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Military personnel killed in Iraq war: February 2006
11:04 PM CDT on Sunday, April 30, 2006
KILLED IN ACTION: February 2006
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Age: 23
Hometown: Lincoln, Neb.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 1 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Age: 25
Hometown: Corona, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 1 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Age: 21
Hometown: Santa Rosa, Calif.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 1 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Age: 21
Hometown: Conway, S.C.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 1 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using grenades and small-arms fire.
Age: 20
Hometown: Downers Grove, Ill.
Unit: 3rd 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 Feb. 1 from enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations near Fallujah, Iraq.
Age: 35
Hometown: Rochester, Mich.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 2 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained earlier that day in Ashraf, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1 Abrams tank.
Age: 26
Hometown: Ashland, Ky.
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 2 in Ashraf, Iraq, when his Humvee accidentally rolled over during convoy operations.
Age: 30
Hometown: Texas
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 2 in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A3 Bradley.
Age: 22
Hometown: Las Cruces, N.M.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 3 in Bayji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Age: 33
Hometown: London, Ky.
Unit: U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 3 in the vicinity of Ar Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries sustained earlier that day while engaging enemy forces.
Age: 21
Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.
Unit: Army's Company A, 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 4 in Mosul, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his up-armored Humvee during patrol operations.
Age: 23
Hometown: St. Tammany, La.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 5 in Baghdad, Iraq, of a non-combat related injury.
Age: 27
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas.
Unit: Army's 562nd Engineer Company, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 5 in Al Husayniyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker Engineer Squad Vehicle.
Age: 22
Hometown: Parkston, S.D.
Unit: Army's 562nd Engineer Company, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 5 in Al Husayniyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker Engineer Squad Vehicle.
Age: 23
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 5 in Baghdad, Iraq, when the Humvee in which he was riding accidentally rolled over into a canal.
Age: 29
Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D.
Unit: Army's 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 6 in Rawah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker military vehicle during patrol operations.
Age: 21
Hometown: Safford, Ariz.
Unit: 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 6 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Baghdadi, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Unit: Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 6 from wounds sustained as a result of an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Hit, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown: Yankton, S. D.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery, Yankton, S. D.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 7 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of injuries sustained in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 4, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Age: 27
Hometown: Chesapeake, Va.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 7 from a non-hostile vehicle accident while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Al Qaim, Iraq.
Age: 19
Hometown: Cutler, Calif.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit is attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Feb. 9 from wounds received as a result of an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Fallujah, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown: Wyoming, Mich.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit is attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Feb. 9 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Fallujah, Iraq.
Age: 25
Hometown: Newark Valley, N.Y.
Unit: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Three, based in San Diego, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 12 as a result of an improvised explosive device in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 23
Hometown: Cambridge, Minn.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 12 in Tikrit, Iraq, when his Humvee came under small-arms fire during combat operations.
Age: 26
Hometown: Burke, Va.
Unit: Army's 54th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 12 at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., of injuries sustained in Ramadi, Iraq, on Feb. 9, when his tent caught fire.
Age: 26
Hometown: Irvine, Calif.
Unit: 1st Tank Battalion, 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 Feb. 14 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Abu Ghraib, Iraq.
Age: 20
Hometown: West Monroe, La.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division; II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 14 when a suicide car bomber attacked his vehicle near Al Qa’im, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown: Huntsville, Tenn.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division; II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 14 when a suicide car bomber attacked his vehicle near Al Qa’im, Iraq.
Age: 48
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 17 in Tikrit, Iraq, from a gunshot wound.
Age: 41
Hometown: Savannah, Ga.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment, 48th Brigade Combat Team, Savannah, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 17 in Ar Rutbah, Iraq, from a non-combat related cause.
Age: 30
Hometown: Omaha, Neb.
Unit: Department of the Air Force civilian assigned to Detachment 204, 2nd Field Investigations Region, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 17 in Ar Rutbah, Iraq, from a non-combat related cause.
Age: 23
Hometown: Stanwood, Wash.
Unit: Army's 704th Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 18 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Age: 21
Hometown: Killen, Ala.
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 Feb. 18 when his vehicle was attacked with an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
Age: 31
Hometown: Columbia, S.C.
Unit: Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron-267, Marine Aircraft Group-39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to the U.S. Army’s 4th Infantry Division.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 20 from an improvised explosive device near Baghdad, Iraq.
Age: 29
Hometown: Greensburg, Kan.
Unit: Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 137th Infantry, Lawrence, Kan.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 23
Hometown: Lexington, S.C.
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 the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Feb. 21 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, from wounds received Feb. 18 as a result of an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 38
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 22 in Al Hawijah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations.
Age: 21
Hometown: Kokomo, Ind.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 22 in Al Hawijah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations.
Age: 20
Hometown: Pineville, Mo.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 22 in Al Hawijah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations.
Age: 21
Hometown: Shiawassee County, Mich.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 22 in Al Hawijah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations.
Age: 32
Hometown: Ann Arbor, Mich.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 22 near Balad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
Age: 23
Hometown: Sparks, Nev.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 22 near Balad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
Age: 21
Hometown: Mastic, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 22 near Balad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
Age: 21
Hometown: Skiatook, Okla.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 24 in Baghdad, Iraq, from a non-combat related injury.
Age: 21
Hometown: Aurora, Colo.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 24 in Balad, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries sustained earlier that day in Samarra, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown: Superior, Wis.
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 Feb. 25 from an improvised explosive device in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown: Williamsville, N.Y.
Unit: Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 101st Cavalry Regiment, Buffalo, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 25 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, from a gunshot wound.
Age: 22
Hometown: Phoenix
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 Feb. 25 of wounds received as a result of an enemy mortar attack in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
Age: 28
Hometown: Hoover, Ala.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 26 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his dismounted patrol was engaged by enemy forces using small-arms fire.
Age: 21
Hometown: Guymon, Okla.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 26 in Mosul, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker military vehicle during patrol operations.
Age: 21
Hometown: Bakersfield, Calif.
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division of Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 26 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations.
Age: 21
Hometown: Appleton, Maine.
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division of Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 26 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations.
Age: 26
Hometown: New York City
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 27 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire during a dismounted patrol.
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