May 2004
Number of seriously wounded is 4500
Staff Sgt. William D. Chaney, 59, of
Schaumburg, Ill., died May 18, in Landstuhl,
Germany due to a non-combat related injury.
Initial reports indicate that Chaney was medically
evacuated from Iraq to Germany for surgery due
to a sudden medical condition. He died from
complications after surgery. Chaney was
assigned to the Army National Guard,
Company B, 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation
Regiment, Chicago, Ill.
May 21, 2004
Pfc. Michael M. Carey, 20, of Prince George,
Va., died May 18 in Iraq. He apparently fell
into a canal and did not resurface. His remains
were recovered on May 18. He was assigned
to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Spc. Michael C. Campbell, 34, of Marshfield,
Mo., died May 19, in Samarra, Iraq, when his
convoy hit an improvised explosive device.
Campbell was assigned to Headquarters,
Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 4th
Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division,
Schweinfurt, Germany.
Pfc. Leslie D. Jackson, 18, of Richmond, Va.,
died May 20, in Baghdad, Iraq, when her
military vehicle hit an improvised explosive
device as it was returning to Camp Eagle.
Jackson was assigned to A Company, 115th
Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry
Division, Ft. Hood, Texas.
Sergeant First Class Troy L. Miranda, 44, of
DeQueen, Ark, died May 20, on Hipha Street
in Baghdad, Iraq, when a grenade was thrown
near his foot patrol. Miranda was assigned to
C Company, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry
Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat Team,
Arkansas Army National Guard, assigned to the
1st Cavalry Division.
May 22, 2004
Cpl. Rudy Salas, 20, of Baldwin Park, Calif.,
died May 20, due a non-combat related
vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
He was assigned to 1st Light Armored
Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton, Calif
May 23, 2004
Staff Sgt. Jeremy R. Horton, 24, of Carneys
Point, Penn., died May 21, 2004 in near Al
Iskandariyah, Iraq when an improvised
explosive device exploded. Horton was
assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 6th
Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division,
Baumholder, Germany.
Lance Cpl. Andrew J. Zabierek, 25, of
Chelmsford, Mass., died May 21 due to hostile
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd
Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. His unit was
attached to I MEF in Iraq.
Staff Sgt. Jorge A. MolinaBautista, 37, of
Rialto, Calif., died May 23 as a result of hostile
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaisance
Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif
Spc. Jeremy L. Ridlen, 23, of Maroa, Ill., died
May 23 in East Fallujah, Iraq, from small arms
fire after a dump truck on the side of the road
was detonated while his military convoy passed
by. Ridlen was assigned to the Army National
Guard’s 1544 Transportation Company, Paris, Ill.
Spc. Beau R. Beaulieu, 20, of Lisbon, Maine,
died May 24 in Taji, Iraq, during a mortar
attack on Camp Cooke. Beaulieu was assigned
to the 27th Main Support Battalion, 1st
Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Pfc. Owen D. Witt, 20, of Sand Springs, Mont.,
died May 24 in Ad Dawr, Iraq, when his
armored high-mobility-multipurpose-wheeled
vehicle rolled over. Witt was assigned to the
1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry
Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
The Department of Defense announced today the
death of two soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi
Freedom. They died May 25 in Forward
Operating Base Kalsu (Iskandariyah, Iraq,)
when their unit came under mortar attack.
Both soldiers were assigned to the Army
National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 86th Field
Artillery, from Williston, Vt. Killed were:
Spc. Alan N. Bean Jr., 22, of Bridport, Vt.
Sgt. Kevin F. Sheehan, 36, of Milton, Vt.
The Department of Defense announced today the
death of two soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi
Freedom. They died May 25 in Fallujah, Iraq,
when an improvised explosive device hit their
patrol. Both soldiers were assigned to the 3rd
Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, 10th
Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort
Drum, N.Y. Killed were:
Pfc. Richard H. Rosas, 21, of Saint Louis,
Mich.
Pfc. James P. Lambert, 23, of New Orleans,
La.
Pfc. Daniel P. Unger, 19, of Exeter, Calif., died
May 25 in Forward Operating Base Kalsu
(Iskandariyah, Iraq) during a rocket attack.
Unger was assigned to the Army National
Guard’s 1st Battalion, 185th Armor, 81st
Separate Armor Brigade, Visalia, Calif.
death of two Marines who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Lance Cpl. Kyle W. Codner, 19, of Wood River,
Neb.
Cpl. Matthew C. Henderson, 25, of Lincoln, Neb.
Both Marines died May 26, due to hostile action in
Al Anbar Province, Iraq. They were assigned to
1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
May 27, 2004
Release Number: 04-05-43C
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THREE MARINES KILLED
CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq -- Three Marines
assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
were killed in action today in the Al Anbar Province
while conducting security and stability operations.
The names of the deceased are being withheld
pending next-of-kin notification.
May 31, 2004
Lance Cpl. Benjamin R. Gonzalez, 23, of Los
Angeles, Calif., died May 29 due to hostile action
in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to
2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Spc. Michael J. Wiesemann, 20, of North
Judson, Ind., died May 29, at Forward Operating
Base Q-West (Quyarrah Air Base, Iraq) of non-
combat related injuries. Wiesemann was assigned
to the Army's 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry
Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
June 01, 2004
Pfc. Cody S. Calavan, 19, of Lake Stevens,
Wash., died May 29 due to hostile action in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Rafael Reynosasuarez, 28, of Santa
Ana, Calif., died May 29 from hostile fire in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Cpl. Dominique J. Nicolas, 25, of Maricopa,
Ariz., died May 26 from hostile fire in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Combat
Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I
Pfc. Nicholaus E. Zimmer, 20, of Columbus,
Ohio, died May 30 in Kufa, Iraq, when his vehicle
came under attack by rocket-propelled grenades.
Zimmer was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 37th
Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division,
Friedburg, Germany.
Sgt. Aaron C. Elandt, 23, of Lowell, Mich., died
May 30 in Al Musayyib, Iraq, when his vehicle hit
an improvised explosive device. Elandt was
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry
Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder,
Germany.
Pvt. Bradli N. Coleman, 19, of Ford City, Pa.,
died May 30 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries
sustained on May 29 in Mosul, Iraq, when
mortar rounds hit his living quarters. Coleman
was assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry
Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Spc. Charles E. Odums II, 22, of Sandusky, Ohio
died May 30 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his military
convoy hit an improvised explosive device.
Odums was assigned to Headquarters,
Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th
Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Ft.
Hood, Texas.
1st Lt. Kenneth Michael Ballard, 26, of
Mountain View, Calif., died May 30 in Najaf, Iraq,
during a firefight with insurgents. 1st Lt. Ballard
was assigned to the Army’s 2nd Battalion, 37th
Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, from
Friedburg, Germany.
Lance Cpl. Dustin L. Sides, 22, of Yakima,
Wash., died May 31 from hostile fire in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 9th
Communications Battalion, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Capt. Robert C. Scheetz Jr., 31, of Dothan, Ala.,
died May 30 in Musayyib, Iraq, when his vehicle
hit an improvised explosive device. Scheetz was
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry
Regiment, Baumholder, Germany.
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