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August 2005 casualties
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August 01, 2005
  • Marine Cpl. Jeffrey A. Boskovitch, 25, of Seven Hills, Ohio; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Brook Park, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 1 by small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations outside Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Lance Cpl. Roger D. Castleberry Jr., Marine Sgt. David J. Coullard, Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel N. Deyarmin Jr., Marine Lance Cpl. Brian P. Montgomery and Marine Sgt. Nathaniel S. Rock.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Roger D. Castleberry Jr., 26, of Austin, Texas; assigned to 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, San Antonio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 1 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations outside Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Cpl. Jeffrey A. Boskovitch, Marine Sgt. David J. Coullard, Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel N. Deyarmin Jr., Marine Lance Cpl. Brian P. Montgomery and Marine Sgt. Nathaniel S. Rock.

  • Marine Sgt. David J. Coullard, 32, of Glastonbury, Conn.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Brook Park, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 1 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations outside Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Cpl. Jeffrey A. Boskovitch, Marine Lance Cpl. Roger D. Castleberry Jr., Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel N. Deyarmin Jr., Marine Lance Cpl. Brian P. Montgomery and Marine Sgt. Nathaniel S. Rock.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel N. Deyarmin Jr., 22, of Tallmadge, Ohio; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Brook Park, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 1 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations outside Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Cpl. Jeffrey A. Boskovitch, Marine Lance Cpl. Roger D. Castleberry Jr., Marine Sgt. David J. Coullard, Marine Lance Cpl. Brian P. Montgomery and Marine Sgt. Nathaniel S. Rock.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Brian P. Montgomery, 26, of Willoughby, Ohio; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Brook Park, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 1 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations outside Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Cpl. Jeffrey A. Boskovitch, Marine Lance Cpl. Roger D. Castleberry Jr., Marine Sgt. David J. Coullard, Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel N. Deyarmin Jr. and Marine Sgt. Nathaniel S. Rock.

  • Marine Sgt. Nathaniel S. Rock, 26, of Toronto, Ohio; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Brook Park, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 1 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations outside Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Cpl. Jeffrey A. Boskovitch, Marine Lance Cpl. Roger D. Castleberry Jr., Marine Sgt. David J. Coullard, Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel N. Deyarmin Jr. and Marine Lance Cpl. Brian P. Montgomery.

  • Marine Sgt. James R. Graham III, 25, of Coweta, Okla.; assigned to 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Broken Arrow, Okla.; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 1 as a result of a suicide bombing while conducting combat operations near Hit, Iraq.

    August 02, 2005
  • Army Reserve Staff Sgt. James D. McNaughton, 27, of Middle Village, N.Y.; assigned to the 306th Military Police Battalion, 800th Military Police Brigade, Army Reserve, Uniondale, N.Y.; killed Aug. 2 by enemy sniper fire in Baghdad.

  • Navy Operations Specialist 1st Class (SW) Thomas C. Hull, 41, of Princeton, Ill.; an operations specialist assigned to the guided missile cruiser Princeton, homeported in San Diego; died Aug. 2 aboard the aircraft carrier Nimitz in the Arabian Gulf after being medically evacuated to the carrier for a non-combat-related incident.

    August 03, 2005
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Adam J. Strain, 20, of Smartsville, Calif.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 3 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Dyer , 19, of Cincinnati; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Columbus, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 3 when the amphibious assault vehicle in which he was a passenger was hit by an improvised explosive device south of Haditha, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Jerry L. Ganey Jr., 29, of Folkston, Ga.; assigned to the 648th Engineer Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, Statesboro, Ga.; killed Aug. 3 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his armored personnel carrier as he was conducting a dismounted security patrol in Baghdad. Also killed were Spc. Mathew V. Gibbs and Sgt. 1st Class Charles H. Warren.

  • Army Spc. Mathew V. Gibbs, 21, of Ambrose, Ga.; assigned to the 648th Engineer Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, Statesboro, Ga.; killed Aug. 3 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near the armored personnel carrier in which he was riding in Baghdad. Also killed were Spc. Jerry L. Ganey Jr. and Sgt. 1st Class Charles H. Warren.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Charles H. Warren, 36, of Duluth, Ga.; assigned to the 648th Engineer Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade, Goergia Army National Guard, Statesboro, Ga.; .; killed Aug. 3 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his armored personnel carrier as he was conducting a dismounted security patrol in Baghdad. Also killed were Spc. Jerry L. Ganey Jr.and Spc. Mathew V. Gibbs.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. William Brett Wightman, 22, of Sabina, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Columbus, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 3 when his amphibious assault vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Lance Cpls. Michael J. Cifuentes, Grant B. Fraser, Aaron H. Reed, Edward A. Schroeder II and Kevin G. Waruinge.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Kevin G. Waruinge, 22, of Tampa, Fla.; assigned to the 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Gulfport, Miss.; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 3 when his amphibious assault vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Lance Cpls. Michael J. Cifuentes, Grant B. Fraser, Aaron H. Reed, Edward A. Schroeder II and William B. Wightman.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Edward A. Schroeder II, 23, of Columbus, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Columbus, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 3 when his amphibious assault vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Lance Cpls. Michael J. Cifuentes, Grant B. Fraser, Aaron H. Reed, Kevin G. Waruinge and William B. Wightman.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Aaron H. Reed, 21, of Chillicothe, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Columbus, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 3 when his amphibious assault vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Lance Cpls. Michael J. Cifuentes, Grant B. Fraser, Edward A. Schroeder II, Kevin G. Waruinge and William B. Wightman.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Grant B. Fraser, 22, of Anchorage, Alaska; assigned to the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 3 when his amphibious assault vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Lance Cpls. Michael J. Cifuentes, Aaron H. Reed, Edward A. Schroeder II, Kevin G. Waruinge and William B. Wightman.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Michael J. Cifuentes, 25, of Fairfield, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Columbus, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 3 when his amphibious assault vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Lance Cpls. Grant B. Fraser, Aaron H. Reed, Edward A. Schroeder II, Kevin G. Waruinge and William B. Wightman.

  • Marine Cpl. David S. Stewart, 24, of Bogalusa, La.; assigned to the 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Gulfport, Miss.; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 3 when his amphibious assault vehicle was attacked by an improvised explosive device while he was conducting combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Lance Cpl. Timothy M. Bell Jr., Lance Cpl. Eric J. Bernholtz, Lance Cpl. Nicholas William B. Bloem, Sgt. Bradley J. Harper, Sgt. Justin F. Hoffman and Cpl. David Kenneth J. Kreuter.

  • Marine Cpl. David Kenneth J. Kreuter, 26, of Cincinnati; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Columbus, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 3 when his amphibious assault vehicle was attacked by an improvised explosive device while he was conducting combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Lance Cpl. Timothy M. Bell Jr., Lance Cpl. Eric J. Bernholtz, Lance Cpl. Nicholas William B. Bloem, Sgt. Bradley J. Harper, Sgt. Justin F. Hoffman and Cpl. David S. Stewart.

  • Marine Sgt. Justin F. Hoffman, 27, of Delaware, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Columbus, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 3 when his amphibious assault vehicle was attacked by an improvised explosive device while he was conducting combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Lance Cpl. Timothy M. Bell Jr., Lance Cpl. Eric J. Bernholtz, Lance Cpl. Nicholas William B. Bloem, Sgt. Bradley J. Harper, Cpl. David Kenneth J. Kreuter and Cpl. David S. Stewart.

  • Marine Sgt. Bradley J. Harper, 25, of Dresden, Ohio; assigned to the 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Norfolk, Va.; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 3 when his amphibious assault vehicle was attacked by an improvised explosive device while he was conducting combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Lance Cpl. Timothy M. Bell Jr., Lance Cpl. Eric J. Bernholtz, Lance Cpl. Nicholas William B. Bloem, Sgt. Justin F. Hoffman, Cpl. David Kenneth J. Kreuter and Cpl. David S. Stewart.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas William B. Bloem, 20, of Belgrade, Mont.; assigned to the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Billings, Mont.; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 3 when his amphibious assault vehicle was attacked by an improvised explosive device while he was conducting combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Lance Cpl. Timothy M. Bell Jr., Lance Cpl. Eric J. Bernholtz, Sgt. Bradley J. Harper, Sgt. Justin F. Hoffman, Cpl. David Kenneth J. Kreuter and Cpl. David S. Stewart.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Eric J. Bernholtz, 23, of Grove City, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Columbus, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 3 when his amphibious assault vehicle was attacked by an improvised explosive device while he was conducting combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Lance Cpl. Timothy M. Bell Jr., Lance Cpl. Nicholas William B. Bloem, Sgt. Bradley J. Harper, Sgt. Justin F. Hoffman, Cpl. David Kenneth J. Kreuter and Cpl. David S. Stewart.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Timothy M. Bell Jr., 22, of West Chesterfield, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Columbus, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 3 when his amphibious assault vehicle was attacked by an improvised explosive device while he was conducting combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq. Also killed were Marine Lance Cpl. Eric J. Bernholtz, Lance Cpl. Nicholas William B. Bloem, Sgt. Bradley J. Harper, Sgt. Justin F. Hoffman, Cpl. David Kenneth J. Kreuter and Cpl. David S. Stewart.

    August 04, 2005
  • Marine Staff Sgt. Chad J. Simon, 32, of Madison, Wis.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Madison, Wis.; died Aug. 4 in Madison, Wis., while under hospice care for wounds sustained Nov. 8, 2004, in an explosion as he was conducting combat operations in Babil province, Iraq.

  • Marine Gunnery Sgt. Theodore Clark Jr., 31, of Emporia, Va.; assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Aug. 4 when the vehicle in which he was a passenger was struck by an improvised explosive device while he was conducting combat operations near Gardez, Afghanistan.

  • Army Pfc. Nils G. Thompson, 19, of Confluence, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Aug. 4 when he was struck by enemy fire while on routine patrol at an Iraqi police station in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Pfc. Damian J. Garza, 19, of Odessa, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.; killed Aug. 4 when his vehicle left the road and went into a river in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Also killed was Army Pvt. John M. Henderson.

  • Army Pvt. John M. Henderson Jr., 21, of Columbus, Ga.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.; killed Aug. 4 when his vehicle left the road and went into a river in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Also killed was Army Pvt. 1st Class Damian J. Garza.

    August 05, 2005
  • Marine Gunnery Sgt. Terry W. Ball Jr., 36, of East Peoria, Ill.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Aug. 5 of wounds sustained in an explosion June 12 while he was conducting combat operations in Karmah, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Brett E. Walden, 40, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Aug. 5 when a civilian fuel truck collided with his Humvee while he was performing a convoy mission in Rubiah, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. 1st Class Robert V. Derenda.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert V. Derenda, 42, of Ledbetter, Ky.; assigned to the 1st Brigade, 98th Division, Army Reserve, Rochester, N.Y.; killed Aug. 5 when a civilian fuel truck collided with his Humvee while he was performing a convoy mission in Rubiah, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. 1st Class Brett E. Walden.

    August 06, 2005
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Chase J. Comley, 21, of Lexington, Ky.; assigned to the 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Aug. 6 by a suicidal car-bomber while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Amiriyah, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Brahim J. Jeffcoat, 25, of Philadelphia; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Philadelphia; killed Aug. 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee as he was conducting convoy operations near Balad, Iraq. Also killed was Spc. Kurt E. Krout.

  • Army Spc. Kurt E. Krout, 43, of Spinnerstown, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Philadelphia; killed Aug. 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee as he was conducting convoy operations near Balad, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Brahim J. Jeffcoat.

    August 07, 2005
  • Army Pfc. Seferino J. Reyna, 20, of Phoenix; assigned to the 70th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed Aug. 7 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Taji, Iraq.

    August 08, 2005
  • Army Staff Sgt. Christopher M. Falkel, 22, of Highlands Ranch, Colo.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Aug. 8 by enemy small-arms fire as his unit was conducting combat operations in Deh Afghan, Afghanistan.

  • Marine Staff Sgt. Ramon E. Gonzales Cordova, 30, of Davie, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 8 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.

  • Army Pfc. Hernando Rios, 29, of Queens, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, New York City; died Aug. 8 in Baghdad of injuries sustained Aug. 7, when his Humvee was struck by two improvised explosive devices and he received small-arms fire. Also killed was Spc. Anthony N. Kalladeen.

  • Army Spc. Anthony N. Kalladeen, 26, of Purchase, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, New York City; died Aug. 8 in Baghdad of injuries sustained Aug. 7, when his Humvee was struck by two improvised explosive devices and he received small-arms fire. Also killed was Pfc. Hernando Rios.

    August 09, 2005
  • Army Staff Sgt. Ryan S. Ostrom, 25, of Liberty, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Williamsport, Pa.; died Aug. 9 in Taqaddum, Iraq, of injuries sustained earlier from enemy small-arms fire in Habbaniya, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Miguel Carrasquillo, 25, of River Grove, Ill.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Aug. 9 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.

  • Army Sgt. Francis J. Straub Jr., 24, of Philadelphia; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Philadelphia; killed Aug. 9 when a mine exploded and enemy forces attacked using small-arms fire as he was investigating a rocket-propelled grenade incident in Bayji, Iraq. Also killed were Pfc. Nathaniel E. Detample, Spc. John Kulick and Spc. Gennaro Pellegrini Jr.

  • Army Spc. Gennaro Pellegrini Jr., 31, of Philadelphia; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Philadelphia; killed Aug. 9 when a mine exploded and enemy forces attacked using small-arms fire as he was investigating a rocket-propelled grenade incident in Bayji, Iraq. Also killed were Pfc. Nathaniel E. Detample, Spc. John Kulick and Sgt. Francis J. Straub Jr.

  • Army Spc. John Kulick, 35, of Harleysville, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Philadelphia; killed Aug. 9 when a mine exploded and enemy forces attacked using small-arms fire as he was investigating a rocket-propelled grenade incident in Bayji, Iraq. Also killed were Pfc. Nathaniel E. Detample, Spc. Gennaro Pellegrini Jr. and Sgt. Francis J. Straub Jr.

  • Army Pfc. Nathaniel E. Detample, 19, of Morrisville, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Philadelphia; killed Aug. 9 when a mine exploded and enemy forces attacked using small-arms fire as he was investigating a rocket-propelled grenade incident in Bayji, Iraq. Also killed were Spc. John Kulick, Spc. Gennaro Pellegrini Jr. and Sgt. Francis J. Straub Jr.

  • Army Spc. Christopher M. Katzenberger, 25, of St. Louis; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Aug. 9 in Bagram, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained earlier that day when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in Ghazni, Afghanistan.

    August 10, 2005
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Evenor C. Herrera, 22, of Gypsum, Colo.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); died Aug. 10 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting combat operations near Ramadi, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael A. Benson, 40, of Winona, Minn.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 314th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 78th Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Aug. 10 at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of injuries sustained Aug. 2 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device struck his convoy in Baghdad.

    August 11, 2005
  • Army Capt. Jeremy A. Chandler, 30, of Clarksville, Tenn.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Aug. 11 while conducting training operations at Forward Operating Base Ripley in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.

  • Army Sgt. Edward R. Heselton, 23, of Easley, S.C.; assigned to the 391st Engineer Battalion, 415th Chemical Brigade, Army Reserve, Greenville, S.C.; killed Aug. 11 when ordnance exploded near his vehicle as his unit was performing a route clearing mission in Orgun-E, Afghanistan.

    August 12, 2005
  • Army 1st Lt. David L. Giaimo, 24, of Waukegan, Ill.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Aug. 12 when his Humvee hit a land mine in Tikrit, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Rusty W. Bell, 21, of Pocahontas, Ark.; assigned to the 603rd Aviation Support Battalion, Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.; died Aug. 12 of non-combat-related injuries in Taji, Iraq.

    August 13, 2005
  • Army Spc. Brian K. Derks , 21, of White Cloud, Mich.; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Calvary Regiment, Fort Irwin, Calif.; killed Aug. 13 when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on mounted patrol in Baghdad.

    August 14, 2005
  • Army Spc. Toccara R. Green, 23, of Rosedale, Md.; assigned to the 57th Transportation Company, 548th Corps Support Battalion, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Aug. 14 when multiple improvised explosive devices detonated near her unit during convoy operations in Asad, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Shannon D. Taylor, 30, of Smithville, Tenn.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard, McMinnville, Tenn.; died Aug. 14 in Tuz, Iraq, of injuries sustained Aug. 13 when his Humvee came under attack by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Tuz, Iraq. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Asbury F. Hawn II and Spc. Gary L. Reese Jr.

  • Army Spc. Gary L. Reese Jr., 22, of Ashland City, Tenn.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard, McMinnville, Tenn.; died Aug. 14 in Tuz, Iraq, of injuries sustained Aug. 13 when his Humvee came under attack by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Tuz, Iraq. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Asbury F. Hawn II and Sgt. Shannon D. Taylor.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Asbury F. Hawn II, 35, of Lebanon, Tenn.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard, McMinnville, Tenn.; died Aug. 14 in Tuz, Iraq, of injuries sustained Aug. 13 when his Humvee came under attack by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Tuz, Iraq. Also killed were Spc. Gary L. Reese Jr. and Sgt. Shannon D. Taylor.

    August 15, 2005
  • Army Spc. Jose L. Ruiz, 28, of Brentwood, N.Y.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Aug. 15 by small-arms fire from a civilian vehicle while he was conducting security operations in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Thomas J. Strickland, 27, of Douglasville, Ga.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 108th Armor Regiment, Georgia Army National Guard, Calhoun, Ga.; killed Aug. 15 when his Humvee accidentally rolled over into a canal in Mahmudiyah, Iraq. Also killed were Spc. Joshua P. Dingler and Sgt. Paul A. Saylor.

  • Army Spc. Joshua P. Dingler, 19, of Hiram, Ga.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 108th Armor Regiment, Georgia Army National Guard, Calhoun, Ga.; killed Aug. 15 when his Humvee accidentally rolled over into a canal in Mahmudiyah, Iraq. Also killed were Sgt. Thomas J. Strickland and Sgt. Paul A. Saylor.

  • Army Sgt. Paul A. Saylor, 21, of Norcross, Ga.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 108th Armor Regiment, Georgia Army National Guard, Calhoun, Ga.; killed Aug. 15 when his Humvee accidentally rolled over into a canal in Mahmudiyah, Iraq. Also killed were Sgt. Thomas J. Strickland and Spc. Joshua P. Dingler.

    August 16, 2005
  • Army Spc. Michael J. Stokely, 23, of Sharpsburg, Ga.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 108th Armor Regiment, 48th Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, Griffin Ga.; killed Aug. 16 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Baghdad.

    August 18, 2005
  • Army Pfc. Timothy J. Seamans, 20, of Jacksonville, Fla.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Aug. 18 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee following a mine-assessment mission in Samarra, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Ray M. Fuhrmann II, 28, of Novato, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed on August 18 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee following a mine-assessment mission in Samarra, Iraq.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy W. Doyle, 24, of Chestertown, Md.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed on August 18 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee following a mine-assessment mission in Samarra, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Nathan K. Bouchard, 24, of Wildomar, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed on August 18 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee following a mine-assessment mission in Samarra, Iraq.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Phillip C. George, 22, of Houston, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, killed Aug. 18 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations near Taleban, Afghanistan.

  • Army Sgt. Robert G. Davis, 23, of Jackson, Mo.; assigned to the 864th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (Provisional), Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Aug. 18 when an improvised explosive device detonated underneath his Humvee during ground assault convoy operations in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Also killed was 1st Lt. Laura M. Walker.

  • Army 1st Lt. Laura M. Walker, 24, of Texas; assigned to the 864th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (Provisional), Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Aug. 18 when an improvised explosive device detonated underneath her Humvee during ground assault convoy operations in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Also killed was Sgt. Robert G. Davis.

    August 20, 2005
  • Army Sgt. Willard T. Partridge, 35, of Ferriday, La.; assigned to the 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Aug. 20 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.

    August 21, 2005
  • Army Pvt. Christopher L. Palmer, 22, of Sacramento, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Vicenza, Italy; killed on August 21 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations, near Baylough, Afghanistan.

  • Army Sgt. Michael R. Lehmiller, 23, of Anderson, S.C.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Vicenza, Italy; killed on August 21 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations, near Baylough, Afghanistan.

  • Army 1st Lt. Joshua M. Hyland, 31, of Missoula, Mont.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Vicenza, Italy; killed on August 21 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations, near Baylough, Afghanistan.

  • Army Spc. Blake W. Hall, 20, of East Prairie, Mo.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Vicenza, Italy; killed on August 21 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations, near Baylough, Afghanistan.

  • Army Pfc. Elden D. Arcand, 22, of White Bear Lake, Minn.; assigned to the 360th Transportation Company, 68th Corps Support Battalion, 43rd Area Support Group, Fort Carson, Colo., killed August 21 when his M915A1 tractor pulling a 7,500-gallon tanker accidentally rolled over in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Brian L. Morris, 38, of Centreville, Mich.; assigned to the 360th Transportation Company, 68th Corps Support Battalion, 43rd Area Support Group, Fort Carson, Colo., killed August 21 when his M915A1 tractor pulling a 7,500-gallon tanker accidentally rolled over in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Marine 2nd Lt. James J. Cathey, 24, of Reno, Nev.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C., killed Aug. 21 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Al Karmah, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Joseph C. Nurre, 22, of Wilton, Calif.; assigned to the 463rd Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, Weirton, W. Va., killed Aug. 21 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M916 tractor during convoy operations near Samarra, Iraq.

    August 22, 2005
  • Army Staff Sgt. Victoir P. Lieurance, 34, of Seymour, Tenn.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee National Guard, Sparta, Tenn., killed Aug. 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Samarra, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Joseph D. Hunt, 27, of Sweetwater, Tenn.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee National Guard, Sparta, Tenn., killed Aug. 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Samarra, Iraq.

  • Marine Pfc. Ramon Romero, 19, of Huntington Park, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Aug. 22 when the vehicle in which he was riding was struck by an improvised explosive device while he was conducting combat operations near Fallujah, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Hatim S. Kathiria, 23, of Fort Worth, Texas; assigned to the 703rd Forward Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Aug. 22 when an enemy rocket landed near his position in Baghdad.

    August 23, 2005
  • Army 1st Lt. Carlos J. Diaz, 27, of Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; killed Aug. 23 when enemy forces detonated an explosive device near his position in Baqubah, Iraq.

  • Army Master Sgt. Chris S. Chapin, 39, of Proctor, Vt.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion (General Studies), 124th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), Army National Guard ,Colchester, Vt., killed Aug. 23 during combat operations when he was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq.

    August 25, 2005
  • Army Cpl. Timothy M. Shea, 22, of Sonoma, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.; killed Aug. 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position in Husaybah, Iraq.

  • Army Master Sgt. Ivica Jerak, 42, of Houston; assigned to Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Aug. 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position in Husaybah, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Trevor J. Diesing, 30, of Plum City, Wis.; assigned the Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C., killed August 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position in Husaybah, Iraq.

    August 26, 2005
  • Army Staff Sgt. Damion G. Campbell, 23, of Baltimore; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, Vicenza, Italy; killed Aug. 26 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during a combat patrol in Khayr Kot, Afghanistan.

    August 27, 2005
  • Army Spc. Joseph L. Martinez, 21, of Las Vegas; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Aug. 27 when his dismounted patrol was engaged by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Tal Afar, Iraq.

    August 28, 2005
  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Obediah J. Kolath, 32, of Louisburg, Mo.; assigned to the Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Aug. 28 in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained Aug. 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position in Husaybah, Iraq.

    August 29, 2005
  • Army 2nd Lt. Charles R. Rubado, 23, of Clearwater, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo., killed Aug. 29 when his M1A2 Abrams tank came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire in Tal Afar, Iraq,

  • Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dennis P. Hay, 32, of Valdosta, Ga.; assigned to the 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Aug. 29 when his OH-58D Kiowa helicopter came under attack by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Tal Afar, Iraq.

    August 30, 2005
  • Army Maj. Gregory J. Fester, 41, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; assigned to the Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command, U.S. Army Reserve, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Aug. 30 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Iskandariyah, Iraq.

    August 31, 2005
  • Army Sgt. Monta S. Ruth, 26, of Winston-Salem, N.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; killed Aug. 31 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle during security patrol operations in Samarra, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Jason E. Ames , 21, of Cerulean, Ky.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Aug. 31 of non-combat-related injuries in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Capt. Lowell T. Miller II, 35, of Flint, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, McComb, Miss.; killed Aug. 31 when his military training team, conducting operations with the Iraqi Army, came under attack by enemy forces using small arms in Iskandariyah, Iraq.

     

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