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Military personnel killed in Iraq war: November 2006

11:13 PM CST on Tuesday, December 12, 2006

From Staff Reports


KILLED IN ACTION: November 2006

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


Marine Cpl. Gary A. Koehler
Age: 21
Hometown: Ypsilanti, Mich.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 1 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.


Marine Lance Cpl. Minhee Kim
Age: 20
Hometown: Ann Arbor, Mich.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Lansing, Mich.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 1 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.


Pfc. Kevin J. Ellenburg
Age: 20
Hometown: Middleburg, Fla.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 1 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle.


Pvt. Michael P. Bridges
Age: 23
Hometown: Placentia, Calif.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 2 in Taji, Iraq, from a non-combat related incident.


Marine Lance Cpl. Luke B. Holler
Age: 21
Hometown: Bulverde, Texas
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, San Antonio, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 2 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.


Marine Cpl. Michael H. Lasky
Age: 22
Hometown: Sterling, Alaska
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 2 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.


Lt. Col. Paul J. Finken
Age: 40
Hometown: Mason City, Iowa.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 2 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.


Lt. Col. Eric J. Kruger
Age: 40
Hometown: Garland, Texas.
Unit: Army's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 2 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.


Staff Sgt. Joseph A. Gage
Age: 28
Hometown: Modesto, Calif.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 2 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.


Marine Lance Cpl. James E. Brown
Age: 20
Hometown: Owensville, Ind.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 2 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.


Marine Staff Sgt. Jason D. Whitehouse
Age: 27
Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz.
Unit: 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 2 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.


Spc. James L. Bridges
Age: 22
Hometown: Buhl, Idaho.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Ala.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 4 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations.


Marine Cpl. Kyle W. Powell
Age: 21
Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Unit: 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 4 from wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.


Marine 2nd Lt. Mark C. Gelina
Age: 33
Hometown: Moberly, Mo.
Unit: 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 4 from a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar province, Iraq.


Marine Cpl. Jose A. Galvan
Age: 22
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas.
Unit: 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 5 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.


Spc. Douglas C. Desjardins
Age: 24
Hometown: Mesa, Ariz.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Ray Barracks, Giessen, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 5 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1A1 Abrams tank during combat operations.


Chief Warrant Officer John R. Priestner
Age: 42
Hometown: Pennsylvania.
Unit: Army's 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 6 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when his AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed.


Chief Warrant Officer Miles P. Henderson
Age: 24
Hometown: Amarillo, Texas.
Unit: Army's 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 6 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when his AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed.


Sgt. Lucas T. White
Age: 28
Hometown: Moses Lake, Wash.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces while on patrol.


Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan T. McCaughn
Age: 19
Hometown: Manchester, N.H.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 7 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.


Staff Sgt. Richwell A. Doria
Age: 25
Hometown: San Diego, Calif.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Regiment, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 7 in Kirkuk, Iraq, after being struck by small-arms fire during an air assault mission.


Sgt. 1st Class Rudy A. Salcido
Age: 31
Hometown: Ontario, Calif.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1114th Transportation Company, Bakersfield, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 9 in Baghdad, Iraq, after an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle.


Sgt. Courtland A. Kennard
Age: 22
Hometown: Starkville, Miss.
Unit: Army's 410th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 9 in Baghdad, Iraq, after an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.


Staff Sgt. Gregory W.G. McCoy
Age: 26
Hometown: Webberville, Mich.
Unit: Army's 410th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 9 in Baghdad, Iraq, after an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.


Marine Sgt. Bryan K. Burgess
Age: 35
Hometown: Garden City, Mich.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Perrysburg, Ohio.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 9 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.


Marine Lance Cpl. Kristopher C. Warren
Age: 19
Hometown: Resaca, Ga.
Unit: 4th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 9 from a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar province, Iraq.


Staff Sgt. William S. Jackson II
Age: 29
Hometown: Saginaw, Mich.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 16th Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 11 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.


Staff Sgt. Misael Martinez
Age: 24
Hometown: Chapel Hill, N.C.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 16th Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 11 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.


Sgt. Angel De Jesus Lucio Ramirez
Age: 22
Hometown: Pacoima, Calif.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 16th Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 11 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.


1st Lt. Michael A. Cerrone
Age: 24
Hometown: Clarksville, Tenn.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 12 in Samarra, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.


Pfc. Harry A. Winkler III
Age: 32
Hometown: Clarksville, Tenn.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 12 in Samarra, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.


Pfc. Daniel J. Allman II
Age: 20
Hometown: Canon, Ga.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 13 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.


Pfc. Jang H. Kim
Age: 20
Hometown: Placentia, Calif.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 13 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.


Marine Lance Cpl. Timothy W. Brown
Age: 21
Hometown: Sacramento, Calif.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 14 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.


Marine Lance Cpl. Michael D. Scholl
Age: 21
Hometown: Lincoln, Neb.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 14 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.


Marine Lance Cpl. Mario D. Gonzalez
Age: 21
Hometown: La Puente, Calif.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 14 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.


Sgt. 1st Class Tung M. Nguyen
Age: 38
Hometown: Tracy, Calif.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations.


Col. Thomas H. Felts Sr.
Age: 45
Hometown: Sandston, Va.
Unit: Army's Command and General Staff College, School of Advanced Military Studies, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.


Spc. Justin R. Garcia
Age: 26
Hometown: Elmhurst, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.


Spc. Eric G. Palacios Rivera
Age: 21
Hometown: Atlantic City, N.J.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 14 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations.


Sgt. 1st Class Schuyler B. Haynes
Age: 40
Hometown: New York.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 15 in Baquba, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.


Spc. Mitchel T. Mutz
Age: 23
Hometown: Falls City, Texas.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 15 in Baquba, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.


Capt. John R. Dennison
Age: 24
Hometown: Ijamsville, Md.
Unit: Army's 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 15 in Balad, Iraq, as a result of small-arms fire.


Capt. Rhett W. Schiller
Age: 26
Hometown: Wisconsin.
Unit: Army's 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 16 in Balad Ruz, Iraq, of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations.


Spc. Bradley N. Shilling
Age: 22
Hometown: Stanwood, Mich.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Big Rapids, Mich.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 18 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.


Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremy S. Shock
Age: 22
Hometown: Tiffin, Ohio.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Perrysburg, Ohio.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 19 from wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.


Spc. Eric Vizcaino
Age: 21
Hometown: New Mexico.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 21 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries suffered Nov. 20 in Samarra, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident.


Sgt. James P. Musack
Age: 23
Hometown: Riverside, Iowa.
Unit: Army's 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 21 of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident in Samarra, Iraq.


Command Sgt. Maj. Donovan E. Watts
Age: 46
Hometown: Atlanta
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 21 in Bayji, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Siniyah, Iraq.


Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua C. Alonzo
Age: 21
Hometown: Dumas, Texas.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 22 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.


Marine Lance Cpl. James R. Davenport
Age: 20
Hometown: Danville, Ind.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 22 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.


Marine Pvt. Heath D. Warner
Age: 19
Hometown: Canton, Ohio.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 22 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.


Sgt. 1st Class James D. Priestap
Age: 39
Hometown: Harwood, Mich.
Unit: Army's 46th Military Police Company, Kingsford, Mich.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 23 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when he came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during checkpoint operations.


Pvt. Reece D. Moreno
Age: 19
Hometown: Prescott, Ariz.
Unit: Army's 92 Engineer Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 24 of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident in Balad, Iraq.


Marine Cpl. Nicholas P. Rapavi
Age: 22
Hometown: Springfield, Va.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 24 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.


Marine Cpl. Michael C. Ledsome
Age: 24
Hometown: Austin, Texas.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 25 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.


Marine Lance Cpl. Jeromy D. West
Age: 20
Hometown: Aguanga, Calif.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 25 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.


Staff Sgt. Daniel M. Morris
Age: 28
Hometown: Clinton, Tenn.
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 25 in Al Judiah, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.


Capt. Jason R. Hamill
Age: 31
Hometown: New Haven, Conn.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 26 of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq.


1st Lt. David M. Fraser
Age: 25
Hometown: Texas.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 26 of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq.


Pvt. Joshua C. Burrows
Age: 20
Hometown: Bossier City, La.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Bridade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 26 of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq.


Sgt. Jeannette T. Dunn
Age: 44
Hometown: Bronx, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 15th Sustainment Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 26 in Taji, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related injury.


Marine Lance Cpl. Michael A. Schwarz
Age: 20
Hometown: Carlstadt, N.J.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 27 from wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.


Air Force Maj. Troy L. Gilbert
Age: 34
Hometown: Litchfield Park, Ariz.
Unit: 309th Fighter Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., and was previously carried as "Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown," awaiting positive DNA identification of remains from the crash site.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 27 when his F-16C fighter crashed 20 miles northwest of Baghdad, Iraq.


Spc. Christopher E. Mason
Age: 32
Hometown: Mobile, Ala.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 28 in Bayji, Iraq, of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire while on patrol.


Cpl. Jonerik Loney
Age: 21
Hometown: Hartselle, Ala.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 28 in Hit, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.


Pfc. Theodore M. West
Age: 23
Hometown: Richmond, Ky.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 29 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.


Staff Sgt. Jeremy W. Mulhair
Age: 35
Hometown: Omaha, Neb.
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 30 in Taji, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during reconnaissance operations.


Staff Sgt. John L. Hartman Jr.
Age: 39
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 30 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.