U.S. Casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom
May 2006
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| Monthly Summaries |
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| 71 |
Total Casualties |
| # |
Service Member |
Age |
Date |
Unit |
Details |
| 1 |
Cpl. Robbie G. Light
| 21
| 01 May 2006
| 1st Bn, 67th Armor, 2nd BCT, 4th Infantry Division MND-Baghdad
| Killed May 1 at approximately 9:50 p.m. when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb south of Baghdad / DoD Relase: Died of injuries sustained in Baghdad, Iraq on May 1, when an IED detonated near his M1A2 Abrams tank during combat operations
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| 2 |
Lance Cpl. Robert L. Moscillo
| 21
| 01 May 2006
| 1st Combat Engineer Bn, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| DoD Release: Died May 1 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq
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| 3 |
Sgt. Joseph E. Proctor
| 38
| 03 May 2006
| Army National Guard's 638th Battalion (Aviation)
| DoD Release: Died May 3 in Tammin, Iraq when a suicide, VBIED detonated near his observation post during dismounted combat patrol operations
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| 4 |
Capt. Brian S. Letendre
| 27
| 03 May 2006
| Marine Forces Reserve's Inspector and Instructor Staff, 1st Bn, 25th Marine, 4th MARDIV
| DoD Release: Died May 3 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq
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| 5 |
Pfc. Christopher M. Eckhardt
| 19
| 03 May 2006
| 4th Bn, 42nd Field Artillery, 1st BDE, 4th Infantry Division
| DoD Release: Died in Taji, Iraq on May 3, from a non-combat related cause
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| 6 |
Pfc. Benjamin T. Zieske
| 20
| 03 May 2006
| 1st Bn, 327th Infantry, 1st BCT, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
| DoD Release: Died of injuries sustained in Kirkuk, Iraq on May 3, when an IED detonated during a dismounted combat patrol
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| 7 |
Cpl. Stephen R. Bixler
| 20
| 04 May 2006
| 2nd Reconnaissance Bn, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF
| DoD Release: Died May 4 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq
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| 8 |
Staff Sgt. Gavin B. Reinke
| 32
| 04 May 2006
| 5th Engineer Bn, 1st Engineer BDE, MND-Baghdad
| Killed at approximately 11:45 a.m. when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in south-central Baghdad / DoD Release: Died in Baghdad, Iraq on May 4, when an IED detonated near their RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicle during combat operations
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| 9 |
Spc. Bryan L. Quinton
| 24
| 04 May 2006
| 5th Engineer Bn, 1st Engineer BDE, MND-Baghdad
| Killed at approximately 11:45 a.m. when vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in south-central Baghdad / DoD Release: Died in Baghdad, Iraq on May 4, when an IED detonated near their RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicle during combat operations
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| 10 |
Sgt. Elisha R. Parker
| 21
| 04 May 2006
| 1st Combat Engineer Bn, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| DoD Release: Died May 4, while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq
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| 11 |
1st. Sgt. Carlos N. Saenz
| 46
| 05 May 2006
| Army Reserve's 490th Civil Affairs Bn, attached to 2nd BCT, 4th Infantry Division, MND-Baghdad
| Died at approximately 11:45 a.m. when vehicle was stuck by an IED south of Baghdad in the Babil province / DoD Release: Died in Baghdad, Iraq on May 5, when an IED detonated near HMMWV during combat operations
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| 12 |
Spc. Teodoro Torres
| 29
| 05 May 2006
| Army Reserve's 490th Civil Affairs Bn, attached to 2nd BCT, 4th Infantry Division, MND-Baghdad
| Died at approximately 11:45 a.m. when vehicle was stuck by an IED south of Baghdad in the Babil province / DoD Release: Died in Baghdad, Iraq on May 5, when an IED detonated near HMMWV during combat operations
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| 13 |
Sgt. Nathan J. Vacho
| 29
| 05 May 2006
| Army Reserve's 489th Civil Affairs Bn, attached to 2nd BCT, 4th Infantry Division, MND-Baghdad
| Died at approximately 11:45 a.m. when vehicle was stuck by an IED south of Baghdad in the Babil province / DoD Release: Died in Baghdad, Iraq on May 5, when an IED detonated near HMMWV during combat operations
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| 14 |
Pvt. Alva L. Gaylord
| 25
| 05 May 2006
| Army National Guard's 110th Engineer Bn
| Killed May 5 when his vehicle was struck by an IED / DoD Release: Died of injuries sustained in Qasr Ar Riyy, Iraq on May 5, when an IED detonated near his RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicle during a combat clearing operation
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| 15 |
Sgt. Matthew J. Fenton
| 24
| 06 May 2006
| Marine Forces Reserve's Inspector and Instructor Staff, 1st Bn, 25th Marine, 4th MARDIV
| DoD Release: Died May 6 at National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., from wounds received while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq on April 26
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| 16 |
Lance Cpl. Leon B. Deraps
| 19
| 06 May 2006
| 7th Engineer Support Bn, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I MEF
| DoD Release: Died May 6 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq
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| 17 |
Cpl. Cory L. Palmer
| 21
| 06 May 2006
| 2nd Reconnaissance Bn, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF
| DoD Release: Died May 6 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, from wounds received while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq, on May 1
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| 18 |
Staff Sgt. Dale J. Kelly Jr.
| 48
| 06 May 2006
| Army National Guard's 3rd Bn, 172nd Infantry (Mountain)
| DoD Release: Died in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, on May 6, when an IED detonated near their M1083 cargo truck during combat operations
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| 19 |
Staff Sgt. David M. Veverka
| 25
| 06 May 2006
| Army National Guard's 3rd Bn, 172nd Infantry (Mountain)
| DoD Release: Died in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, on May 6, when an IED detonated near their M1083 cargo truck during combat operations
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| 20 |
U/I pending notification of next-of-kin
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| 07 May 2006
| 1st Marine Logistics Group
| Died from wounds sustained due to enemy action while operating in al Anbar province May 7
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| 21 |
Staff Sgt. Emmanuel L. Legaspi
| 38
| 07 May 2006
| 1st Bn, 36th Infantry, 1st BCT, 1st Armored Division, TF Band of Brothers
| Killed May 7 near Tal Afar while assisting Iraqi Security Forces clear a building from which several anti-Iraqi forces were firing at civilians, ISF and Coalition Forces / DoD Release: Died of injuries sustained in Tal Afar, Iraq, on May 7, when his unit came under enemy small arms fire during combat operations
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| 22 |
U/I pending notification of next-of-kin
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| 08 May 2006
| MND-Baghdad
| Died at approximately 11:10 a.m. when an IED struck his vehicle during a patrol southeast of Baghdad
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| 23 |
Staff Sgt. Gregory A. Wagner
| 35
| 08 May 2006
| Army National Guard's 1st Bn, 147th Field Artillery
| Killed May 8 following an IED attack in east Baghdad, Iraq / DoD Relase: Died of injuries sustained in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 8, when an improvised fire projectile struck his HMMWV during combat operations
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| 24 |
Spc. Aaron P. Latimer
| 26
| 09 May 2006
| 562nd Engineer Co., 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team
| Died from non-combat related wounds May 9 near Mosul / DoD Relase: Died in Mosul, Iraq, on May 9
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| 25 |
Sgt. Alessandro Carbonaro
| 28
| 09 May 2006
| 2nd Reconnaissance Bn, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF
| DoD Relase: Died May 10, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, from wounds received while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq, on May 1
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| 26 |
Pfc. Eric D. Clark
| 22
| 11 May 2006
| 3rd Bn, 6th Field Artillery, 10th Mountain Division, MND-Baghdad
| Died at approximately 9 a.m. May 11 when vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a patrol SW of Baghdad / DoD Release: Died in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 11, when an IED detonated near HMMWV during combat patrol operations
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| 27 |
Pfc. Stephen P. Snowberger III
| 18
| 11 May 2006
| 3rd Bn, 6th Field Artillery, 10th Mountain Division, MND-Baghdad
| Died at approximately 9 a.m. May 11 when vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a patrol SW of Baghdad / DoD Release: Died in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 11, when an IED detonated near HMMWV during combat patrol operations
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| 28 |
Spc. Armer N. Burkart
| 26
| 11 May 2006
| 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry, 10th Mountain Division, MND-Baghdad
| Killed at approximately 6:30 a.m. May 11 when vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb during a patrol SW of Baghdad / DoD Release: Died of injuries sustained in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 11, when an IED detonated near his HMMWV during combat patrol operations
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| 29 |
Lance Cpl. Jason K. Burnett
| 20
| 11 May 2006
| 2nd Tank Bn, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF assigned to RCT-5
| Died as a result of a motor vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province May 11. The Marines were traveling in a U.S. M1A1 Main Battle Tank when it rolled off a bridge into a canal near Karmah, Iraq. All four Marines on board drowned
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| 30 |
Lance Cpl. David J. GramesSanchez
| 22
| 11 May 2006
| 2nd Tank Bn, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF assigned to RCT-5
| Died as a result of a motor vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province May 11. The Marines were traveling in a U.S. M1A1 Main Battle Tank when it rolled off a bridge into a canal near Karmah, Iraq. All four Marines on board drowned
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| 31 |
2nd Lt. Michael L. Licalzi
| 24
| 11 May 2006
| 2nd Tank Bn, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF assigned to RCT-5
| Died as a result of a motor vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province May 11. The Marines were traveling in a U.S. M1A1 Main Battle Tank when it rolled off a bridge into a canal near Karmah, Iraq. All four Marines on board drowned
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| 32 |
Cpl. Steve Vahaviolos
| 21
| 11 May 2006
| 2nd Tank Bn, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF assigned to RCT-5
| Died as a result of a motor vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province May 11. The Marines were traveling in a U.S. M1A1 Main Battle Tank when it rolled off a bridge into a canal near Karmah, Iraq. All four Marines on board drowned
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| 33 |
Lance Cpl. Adam C. Conboy
| 21
| 12 May 2006
| 3rd Bn, 3rd Marine, 3rd MARDIV, III MEF
| DoD Release: Died May 12, as a result of a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar province, Iraqcombat operations
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| 34 |
Spc. Brandon L. Teeters
| 21
| 12 May 2006
| 8th Squadron, 10th Cavalry, 4th BCT
| DoD Release: Died on May 12, in Ludwigshafen, Germany, of injuries sustained on April 20, when an IED detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq
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| 35 |
Spc. Ronald W. Gebur
| 23
| 13 May 2006
| 1st Bn, 22nd Infantry, 1st BDE, 4th Infantry Division, MND-Baghdad
| Killed May 13 at approximately 4 a.m. when vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in south Baghdad / DoD Release: Died of injuries sustained in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 13, when an IED detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations
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| 36 |
Lance Cpl. Richard Z. James
| 20
| 13 May 2006
| 3rd Bn, 8th Marine, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF
| DoD Release: Died died May 13, while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq
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| 37 |
Chief Warrant Officer 4, John W. Engeman
| 45
| 14 May 2006
| 1st Bn, 312th Regiment, 30th Enhanced Separate BDE, MND-Baghdad
| Killed by a roadside bomb at approximately 8 p.m. May 14 in east Baghdad / DoD Release: IED detonated near HMMWV during combat operations
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| 38 |
Master Sgt. Robert H. West
| 37
| 14 May 2006
| 1st Bn, 312th Regiment, 30th Enhanced Separate BDE, MND-Baghdad
| Killed by a roadside bomb at approximately 8 p.m. May 14 in east Baghdad / DoD Release: IED detonated near HMMWV during combat operations
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| 39 |
Lance Cpl. Jose S. MarinDominguez Jr.
| 22
| 14 May 2006
| 3rd Bn, 3rd Marine, 3rd MARDIV, III MEF, assigned to RCT-7
| Died due to enemy action while operating in al Anbar Province May 14
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| 40 |
Lance Cpl. Hatak Yuka Keyu M. Yearby
| 21
| 14 May 2006
| 3rd Bn, 3rd Marine, 3rd MARDIV, III MEF, assigned to RCT-7
| Died due to enemy action while operating in al Anbar Province May 14
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| 41 |
Maj. Matthew W. Worrell
| 34
| 14 May 2006
| 1st Bn, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
| Died May 14 when helicopter was shot down during fighting in Yusifiyah
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| 42 |
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jamie D. Weeks
| 47
| 14 May 2006
| 1st Bn, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
| Died May 14 when helicopter was shot down during fighting in Yusifiyah
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| 43 |
Staff Sgt. Marion Flint Jr.
| 29
| 15 May 2006
| 1st Bn, 8th Infantry, 3rd Heavy BCT, 4th Infantry Division
| Killed May 15 near Balad when vehicle struck an IED / DoD Release: Died in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 15, when an IED detonated near vehicle during combat patrol operations
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| 44 |
Pfc. Grant A. Dampier
| 25
| 15 May 2006
| 1st Bn, 8th Infantry, 3rd Heavy BCT, 4th Infantry Division
| Killed May 15 near Balad when vehicle struck an IED / DoD Release: Died in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 15, when an IED detonated near vehicle during combat patrol operations
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| 45 |
Capt. Shane R. Mahaffee
| 36
| 16 May 2006
| Army Reserve's 489th Civil Affairs Bn
| DoD Release: Died on May 15, in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, of injuries sustained on May 5, when an IED detonated near his HMMWV during combat patrol operations in Al Hillah, Iraq
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| 46 |
Staff Sgt. Santiago M. Halsel
| 32
| 16 May 2006
| 2nd Bn, 502nd Infantry, 2nd BCT, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), MND-Baghdad
| Killed by a roadside bomb at ~7:30 a.m. May 16 in S Baghdad while conducting a dismounted patrol / DoD Release: Died of injuries sustained when an IED detonated while conducting a dismounted clearance mission during combat operations
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| 47 |
Petty Officer Third Class Lee Hamilton Deal
| 23
| 17 May 2006
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Operationally assigned to RCT-5, I MEF (Forward), & permanently assigned to 2nd MARDIV, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic
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Died due to enemy action while operating in Al Anbar Province May 17
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| 48 |
Lt. Col. Daniel E. Holland
| 43
| 18 May 2006
| 352nd Civil Affairs Command, MND-Baghdad
| Died at approximately 2:30 pm May 18 when a roadside bomb struck vehicle NW of Baghdad / DoD Release: IED detonated near HMMWV during combat operations
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| 49 |
1st. Lt. Robert A. Seidel III
| 23
| 18 May 2006
| 2nd Bn, 22nd Infantry, 1st BCT, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), MND-Baghdad
| Died at approximately 2:30 pm May 18 when a roadside bomb struck vehicle NW of Baghdad / DoD Release: IED detonated near HMMWV during combat operations
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| 50 |
Sgt. Lonnie C. Allen Jr.
| 26
| 18 May 2006
| 2nd Bn, 22nd Infantry, 1st BCT, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), MND-Baghdad
| Died at approximately 2:30 pm May 18 when a roadside bomb struck vehicle NW of Baghdad / DoD Release: IED detonated near HMMWV during combat operations
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| 51 |
Pfc. Nicholas R. Cournoyer
| 25
| 18 May 2006
| 2nd Bn, 22nd Infantry, 1st BCT, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), MND-Baghdad
| Died at approximately 2:30 pm May 18 when a roadside bomb struck vehicle NW of Baghdad / DoD Release: IED detonated near HMMWV during combat operations
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| 52 |
Cpl. William B. Fulks
| 23
| 18 May 2006
| MND-Baghdad
| DoD Release: Died died May 18, at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, from wounds received while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq, on May 1
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| 53 |
Lance Cpl. Benito A. Ramirez
| 21
| 21 May 2006
| 3rd Bn, 5th Marine, 1st MARDIV, I MEF, RCT-5
| Died due to enemy action while operating in al Anbar province May 21
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| 54 |
Sgt. David R. Christoff
| 25
| 22 May 2006
| 3rd Bn, 3rd Marine, 3rd MARDIV, III MEF
| DoD Release: Died May 22, from wounds received while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq
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| 55 |
Lance Cpl. William J. Leusink
| 21
| 22 May 2006
| 3rd Bn, 3rd Marine, 3rd MARDIV, III MEF
| DoD Release: Died May 22, from wounds received while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq
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| 56 |
Spc. Michael L. Hermanson
| 21
| 23 May 2006
| Army National Guard's 164th Engineer Battalion
| Killed while conducting a patrol on May 23 south of Balad as part of a team conducting counter-IED operations when the patrol was attacked by small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades
DoD Release: Died on May 23, in AL Abayachi, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicle came under IED, RPG and enemy small arms fire while on a route-clearing mission during combat operations
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| 57 |
Pfc. Steven W. Freund
| 20
| 23 May 2006
| 1st Bn, 1st Marine, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| DoD Release: Died May 23, while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq
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| 58 |
Lance Cpl. Robert G. Posivio III
| 22
| 23 May 2006
| 1st Bn, 1st Marine, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| DoD Release: Died May 23, while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq
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| 59 |
Capt. Douglas A. Dicenzo
| 30
| 25 May 2006
| 2nd Bn, 6th Infantry, 2nd BDE, 1st Armored Division, MND-Baghdad
| Killed at approximately 2 p.m. May 25 when vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in southern Baghdad / DoD Release: IED detonated near HMMWV during combat operations
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| 60 |
Spc. Robert E. Blair
| 22
| 25 May 2006
| 2nd Bn, 6th Infantry, 2nd BDE, 1st Armored Division, MND-Baghdad
| Killed at approximately 2 p.m. May 25 when vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in southern Baghdad / DoD Release: IED detonated near HMMWV during combat operations
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| 61 |
Pfc. Caleb A. Lufkin
| 24
| 25 May 2006
| 5th Engineer Bn
| DoD Release: Died on May 25, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., of injuries sustained on May 4, when an IED detonated near his RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq
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| 62 |
Lance Cpl. Kevin A. Lucas
| 20
| 26 May 2006
| 3rd Bn, 8th Marines, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF
| DoD Release: Died May 26, while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq
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| 63 |
Spc. J. Adan Garcia
| 20
| 27 May 2006
| 1st Brigade Special Troops Bn, 1st BCT, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)
| DoD Release: Died on May 27 in the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., of injuries sustained May 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his convoy encountered small arms fire received while returning from an explosive ordnance mission
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| 64 |
Cpl. Richard A. Bennett
| 25
| 27 May 2006
| HMLA-169, MAG-39, 3rd MAW, I MEF
| Died when U.S. Marine Corps AH-1 Cobra helicopter went down May 27 with two Marines on board during a maintenance test flight in al Anbar province / DoD Release: Died following a non-hostile helicopter accident near Al Taqaddum, Iraq, on May 27
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| 65 |
Capt. Nathanael J. Doring
| 31
| 27 May 2006
| HMLA-169, MAG-39, 3rd MAW, I MEF
| Died when U.S. Marine Corps AH-1 Cobra helicopter went down May 27 with two Marines on board during a maintenance test flight in al Anbar province / DoD Release: Died following a non-hostile helicopter accident near Al Taqaddum, Iraq, on May 27
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| 66 |
Spc. Jeremy M. Loveless
| 25
| 29 May 2006
| 2nd Bn, 1st Infantry, 172nd Stryker BCT, TF Band of Brothers
| Killed May 29 in Mosul by small arms fire / DoD Release: Stryker came under enemy small arms fire during combat operations
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| 67 |
Capt. James A. Funkhouser
| 35
| 29 May 2006
| 1st Bn, 12th Infantry, 4th BDE, 4th Infantry Division
| DoD Release: Died in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 29, of injuries sustained when a VBIED detonated near his HMMWV during reconnaissance patrol operations
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| 68 |
Spc. Bobby R. West
| 23
| 30 May 2006
| 1st Bn, 22nd Infantry, 1st BDE, 4th Infantry Division, MND-Baghdad
| Killed May 30 at approximately 7 p.m. when an IED detonated southeast of Baghdad / DoD Release: Died of injuries sustained when an IED detonated during dismounted patrol operations
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| 69 |
Cpl. Alexander J. Kolasa
| 22
| 31 May 2006
| 704th Main Support Bn, 4th BDE, 4th Infantry Division, MND-Baghdad
| Died of a non-combat related cause May 31 at approximately 5:30 a.m.
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| 70 |
Sgt. Benjamin E. Mejia
| 25
| 31 May 2006
| 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry, 172nd Stryker BCT
| DoD Release: Died in Marez, Iraq, on May 31, of non-combat related causes
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| 71 |
Spc. Brock L. Bucklin
| 28
| 31 May 2006
| 1st Bn, 68th Armor, 3rd Heavy BCT, 4th Infantry Division
| DoD Release: Died May 31, in Balad, Iraq, of a non-combat related cause
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