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Military personnel killed in Afghanistan war: 2003
05:17 PM CST on Tuesday, November 1, 2005
From Staff Reports
KILLED IN ACTION: 2003
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
Age: 29
Hometown: Overland Park, Kan.
Unit: 205th Medical Battalion, Missouri Army National Guard, Kansas City, Mo.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 1 as a result of injuries sustained while a passenger in a vehicle that was struck by another vehicle in Doha, Qatar.
Age: 19
Hometown: Kokomo, Ind.
Unit: Army National Guard's C Company, 1-293rd Infantry, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 6 in Kuwait as a result of a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle rollover.
Age: 19
Hometown: Bennettsville, S.C.
Unit: Army's B Battery, 3-43rd Air Defense Artillery, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Circumstances: Died March 8 from injuries sustained when the vehicle he was traveling in rolled over March 3 near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Age: 19
Hometown: Grove City, Pa.
Unit: 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Circumstances: Died March 13 in Kuwait of a non-combat related injury.
Age: 23
Hometown: Charlestown, Ind.
Unit: USS Deyo, with its home port in Norfolk, Va.
Circumstances: Died March 17 of a non-combat related injury while in the Red Sea.
Age: 23
Hometown: Los Lunas, N.M.
Unit: Air Force's 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga.
Circumstances: Died March 23 in an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter accident in Afghanistan.
Age: 25
Hometown: Jefferson, S.C.
Unit: Air Force's 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga.
Circumstances: Died March 23 in an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter accident in Afghanistan.
Age: 42
Hometown: St. Petersburg, Fla.
Unit: Air Force's 38th Rescue Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga.
Circumstances: Died March 23 in an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter accident in Afghanistan.
Age: 21
Hometown: Lansing, Mich.
Unit: Air Force's 38th Rescue Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga.
Circumstances: Died March 23 in an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter accident in Afghanistan.
Age: 39
Hometown: Bardolph, Ill.
Unit: Air Force's 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga.
Circumstances: Died March 23 in an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter accident in Afghanistan.
Age: 29
Hometown: Dallas
Unit: Air Force's 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga.
Circumstances: Died March 23 in an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter accident in Afghanistan.
Age: 24
Hometown: St. Charles, Ill.
Unit: Illinois Air National Guardsman assigned to the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Ill.
Circumstances: Died March 29 from wounds sustained in an ambush in Geresk, Afghanistan.
Age: 33
Hometown: Manati, Puerto Rico
Unit: Army's A Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, out of Ft. Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died March 29 after being wounded in an ambush in Geresk, Afghanistan, when his mounted reconnaissance unit took hostile fire.
Age: 19
Hometown: Oklahoma
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, based at Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died April 25 in the vicinity of Ne Shkin, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained during a firefight with enemy forces.
Age: 24
Hometown: Del Rio, Texas
Unit: Tactical air command and control specialist assigned to the 14th Air Support Operation Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, N.C.
Circumstances: Died of wounds received April 25 while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Age: 31
Hometown: Wichita Falls, Texas
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 17 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Taylor suffered a heart attack after completing physical training.
Age: 30
Hometown: San Diego
Unit: Navy SEAL
Circumstances: Died of wounds received in action June 25 in Afghanistan.
Age: 21
Hometown: Anasco, Puerto Rico
Unit: Army's Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died June 28 in Orgun-E, Afghanistan. Gutierrez was a .50-caliber gunner on a vehicle that was returning from patrol when it veered off the road and turned over.
Age: 38
Hometown: Allentown, Pa.
Unit: Army's 213th Area Support Group, Allentown, Pa.
Circumstances: Died July 9 in Bagram, Afghanistan, of a non-combat related cause.
Age: 32
Hometown: Camden County, N.J.
Unit: Unidentified Navy unit
Circumstances: Died of wounds received in action Aug. 20 in Afghanistan.
Age: 34
Hometown: Lompoc, Calif.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 29 in Afghanistan of injuries received when Lane fell approximately 25 feet while he was conducting a fast rope infiltration into a known enemy cave complex.
Age: 24
Hometown: Potsdam, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 31 in Shkin, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his squad was attacked while on patrol.
Age: 21
Hometown: Palos Hills, Ill.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 31 in Shkin, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his squad was attacked while on patrol.
Age: 24
Hometown: Lenexa, Kan.
Unit: Army's 129th Transportation Company, U.S. Army Reserve, based in New Century, Kan.
Circumstances: Died Sept. 26 near Overland Park, Kan. Andrews was on leave from her unit when she was struck and killed by a civilian vehicle as she was walking across U.S. Highway 69.
Age: 19
Hometown: Haverhill, Mass.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Sept. 29 in Shkin, Afghanistan. O'Neill was on patrol when he was engaged by enemy forces. He died of injuries sustained during the attack.
Age: 44
Hometown: Washington, D.C.
Unit: Army's 416th Engineer Command, Team 28, U.S. Army Reserve, Fort Benning, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 3 in Incirlik, Turkey, of a non-combat related cause. Kimbrough was medically evacuated from Baghram, Afghanistan, to Turkey. He was taken to the 39th Medical Squadron, where he remained hospitalized until his death.
Age: 22
Hometown: Wellston, Ohio
Unit: USS Higgins, with its home port in San Diego.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 8 in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates, of non-combat related injuries.
Age: 32
Hometown: Lakeville, Pa.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 30 of wounds sustained during an ambush near Musa, Qalax, Afghanistan.
Age: 23
Hometown: Tacoma, Wash.
Unit: Army's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 14 in Asadabad, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device.
Age: 33
Hometown: Neshanic Station, N.J.
Unit: Air Force's 58th Special Operations Squadron, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 23 in Afghanistan onboard an MH-53 helicopter that crashed during combat operations.
Age: 25
Hometown: Millville, N.J.
Unit: Air Force's 20th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 23 in Afghanistan onboard an MH-53 helicopter that crashed during combat operations.
Age: 33
Hometown: Port Huron, Mich.
Unit: Air Force's 20th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 23 in Afghanistan onboard an MH-53 helicopter that crashed during combat operations.
Age: 37
Hometown: Houston, Mo.
Unit: Air Force's 20th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 23 in Afghanistan onboard an MH-53 helicopter that crashed during combat operations.
Age: 41
Hometown: Terryville, Conn.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, based in Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 23 in Afghanistan onboard an MH-53 helicopter that crashed during combat operations.
Age: 33
Hometown: Webster, Mass.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, Army National Guard, Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 23 in Camp Bulkeley, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, of non-combat related injuries.
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