Fort Lewis soldiers who have died in Iraq
The Associated Press
Sgt. Iosiwo Uruo, 27, of Agana Heights, Guam, died May 24, 2007, in Buhriz, Iraq, when his unit came under enemy fire. Uruo was with the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, a Stryker brigade combat team.
Staff Sgt. Kristopher A. Higdon, 25, of Odessa, Texas, died May 22, 2007, in Taji, Iraq, when a homemade bomb exploded near his unit. Higdon was with Company B, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
Pfc. Robert A. Worthington, 19, of Jackson, Ga. died May 22, 2007, in Taji, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit. Worthington was a member of Company B, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
Staff Sgt. David C. Kuehl, 27, of Wahpeton, N.D., died May 22, 2007, in Taji, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit. Kuehl was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
Pfc. Aaron D. Gautier, 19, of Hampton, Va., died May 17, 2007, in Baghdad when his mounted patrol came under enemy small arms fire and bombing. Gautier was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
Pfc. Jonathan V. Hamm, 20, of Baltimore, Md., died May 17, 2007, in Baghdad when his mounted patrol came under enemy small arms fire and bombing. Hamm was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
Pvt. Anthony J. Sausto, 22, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., died May 10, 2007, during enemy small arms fire in Baghdad. Sausto was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
Sgt. Jason W. Vaughn, 29, Iuka, Miss., died May 10, 2007, in Baqubah, when a bomb exploded near his vehicle. Vaughn was a member of the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
Sgt. Maj. Bradly D. Conner, 41, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, died May 9, 2007, near Al-Hillah of wounds suffered when a homemade bomb exploded near his vehicle. Conner was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special forces Group at Fort Lewis.
Cpl. Matthew Alexander, 21, of Gretna, Neb., died May 6, 2007, in an attack in Iraq’s Diyala Province. Alexander was a member of the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
Pfc. Michael Pursel, 19, of Hooper, Utah, died May 6, 2007, in an attack in Iraq’s Diyala Province. Pursel was a member of the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
Spc. Anthony Bradshaw, 21, of El Paso, Texas, died May 6, 2007, in an attack in Iraq’s Diyala Province. Bradshaw was a member of the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
Spc. Joel Lewis, 28, of Tulsa, Okla., died May 6, 2007, in an attack in Iraq’s Diyala Province. Lewis was a member of the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
Sgt. Jason R. Harkins, 25, of Georgia, died May 6, 2007, in an attack in Iraq’s Diyala Province. Harkins was a member of the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
Staff Sgt. Vincenzo Romeo, 23, of Lodi, N.J., died May 6, 2007, in the Diyala Province of Iraq after an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle. Romeo was assigned to Company A, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
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APRIL 2007
Pfc. Jeffery Avery, 19, of Colorado Springs, Colo., died April 23, 2007, in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, from wounds suffered when a bomb exploded during checkpoint operations. Avery was assigned to the 571st Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade.
Cpl. Wade J. Oglesby, 27, of Grand Junction, Colo., died April 18, 2007, in Taji, Iraq, when a bomb detonated near his vehicle. Oglesby was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, a Stryker Brigade Combat Team.
Cpl. Michael M. Rojas, 21, of Fresno, Calif., died April 18, 2007, in Taji, Iraq, when a bomb detonated near his vehicle. Rojas was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, a Stryker Brigade Combat Team.
Sgt. Larry R. Bowman, 29, of Granite Falls, N.C., died April 13, 2007, in Baghdad after his vehicle struck an explosive. Bowman was assigned to the 513th Transportation Company, 57th Transportation Battalion, 593rd Corps Support Group.
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MARCH 2007
Sgt. Freeman L. Gardner, Jr., 26, of Little Rock, Ark., died March 22, 2007, in Baghdad from injuries he suffered when an improvised explosive devise detonated near his unit while he was on combat patrol. Gardner was assigned to the 18th Engineer Company, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
Staff Sgt. Darrell R. Griffin, Jr., 36, of Alhambra, Calif., died March 21, 2007, at the U.S. military hospital in Balad, Iraq, after being shot in Baghdad. Griffin was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
Spc. Anthony A. Kaiser, 27, of Narrowsburg, N.Y., died March 17, 2007 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq. Kaiser was assigned to the 571st Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade.
Cpl. Brian L. Chevalier, 21, of Athens, Ga., died March 14, 2007 in Mufrek, Iraq. Chevalier was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
Staff Sgt. Jesse L. Williams, 25, of Santa Rosa, Calif., died April 8, 2007, when he was hit by a sniper’s bullet in Baghdad. Williams was assigned to the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
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JANUARY 2007
Sgt. Hector Leija, 27, of Raymondville, Texas, died Jan. 24, 2007, when he was shot in the head while trying to clear a neighborhood in Baghdad. Hector was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
Staff Sgt. Charles D. Allen, 28, of died Jan. 4, 2007, in Baghdad of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations. Allen was assigned to the 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
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DECEMBER 2006
Staff Sgt. Henry K. Kahalewai, 43, of Hilo, Hawaii, died Dec. 15, 2006, in Baghdad from injuries suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his Stryker. Kahalewai was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 14th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
Cpl. Billy Farris, 20, of Bapchule, Ariz., died Dec. 3, 2006, in Taji, Iraq, when an explosive detonated near his vehicle while conducting escort operations. Farris was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
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NOVEMBER 2006
Spc. Justin R. Garcia, 26, of Elmhurst, N.Y., died Nov. 14, 2006, in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device struck his humvee. Garcia was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
Sgt. Lucas White, 28, of Moses Lake, Wash., died Nov. 6, 2006, in Baghdad when his unit was ambushed by small arms fire and an improvised explosive device. White was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
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OCTOBER 2006
Cpl. Carl W. Johnson II, 21, of Philadelphia, died Oct. 14, 2006, when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Mosul. Johnson was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
Sgt. Gene A. Hawkins, 22, Of Orlando, Fla., died Oct. 12, 2006, when a bomb exploded near his vehicle in Mosul. Hawkins was assigned to the 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Combat Support Brigade (Maneuver Enhancement).
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SEPTEMBER 2006
Spc. Robert F. Weber, 22, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died Sept. 30, 2006, near Qayyarah West Airfield when his Humvee hit an embankment and overturned. Weber was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division.
Cpl. Casey L. Mellen, 21, of Huachuca City, Ariz., died Sept. 25, 2006, when his patrol came under small-arms fire during combat operations in Mosul. Mellen was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
Master Sgt. Robb Needham, 51, of Vancouver, Wash., died Sept. 20, 2006, when his patrol came under fire during a combat operation in Baghdad. Needham was an Army reservist assigned to the 1st Battalion, 356th Regiment (Logistical Support), 4th Brigade, 91st Division at Fort Lewis.
Spc. David J. Ramsey, 27, of Tacoma, Wash., died Sept. 7, 2006, in Spanaway after suffereing non-combat injuries and being evacuated from Iraq on Aug. 24, 2006. Ramsey was assigned to the 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade.
Pfc. Hannah L. Gunterman, 20, of Redlands, Calif., died Sept. 4, 2006, in Taji, Iraq from non-combat related injuries. Gunterman was assigned to the 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion.
Sgt. 1st Class Richard J. Henkes, 32, of Portland, Ore., was killed Sept. 3, 2006, in Mosul when a bomb exploded near his Stryker vehicle. Henkes was a member of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
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AUGUST 2006
Pfc. Daniel G. Dolan, 19, of Roy, Utah, was killed Aug. 27, 2006, by small arms fire. Dolan was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
Spc. Kenneth Cross, 21, Superior, Wis., died Aug. 27, 2006, during combat operations when his Stryker vehicle came under small-arms fire and bombing in Baghdad. Cross was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
Sgt. Gabriel G. DeRoo, 25, of Paw Paw, Mich., died Aug. 20, 2006, when his unit came under small-arms fire in Mosul. DeRoo was a member of the 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
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MARCH 2006
Staff Sgt. Ricardo Barraza, 24, of Shafter, Calif., died March 18, 2006, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when he came under enemy fire. Barraza was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, a special forces unit stationed at Fort Lewis.
Sgt. Dale G. Brehm, 23, of Turlock, Calif., died March 18, 2006, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when he came under enemy fire. Brehm was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, a special forces unit stationed at Fort Lewis.
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FEBRUARY 2006
Spc. Salazar R. Martinez, 21, of Long Beach, Calif., died Feb. 4, 2006, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Mosul. Salazar was assigned to A Company, 14th Engineer Battalion.
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NOVEMBER 2005
Staff Sgt. Steven C. Reynolds, 32, of Jordan, N.Y., died Nov. 24, 2005, in Baghdad when an explosive detonated near his vehicle, causing it to flip into a canal. Reynolds was assigned to the 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade.
Spc. Marc A. Delgado, 21, of Lithia, Fla., died Nov. 24, 2005, in Baghdad when an explosive detonated near his vehicle, causing it to flip into a canal. Delgado was assigned to the 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade.
Cpl. Donald E. Fisher II, 21, of Avon, Mass., died Nov. 11, 2005, when his convoy vehicle was involved in a collision in Kirkuk. Fisher was a member of the 40th Transportation Company.
Pfc. Antonio Mendez Sanchez, 22, of Rincon, Puerto Rico, died Nov. 11, 2005, when his convoy vehicle was involved in a collision in Kirkuk. Sanchez was a member of the 40th Transportation Company.
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SEPTEMBER 2005
Spc. Jason E. Ames, 21, of Cerulean, Ky., died Sept. 31, 2005, in Mosul of non-combat related injuries. Ames was a member of Company C, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, part of the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
Sgt. Willard T. Partridge, 35, of Ferriday, La., died Sept. 20, 2005, in Baghdad when a bomb exploded near his vehicle. Partridge was a member of the 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Brigade.
Spc. Jose Luis Ruiz, 28, of Brentwood, N.Y., was killed Sept. 15, 2005, in a drive-by shooting in Mosul. Ruiz was a member of Company A, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
Pfc. Nils G. Thompson, 19, of Confluence, Pa., died Sept. 4, 2005, in Mosul when he was struck by enemy fire while on a routine patrol at an Iraqi police station. Thompson was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
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MAY 2005
Spc. Phillip N. Sayles, 26, of Jacksonville, Ark., died May 28, 2005, in Mosul when the improvised bomb exploded near a security position. Sayles was a member of 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
Spc. Tyler Loren Creamean, 21, of Jacksonville, Ark., was killed May 22, 2005, when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Mosul. Creamean was assigned to A Company, 73rd Engineer Company, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
1st Lt. Aaron N. Seesan, 25, of Massilon, Ohio, died May, 22, 2005, when an explosive detonated near his vehicle. Seesan was a member of A Company, 73rd Engineer Company, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
Sgt. Benjamin C. Morton, 24, of Wright, Kan., died May 22, 2005, when his patrol came under attack in Mosul. Morton was a member of the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, part of the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
1st Sgt. Michael Bordelon, 37, of Morgan City, La., died May 10, 2005, at Brook Medical Center in San Antonio from injuries suffered in a roadside bombing in Mosul in April 2005. Bordelon was assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
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APRIL 2005
Sgt. Eric W. Morris, 31, of Sparks, Nev., was killed April 28, 2005, when a homemade bomb exploded near his Stryker military vehicle in Tal Afar, Iraq. Morris was a member of A Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
1st Lt. William A. Edens, 29, of Columbia, Mo., died April 28, 2005, when a homemade bomb exploded near his Stryker military vehicle in Tal Afar, Iraq. Edens was assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
Sgt. Anthony J. Davis Jr., 22, of Long Beach, Calif., died April 23, 2005, when a car bomb detonated near his vehicle in Mosul. Davis was assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
Pfc. Samantha Huff, 18, of Tucson, Ariz., died April 18, 2005, when a roadside bomb hit her convoy in Baghdad. Huff was assigned to the 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade.
Staff Sgt. Ioasa F. Tavae, Jr., 29, of Pago Pago, American Samoa, died April 2, 2005, when his unit was attacked by small-arms fire in Mosul. Tavae was a member of A Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
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MARCH 2005
Sgt. Kenneth L. Ridgley, 30, of Olney, Ill., died March 30, 2005, when his unit was attacked by small-arms fire in Mosul. Ridgley was a member of A Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
Spc. Travis R. Bruce, 22, of Byron, Minn., was killed March 23, 2005, by a rocket-propelled grenade as he stood on a rooftop guarding an Iraqi police station in Baghdad. Bruce was assigned to the 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion.
Sgt. Rocky D. Payne, 26, of Howell, Utah, died March 16, 2005, when an explosive detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad. Payne was assigned to the 497th Transportation Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion.
Staff Sgt. Donald D. Griffith Jr., 29, of Mechanicsville, Iowa, died March 11, 2005, during a suicide bombing in Tal Afar. Griffith was a member of B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
Staff. Sgt. Juan Manuel Solorio, 32, of Dallas, died March 4, 2005, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Mosul. Solorio was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
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FEBRUARY 2005
Spc. Clinton R. Gertson, 26, of Houston, died Feb. 19, 2005, during enemy small-arms fire in Iraq. Gertson was a member of A Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
Sgt. Frank B. Hernandez, 21, of Phoenix, Ariz., died Feb. 17, 2005, in Tal Afar when a bomb exploded near his vehicle. Hernandez was assigned to C Troop, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
Sgt. Adam J. Plumondore, 22, of Gresham, Ore., died Feb. 16, 2005, in Balad when a bomb detonated near his vehicle. Plumondore was a member of the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
Sgt. Stephen R. Sherman, 27, of Neptune, N.J., died Feb. 3, 2005, in Mosul when a homemade bomb hit his Stryker vehicle. Sherman was assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
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JANUARY 2005
1st Lt. Nainoa K. Hoe, 27, of Newberg, Ore., died in Mosul on Jan. 22, 2005, when he was gunned down by a sniper as he led a foot patrol. Hoe was a member of C Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
Sgt. Nathaniel Swindell, 24, of New York, died Jan. 15, 2005, in Mosul when he was was accidentally shot by an Iraqi National Guardsman. Swindell was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
Sgt. 1st Class Brian A. Mack, 36, of Phoenix, died in Mosul Jan. 13, 2005, when shrapnel from a roadside bomb hit him as he stood in his Stryker vehicle. Mack was a member of the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
Pvt. Cory R. Depew, 21, of Beech Grove, Ind., died Jan. 4, 2005, in Tal Afar when a rocket-propelled grenade hit his vehicle. Depew was assigned to C Troop, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
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DECEMBER 2004
Pfc. Oscar Sanchez, 19, of Modesto, Calif., died Dec. 29, 2004, in an attack in Mosul. Sanchez was a member of the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
Staff Sgt. Darren D. Vankomen, 33, of Bluefield, W. Va., died Dec. 21, 2004, in Mosul when a dining tent was attacked. Vankomen was a member of A Troop, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
Cpl. Jonathan Castro, 21, of Corona, Calif., died Dec. 21, 2004, in Mosul when a dining tent was attacked. Castro was assigned to the 73rd Engineer Company, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
Staff Sgt. Robert S. Johnson, 23, of Castro Valley, Calif., died Dec. 21, 2004, in Mosul when a dining tent was attacked. Johnson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
Pfc. Lionel Ayro, 22, of Jeanerette, La., died Dec. 21, 2004, in Mosul when a dining tent was attacked. Ayro was assigned to the 73rd Engineer Company, 1st Stryker Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
Capt. William W. Jacobsen Jr., 31, of Charlotte, N.C., died Dec. 21, 2004, in Mosul when a dining tent was attacked. Jacobsen was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
Staff Sgt. Julian S. Melo, 47, of Brooklyn, N.Y., died Dec. 21, 2004, in Mosul when a dining tent was attacked. Melo was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
Staff Sgt. Salamo J. Tuialuuluu, 23, of Pago Pago, American Samoa, was killed Dec. 4, 2004, when his vehicle was hit by hostile fire during convoy operations. Tuialuuluu was a member of the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
Sgt. David A. Mitts, 24, of Hammond, Ore., died Dec. 4, 2004, when his vehicle was hit by hostile fire during convoy operations. Mitts was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
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NOVEMBER 2004
Spc. Thomas K. Doerflinger, 20, of Silver Spring, Md., died Nov. 11, 2004, in Mosul when his unit came under small arms fire while conducting combat operations. Doerflinger was assigned to 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
Maj. Horst G. Moore, 38, of San Antonio, Texas, died Nov. 9, 2004, in Mosul when enemy mortar rounds exploded at his living area. Moore was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
Master Sgt. Steven E. Auchman, 37, of Waterloo, N.Y., died Nov. 9, 2004, from injuries sustained when multiple rocket-propelled grenades struck his location in Mosul. Auchman was assigned to the 5th Air Support Operations Squadron.
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OCTOBER 2004
Staff Sgt. Michael L. Burbank, 34, of Bremerton, Wash., died Oct. 11, 2004, in a suicide truck bombing in Mosul. Burbank was assigned to B Troop, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry, 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
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SEPTEMBER 2004
Pfc. Adam J. Harris, 21, of Abilene, Texas, was killed Sept. 22, 2004, when he was shot by a sniper. Harris was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
Army Pfc. Nathan E. Stahl, 20, of Highland, Ind., died Sept. 21, 2004, when his vehicle was struck by a bomb in Ramadi, Iraq. Stahl was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment.
Sgt. Jacob H. Demand, 29, of Palouse, Wash., died Sept. 14, 2007, in Mosul when when his patrol was attacked. Demand was a member of B Troop, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry, 2nd Infantry Division.
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JULY 2004
Cpl. Demetrius L. Rice, 24, of Ortonville, Minn., died July 14, 2004, in Tal Afar died when the vehicle he was in rolled over as the driver tried to avoid another vehicle. Rice was a member of B Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
Pfc. Jesse J. Martinez, 20, of Tracy, Calif., died July 14, 2004, in Tal Afar when the vehicle he was in rolled over as the driver tried to avoid another vehicle. Martinez was assigned to B Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
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MAY 2004
Pfc. Bradli Nathaniel Coleman, 19, of Ford City, Pa., died May 30, 2004, in Baghdad of injuries suffered when mortar rounds hit his living quarters. Coleman was assigned to Headquarters Company, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
Spc. Michael J. Wiesemann, 20, of North Judson, Ind., died May 29 at Quyarrah Air Base of non-combat related injuries. Wiesemann was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
Spc. Chase R. Whitham, 21, of Harrisburg, Ore., died May 8, 2004, in Mosul when an electrical current charged the water in a pool he was swimming in. Whitham was assigned to the 296th Forward Support Battalion, Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
Spc. Isela Rubalcava, 25, of El Paso, Texas, died May 8, 2004, in Mosul when a mortar round hit near her. Rubalcava was assigned to the 296th Combat Support Battalion, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
Spc. Jesse R. Buryj, 21, of Canton, Ohio, died May 5, 2004, while trying to stop an attack at a checkpoint near Karbala. Buryj was assigned to the 66th Military Police Co., 1st Military Police Brigade.
Spc. Trevor A. Win’E, 22, of Orange, Calif., died May 1, 2004, after his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Tikrit. Win’E was assigned to the 24th Quartermaster Company.
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APRIL 2004
Sgt. Jacob R. Herring, 21, of Kirkland, Wash., died April 28, 2004, after his squad was attacked with a hand grenade near Tal Afar. Herring was assigned to C Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
Spc. Frank K. Rivers Jr., 23, of Woodbridge, Va., died April 14, 2004, of heart failure after collapsing during training in Mosul. Rivers was assigned to the 334th Signal Battalion, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
Spc. Tyanna Avery-Felder, 22, of Bridgeport, Conn., died April 7, 2004, in Balad of injuries suffered when the truck she was riding in hit a makeshift explosive device. Avery-Felder was assigned to 296th Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.
Spc. Philip Gerard Rogers, 23, of Gresham, Ore., died April, 4, 2004, in Mosul when an explosive hit his military vehicle. Rogers was assigned to Headquarters Company, 296th Combat Support Battalion, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division.
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MARCH 2004
Pfc. Bruce Miller, 23, of Orange, N.J., died March 22, 2004, in Mosul as the result of a noncombat shooting. Miller was an infantryman with the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division.
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FEBRUARY 2004
Sgt. Michael Matthew Merila, 23, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., died Feb. 16, 2004, in Tal Afar, Iraq, when his convoy was hit by an explosive. Merila was assigned to Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron 14th Cavalry Regiment.
Staff Sgt. Thomas Douglas Robbins, 27, of Schenectady, N.Y., died Feb. 9, 2004, in Mosul, when unexploded ordnance, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar rounds detonated while being moved to a demolition point. Robbins was assigned to Troop A, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment.
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JANUARY 2004
Staff Sgt. Christopher Bunda, 29, of Bremerton, Wash., died Jan. 25, 2004, in Mosul when a boat he was in capsized in the Tigris River. Bunda was assigned to A Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment.
Pfc. Jesse D. Mizener, 23, of Auburn, Calif., died Jan. 7, 2004, when a mortar round hit a Baghdad-area logistics base. Mizener was assigned to the 44th Corps Support Battalion, 542nd Maintenance Company, 593rd Corps Support Group.
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DECEMBER 2003
Sgt. Curt E. Jordan, Jr., 25, of Greenacres, Wash., died Dec. 28, 2003, of non-combat injuries during a minesweeping operation north of Baghdad. Jordan was assigned to 14th Combat Engineer Battalion, 555th Combat Engineer Group.
Spc. Charles Guyn Haight, 23, of Jacksonville, Ala., died Dec. 26, 2003, in Balad, Iraq, when his vehicle struck an explosive. Haight was assigned to the 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Group.
Staff Sgt. Steven H. Bridges, 33, of Tracy, Calif., died Dec. 8, 2003, near Ad Duluiyah, Iraq, when an embankment collapsed under his Stryker combat vehicle, plunging it into an Iraqi irrigation canal. Bridges was assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
Spc. Joseph M. Blickenstaff, 23, of Corvallis, Ore., died Dec. 8, 2003, near Ad Duluiyah, Iraq, when an embankment collapsed under his Stryker combat vehicle, plunging it into an Iraqi irrigation canal. Blickenstaff was assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
Spc. Christopher Wesley, 26, of Portland, Ore., died Dec. 8, 2003, near Ad Duluiyah, Iraq, when an embankment collapsed under his Stryker combat vehicle, plunging it into an Iraqi irrigation canal. Wesley was assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
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JUNE 2003
Sgt. Travis Lee Burkhardt, 26, of Edina, Mo., died June 6, 2003, in a vehicular accident in Baghdad. Burkhardt was assigned to the 1-70th Military Police Company at Fort Lewis.
This story appeared in The Daily Herald on page D4.
