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Remember the Fallen Liberators

Tuesday, 01 April 2003 12:00 AM EST

Please remember the fallen heroes of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom and pray for them and their families.

U.S. military personnel killed in Operation Enduring Freedom:

Andrews, Evander Earl; Air Force master sergeant; 36; Solon, Maine; Oct. 10, 2001; heavy equipment accident.

Edmunds, John J; Army specialist; 20; Cheyenne, Wyo.; Oct. 19, 2001; helicopter crash.

Stonesifer, Kristofor T.; Army private first class; 28; Missoula, Mont.; Oct. 19, 2001; helicopter crash.

Davis, Bryant L.; Navy fireman apprentice; 20; Chicago; Nov. 7, 2001; fell overboard USS Kitty Hawk.

Johnson, Benjamin; Navy electronics technician 3rd class; 21; Rochester, N.Y.; Nov. 18, 2001; Lost at sea, Persian Gulf.

Parker, Vincent; Navy engineman 1st class; 38; Preston, Miss.; Nov. 18, 2001; lost at sea, Persian Gulf.

Maria, Giovanny; Army private; 19; New York; Nov. 29, 2001; non-hostile gunshot wound in Uzbekistan.

Jakes, Michael J. Jr.; Navy electricians mate fireman; 20; Brooklyn, N.Y.; Dec. 4, 2001; on-board ship accident.

Davis, Jefferson Donald; Army Special Forces master sergeant; 39; Watauga, Tenn.; 39; Dec. 5, 2001; friendly fire.

Petithory, Daniel Henry; Army Special Forces sergeant first class; 32; Cheshire, Mass.; 32; Dec. 5, 2001; friendly fire.

Prosser, Brian Cody; Army Special Forces staff sergeant; 28; Frazier Park, Calif.; 28; Dec. 5, 2001; friendly fire.

Chapman, Nathan Ross; Army Special Forces sergeant 1st class; 31; San Antonio; Jan. 4, 2002; enemy fire.

Bancroft, Matthew W.; Marine captain; 29; Shasta, Calif.; Jan. 9, 2002; plane crash.

Bertrand, Bryan P.; Marine lance corporal; 23; Coos, Ore.; Jan. 9, 2002; plane crash.

Bryson, Stephen L; Marine gunnery sergeant; 35; Montgomery, Ala.; Jan. 9, 2002; plane crash.

Germosen, Scott N.; Marine staff sergeant; 37; Queens, N.Y.; Jan. 9, 2002; plane crash.

Hays, Nathan P.; Marine sergeant; 21; Lincoln, Wash.; Jan. 9, 2002; plane crash.

McCollum, Daniel G.; Marine captain; 29; Richland, S.C.; Jan. 9, 2002; plane crash.

Winters, Jeannette L.; Marine sergeant; 25; De Page, Ill.; Jan. 9, 2002; plane crash.

Cohee, Walker F. III; Marine staff sergeant; 26; Wicomico, Md.; Jan. 20, 2002; helicopter crash.

Morgan, Dwight J.; Marine sergeant; 24; Mendocino, Calif.; Jan. 20, 2002; helicopter crash.

Disney, Jason A.; Army specialist; 21; Fallon, Nev.; Feb. 13, 2002; equipment accident.

Allison, Thomas F.; Army specialist; 22; Tacoma, Wash.; Feb. 21, 2002; Philippines helicopter crash.

Dorrity, James P.; Army staff sergeant; 37; Goldsboro, N.C.; Feb. 21, 2002; Philippines helicopter crash.

Egnor, Jody L.; Army chief warrant officer 2nd class; 32; Liberty Township, Ohio; Feb. 21, 2002; Philippines helicopter crash.

Feistner, Curtis D.; Army major; 34; White Bear Lake, Minn.; Feb. 21, 2002; Philippines helicopter crash.

Forshee, Jeremy D.; Army sergeant; 25; Pisgah, Alab.; Feb. 21, 2002; Philippines helicopter crash.

Frith, Kerry W.; Army staff sergeant; 37; Jamesville, Nev.; Feb. 21, 2002; Philippines helicopter crash.

McDaniel, William L.; Air Force master sergeant; 36; Fort Jefferson, Ohio; Feb. 21, 2002; Philippines helicopter crash.

Owens, Bartt D.; Army captain; 30; Franklin, Ohio; Feb. 21, 2002; Philippines helicopter crash.

Ridout, Juan M.; Air Force staff sergeant; Maple Tree, Wash.; Feb. 21, 2002; Philippines helicopter crash.

Rushforth, Bruce A. Jr.; Army staff sergeant; 35; New Bedford, Mass.; Feb. 21, 2002; Philippines helicopter crash.

Carter, Curtis A.; Army specialist; 25; Lafayette, La.; Feb. 27, 2002; non-hostile gunshot wound in Kuwait.

Harriman, Stanley L.; Army chief warrant officer; 35; Wade, N.C.; March 2, 2002; enemy fire.

Anderson, Marc A.; Army specialist; 30; Brandon, Fla.; March 4, 2002; enemy fire.

Chapman, John A.; Air Force technical sergeant; 36; Waco, Texas; March 4, 2002; enemy fire.

Commons, Matthew A.; Army private first class; 21; Boulder City, Nev.; March 4, 2002; enemy fire.

Crose, Bradley S.; Army sergeant; 27; Orange Park, Fla.; March 4, 2002; enemy fire.

Cunningham, Jason, D.; Air Force senior airman; 26; Camarillo, Calif.; March 4, 2002; enemy fire.

Roberts, Neil C.; Navy aviation boatswain's mate-handling petty officer first class; 32; Woodland, Calif.; March 4, 2002; enemy fire.

Svitak, Philip J.; Army sergeant; 31; Joplin, Mo.; March 4, 2002; enemy fire.

Bourgeois, Matthew J.; Navy chief petty officer; 35; Tallahassee, Fla.; March 27, 2002; stepped on land mine.

Craig, Brian T.; Army staff sergeant; 27; Houston; April 15, 2002; explosives clearing operation accident.

Galewski, Justin J.; Army staff sergeant; 28; Olathe, Kan.; April 15, 2002; explosives clearing operation accident.

Maugans, Jamie O.; Army sergeant; 27; Wichita, Kan.; April 15, 2002; explosives clearing operation accident.

Romero, Daniel A.; Army sergeant 1st class; 30; Longmont, Colo.; April 15, 2002; explosives clearing operation accident.

Vance, Gene Arden; Army sergeant; 38; Morgantown, W.Va.; May 19, 2002, enemy fire.

Corlew, Sean M.; Air Force technical sergeant; 37; Thousand Oaks, Calif.; June 12, 2002; plane crash.

Shero, Anissa A.; Air Force staff sergeant; 31; Grafton, W.Va.; June 12, 2002; plane crash.

Tycz; Peter P. II; Army sergeant 1st class; 32; Tonawanda, N.Y.; June 12, 2002; plane crash.

Speer, Christopher James; Army sergeant 1st class; 28; Albuquerque, N.M.; Aug. 7, 2002; enemy fire.

Jackson, Mark Wayne; Army sergeant 1st class; 40; Glennie, Mich.; Oct. 2, 2002; explosion in Philippines.

Checo, Steven; Army sergeant; 22; New York; Dec. 20, 2002; enemy fire. Frampton, Gregory M.; Army sergeant; 37; California; Jan. 30, 2003; helicopter crash.

Gibbons, Thomas J.; Army chief warrant officer; 31; Maryland; Jan. 30, 2003; helicopter crash.

Kisling, Daniel L. Jr.; Army staff sergeant; 31; Neosho, Mo.; Jan. 30, 2003; helicopter crash.

O'Steen, Mark S.; Army chief warrant officer; 43; Alabama; Jan. 30, 2003; helicopter crash.

Archuleta, Tamara; Air Force 1st lieutenant; 23, Los Lunas, N.M.; March 23, 2003; helicopter crash.

Hicks, Jason; Air Force staff sergeant, 25; Jefferson, S.C.; March 23, 2003, helicopter crash.

Maltz, Michael; Air Force master sergeant; 42; St. Petersburg, Fla.; March 23, 2003; helicopter crash.

Plite, Jason; Air Force airman; 21; Lansing, Mich.; March 23, 2003; helicopter crash.

Stein, John; Air Force lieutenant colonel; 39; Bardolph, Ill.; March 23, 2003; helicopter crash.

Teal, John; Air Force staff sergeant; 29; Dallas; March 23, 2003; helicopter crash.

Frazier, Jacob L.; Air National Guard Staff sergeant; 24; St. Charles, Ill.; March 29, 2003, enemy fire.

Morales, Orlando; Army sergeant; 33; Manati, Puerto Rico; March 29, 2003, enemy fire.

Dennis, Jerod R.; Army private; 19; Oklahoma; April 25, 2003; enemy fire.

April 23:

Army Sgt. Troy D. Jenkins, 25, of Repton, Ala., cluster bomb explosion.

April 22:

Marine Chief Warrant Officer Andrew T. Arnold, 30, of Spring, Texas., grenade launcher accident.

Army Spc. Roy R. Buckley, 24, of Portage, Ind.

Marine Chief Warrant Officer Robert W. Channell Jr., 36, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., grenade launcher accident.

Marine Lance Cpl. Alan D. Lam, 19, of Snow Camp, N.C., grenade launcher accident.

April 17:

Army Cpl. John T. Rivero, 23, Gainesville, Fla., vehicle accident.

April 14:

Army Pvt. Johnny Brown, 21, Troy, Ala., vehicle accident.

Army Spc. Thomas Arthur Foley III, 23, of Dresden, Tenn., accidental grenade explosion.

Marine Cpl. Armando Ariel Gonzalez, 25, of Hialeah, Fla., vehicle accident.

Army Spc. Richard A. Goward, 32, of Midland, Mich., vehicle accident.

Army Pfc. Joseph P. Mayek, 20, of Rock Springs, Wyo., accidental weapons discharge.

Marine Cpl. Jason David Mileo, 20, Centreville, Md., friendly fire.

April 13:

Army Spc. Gil Mercado, 25, of Paterson, N.J., non-combat weapon discharge.

April 12:

Marine Cpl. Jesus A. Gonzalez, 22, Indio, Calif., combat.

Marine Lance Cpl. David Edward Owens Jr., 20, of Winchester, Va., combat.

April 11:

Marine Staff Sgt. Riayan A. Tejeda, 26, New York, N.Y., combat.

April 10:

Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jeff Bohr, 39, of San Clemente, Calif. Killed in combat. No other details immediately available.

Army Staff Sgt. Terry W. Hemingway, 39, of Willingboro, N.J. Killed when a car exploded next to his Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, Ft. Benning, Ga.

April 8:

Army Cpl. Henry L. Brown, 22, of Natchez, Miss. Died of wounds received from an enemy rocket attack south of Baghdad. Assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Marine Pfc. Juan Guadalupe Garza Jr., 20, of Temperance, Mich. Killed in combat. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Army Sgt. 1st Class John W. Marshall, 50, of Los Angeles. Killed by an enemy rocket propelled grenade during an ambush in Baghdad. Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Ft. Stewart, Ga.

Army Pfc. Jason M. Meyer, 23, of Swartz Creek, Mich. Killed in action in Iraq. Assigned to B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Scott D. Sather, 29, of Clio, Mich. Killed in action in Iraq. Assigned to the 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, N.C.

Army Staff Sgt. Robert A. Stever, 36, of Pendleton, Ore. Killed in action by enemy fire in Iraq. Assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Ft. Stewart, Ga.

April 7:

Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew Julian Aviles, 18, of Palm Beach, Fla. Killed in central Iraq when an enemy artillery round struck the Amphibious Assault Vehicle in which he was riding. Assigned to the 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Tampa, Fla.

Army Staff Sgt. Lincoln Hollinsaid, 27, of Malden, Ill. Killed in a grenade attack. Assigned to B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Army 2nd Lt. Jeffrey J. Kaylor, 24, of Clifton, Va. Killed in action in Iraq. Assigned to C Battery, 39th Field Artillery Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Marine Cpl. Jesus Martin Antonio Medellin, 21, of Fort Worth, Texas. Killed in central Iraq when an enemy artillery round struck the Amphibious Assault Vehicle in which he was riding. Assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Army Pfc. Anthony S. Miller, 19, of San Antonio. Killed by enemy indirect fire in Iraq. Assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Army Spc. George A. Mitchell, 35, of Rawlings, Md. Died of wounds received from an enemy rocket attack south of Baghdad. Assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Stewart, Ga.

April 6:

Army Pfc. Gregory P. Huxley Jr., 19, of Forestport, N.Y. Killed in combat. Assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion, 17th Engineer Battalion, Fort Benning, Ga.

Army Pvt. Kelley S. Prewitt , 24, of Alabama. Killed in action by enemy fire. Assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.

April 5:

Army Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker, 34, of Apollo, Pa. Killed by enemy fire during a raid into Baghdad. Assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Army Spc. Larry K. Brown, 22, of Jackson, Miss. Killed in action. Assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan.

Marine 1st Sgt. Edward Smith, 38, of Vista, Calif. Died in Doha, Qatar, as a result of wounds received in action from enemy forces in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

April 4:

Army Capt. Tristan N. Aitken, 31, of State College, Pa. Killed in action in Iraq. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Army Pfc. Wilfred D. Bellard, 20, of Lake Charles, La. Killed when his vehicle fell into a ravine. Assigned to the 41st Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Army Spc. Daniel Francis J. Cunningham, 33, of Lewiston, Maine. Killed when his vehicle fell into a ravine. Assigned to the 41st Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Marine Capt. Travis A. Ford, 30, of Oceanside, Calif. Killed when his AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed during combat operations near Ali-Ariziyal, Iraq. Assigned to the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) - 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Cpl. Bernard G. Gooden, 22, Mount Vernon, N.Y. Killed during a firefight in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Army Pvt. Devon D. Jones, 19, of San Diego. Killed when vehicle fell into a ravine. Assigned to the 41st Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Marine 1st Lt. Brian M. McPhillips, 25, Pembroke, Mass. Killed during a firefight in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Marine Sgt. Duane R. Rios, 25, Hammond, Ind. Killed during a firefight in central Iraq. Assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Capt. Benjamin Sammis, 29, of Rehoboth, Mass. Killed when his AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed during combat operations near Ali Aziziyal, Iraq. Assigned to the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) - 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith, 33, of Tampa, Fla. Killed in combat in Iraq. Assigned to the 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.

April 3:

Army Staff Sgt. Wilbert Davis, 40, of Hinesville, Ga. Killed when his vehicle ran off the road into a canal in Iraq. Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Marine Cpl. Mark A. Evnin, 21, of South Burlington, Vt. Killed during a firefight in central Iraq. Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Army Capt. Edward J. Korn, 31, of Savannah, Ga. Killed as he investigated the wreckage of an Iraqi T-72 tank destroyed by his unit in central Iraq. Assigned to the 64th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Army Staff Sgt. Nino D. Livaudais, 23, of Ogden, Utah. Killed in combat. Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.

Army Spc. Ryan P. Long, 21, of Seaford, Del. Killed in combat. Assigned to A Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.

Marine Pfc. Chad E. Bales Metcalf, 20, of Coahoma, Texas. Killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident during convoy operations east of Ash Shahin, Iraq. Assigned to 1st Transportation Support Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Army Spc. Donald Samuel Oaks, Jr., 20, Harborcreek, Pa. Killed in action in Iraq. Assigned to C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch Rocket System), Fort Sill, Okla.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Randall S. Rehn, 36, Longmont, Colo. Killed in action in Iraq. Assigned to C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch Rocket System), Fort Sill, Okla.

Army Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe, 27, of Arvada, Colo. Killed in combat. Assigned to A Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.

Army Sgt. Todd J. Robbins, 33, of Hart, Mich. Killed in action in Iraq. Assigned to C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch Rocket System), Fort Sill, Okla.

Marine Cpl. Erik H. Silva, 22, Chula Vista, Calif. Killed in combat in Iraq. Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

April 2:

Army Capt. James F. Adamouski, 29, of Springfield, Va. Killed when UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

Marine Lance Cpl. Brian E. Anderson, 26, of Durham, N.C. Killed in a non-hostile accident west of Nasiriyah, Iraq, when his vehicle apparently snagged low-hanging power lines. Assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Army Spc. Mathew G. Boule, 22, of Dracut, Mass. Killed when UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

Army Master Sgt. George A. Fernandez, 36, of El Paso, Texas. Died after being shot in northern Iraq. Assigned to Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Marine Pfc. Christian Daniel Gurtner, 19, of Ohio City, Ohio. Killed in southern Iraq by an accidental discharge of a personal weapon, unclear whether his own or someone else's. Assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Army Chief Warrant Officer 4th Class Erik A. Halvorsen, 40, of Bennington, Vt. Killed when UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

Army Chief Warrant Officer Scott Jamar, 32, of Granbury, Texas. Killed when UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

Army Sgt. Michael F. Pedersen, 26, of Flint, Mich. Killed when UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric A. Smith, 42, of Rochester, N.Y. Killed when UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

April 1:

Army Sgt. Jacob L. Butler, 24, of Wellsville, Kan. Killed in action in Assamawah, Iraq, when a rocket-propelled grenade hit his vehicle. Assigned to Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan.

Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Maglione, 22, of Lansdale, Pa. Killed in non-combat weapon discharge at Camp Coyote, Kuwait. Assigned to Bridge Company B, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Folsom, Pa.

March 31:

Spc. William A. Jeffries, 39, of Evansville, Ind. Evacuated from Kuwait and died as a result of a sudden illness in Rota, Spain. Assigned to D Company, 1st Battalion, 152nd Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard.

Army Spc. Brandon Rowe, 20, of Roscoe, Ill. Killed in action in Ayyub, Iraq, by enemy artillery. Assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

March 30:

Marine Capt. Aaron J. Contreras, 31, of Sherwood, Ore. Killed in a UH-1N Huey helicopter crash in southern Iraq. Assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)-169, Marine Aircraft Group-39, Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Sgt. Michael V. Lalush, 23, of Troutville, Va. Killed in a UH-1N Huey helicopter crash in southern Iraq. Assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)-169, Marine Air Craft Group-39, Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Sgt. Brian D. McGinnis, 23, of St. George, Del. Killed in a UH-1N Huey helicopter crash in southern Iraq. Assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)-169, Marine Aircraft Group-39, Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

March 29:

Marine Staff Sgt. James W. Cawley, 41, of Layton, Utah. Killed during a firefight with enemy forces. Assigned to F Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Salt Lake City.

Army Cpl. Michael Edward Curtin, 23, of Howell, N.J. Killed when a taxi carrying a car bomb drove up to an Army checkpoint in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Army Pfc. Diego Fernando Rincon, 19, of Conyers, Ga. Killed when a taxi carrying a car bomb drove up to an Army checkpoint in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Army Pfc. Michael Russell Creighton Weldon, 20, of Palm Bay, Fla. Killed when a taxi carrying a car bomb drove up to an Army checkpoint in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Marine Lance Cpl. William W. White, 24, of Brooklyn, N.Y. Killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Iraq. Assigned to the 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Army Sgt. Eugene Williams, 24, of Highland, N.Y. Killed when a taxi carrying a car bomb drove up to an Army checkpoint in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

March 28:

Army Sgt. Roderic A. Solomon, 32, of Fayetteville, N.C. Killed when a Bradley Fighting Vehicle rolled off a cliff in a non-hostile accident in Iraq. Assigned to the 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

March 27:

Marine Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Menusa, 33, of Tracy, Calif. Killed in combat. Assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Cpl. Robert M. Rodriguez, 21, of Queens, N.Y. Killed in action when the tank he was riding in fell into the Euphrates River during combat operations northwest of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Marine Lance Cpl. Jesus A. Suarez Del Solar, 20, of Escondido, Calif. Killed in combat. Assigned to the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

March 26:

Marine Maj. Kevin G. Nave, 36, of White Lake Township, Mich. Killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Iraq. Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

March 25:

Marine Pfc. Francisco A. Martinez Flores, 21, of Los Angeles. Killed during convoy operations when his tank plunged off a cliff into the Euphrates River. Assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twenty-nine Palms, Calif.

Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class Michael Vann Johnson, Jr., 25, of Little Rock, Ark. Killed in combat, when shrapnel from a grenade hit him in the head. Assigned to Naval Medical Center, Third Marine Division Detachment, San Diego.

Marine Staff Sgt. Donald C. May, Jr., 31, of Richmond, Va. Killed during convoy operations when his tank plunged off a cliff into the Euphrates River. Assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twenty-nine Palms, Calif.

Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick T. O’Day, 20, of Santa Rosa, Calif. Killed during convoy operations when his tank plunged off a cliff into the Euphrates River. Assigned to 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twenty-nine Palms, Calif.

Air National Guard Maj. Gregory Stone, 40, of Boise, Idaho. Died from wounds received by a March 22 grenade attack in a tent at Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait. Assigned to the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard, Boise, Idaho.

March 24:

Marine Cpl. Evan James, 20, La Harpe, Ill. Drowned while trying to cross the Saddam Canal in southeastern Iraq. Reservist with the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center, Peoria, Ill.

Marine Sgt. Bradley S. Korthaus, 28, of Davenport, Iowa. Drowned while trying to cross the Saddam Canal in southeastern Iraq. Assigned to Engineering Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Peoria, Ill.

Army Spc. Gregory P. Sanders, 19, of Hobart, Ind. Killed in action in Iraq. Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor, Fort Stewart, Ga.

March 23:

Army Spc. Jamaal R. Addison, 22, Roswell, Ga., combat.

Marine Sgt. Michael E. Bitz, 31, Ventura, Calif., combat.

Marine Lance Cpl. Brian Rory Buesing, 20, Cedar Key, Fla., combat.

Army Sgt. George Edward Buggs, 31, Barnwell, S.C., combat.

Marine Pfc. Tamario D. Burkett, 21, Buffalo, N.Y., combat.

Marine Cpl. Kemaphoom A. Chanawongse, 22, Waterford, Conn.

Marine Lance Cpl. Donald John Cline, 21, Sparks, Nev., combat.

Army 1st Sgt. Robert J. Dowdy, 38, Cleveland, combat.

Army Pvt. Ruben Estrella-Soto, 18, El Paso, Texas, combat.

Marine Lance Cpl. David K. Fribley, 26, Fort Myers, Fla., combat.

Marine Cpl. Jose A. Garibay, 21, Costa Mesa, Calif., combat.

Marine Pvt. Jonathan L. Gifford, 30, Decatur, Ill., combat.

Marine Cpl. Jorge A. Gonzalez, 20, Los Angeles, combat.

Marine Pvt. Nolen R. Hutchings, 19, Boiling Springs, S.C.

Army Pfc. Howard Johnson II, 21, Mobile, Ala., combat.

Marine Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Jordan, 42, Enfield, Conn., combat.

Army Spc. James Kiehl, 22, Comfort, Texas, combat.

Army Chief Warrant Officer Johnny Villareal Mata, 35, Pecos, Texas, combat.

Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick R. Nixon, 21, Gallatin, Tenn., combat.

Army Pfc. Lori Piestewa, 23, Tuba City, Ariz., combat.

Marine 2nd Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney Jr., 31, Tonopah, Nev., combat.

Marine Sgt. Brendon Reiss, 23, Casper, Wyo., combat.

Marine Cpl. Randal Kent Rosacker, 21, San Diego, combat.

Army Pvt. Brandon Sloan, 19, Bedford Heights, Ohio, combat.

Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Slocum, 22, Thornton, Colo., combat.

Army Sgt. Donald Walters, 33, Kansas City, Mo., combat.

Marine Lance Cpl. Michael J. Williams, 31, Phoenix, Ariz.

March 22:

Navy Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams, 27, of La Mesa, Calif. Killed when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided over international waters. Assigned as an exchange officer with the Royal Navy's 849 Squadron since October 2002.

Marine Lance Cpl. Eric J. Orlowski, 26, of Buffalo, N.Y. Killed by an accidental discharge of a .50 cal machine gun in Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Army Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert, 27, of Williams Township, Pa. Killed in a grenade attack while sleeping in a tent at Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait. Assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army Reserve Spc. Brandon S. Tobler, 19, of Portland, Ore. Killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Iraq. Assigned to the 671st Engineer Brigade, Portland, Ore.

March 21:

Marine 2nd Lt. Therrel S. Childers, 30, of Harrison County, Miss. Killed in action in southern Iraq. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez, 28, of Los Angeles. Killed in action in southern Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

March 20:

Marine Maj. Jay Thomas Aubin, 36, of Waterville, Maine. Killed in a CH-46E helicopter crash in Kuwait. Assigned to the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron --1, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz.

Marine Capt. Ryan Anthony Beaupre, 30, of St. Anne, Ill. Killed in a CH-46E helicopter crash in Kuwait. Assigned to the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron -- 268, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Cpl. Brian Matthew Kennedy, 25, of Houston. Killed in a CH-46E helicopter crash in Kuwait. Assigned to the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron — 268, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Waters-Bey, 29, of Baltimore. Killed in a CH-46E helicopter crash in Kuwait. Assigned to the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Date of death not given:

Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas A. Blair, 24, of Wagoner, Okla. His unit was engaged in operations on March 24 on the outskirts of Nasiriyah in Iraq, and his remains were recovered on March 28. Assigned to the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group-28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Cherry Point, N.C.

Army Sgt. Stevon Booker, 34, of Apollo, Pa. No other details immediately available.

Army Sgt. George Edward Buggs, 31, of Barnwell, S.C. Killed when convoy was ambushed in Iraq. Assigned to the 3rd Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Army Master Sgt. Robert J. Dowdy, 38, of Cleveland. Killed when convoy was ambushed in Iraq. Assigned to 507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas.

Army Pvt. Ruben Estrella-Soto, 18, of El Paso, Texas. Killed when convoy was ambushed in Iraq. Assigned to 507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas.

Marine Sgt. Nicolas M. Hodson, 22, of Smithville, Mo. Killed in a vehicle accident in Iraq. Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Army Spc. James M. Kiehl, 22, of Comfort, Texas. Killed when convoy was ambushed in Iraq. Assigned to 507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas.

Army Chief Warrant Officer Johnny Villareal Mata, 35, of El Paso, Texas. Killed when convoy was ambushed in Iraq. Assigned to 507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas.

Army Pfc. Lori Ann Piestewa, 22, of Tuba City, Ariz. Killed when convoy was ambushed in Iraq. Assigned to 507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas.

Army Pvt. Brandon Ulysses Sloan, 19, of Bedford, Ohio. Killed when convoy was ambushed in Iraq. Assigned to 507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas.

Army Sgt. Donald Ralph Walters, 33, of Salem, Ore. Killed when convoy was ambushed in Iraq. Assigned to 507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas.

Unknown:

March 23:

Army Sgt. Edward J. Anguiano, 24, of Brownsville, Texas. Missing after his convoy was ambushed in Iraq. Assigned to the 3rd Combat Support Battalion out of Fort Stewart, Ga.

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