Army Spc. Michael G. Mihalakis,
18, of San Jose, Calif.; assigned to the 270th Military Police Company, 49th Military Police Battalion, 100th Troop Command, California Combat Support Command, Army National Guard, based in Fairfield, Calif.; died of injuries sustained in a non-combat vehicle accident at the Baghdad International Airport, on Dec. 26, 2003, in Baghdad.
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23, of Jacksonville, Ala.; assigned to the 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Group, based in
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Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Sutter,
28, of Tinley Park, Ill.; assigned to the 745th Ordnance Company, 79th Ordnance Battalion, Army National Guard, based in Grayling, Mich.; killed Dec. 26 by an improvised explosive device that detonated while he was trying to disarm it in Baqubah, Iraq.
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25, of Jesup, Ga.; assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.; killed Dec. 26 when his Humvee came under attack during combat operations by enemy forces using small arms fire, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars in Baghdad.
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20, of Freeport, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, Saginaw, Mich.; killed Dec. 26 when his Humvee came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire in Khalidiyah, Iraq.
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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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Army Chief Warrant Officer Isaias E. Santos,
28, of Ancon, Panama; 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 Richard M. Salter. The incident is under investigation.
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25, of Collegeville, Pa.; assigned to the 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Dec. 26 of wounds sustained Dec. 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were: Spc. Aaron L. Preston and Pfc. Andrew H. Nelson.
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29, of Dallas; assigned to the 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Dec. 26 of wounds sustained Dec. 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were: Sgt. John T. Bubeck and Pfc. Andrew H. Nelson.
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19, of Saint Johns, Mich.; assigned to the 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Dec. 26 of wounds sustained Dec. 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were: Sgt. John T. Bubeck and Spc. Aaron L. Preston.
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21, of Lebanon, Ind.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Dec. 26 of injuries sustained when the vehicle he was in was involved in a rollover incident in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. Douglas L. Tinsley. The incident is under investigation.
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21, of Chester, S.C.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Dec. 26 of injuries sustained when the vehicle he was in was involved in a rollover incident in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. Joseph A. Strong. The incident is under investigation.
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Marine Cpl. Joshua M. Schmitz,
21, of Spencer, Wis.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Dec. 26 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. William C. Koprince Jr.
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38, of Panorama Village, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 26 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained from small-arms fire during dismounted combat operations. Also killed was Sgt. Benjamin B. Portell.
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Army Sgt. Benjamin B. Portell,
27, of Bakersfield, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 26 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained from small-arms fire during dismounted combat operations. Also killed was Capt. Rowdy J. Inman.
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