Killed in action 1,169
Christi, Texas, died Feb. 27 in Baghdad,
Iraq, from injuries sustained from small arms
fire. Anderson was assigned to the Army's
26th Forward Support Battalion, 2nd
Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort
Stewart, Ga.
Spc. Robert S. Pugh, 25, of Meridian, Miss.,
died Mar. 2 in Iskandariyah, Iraq, when an
improvised explosive device detonated
near his military vehicle. Pugh was assigned
to the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion,
155th Infantry, McComb, Miss.
The Department of Defense announced the
death of two Soldiers who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The soldiers died on Mar. 2 in Baghdad,
Iraq, when an improvised explosive
device detonated near their military vehicle.
Both soldiers were assigned to the Army
National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th
Infantry Regiment, Manhattan, New York,
N. Y.
The Soldiers are:
Spc. Azhar Ali, 27 of Flushing, N.Y.
Spc. Wai P. Lwin, 27, of Queens, N.Y.
Sgt. 1st Class Michael D. Jones, 43, of
Unity, Maine, died March 3 in Syracuse, N.
Y., of a non-combat related illness. He
had just returned from duty in Iraq. Jones was
assigned to the Army National Guard's
133rd Engineer Battalion, Belfast, Maine.
Staff Sgt. Juan M. Solorio, 32, of Dallas,
Texas, died March 4 in Mosul, Iraq, when
an improvised explosive device
detonated near his military vehicle as his unit
was being attacked by enemy forces using
small arms fire. Solorio was assigned to the
Army's 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry
Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry
Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Spc. Adriana N. Salem, 21, of Elk Grove
Village, Ill., died Mar. 4 in Remagen, Iraq
when her military vehicle rolled over.
Salem was assigned to the 3rd Forward
Support Battalion, Division Support
Command, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort
Stewart, Ga.
The Department of Defense announced the
death of four soldiers who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died on Mar.
4 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq when an improvised
explosive device detonated near their
patrol. The four soldiers were assigned to the
1st Infantry Battalion, 9th Infantry
Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team,
Fort Carson, Colo.
The soldiers are:
Capt. Sean Grimes, 31, of Southfield, Mich.
Sgt. 1st Class Donald W. Eacho, 38, of
Black Creek, Wis.
Cpl. Stephen M. McGowan, 26, of Newark,
Del.
Spc. Wade Michael Twyman, 27, of Vista,
Calif.
The Department of Defense announced the
death of two soldiers supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. They died March 7, in
Ramadi, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne
improvised explosive device detonated
near their screening area. The two men were
assigned to the Army’s 44th Engineer
Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd
Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea.
The soldiers were:
Sgt. Andrew L. Bossert, 24, of Fountain
City, Wis.,
Pfc. Michael W. Franklin, 22, of
Coudersport, Pa.
Sgt. Seth K. Garceau, 27, of Oelwein, Iowa,
died March 4 at Landstuhl Regional
Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of
injuries sustained in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on
Feb. 27 when an improvised explosive
device detonated near his military vehicle.
Garceau was assigned to the Army National
Guard’s 224th Engineer Battalion, 155th
Brigade Combat Team, Fairfield, Iowa.
Spc. Matthew A. Koch, 23, of West
Henrietta, N.Y. died Mar. 9 in Taji, Iraq, from
injuries sustained when an improvised
explosive device detonated near his
vehicle. Koch was assigned to the 70th
Engineer Battalion, Fort Riley, Kan.
Spc. Nicholas E. Wilson, 21, of Glendale,
Ariz., died Mar. 11, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, while
conducting a roving patrol when his military
vehicle rolled into a water-filled ditch after
the shoulder of the road he was on
collapsed. Wilson was assigned to 1st
Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry
Division, Camp Casey, Korea.
Staff Sgt. Donald D. Griffith, Jr., 29, of
Mechanicsville, Iowa, died Mar.11 as a result
of hostile action in, Tal Afar, Iraq. Griffith
was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 14th
Cavalry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Lance Cpl. Joshua L. Torrence, 20, of
Lexington, S.C., died March 14 of wounds
received as a result of hostile action in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to
2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd
Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Staff Sgt. Ricky A. Kieffer, 36, of Ovid,
Mich., died Mar. 15 in Baghdad, Iraq, when
enemy forces using small arms fire attacked
his unit. Kieffer was assigned to the Army
National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 182nd
Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch
Rocket System), Detroit, Mich.
Spc. Paul M. Heltzel, 39, of Baton Rouge,
La., died Mar. 15 in Baghdad, Iraq, while
conducting a mounted patrol when a vehicle-
borne improvised explosive device
detonated. Heltzel was assigned to the Army
National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 156th
Infantry Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat
Team, Eunice, La.
died March 16 in Iraq when an improvised
explosive device detonated near his
HMMWV. Payne was assigned to the Army's
497th Transportation Company, 44th
Corps Support Battalion, 1st Corps
Support Command, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Spc. Jonathan A. Hughes, 21, of Lebanon,
Ky., died March 19 in Iraq when an
improvised explosive device detonated
near his HMMWV. Hughes was assigned to
the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion,
623rd Field Artillery Regiment,
Campbellsville, Ky.
Pfc. Lee A. Lewis, Jr 28, of Norfolk, Va.,
died Mar. 18 in Sadr City, Iraq, when his
patrol was attacked by enemysmall arms
fire. Lewis was assigned to 3rd Battalion,
15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry
Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Sgt. Paul W. Thomason, III, 37, of Talbot,
Tenn., died Mar. 20 in Kirkuk, Iraq, when
an improvised explosive device
detonated near his vehicle. Thomason was
assigned to the Army National Guard’s 2nd
Squadron, 278th Regimental Combat
Team, Greeneville, Tenn.
Spc. Francisco G. Martinez, 20, of Fort
Worth, Texas, died March 20 in Tamin, Iraq,
as a result of enemy small arms fire.
Martinez was assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th
Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division,
Camp Hovey, Korea.
Lance Cpl. Kevin S. Smith, 20, of
Springfield, Ohio, died March 21 as a result
of hostile action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd
Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Lejeune, N.C.
Spc. Travis R. Bruce, 22, of Byron, Minn.,
died March 23 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an
enemy mortar round detonated near his
guard position. Bruce was assigned to the
Army's 170th Military Police Company,
504th Military Police Battalion, Fort Lewis,
Wash.
Cpl. Bryan J. Richardson, 23, of
Summersville, W.Va., died March 25 as a
result of hostile action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine
Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th
Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division,
Moundsville, W.Va.
The Department of Defense announced the
death of two soldiers who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died March
26 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne
improvised explosive device detonated
near their HMMWV while they were on patrol.
Killed were:
Sgt. Lee M. Godbolt, 23, of New Orleans,
La. Godbolt was assigned to the Army
National Guard's 1st Battalion, 141st
Field Artillery Regiment, New Orleans, La.
Sgt. Isiah J. Sinclair, 31, of Natchitoches,
La. Sinclair was assigned to the Army
National Guard's 1st Battalion, 156th
Armored Regiment, Shreveport, La.
Pfc. Samuel S. Lee, 19, of Anaheim, Calif.,
died March 28 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, from
non-combat related injuries. Lee was
assigned to 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry
Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp
Greaves, Korea.
Warrant Officer Charles G. Wells Jr., 32,
of Montgomery, Ala., died March 30 as a
result of hostile action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine
Forces Reserve’s 6th Motor Transport
Battalion, 4th Force Service Support
Group, Orlando, Fla.
Spc. Eric L. Toth, 21, of Edmonton, Ky.,
died March 30 on a supply route when an
improvised explosive device detonated
near his HMMWV. Toth was assigned to the
Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion,
623rd Field Artillery Regiment,
Tompkinsville, Ky.
Sgt. Kenneth L. Ridgley, 30, of Olney, Ill.,
died March 30 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries
sustained when enemy forces using small
arms fire attacked his unit. Ridgley was
assigned to the Army’s 3rd Battalion, 21st
Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th
Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade
Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Sgt. 1st Class Robbie D. McNary, 42, of
Lewistown, Mont., died March 31, in Hawijah
, Iraq, from injuries sustained while
performing combat operations. McNary
was assigned to the Army National Guard’s
1st Battalion, 163rd Mechanized Infantry
Regiment, Missoula, Mont.