Killed in Action 1013
Total Coalition Casualties 1481
36, of Falls Church, Va., died Dec. 1 at the
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center,
Germany, from injuries received Nov. 25,
as result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd
Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Cpl Zachary A. Kolda, 23, of Corpus Christi,
Texas, died Dec. 1 as result of enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was
assigned to the Marine Forces Reserves’
1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th
Marine Division, Houston, Texas.
Cpl. Bryan S. Wilson, 22, of Otterbein, Ind.,
died Dec. 1 as result of a non-hostile
vehicle incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th
Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Pfc. George D. Harrison, 22, of Knoxville,
Tenn., died December 2 in Mosul, Iraq,
when his HMMWV was attacked by enemy
forces using small arms fire. Harrison was
assigned to the 293rd Military Police
Company, 3rd Military Police Battalion
(Provisional), 3rd Infantry Division, Fort
Stewart, Ga.
The Department of Defense announced the
death of two Marines who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Cpl. Binh N. Le, 20, of Alexandria, VaCpl.
Matthew A. Wyatt, 21, of Millstadt, Ill.
Both Marines died Dec. 3 from injuries
received as result of enemy action in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq. They were assigned
to 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment,
2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Spc. David P. Mahlenbrock, 20, of Maple
Shade, N.J., died Dec. 3 in Kirkuk, Iraq,
when he was clearing a route and an
improvised explosive device
detonated. Mahlenbrock was assigned to
the 65th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry
Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
The Department of Defense announced the
death of two soldiers supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. They died Dec. 4 in Mosul,
Iraq, when their Stryker military vehicle
received enemy fire during convoy
operations. Both were assigned to the 3rd
Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st
Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker
Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis,
Washington.
Staff Sgt. Salamo J. Tuialuuluu, 23, of
Pago Pago, American Samoa.
Sgt. David A. Mitts, 24, of Hammond, Ore.
Staff Sgt. Henry E. Irizarry, 38, of Bronx,
New York, died Dec. 3 in Taji, Iraq, when his
unit was on patrol and an improvised
explosive device detonated near his
HMMWV. Irizarry was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, New
York, N.Y.
Sgt. Michael L. Boatright, 24, of
Whitesboro, Texas died Dec. 4 in Baghdad,
Iraq, when he was struck by an improvised
explosive device. Boatright was assigned
to the 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st
Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Sgt. Cari A. Gasiewicz, 28, of Depew, N.Y.,
died Dec. 4 in Baqubah, Iraq, when two
improvised explosive devices detonated
near her convoy. Gasiewicz was assigned to
the 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion,
513th Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort
Gordon, Ga.
Cpl. Joseph O. Behnke, 45, of Brooklyn,
New York, died Dec. 4 in Baghdad, Iraq,
when he was in a vehicle accident. Behnke
was assigned to the Army National Guard's
1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery
Regiment, Brooklyn, New York.
Pfc. Andrew M. Ward, 25, of Kirkland,
Wash., died Dec. 5 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq,
when his unit was attacked by enemy forces
using small arms fire. Ward was assigned
to the 44th Engineer Battalion, 2nd
Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea.
Cpl. In C. Kim, 23, of Warren, Mich., died
Dec. 7 as result of a non-hostile vehicle
incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He
was assigned to 9th Communications
Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Sgt. 1st Class Todd C. Gibbs, 37, of
Angelina, Texas, died Dec. 7 in Khalidiyah,
Iraq, when an improvised explosive
device detonated while his unit was on a
dismounted patrol. Gibbs was assigned to
1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2d
Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea.
Capt. Mark N. Stubenhofer, 30, of
Springfield, Va., died Dec. 7 in Baghdad,
Iraq, when his unit was conducting
dismounted operations and was attacked by
small arms fire. Stubenhofer was assigned
to the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry
Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Fort
Riley, Kan.
Sgt. Arthur C. Williams, IV, 31, of
Edgewater, Fla., died Dec. 8 in Ar Ramadi,
Iraq, when his unit was conducting a
dismounted patrol and was attacked by small
arms fire. Williams was assigned to the
44th Engineer Battalion, 2d Infantry
Division, Camp Howze, Korea.
Cpl. Kyle J. Renehan, 21, of Oxford, Pa.,
died Dec. 9 in Kaiserslautern, Germany,
from injuries received on Nov. 29 as
result of enemy action in Babil Province,
Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Air
Control Squadron 2, Marine Air Control
Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing,
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.
Pfc. Christopher S. Adlesperger, 20, of
Albuquerque, N.M. died Dec. 9 as result of
enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Adlesperger was assigned to 3rd Battalion,
5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.
The Department of Defense announced the
death of two soldiers supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. They died December 9 in
Mosul, Iraq after being involved in an
Apache helicopter accident. Both were
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 151st
Aviation Regiment, South Carolina
National Guard, Columbia, S.C.
Killed were:
1st Lt. Andrew C. Shields, 25, of
Campobello, S.C.
Chief Warrant Officer Patrick D. Leach,
39, of Rock Hill, S.C.
For further information related to this
release, contact Army Public Affairs at (703)
692-2000.
Spc. Robert W. Hoyt, 21, of Ashford, Conn.,
died Dec. 11 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an
improvised explosive device detonated
near his HMMWV while conducting convoy
operations. Hoyt was assigned to the Army
National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 102nd
Infantry Regiment, Bristol, Conn.
The Department of Defense announced the
death of two soldiers supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. They died Dec. 5 in
Habbaniyah, Iraq, when an improvised
explosive device detonated near their
HMMWV. Both were assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd
Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea.
Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Marvin L. Trost III, 28, of
Goshen, Ind.
Spc. Edwin W. Roodhouse, 36, of San
Jose, Calif.
The Department of Defense announced the
death of three Marines who were
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Cpl. Jason S. Clairday, 21, of Camp, Ark.
Cpl. Ian W. Stewart, 21, of Lake Hughes,
Calif.
Lance Cpl. Richard D. Warner, 22, of
Waukesha, Wis.
Clairday and Stewart died Dec. 12 as
result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. Warner died Dec 13 from
wounds received as a result of enemyaction
in Babil Province, Iraq. Clairday and
Stewart were assigned to 3rd Battalion,
5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Warner was assigned to the Marine Corps
Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine
Regiment, 4th Marine Division,
headquartered in Chicago, Ill.
News media with questions about Clairday
and Stewart can contact the Marine Corps
Base Camp Pendleton Public Affairs Office at
(760) 725-5044. News media with questions
about Warner can contact the
Inspector/Instructor Staff, Milwaukee, Wis., at
(414) 481-3860.
Sgt. Jeffrey L. Kirk, 24, of Baton Rouge,
La., died Dec. 12 as result of enemy action
in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Pfc. Brent T. Vroman, 21, of Oshkosh, Wis.,
died Dec. 13 from wounds received as a
result of enemy action in Babil Province,
Iraq. He was assigned to the Marine Corps
Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine
Regiment, 4th Marine Division,
headquartered in Chicago, Ill.
Lance Cpl. Jeffery S. Blanton, 23, of
Fayetteville, Ga., died Dec. 12 as a result of
enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd
Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III
Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine
Corps Base Hawaii.
Lance Cpl. Joshua W. Dickinson, 25, of
New Port Richey, Fla., died Dec. 12 as
result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd
Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
Sgt. Tina S. Time, 22, from Tucson, Ariz.,
died Dec. 13 near Cedar, Iraq, when she
was involved in a vehicle accident. Time
was assigned to the Army Reserve's 208th
Transportation Company, Tucson, Ariz.
Cpl. Michael D. Anderson, 21, of Modesto,
Calif., died Dec. 14 as result of enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Spc. Victor A. Martinez, 21, from Bronx, N.
Y., died Dec. 14 south of Baghdad, Iraq,
from a gunshot wound. Martinez was
assigned to the 364th Supply Company,
264th Corps Support Battalion, 1st Corps
Support Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Antonio, Texas, died Dec. 16 as a result of
enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd
Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division,
III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine
Corps Base Hawaii.
The Department of Defense announced the
death of two soldiers supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Dec.
19 in Shuaybah, Kuwait, when a vehicle
struck them. Both soldiers were assigned
to the 180th Transportation Battalion,
13th Corps Support Command, Fort
Hood, Texas.
Staff Sgt. Donald B. Farmer, 33, of Zion, Ill.
Sgt. Berry K. Meza, 23, of League City,
Texas
Lance Cpl. Neil D. Petsche, 21, of Lena,
Ill., died Dec. 21 due to injuries received in
a non-hostile vehicle incident in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq. Petsche was
assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air
Ground Combat Center, Twentynine
Palms, Calif.
The Department of Defense announced the
death of thirteen soldiers supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Dec.
21 in Mosul, Iraq, when their dining
facility was attacked. Killed were:
Capt. William W. Jacobsen Jr., 31, of
Charlotte, N.C. Jacobsen was assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division
(Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort
Lewis, Wash.
Sgt. Maj. Robert D. O'Dell, 38, of
Manassas, Va. O'Dell was assigned to the
United States Army Intelligence &
Security Command, Fort Belvoir, Va.
Sgt. 1st Class Paul D. Karpowich, 30, of
Bridgeport, Pa. Karpowich was assigned to
the Army Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 390th
Infantry Regiment, Webster, N.Y.
Staff Sgt. Julian S. Melo, 47, of Brooklyn,
N.Y. Melo was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st
Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker
Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Staff Sgt. Darren D. VanKomen, 33, of
Bluefield, W.Va. VanKomen was assigned to
the 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry
Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry
Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team),
Fort Lewis, Wash.
Staff Sgt. Robert S. Johnson, 23, of
Castro Valley, Calif. Johnson was assigned
to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry
Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry
Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team),
Fort Lewis, Wash.
Sgt. Lynn R. Poulin Sr., 47, of Freedom,
Maine. Poulin was assigned to the Army
National Guard's 133rd Engineer
Battalion, Belfast, Maine.
Spc. Jonathan Castro, 21, of Corona,
Calif. Castro was assigned to the 73rd
Engineer Company, 1st Brigade, 25th
Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade
Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Spc. Thomas J. Dostie, 20, of Sommerville,
Maine. Dostie was assigned to the Army
National Guard's 133rd Engineer
Battalion, Portland, Maine.
Spc. Cory M. Hewitt, 26, of Stewart, Tenn.
Hewitt was assigned to the 705th Ordnance
Company, Fort Polk, La.
Spc. Nicholas C. Mason, 20, of King
George, Va. Mason was assigned to the
Army National Guard's 276th Engineer
Battalion, West Point, Va.
Spc. David A. Ruhren, 20, of Stafford, Va.
Ruhren was assigned to the Army National
Guard's 276th Engineer Battalion, West
Point, Va.
Pfc. Lionel Ayro, 22, of Jeanerette, La.
Ayro was assigned to the 73rd Engineer
Company, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry
Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team),
Fort Lewis, Wash.
For further information related to this
release, contact Army Public Affairs at (703)
692-2000.
1st Lt. Christopher W. Barnett, 32, of
Baton Rouge, La., died Dec. 23 in Baghdad
, Iraq, when an improvised explosive
device detonated near his military vehicle.
Barnett was assigned to the Army National
Guard's 1st Battalion, 156th Armor
Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team,
Shreveport, La.
The Department of Defense announced the
death of a sailor who was supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Chief Joel Egan Baldwin, 37, of Arlington,
Va., died in Mosul, Iraq on Dec. 21, when
the dining facility was attacked.
Baldwin was assigned to Navy Mobile
Construction Battalion 77, Gulfport,
Miss.
For further information related to this
release, contact Navy Public Affairs at (703)
697-5342.
The Department of Defense announced the
death of three Marines who were
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Lance Cpl. Eric Hillenburg, 21, of Marion,
Ind.
Lance Cpl. James R. Phillips, 21, of
Hillsboro, Fla.
Cpl. Raleigh C. Smith, 21, of Lincoln, Mont.
All three Marines died Dec. 23 as result of
enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
They were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th
Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine
Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.
News media with questions about these
Marines can contact the Marine Corps Base
Camp Pendleton Public Affairs Office at
(760) 725-5044.
Staff Sgt. Todd D. Olson, 36, from Loyal,
Wis., died Dec. 27 in the 67th Combat
Support Hospital in Tikrit, Iraq from
wounds sustained in Samarra, Iraq on
Dec. 26, when an improvised explosive
device detonated. Olson was assigned to
the National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 128th
Infantry Regiment, Neillsville, Wis.
Spc. Jose A. Rivera-Serrano, 26, from
Mayaquez, Puerto Rico, died Dec. 27 in
Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds sustained
when an improvised explosive device hit
his vehicle. Rivera-Serrano was assigned to
the 2d Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment,
Fort Hood, Texas.
Staff Sgt. Jason A. Lehto, 31, of Mount
Clemens, Mich., died Dec. 28 in a non-
hostile incident in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. Lehto was assigned to Marine
Forces Reserve’s Marine Wing Support
Group 47, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Mt.
Clemens, Mich.
Navy Seaman Pablito Pena Briones, Jr.,
22, of Anaheim, Calf., died Dec. 28 of a
non-hostile gun shot wound in Fallujah,
Iraq. Briones was assigned to 1st Marine
Division Detachment, Naval Medical
Center San Diego.
Staff Sgt. Nathaniel J. Nyren, 31, from
Reston, Va., died in Baghdad, Iraq on Dec.
28, when a civilian vehicle struck his military
vehicle. Nyren was assigned to the Army’s
1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st
Cavalry Division in Fort Hood, Texas.
Pfc. Oscar Sanchez, 19, from Modesto,
Calif., died Dec. 29 in Mosul, Iraq, when a
vehicle-borne improvised explosive
device struck his observation post.
Sanchez was assigned to 1st Battalion,
24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade,
25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade
Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Spc. Craig L. Nelson, 21, from Bossier
City, La., died Dec. 29 at the National
Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.,
of injuries sustained Dec. 16 in Baghdad,
Iraq, when an improvised explosive
device detonated near his military vehicle.
Nelson was assigned to the Army National
Guard's 1st Battalion, 156th Armor
Regiment, Shreveport, La.
Sgt. Damien T. Ficek, 26, from Pullman,
Wash., died Dec. 30 in Baghdad, Iraq,
when his patrol was attacked by enemy
forces using small arms fire. Ficek was
assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1st
Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment,
Spokane, Wash.