Army Command Sgt. Maj. James D. Blankenbecler,
40, of Alexandria, Va.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; killed while riding in a convoy that was hit by an improvised explosive device and rocket-propelled grenades on Oct. 1 in Samarra, Iraq.
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Army Pfc. Analaura Esparza Gutierrez,
21, of Houston, Texas; assigned to A Company, 4th Forward Support Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas; killed while riding in a convoy that was hit by an improvised explosive device and rocket-propelled grenades Oct. 1 in Tikrit.
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Army Lt. Col. Paul W. Kimbrough,
44, of Washington, D.C.; assigned to the 416th Engineer Command, Team 28, Army Reserve, Fort Benning, Ga.; died on Oct. 1, 2003, in Turkey from injuries sustained during a non-combat-related incident in Afghanistan.
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23, of Newark, N.J.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 13th Armored Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed while on patrol Oct. 1 when an Iraqi citizen approached and shot him in Khadra, Iraq.
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24, of Quakertown, Pa.; assigned to the 3rd Armor Medical Company, Medical Troop Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; died of non-combat related injuries Oct. 1 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C.
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27, of Rome, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, Morrisonville, N.Y.; killed Oct. 1 by a sniper as he was conducting combat operations in Samarra, Iraq.
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21, of Naperville, Ill.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 1 when his check point came under small-arms fire in Baghdad.
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Army Sgt. Marshall A. Westbrook,
43, of Farmington, N.M.; assigned to the 126th Military Police Company, New Mexico Army National Guard, Albuquerque, N.M.; killed Oct. 1 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad.
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Army Staff Sgt. Jens E. Schelbert,
31, of New Orleans; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; killed Oct. 1 when his forward operating base was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire in Ramadi, Iraq.
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23, of Santa Rosa, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Oct. 1 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A2 Bradley fighting Vehicle during convoy operations in Bayji, Iraq.
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22, of Portland, Ore.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 1 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.
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26, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; died Oct. 1 from injuries sustained when a rocket-propelled grenade detonated near his vehicle in Hit, Iraq.
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Marine Capt. Justin D. Peterson,
32, of Davisburg, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died Oct. 1 from a non-hostile vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq. The incident is under investigation.
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46, of Bayside, N.Y.; assigned to the 1569th Transportation Company, New York Army National Guard, Newburgh, N.Y.; died Oct. 1 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait from a non-combat related incident.
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Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher B. Cosgrove III,
23, of Cedar Knolls, N.J.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Dover, N.J.; killed Oct. 1 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
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23, of Elkhart, Ind., assigned to the 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, Sound Bend, Ind.; killed Oct. 1 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.
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Navy Seaman Apprentice Shayna Ann Schnell,
19, of Tell City, Ind.; assigned to Naval Security Force Bahrain, Jebel Ali Detachment, United Arab Emirates; died Oct. 1 of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident.
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Marine Gunnery Sgt. Herman J. Murkerson Jr.,
35, of Adger, Ala.; assigned to Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.; died Oct. 1 while conducting combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq.
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