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August 2004 casualties
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August 01, 2004
  • Army Spc. Armando Hernandez, 22, of Hesperia, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; killed Aug. 1 when an improvised explosive device exploded near his guard post in Samarra, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Anthony J. Dixon, 20, of Lindenwold, N.J.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; killed Aug. 1 when an improvised explosive device exploded near his guard post in Samarra, Iraq.

    August 02, 2004
  • Marine Cpl. Dean P. Pratt, 22, of Stevensville, Mont.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 2 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Justin B. Onwordi, 28, of Chandler, Ariz.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed while on patrol Aug. 2 when an improvised explosive device detonated near the vehicle in Baghdad.

  • Marine Sgt. Juan Calderon Jr., 26, of Weslaco, Texas; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 2 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

    August 03, 2004
  • Army Pfc. Harry N. Shondee, Jr., 19, of Ganado, Ariz.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 3 of injuries sustained while on patrol Aug. 2 when an improvised explosive device detonated near the in Baghdad.

  • Marine Capt. Gregory A Ratzlaff, 36, of Olympia, Wash.; assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, Calif.; died Aug. 3 in a non-combat-related incident at Forward Operating Base Duke, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Tommy L. Gray, 34, of Roswell, N.M.; assigned to the 215th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Aug. 3 when he became caught between two motor pool vehicles in Taji, Iraq.

    August 04, 2004
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph L. Nice, 19, of Nicoma Park, Okla.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed Aug. 4 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Marine Gunnery Sgt. Elia P. Fontecchio, 30, of Milford, Mass.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died Aug. 4 of injuries sustained in enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

    August 05, 2004
  • Army Spc. Donald R. McCune, 20, of Ypsilanti, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, 81st Brigade Combat Team, Washington Army National Guard, Moses Lake, Wash.; died Aug. 5 in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained Aug. 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol in Balad, Iraq.

  • Marine Sgt. Moses D. Rocha, 33, of Roswell, N.M.; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4 (1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Aug. 5 of injuries sustained in enemy action near Najaf, Iraq.

  • Army Pfc. Raymond J. Faulstich Jr., 24, of Leonardtown, Md.; assigned to the 89th Transportation Company, 6th Transportation Battalion, 7th Transportation Group, Fort Eustis, Va.; killed Aug. 5 when his convoy was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Najaf, Iraq.

  • Marine Sgt. Yadir G. Reynoso, 27, of Wapato, Wash.; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4 (1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 5 by enemy action in Najaf province, Iraq.

    August 06, 2004
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Larry L. Wells, 22, of Mount Hermon, La.; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4 (1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 6 by enemy action in Najaf province, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Joshua I. Bunch, 23, of Hattiesburg, Miss.; assigned to the 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Aug. 6 when his vehicle was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Baghdad.

  • Marine Cpl. Roberto Abad, 22, of Los Angeles, Calif.; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4 (1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 6 by enemy action in Najaf province, Iraq.

    August 07, 2004
  • Army Sgt. Bobby E. Beasley, 36. of Inwood, W.Va.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 29th Infantry Division (Light Infantry), Virginia Army National Guard, Winchester, Va.; killed Aug. 7 when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Ghazikel, Afghanistan.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Craig W. Cherry, 39, of Winchester, Va.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 29th Infantry Division (Light Infantry), Virginia Army National Guard, Winchester, Va.; killed Aug. 7 when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Ghazikel, Afghanistan.

  • Army Pfc. David L. Potter, 22, of Johnson City, Tenn.; assigned to the 115th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 7 of non-combat-related injuries in Baghdad.

    August 08, 2004
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Jonathan W. Collins, 19, of Crystal Lake, Ill.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 8 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

    August 09, 2004
  • Army Capt. Andrew R. Houghton, 25, of Houston; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany ; died Aug. 9 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of injuries sustained July 10 when a rocket-propelled grenade detonated near his vehicle in Dhuha, Iraq, near Samarra.

    August 11, 2004
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Tavon L. Hubbard, 24, of Reston, Va.; assigned to the Command Element, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 11 in a helicopter crash in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Marine Staff Sgt. John R. Howard, 26, of Covington, Va.; assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.; killed Aug. 11 in a helicopter crash in Anbar province, Iraq.

    August 12, 2004
  • Army Sgt. Daniel Lee Galvan, 30, of Moore, Okla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion (Assault), 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Light Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; killed Aug. 12 when the helicopter in which he was riding developed mechanical difficulties and crashed in Salerno, Afghanistan.

  • Army Capt. Michael Yury Tarlavsky, 30, of Passaic, N.J.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Aug. 12 when his unit came under small-arms fire and grenade attack in Najaf, Iraq.

    August 13, 2004
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Kane M. Funke, 20, of Vancouver, Wash.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed Aug. 13 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas B. Morrison, 23, of Carlisle, Pa.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Aug. 13 b y enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Army 1st Lt. Neil Anthony Santoriello, 24, of Verona, Pa.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 34th Armor, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed Aug. 13 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his mounted reconnaissance patrol vehicle in Khalidiyah, Iraq.

    August 15, 2004
  • Marine Corps Pfc. Geoffrey Perez, 24, of Los Angeles; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Aug. 15 of injuries sustained in enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Marine Corps Pfc. Fernando B. Hannon, 19, of Wildomar, Calif.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Aug. 15 of injuries sustained in enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Mark Anthony Zapata, 27, of Edinburg, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Aug. 15 by hostile fire in Najaf, Iraq.

  • Army 2nd Lt. James Michael Goins, 23, of Bonner Springs, Kan.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Aug. 15 by hostile fire in Najaf, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Daniel Michael Shepherd, 23, of Elyria, Ohio; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Riley, Kan.; killed Aug. 15 when his M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Ramadi, Iraq.

  • Army Pfc. Brandon R. Sapp, 21, of Lake Worth, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Aug. 15 when his M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Najaf, Iraq.

    August 16, 2004
  • Army Sgt. David M. Heath, 30, of LaPorte, Ind.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed Aug. 16 when his patrol came under small-arms and rocket-propelled-grenade attack in the Sadr City section of Baghdad.

    August 17, 2004
  • Army Spc. Brandon T. Titus, 20, of Boise, Idaho; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Aug. 17 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his checkpoint in Baghdad.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Caleb J. Powers, 21, of Manfield, Wash.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 17 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

    August 18, 2004
  • Army Spc. Jacob D. Martir, 21, of Norwich, Conn.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Aug. 18 when his patrol came under attack by small-arms fire in the Sadr City section of Baghdad.

  • Marine Sgt. Harvey E. Parkerson III, 27, of Yuba City, Calif.; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4 (1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 18 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Dustin R. Fitzgerald, 22, of Huber Heights, Ohio; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/2 (1st Battalion, 2ne Marine Regiment), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Aug. 18 in a non-combat-related vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Marine Sgt. Richard M. Lord, 24, of Jacksonville, Fla.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Aug. 18 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Army Pfc. Henry C. Risner, 26, of Golden, Colo.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Aug. 18 when his checkpoint came under attack by enemy small-arms fire in Baghdad.

    August 19, 2004
  • Marine Cpl. Brad P. McCormick, 23, of Overton, Tenn.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve, Nashville, Tenn.; killed Aug. 19 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

    August 20, 2004
  • Army Pfc. Ryan A. Martin, 22, of Mount Vernon, Ohio; assigned to the 216th Engineer Battalion, Ohio Army National Guard, Hamilton, Ohio; killed Aug. 20 when an improvised explosive device exploded near his vehicle near Samarra, Iraq.

  • Army 1st Lt. Charles L. Wilkins III, 38, of Columbus, Ohio; assigned to the 216th Engineer Battalion, Ohio Army National Guard, Hamilton, Ohio; killed Aug. 20 when an improvised explosive device exploded near his vehicle near Samarra, Iraq.

    August 21, 2004
  • Army Pfc. Kevin A. Cuming, 22, of North White Plains, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Aug. 21 when his patrol came under rocket-propelled grenade attack in Baghdad.

  • Marine Pfc. Nachez Washalanta, 21, of Bryan, Okla.; assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 21 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Seth Huston, 19, Perryton, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 21 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Marine Sgt. Jason Cook, 25, of Okanogan, Wash.; assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 21 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Marine Cpl. Nicanor Alvarez, 22, of San Bernardino, Calif.; assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 21 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Marine Gunnery Sgt. Edward T. Reeder, 32, of Camp Verde, Ariz.; assigned to Headquarters and Service Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 21 in a non-combat-related vehicle incident in Anbar province, Iraq.

    August 22, 2004
  • Marine Cpl. Christopher Belchik, 30, of Jersey, Ill.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Aug. 22 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Army 2nd Lt. Matthew R. Stovall, 25, of Horn Lake, Miss.; assigned to the 367th Maintenance Company, 298th Corps Support Battalion, Mississippi Army National Guard, Philadelphia, Miss.; killed Aug. 22 when an improvised explosive device exploded near his vehicle in Mosul, Iraq.

    August 23, 2004
  • Army Staff Sgt. Robert C. Thornton Jr., 35, of Rainbow City, Ala.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Aug. 23 when his patrol came under rocket-propelled grenade attack in Baghdad.

    August 24, 2004
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Jacob R. Lugo, 21, of Flower Mound, Texas; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed Aug. 24 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Donald N. Davis, 42, of Saginaw, Mich.; assigned to the 660th Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Zanesville, Ohio; killed Aug. 24 when an M915A tractor and an M106A2 tanker trailer rolled over an embankment in Fallujah, Iraq.

    August 25, 2004
  • Army Spc. Charles L. Neeley, 19, of Mattoon, Ill.; assigned to the 454th Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Columbus, Ohio; killed Aug. 25 when his tractor-trailer rolled over as he attempted to cross a pontoon bridge in Tikrit, Iraq.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Alexander S. Arredondo, 20, of Randolph, Mass.; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 25 by enemy action in Najaf, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Marco D. Ross, 20, of Memphis, Tenn.; assigned to the 115th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Aug. 25 when enemy mortars hit his camp in Baghdad.

    August 26, 2004
  • Marine Pfc. Nicholas M. Skinner, 20, of Davenport, Iowa; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 26 by enemy action in Najaf, Iraq.

  • Marine Cpl. Barton R. Humlhanz, 23, of Hellertown, Pa.; assigned to Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 24, 24th MEU, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Aug. 26 by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.

    August 27, 2004
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Nickalous N. Aldrich, 21, of Austin, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 27 in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Omead H. Razani, 19, of Los Angeles; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp

  • Army Pfc. Luis A. Perez, 19, of Theresa, N.Y.; assigned to the 223rd Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Norristown, Pa.; killed Aug. 27 when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Fallujah, Iraq.

    August 28, 2004
  • Marine Sgt. Edgar E. Lopez, 27, of Los Angeles; assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Aug. 28 by enemy action in Babil province, Iraq.

    August 29, 2004
  • Air Force Airman 1st Class Carl L. Anderson Jr., 21, of Georgetown, S.C.; assigned to the 3rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska; killed Aug. 29 by enemy action near Mosul, Iraq.

    August 30, 2004
  • Army Staff Sgt. Aaron N. Holleyman, 26, of Glasgow, Mont.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Aug 30 when his military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Khutayiah, Iraq.

     

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