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Military personnel killed in Iraq war: October 2006
08:22 PM CST on Saturday, January 27, 2007
KILLED IN ACTION: October 2006
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Age: 23
Hometown: Elkhart, Ind.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Sound Bend, Ind.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 1 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 23
Hometown: Cedar Knolls, N.J.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Dover, N.J.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 1 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 22
Hometown: Portland, Ore.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 1 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 26
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 1 in Hit, Iraq, from injuries suffered when a rocket-propelled grenade detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 32
Hometown: Davisburg, Mich.
Unit: 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 1 from a non-hostile vehicle accident in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 25
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 2 in Baghdad, Iraq, after being shot by enemy forces.
Age: 24
Hometown: Pendleton, S.C.
Unit: Army's 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 2 in Baghdad, Iraq, as a result of injuries suffered from enemy small-arms fire.
Age: 21
Hometown: Highland, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police Brigade, Seoul, Korea.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 2 in Baghdad, Iraq, after being shot by enemy forces.
Age: 23
Hometown: Alpine, Calif.
Unit: Army's 21st Military Police Company, 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIIIth Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 2 in Muhallah, Iraq, when his mounted patrol came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations.
Age: 25
Hometown: Valdosta, Ga.
Unit: Army's 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 2 in Taji, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 22
Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz.
Unit: Army's 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 2 in Taji, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 21
Hometown: Jonesboro, Ga.
Unit: Army's 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 2 in Taji, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 20
Hometown: Creve Coeur, Ill.
Unit: Army's 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 2 in Taji, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 27
Hometown: Hammond, Ind.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Ala.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 3 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered from enemy small-arms fire while performing security operations.
Age: 25
Hometown: Alta Loma, Calif.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 3 in Tikrit, Iraq, from injuries suffered when his vehicle received enemy small-arms fire at Hawija, Iraq, during combat operations.
Age: 19
Hometown: Malden, Mass.
Unit: 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 4 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 20
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Unit: 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 4 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 32
Hometown: Roseburg, Ore.
Unit: Army's 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 4 in Taji, Iraq, after being attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire and other weapons.
Age: 24
Hometown: Hollywood, Fla.
Unit: Army's 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 4 in Taji, Iraq, after being attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire and other weapons.
Age: 31
Hometown: Baltimore, Md.
Unit: Army's 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 4 in Taji, Iraq, after being attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire and other weapons.
Age: 20
Hometown: Creve Coeur, Ill.
Unit: Army's 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 4 in Taji, Iraq, after being attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire and other weapons.
Age: 22
Hometown: Salem, N.H.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 6 in Bayji, Iraq, from injuries suffered when he encountered enemy fire.
Age: 20
Hometown: Shreveport, La.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 6 from wounds received while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 24
Hometown: Montgomery, Ala.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 6 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 7 in Mosul, Iraq, from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 36
Hometown: Lebanon, Mo.
Unit: Army's 110th Engineer Battalion, Kansas City, Mo.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 7 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.
Age: 37
Hometown: Humboldt, Kan.
Unit: Army's 891st Engineer Battalion, Garnett, Kan.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 7 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.
Age: 21
Hometown: Tazewell, Va.
Unit: Army's 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 7 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations.
Age: 20
Hometown: Greensburg, Pa.
Unit: Mobile Security Squadron Three, Detachment Bahrain.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 7 of trauma from a single motor vehicle accident in Bahrain.
Age: 19
Hometown: Edgerton, Kan.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armor Division, Baumholder, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 8 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, from injuries suffered by enemy grenade fire.
Age: 20
Hometown: Utica, Ky.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 82nd Aviation Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 8 in Tikrit, Iraq, when a landmine detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.
Age: 20
Hometown: Marietta, Ga.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 8 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown: Salem, Ore.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 8 from wounds received while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 20
Hometown: Chinook, Mont.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 8 from wounds received while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 33
Hometown: Germantown, Tenn.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 8 from wounds received while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown: Gardnerville, Nev.
Unit: Army's 4th Brigade Troop Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 9 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered from enemy contact during combat operations.
Age: 23
Hometown: Oceanside, N.Y.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 9 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 21
Hometown: Dubach, La.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 9 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 25
Hometown: Connellsville, Pa.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 9 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 27
Hometown: Mechanicsville, Va.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 11 in Hawijah, Iraq, from injuries suffered from enemy grenade fire.
Age: 24
Hometown: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Unit: 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 11 at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq, on Oct. 5.
Age: 25
Hometown: Tempe, Ariz.
Unit: Army's 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 11 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 24
Hometown: Orlando, Fla.
Unit: Army's 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Combat Support Brigade (Maneuver Enhancement), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 12 in Mosul, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicle.
Age: 22
Hometown: Temple, Texas
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 13 at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., from injuries sustained during a Sept. 26 incident in Baghdad, Iraq, during which an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 20
Hometown: Hemet, Calif.
Unit: Army's 57th Military Police Company, Waegwan, Korea.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 13 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 37
Hometown: McKinney, Texas
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 13 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.
Age: 21
Hometown: Hampton, Va.
Unit: Air Force's 824th Security Forces Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 14 while performing duties as a turret gunner with the Iraqi police in the vicinity of Baghdad, Iraq.
Age: 25
Hometown: Rockport, Texas
Unit: 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 14 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 28
Hometown: San Francisco
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, of a non-combat related injury.
Age: 48
Hometown: Mobile, Ala.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 14 of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq.
Age: 35
Hometown: Darby, Pa.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 14 of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq.
Age: 25
Hometown: Saegertown, Pa.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 14 of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq.
Age: 40
Hometown: Evansville, Ind.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Terre Haute, Ind.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 15 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 26
Hometown: Olney, Ill.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Terre Haute, Ind.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 15 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 25
Hometown: North Carolina.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 15 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Kirkuk, Iraq, during combat operations.
Age: 25
Hometown: Lyons, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 15 of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Kirkuk, Iraq, during combat operations.
Age: 32
Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 15 in Taji, Iraq, from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 33
Hometown: Bakersfield, Calif.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 15 in Samarra, Iraq, of injuries suffered when two land mines detonated near his Humvee.
Age: 19
Hometown: Prattville, Ala.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 15 in Samarra, Iraq, of injuries suffered when two land mines detonated near his Humvee.
Age: 23
Hometown: Fiskdale, Mass.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 17 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 31
Hometown: Mount Sterling, Ky.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 17 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered when his patrol came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations.
Age: 23
Hometown: Kountze, Texas
Unit: Army's 5th Group Support Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 17 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when his Light Medium Tactical Vehicle drove off an overpass.
Age: 24
Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 17 in Baqubah, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 21
Hometown: Blythe, Calif.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 17 in Baqubah, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 23
Hometown: Kokomo, Ind.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 17 in Baqubah, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 53
Hometown: Vancouver, Wash.
Unit: Army Reserve’s 414th Civil Affairs Battalion, Utica, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 17 in Tarmiya, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 21
Hometown: Ontario, Calif.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 18 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, from injuries suffered from enemy small-arms fire.
Age: 42
Hometown: Greenville, Pa.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 213th Air Defense Artillery, Spring City, Pa.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 18 in Ashraf, Iraq, from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Armored Security Vehicle while on combat patrol.
Age: 23
Hometown: Brockport, Pa.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 18 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 21
Hometown: Leavenworth, Kan.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 18 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 22
Hometown: Amity, Pa.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 18 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 25
Hometown: New Orleans
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 18 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 46
Hometown: Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 18 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered from enemy small-arms fire during combat operations.
Age: 42
Hometown: Greensboro, N.C.
Unit: Army's 50th Engineer Company, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 18 in San Antonio, Texas, from a non-combat related medical condition.
Age: 21
Hometown: Aurora, Ill.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 19 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 27
Hometown: Beardsley, Minn.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during a combat patrol.
Age: 20
Hometown: Chelsea, Mich.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 21 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 20
Hometown: Salisbury, N.C.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 21 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 22
Hometown: Lathrup Village, Mich.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 21 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 25
Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.
Unit: 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 21 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 20
Hometown: Severna Park, Md.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 21 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 31
Hometown: Sabinsville, Pa.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 21 in Bayji, Iraq, from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 37
Hometown: North Carolina
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 23
Hometown: Harper, Kan.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 27
Hometown: Deltona, Fla.
Unit: Army's 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered when his patrol came in contact with enemy forces during combat operations.
Age: 21
Hometown: Carrollton, Texas.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when his patrol came in contact with enemy forces.
Age: 23
Hometown: Covina, Calif.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when his patrol came in contact with enemy forces.
Age: 23
Hometown: Hemet, Calif.
Unit: Sare, a Hospital Corpsman, was assigned to Naval Ambulatory Care Center, Port Hueneme, Calif., and was currently serving with Multi-National Corps – Iraq.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 23 from enemy action while conducting combat operations in the Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Age: 20
Hometown: Franklin, Tenn.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Nashville, Tenn.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 23 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 22
Hometown: Gallatin, Tenn.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Nashville, Tenn.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 23 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 29
Hometown: Lovelady, Texas
Unit: Army's 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 23 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 24
Hometown: New Madrid, Mo.
Unit: Army's 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 23 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 35
Hometown: Belgrade, Mont.
Unit: Komppa was serving with the 3rd Naval Construction Regiment, Multi-National Corps — Iraq, and was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 18, Detachment 0618 in Billings, Mont.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 25 from enemy action while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 20
Hometown: Tallahassee, Fla.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 25 from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 22
Hometown: McDowell, Ky.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Johnson City, Tenn.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 25 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 19
Hometown: Succasunna, N.J.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 25 from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 24
Hometown: Downers Grove, Ill.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 25 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 42
Hometown: Hamilton, Ohio
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 26 in Balad, Iraq, from injuries suffered that same day in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol.
Age: 24
Hometown: Luxemburg, Wis.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 27 from injuries suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 24
Hometown: Eaton Rapids, Mich.
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve’s 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Lansing, Mich.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 29 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 27
Hometown: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 30 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Age: 26
Hometown: Skokie, Ill.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 30 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations.
Age: 21
Hometown: Hawthorne, Nev.
Unit: Army's 204th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police Battalion, 1st Combat Support Brigade, Fort Polk, La.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 30 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered from contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during checkpoint operations.
Age: 18
Hometown: Corona, Calif.
Unit: Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Miramar, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 31 from a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Age: 23
Hometown: Newport, R.I.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 31 in Hit, Iraq, from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Light Medium Tactical Vehicle.
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