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Military personnel killed in Iraq war: August 2006
05:43 PM CDT on Wednesday, September 20, 2006
KILLED IN ACTION: August 2006
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• 2003 casualties:
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Age: 37
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 1 during combat operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
Age: 23
Hometown: Martin, Tenn.
Unit: Army National Guard's 913th Engineer Company, 46th Engineer Battalion, Union City, Tenn.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 2 in Al Qaim, Iraq, of injuries sustained on Aug. 1 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Rawah, Iraq.
Age: 20
Hometown: Merrill, Wis.
Unit: Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, Waupun, Wis.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 2 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy.
Age: 21
Hometown: Stow, Ohio
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 2 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 28
Hometown: Hood River, Ore.
Unit: Aviation ordnanceman and a member of a West Coast-based SEAL Team.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 2 during combat operations while on patrol in Ramadi, Iraq.
Age: 23
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Unit: 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 from wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 24
Hometown: Springfield, Vt.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, while attached to Regimental Combat Team 5, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 3 from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 30
Hometown: Enid, Okla.
Unit: Army's 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 4 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while conducting combat operations.
Age: 22
Hometown: Naperville, Ill.
Unit: Army's 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 4 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while conducting combat operations.
Age: 23
Hometown: Clovis, N.M.
Unit: Army's 362nd Engineer Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, Fort Benning, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 4 in Habbaniyah, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a Humvee accident.
Age: 20
Hometown: Harker Heights, Texas
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 5 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries suffered on Aug. 2 when his unit encountered enemy small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq.
Age: 25
Hometown: Grafton, W.V.
Unit: Army's 2nd Brigade Troop Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while conducting combat operations.
Age: 22
Hometown: South Royalton, Vt.
Unit: Army's 2nd Brigade Troop Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while conducting combat operations.
Age: 24
Hometown: Sunland Park, N.M.
Unit: Army's 2nd Brigade Troop Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while conducting combat operations.
Age: 31
Hometown: Seattle
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 6 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
Age: 26
Hometown: Granite City, Ill.
Unit: Army's 82nd Medical Company (Air Ambulance), Fort Riley, Kan.
Circumstances: Mennemeyer was declared Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown on Aug. 8, when his UH-60 Blackhawk crashed into a lake in the vicinity of Korean Village in Rubtbah, Iraq. His remains were recovered on Aug. 9.
Age: 25
Hometown: Trinity Center, Calif.
Unit: Army's 82nd Medical Company (Air Ambulance), Fort Riley, Kan.
Circumstances: Brown was declared Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown on Aug. 8, when his UH-60 Blackhawk crashed into a lake in the vicinity of Korean Village in Rubtbah, Iraq. His remains were recovered on Aug. 10.
Age: 43
Hometown: Hillsdale, Mich.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 9 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.
Age: 22
Hometown: Henderson, Nev.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 9 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.
Age: 23
Hometown: Palmer, Alaska
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 9 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.
Age: 18
Hometown: Sun Valley, Nev.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 10 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 25
Hometown: Fouke, Ark.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 12 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when he came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq.
Age: 24
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas.
Unit: Army's 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 12 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations.
Age: 31
Hometown: Overland Park, Kan.
Unit: Army's 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 12 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations.
Age: 29
Hometown: St. Stephen, S.C.
Unit: 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 16 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, from wounds received on March 7 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 30
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Albany, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 16 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 28
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Albany, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 16 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 32
Hometown: Waianae, Hawaii
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 16 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol.
Age: 19
Hometown: Cheyenne, Wyo.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 17 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when his patrol encountered enemy forces using improvised explosive devices and small-arms fire.
Age: 36
Hometown: El Paso, Texas
Unit: Army's Area Support Group (CFLCC) , Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 18 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from a non-combat related cause.
Age: 28
Hometown: Hoover, Ala.
Unit: Army's 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 19 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries suffered while conducting security and observation operations, when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using multiple grenades.
Age: 20
Hometown: Tucson, Ariz.
Unit: 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 20 of injuries suffered when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
Unit: 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 20 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown: Bend, Ore.
Unit: 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 20 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 25
Hometown: Paw Paw, Mich.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 20 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries suffered when he encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations.
Age: 37
Hometown: Chillicothe, Ohio
Unit: 354th Civil Engineer Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 21 when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle during a transportation convoy enroute to Taji, Iraq.
Age: 34
Hometown: Alpena, Mich.
Unit: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Two, serving with the 1st Marine Logistics Group.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 22 when his Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team was struck by an improvised explosive device while responding to a previous strike during combat operations against enemy forces in the Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 23 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 24
Hometown: Gaithersburg, Md.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 23 south of Baghdad, Iraq, when his patrol encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations.
Age: 28
Hometown: Baltimore
Unit: 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 24 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 23
Hometown: Meridian, Idaho
Unit: Army's 8th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 24 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries inflicted by enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations.
Age: 35
Hometown: Fairborn, Ohio
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 24 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 26
Hometown: Hospers, Iowa
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 24 of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.
Age: 21
Hometown: Milford, Conn.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Plainville, Conn.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 25 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 28
Hometown: Irmo, S.C.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 26 from injuries suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 29
Hometown: Dorchester, Mass.
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 26 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations.
Age: 31
Hometown: Cairo, Neb.
Unit: Army National Guard 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry Regiment, Lincoln, Neb.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 27 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries suffered on Aug. 21 from a vehicle accident in Balad, Iraq.
Age: 26
Hometown: Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 27 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.
Age: 46
Hometown: Winterville, N.C.
Unit: Army National Guard's 730th Quartermaster Battalion, Ahoskie, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 27 in Camp Virginia, Kuwait, from a non-combat related cause.
Age: 24
Hometown: Pomeroy, Ohio
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 27 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when his Humvee came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations.
Age: 21
Hometown: Superior, Wis.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 27 during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, when his M1126 Stryker Vehicle came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire.
Age: 19
Hometown: Roy, Utah.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 27 during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, when his M1126 Stryker Vehicle came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire.
Age: 25
Hometown: Providence, R.I.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 27 in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A3 Bradley Vehicle during combat operations.
Age: 20
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minn.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 27 in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A3 Bradley Vehicle during combat operations.
Age: 21
Hometown: Two Rivers, Wis.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 27 in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A3 Bradley Vehicle during combat operations.
Age: 23
Hometown: Bryn Athyn, Pa.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 27 in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A3 Bradley Vehicle during combat operations.
Age: 28
Hometown: Natchitoches, La.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 28 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq, on Aug. 27.
Age: 23
Hometown: Gorham, N.H.
Unit: Army's 141st Signal Battalion, 1st Armored Division, Wiesbaden, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 28 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, from a non-combat related cause.
Age: 25
Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 321 Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Field Artillery Brigade, XVIIIth Airborne Corps Artillery, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 28 at Brooke Army Medial Center in San Antonio, Texas, of injuries sustained on April 21 along Main Supply Route Tampa, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle during combat operations.
Age: 21
Hometown: Burlington, Ky.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 29 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 30
Hometown: Metairie, La.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 29 in Sadr Al Yusifiyah, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations.
Age: 18
Hometown: Manassas, Va.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 30 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 27
Hometown: West St. Paul, Minn.
Unit: Army National Guard 2nd Battalion, 136th Infantry, Detroit Lakes, Minn.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 30 in Khaldea, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.
Age: 28
Hometown: Farmington, Mo.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 31 in Ad War, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.
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