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24-Sep4Lance Cpl. Aaron Boyles, 24, of Alameda, Calif.
Sgt. Timothy Folmar, 21, of Sonora, Texas.
Lance Cpl. Ramon Mateo, 20, of Suffolk, N.Y.
2nd Lieutenant Ryan Leduc, 28, of Pana, Ill.
All four Marines died Sept. 24. Boyles, Folmar, and Mateo were killed as result
of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Leduc died as result of a non-combat
vehicle accident in Rutbah, Iraq.
23-Sep1A U.S. soldier has died of wounds sustained in a car bomb attack in Baghdad on Wednesday, the U.S. military said on Thursday.22-Sep4Sgt. Skipper Soram, 23, of Kolonia Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, died Sept. 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-based improvised explosive device detonated near his security post. Soram was assigned to 3rd
Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Sgt. Benjamin K. Smith, 24, of Carterville, Ill., died Sept. 22 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Smith was assigned to 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Pfc. Adam J. Harris, 21, of Abilene, Texas, died Sept. 22 in Mosul, Iraq, when he was shot by a sniper while on patrol. Harris was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Staff Sgt. Lance J. Koenig, 33, of Fargo, N.D., died Sept. 22 in Tikrit, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting a dismounted patrol. Koenig was assigned to the Army National Guard's 141st Engineer Battalion, Jamestown, N.D.
21-Sep2Two U.S. Marines were killed in separate attacks west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Tuesday.
Pfc. Nathan E. Stahl, 20, of Highland, Ind., died Sept. 21 in Iraq, when his vehicle was struck with an improvised explosive device. Stahl was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment from Fort Lewis, Wash.
20-Sep3Spc. Joshua J. Henry, 21, of Avonmore, Pa., died Sept. 20 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his convoy was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire in Sharqat, Iraq. Henry was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Lance Cpl. Steven C. T. Cates, 22, of Mount Juliet, Tenn., died Sept. 20 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Cates was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Sgt. Foster L. Harrington, 31, of Ft. Worth, Texas, died Sept. 20 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Harrington was assigned to the Marine Corps Reserves 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, Mobile, Ala.
19-Sep1Sgt. Brandon E. Adams, 22, of Hollidaysburg, Pa., died Sept.19 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of injuries sustained in Fallujah, Iraq, on Feb. 16 when a grenade exploded as he was clearing a house. Adams was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.18-Sep2Two died Sept. 18 in Baghdad, Iraq, when animprovised explosive device hit their convoy vehicle. Both were assigned to the 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Killed were: Sgt. Thomas C. Rosenbaum, 25, of Hope, Ark.
Pfc. James W. Price, 22, of Cleveland, Tenn.
17-Sep1Cpl. Christopher S. Ebert, 21, of Mooresboro, N.C., died Sept. 17 due to enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Ebert was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.16-Sep3Sgt. Foster Pinkston, 47, of Warrenton, Ga., died Sept. 16, in Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, Ga., from a non-combat related illness. Pinkston was assigned to the Army National Guards 878th Engineer Battalion, Augusta, Ga.
Cpl. Steven A. Rintamaki, 21, of Lynnwood, Wash., died Sept 16 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Rintamaki was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
1st Lieutenant Andrew K. Stern, 24, of Germantown, Tenn., died Sept. 16 from injuries received due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
15-Sep2Lance Cpl. Drew M. Uhles, 20, of DuQuoin, Ill., died Sept. 15 from injuries received due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Gregory C. Howman, 28, of Charlotte, N.C., died Sept. 15 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Howman was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
14-Sep31st Lt. Tyler H. Brown, 26, of Atlanta, Ga., died Sept. 14 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. Brown was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Tongduchon City, Korea.
Maj. Kevin M. Shea, 38, of Washington, D.C., died Sept. 14 due to enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Sgt. Jacob H. Demand, 29, of Palouse, Wash., died Sept. 14 in Mosul, Iraq, when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces. Demand was assigned to the 1st
Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.
13-Sep10Lance Cpl. Cesar F. Machado-Olmos, 20, of Spanish Fork, Utah, died Sept. 13 due a non-combat related vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Lance Cpl. Dominic C. Brown, 19, of Austin, Texas, died Sept. 13 due a non-combat related incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Michael J. Halal, 22, of Glendale, Ariz., died Sept. 13 due a non-combat related vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Staff Sgt. Guy S. Hagy Jr., 31, of Lodi, Calif., died Sept.13 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his observation post. Hagy was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Sgt. Carl Thomas, 29, of Phoenix, Ariz., died Sept. 13 in Baghdad,
Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his observation post.
Thomas was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Two soldiers died Sept.13 in Taji, Iraq, when their military vehicle
came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire and an improvised explosive device. Both were assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, Corvallis, Ore.
Killed were: Staff Sgt. David J. Weisenburg, 26, of Portland, Ore.
Spc. Benjamin W. Isenberg, 27, of Sheridan, Ore.
Lance Cpl. Mathew D. Puckett, 19, of Mason, Texas, died Sept. 13 due to
enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Puckett was assigned to 3rd Assault
Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Cpl. Adrian V. Soltau, 21, of Milwaukee, Wis., died Sept. 13 due to enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian
Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
Cpl. Jaygee Meluat, 24, of Tamuning, Guam, died Sept. 13 due to enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian
Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
12-Sep21st Lt. Alexander E. Wetherbee, 27, of Fairfax, Va., died Sept. 12 from injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Wetherbee was assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Pfc. Jason T. Poindexter, 20, of San Angelo, Texas, died Sept. 12 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Poindexter was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
11-Sep1Petty Officer 3rd Class David A. Cedergren, 25, of South St. Paul, Minn., died Sept. 11 near Iskandariayah, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident. Cedergren was assigned to the 2nd Marine Division Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic.10-Sep1Spc. Edgar P. Daclan Jr., 24, of Cypress, Calif., died Sept. 10 in
Balad, Iraq, when his patrol was responding to indirect fire and an improvised
explosive device exploded. Daclan was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th
Infantry, 1st Infantry Division from Schweinfurt, Germany.
Sgt. Timothy Folmar, 21, of Sonora, Texas.
Lance Cpl. Ramon Mateo, 20, of Suffolk, N.Y.
2nd Lieutenant Ryan Leduc, 28, of Pana, Ill.
All four Marines died Sept. 24. Boyles, Folmar, and Mateo were killed as result
of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Leduc died as result of a non-combat
vehicle accident in Rutbah, Iraq.
23-Sep1A U.S. soldier has died of wounds sustained in a car bomb attack in Baghdad on Wednesday, the U.S. military said on Thursday.22-Sep4Sgt. Skipper Soram, 23, of Kolonia Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, died Sept. 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-based improvised explosive device detonated near his security post. Soram was assigned to 3rd
Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Sgt. Benjamin K. Smith, 24, of Carterville, Ill., died Sept. 22 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Smith was assigned to 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Pfc. Adam J. Harris, 21, of Abilene, Texas, died Sept. 22 in Mosul, Iraq, when he was shot by a sniper while on patrol. Harris was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Staff Sgt. Lance J. Koenig, 33, of Fargo, N.D., died Sept. 22 in Tikrit, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting a dismounted patrol. Koenig was assigned to the Army National Guard's 141st Engineer Battalion, Jamestown, N.D.
21-Sep2Two U.S. Marines were killed in separate attacks west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Tuesday.
Pfc. Nathan E. Stahl, 20, of Highland, Ind., died Sept. 21 in Iraq, when his vehicle was struck with an improvised explosive device. Stahl was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment from Fort Lewis, Wash.
20-Sep3Spc. Joshua J. Henry, 21, of Avonmore, Pa., died Sept. 20 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his convoy was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire in Sharqat, Iraq. Henry was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Lance Cpl. Steven C. T. Cates, 22, of Mount Juliet, Tenn., died Sept. 20 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Cates was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Sgt. Foster L. Harrington, 31, of Ft. Worth, Texas, died Sept. 20 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Harrington was assigned to the Marine Corps Reserves 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, Mobile, Ala.
19-Sep1Sgt. Brandon E. Adams, 22, of Hollidaysburg, Pa., died Sept.19 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of injuries sustained in Fallujah, Iraq, on Feb. 16 when a grenade exploded as he was clearing a house. Adams was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.18-Sep2Two died Sept. 18 in Baghdad, Iraq, when animprovised explosive device hit their convoy vehicle. Both were assigned to the 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Killed were: Sgt. Thomas C. Rosenbaum, 25, of Hope, Ark.
Pfc. James W. Price, 22, of Cleveland, Tenn.
17-Sep1Cpl. Christopher S. Ebert, 21, of Mooresboro, N.C., died Sept. 17 due to enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Ebert was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.16-Sep3Sgt. Foster Pinkston, 47, of Warrenton, Ga., died Sept. 16, in Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, Ga., from a non-combat related illness. Pinkston was assigned to the Army National Guards 878th Engineer Battalion, Augusta, Ga.
Cpl. Steven A. Rintamaki, 21, of Lynnwood, Wash., died Sept 16 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Rintamaki was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
1st Lieutenant Andrew K. Stern, 24, of Germantown, Tenn., died Sept. 16 from injuries received due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
15-Sep2Lance Cpl. Drew M. Uhles, 20, of DuQuoin, Ill., died Sept. 15 from injuries received due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Gregory C. Howman, 28, of Charlotte, N.C., died Sept. 15 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Howman was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
14-Sep31st Lt. Tyler H. Brown, 26, of Atlanta, Ga., died Sept. 14 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. Brown was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Tongduchon City, Korea.
Maj. Kevin M. Shea, 38, of Washington, D.C., died Sept. 14 due to enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Sgt. Jacob H. Demand, 29, of Palouse, Wash., died Sept. 14 in Mosul, Iraq, when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces. Demand was assigned to the 1st
Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.
13-Sep10Lance Cpl. Cesar F. Machado-Olmos, 20, of Spanish Fork, Utah, died Sept. 13 due a non-combat related vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Lance Cpl. Dominic C. Brown, 19, of Austin, Texas, died Sept. 13 due a non-combat related incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Michael J. Halal, 22, of Glendale, Ariz., died Sept. 13 due a non-combat related vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Staff Sgt. Guy S. Hagy Jr., 31, of Lodi, Calif., died Sept.13 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his observation post. Hagy was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Sgt. Carl Thomas, 29, of Phoenix, Ariz., died Sept. 13 in Baghdad,
Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his observation post.
Thomas was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Two soldiers died Sept.13 in Taji, Iraq, when their military vehicle
came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire and an improvised explosive device. Both were assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, Corvallis, Ore.
Killed were: Staff Sgt. David J. Weisenburg, 26, of Portland, Ore.
Spc. Benjamin W. Isenberg, 27, of Sheridan, Ore.
Lance Cpl. Mathew D. Puckett, 19, of Mason, Texas, died Sept. 13 due to
enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Puckett was assigned to 3rd Assault
Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Cpl. Adrian V. Soltau, 21, of Milwaukee, Wis., died Sept. 13 due to enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian
Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
Cpl. Jaygee Meluat, 24, of Tamuning, Guam, died Sept. 13 due to enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian
Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
12-Sep21st Lt. Alexander E. Wetherbee, 27, of Fairfax, Va., died Sept. 12 from injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Wetherbee was assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Pfc. Jason T. Poindexter, 20, of San Angelo, Texas, died Sept. 12 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Poindexter was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
11-Sep1Petty Officer 3rd Class David A. Cedergren, 25, of South St. Paul, Minn., died Sept. 11 near Iskandariayah, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident. Cedergren was assigned to the 2nd Marine Division Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic.10-Sep1Spc. Edgar P. Daclan Jr., 24, of Cypress, Calif., died Sept. 10 in
Balad, Iraq, when his patrol was responding to indirect fire and an improvised
explosive device exploded. Daclan was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th
Infantry, 1st Infantry Division from Schweinfurt, Germany.