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September 2008 casualties
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September 02, 2008
  • Army Pfc. Patrick W. May, 22, of Jamestown, N.Y.; assigned to the Division Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Sept. 2 in Baghdad of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Gregory A. Rodriguez, 35, of Weidman, Mich.; assigned to the K-9 unit of the 527th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th MP Brigade, Ansbach, Germany; died Sept. 2 of wounds sustained in Ana Kalay, Afghanistan, when his mounted patrol came under small arms fire.

    September 04, 2008
  • Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth W. Mayne, 29, of Arvada, Colo.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 4 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Pfc. Bryan R. Thomas.

  • Army Pvt. Vincent C. Winston Jr., 22, of St. Louis, Mo.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 4 in Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

  • Army Pfc. Bryan R. Thomas, 22, of Battle Creek, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 4 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Sgt. Kenneth W. Mayne.

    September 05, 2008
  • Army Pvt. Jordan P. P. Thibeault, 22, of South Jordan, Utah; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Sept. 5 at Forward Operating Base Hammer, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.

    September 06, 2008
  • Army Pfc. Michael R. Dinterman, 18, of Littlestown, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 6 at Outpost Restrepo, Kunar Province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when he received enemy fire while on dismounted patrol.

  • Army Spc. Marques I. Knight, 24, of San Juan Capistrano, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 6 in Aliabad, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when he received small arms fire while on dismounted patrol.

    September 09, 2008
  • Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Eichmann A. Strickland, 23, of Arlington, Wash.; assigned to Combat Service Support Det. 36, Iwakuni, Japan; a member of a U.S. Marine embedded Training Team deployed to Afghan Regional Security Integration Command Central; died Sept. 9 from injuries sustained when the vehicle he was driving hit an improvised explosive device in Afghanya Valley, Afghanistan.

  • Marine 1st Lt. Nicholas A. Madrazo, 25, of Bothell, Wash.; assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; died Sept. 9 in Bagram, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations. Also killed was Capt. Jesse Melton III.

  • Marine Capt. Jesse Melton III, 29, of Randallstown, Md.; assigned to Headquarters Battery, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; died Sept. 9 in Afghanya Valley, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations. Also killed was 1st Lt. Nicholas A. Madrazo.

    September 10, 2008
  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel R. Sexton, 53, of Wentzville, Mo.; assigned to the 164th Military Police Company, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Sept. 10 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.

    September 11, 2008
  • Army Pvt. Michael W. Murdock, 22, of Chocowinity, N.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 11 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained at Combat Outpost Lybert, Afghanistan, when he was struck by enemy fire.

  • Army Chief Warrant Officer Michael Slebodnik, 39, of Gibsonia, Pa.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Sept. 11 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained near Forward Operating Base Nagil, Afghanistan, when the aircraft he was piloting received enemy fire.

    September 12, 2008
  • Navy Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator John Wayne Marcum, 34, of Flushing, Mich.; assigned to Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Dam Neck, Va.; died Sept. 12 from injuries sustained Sept. 11 while conducting combat operations in Bagram, Afghanistan. Also killed was Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator (Select) Jason Richard Freiwald.

  • Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator (Select) Jason Richard Freiwald, 30, of Armada, Mich.; assigned to Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Dam Neck, Va.; died Sept. 12 from injuries sustained Sept. 11 while conducting combat operations in Bagram, Afghanistan. Also killed was Navy Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator John Wayne Marcum.

    September 14, 2008
  • Army Lt. Col. Ralph J. Marino, 46, of Houston, Pa.; assigned to U.S. Army Central Command, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait; died Sept 14 at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, from a non-combat related illness.

  • Army Col. Sidney J. Marceaux Jr., 69, of Beaumont, Texas; assigned to the Warrior Transition Brigade, Walter Reed Army Medical Center after evacuation from Camp Arifjan, Kuwait; died Sept. 14 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., from a non-combat-related illness.

  • Army Sgt. Wesley R. Durbin, 26, of Hurst, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Sept. 14 in Jurf as Suhkr, Iraq, of wounds sustained in a non-hostile incident. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Darris J. Dawson.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Darris J. Dawson, 24, of Pensacola, Fla.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Sept. 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained in a non-hostile incident. Also killed was Sgt. Wesley R. Durbin.

    September 17, 2008
  • Army Pfc. Leonard J. Gulczynski I, 19, of Carol Stream, Ill.; assigned to the 610th Engineer Support Company, 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Sept. 17 in Baghdad of injuries sustained when his vehicle was involved in an accident.

  • Army Capt. Darrick D. Wright, 37, of Nashville, Tenn.; assigned to the 926th Engineer Brigade, Montgomery, Ala.; died Sept. 17 in Baghdad of a non-combat related illness.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Anthony L. Mason, 37, of Springtown, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, Task Force 34, Texas Army National Guard, Grand Prairie, Texas; died Sept. 17 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was in went down in the vicinity of Tallil, Iraq. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer 2 Corry A. Edwards, Sgt. Daniel M. Eshbaugh, 1st Sgt. Julio C. Ordonez, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brady J. Rudolf, Cpl. Michael E. Thompson and 1st Lt. Robert Vallejo II.

  • Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brady J. Rudolf, 37, of Oklahoma City; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, Task Force 34, Oklahoma National Guard, Lexington, Okla.; died Sept. 17 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was in went down in the vicinity of Tallil, Iraq. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer 2 Corry A. Edwards, Sgt. Daniel M. Eshbaugh, Sgt. Anthony L. Mason, 1st Sgt. Julio C. Ordonez, Cpl. Michael E. Thompson and 1st Lt. Robert Vallejo II.

  • Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Corry A. Edwards, 38, of Kennedale, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, Task Force 34, Texas Army National Guard, Grand Prairie, Texas; died Sept. 17 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was in went down in the vicinity of Tallil, Iraq. Also killed were Sgt. Daniel M. Eshbaugh, Sgt. Anthony L. Mason, 1st Sgt. Julio C. Ordonez, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brady J. Rudolf, Cpl. Michael E. Thompson and 1st Lt. Robert Vallejo II.

  • Army Sgt. Daniel M. Eshbaugh, 43, of Norman, Okla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, Task Force 34, Oklahoma National Guard, Lexington, Okla.; died Sept. 17 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was in went down in the vicinity of Tallil, Iraq. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer 2 Corry A. Edwards, Sgt. Anthony L. Mason, 1st Sgt. Julio C. Ordonez, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brady J. Rudolf, Cpl. Michael E. Thompson and 1st Lt. Robert Vallejo II.

  • Army 1st Lt. Roberto Vallejo II, 28, of Richland Hills, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Texas Army National Guard, Grand Prairie, Texas; died Sept. 17 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was in went down in the vicinity of Tallil, Iraq. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer 2 Corry A. Edwards, Sgt. Daniel M. Eshbaugh, Sgt. Anthony L. Mason, 1st Sgt. Julio C. Ordonez, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brady J. Rudolf and Cpl. Michael E. Thompson.

  • Army Cpl. Michael E. Thompson, 23, of Harrah, Okla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, Task Force 34, Oklahoma National Guard, Lexington, Okla.; died Sept. 17 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was in went down in the vicinity of Tallil, Iraq. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer 2 Corry A. Edwards, Sgt. Daniel M. Eshbaugh, Sgt. Anthony L. Mason, 1st Sgt. Julio C. Ordonez, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brady J. Rudolf and 1st Lt. Robert Vallejo II.

  • Army Sgt. Maj. Julio C. Ordonez, 54, of San Antonio; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, Task Force 34, Texas Army National Guard, Grand Prairie, Texas; died Sept. 17 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was in went down in the vicinity of Tallil, Iraq. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer 2 Corry A. Edwards, Sgt. Daniel M. Eshbaugh, Sgt. Anthony L. Mason, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brady J. Rudolf, Cpl. Michael E. Thompson and 1st Lt. Robert Vallejo II.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Jason A. Vazquez, 24, of Chicago; assigned to the 2nd Battalion 122nd Field Artillery, Illinois Army National Guard, Sycamore, Ill.; died Sept. 17 in Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was 1st Lt. Mohsin A. Naqvi, Capt. Bruce E. Hays and Sgt. Joshua W. Harris.

  • Army Sgt. Joshua W. Harris, 21, of Romeoville, Ill.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion 122nd Field Artillery, Illinois Army National Guard, Robbins, Ill.; died Sept. 17 in Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was 1st Lt. Mohsin A. Naqvi, Capt. Bruce E. Hays and Staff Sgt. Jason A. Vazquez.

  • Army 1st Lt. Mohsin A. Naqvi, 26, of Newburgh, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 11th Infantry, Fort Benning, Ga.; died Sept. 17 in Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Sgt. Joshua W. Harris, Capt. Bruce E. Hays and Staff Sgt. Jason A. Vazquez.

  • Army Capt. Bruce E. Hays, 42, of Cheyenne, Wyo.; assigned to the Wyoming Joint Forces Headquarters, Wyoming Army National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyo.; died Sept. 17 in Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Sgt. Joshua W. Harris, 1st Lt. Mohsin A. Naqvi and Staff Sgt. Jason A. Vazquez.

    September 18, 2008
  • Army Lt. Col. James L. Wiley, 46, of North Bend, Ore.; assigned to the 27th Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, Syracuse, N.Y.; died Sept. 18 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Brandon W. Farley, 30, of Grand Prairie, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 18 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained Sept. 17 when his mounted patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades in Able Monti, Afghanistan.

    September 19, 2008
  • Marine Sgt. Jerome C. Bell Jr., 29, of Auburn, N.Y.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died Sept. 19 while supporting combat operations in Bawka, Afghanistan.

    September 20, 2008
  • Army Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Taylor, 25, of Charleston, S.C.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Polk, La.; died Sept. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when he received small arms fire during dismounted operations.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Nathan M. Cox, 32, of Walcott, Iowa; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 20 in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Pvt. Joseph F. Gonzales.

  • Army Pfc. Joseph F. Gonzales, 18, of Tucson, Ariz.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 20 in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Nathan M. Cox.

  • Air Force Maj. Rodolfo I. Rodriguez, 34, of El Paso, Texas; assigned to the 86th Construction & Training Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany; died Sept. 20 in the bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan.

  • Navy Cryptologic Technician 3rd Class Matthew J. O’Bryant, 22, of Duluth, Ga.; assigned to the Navy Information Operations Command Maryland, Fort Meade, Md.; died Sept. 20 in the bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan.

  • Army Capt. Bruno G. de Solenni, 32, of Crescent City, Calif.; assigned to the Joint Forces Headquarters, Element Training Team, Oregon Army National Guard; died Sept. 20 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

    September 23, 2008
  • Army 1st Lt. Thomas J. Brown, 26, of Burke, Va.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Sept. 23 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his patrol came under small arms fire during dismounted operations.

    September 24, 2008
  • Army Capt. Michael J. Medders, 25, of Avon Lake, Ohio; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 24 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when a suicide bomber detonated a vest during operations.

    September 25, 2008
  • Army Staff Sgt. Ronald Phillips Jr., 33, of Conway, S.C.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Sept. 25 in Bahbahani, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

    September 27, 2008
  • Army Spc. Ja’mel A. Bryant, 22, of Belleville, Ill.; assigned to the 40th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Sept. 27 in Baghdad of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident while on patrol in Wahida, Iraq.

    September 28, 2008
  • Army Staff Sgt. William E. Hasenflu, 38, of Bradenton, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Sept. 28 in the Jaji District, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained when his unit was ambushed by enemy forces using small arms fire.

    September 29, 2008
  • Army Spc. Christopher T. Fox, 21, of Memphis, Tenn.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Sept. 29 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when he encountered small-arms fire while on patrol.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Jamie S. Nicholas, 32, of Maysel, W.Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Sept. 29 in Yakhchal, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device during mounted operations. Also killed were Capt. Richard J. Cliff and Sgt. 1st Class Gary J. Vasquez.

  • Army Capt. Richard G. Cliff Jr., 29, of Mount Pleasant, S.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Sept. 29 in Yakhchal, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device during mounted operations. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class Jamie S. Nicholas and Sgt. 1st Class Gary J. Vasquez.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Gary J. Vasquez, 33, of Round Lake, Ill.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Sept. 29 in Yakhchal, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device during mounted operations. Also killed were Capt. Richard J. Cliff and Sgt. 1st Class Jamie S. Nicholas.

    September 30, 2008
  • Army Spc. Christopher A. Bartkiewicz, 25, of Dunfermline, Ill.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Sept. 30 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his dismounted patrol using small-arms fire.

     

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