| Operation Iraqi Freedom |
March 29, 2003
The remains of the first British Royal Marines killed in combat and accidents were returned to their native land
today.
March 30, 2003
The Department of Defense announced today the identity of an Army soldier listed as Duty Status
Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) after his convoy was ambushed March 23 in Iraq. Sgt. Edward J.
Anguiano, 24, is assigned to the 3rd Combat Support Battalion out of Fort Stewart, Ga. Anguiano is from
Brownsville, Texas
March 31, 2003
The past weekend was a very busy one for all of our troops and the British Royal Marines serving in the
Persian Gulf and Iraq.
There was fierce fighting in and around Basra involving the British. Our troops were kept very busy in the
Nasiriyah region of southern Iraq. The DoD has released the names of the Army and Marines who were killed
along with a Marine Major who was killed March 28 by a vehicle which injured five others.
Released names of Marines, March 30, 2003
The Department of Defense announced today the identification of the following Marines who have been killed
in action on March 27. They are:
Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Menusa, 33, of San Jose, Calif. He was assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion,
1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Jesus A. Suarez Del Solar, 20, of Escondido, Calif. He was assigned to the 1st Light Armored
Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
The Department of Defense announced today it has changed the status of the following Marine casualties from
missing in action to killed in action. They are:
Lance Cpl. Thomas A. Blair, 24, of Wagoner, Okla. He was assigned to the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense
Battalion, Marine Air Control Group-28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Cherry Point, N.C. His unit was
engaged in operations on March 24 on the outskirts of An Nasiriyah in Iraq. His remains were recovered on
March 28.
Lance Cpl. Michael J. Williams, 31, of Yuma, Ariz. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C. His unit was engaged in operations on
March 23 on the outskirts of An Nasiriyah in Iraq. His remains were recovered on March 28.
The Department of Defense also announced today the identities of four Marines whose status has been listed as
missing in action. They are:
Staff Sgt. Donald C. May, Jr., 31, of Richmond, Va. Lance Cpl. Patrick T. ODay, 20, of Sonoma, Calif. Pfc.
Francisco A. MartinezFlores, 21, of Los Angeles, Calif.
These three Marines are assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground
Combat Center, Twenty-nine Palms, Calif. They were last seen while conducting convoy operations in the
vicinity of the Euphrates River on March 25. A search and rescue effort is continuing.
Sgt. Fernando Padilla-Ramirez, 26, of Yuma, Ariz. He was assigned to Marine Wing Support
Squadron-371, Marine Wing Support Group-37, Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz. He was last seen
conducting convoy operations in the vicinity of Al Nasiriyah on 28 March. A search and rescue effort is
continuing.
The Department of Defense also announced today that Lance Cpl. William W. White, 24, of Brooklyn, N.Y.,
was killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident on March 29 in Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd Amphibious
Assault Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif. The accident is under investigation.
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The DoD released the names of the soldiers who were killed in the car bombing.
The Department of Defense announced today the identification of the following four soldiers who were involved
in a March 29th car-bomb incident and were killed in action. They are:
Pfc. Michael Russell Creighton Weldon, 20, of Palm Bay, Fla.. He was assigned to the 2-7th Infantry, 3rd
Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Spc. Michael Edward Curtin, 23, of South Plains, N.J. He was assigned to the 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry
Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Pfc. Diego Fernando Rincon, 19, of Conyers, Ga. He was assigned to the 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry
Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Sgt. Eugene Williams, 24, of Highland, N.Y. He was assigned to the 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division,
Fort Stewart, Ga.
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Non hostile incident.
The Department of Defense announced today the identity of an Army soldier killed when a Bradley Fighting
Vehicle rolled off a cliff in a non-hostile accident Friday in Iraq.
Sgt. Roderic A. Solomon , 32, from Fayetteville, N.C., was assigned to the 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry
Division, out of Fort Stewart, Ga.
The Department of Defense announced today that Marine Major Kevin G. Nave, 36, of Union Lake, Mich.,
was killed March 26 in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Iraq. Major Nave was assigned to the 3rd Battalion,
5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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April 01, 2003
Marines killed in action:
Staff Sgt. James W. Cawley, 41, of Roy, Utah, was killed on March 29 during a firefight with enemy forces.
He was assigned to F Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, in Salt Lake City,
Utah.
Sgt. Michael V. Lalush, 23, of Troutville, Va., was killed on March 30 in a UH-1N Huey helicopter crash in
Southern Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)-169, Marine Air
Craft Group-39, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif.
The Department of Defense also announced today it has changed the status of the following Marine
casualties from missing in action to killed in action. They are:
Staff Sgt. Donald C. May, Jr., 31, of Richmond, Va.
Lance Cpl. Patrick T. O'Day, 20, of Sonoma, Calif.
Pfc. Francisco A. MartinezFlores, 21, of Los Angeles, Calif.
These Marines were assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground
Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. They were killed while their unit was conducting convoy operations
in the vicinity of the Euphrates River on March 25. Their remains were recovered on March 28.
The Department of Defense announced today the identity of an Army soldier listed as Duty Status
Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) after his convoy was ambushed March 23 in Iraq. Sgt. George Edward
Buggs, 31, is assigned to the 3rd Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga. Buggs is
from Barnwell, S.C.
The remains of the first British Royal Marines killed in combat and accidents were returned to their native land
today.
March 30, 2003
The Department of Defense announced today the identity of an Army soldier listed as Duty Status
Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) after his convoy was ambushed March 23 in Iraq. Sgt. Edward J.
Anguiano, 24, is assigned to the 3rd Combat Support Battalion out of Fort Stewart, Ga. Anguiano is from
Brownsville, Texas
March 31, 2003
The past weekend was a very busy one for all of our troops and the British Royal Marines serving in the
Persian Gulf and Iraq.
There was fierce fighting in and around Basra involving the British. Our troops were kept very busy in the
Nasiriyah region of southern Iraq. The DoD has released the names of the Army and Marines who were killed
along with a Marine Major who was killed March 28 by a vehicle which injured five others.
Released names of Marines, March 30, 2003
The Department of Defense announced today the identification of the following Marines who have been killed
in action on March 27. They are:
Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Menusa, 33, of San Jose, Calif. He was assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion,
1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Jesus A. Suarez Del Solar, 20, of Escondido, Calif. He was assigned to the 1st Light Armored
Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
The Department of Defense announced today it has changed the status of the following Marine casualties from
missing in action to killed in action. They are:
Lance Cpl. Thomas A. Blair, 24, of Wagoner, Okla. He was assigned to the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense
Battalion, Marine Air Control Group-28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Cherry Point, N.C. His unit was
engaged in operations on March 24 on the outskirts of An Nasiriyah in Iraq. His remains were recovered on
March 28.
Lance Cpl. Michael J. Williams, 31, of Yuma, Ariz. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C. His unit was engaged in operations on
March 23 on the outskirts of An Nasiriyah in Iraq. His remains were recovered on March 28.
The Department of Defense also announced today the identities of four Marines whose status has been listed as
missing in action. They are:
Staff Sgt. Donald C. May, Jr., 31, of Richmond, Va. Lance Cpl. Patrick T. ODay, 20, of Sonoma, Calif. Pfc.
Francisco A. MartinezFlores, 21, of Los Angeles, Calif.
These three Marines are assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground
Combat Center, Twenty-nine Palms, Calif. They were last seen while conducting convoy operations in the
vicinity of the Euphrates River on March 25. A search and rescue effort is continuing.
Sgt. Fernando Padilla-Ramirez, 26, of Yuma, Ariz. He was assigned to Marine Wing Support
Squadron-371, Marine Wing Support Group-37, Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz. He was last seen
conducting convoy operations in the vicinity of Al Nasiriyah on 28 March. A search and rescue effort is
continuing.
The Department of Defense also announced today that Lance Cpl. William W. White, 24, of Brooklyn, N.Y.,
was killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident on March 29 in Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd Amphibious
Assault Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif. The accident is under investigation.
==================================================================
The DoD released the names of the soldiers who were killed in the car bombing.
The Department of Defense announced today the identification of the following four soldiers who were involved
in a March 29th car-bomb incident and were killed in action. They are:
Pfc. Michael Russell Creighton Weldon, 20, of Palm Bay, Fla.. He was assigned to the 2-7th Infantry, 3rd
Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Spc. Michael Edward Curtin, 23, of South Plains, N.J. He was assigned to the 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry
Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Pfc. Diego Fernando Rincon, 19, of Conyers, Ga. He was assigned to the 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry
Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Sgt. Eugene Williams, 24, of Highland, N.Y. He was assigned to the 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division,
Fort Stewart, Ga.
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Non hostile incident.
The Department of Defense announced today the identity of an Army soldier killed when a Bradley Fighting
Vehicle rolled off a cliff in a non-hostile accident Friday in Iraq.
Sgt. Roderic A. Solomon , 32, from Fayetteville, N.C., was assigned to the 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry
Division, out of Fort Stewart, Ga.
The Department of Defense announced today that Marine Major Kevin G. Nave, 36, of Union Lake, Mich.,
was killed March 26 in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Iraq. Major Nave was assigned to the 3rd Battalion,
5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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April 01, 2003
Marines killed in action:
Staff Sgt. James W. Cawley, 41, of Roy, Utah, was killed on March 29 during a firefight with enemy forces.
He was assigned to F Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, in Salt Lake City,
Utah.
Sgt. Michael V. Lalush, 23, of Troutville, Va., was killed on March 30 in a UH-1N Huey helicopter crash in
Southern Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)-169, Marine Air
Craft Group-39, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif.
The Department of Defense also announced today it has changed the status of the following Marine
casualties from missing in action to killed in action. They are:
Staff Sgt. Donald C. May, Jr., 31, of Richmond, Va.
Lance Cpl. Patrick T. O'Day, 20, of Sonoma, Calif.
Pfc. Francisco A. MartinezFlores, 21, of Los Angeles, Calif.
These Marines were assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground
Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. They were killed while their unit was conducting convoy operations
in the vicinity of the Euphrates River on March 25. Their remains were recovered on March 28.
The Department of Defense announced today the identity of an Army soldier listed as Duty Status
Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) after his convoy was ambushed March 23 in Iraq. Sgt. George Edward
Buggs, 31, is assigned to the 3rd Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga. Buggs is
from Barnwell, S.C.
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