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Military personnel killed in Iraq war: January 2006
05:59 PM CDT on Friday, June 2, 2006
KILLED IN ACTION: January 2006
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Age: 37
Hometown: Pierce, Wash.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 1 in As Sinia, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations.
Age: 31
Hometown: Williamstown, Ky.
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 1 in As Siniyah, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations.
Age: 29
Hometown: Hatillo, Puerto Rico.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 5 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations.
Age: 25
Hometown: Stayton, Ore.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 5 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations.
Age: 37
Hometown: St. Louis
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 5 in An Najaf, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations.
Age: 33
Hometown: Vienna, Va.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 5 in An Najaf, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations.
Age: 39
Hometown: Talladega, Ala.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 5 in An Najaf, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations.
Age: 25
Hometown: Kingsville, Texas.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 5 in An Najaf, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations.
Age: 21
Hometown: Stockton, Calif.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 5 in An Najaf, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations.
Age: 44
Hometown: Mercer, Pa.
Unit: Army National Guard's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Washington, Pa.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 5 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when he was conducting a dismounted patrol at an Iraqi police recruiting station and an individual-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his position.
Age: 23
Hometown: Davie, Fla.
Unit: Security Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Jan. 5 by a suicide bomb attack on an Iraqi police recruitment center in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
Age: 27
Hometown: New Castle, Pa.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 5 from wounds received as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Fallujah, Iraq.
Age: 20
Hometown: Baton Rouge, La.
Unit: Headquarters Company, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 5 from wounds received as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Fallujah, Iraq.
Age: 23
Hometown: Lehigh, Iowa.
Unit: Army Reserve's 4249th Port Security Company, Pocahontas, Iowa.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 7 in Umm Qasr, Iraq, when his Humvee was hit by a civilian vehicle.
Age: 20
Hometown: Erwin, N.C.
Unit: Army Reserve's 805th Military Police Company, Raleigh, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 7 in Umm Qasr, Iraq, when his Humvee was hit by a civilian vehicle.
Age: 24
Hometown: Carolina, Puerto Rico
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 7 in Taji, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries.
Age: 31
Hometown: Garden City, Kansas
Unit: Army's 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 7 in Samarra, Iraq, during patrol operations when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee and enemy forces attacked using small-arms fire.
Age: 44
Hometown: Peosta, Iowa.
Unit: Army Reserve's 3rd Corps Support Command, Des Moines, Iowa.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 7 near Tal Afar, Iraq, when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed.
Age: 36
Hometown: California
Unit: Army's 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 7 near Tal Afar, Iraq, when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed.
Age: 43
Hometown: Missouri
Unit: Army's 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 7 near Tal Afar, Iraq, when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed.
Age: 25
Hometown: Ephrata, Wash.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Anchorage, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 7 near Tal Afar, Iraq, when her UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed.
Age: 36
Hometown: Jefferson, Ala.
Unit: Army's 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 7 near Tal Afar, Iraq, when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed.
Age: 45
Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Anchorage, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 7 near Tal Afar, Iraq, when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed.
Age: 26
Hometown: Fairbanks, Alaska.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Anchorage, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 7 near Tal Afar, Iraq, when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed.
Age: 22
Hometown: Wasilla, Alaska.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Anchorage, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 7 near Tal Afar, Iraq, when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed.
Age: 22
Hometown: Newport News, Va.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 7 from enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations near Fallujah, Iraq.
Age: 25
Hometown: Salisbury, Md.
Unit: Army National Guard's 243rd Engineer Company, Baltimore, Md.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 10 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of injuries sustained in Ramadi, Iraq, on Dec. 24, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position.
Age: 35
Hometown: Augusta, Ga.
Unit: Navy's Destroyer Squadron 50, Bahrain.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 13 in an automobile accident in Manama, Bahrain.
Age: 31
Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 13 near Al Sukar, Iraq, when his OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter came under attack by enemy forces using small-arms fire.
Age: 28
Hometown: Sarasota, Fla.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 13 near Al Sukar, Iraq, when his OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter came under attack by enemy forces using small-arms fire.
Age: 19
Hometown: Woodlawn, Ill.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 13 from wounds received as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
Age: 20
Hometown: Crownsville, Md.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. His unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 14 from an apparent non-hostile gunshot wound in Haditha, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown: Conway, Mo.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 15 in Baqubah, Iraq, when his Humvee accidentally struck an M1A2 Abrams tank and rolled over.
Age: 22
Hometown: Mangilao, Guam
Unit: Army's 511th Military Police Company, 91st Military Police Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 15 in Mosul, Iraq, when his Humvee was involved in a vehicle collision.
Age: 34
Hometown: El Segundo, Calif.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment (Attack), Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 16 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his AH64D (Apache) helicoptor was shot down while conducting aerial patrols.
Age: 34
Hometown: Wahiawa, Hawaii.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment (Attack), Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 16 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his AH64D (Apache) helicoptor was shot down while conducting aerial patrols.
Age: 21
Hometown: Somerville, Ohio
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 17 in Baghdad, Iraq, from a non-combat-related illness.
Age: 30
Hometown: Columbus, Ga.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 20 in Al Huwijah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations.
Age: 22
Hometown: Inverness, Fla.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 20 in Al Huwijah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations.
Age: 23
Hometown: Fruitland, N.M.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 20 in Al Huwijah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations.
Age: 23
Hometown: Lafayette, Ind.
Unit: Army's 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 20 in Al Huwijah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations.
Age: 22
Hometown: Los Angeles
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 1st 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 Jan. 20 from a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in Haqlaniyah, Iraq.
Age: 20
Hometown: San Joaquin, Calif.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 1st 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 Jan. 20 from a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in Haqlaniyah, Iraq.
Age: 32
Hometown: Miami, Okla.
Unit: Air Force's 3rd Security Forces Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 22 when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while conducting convoy escort duties in the vicinity of Taji, Iraq.
Age: 28
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas.
Unit: Air Force's 3rd Security Forces Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 22 when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while conducting convoy escort duties in the vicinity of Taji, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown: Waipahu, Hawaii
Unit: Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 23 from a non-hostile vehicle accident near Al Taqaddum, Iraq.
Age: 24
Hometown: Tunnel Hill, Ga.
Unit: Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 23 from a non-hostile vehicle accident near Al Taqaddum, Iraq.
Age: 31
Hometown: Valley Grove, W.Va.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 23 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations.
Age: 32
Hometown: Oklahoma City
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 23 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained that day when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1A2 Abrams tank during patrol operations.
Age: 18
Hometown: Partridge, Kan.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 23 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained that day when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1A2 Abrams tank during patrol operations.
Age: 28
Hometown: Midlothian, Va.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Killed in action Jan. 24 from small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Karmah, Iraq.
Age: 24
Hometown: Richford, Vt.
Unit: Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Jericho, Vt.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 25 in Ramadi, Iraq, when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle during combat operations.
Age: 26
Hometown: Spring, Texas
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 25 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device exploded near his dismounted patrol during combat operations.
Age: 20
Hometown: La Habra, Calif.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 11th 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 Jan. 27 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, from wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Rawah, Iraq, on Nov. 20, 2005.
Age: 22
Hometown: Manchester, Tenn.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 28 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Age: 21
Hometown: High Point, N.C.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 28 from a non-hostile vehicle accident in Fallujah, Iraq.
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