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Military personnel killed in Iraq war: May 2007

01:51 PM CDT on Thursday, June 7, 2007

KILLED IN ACTION: May 2007

Note: U.S. military casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom are listed in chronological order. Contact us with questions.
• 2003 casualties:
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• 2004 casualties:
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• 2005 casualties:
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• 2006 casualties:
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• 2007 casualties:
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• U.S. military casualties in Afghanistan:
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Pfc. Katie M. Soenksen
Age: 19
Hometown: Davenport, Iowa
Unit: 410th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 2 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near her vehicle.

1st Lt. Ryan P. Jones
Age: 23
Hometown: Massachusetts
Unit: 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Circumstances: Died May 2 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.

Spc. Astor A. Sunsin-Pineda
Age: 20
Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.
Unit: 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Circumstances: Died May 2 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.

1st Lt. Colby J. Umbrell
Age: 26
Hometown: Doylestown, Pa.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died May 3 in Musayyib, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Lance Cpl. Johnathan E. Kirk
Age: 25
Hometown: Belhaven, N.C.
Unit: 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 1 from wounds received while conducting combat operations on April 23 in Al Anbar province, Iraq.

Spc. Matthew T. Bolar
Age: 24
Hometown: Montgomery, Ala.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died May 3 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat operations.

Spc. Andrew R. Weiss
Age: 28
Hometown: Lafayette, Ind.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 3 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Sgt. Felix G. Gonzalez-Iraheta
Age: 25
Hometown: Sun Valley, Calif.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Died May 3 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire.

Pfc. John D. Flores
Age: 21
Hometown: Barrigada, Guam
Unit: 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Died May 3 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire.

Staff Sgt. Coby G. Schwab
Age: 25
Hometown: Puyallup, Wash.
Unit: Company B, 321st Engineer Battalion of the U.S. Army Reserve, Hayden Lake, Idaho.
Circumstances: Died May 3 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his armored personnel carrier was struck by an improvised explosive device.

Spc. Kelly B. Grothe
Age: 21
Hometown: Spokane, Wash.
Unit: Company B, 321st Engineer Battalion of the U.S. Army Reserve, Hayden Lake, Idaho.
Circumstances: Died May 3 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his armored personnel carrier was struck by an improvised explosive device.

Pfc. Jerome J. Potter
Age: 24
Hometown: Tacoma, Wash.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 3 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Master Sgt. Kenneth N. Mack
Age: 42
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
Unit: II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquaters Group, II MEF, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 5 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.

Cpl. Charles O. Palmer II
Age: 36
Hometown: Manteca, Calif.
Unit: II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquaters Group, II MEF, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 5 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.

Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Kiernan
Age: 37
Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat patrol operations.

Staff Sgt. Christopher N. Hamlin
Age: 24
Hometown: London, Ky.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations May 4 in Baghdad, Iraq.

Pfc. Larry I. Guyton
Age: 22
Hometown: Brenham, Texas
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations May 4 in Baghdad, Iraq.

Spc. Robert J. Dixon
Age: 27
Hometown: Minneapolis
Unit: 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Circumstances: Died May 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Sgt. Sameer A. M. Rateb
Age: 22
Hometown: Absecon, N.J.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 6 at Forward Operating Base Summerall in Bayji, Iraq, from injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident

Staff Sgt. Virgil C. Martinez
Age: 33
Hometown: West Valley, Utah
Unit: 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Died May 6 in Kadhimiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq.

Staff Sgt. Vincenzo Romeo
Age: 23
Hometown: Lodi, N.J.
Unit: 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 6 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.

Sgt. Jason R. Harkins
Age: 25
Hometown: Clarkesville, Ga.
Unit: 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 6 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.

Sgt. Joel W. Lewis
Age: 28
Hometown: Sandia Park, N.M.
Unit: 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 6 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.

Cpl. Matthew L. Alexander
Age: 21
Hometown: Gretna, Neb.
Unit: 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 6 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.

Cpl. Anthony M. Bradshaw
Age: 21
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas.
Unit: 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 6 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.

Cpl. Michael A. Pursel
Age: 19
Hometown: Clinton, Utah.
Unit: 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 6 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.

Spc. Dan H. Nguyen
Age: 24
Hometown: Sugar Land, Texas
Unit: 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 8 in Tahrir, Iraq, when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire.

Lance Cpl. Walter K. O’Haire
Age: 20
Hometown: Lynn, Mass.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 9 from wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.

Sgt. Maj. Bradly D. Conner
Age: 41
Hometown: Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 9 near Al-Hillah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improved explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Sgt. Blake C. Stephens
Age: 25
Hometown: Pocatello, Idaho
Unit: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
Circumstances: Died May 8 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle.

Spc. Kyle A. Little
Age: 20
Hometown: West Boylston, Mass.
Unit: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
Circumstances: Died May 8 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle.

Sgt. Jason W. Vaughn
Age: 29
Hometown: Iuka, Miss.
Unit: 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 10 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Pfc. Roy L. Jones III
Age: 21
Hometown: Houston
Unit: 984th Military Police Company, 759th Military Police Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died May 10 in Diwaniyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered from small arms fire.

Spc. Michael K. Frank
Age: 36
Hometown: Great Falls, Mont.
Unit: 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died of injuries suffered in Baghdad May 10, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.

Pfc. William A. Farrar Jr.
Age: 20
Hometown: Redlands, Calif.
Unit: 127th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, Darmstadt, Germany
Circumstances: Died May 11 in Al Iskandariyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

1st Lt. Andrew J. Bacevich
Age: 27
Hometown: Walpole, Mass.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 13 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat patrol operations in Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq.

Pvt. Anthony J. Sausto
Age: 22
Hometown: Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 10 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire.

Maj. Douglas A. Zembiec
Age: 34
Hometown: Albuquerque, N.M.
Unit: Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps National Capital Region, Henderson Hall, Arlington, Va.
Circumstances: Died May 11 while conducting combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq.

Spc. Rhys W. Klasno
Age: 20
Hometown: Riverside, Calif.
Unit: 1114th Transportation Company, Bakersfield, Calif.
Circumstances: Died May 13 in Haditha, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Staff Sgt. John T. Self
Age: 29
Hometown: Pontotoc, Miss.
Unit: 314th Security Forces Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.
Circumstances: Died May 14 as result of enemy action near Baghdad, Iraq.

Sgt. 1st Class James D. Connell Jr.
Age: 40
Hometown: Lake City, Tenn.
Unit: 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died May 12 in Al Taqa, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using automatic fire and explosives.

Pfc. Daniel W. Courneya
Age: 19
Hometown: Nashville, Mich.
Unit: 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died May 12 in Al Taqa, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using automatic fire and explosives.

Pfc. Christopher E. Murphy
Age: 21
Hometown: Lynchburg, Va.
Unit: 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died May 12 in Al Taqa, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using automatic fire and explosives.

Pfc. Nicholas S. Hartge
Age: 20
Hometown: Rome City, Ind.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Died May 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using grenades and an improvised explosive device.

Pfc. Zachary R. Gullett
Age: 20
Hometown: Hillsboro, Ohio
Unit: 984th Military Police Company, 759th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died May 1 in Baghdad, Iraq, as a result of a non-combat related incident.

Lance Cpl. Jeffrey D. Walker
Age: 21
Hometown: Macon, Ga.
Unit: Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 14 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.

Sgt. Thomas G. Wright
Age: 38
Hometown: Holly, Mich.
Unit: 46th Military Police Company, 210th Military Police Battalion, Kingsford, Mich.
Circumstances: Died May 14 enroute to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, from a non-combat related illness while serving at Balad, Iraq.

Sgt. Allen J. Dunckley
Age: 25
Hometown: Yardley, Pa.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
Circumstances: Died May 14 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire.

Sgt. Christopher N. Gonzalez
Age: 25
Hometown: Winslow, Ariz
Unit: 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
Circumstances: Died May 14 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire.

Pfc. Aaron D. Gautier
Age: 19
Hometown: Hampton, Va.
Unit:2 nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 17 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his mounted patrol came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire and an improvised explosive device.

Sgt. Steven M. Packer
Age: 23
Hometown: Clovis, Calif.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died May 17 in Rushdi Mullah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his dismounted patrol encountered an improvised explosive device.

Pfc. Jonathan V. Hamm
Age: 20
Hometown: Baltimore, Md.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 17 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his forward operating base received indirect enemy fire.

Sgt. 1st Class Scott J. Brown
Age: 33
Hometown: Windsor, Colo.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 18 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire.

Spc. Marquis J. McCants
Age: 23
Hometown: San Antonio.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 18 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire.

Sgt. Anselmo Martinez III
Age: 26
Hometown: Robstown, Texas.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 18 in Tahrir, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device.

Spc. Casey W. Nash
Age: 22
Hometown: Baltimore
Unit: 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 18 in Tahrir, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device.

Spc. Joshua G. Romero
Age: 19
Hometown: Crowley, Texas
Unit: 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 18 in Tahrir, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device.

Sgt. Justin D. Wisniewski
Age: 22
Hometown: Standish, Mich.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died May 19 in Lutfiyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit.

Sgt. Ryan J. Baum
Age: 27
Hometown: Aurora, Colo.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died May 18, in Karmah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire.

Sgt. 1st Class Jesse B. Albrecht
Age: 31
Hometown: Hager City, Wis.
Unit: 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died May 17 in Iskandariya, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Spc. Coty J. Phelps
Age: 20
Hometown: Kingman, Ariz.
Unit: 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died May 17 in Iskandariya, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Pfc. Victor M. Fontanilla
Age: 23
Hometown: Stockton, Calif.
Unit: 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died May 17 in Iskandariya, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Staff Sgt. Christopher Moore
Age: 28
Hometown: Alpaugh, Calif.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 19 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Sgt. Jean P. Medlin
Age: 27
Hometown: Pelham, Ala.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 19 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Spc. David W. Behrle
Age: 20
Hometown: Tipton, Iowa.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 19 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Spc. Joseph A. Gilmore
Age: 26
Hometown: Webster, Fla.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 19 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Pfc. Travis F. Haslip
Age: 20
Hometown: Ooltewah, Tenn.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 19 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Pfc. Alexander R. Varela
Age: 19
Hometown: Fernley, Nev.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 19 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Sgt. Jason A. Schumann
Age: 23
Hometown: Hawley, Minn.
Unit: 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.
Circumstances: Died May 19 in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Cpl. Ryan D. Collins
Age: 20
Hometown: Vernon, Texas
Unit: 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died May 19, in Hamiyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire May 18.

Lance Cpl. Benjamin D. Desilets
Age: 21
Hometown: Elmwood, Ill.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 22 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.

Cpl. Julian M. Woodall
Age: 21
Hometown: Tallahassee, Fla.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 22 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.

Pvt. Oscar Sauceda Jr.
Age: 21
Hometown: Del Rio, Texas
Unit: 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Circumstances: Died May 22, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire.

Sgt. Robert J. Montgomery Jr.
Age: 29
Hometown: Scottsburg, Ind.
Unit: 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died May 22, in Al Jabour, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit.

Staff Sgt. Shannon V. Weaver
Age: 28
Hometown: Urich, Mo.
Unit: 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died May 21 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when multiple improvised explosive devices detonated near his vehicle.

Sgt. Brian D. Ardron
Age: 32
Hometown: Acworth, Ga.
Unit: 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died May 21 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when multiple improvised explosive devices detonated near his vehicle.

Cpl. Michael W. Davis
Age: 22
Hometown: San Marcos, Texas
Unit: 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died May 21 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when multiple improvised explosive devices detonated near his vehicle.

Staff Sgt. David C. Kuehl
Age: 27
Hometown: Wahpeton, N.D.
Unit: 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 22 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit.

Staff Sgt. Kristopher A. Higdon
Age: 25
Hometown: Odessa, Texas
Unit: 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 22 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit.

Pfc. Robert A. Worthington
Age: 19
Hometown: Jackson, Ga.
Unit: 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 22 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit.

Cpl. Benjamin J. Ashley
Age: 22
Hometown: Independence, Mo.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Circumstances: Died May 24 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Pfc. Robert H. Dembowski
Age: 20
Hometown: Ivyland, Pa.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 24 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire.

Staff Sgt. Steve Butcher Jr.
Age: 27
Hometown: Penfield, N.Y.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died May 23 of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit in Ramadi, Iraq.

Pfc. Daniel P. Cagle
Age: 22
Hometown: Carson, Calif.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died May 23 of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit in Ramadi, Iraq.

Sgt. Iosiwo Uruo
Age: 27
Hometown: Agana Heights, Guam
Unit: 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 24, in Buhriz, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire.

Cpl. Casey P. Zylman
Age: 22
Hometown: Coleman, Mich.
Unit: 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died May 25 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle May 24 in Tallafar, Iraq.

Cpl. Victor H. Toledo Pulido
Age: 22
Hometown: Hanford, Calif.
Unit: 3d Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Benning, Ga.
Circumstances: Died May 23 in Al Nahrawan, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Cpl. Jonathan D. Winterbottom
Age: 21
Hometown: Falls Church, Va.
Unit: 3d Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Benning, Ga.
Circumstances: Died May 23 in Al Nahrawan, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Sgt. 1st Class Robert E. Dunham
Age: 36
Hometown: Baltimore, Md.
Unit: 1st Brigade Transition Team, and attached to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Circumstances: Died May 24 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Staff Sgt. Russell K. Shoemaker
Age: 31
Hometown: Sweet Springs, Mo.
Unit: 1st Brigade Transition Team, and attached to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Circumstances: Died May 24 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Cpl. Mathew P. LaForest,
Age: 21
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Unit: 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 25 in Taji, Iraq, of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations.

Cpl. Mathew P. LaForest
Age: 21
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Unit: 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 25 in Taji, Iraq, of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations.

Spc. Alexander Rosa Jr.
Age: 22
Hometown: Orlando, Fla.
Unit: 293rd Military Police Company, Ft. Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died May 25 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Spc. William L. Bailey III
Age: 29
Hometown: Bellevue, Neb.
Unit: 755th Chemical Reconnaissance/Decontamination Company, Nebraska Army National Guard, O’Neill, Neb.
Circumstances: Died May 25, in Taji, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Spc. Erich S. Smallwood
Age: 23
Hometown: Trumann, Ark.
Unit: A Company, 875th Engineer Battalion of the Arkansas Army National Guard in Marked Tree, Ark.
Circumstances: Died May 26, near Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Sgt. Clayton G. Dunn II
Age: 22
Hometown: Moreno Valley, Calif.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 26 in Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Cpl. Michael J. Jaurigue
Age: 20
Hometown: Texas City, Texas
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 26 in Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Spc. Gregory N. Millard
Age: 22
Hometown: San Diego, Calif.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 26 in Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Sgt. Nicholas R. Walsh
Age: 27
Hometown: Millstadt, Ill.
Unit: 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died May 26 from wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.

Lance Cpl. David P. Lindsey
Age: 20
Hometown: Spartanburg, S.C.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C
Circumstances: Died May 25 from a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar province, Iraq.

Spc. Mark R. C. Caguioa
Age: 21
Hometown: Stockton, Calif.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 24 at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of wounds suffered on May 4 in Baghdad, Iraq, when the vehicle he was in struck an improvised explosive device.

Spc. Francis M. Trussel Jr.
Age: 21
Hometown: Lincoln, Ill.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 26 in Tahrir, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position.

Lance Cpl. Emmanuel Villarreal
Age: 21
Hometown: Eagle Pass, Texas
Unit: Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died May 27 from a non-hostile vehicle accident at Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait.

Cpl. Clinton C. Blodgett
Age: 19
Hometown: Pekin, Ind.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Died May 26 in Baghdad, Iraq, when the vehicle he was in struck an improvised explosive device.

Staff Sgt. Thomas M. McFall
Age: 36
Hometown: Glendora, Calif.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 28 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position during a dismounted patrol.

Pfc. Junior Cedeno Sanchez
Age: 20
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 28 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position during a dismounted patrol.

Pfc. Charles B. Hester
Age: 23
Hometown: Cataldo, Idaho
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 26 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when the vehicle he was in struck an improvised explosive device.

1st Lt. Keith N. Heidtman
Age: 24
Hometown: Norwich, Conn.
Unit: 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died May 28 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his OH-58D Kiowa helicopter crashed after receiving heavy enemy fire during combat operations.

Chief Warrant Officer Theodore U. Church
Age: 32
Hometown: Ohio
Unit: 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died May 28 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his OH-58D Kiowa helicopter crashed after receiving heavy enemy fire during combat operations.

Staff Sgt. Joseph M. Weiglein
Age: 31
Hometown: Audubon, N.J.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died May 29 in Ilbu Falris, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position during a dismounted patrol.

Sgt. Richard V. Correa
Age: 25
Hometown: Honolulu
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died May 29 in Ilbu Falris, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position during a dismounted patrol.

Pfc. Robert A. Liggett
Age: 23
Hometown: Urbana, Ill.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
Circumstances: Died May 29 in Rustamiyah, Iraq, from injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident.

Pfc. Matthew A. Bean
Age: 22
Hometown: Pembroke, Mass.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died May 31 at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of wounds suffered on May 19 in Lutifiyah, Iraq, when he was struck by enemy small arms fire.

Cpl. Jonathan A. Markham
Age: 22
Hometown: Bedford, Texas
Unit: 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 29 in Abu Sayda, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted position.

Pfc. Matthew E. Baylis
Age: 20
Hometown: Oakdale, N.Y.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died May 31 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered on May 30 when his dismounted patrol encountered enemy small arms fire.

Sgt. Bacilio E. Cuellar
Age: 24
Hometown: Odessa, Texas
Unit: 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Died May 30 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when the vehicle he was in struck an improvised explosive device.

Spc. James E. Lundin
Age: 20
Hometown: Bellport N.Y.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Died May 30 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when the vehicle he was in struck an improvised explosive device.

Pfc. Joshua M. Moore
Age: 20
Hometown: Russellville, Ky.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Circumstances: Died May 30 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when the vehicle he was in struck an improvised explosive device.

1st Lt. Kile G. West
Age: 23
Hometown: Pasadena, Texas
Unit: 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 28 in Abu Sayda, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.

Sgt. Anthony D. Ewing
Age: 22
Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz.
Unit: 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 28 in Abu Sayda, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.

Cpl. Zachary D. Baker
Age: 24
Hometown: Vilonia, Ark.
Unit: 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 28 in Abu Sayda, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.

Cpl. James E. Summers III
Age: 21
Hometown: Bourbon, Mo.
Unit: 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 28 in Abu Sayda, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.

Spc. Alexandre A. Alexeev
Age: 23
Hometown: Wilmington, Calif.
Unit: 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 28 in Abu Sayda, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.

Sgt. Chadrick O. Domino
Age: 23
Hometown: Ennis, Texas
Unit: 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died May 31 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when he encountered enemy small arms fire while on dismounted patrol.

Spc. Doonewey White
Age: 26
Hometown: Milpitas, Calif.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Circumstances: Died May 29 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations May 28 in Baghdad, Iraq.