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Marine Lance Cpl.
Julio C. Cisneros Alvarez, 22, of Pharr, Texas; assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed Jan.
6 by hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Marine Cpl.
Joseph E. Fite, 23, of Round Rock, Texas; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine
Forces Reserve, Austin, Texas; killed Jan. 9 by enemy action in
Anbar province, Iraq.
Marine Lance Cpl.
Juan R. Rodriguez Velasco, 23, of El Cenizo, Texas; assigned
to 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division,
Marine Forces Reserve, Corpus Christi, Texas; died Jan. 13 of
injuries sustained due to enemy action in Anbar province,
Iraq.
Marine Lance Cpl.
Matthew W. Holloway, 21, of Fulton, Texas; assigned to 1st
Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine
Forces Reserve, Corpus Christi, Texas; died Jan. 13 of injuries
sustained due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
Marine Cpl. Paul
C. Holter III, 21, of Corpus Christi, Texas; assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Jan. 14 in a
non-combat-related incident at Camp Ramadi, Iraq.
Army Pfc. Jesus
A. Leon-Perez, 20, of Houston, Texas; assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 2nd Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany;
killed Jan. 24 when his Bradley fighting vehicle overturned in
Mohammed Sacran, Iraq. Four other soldiers were also
killed.
Army Spc. Viktar
V. Yolkin, 24, of Spring Branch, Texas; assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 2nd Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany;
killed Jan. 24 when his Bradley fighting vehicle overturned in
Mohammed Sacran, Iraq. Four other soldiers were also
killed.
Army Sgt. Javier
Marin Jr., 29, of Mission, Texas; assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 2nd Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany;
killed Jan. 24 when his Bradley fighting vehicle overturned in
Mohammed Sacran, Iraq. Four other soldiers were also
killed.
Marine Lance
Cpl. Tony L. Hernandez, 22, of Canyon Lake, Texas;
assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft
Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station
Miramar, Calif.; killed Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter in
which he was riding crashed near Rutbah, Iraq. Twenty-nine
Marines and one sailor also were killed.
Marine Lance
Cpl. Rhonald D. Rairdan, 20, of San Antonio, Texas;
assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine
Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base
Hawaii; killed Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter in which he was
riding crashed near Rutbah, Iraq. Twenty-nine Marines and one
sailor also were killed.
Marine Staff Sgt.
Dexter S. Kimble, 30, of Houston, Texas; assigned to Marine
Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd
Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.;
killed Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter in which he was riding
crashed near Rutbah, Iraq. Twenty-nine Marines and one sailor
also were killed.
Marine Lance
Cpl. Saeed Jafarkhani-Torshizi Jr., 24, of Fort Worth,
Texas; assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine
Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base
Hawaii; killed Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter in which he was
riding crashed near Rutbah, Iraq. Twenty-nine Marines and one
sailor also were killed.
Marine Capt.
Lyle L. Gordon, 30, of Midlothian, Texas; assigned to
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16,
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar,
Calif.; killed Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter in which he was
riding crashed near Rutbah, Iraq. Twenty-nine Marines and one
sailor also were killed.
Marine Capt.
Paul C. Alaniz, 32, of Corpus Christi, Texas; assigned to
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16,
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar,
Calif.; killed Jan. 26 when the CH-53E helicopter in which he was
riding crashed near Rutbah, Iraq. Twenty-nine Marines and one
sailor also were killed.
Army Spc. Taylor
J. Burk, 21, of Amarillo, Texas; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood,
Texas; killed Jan. 26 when an improvised explosive device struck
his vehicle in Baghdad.
Marine Lance
Cpl. Fred L. Maciel, 20, of Spring, Texas; assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III
Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii; killed Jan.
26 when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Rutbah,
Iraq. Also killed was Marine Cpl. Stephen P. Johnson.
Army Capt.
Orlando A. Bonilla, 27, of Killeen, Texas; assigned to
the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division,
Fort Hood, Texas; killed Jan. 28 in the crash of an OH-58 Kiowa
helicopter in Baghdad. Also killed was Army Chief Warrant Officer
2 Charles S. Jones.
Marine Lance
Cpl. Nazario Serrano, 20, of Irving, Texas; assigned to
the Combat Service Support Battalion 1, Combat Service Support
Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Jan. 30 by enemy action in
Anbar province, Iraq.
Army Sgt.
Daniel Torres, 23, of Fort Worth, Texas; assigned to the
2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort
Stewart, Ga.; killed Feb. 4 when an improvised explosive device
hit his vehicle in Bayji, Iraq. Also killed was Army Staff Sgt.
Steven G. Bayow.
Army Spc.
Jeremy O. Allmon, 22, of Cleburne, Texas; assigned to the
3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort
Hood, Texas; killed Feb. 6 when an improvised explosive device
detonated near his military vehicle in Taji, Iraq.
Air Force
Staff Sgt. Ray Rangel, 29, of San Antonio; assigned to
the 7th Civil Engineering Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas;
killed Feb. 13 while performing a canal rescue mission in Balad,
Iraq.
Army Spc.
Clinton R. Gertson, 26, of Houston; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Feb.
19 by enemy small-arms fire in Mosul, Iraq.
Marine
Lance Cpl. Trevor D. Aston, 32, of Austin, Texas;
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine
Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Austin, Texas; killed Feb. 22 in
a non-hostile vehicle incident in Anbar province, Iraq.
Army Spc.
Danny L. Anderson, 29, of Corpus Christi, Texas; assigned
to the 26th Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry
Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Feb. 27 by enemy small-arms
fire in Baghdad.
Army
Staff Sgt. Juan M. Solorio, 32, of Dallas; assigned to
the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th
Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed March 4 when an
improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle
as his unit was being attacked by enemy forces using small-arms
fire in Mosul, Iraq.
Army Spc.
Francisco G. Martinez, 20, of Fort Worth, Texas; assigned
to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry
Division, Camp Hovey, Korea; killed March 20 by enemy small-arms
fire in Tamin, Iraq.
Army Pvt.
Aaron M. Hudson, 20, of Highland Village, Texas; assigned
to the 401st Military Police Company, 720th Military Police
Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; died
April 16 in Baghdad of injuries sustained April 15 when an
improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol out of Camp
Taji, Iraq.
Army Spc.
Gary W. Walters Jr., 31, of Victoria, Texas; assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry
Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed April 24 when an improvised
explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad.
Marine Sgt. Aaron
N. Cepeda Sr., 22, San Antonio; assigned to the 3rd
Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine
Forces Reserve; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force (Forward), San Antonio; killed May 7 by enemy
action while conducting combat operations in Anbar province,
Iraq.
Marine
Lance Cpl. Lance T. Graham, 26, San Antonio; assigned to
the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division,
Marine Forces Reserve; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force (Forward), San Antonio; killed May 7 by enemy
action while conducting combat operations in Anbar province,
Iraq.
Army
Staff Sgt. Samuel T. Castle, 26, of Naples, Texas;
assigned to the 327th Signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade, Fort
Bragg, N.C.; died May 11 of injuries sustained when an improvised
explosive device detonated in Asad, Iraq.
Army Pfc.
Wesley R. Riggs, 19, of Baytown, Texas; assigned to the
2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, Fort
Stewart, Ga.; died May 17 of injuries sustained when an
improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted
position in Tikrit, Iraq.
Army Pfc.
Steven C. Tucker, 19, of Grapevine, Texas; assigned to
the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne
Brigade, Vicenza, Italy; died May 21 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of
injuries sustained near Shinkay, Afghanistan, when an improvised
explosive device detonated near his Humvee.
Army Lt. Col.
Albert E. Smart, 41, of San Antonio; assigned to the
321st Civil Affairs Brigade, U.S. Army Reserve, San Antonio; died
May 28 of a non-combat-related illness in Doha, Qatar.
Army Col. Theodore S. Westhusing, 44, of Dallas; assigned to the United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.; serving with the Multinational Security Transition Command-Iraq; died June 5 of non-combat-related injuries in Baghdad.
Army Sgt. Roberto
Arizola Jr., 31, of Laredo, Texas; assigned to the 297th
Military Intelligence Battalion, 513th Military Intelligence
Brigade, Fort Gordon, Ga.; killed June 8 when an improvised
explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad.
Marine Lance
Cpl. Mario A. Castillo, 20, of Brownwood, Texas; assigned to
the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed June 10 in an
explosion while conducting combat operations in Saqlawiyah, Iraq.
Also killed was Lance Cpl. Andrew J. Kilpela.
Marine Cpl.
Tyler S. Trovillion, 23, of Richardson, Texas; assigned
to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; unit
operating with 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division of
the U.S. Army, attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed June 15 when his vehicle
hit an improvised explosive device while he was conducting combat
operations near Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were Lance Cpl.
Jonathan R. Flores, Lance Cpl. Chad B. Maynard, Lance Cpl. Dion
M. Whitley and Cpl. Jesse Jaime.
Marine Lance
Cpl. Jonathan R. Flores, 18, of San Antonio; assigned to
1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; unit operating with
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army,
attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
(Forward); killed June 15 when his vehicle hit an improvised
explosive device while he was conducting combat operations near
Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were Lance Cpl. Chad B. Maynard, Lance
Cpl. Dion M. Whitley, Cpl. Jesse Jaime and Cpl. Tyler S.
Trovillion.
Army Master
Sgt. Robert M. Horrigan, 40, of Austin, Texas; assigned
to Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort
Bragg, N.C.; killed June 17 while conducting combat operations in
Qaim, Iraq.
Army Pfc.
Christopher R. Kilpatrick, 18, of Columbus, Texas;
assigned to the 603rd Transportation Company, 142nd Corps Support
Battalion, Warrior Brigade, Fort Polk, La.; killed June 20 during
convoy operations when enemy forces attacked his Humvee with an
improvised explosive device and small-arms fire in Tal Afar,
Iraq.
Army Chief
Warrant Officer 4 Keith R. Mariotti, 39, of Texas;
assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd
Infantry Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed June 27 when his
AH-64D Apache helicopter crashed near Taji, Iraq. Also killed was
Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Steven E. Shepard.
Army Spc.
Rafael A. Carrillo Jr., 21, of Boys Ranch, Texas;
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry
Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed June 28 when an enemy mortar
detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad.
Army Spc. Hoby
F. Bradfield Jr., 22, of The Woodlands, Texas; assigned
to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson,
Colo.; killed July 9 while he was conducting a dismounted cordon
search in Tal Afar, Iraq.
Marine
Cpl. Steven P. Gill, 24, of Round Rock, Texas; assigned
to the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine
Forces Reserve, San Antonio; attached to Regimental Combat Team
8, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward);
killed July 21 by an improvised explosive device while conducting
combat operations near Zaidon, Iraq.
Army Spc.
Ernest W. Dallas Jr., 21, of Denton, Texas; assigned to
3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.;
killed July 24 when an improvised explosive device detonated near
his Bradley fighting vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were Staff
Sgt. Jason W. Montefering, Sgt. Milton M. Monzon Jr. and Pfc.
Ramon A. Villatoro Jr.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 Staff Sgt. Christopher L. Everett, 23, of Huntsville, Texas; assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 112th Armor Regiment, 56th Brigade Combat Team, Arlington, Texas; killed Sept. 7 when an accident occurred in the motor pool in Al Taqqadum, Iraq.
Navy
Seaman Apprentice Robert D. Macrum, 22, of Sugar Land,
Texas; assigned to the guided missile cruiser Princeton, Nimitz
Carrier Strike Group; lost at sea Sept. 12 while the underway
ship was conducting maritime security operations in the Arabian
Gulf.
Army
Sgt. Shawn A. Graham, 34, of Red Oak, Texas; assigned to
the 124th Cavalry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army
National Guard, Fort Worth, Texas; died Sept. 25 in Baghdad of
injuries sustained earlier that day when the vehicle in which he
was riding accidentally rolled over in Balad, Iraq.
Army
Sgt. Steve Morin Jr., 34, of Arlington, Texas; assigned
to the 111th Engineer Battalion, 36th Infantry Division, Texas
Army National Guard, Mineral Wells, Texas; killed Sept. 28 when
an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee west of
Umm Qasr, Iraq.
Army Staff Sgt. Timothy J. Roark, 29, of Houston; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 123rd Aviation Regiment, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, died on Oct. 2, of a non-combat related injury in Balad, Iraq.
Army Staff Sgt.
Sean B. Berry, 26, of Terrell, Texas; assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 112th Armor, 56th Brigade Combat Team, Texas Army
National Guard, Fort Worth, Texas; died Oct. 3 of
non-combat-related injuries in Taqaddum, Iraq.
Marine
Cpl. John R. Stalvey, 22, of Conroe, Texas; assigned to
3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Oct. 3 by
an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations
against enemy forces during Operation Iron Fist in Karabilah,
Iraq.
Army Sgt. Lorenzo Ponce Ruiz, 26, of El Paso, Texas; assigned to the 24th Transportation Company, 541st Maintenance Battalion, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed Oct. 12 when his military vehicle collided with a civilian vehicle and overturned in Balad, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Donald D. Furman.
Navy Information Systems Technician 1st Class (SW) Howard E. Babcock IV, 33, of Houston; assigned to the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station in Bahrain; killed Oct. 13 in a motorcycle accident there.
Army
Staff Sgt. Tommy I. Folks Jr., 31, of Amarillo, Texas;
assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 142nd
Infantry Regiment, 56th Brigade Combat Team, 36th Infantry
Division, Amarillo, Texas; died Oct. 19 in Baghdad of injuries
sustained Oct. 18 when multiple improvised explosive devices
detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in
Iskandariyah, Iraq.
Army Spc.
Russell H. Nahvi, 24, of Arlington, Texas; assigned to
the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team,
3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Oct. 19 when his
Humvee was struck by enemy indirect fire during patrol operations
in Balad, Iraq. Also killed were Sgt. Arthur A. Mora Jr. and Spc.
Jose E. Rosario.
Army Sgt. Jacob D. Dones, 21, of Dimmitt, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, Calif.; killed Oct. 20 when his forward operating base was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire in Hit, Iraq.
Army Staff
Sgt. George T. Alexander, Jr., 34, of Killeen, Texas;
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd
Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died Oct. 22
at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, of injuries
sustained Oct. 17 when an improvised explosive device detonated
near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Samarra, Iraq.
Army Sgt. Michael T. Robertson, 28, of Houston; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died Oct. 25 at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, of injuries sustained Oct. 17 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Samarra, Iraq. The incident fatally injured another soldier and was reported Oct. 25.
Army Spc.
William J. Byler, 23, of Ballinger, Texas; assigned to
the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Oct. 31
when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee
during patrol operations in Mahmudiyah, Iraq. Also killed were
Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Tessar, Pfc. David J. Martin and Pvt.
Adam R. Johnson.
Marine Cpl. John M. Longoria, 21, of Nixon, Texas; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); died Nov. 14 of wounds sustained from small arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in New Ubaydi, Iraq.
Marine
Lance Cpl. Christopher M. McCrackin, 20, of Liverpool,
Texas; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st
Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd
Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed
Nov. 14 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat
operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in
New Ubaydi, Iraq. Also killed was Maj. Ramon J. Mendoza Jr.
Marine Lance Cpl. Miguel Terrazas, 20, of El Paso, Texas; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Nov. 19 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the vicinity of Hadithah, Iraq.
Army Spc.
Dominic J. Hinton, 24, of Jacksonville, Texas; assigned
to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 19
when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee
during combat operations in Bayji, Iraq. Also killed were 1st Lt.
Dennis W. Zilinski, Staff Sgt. Edward Karolasz, and Cpl. Jonathan
F. Blair.
Army Sgt.
William B. Meeuwsen, 24, of Kingwood, Texas; assigned to
the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 23
when his unit came under direct fire during combat operations in
Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Aram J. Bass. The
circumstances of the soldiers' deaths are under investigation as
a potential friendly-fire incident.
Army Spc.
Javier A. Villanueva, 25, of Temple, Texas; assigned to
the 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin,
Calif.; died Nov. 24 in Asad, Iraq, of injuries sustained Nov. 23
when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted
patrol during combat operations in Hit, Iraq.
Army Sgt.
Donald J. Hasse, 28, of Wichita Falls, Texas; assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 13th Armor Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed
Nov. 29 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his
Humvee during combat operations in Taji, Iraq. Also killed was
Sgt. Jerry W. Mills Jr.
Marine Staff
Sgt. William D. Richardson, 30, of Houston; assigned to
Marine Wing Support Squadron-372, Marine Wing Support Group-37,
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd
Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward);
died Nov. 30 of wounds sustained from a non-hostile vehicle
accident near Taqaddum, Iraq.
Marine Lance Cpl. Robert A. Martinez, 20, of Splendora, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Dec. 1 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Fallujah, Iraq. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Daniel J. Clay, Lance Cpl. John M. Holmason, Lance Cpl. David A. Huhn, Lance Cpl. Adam W. Kaiser, Cpl. Anthony T. McElveen, Lance Cpl. Scott T. Modeen, Lance Cpl. Andrew G. Patten, Sgt. Andy A. Stevens, and Lance Cpl. Craig N. Watson.
Army
Sgt. Michael C. Taylor, 23, of Hockley, Texas; assigned
to the 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery, 214th Field Artillery
Brigade, III Corps Artillery, Fort Sill, Okla.; killed Dec. 7
when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Heavy
Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck while his unit was conducting
combat operations in Balad, Iraq.
Army
Spc. James C. Kesinger, 32, of Pharr, Texas; assigned to
the 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Fort
Riley, Kan.; killed Dec. 13 when an improvised explosive device
detonated near his Humvee while conducting combat operations in
Taji, Iraq. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Michael S. Zyla, Sgt.
Brian C. Karim and Spc. Peter J. Navarro.
Marine Lance
Cpl. Samuel Tapia, 20, of San Benito, Texas; assigned to
the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; attached to
2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward);
killed Dec. 18 by small-arms fire while conducting combat
operations in Ramadi, Iraq.
Army
Staff Sgt. Johnnie V. Mason, 32, of Rio Vista, Texas;
assigned to the 717th Ordnance Company, 184th Ordnance Battalion,
52nd Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Detachment), Fort
Campbell, Ky.; killed Dec. 19, when an improvised explosive
device detonated near his Humvee in Mahmudiyah, Iraq.
Army 1st
Lt. Benjamin T. Britt, 24, of Wheeler, Texas; assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Dec. 22
when an improvised explosive device detonated near their position
during a dismounted patrol in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc.
William Lopez-Feliciano.
Army Chief Warrant Officer Richard M. Salter, 44, of Cypress, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Dec. 26 when his Apache helicopter collided with another military aircraft in mid-air and then crashed in Baghdad. Also killed was Chief Warrant Officer Isaias E. Santos. The incident is under investigation.
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