| Operation Iraqi Freedom |
April 08, 2003 at 11:38 p.m. central standard time
From a Central Command web site press release about a soldier killed by sniper fire Tuesday:
"The Marine died honorably in the service of his country, in the struggle to liberate the
oppressed Iraqi people".
The DoD just published the following names of the latest Marines killed in action.
The Department of Defense announced today the identification of the following Marine casualties during
Operation Iraqi Freedom. They are:
Capt. Benjamin W. Sammis, 29, of Rehobeth, Mass., was killed in action on April 4 when his AH-1W
Super Cobra helicopter crashed during combat operations near Ali Aziziyal, Iraq. He was assigned to
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) - 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft
Wing, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Pfc. Chad E. Bales, 20, of Coahoma, Texas, was killed on April 3 in a non-hostile vehicle accident during
convoy operations east of Ash Shahin, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Transportation Support Battalion, 1st
Force Service Support Group, Camp Pendleton, Calif. The accident is under investigation.
Cpl. Mark A. Evnin, 21, of Burlington, Vt., was killed in action on April 3 during a firefight in Central
Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
The Department of Defense announced today that Cpl. Erik H. Silva, 22, of Chula Vista, Calif., was
killed in action in Iraq Thursday. Silva was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division,
based at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Army
The Department of Defense identified today two soldiers killed in action April 7 during Operation Iraqi
Freedom. They are:
2nd Lt. Jeffrey J. Kaylor, 24, of Clifton, Va., who was killed in Iraq. Kaylor was assigned to C Battery,
39th Field Artillery Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Pfc. Anthony S. Miller, 19, of San Antonio, Texas, who was killed by enemy indirect fire in Iraq. Miller
was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade, Fort
Stewart, Ga.
Spc. Larry K. Brown, 22, of Jackson, Miss., was killed in action on April 5, 2003, in Iraq.
Brown was assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan.
April 09, 2002
Status changed
The Department of Defense announced today that Sgt. Brendon C. Reiss, 23, of Natrona, Wyo., has
been listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN). He is assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd
Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade. He was last seen when his unit was engaged in
combat operations on March 23 in the vicinity of An Nasiriyah, Iraq. A search of the area is continuing.
This announcement was delayed until the Marine Corps completed all next-of-kin notifications.
Marine Killed in Action
Pfc. Juan Guadalupe Garza Jr., 20, of Temperance, Mich., was killed in action on April 8 in central Iraq.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Army Casualites
The Department of Defense identified today the two soldiers who died of wounds received from an enemy
rocket attack south of Baghdad on April 7, 2003. They are:
Spc. George A. Mitchell, 35, of Rawlings, Md., Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry
Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Stewart, Ga. Mitchell died on April 7.
Cpl. Henry L. Brown, 22, of Natchez, Miss., Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion,
64th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga. Brown died of wounds received in action on April 8,
2003. Brown died on April 8
.
The Department of Defense also announced today that Pvt. Kelley S. Prewitt, 24, of Alabama, was killed
in action by enemy fire on April 6, 2003, in Iraq. Prewitt was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.
Staff Sgt. Robert A. Stever, 36, of Pendleton, Ore., was killed in action by enemy fire on April 8 in Iraq.
Stever was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division, Ft. Stewart, Ga.
Pfc. Jason M. Meyer, 23, of Swartz Creek, Mich., was killed in action on April 8 in Iraq. Meyer was
assigned to B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Air Force Casuality
Staff Sgt. Scott D. Sather, 29, of Clio, Mich., was killed in action Tuesday in Iraq.
Sather was assigned to the 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, N.C
April 10, 2003
Marines Killed In Action
Lance Cpl. Andrew Julian Aviles, 18, of Palm Beach, Fla., who was killed on April 7 in Central Iraq
when an enemy artillery round struck the Amphibious Assault Vehicle in which he was riding. He was a
member of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve assigned to the 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine
Division, Tampa, Fla.
Cpl. Jesus Martin Antonio Medellin, 21, of Fort Worth, Texas, who was killed on April 7 in Central Iraq
when an enemy artillery round struck the Amphibious Assault Vehicle in which he was riding. He was
assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Died as result of wounds received in action.
1st Sgt. Edward Smith, 38, of Chicago, Ill., who died April 5 in Doha, Qatar as a result of wounds
received in action. He was wounded while engaged with enemy forces in Central Iraq on April 4. He was
assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, based at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today that Spc. Larry K. Brown, 22, of Jackson, Miss., was
killed in action on April 5, 2003, in Iraq. Brown was assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry
Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan.
Staff Sgt. Lincoln D. Hollinsaid, 27, B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga., of Malden,
Ill., was killed by enemy fire on April 7, 2003, in Iraq.
Pfc. Gregory P. Huxley, Jr., 19, B Company, 3rd Battalion, 17th Engineer Battalion, Fort Benning, Ga.,
of Forestport, N.Y., was killed by enemy fire on April 6, 2003, in Iraq.
Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker, 34, A Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga., of
Apollo, Pa., was killed by enemy fire during a raid into Baghdad on April 5, 2003, in Iraq.
April 12, 2003
PREVIOUSLY MISSING MARINES RECLASSIFIED AS KILLED IN ACTION
CAMP DOHA, Kuwait -- Three Marines previously declared "Duty Status -Whereabouts Unknown,"
have been reclassified as killed in action as a result of combat operations that occurred March 23 in the
vicinity of An Nasiriyah, Iraq.
The remains have been recovered and will be returned to their families as soon as possible.
The names of the Marines are being withheld pending next-of-kin notification.
Three other Marines are still listed as "Duty Status - Whereabouts Unknown."
U.S. MARINE KILLED IN CHECKPOINT INCIDENT
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. Marine from the First Marine Expeditionary Force was shot and killed here on
Saturday by an individual carrying a Syrian identification card.
The Marine was guarding a checkpoint at a medical facility when two men, posing as landscape workers,
approached the Marine. One man shot and killed the Marine.
Marines nearby shot and killed the Syrian man while the second attacker fled the scene.
The name of the Marine is being withheld pending next of kin notification. An investigation of the incident is
underway.
From a Central Command web site press release about a soldier killed by sniper fire Tuesday:
"The Marine died honorably in the service of his country, in the struggle to liberate the
oppressed Iraqi people".
The DoD just published the following names of the latest Marines killed in action.
The Department of Defense announced today the identification of the following Marine casualties during
Operation Iraqi Freedom. They are:
Capt. Benjamin W. Sammis, 29, of Rehobeth, Mass., was killed in action on April 4 when his AH-1W
Super Cobra helicopter crashed during combat operations near Ali Aziziyal, Iraq. He was assigned to
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) - 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft
Wing, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Pfc. Chad E. Bales, 20, of Coahoma, Texas, was killed on April 3 in a non-hostile vehicle accident during
convoy operations east of Ash Shahin, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Transportation Support Battalion, 1st
Force Service Support Group, Camp Pendleton, Calif. The accident is under investigation.
Cpl. Mark A. Evnin, 21, of Burlington, Vt., was killed in action on April 3 during a firefight in Central
Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Twentynine Palms,
Calif.
The Department of Defense announced today that Cpl. Erik H. Silva, 22, of Chula Vista, Calif., was
killed in action in Iraq Thursday. Silva was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division,
based at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Army
The Department of Defense identified today two soldiers killed in action April 7 during Operation Iraqi
Freedom. They are:
2nd Lt. Jeffrey J. Kaylor, 24, of Clifton, Va., who was killed in Iraq. Kaylor was assigned to C Battery,
39th Field Artillery Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Pfc. Anthony S. Miller, 19, of San Antonio, Texas, who was killed by enemy indirect fire in Iraq. Miller
was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade, Fort
Stewart, Ga.
Spc. Larry K. Brown, 22, of Jackson, Miss., was killed in action on April 5, 2003, in Iraq.
Brown was assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan.
April 09, 2002
Status changed
The Department of Defense announced today that Sgt. Brendon C. Reiss, 23, of Natrona, Wyo., has
been listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN). He is assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd
Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade. He was last seen when his unit was engaged in
combat operations on March 23 in the vicinity of An Nasiriyah, Iraq. A search of the area is continuing.
This announcement was delayed until the Marine Corps completed all next-of-kin notifications.
Marine Killed in Action
Pfc. Juan Guadalupe Garza Jr., 20, of Temperance, Mich., was killed in action on April 8 in central Iraq.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Army Casualites
The Department of Defense identified today the two soldiers who died of wounds received from an enemy
rocket attack south of Baghdad on April 7, 2003. They are:
Spc. George A. Mitchell, 35, of Rawlings, Md., Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry
Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Stewart, Ga. Mitchell died on April 7.
Cpl. Henry L. Brown, 22, of Natchez, Miss., Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion,
64th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga. Brown died of wounds received in action on April 8,
2003. Brown died on April 8
.
The Department of Defense also announced today that Pvt. Kelley S. Prewitt, 24, of Alabama, was killed
in action by enemy fire on April 6, 2003, in Iraq. Prewitt was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.
Staff Sgt. Robert A. Stever, 36, of Pendleton, Ore., was killed in action by enemy fire on April 8 in Iraq.
Stever was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division, Ft. Stewart, Ga.
Pfc. Jason M. Meyer, 23, of Swartz Creek, Mich., was killed in action on April 8 in Iraq. Meyer was
assigned to B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Air Force Casuality
Staff Sgt. Scott D. Sather, 29, of Clio, Mich., was killed in action Tuesday in Iraq.
Sather was assigned to the 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, N.C
April 10, 2003
Marines Killed In Action
Lance Cpl. Andrew Julian Aviles, 18, of Palm Beach, Fla., who was killed on April 7 in Central Iraq
when an enemy artillery round struck the Amphibious Assault Vehicle in which he was riding. He was a
member of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve assigned to the 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine
Division, Tampa, Fla.
Cpl. Jesus Martin Antonio Medellin, 21, of Fort Worth, Texas, who was killed on April 7 in Central Iraq
when an enemy artillery round struck the Amphibious Assault Vehicle in which he was riding. He was
assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Died as result of wounds received in action.
1st Sgt. Edward Smith, 38, of Chicago, Ill., who died April 5 in Doha, Qatar as a result of wounds
received in action. He was wounded while engaged with enemy forces in Central Iraq on April 4. He was
assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, based at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today that Spc. Larry K. Brown, 22, of Jackson, Miss., was
killed in action on April 5, 2003, in Iraq. Brown was assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry
Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan.
Staff Sgt. Lincoln D. Hollinsaid, 27, B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga., of Malden,
Ill., was killed by enemy fire on April 7, 2003, in Iraq.
Pfc. Gregory P. Huxley, Jr., 19, B Company, 3rd Battalion, 17th Engineer Battalion, Fort Benning, Ga.,
of Forestport, N.Y., was killed by enemy fire on April 6, 2003, in Iraq.
Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker, 34, A Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga., of
Apollo, Pa., was killed by enemy fire during a raid into Baghdad on April 5, 2003, in Iraq.
April 12, 2003
PREVIOUSLY MISSING MARINES RECLASSIFIED AS KILLED IN ACTION
CAMP DOHA, Kuwait -- Three Marines previously declared "Duty Status -Whereabouts Unknown,"
have been reclassified as killed in action as a result of combat operations that occurred March 23 in the
vicinity of An Nasiriyah, Iraq.
The remains have been recovered and will be returned to their families as soon as possible.
The names of the Marines are being withheld pending next-of-kin notification.
Three other Marines are still listed as "Duty Status - Whereabouts Unknown."
U.S. MARINE KILLED IN CHECKPOINT INCIDENT
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. Marine from the First Marine Expeditionary Force was shot and killed here on
Saturday by an individual carrying a Syrian identification card.
The Marine was guarding a checkpoint at a medical facility when two men, posing as landscape workers,
approached the Marine. One man shot and killed the Marine.
Marines nearby shot and killed the Syrian man while the second attacker fled the scene.
The name of the Marine is being withheld pending next of kin notification. An investigation of the incident is
underway.
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