U.S. Casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom
October 2004
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| Monthly Summaries |
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References |
| 68 |
Total Casualties |
| # |
Service Member |
Age |
Date |
Unit |
Details |
| 01
| Sgt. Michael A. Uvanni
| 27
| 01 Oct 2004
| Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry attached to 1st Infantry Division
| Killed at about 12:58 p.m. as Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Forces secured areas throughout Samarra / DoD Release: Died while conducting combat operations. He was shot by a sniper
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| 02
| Sgt. Jack T. Hennessy
| 21
| 01 Oct 2004
| 1st Bn, 9th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, TF Baghdad
| Killed by small arms fire around 11 p.m.
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| 03
| Sgt. Russell L. Collier
| 48
| 03 Oct 2004
| 1st Bn, 206th Field Artillery assigned to TF Baghdad
| Killed by small arms fire at a joint traffic control point Sunday afternoon / DoD Release: Died in Taji, Iraq when his unit was conducting traffic control operations when enemy forces attacked them using small arms fire
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| 04
| Sgt. Christopher S. Potts
| 38
| 03 Oct 2004
| 1st Bn, 103rd Field Artillery assigned to TF Baghdad
| Killed by small arms fire at a joint traffic control point Sunday afternoon / DoD Release: Died in Taji, Iraq when his unit was conducting traffic control operations when enemy forces attacked them using small arms fire
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| 05
| Staff Sgt. James L. Pettaway
| 37
| 03 Oct 2004
| Army Reserve's 223rd Transportation Company
| DoD Release: Died in Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of injuries sustained in Fallujah, Iraq, on Aug. 27 when he was involved in a motor vehicle accident
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| 06
| Staff Sgt. Richard L. Morgan Jr.
| 38
| 05 Oct 2004
| Army Reserve's 660th Transportation Company, assigned to 13th COSCOM
| Killed as the result of an improvised explosive device attack on their convoy near Baghdad around 11:30 p.m. October 4 / DoD Release: Died in Latfiyah, Iraq, of injuries sustained on Oct. 4 when an IED detonated near his convoy vehicle
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| 07
| Spc. Jessica L. Cawvey
| 21
| 06 Oct 2004
| National Guard's 1544th Transportation Company, assigned to 13th COSCOM
| Died as the result of an attack on their convoy by an unknown type of explosive device near Fallujah around 9:45 p.m.
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| 08
| U/I pending notification of next-of-kin
Details possibly confused with death of
Spc. Morgen N. Jacobs
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| 06 Oct 2004
| 1st Infantry Division
| Killed when anti-Iraqi forces attacked their patrol with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire near Bayji around midnight
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| 09
| Spc. Morgen N. Jacobs
| 20
| 07 Oct 2004
| 1st Bn, 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division
| DoD Release: Died Oct. 7 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Aaliyah on Oct. 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol vehicle
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| 10
| PV2 Jeungjin Na Kim
| 23
| 06 Oct 2004
| 2nd Bn, 17th Field Artillery, 2nd Infantry Division
| DoD Release: Died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire
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| 11
| Staff Sgt. Michael S. Voss
| 35
| 08 Oct 2004
| Army National Guard's 1st Bn, 120th Infantry, TF Danger
| Killed when anti-Iraqi forces attacked their patrol near Tuz at about 11:43 a.m / DoD Release: Died near Tikrit, Iraq
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| 12
| SGT Andrew W. Brown
| 22
| 08 Oct 2004
| 1st Bn, 509th Infantry, TF Baghdad
| Died of wounds at 2 p.m., Oct.8 from injuries sustained when an IED exploded in southwestern Baghdad on Oct. 1.
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| 13
| Pfc. Andrew Halverson
| 19
| 09 Oct 2004
| 2nd Bn, 5th Marine, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| Killed in action while conducting security and stability operations in the Al Anbar Province
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| 14
| Pvt. 2 Carson J. Ramsey
| 22
| 10 Oct 2004
| 2nd Bn, 8th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, TF Baghdad
| Died of wounds received when a vehicle-borne explosive device detonated in eastern Baghdad on Oct. 10 about 7:15 a.m.
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| 15
| Pfc. James E. Prevete
| 22
| 10 Oct 2004
| 1st Bn, 506th Infantry
| DoD Release: Died when his military vehicle encountered whiteout conditions and the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle
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| 16
| Sgt. Pamela G. Osbourne
| 38
| 11 Oct 2004
| Division Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division TF Baghdad
| Killed when rockets impacted in southern Baghdad at about 8 a.m. / DoD Release: Two rockets impacted their camp
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| 17
| Pfc. Anthony W. Monroe
| 20
| 11 Oct 2004
| Division Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division TF Baghdad
| Killed when rockets impacted in southern Baghdad at about 8 a.m. / DoD Release: Two rockets impacted their camp
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| 18
| Staff Sgt. Michael L. Burbank
| 34
| 11 Oct 2004
| 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry, TF Olympia
| Died following a vehicle bomb attack on a Multinational Forces convoy at approximately 11 a.m, Oct. 11. The attack occurred in the southwestern area of Mosul. / DoD Release: IED detonated near his Stryker military vehicle
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| 19
| Pfc. Aaron J. Rusin
| 19
| 11 Oct 2004
| 44th Engineer Bn, 2nd Infantry Division
| DoD Release: Died in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained on Oct. 10 when his military vehicle came under fire from enemy forces
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| 20
| Capt. Dennis L. Pintor
| 30
| 12 Oct 2004
| 20th Engineer Bn, 1st Cavalry Division, TF Baghdad
| Killed at approximately 10:00 p.m. in eastern Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated on their convoy
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| 21
| Spc. Michael S. Weger
| 30
| 12 Oct 2004
| 20th Engineer Bn, 1st Cavalry Division, TF Baghdad
| Killed at approximately 10:00 p.m. in eastern Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated on their convoy
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| 22
| Spc. Jaime Moreno
| 28
| 12 Oct 2004
| 20th Engineer Bn, 1st Cavalry Division, TF Baghdad
| Killed at approximately 10:00 p.m. in eastern Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated on their convoy
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| 23
| Pfc. Oscar A. Martinez
| 19
| 12 Oct 2004
| I MEF Headquarters Group, I MEF
| DoD Release: Died as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq
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| 24
| Cpl. Ian T. Zook
| 24
| 12 Oct 2004
| 1st Bn, 7th Marine, 1st MARDIV, I Marine Expeditionary Force, I MEF
| DoD Release: Died as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq
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| 25
| Spc. Christopher A. Merville
| 26
| 12 Oct 2004
| 2nd Bn, 17th Field Artillery, 2nd Infantry Division
| DoD Release: Died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit came under enemy fire during combat operations
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| 26
| Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Wyatt
| 22
| 12 Oct 2004
| 2nd Bn, 24th Marine, 4th MARDIV
| DoD Release: Died on Oct. 12 due to enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq
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| 27
| Spc. Jeremy F. Regnier
| 22
| 13 Oct 2004
| 4th Bn, 5th Air Defense Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, TF Baghdad
| Killed when improvised explosive device detonated at approximately 4:50 a.m. in western Baghdad
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| 28
| Lt. Col. Mark P. Phelan
| 44
| 13 Oct 2004
| Army Reserve's 416th Civil Affairs Bn, TF Olympia
| Died following a car bomb attack on a Multi-National Force convoy Oct. 13 at approximately 2:20 p.m. The attack occurred in the northeastern area of Mosul
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| 29
| Maj. Charles R. Soltes, Jr.
| 36
| 13 Oct 2004
| Army Reserve's 426th Civil Affairs Bn, TF Olympia
| Died following a car bomb attack on a Multi-National Force convoy Oct. 13 at approximately 2:20 p.m. The attack occurred in the northeastern area of Mosul
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| 30
| 2nd Lt. Paul M. Felsberg
| 27
| 13 Oct 2004
| 2nd Bn, 5th Marine, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| DoD Release: Died as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq
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| 31
| Lance Cpl. Victor A. Gonzalez
| 19
| 13 Oct 2004
| 2nd Bn, 5th Marine, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| DoD Release: Died as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq
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| 32
| Spc. Ronald W. Baker
| 34
| 13 Oct 2004
| 39th Support Bn
| DoD Release: Died in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained on October 7th in Taji, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol vehicle
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| 33
| Pvt. 2 David L. Waters
| 19
| 14 Oct 2004
| 2nd Bn, 14th Infantry, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry),TF Baghdad
| Killed when an IED detonated in eastern Baghdad on Oct. 14, at about 11:25 a.m. / Dod Release: IED detonated near his convoy vehicle
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| 34
| Spc. Josiah H. Vandertulip
| 21
| 14 Oct 2004
| 2nd Bn, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, TF Baghdad
| Killed in central Baghdad when a patrol was attacked with small arms fire at about 1:45 p.m. / DoD Release: Died when his dismounted patrol came under enemy fire
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| 35
| Staff Sgt. Omer T. Hawkins, II
| 31
| 14 Oct 2004
| 44th Engineer Bn
| DoD Release: Died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their convoy.
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| 36
| Spc. Bradley S. Beard
| 22
| 14 Oct 2004
| 2nd Bn, 17th Field Artillery, 2nd Infantry Division
| DoD Release: Died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their convoy.
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| 37
| Pfc. Mark A. Barbret
| 22
| 14 Oct 2004
| 44th Engineer Bn
| DoD Release: Died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their convoy.
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| 38
| Spc. Alan J. Burgess
| 24
| 15 Oct 2004
| 2nd Bn, 197th Field Artillery, TF Olympia
| Died of wounds following a VBIED attack on a Multi-National Forces convoy. The attack occurred in the east central area of Mosul at about 1:20 p.m. on Oct. 15.
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| 39
| Sgt. Michael G. Owen
| 31
| 15 Oct 2004
| 9th Psychological Operations Bn, 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne)
| Killed by suicide car bomber near Iraq's border with Syria, in the town of Qaim some 300 kilometers west of Baghdad / DoD Release: Died in Karabilah, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle
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| 40
| Spc. Jonathan J. Santos
| 22
| 15 Oct 2004
| 9th Psychological Operations Bn, 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne)
| Killed by suicide car bomber near Iraq's border with Syria, in the town of Qaim some 300 kilometers west of Baghdad / DoD Release: Died in Karabilah, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle
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| 41
| U/I pending notification of next-of-kin
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| 15 Oct 2004
| US Soldier
| Killed by suicide car bomber near Iraq's border with Syria, in the town of Qaim some 300 kilometers west of Baghdad
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| 42
| Lance Cpl. Brian K. Schramm
| 22
| 15 Oct 2004
| 2nd Assault Amphibian Bn, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF
| DoD Release: Died as result of enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq
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| 43
| Cpl. William I. Salazar
| 26
| 15 Oct 2004
| Headquarters Bn, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| DoD Release: Died as result of enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq
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| 44
| Capt. Christopher B. Johnson
| 29
| 16 Oct 2004
| 1st Bn, 25th Aviation, 25th Infantry Division (Light), TF Baghdad
| Killed when two Task Force Baghdad helicopters crashed in Southwest Baghdad at about 8:30 p.m. / DoD Release: OH-58D helicopter apparently collided with another OH-58D helicopter and crashed
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| 45
| Chief Warrant Officer William I. Brennan
| 36
| 16 Oct 2004
| 1st Bn, 25th Aviation, 25th Infantry Division (Light), TF Baghdad
| Killed when two Task Force Baghdad helicopters crashed in Southwest Baghdad at about 8:30 p.m. / DoD Release: OH-58D helicopter apparently collided with another OH-58D helicopter and crashed
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| 46
| Spc. Andrew C. Ehrlich
| 21
| 18 Oct 2004
| 2nd Bn, 2nd Infantry, 1st Infantry Division
| Died from a non-combat injury at a Multi-National Forces base in Diyala Province at about 10 p.m. on Oct. 18. / DoD Release: Died in Muqdadiyah, Iraq
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| 47
| Sgt. Douglas E. Bascom
| 25
| 20 Oct 2004
| Member of the Individual Ready Reserves, was mobilized and assigned to 2nd Bn, 5th Marine, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| DoD Release: Died as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq
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| 48
| Lance Cpl. Jonathan E. Gadsden
| 21
| 22 Oct 2004
| 1st Combat Engineer Bn, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| DoD Release: Died at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, Fla., from injuries as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq on Aug. 21
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| 49
| U/I pending notification of next-of-kin
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| 24 Oct 2004
| Soldier assigned to 1st BCT of Multinational Division Central-South
| Died of injuries suffered when anti-Iraqi forces attacked his convoy in the vicinity of Karbala City Oct. 24, at 5 p.m.
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| 50
| Lance Cpl. Richard P. Slocum
| 19
| 24 Oct 2004
| 1st Bn, 3rd Marine, 3rd MARDIV, III MEF
| DoD Release: Died due a non-combat related vehicle accident near Abu Gharib, Iraq
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| 51
| Sgt. Dennis J. Boles
| 46
| 24 Oct 2004
| Army National Guard's 171st Aviation Battalion
| DoD Release: Died in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, when he was participating in a 10-mile road march and collapsed
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| 52
| U/I pending notification of next-of-kin
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| 25 Oct 2004
| TF Baghdad
| Died when an IED detonated at about 11:15 a.m. in western Baghdad
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| 53
| Cpl. Brian Oliveira
| 22
| 25 Oct 2004
| 3rdt Bn, 1st Marine, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| DoD Release: Died from injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq
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| 54
| Staff Sgt. Jerome Lemon
| 42
| 27 Oct 2004
| Army National Guard's 1052nd Transportation Company, assigned to 13th COSCOM
| Died as the result of a suspected motorcycle bomb attack on their convoy near Sindiayah around 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 27. / DoD Release: Died in Balad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle
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| 55
| Sgt. 1st Class Michael Battles Sr.
| 38
| 28 Oct 2004
| 1st Bn, 21st Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, TF Baghdad
| Died when insurgents attacked their patrol detonating a possible vehicle-borne improvised explosive device at about 7:30 a.m. in southern Baghdad. / DoD Release: Died in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his checkpoint
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| 56
| U/I pending notification of next-of-kin
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| 28 Oct 2004
| 1st Infantry Division
| Killed during a rocket-propelled grenade attack on a combat patrol south of Balad at about 12:40 p.m.
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| 57
| Pfc. Stephen P. Downing II
| 30
| 28 Oct 2004
| 2nd Bn, 17th Field Artillery
| DoD Release: Died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, from small arms fire while conducting combat operations
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| 58
| Spc. Segun Frederick Akintade
| 34
| 28 Oct 2004
| 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry
| DoD Release: Died in Abd Allah, Iraq, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire
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| 59
| Sgt. Maurice Keith Fortune
| 25
| 29 Oct 2004
| 2nd Bn, 17th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team
| DoD Release: Died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle
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| 60
| Lance Cpl. Jeremy D. Bow
| 20
| 30 Oct 2004
| 1st Bn, 3rd Marine, 3rd MARDIV, III MEF
| Eight Marines killed in action around Fallujah
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| 61
| Lance Cpl. Michael P. Scarborough
| 28
| 30 Oct 2004
| 1st Bn, 3rd Marine, 3rd MARDIV, III MEF
| Eight Marines killed in action around Fallujah
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| 62
| Lance Cpl. Travis A. Fox
| 25
| 30 Oct 2004
| 1st Bn, 3rd Marine, 3rd MARDIV, III MEF
| Eight Marines killed in action around Fallujah
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| 63
| Cpl. Christopher J. Lapka
| 22
| 30 Oct 2004
| 1st Bn, 3rd Marine, 3rd MARDIV, III MEF
| Eight Marines killed in action around Fallujah
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| 64
| Lance Cpl. John T. Byrd II
| 23
| 30 Oct 2004
| 1st Bn, 3rd Marine, 3rd MARDIV, III MEF
| Eight Marines killed in action around Fallujah
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| 65
| Sgt. Kelley L. Courtney
| 28
| 30 Oct 2004
| 3rd Intelligence Bn, III MEF
| Eight Marines killed in action around Fallujah
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| 66
| Pfc. Andrew G. Riedel
| 19
| 30 Oct 2004
| 1st Bn, 3rd Marine, 3rd MARDIV, III MEF
| Eight Marines killed in action around Fallujah
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| 67
| Pfc. John Lukac
| 19
| 30 Oct 2004
| 1st Bn, 3rd Marine, 3rd MARDIV, III MEF
| Eight Marines killed in action around Fallujah
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| 68
| 1st Lt. Matthew D. Lynch
| 25
| 31 Oct 2004
| 2nd Bn, 5th Marine, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| DoD Release: Died from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq
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