Fallen Heroes December 26

December 26, 2003

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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Army Spc. Charles G. Haight,

23, of Jacksonville, Ala.; assigned to the 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Group, based in Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed in action by an improvised explosive device, on Dec. 26, 2003, in Iraq.

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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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December 26, 2005

Army Sgt. Dominic R. Coles,

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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Army Spc. Dane O. Carver,

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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December 26, 2006

Army Sgt. John T. Bubeck,

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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Army Spc. Aaron L. Preston,

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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Army Pfc. Andrew H. Nelson,

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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Army Spc. Joseph A. Strong,

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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Army Spc. Douglas L. Tinsley,

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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December 26, 2007

Army Capt. Rowdy J. Inman,

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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Fallen Heroes December 25

December 25, 2003

Army Staff Sgt. Thomas W. Christensen,

42, of Atlantic Mine, Mich.; assigned to the 652nd Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, based in Ellsworth, Wis.; killed during a mortar attack on Dec. 25 in Baquba, Iraq.

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Army Staff Sgt. Stephen C. Hattamer,

43, of Gwinn, Mich.; assigned to the 652nd Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, based in Ellsworth, Wis.; killed during a mortar attack on Dec. 25 in Baquba, Iraq.

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December 25, 2005

Army Spc. Sergio Gudino,

22, of Pomona, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Dec. 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1A1 tank during combat operations in Baghdad.

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Army Spc. Anthony O. Cardinal,

20, of Muskegon, Mich.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Dec. 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad.

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December 25, 2006

Army Pfc. Eric R. Wilkus,

20, of Hamilton, N.J.; assigned to the 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police Brigade, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died Dec. 25 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of a non-combat related injury Dec. 22 in Baghdad.

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Army Sgt. Jason C. Denfrund,

24, of Cattaraugus, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Dec. 25 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on patrol in Baghdad.

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Army Sgt. Jae S. Moon,

21, of Levittown, Pa.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Dec. 25 in Baghdad of wounds sustained there when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while on patrol.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Dexter E. Wheelous,

37, of Winder, Ga.; assigned to the 842nd Military Training and Transition team, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Dec. 25 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad.

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Army Capt. Hayes Clayton,

29, of Georgia; assigned to the 842nd Military Training and Transition team, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Dec. 25 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting combat operations in Balad, Iraq.

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December 25, 2007

Air Force Senior Airman Nicholas D. Eischen,

24, of Sanger, Calif.; assigned to the 60th Medical Operations Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, Calif.; died Dec. 25 at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan.

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Army Sgt. Peter C. Neesley,

28, of Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Dec. 25 in Baghdad of an undetermined cause in a non-combat environment.

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Army Sgt. Bryan J. Tutten,

33, of St. Augustine, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Dec. 25 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position during combat operations.

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Fallen Heroes December 24

December 24, 2003

Army Sgt. Michael E. Yashinski,

24, of Monument, Colo.; assigned to the 501st Forward Support Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza, Italy; killed Dec. 24 while running a communication wire in Kirkuk, Iraq.

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Army Command Sgt. Maj. Eric F. Cooke,

43, of Scottsdale, Ariz.; assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, based in Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Germany; killed while in a vehicle that was struck by an improvised explosive device Dec. 24 in Baghdad.

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Army Maj. Christopher J. Splinter,

43, of Platteville, Wis., assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade, based in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., killed while in a vehicle that was struck by an improvised explosive device, on Dec. 24 near Samarra, Iraq.

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Army Capt. Christopher F. Soelzer,

26, of South Dakota, assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade, based in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., killed in action while in a vehicle that was struck by an improvised explosive device, on Dec. 24 near Samarra, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Benjamin W. Biskie,

27, of Vermilion, Ohio; assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade, based in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., killed in action while in a vehicle that was struck by an improvised explosive device, on Dec. 24 near Samarra, Iraq.

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December 24, 2005

Army Master Sgt. Joseph J. Andres, Jr.,

34, of Seven Hills, Ohio; assigned to the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Dec. 24 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained earlier that day when he was attacked by enemy forces during combat operations in Baqubah, Iraq.

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Army Sgt. Myla L. Maravillosa,

24, of Wahiawa, Hawaii; assigned to the 203rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Army Reserve, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.; died Dec. 24 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of injuries sustained earlier that day when her Humvee was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades in Hawijah, Iraq.

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December 24, 2006

Army Pvt. Evan A. Bixler,

21, of Racine, Wis.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Dec. 24 of wounds sustained from enemy indirect fire during security operations in Hit, Iraq.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Stephen L. Morris,

21, of Lake Jackson, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed Dec. 24 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.

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Fallen Heroes December 23

December 23, 2003

Army Sgt. Theodore L. Perreault,

33, of Webster, Mass.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts National Guard (attached to Joint Task Force Gitmo), Worcester, Mass.; died of a non-combat-related cause on Dec. 23, 2003, at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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December 23, 2004

Marine Cpl. Raleigh C. Smith,

21, of Troy, Mont.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Dec. 23 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Lance Cpl. James R. Phillips,

21, of Hillsboro, Fla.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Dec. 23 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Marine Lance Cpl. Eric Hillenburg,

21, of Marion, Ind.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Dec. 23 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

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Army 1st Lt. Christopher W. Barnett,

32, of Baton Rouge, La.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 156th Armor Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team, Louisiana Army National Guard, Shreveport, La.; killed Dec. 23 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad.

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December 23, 2005

Army Sgt. Regina C. Reali,

25, of Freso, Calif.; assigned to the 351st Civil Affairs Command, Army Reserve, Mountain View, Calif.; killed Dec. 23 when an improvised explosive device detonated near her Humvee in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. Cheyenne C. Willey.

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Army Spc. Cheyenne C. Willey,

36, of Fremont, Calif.; assigned to the 351st Civil Affairs Command, Army Reserve, Mountain View, Calif.; killed Dec. 23 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. Regina C. Reali.

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December 23, 2006

Army Sgt. Curtis L. Norris,

28, of Dansville, Mich.; assigned to the 210th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Dec. 23 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.

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Army Spc. John Barta,

25, of Corpus Christi, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 23 of wounds sustained from indirect enemy fire during combat operations in Buhritz, Iraq.

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Army Spc. Chad J. Vollmer,

24, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry, Big Rapids, Mich.; died Dec. 23 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were: Pfc. Wilson A. Algrim and Pvt. Bobby Mejia II.

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Army Pfc. Wilson A. Algrim,

21, of Howell, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry, Big Rapids, Mich.; died Dec. 23 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were: Spc. Chad J. Vollmer and Pvt. Bobby Mejia II.

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Army Pvt. Bobby Mejia II,

20, Saginaw, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry, Big Rapids, Mich.; died Dec. 23 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were: Spc. Chad J. Vollmer and Pfc. Wilson A. Algrim.

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Marine Spc. Elias Elias,

27, of Glendora, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Dec. 23 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while on patrol in Baghdad.

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Army Spc. Michael J. Crutchfield,

21, of Stockton, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Dec. 23 of a non-combat related injury in Balad, Iraq.

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