fire while conducting combat operations in Ubaydi, Iraq.
Sgt. Gary A. Eckert Jr.
Age: 24
Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
Unit: Army Reserve's 983rd Engineer Battalion, Monclova, Ohio.
Circumstances: Died May 8 in Balad, Iraq, from injuries sustained earlier that day in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Staff Sgt. Thor H. Ingraham
Age: 24
Hometown: Murrysville, Pa.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea.
Circumstances: Died May 8 in Khalidiyah, Iraq, during combat operations when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Pfc. Nicolas E. Messmer
Age: 20
Hometown: Franklin, Ohio
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea.
Circumstances: Died May 8 in Khalidiyah, Iraq, during combat operations when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Spec. Steven R. Givens
Age: 26
Hometown: Mobile, Ala.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3d Brigade, 3d Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
Circumstances: Died May 8 in Balad, Iraq, from injuries sustained from enemy small-arms fire.
Pfc. Stephen P. Baldwyn
Age: 19
Hometown: Saltillo, Miss.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 9 as a result of wounds received from an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Nasser Wa Salaam, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Taylor B. Prazynski
Age: 20
Hometown: Fairfield, Ohio
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 9 from an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Karmah, Iraq.
Staff Sgt. Anthony L. Goodwin
Age: 33
Hometown: Mount Holly, N.J.
Unit: Marine's 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 9 from enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Al Qaim, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Marcus Mahdee
Age: 20
Hometown: Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
Unit: Marine's 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 9 as a result of wounds received from an enemy explosion while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Al Karmah, Iraq.
1st Sgt. Michael J. Bordelon
Age: 37
Hometown: Morgan City, La.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 10 at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, from injuries sustained April 23 in Mosul, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker military vehicle.
Lance Cpl. Wesley G. Davids
Age: 20
Hometown: Dublin, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his reserve unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died May 11 from an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Karabilah, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. John T. Schmidt III
Age: 21
Hometown: Brookfield, Conn.
Unit: Marine's 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Schmidt's unit was attached to 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force.
Circumstances: Died May 11 from wounds received as a result of an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on Jan. 30.
Staff Sgt. Kendall H. Ivy II
Age: 28
Hometown: Crawford, Ohio
Unit: Marine's Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 11 from an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Karabilah, Iraq.
Staff Sgt. Samuel T. Castle
Age: 26
Hometown: Naples, Texas
Unit: Army's 327th Signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade, Fort Bragg. N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 11 in Al Asad, Iraq, from injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device detonation.
Pfc. Christopher R. Dixon
Age: 18
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio.
Circumstances: Died May 11 when his amphibious assault vehicle struck an explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Karabilah, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Nicholas B. Erdy
Age: 21
Hometown: Williamsburg, Ohio
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio.
Circumstances: Died May 11 when his amphibious assault vehicle struck an explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Karabilah, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Jonathan W. Grant
Age: 23
Hometown: Santa Fe, N.M.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Albuquerque, N.M.
Circumstances: Died May 11 when his amphibious assault vehicle struck an explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Karabilah, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Jourdan L. Grez
Age: 24
Hometown: Harrisonburg, Va.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Roanoke, Va.
Circumstances: Died May 11 when his amphibious assault vehicle struck an explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Karabilah, Iraq.
Sgt. John M. Smith
Age: 22
Hometown: Wilmington, N.C.
Unit: Army's 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, Calif.
Circumstances: Died May 12 in Iskandariyah, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Sgt. Andrew R. Jodon
Age: 27
Hometown: Karthaus, Penn.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died May 12 in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle.
Pfc. Kenneth E. Zeigler II
Age: 22
Hometown: Dillsburg, Penn.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died May 12 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle.
Pfc. Travis W. Anderson
Age: 28
Hometown: Hooper, Colo.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died May 13 in Bayji, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy.
Sgt. Charles C. Gillican III
Age: 35
Hometown: Brunswick, Ga.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Brunswick, Ga.
Circumstances: Died May 14 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, from injuries sustained in a military vehicle accident.
Sgt Jacob M. Simpson
Age: 24
Hometown: Ashland, Ore.
Unit: Army's 2d Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment from Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died May 16 in Tal Afar, Iraq, when a rocket-propelled grenade struck the building he was securing.
Pfc. Wesley R. Riggs
Age: 19
Hometown: Baytown, Texas
Unit: Army's 2d Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died May 17 in Tikrit, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted position.
Sgt. Antwan L. Walker
Age: 22
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
Unit: Army's 2nd Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died May 18 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his camp was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire.
Pfc. Wyatt D. Eisenhauer
Age: 26
Hometown: Pinckneyville, Ill.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Circumstances: Died May 19 in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on an escort mission in a Humvee when an improvised explosive device detonated on a bridge.
Spc. Bernard L. Sembly
Age: 25
Hometown: Bossier City, La.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 156th Armor Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team, Shreveport, La.
Circumstances: Died May 19 in Baghdad, Iraq, after being shot while conducting dismounted combat operations.
Sgt. Robin V. Fell
Age: 22
Hometown: Shreveport, La.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 156th Armor Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team, Shreveport, La.
Circumstances: Died May 19 in Baghdad, Iraq, after being shot while conducting dismounted combat operations.
Sgt. Kurt D. Schamberg
Age: 26
Hometown: Euclid, Ohio
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died May 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Sgt. Brad A. Wentz
Age: 21
Hometown: Gladwin, Mich.
Unit: Army Reserve's 180th Transportation Company, Muskegon, Mich.
Circumstances: Died May 20 on a main supply route in Iraq when his convoy came under attack by enemy forces.
Sgt. Benjamin C. Morton
Age: 24
Hometown: Wright, Kan.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 22 in Mosul, Iraq, when his dismounted patrol encountered enemy small arms fire.
Sgt. Kenneth J. Schall
Age: 22
Hometown: Peoria, Ariz.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Circumstances: Died May 22 in Yusafiyah, Iraq, when the Humvee in which he was riding was involved in an accident.
1st Lt. Aaron N. Seesan
Age: 25
Hometown: Ohio
Unit: Army's 73rd Engineer Company, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 22 in Mosul, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Spc. Tyler L. Creamean
Age: 21
Hometown: Jacksonville, Ark.
Unit: Army's 73rd Engineer Company, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 22 in Mosul, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Sgt. Charles T. Wilkerson
Age: 30
Hometown: Kansas City, Mo.
Unit: Army's 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died May 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an unknown ordnance detonated near his tent.
Sgt. John B. Ogburn III
Age: 45
Hometown: Fruitland, Ore.
Unit: Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 116th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Ontario, Ore.
Circumstances: Died May 22 in Kirkuk, Iraq, when his Humvee overturned after the driver avoided striking a civilian vehicle.
Sgt. Carl J. Morgain
Age: 40
Hometown: Butler, Pa.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, Butler, Pa.
Circumstances: Died May 22 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Kadasia, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Spc. Joshua T. Brazee
Age: 25
Hometown: Sand Creek, Mich.
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died May 23 in Al Qaim, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries.
Sgt. Christopher S. Perez
Age: 30
Hometown: Hutchinson, Kan.
Unit: Headquarters and Service Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 23 from wounds received as a result of an indirect fire attack while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Ramadi, Iraq.
Staff Sgt. Russell J. Verdugo
Age: 34
Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz.
Unit: Army's 767th Ordnance Company, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
Circumstances: Died May 23 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated as he was responding to a report of an improvised explosive device.
Spc. Bryan Edward Barron
Age: 26
Hometown: Biloxi, Miss.
Unit: Army National Guard's C Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry, Biloxi, Miss.
Circumstances: Died May 23 in Haswa, Iraq, when his military vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.
Spc. Audrey Daron Lunsford
Age: 29
Hometown: Sardis, Miss.
Unit: Army National Guard's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry, McComb, Miss.
Circumstances: Died May 23 in Haswa, Iraq, when his military vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.
Staff Sgt. Saburant Parker
Age: 43
Hometown: Foxworth, Miss.
Unit: Army National Guard's C Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry, Biloxi, Miss.
Circumstances: Died May 23 in Haswa, Iraq, when his military vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.
Sgt. Daniel Ryan Varnado
Age: 23
Hometown: Saucier, Miss.
Unit: Army National Guard's C Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry, Biloxi, Miss.
Circumstances: Died May 23 in Haswa, Iraq, when his military vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.
Sgt. 1st Class Peter J. Hahn
Age: 31
Hometown: Metairie, La.
Unit: Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team, New Iberia, La.
Circumstances: Died May 24 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his observation point was engaged by enemy forces using small arms fire.
Sgt. First Class Randy D. Collins
Age: 36
Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.
Unit: Army's 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, Calif.
Circumstances: Died May 24 at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., of injuries sustained in Mosul, Iraq, on May 4 during a mortar attack.
Sgt. Charles A. Drier
Age: 28
Hometown: Tuscola, Mich.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died May 24 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Spc. Dustin C. Fisher
Age: 22
Hometown: Fort Smith, Ark.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died May 24 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Pfc. Jeffrey R. Wallace
Age: 20
Hometown: Hoopeston, Ill.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died May 24 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Sgt. David N. Wimberg
Age: 24
Hometown: Louisville, Ky.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Columbus, Ohio. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died May 25 from wounds received as a result of small-arms fire from enemy forces while conducting combat operations in Hadithah, Iraq.
Sgt. Alfred B. Siler
Age: 33
Hometown: Duff, Tenn.
Unit: Army National Guard's Support Squadron, 278th Regimental Combat Team, Knoxville, Tenn.
Circumstances: Died May 25 in Tuz, Iraq, when his Humvee hit another vehicle.
Maj. Ricardo A. Crocker
Age: 39
Hometown: Mission Viejo, Calif.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Civil Affairs Group, Camp Lejeune, N.C. During Operation Iraqi Freedom his unit was attached to II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died May 26 from a rocket-propelled grenade explosion while conducting combat operations in Hadithah, Iraq.
Sgt. Mark A. Maida
Age: 22
Hometown: Madison, Wis.
Unit: Army's 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, Calif.
Circumstances: Died May 27 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained on May 26 in Diyarah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
CW4 Matthew Scott Lourey
Age: 40
Hometown: East Bethel, Minn.
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 27 from injuries sustained on May 26 in Buhriz, Iraq, when his OH-58 (Kiowa Warrior) came under small arms attack and crashed.
CW2 Joshua Michael Scott
Age: 28
Hometown: Sun Prairie, Wis.
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 27 from injuries sustained on May 26 in Buhriz, Iraq, when his OH-58 (Kiowa Warrior) came under small arms attack and crashed.
Spc. Phillip N. Sayles
Age: 26
Hometown: Jacksonville, Ark.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 28 in Mosul, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his security position.
Lt. Col. Albert E. Smart
Age: 41
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Unit: Army Reserve's 321st Civil Affairs Brigade, San Antonio, Texas
Circumstances: Died May 28 in Doha, Qatar, of a non-combat related illness.
First Sgt. Michael S. Barnhill
Age: 39
Hometown: Folsom, Calif.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Eugene, Ore. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd FSSG, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died May 28 after his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device near Haqlaniyah, Iraq.
Staff Sgt. Victor M. Cortes III
Age: 29
Hometown: Erie, Pa.
Unit: 703rd Forward Support Batttalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died May 29 in Baghdad, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries.
Cpl. Jeffrey B. Starr
Age: 22
Hometown: Snohomish, Wash.
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 May 30 from small arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
Maj. William Downs
Age: 40
Hometown: Winchester, Va.
Unit: Air Force's 6th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
Circumstances: Died May 30 in the crash of an Iraqi air force aircraft during a training mission in eastern Diyala province.
Capt. Jeremy Fresques
Age: 26
Hometown: Clarkdale, Ariz.
Unit: Air Force's 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
Circumstances: Died May 30 in the crash of an Iraqi air force aircraft during a training mission in eastern Diyala province.
Capt. Derek Argel
Age: 28
Hometown: Lompoc, Calif.
Unit: Air Force's 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
Circumstances: Died May 30 in the crash of an Iraqi air force aircraft during a training mission in eastern Diyala province.
Staff Sgt. Casey Crate
Age: 26
Hometown: Spanaway, Wash.
Unit: Air Force's 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
Circumstances: Died May 30 in the crash of an Iraqi air force aircraft during a training mission in eastern Diyala province.
Sgt. 1st Class Steven M. Langmack
Age: 33
Hometown: Seattle, Wash.
Unit: Army Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 31 in Al Qaim, Iraq, from injuries sustained from small-arms fire during combat operations.
Sgt. Miguel A. Ramos
Age: 39
Hometown: Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Unit: Army Reserve's 807th Signal Company, 35th Signal Battalion, Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico
Circumstances: Died May 31 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an enemy rocket impacted near his position.