The focus of this page is to honor, respect and forever remember over 4,000 Brothers and Sisters in arms who have paid the ultimate price for their country and the liberation of others.
(Page was created on March 15, 2008)
Total Fatalities: 4,531
Operation Iraqi Freedom: 4,043
Operation Enduring Freedom: 488
(Updated May, 2008)
Our Fallen Heroes of 2008
Pfc. Joshua R. Anderson (24)
Hometown: Jordan, Minnesota, U.S.
Died: January 2, 2008
Unit: Army, 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Incident: Killed when an IED detonated near his vehicle in Kamasia.
Staff Sgt. Ryan D. Maseth (24)
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: January 2, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident
Sgt. Shawn F. Hill (37)
Hometown: Wellford, South Carolina, U.S.
Died: January 2, 2008
Unit: Army National Guard, 178th Engineer Battalion, 218th Infantry Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard, Rock Hill, S.C.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle encountered an IED in Khowst Province, Afghanistan.
Capt. Thomas J. Casey (32)
Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Died: January 3, 2008
Unit: Army, Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Incident: Killed when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire during combat operations in Sadiyah.
Maj. Andrew J. Olmsted (37)
Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Died: January 3, 2008
Unit: Army, Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Incident: Killed when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire during combat operations in Sadiyah.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Menelek M. Brown (24)
Hometown: Roswell, New Mexico, U.S.
Died: January 4, 2008
Unit: Navy, USS Hopper, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Incident: Declared dead Jan. 4 after apparently going overboard from USS Hopper in the Arabian Sea Jan. 3.
Cpl. Jason F. Lemke (30)
Hometown: West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died: January 5, 2008
Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle struck an IED in Ibrahim Al Adham.
Spec. James D. Gudridge (20)
Hometown: Carthage, New York, U.S.
Died: January 6, 2008
Unit: Army, 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle struck an IED in Baghdad.
Sgt. James K. Healy (25)
Hometown: Hesperia, California, U.S.
Died: January 7, 2008
Unit: Army, 703rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment, Fort Knox, Ky.
Incident: Died at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an IED in Laghar Juy, Afghanistan.
Maj. Michael L. Green (36)
Hometown: Gautier, Mississippi, U.S.
Died: January 7, 2008
Unit: Army, Headquarters, V Corps, Heidelberg, Germany.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle struck an IED in Laghar Juy, Afghanistan.
Pfc. Timothy R. Hanson (23)
Hometown: Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died: January 7, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
Incident: Killed by small arms fire in Salmon Pak.
Pfc. Phillip J. Pannier (20)
Hometown: Washburn, Illinois, U.S.
Died: January 8, 2008
Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Killed during combat operations in Samarra.
Pfc. Ivan E. Merlo (19)
Hometown: San Marcos, California, U.S.
Died: January 8, 2008
Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Killed during combat operations in Samarra.
Sgt. David J. Hart (22)
Hometown: Lake View Terrace, California, U.S.
Died: January 8, 2008
Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Died in Balad of wounds sustained during combat operations in Samarra.
Sgt. David J. Drakulich (22)
Hometown: Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Died: January 9, 2008
Unit: Army, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle struck an IED in Chagali, Afghanistan.
Sgt. Christopher A. Sanders (22)
Hometown: Roswell, New Mexico, U.S.
Died: January 9, 2008
Unit: Army, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany
Incident: Killed when an IED detonated during combat operations in Sinsil.
Sgt. 1st Class Matthew I. Pionk (30)
Hometown: Superior, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died: January 9, 2008
Unit: Army, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany
Incident: Killed when an IED detonated during combat operations in Sinsil.
Sgt. Zachary W. McBride (20)
Hometown: Bend, Oregon, U.S.
Died: January 9, 2008
Unit: Army, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany
Incident: Killed when an IED detonated during combat operations in Sinsil.
Staff Sgt. Sean M. Gaul (29)
Hometown: Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Died: January 9, 2008
Unit: Army, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany
Incident: Killed when an IED detonated during combat operations in Sinsil.
Staff Sgt. Jonathan K. Dozier (30)
Hometown: Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.
Died: January 9, 2008
Unit: Army, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany
Incident: Killed when an IED detonated during combat operations in Sinsil.
Spec. Todd E. Davis (22)
Hometown: Raymore, Missouri, U.S.
Died: January 9, 2008
Unit: Army, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany
Incident: Killed when an IED detonated during combat operations in Sinsil.
Lance Cpl. Curtis A. Christensen Jr. (29)
Hometown: Collingswood, New Jersey, U.S.
Died: January 11, 2008
Unit: Marines, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Died in a non-hostile incident in Anbar province.
Lt. Col. Richard J. Berrettini (52)
Hometown: Wilcox, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: January 11, 2008
Unit: Army National Guard, Pennsylvania Army National Guard Medical Detachment, Erie Clinic, Erie, Pa.
Incident: Died Jan. 11 in San Antonio of wounds suffered on Jan. 2 in Khowst Province, Afghanistan, when his vehicle encountered an IED.
Pfc. Keith E. Lloyd (26)
Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died: January 12, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Tex.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle encountered an IED in Tal Afar.
Spec. John P. Sigsbee (21)
Hometown: Waterville, New York, U.S.
Died: January 16, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Killed in Balad when attacked by grenade and small arms fire during combat operations.
Pfc. Danny L. Kimme (27)
Hometown: Fisher, Illinois, U.S.
Died: January 16, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Killed in Balad when attacked by grenade and small arms fire during combat operations.
Pfc. David H. Sharrett II (27)
Hometown: Oakton, Virginia, U.S.
Died: January 16, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Died in Pallouata, Iraq of wounds suffered when attacked by grenade and small arms fire during combat operations in Balad, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. James M. Gluff (20)
Hometown: Tunnel Hill, Georgia, U.S.
Died: January 19, 2008
Unit: Marines, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar province.
Staff Sgt. Justin R. Whiting (27)
Hometown: Hancock, New York, U.S.
Died: January 19, 2008
Unit: Army, 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Killed in Mosul when his vehicle struck an IED.
Spec. Jon M. Schoolcraft III (26)
Hometown: Wapakoneta, Ohio, U.S.
Died: January 19, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Incident: Killed in Taji, Iraq, when his vehicle struck an IED.
Spec. Richard B. Burress (25)
Hometown: Naples, Florida, U.S.
Died: January 19, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Incident: Killed in Al Jabour, Iraq, when his vehicle encountered an IED.
Sgt. Michael R. Sturdivant (20)
Hometown: Conway, Arkansas, U.S.
Died: January 22, 2008
Unit: Army, 431st Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Died of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident during convoy operations in Kirkuk.
Sgt. Tracy R. Birkman (41)
Hometown: New Castle, Virginia, U.S.
Died: January 25, 2008
Unit: Army, 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Died of non-combat related injuries in Owesat.
Pfc. Duncan C. Crookston (19)
Hometown: Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Died: January 25, 2008
Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Incident: Died of wounds suffered Sep. 4, 2007, when an IED detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad.
Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller (24)
Hometown: Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
Died: January 25, 2008
Unit: Army, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Killed when he encountered small arms fire while conducting combat operations in Barikowt, Afghanistan.
Sgt. 1st Class Matthew R. Kahler (29)
Hometown: Granite Falls, Minnesota, U.S.
Died: January 26, 2008
Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy
Incident: Died of wounds suffered from small arms fire in Waygul, Afghanistan.
Staff Sgt. Robert J. Wilson (28)
Hometown: Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.
Died: January 26, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Died of wounds suffered when an IED detonated while he was conducting a dismounted patrol in Baghdad.
Sgt. Mikeal W. Miller (22)
Hometown: Albany, Oregon, U.S.
Died: January 27, 2008
Unit: Army, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident: Died Jan. 27 at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of wounds suffered in Baghdad, Iraq on July 9, 2007, when the vehicle he was in encountered an IED in Baghdad.
Maj. Alan G. Rogers (40)
Hometown: Hampton, Florida, U.S.
Died: January 27, 2008
Unit: Army, Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Incident: Killed when an IED detonated while he was conducting a dismounted patrol in Baghdad.
Pvt. Joshua A. Young (21)
Hometown: Riddle, Oregon, U.S.
Died: January 28, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident: Killed when his unit encountered an IED during convoy operations in Mosul.
Pfc. Brandon A. Meyer (20)
Hometown: Orange, California, U.S.
Died: January 28, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident: Killed when his unit encountered an IED during convoy operations in Mosul.
Spec. Evan A. Marshall (21)
Hometown: Athens, Georgia, U.S.
Died: January 28, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident: Killed when his unit encountered an IED during convoy operations in Mosul.
Staff Sgt. Gary W. Jeffries (37)
Hometown: Roscoe, Texas, U.S.
Died: January 28, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident: Killed when his unit encountered an IED during convoy operations in Mosul.
Sgt. James E. Craig (26)
Hometown: Hollywood, South Carolina, U.S.
Died: January 28, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident: Killed when his unit encountered an IED during convoy operations in Mosul.
1st Lt. David E. Schultz (25)
Hometown: Blue Island, Illinois, U.S.
Died: January 28, 2008
Unit: Army, 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Killed when the Convoy Support Center at Scania was attacked by indirect enemy fire.
Capt. Michael A. Norman (25)
Hometown: Killeen, Texas, U.S.
Died: January 31, 2008
Unit: Army, Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle encountered an IED in Baghdad.
Spec. Matthew F. Straughter (27)
Hometown: St. Charles, Missouri, U.S.
Died: January 31, 2008
Unit: Army, 1138th Engineer Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, Missouri National Guard, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle was struck by a rocket propelled grenade in Baghdad.
Staff Sgt. Chad A. Barrett (35)
Hometown: Saltville, Virginia, U.S.
Died: February 2, 2008
Unit: Army, 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident: Died in a non-combat related incident.
Chief Petty Officer Nathan H. Hardy (29)
Hometown: Durham, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died: February 4, 2008
Unit: Navy, East Coast-based SEAL team
Incident: Killed by small arms fire during combat operations.
Chief Petty Officer Michael E. Koch (29)
Hometown: State College, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: February 4, 2008
Unit: Navy, East Coast-based SEAL team
Incident: Killed by small arms fire during combat operations.
Army Spc. Christopher J. West (26)
Hometown: Arlington, Texas, U.S.
Died: February 4, 2008
Unit: 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: died Feb. 4 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained on Feb. 3 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations.
Sgt. Timothy R. Van Orman (24)
Hometown: Port Matilda, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: February 5, 2008
Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Incident: Died Feb. 5 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered in Al Muqdadiyah when he encountered an IED during combat operations.
Sgt. John C. Osmolski (23)
Hometown: Eustis, Florida, U.S.
Died: February 5, 2008
Unit: Army, 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Died Feb. 5 in Balad, of wounds suffered in Al Muqdadiyah when he encountered an IED during combat operations.
Spec. Miguel A. Baez (32)
Hometown: Bonaire, Georgia, U.S.
Died: February 5, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Died Feb. 5 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered in Al Muqdadiyah he encountered an IED in Muqdadiyah.
Sgt. Rafael Alicearivera (30)
Hometown: Bayamon, Puerto Rico, U.S.
Died: February 5, 2008
Unit: Army, 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Died in a non-combat related incident in Tallil.
Staff Sgt. Donald T. Tabb (29)
Hometown: Norcross, Georgia, U.S.
Died: February 5, 2008
Unit: Army, 6th Military Police Detachment, 1st Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment, Fort Rucker, Ala.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle struck an an IED in Sangin, Afghanistan.
Staff Sgt. Bradley J. Skelton (40)
Hometown: Gordonvill, Missouri, U.S.
Died: February 5, 2008
Unit: Army, 1138th Engineer Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, Missouri Army National Guard, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle struck an IED during combat operations in Baghdad.
Petty Officer 1st Class Luis A. Souffront (25)
Hometown: Miami, Florida, U.S.
Died: February 7, 2008
Unit: Navy, East Coast-based SEAL team
Incident: Killed by an IED while serving in combat operations in Iraq.
Pfc. Jack T. Sweet (19)
Hometown: Alexandria Bay, New York, U.S.
Died: February 7, 2008
Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle encountered an IED in Jawwalah.
Sgt. Gary D. Willett (34)
Hometown: Alamogordo, New Mexico, U.S.
Died: February 8, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Incident: Killed when his vehicle encountered an IED in Taji.
Staff Sgt. Jerald A. Whisenhunt (32)
Hometown: Orrick, Missouri, U.S.
Died: February 8, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Incident: Killed when his vehicle encountered an IED in Taji.
Sgt. Timothy P. Martin (27)
Hometown: Pixley, California, U.S.
Died: February 8, 2008
Unit: Army, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Incident: Killed when his vehicle encountered an IED in Taji.
Spec. Michael T. Manibog (21)
Hometown: Alameda, California, U.S.
Died: February 8, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Incident: Killed when his vehicle encountered an IED in Taji.
Sgt. Corey E. Spates (21)
Hometown: LaGrange, Georgia, U.S.
Died: February 10, 2008
Unit: Army, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Tex.
Incident: Killed in Diyala Province, Iraq, when his vehicle encountered an IED.
Staff Sgt. Javares J. Washington (27)
Hometown: Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Died: February 11, 2008
Unit: Army, 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Died Feb. 11 at Camp Buehring in Kuwait City from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident.
Cpl. Luke S. Runyan (21)
Hometown: Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: February 17, 2008
Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Incident: Killed when enemy forces attacked his dismounted patrol in Diyala Province using small arms fire.
Capt. Nathan R. Raudenbush (25)
Hometown: Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: February 17, 2008
Unit: Army, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle encountered an IED in Busayefi.
Cpl. Chad D. Groepper (21)
Hometown: Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: February 17, 2008
Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Incident: Killed when enemy forces attacked his dismounted patrol in Diyala Province using small arms fire.
Sgt. Conrad Alvarez (22)
Hometown: Big Spring, Texas, U.S.
Died: February 20, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Died Feb. 20 in Baghdad, from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an IED on Feb. 19.
Cpl. Albert Bitton (20)
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died: February 20, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Died Feb. 20 in Baghdad, from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an IED on Feb. 19.
Spec. Micheal B. Matlock, Jr. (21)
Hometown: Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S.
Died: February 20, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Died Feb. 20 in Baghdad, from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an IED in Baghdad.
Staff Sgt. Bryant W. Mackey (30)
Hometown: Eureka, Kansas, U.S.
Died: February 20, 2008
Unit: Army, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Tex.
Incident: Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle in Mosul.
Lance Cpl. Drew W. Weaver (20)
Hometown: St. Charles, Missouri, U.S.
Died: February 21, 2008
Unit: Marines, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Incident: Killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar province.
Spec. Keisha M. Morgan (25)
Hometown: Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.
Died: February 22, 2008
Unit: Army, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Tex.
Incident: Died of a non-combat related cause.
Spec. Orlando A. Perez (23)
Hometown: Houston, Texas, U.S.
Died: February 24, 2008
Unit: Army, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany
Incident: Killed by small arms fire during dismounted operations in Baghdad.
Spec. Micheal E. Phillips (19)
Hometown: Ardmore, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died: February 24, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle encountered an IED in Baghdad.
Spec. Kevin S. Mowl (22)
Hometown: Pittsford, New York, U.S.
Died: February 25, 2008
Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis Wash.
Incident: Died Feb. 25 at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of wounds suffered in Baghdad, on Aug. 2, 2007, when the vehicle he was in encountered an an IED.
Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Frost (24)
Hometown: Milltown,, New Jersey, U.S.
Died: March 3, 2008
Unit: Air Force, 377th Air Base Wing, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.
Incident: Died in a crash of an Iraqi Army Mi-17 helicopter in Bayji.
Sgt. Robert T. Rapp (22)
Hometown: Sonora, California, U.S.
Died: March 3, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N. C.
Incident: Killed during combat operations in Sabari District, Afghanistan.
Spec. Steven R. Koch (23)
Hometown: Milltown,, New Jersey, U.S.
Died: March 3, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N. C.
Incident: Killed during combat operations in Sabari District, Afghanistan.
Cpl. Jose A. Paniagua-Morales (22)
Hometown: Bell Gardens, California, U.S.
Died: March 7, 2008
Unit: Army, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Incident: Died March 7 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered in Samarra, when his vehicle encountered an IED.
Army Sgt. Gabriel Guzman (25)
Hometown: Hornbrook, California, U.S.
Died: March 8, 2008
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Died in Orgun E, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device in Gholam Haydar Kala, Afghanistan.
Sgt. 1st. Class Shawn M. Suzch (32)
Hometown: Hilltown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: March 10, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Incident: Killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in Baghdad.
Cpl. Scott A. McIntosh (26)
Hometown: Houston, Texas, U.S.
Died: March 10, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Incident: Kiled when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in Baghdad.
Cpl. Robert T. McDavid (29)
Hometown: Starkville, Mississippi, U.S.
Died: March 10, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Incident: Killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in Baghdad.
Staff Sgt. David D. Julian (30)
Hometown: Evanston, Wyoming, U.S.
Died: March 10, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Incident: Killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in Baghdad.
Staff Sgt. Ernesto G. Cimarrusti (25)
Hometown: Evanston, Wyoming, U.S.
Died: March 10, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Incident: Killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in Baghdad.
Sgt. Phillip R. Anderson (28)
Hometown: Everett, Washington, U.S.
Died: March 10, 2008
Unit: Army, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Tex.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle encountered an IED in Balad Ruz.
Spec. Donald A. Burkett (24)
Hometown: Comanche, Texas, U.S.
Died: March 10, 2008
Unit: Army, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Tex.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle encountered an IED in Balad Ruz.
Capt. Torre R. Mallard (27)
Hometown: Oklahoma, U.S.
Died: March 10, 2008
Unit: Army, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Tex.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle encountered an IED in Balad Ruz.
Staff Sgt. Laurent J. West (32)
Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: March 11, 2008
Unit: Army, 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle encountered an IED in Kishkishkia.
Staff Sgt. Juantrea T. Bradley (28)
Hometown: Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: March 12, 2008
Unit: Army, 7th Special Troops Battalion, 7th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Eustis, Va.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle was hit by indirect fire in Tallil.
Pfc. Tenzin L. Samten (33)
Hometown: Prescott, Arizona, U.S.
Died: March 12, 2008
Unit: Army, 7th Special Troops Battalion, 7th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Eustis, Va.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle was hit by indirect fire in Tallil.
Spec. Dustin C. Jackson (21)
Hometown: Arlington, Texas, U.S.
Died: March 12, 2008
Unit: Army, 350th Adjutant General Company, Grand Prairie, Tex.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle was hit by indirect fire in Tallil.
Staff Sgt. Collin J. Bowen (38)
Hometown: Millersville, Maryland, U.S.
Died: March 14, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, Maryland Army National Guard, Towson, Md.
Incident: Died March 14 at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Tex., of wounds suffered Jan. 2 in Khowst Province, Afghanistan, when his vehicle encountered an IED.
Spec. Lerando J. Brown (27)
Hometown: Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S.
Died: March 15, 2008
Unit: Army, 288th Sapper Company, 223rd Engineer Battalion, Mississippi Army National Guard, Houston, Miss.
Incident: Killed in an incident currently under investigation.
Cpl. William D. O’Brien (19)
Hometown: Rice, Texas, U.S.
Died: March 15, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Incident: Killed by small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad.
Spec. Christopher C. Simpson (23)
Hometown: Hampton, Virginia, U.S.
Died: March 17, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Baghdad.
Staff Sgt. Michael D. Elledge (41)
Hometown: Brownsburg, Indiana, U.S.
Died: March 17, 2008
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Baghdad.