Fallen Heroes May 5

May 5, 2004

Marine Cpl. Jeffrey G. Green

20, of Dallas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif.; found dead in the Euphrates River on May 5 in Anbar province, Iraq. The cause is under investigation.

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Army Pfc. Jesse R. Buryj

21, of Canton, Ohio; assigned to the 66th Military Police Company, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed May 5 when his military vehicle was struck by a dump truck whose driver had been shot while trying to run through a control point in Karbala, Iraq.

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Army Pfc. Brandon J. Wadman

19, of West Palm Beach, Fla.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery, Florida National Guard, West Palm Beach, Fla.; killed May 5, 2004, when his vehicle rolled over in Afghanistan.

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Army Spc. James E. Marshall

19, of Tulsa, Okla.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed May 5 when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

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Army Pfc. Bradley G. Kritzer

18, of Irvona, Pa.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed May 5 when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

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May 5, 2006

Army Pvt. Alva L. Gaylord

25, of Carrollton, Mo.; assigned to the 110th Engineer Battalion, Missouri Army National Guard, Kansas City, Mo.; died of injuries sustained May 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicle during a combat clearing operation in Qasr Ar Riyy, Iraq.

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Army Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr.

19, of Worcester, Mass.; assigned to the 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.; died May 5 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was traveling on crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province. Also killed were: Spc. David N. Timmons Jr., Spc. Justin L. O’Donohoe, Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp, Sgt. John C. Griffith, Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster, Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Howick, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten and Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty.

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Army Spc. David N. Timmons Jr.

23, of Lewisville, N.C.; assigned to the 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.; died May 5 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was traveling on crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province. Also killed were: Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr., Spc. Justin L. O’Donohoe, Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp, Sgt. John C. Griffith, Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster, Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Howick, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten and Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty.

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Army Spc. Justin L. O’Donohoe

27, of San Diego; assigned to the 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.; died May 5 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was traveling on crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province. Also killed were: Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr., Spc. David N. Timmons Jr., Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp, Sgt. John C. Griffith, Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster, Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Howick, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten and Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty.

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Army Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp

23, of Utopia, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.; died May 5 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was traveling on crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province. Also killed were: Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr., Spc. David N. Timmons Jr., Spc. Justin L. O’Donohoe, Sgt. John C. Griffith, Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster, Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Howick, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten and Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty.

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Army Sgt. John C. Griffith

33, of Las Vegas, Nev.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.; died May 5 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was traveling on crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province. Also killed were: Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr., Spc. David N. Timmons Jr., Spc. Justin L. O’Donohoe, Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp, Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster, Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Howick, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten and Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty.

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Army Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster

24, of Fontana, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.; died May 5 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was traveling on crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province. Also killed were: Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr., Spc. David N. Timmons Jr., Spc. Justin L. O’Donohoe, Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp, Sgt. John C. Griffith, Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Howick, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten and Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty.

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Army Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Howick

34, of Hamburg, N.Y.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.; died May 5 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was traveling on crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province. Also killed were: Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr., Spc. David N. Timmons Jr., Spc. Justin L. O’Donohoe, Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp, Sgt. John C. Griffith, Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten and Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty.

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Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson

28, of Ill.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.; died May 5 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was traveling on crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province. Also killed were: Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr., Spc. David N. Timmons Jr., Spc. Justin L. O’Donohoe, Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp, Sgt. John C. Griffith, Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster, Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Howick, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten and Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty.

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Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten

34, of Texas; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.; died May 5 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was traveling on crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province. Also killed were: Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr., Spc. David N. Timmons Jr., Spc. Justin L. O’Donohoe, Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp, Sgt. John C. Griffith, Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster, Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Howick, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson, and Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty.

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Army Lt. Col. Joseph J. Fenty

41, of Fla.; assigned to the 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum N.Y.; died May 5 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was traveling on crashed during combat operations east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province. Also killed were: Pfc. Brian M. Moquin Jr., Spc. David N. Timmons Jr., Spc. Justin L. O’Donohoe, Sgt. Jeffery S. Wiekamp, Sgt. John C. Griffith, Sgt. Bryan A. Brewster, Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Howick, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher B. Donaldson and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric W. Totten.

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Army Sgt. Nathan J. Vacho

29, of Janesville, Wis.; assigned to the 489th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, Knoxville, Tenn.; attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division; killed May 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were: 1st. Sgt. Carlos N. Saenz and Spc. Teodoro Torres.

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Army Spc. Teodoro Torres

29, of Las Vegas, Nev.; assigned to the 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, Abilene, Texas.; attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division; killed May 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were: 1st. Sgt. Carlos N. Saenz and Sgt. Nathan J. Vacho.

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Army 1st. Sgt. Carlos N. Saenz

46, of Las Vegas, Nev.; assigned to the 490th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve, Abilene, Texas.; attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division; killed May 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were: Spc. Teodoro Torres and Sgt. Nathan J. Vacho.

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May 5, 2007

Army Pfc. Larry I. Guyton

22, of Brenham, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 5 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations May 4 in Baghdad.

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Marine Cpl. Charles O. Palmer II

36, of Manteca, Calif.; assigned to 8th Communication Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, II MEF, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 5 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Master Sgt. Kenneth N. Mack.

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Marine Master Sgt. Kenneth N. Mack

42, of Fort Worth, Texas; assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, II MEF, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 5 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Charles O. Palmer II.

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Fallen Heroes May 4

May 4, 2003

Army Pvt. 2 Jason L. Deibler

20, of Coeburn, Va.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, Smith Barracks, Baumholder, Germany; killed in Kuwait by a non-combat weapon discharge.

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May 4, 2006

Marine Cpl. Stephen R. Bixler

20, of Suffield, Conn.; assigned to the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed May 4 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Bryan L. Quinton

24, of Sand Springs, Okla.; assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.; killed May 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Gavin B. Reinke.

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Army Staff Sgt. Gavin B. Reinke

32, of Pueblo, Colo.; assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.; killed May 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. Bryan L. Quinton.

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Marine Sgt. Elisha R. Parker

21, of Taberg, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed May 4, while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.

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May 4, 2007

Army Staff Sgt. Christopher N. Hamlin

24, of London, Ky.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 4 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.

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Fallen Heroes May 3

May 3, 2003

Army Sgt. Sean C. Reynolds

25, of East Lansing, Mich.; assigned to 74th Long-Range Surveillance Detachment 173rd Airborne Brigade, Camp Ederle, Italy; killed in Iraq when his M-4 rifle accidentally discharged after he fell off a ladder he had been climbing.

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May 3, 2004

Army 1st Lt. Christopher J. Kenny

32, of Miami; assigned to the 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany; one of four soldiers killed May 3 when their military vehicle left the road and flipped over in a canal in Balad, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Marvin R. Sprayberry III

24, of Tehachapi, Calif.; assigned to the 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany; one of four soldiers killed May 3 when their military vehicle left the road and flipped over in a canal in Balad, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Gregory L. Wahl

30, of Salisbury, N.C.; assigned to the 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany; one of four soldiers killed May 3 when their military vehicle left the road and flipped over in a canal in Balad, Iraq.

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Army Pfc. Lyndon A. Marcus Jr.

21, of Long Beach, Calif.; assigned to the 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany; one of four soldiers killed May 3 when their military vehicle left the road and flipped over in a canal in Balad, Iraq.

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Army Staff Sgt. Erickson H. Petty

28, of Fort Gibson, Okla.; assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Smith Barracks, Baumholder, Germany; killed by small-arms fire May 3 while conducting security of a weapons cache in Salman al Habb, Iraq.

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Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Ronald E. Baum

38, of Hollidaysburg, Pa.; assigned to 2nd Intelligence Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed May 3 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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May 3, 2005

Army Sgt. Stephen P. Saxton

24, of Temecula, Calif.; assigned to the Army’s 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed May 3 when his unit was conducting a route security mission and an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad.

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Army Staff Sgt. William J. Brooks

30, of Birmingham, Ala.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed May 3 when his unit was conducting a route security mission and an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad.

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May 3, 2006

Marine Capt. Brian S. Letendre

27, of Woodbridge, Va.; assigned to the Marine Forces Reserve’s Inspector and Instructor Staff, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Plainville, Conn.; killed May 3 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Joseph E. Proctor

38, of Indianapolis; assigned to the 638th Battalion (Aviation), Indiana Army National Guard, Shelbyville, Ind.; killed May 3 when a suicide, vehicle-borne, improvised explosive device detonated near his observation post during dismounted combat patrol operations in Tammin, Iraq.

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Army Pfc. Christopher M. Eckhardt

19, of Phoenix, Ariz.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 3 from a non-combat related cause in Taji, Iraq.

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Army Pfc. Benjamin T. Zieske

20, of Concord, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died of injuries sustained May 3, when an improvised explosive device detonated during a dismounted combat patrol in Kirkuk, Iraq.

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May 3, 2007

Army Spc. Matthew T. Bolar

24, of Montgomery, Ala.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died May 3 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat operations.

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Army Pfc. Jerome J. Potter

24, of Tacoma, Wash.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 3 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

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Army Spc. Kelly B. Grothe

21, of Spokane, Wash.; assigned to Company B, 321st Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve, Hayden Lake, Idaho; died May 3 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his armored personnel carrier was struck by an improvised explosive device.

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Army Pfc. John D. Flores

21, of Barrigada, Guam; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died May 3 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire.

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Army Sgt. Felix G. Gonzalez-Iraheta

25, of Sun Valley, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died May 3 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire.

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Army Spc. Andrew R. Weiss

28, of Lafayette, Ind.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 3 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

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Army Pfc. Joseph G. Harris

19, of Sugar Land, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died May 3 at Forward Operating Base Warrior, Afghanistan. His death is under investigation.

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Army 1st Lt. Colby J. Umbrell

26, of Doylestown, Pa.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died May 3 in Musayyib, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

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Fallen Heroes May 2

May 2, 2004

Army Staff Sgt. Todd E. Nunes

29, of Chapel Hill, Tenn.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; killed May 2 when his convoy encountered an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire in Kirkuk, Iraq.

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Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael C. Anderson

36, of Daytona, Fla.; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla.; killed May 2 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Trace W. Dossett

37, of Orlando, Fla.; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla.; killed May 2 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott R. McHugh

33, of Boca Raton Fla.; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla.; killed May 2 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert B. Jenkins

35, of Stuart, Fla.; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla.; killed May 2 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ronald A. Ginther

37, of Auburndale, Fla.; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla.; killed May 2 by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army Capt. John E. Tipton

32, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; commander of Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed May 2 by an explosion while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Ervin Caradine Jr.

33, of Memphis, Tenn.; assigned to the 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas; killed May 2 when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

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Army Pvt. Jeremy L. Drexler

23, of Topeka, Kan.; assigned to the 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas; killed May 2 when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

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May 2, 2005

Army Staff Sgt. Tommy S. Little

47, of Aliceville, Ala.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 114th Field Artillery Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard,Columbus, Miss.; died May 2 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio of injuries sustained on April 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee near Iskandariyah, Iraq.

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Marine Maj. John C. Spahr

42, of Cherry Hill, N.J.; assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.; embarked aboard the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson; killed May 2 when the F/A-18 Hornet aircraft he was piloting crashed in Iraq while flying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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Marine Capt. Kelly C. Hinz

30, of Woodbury, Minn.; assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.; embarked aboard the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson killed May 2 when the F/A-18 Hornet aircraft he was piloting crashed in Iraq while flying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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Army Sgt. John E. McGee

36, of Columbus, Ga.; assigned to the 2101st Transportation Company, Alabama Army National Guard, Camden, Ala.; killed May 2 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle near Diwaniyah, Iraq.

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May 2, 2007

Army Spc. Astor A. Sunsin-Pineda

20, of Long Beach, Calif.; assigned to the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died May 2 in Baghdad of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Also killed was 1st Lt. Ryan P. Jones.

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Army 1st Lt. Ryan P. Jones

23, of Westminster, Mass.; assigned to the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died May 2 in Baghdad of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Spc. Astor A. Sunsin-Pineda.

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Army Pfc. Katie M. Soenksen

19, of Davenport, Iowa; assigned to the 410th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 2 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near her vehicle.

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May 2, 2008

Marine Lance Cpl. Casey L. Casanova

22, of McComb, Miss.; assigned to the Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died May 2 in Karmah, Iraq, while supporting combat operations. Also killed were Cpl. Miguel A. Guzman, Lance Cpl. James F. Kimple and Sgt. Glen E. Martinez.

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Marine Cpl. Miguel A. Guzman

21, of Norwalk, Calif.; assigned to the Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died May 2 in Karmah, Iraq, while supporting combat operations. Also killed were Lance Cpl. Casey L. Casanova, Lance Cpl. James F. Kimple and Sgt. Glen E. Martinez.

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Marine Lance Cpl. James F. Kimple

21, of Carroll, Ohio; assigned to the Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died May 2 in Karmah, Iraq, while supporting combat operations. Also killed were Lance Cpl. Casey L. Casanova, Cpl. Miguel A. Guzman and Sgt. Glen E. Martinez.

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Marine Sgt. Glen E. Martinez

31, of Boulder, Colo.; assigned to the Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died May 2 in Karmah, Iraq, while supporting combat operations. Also killed were Lance Cpl. Casey L. Casanova, Cpl. Miguel A. Guzman and Lance Cpl. James F. Kimple.

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Army Pfc. Corey L. Hicks

22, of Glendale, Ariz.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 2 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

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Fallen Heroes May 1

May 1, 2003

Army Pfc. Jesse A. Givens

34, of Springfield, Mo.; 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed in Habbaniyah, Iraq, when his M-1A1 tank fell into the Euphrates River after the bank on which he was parked gave way.

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May 1, 2004

Army Spc. Trevor A. Win’E

22, of Orange, Calif.; assigned to 24th Quartermaster Company, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died May 1 in Tikrit, Iraq, from injuries sustained on April 30 when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.

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Army Sgt. Joshua S. Ladd

20, of Port Gibson, Miss.; assigned to the 367th Maintenance Company, Army National Guard, DeKalb, Miss.; killed May 1 when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Phillip L. Witkowski

24, of Fredonia, N.Y.; assigned to 7th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died May 1, 2004, in Homberg, Germany, from non-combat-related injuries sustained on April 30, 2004, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

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Army Staff Sgt. Oscar D. Medina

32, of Chicago; assigned to the 84th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, Hawaii; killed May 1 when his convoy was attacked in Amarah, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Ramon C. Ojeda

22, of Ramona, Calif.; assigned to the 84th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, Hawaii; killed May 1 when his convoy was attacked in Amarah, Iraq.

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May 1, 2005

Army Sgt. Derrick J. Lutters

24, of Burlington, Colo.; assigned to the 891st Engineer Battalion, Kansas Army National Guard, Pittsburg, Kan.; killed May 1 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated while his unit was inspecting a bridge for enemy tampering along a supply route in Iraq.

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May 1, 2006

Army Cpl. Robbie G. Light

21, of Kingsport, Tenn.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died of injuries sustained May 1 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1A2 Abrams tank during combat operations in Baghdad.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Robert L. Moscillo

21, of Salem, N.H.; assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed May 1 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.

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May 1, 2007

Army Pfc. Zachary R. Gullett

20, of Hillsboro, Ohio; assigned to the 984th Military Police Company, 759th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Carson, Colo.; died May 1 in Baghdad as a result of a non-combat-related incident. His death is under investigation.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Johnathan E. Kirk

25, of Belhaven, N.C.; assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 1 from wounds received while conducting combat operations on Apri

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May 1, 2008

Army Spc. Jeffrey F. Nichols

21, of Granite Shoals, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Polk, La.; died May 1 in Baghdad from wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

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