Casualties in July 2004
Number of injured has risen to above 5200
died July 1 due to injuries received from enemy
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.
Sgt. Christopher A. Wagener, 24, of Fairview
Heights, Ill., died July 1, in Mosul, Iraq, when his
convoy vehicle hit a land mine. Wagener was
assigned to the Army’s 10th Aviation Brigade,
10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort
Drum, N.Y.
Lance Cpl. Timothy R. Creager, 21, of
Millington, Tenn., died July 1 due to hostile
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance
Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Lance Cpl. James B. Huston Jr., 22, of
Umatilla, Ore., died July 2 in a vehicle accident
while his unit was responding to hostile action in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
2nd Lt. Brian D. Smith, 30, of McKinney,
Texas, died July 2 in Habbaniyah, Iraq when he
was shot while conducting combat operations.
Smith was assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion,
34th Armor, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry
Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
July 05 2004
Lance Cpl. Michael S. Torres, 21, of El Paso,
Texas.
Lance Cpl. John J. Vangyzen IV, 21, of Bristol,
Mass.
Both Marines died July 5 as a result of enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. They were
assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Death Announced on July 07, 2004
Staff Sgt. Stephen G. Martin, 39, of
Rhinelander, Wis., died July 1 at Walter Reed
Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.,
from injuries sustained in Mosul, Iraq, on June
24 when a car bomb exploded near his guard
post. Martin was assigned to the Army
Reserve's 330th Military Police Detachment,
Sheboygan, Wis.
Cpl. Dallas L. Kerns, 21, of Mountain Grove,
Mo., died July 5 as a result of enemy action in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd
Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force at
Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Justin T. Hunt, 22, of Riverside,
Calif., died July 6 as result of enemy action in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd
Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd
Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Cpl. Jeffrey D. Lawrence, 22, of Tucson, Ariz.,
died July 6 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Light
Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd
Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Sgt. Michael C. Barkey, 22, of Canal Fulton,
Ohio, died July 7 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when a
tire on his military vehicle blew out, the driver lost
control and the vehicle turned over. Barkey was
assigned to the Army National Guard's 1484th
Transportation Company, Akron, Ohio.
Pfc. Samuel R. Bowen, 38, of Cleveland, Ohio,
died July 7 in Samarra, Iraq, when a rocket-
propelled grenade exploded near his vehicle.
Bowen was assigned to the Army National
Guard's 216th Engineer Battalion, Akron, Ohio.
Two Marines died July 6 as result of enemy action
in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. They were assigned
to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance
Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Lance Cpl Scott E Dougherty, 20, of
Brandenton Fla.
Pfc Rodricka A Youmans, 22, of Allendale S.C.
Spc. Shawn M. Davies, 22, of Aliquippa, Pa.,
died July 8 in Baghdad, Iraq, of a non-combat
related illness. Davies was assigned to the 4th
Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery, 1st Cavalry
Division Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.
Spc. Jeremiah W. Schmunk, 21, of Richland,
Wash., died July 8 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his
vehicle came under attack by rocket propelled
grenade and small arms fire. Schmunk was
assigned to the Company C, 1st Battalion, 161st
Infantry Regiment, 1st Calvalry, Washington
National Guard, Moses Lake, Wash.
Staff Sgt. Dustin W. Peters, 25, of El Dorado,
Kan., died July 11 as result of enemy action near
the Forward Operating Base Summerall in Iraq.
He was assigned to the 314th Logistics
Readiness Squadron, Little Rock Air Force
Base, Ark.
Four Marines died July 10 due a non-combat
related vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. They were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st
Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Cpl. Terry Holmes, 22, of Hollywood, Fla.
Sgt. Krisna Nachampassak, 27, of Burke, Va.
Pfc. Christopher J. Reed, 20, of Craigmont,
Idaho.
Staff Sgt. Trevor Spink, 36, of Farmington, Mo.
Five Soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom
died July 8 in Baghdad, Iraq. All were in the
Iraqi National Guard Headquarters when it came
under a mortar attack. Each of the soldiers was
assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry
Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt,
Germany. Killed were:
Sgt. Robert E. Colvill, Jr., 31, of Anderson, Ind.
Spc. William R. Emanuel, IV, 19, of Stockton,
Calif.
Spc. Joseph M. Garmback, Jr., 24, of
Cleveland, Ohio
Spc. Sonny G. Sampler, 23, of Oklahoma City,
Okla.
Pfc. Collier E. Barcus, 21, of McHenry, Ill.
Two soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom
died July 11 in Samarra, Iraq, when an
improvised explosive device detonated near
their convoy vehicle. Both soldiers were assigned
to the 267th Ordnance Company, Nebraska
National Guard, Lincoln, Neb. Killed were:
Sgt. 1st Class Linda Ann Tarango-Griess, 33,
of Sutton, Neb.
Sgt. Jeremy J. Fischer, 26, of Lincoln, Neb
Pfc. Torry D. Harris, 21, of Chicago, Ill., died
July 13 in Tikrit, Iraq, of non-combat related
injuries. Harris was assigned to the 12th
Chemical Company, Kitzingen, Germany.
Two soldiers died July 11 near Al Hillah, Iraq,
when the vehicle they were riding in was involved
in a head-on collision with another vehicle. Both
soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 94th
Field Artillery Brigade, Baumholder, Germany.
Killed were:
Sgt. James G. West, 34, of Watertown, N.Y.
Spc. Dana N. Wilson, 26, of Fountain, Colo.
Fla., died July 15 in Washington, D.C., from injuries
sustained on May 20 in Mosul, Iraq, when his
vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive
device. Mardis was assigned to the Army’s 3rd
Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, from Fort
Campbell, Ky.
Ttwo Soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom
died July 14 in Talafar, Iraq, when their vehicle
rolled over as the driver tried to avoid another
vehicle. The two Soldiers were assigned to the Army’
s 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd
Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis,
Wash. Killed were:
Cpl. Demetrius L. Rice, 24, of Ortonville, Minn.
Pfc. Jesse J. Martinez, 20, of Tracy, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Bryan P. Kelly, 21, of Klamath, Ore.,
died July 16 due to injuries received from enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Sgt. 1st Class David A. Hartman, 41, of Akron,
Mich., died July 17 in Bayji, Iraq, when the vehicle
he was driving was hit by an improvised explosive
device. Hartman was assigned to the Army
Reserve’s 401st Transportation Company from
Battle Creek, Mich.
Spc. Craig S. Frank, 24, of Lincoln Park, Mich.,
died July 17 near Baghdad, Iraq, when his convoy
vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Frank
was assigned to the Army National Guard’s
1775th Military Police Company from Pontiac,
Mich.
Cpl. Todd J. Godwin, 21, of Muskingum County,
Ohio, died July 20 due to injuries received from
enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd
Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
The Department of Defense announced today the
death of two soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi
Freedom. They died July 19 in in Scandaria, Iraq,
when multiple mortars rounds hit their forward
operating base. The soldiers were assigned to the
1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry, 1st Brigade, 10th
Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.
Y. Killed were:
Pfc. Charles C. Persing, 20, of Albany, La.
Sgt. Dale T. Lloyd, 22, of Watsontown, Pa.
Staff Sgt. Michael J. Clark, 29, of Leesburg Lake,
Fla., died July 20 due to enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Combat
Service Support Battalion 1, Combat Service
Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support
Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Mark E. Engel, 21, of Grand Junction,
Calif., died July 21 at Brook Army Medical
Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of wounds he
received as result of enemy action on July 6 in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd
Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd
Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
There are many burn victims at the Brook Army Medical
Center. If you would like to write to any one of them and
especially a veteran of the War on Terror and Operation Iraqi
Freedom you can send mail to
Any Afghanistan - Iraq Veteran
Brooke Army Medical Center
Burn Center
3851 Roger Brooke Drive
Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234
There was a report about some of the burn victims on CNN's
Live From (tm) the other day. They are some of the bravest,
most humble persons I have ever seen. They would go back
tomorrow to be with their fellow soldiers, if they could. Show
them they are not forgotten and you care. Write them soon.
Spc. Danny B. Daniels, II, 23, of Varney, W.V.,
died July 20, in Baghdad, Iraq, when his patrol
vehicle came under attack by small arms fire and
hit an improvised explosive device. Daniels was
assigned to the Army’s 630th Military Police
Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 89th
Military Police Brigade, Bamberg, Germany.
Pfc. Nicholas H. Blodgett, 21, of Wyoming, Mich.,
died July 21, in Abdalluyah, Iraq, when his patrol
vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Blodgett
was assigned to the Army’s 1st Squadron, 4th
Cavalry Regiment, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Pvt. 1st Class Torey J. Dantzler, 22, of Columbia,
La., died July 22, in Samarra, Iraq, when an
improvised explosive device detonated on the side of
the road near his convoy vehicle. Dantzler was
assigned to the Army's 66th Transportation
Company from Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Sgt. Tatjana Reed, 34, of Fort Campbell, K.Y.,
died July 22 in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised e
xplosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle.
Reed was assigned to the 66th Transportation
Company from Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Spc. Nicholas J. Zangara, 21, of Philadelphia, Pa.,
died July 24 in Tikrit, Iraq, when an improvised
explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle.
Zangara was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field
Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division from
Schweinfurt, Germany.
Lance Cpl. Vincent M. Sullivan, 23, of Chatham,
N.J., died July 23 due to injuries received from
enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment,
2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Sgt. DeForest L. Talbert, 22, of Charleston, W.
Va., died July 27 in Baladruc, Iraq, when an
improvised explosive device detonated near his
vehicle. Talbert was assigned to the Army National
Guard’s 1st Battalion, 150th Armor Regiment
from Beckley, W.Va.
Lt. Col. David S. Greene, 39, of Raleigh, N.C.,
died July 28 due to enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. He was a reservist assigned to
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775,
Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3D Marine Air Wing,
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.
Pfc. Ken W. Leisten, 20, of Cornelius, Ore., died
July 28, in Taji, Iraq, when his vehicle struck an
improvised explosive device. Leisten was assigned
to the Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion,
162nd Infantry, Corvallis, Ore.
Spc. Joseph F. Herndon, II, 21, of Derby, Kan.,
died July 29, in Hawijah, Iraq, when he was shot
while on guard duty. Herndon was assigned to the
Army’s 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th
Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks,
Hawaii.
Gunnery Sgt. Shawn A. Lane, 33, of Corning, N.
Y., died July 28 due to enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Headquarters
Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.