Injured over 3000
The Department of Defense announced today
the death of three soldiers who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom when their vehicle was
hit on Jan. 31 by an improvised explosive
device during convoy operations in Kirkuk,
Iraq. Killed were:
Sgt. Eliu A. Miersandoval, 27, of San
Clemente, Calif.
Cpl. Juan C. Cabralbanuelos, 25, of
Emporia, Kan.
Pfc. Holly J. McGeogh, 19, of Taylor, Mich.
The soldiers were assigned to Company A, 4th
Forward Support Battalion, 4th Infantry
Division (Mech), Fort Hood, Texas.
February 3, 2004
The Department of Defense announced today
the death of a soldier who was supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Roger C. Turner Jr., 37, of
Parkersburg, W.Va., died Feb. 1 in Anaconda,
Iraq. Turner was in his sleeping quarters when
the logistical support area came under
mortar attack. He died as a result of his
injuries.
Turner was assigned to the Headquarters and
Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th
Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division,
Fort Hood, Texas.
February 3, 2004
The Department of Defense announced today
the death of a soldier who was supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Pfc. Armando Soriano, 20, of Houston, Texas,
died on Feb. 1 in Haditha, Iraq. Soriano was
traveling in a two-vehicle convoy on a supply
route when weather conditions caused his
vehicle to slide off the road and roll over. He
died as a result of his injuries.
Soriano was assigned to the howitzer battery,
3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry
Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo. The unit is
currently attached to the 82nd Airborne
Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
February 4, 2004
The Department of Defense announced today
the death of a soldier who was supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
2nd Lt. Seth J. Dvorin, 24, of New Jersey,
died Feb. 3 in Iskandariyah, Iraq, when an
improvised explosive device (IED) exploded
while he was conducting counter-IED
operations along a supply route. Dvorin was
assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 62nd Air
Defense Artillery Regiment, based at Fort
Drum, N.Y.
February 9, 2004
The Department of Defense announced today
the death of a soldier who was supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Joshua L. Knowles, 23, of Sheffield,
Iowa, died Feb. 5 in Baghdad, Iraq, when he
was hit by a mortar round at a Baghdad
International Airport checkpoint. Knowles was
assigned to the 1133rd Transportation
Company, Army National Guard, Mason City,
Iowa.
The Department of Defense announced today
the death of a soldier who was supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Richard P. Ramey, 27, of Canton,
Ohio, died Feb. 8 in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, when
an improvised explosive device detonated.
Ramey was assigned to the 703rd Ordinance
Company, Fort Knox, Ky., and he was
supporting the 82nd Airborne Division.
For further information related to this
release, contact Army Public Affairs at
(703) 692-2000.
The Pentagon released a revised list of soldiers
who were killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom and
Operation Enduring Freedom. Please see In
Memory 7 for the list of those killed while
serving in Operation Enduring Freedom.
February 6, 2004
DoD Identifies Enduring Freedom, Iraqi
Freedom Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today
that the following servicemembers died while in
support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). During a
recent examination of Army, Navy, Air Force
and Marine Corps records, it was determined
that these deaths had not been identified and
announced as OEF/OIF casualties. This
updates the record and honors those who gave
their lives in the Global War on Terrorism.
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Army Spc. Tamarra J. Ramos, 24, of
Quakertown, Pa., died Oct. 1, 2003, at
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
(WRAMC), Washington D.C. Ramos died of
non-combat related injuries. She was assigned
to the 3rd Armor Medical Company,
Medical Troop Regimental Support
Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment,
Fort Carson, Colo.
Army Sgt. Linda C. Jimenez, 39, of
Brooklyn, N.Y., died Nov. 8, 2003, at
WRAMC. On Oct. 31, 2003, Jimenez fell and
was injured. She was taken to the 28th Combat
Support Hospital and later evacuated to
Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center.
Subsequently, she was moved to WRAMC
where she later died. Jimenez was assigned to
the 2nd Squadron Combat Support Aviation
(Maintenance), 2nd Armored Cavalry
Regiment, Fort Polk, La.
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class David Sisung,
21, of Phoenix, Ariz., died June 6, 2003, while
in the Persian Gulf. Sinsung died of a
non-combat related injury. He was assigned to
the USS Nimitz, home ported in San Diego,
Calif.
Air Force Master Sgt. David A. Scott, 51, of
Union, Ohio, died as a result of a non-hostile
cause on July 20, 2003, in Doha, Qatar. He
was assigned to the 445th Communications
Flight, Wright Patterson Air Force Base,
Ohio.
Other Correction
The examination also disclosed that the
announcement of the death of Army Pfc.
Kristian E. Parker
(http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2003/nr200
31001-0497.html) was incorrectly characterized
at the time as an Operation Iraqi
Freedom-related death. Parker was serving
as part of Operation Enduring Freedom
when he died.
February 10, 2004
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the
recovery of remains of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraq Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Christopher Bunda, 29, of
Washington, was originally listed as Duty
Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN)
when his boat capsized during a river patrol on
the Tigris River on Jan. 25. His remains were
recovered today. Staff Sgt. Bunda was
assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry,
based at Fort Lewis, Wash.
The Department of Defense announced today the
Feb. 9 death of two soldiers in Sinjar, Iraq, who
were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom when
a collection of unexploded ordnance,
rocket-propelled grenades and mortar rounds
detonated while being moved to a demolition
point. Killed were:
Sgt. Thomas D. Robbins, 27, Schenectady,
N.Y. Robbins was assigned to Troop A, 1st
Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment (Stryker),
Fort Lewis, Wash.
Sgt. Elijah Tai Wah Wong, 42, of Mesa, Ariz.
Wong was assigned to the 363rd Explosive
Ordnance Company, Army National Guard,
Casa Grande, Ariz.
February 11, 2004
The Department of Defense announced today the
death of an airman who was supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Master Sgt. Jude C. Mariano, 39, of Vallejo,
Calif., died Feb. 10 in Doha, Qatar. He died
from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle
accident.
Mariano was assigned to the 615th Air
Mobility Operations Squadron, Travis Air
Force Base, Calif.
February 13, 2004
The Department of Defense announced today the
Feb. 11 deaths of two soldiers who were
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. An
improvised explosive device struck the soldiers
while they were on a mounted patrol in Baghdad,
Iraq. Killed are:
Sgt. Patrick S. Tainsh, 33, of Oceanside, Calif.
Pfc. William C. Ramirez, 19, of Portland, Ore.
Both soldiers were assigned to Troop E, 2nd
Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment,
Fort Polk, La.
February 17, 2004
The Department of Defense announced today it
has changed the status of 1st Lt. Adam G.
Mooney, 28, of Cambridge, Md., from duty
status whereabouts unknown to a
non-hostile casualty. Mooney was listed as
duty status unknown on Jan. 25 in Mosul,
Iraq, when his helicopter went down in the
Tigris River during a search for a missing
soldier. On Feb. 14, his remains were
recovered. Mooney was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 10th Aviation (Fort Drum),
however, in support of mission requirements, he
was attached to 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry,
10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Spc. Eric U. Ramirez, 31, of San Diego, Calif.
died Feb. 12 in Abu Gireb, Iraq, when he was
attacked by small arms fire, a rocket propelled
grenade and an improvised explosive device.
Ramirez was assigned to the 670th Military
Police Company, Army National Guard,
National City, Calif.
Pvt. Bryan N. Spry, 19, of Chestertown, Md.,
died Feb. 13 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his vehicle
rolled into a water-filled ditch. Spry was
assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 504th
Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg,
N.C.
February 17, 2004
The Department of Defense announced today the
death of a soldier who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom.
Pfc. Nichole M. Frye, 19, of Lena, Wis., died
Feb. 16 in Baqubah, Iraq, when an improvised
explosive device struck her convoy. Frye was
assigned to Company A, 415th Civil Affairs
Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, Kalamazoo,
Mich.
February 17, 2004
Spc. Michael M. Merila, 23, of Sierra Vista,
Ariz., died Feb. 16 in Talifar, Iraq, when his
convoy was hit by an improvised explosive
device. Merila was assigned to the
Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st
Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, Fort
Lewis, Wash.
February 20, 2004
The Department of Defense announced today the
Feb. 19 death in Khalidiyah, Iraq, of two
soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi
Freedom. They died of injuries sustained from
small arms fire and an improvised explosive
device attack. Killed were:
2nd Lt. Jeffrey C. Graham, 24, of
Elizabethtown, Ky.
Spc. Roger G. Ling, 20, of Douglaston, N.Y.
Both soldiers were assigned to Company C, 1st
Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade
Combat Team, Fort Riley, Kan.
February 23, 2004
The Department of Defense announced today the
death of a soldier who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. 1st Class Henry A. Bacon, 45, of
Wagram, N.C., died Feb. 20 in Ad Dujayl, Iraq,
when he was struck by a recovery vehicle while
he was assisting a disabled vehicle. Bacon was
assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters
Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Armored Cavalry
Regiment, 4th Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
February 27, 2004
The Department of Defense announced today the
death of two soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi
Freedom. They died on Feb. 25 in Habbinayah,
Iraq, when the OH-58 helicopter in which they
were flying crashed. Both soldiers were
assigned to the 4th Squadron, Outlaw Troop,
3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort
Carson, Colo. Killed were:
Chief Warrant Officer Stephen M. Wells,
29, of Massachusetts.
Chief Warrant Officer Matthew C.
Laskowski, 32, of Phoenix, Ariz.