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OUR FALLEN HEROES: CASUALTIES: 2003 |
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| NAME | AGE | UNIT | HOMETOWN | DETAILS | |
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| Pvt. Michael J. Deutsch | 21 | C Troop, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division | Dubuque, Iowa | Killed when his M113 Armored Personnel Carrier hit a landmine in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 31, 2003 | |
| Spc. James I. Lambert II | 22 | 407th Forward Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division | Raleigh, North Carolina | Killed when he was hit by a stray bullet fired during what was believed to be a celebratory event by local Iraqis in Baghdad, Iraq on July 31, 2003 | |
| 1st Lt. Leif E. Nott | 24 | A Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division | Cheyenne, Wyoming | Killed in a small-arms attack at a tactical operations center in Belaruz, Iraq, on July 30, 2003 | |
| Sgt. Nathaniel Hart Jr. | 29 | 260th Quartermaster Battalion, 24th Corps Support Group, 3rd Infantry Division | Valdosta, Georgia | Died of injuries he received when his vehicle went off the road and rolled over in Tillil, Iraq, on July 28, 2003 | |
| Spc. William J. Maher III | 35 | Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division | Yardley, Pennsylvania | Killed when a homemade bomb was dropped from an overpass onto his convoy as it traveled through Baghdad's Al Rashid district on July 28, 2003 | |
| Sgt. Heath A. McMillin | 29 | 105th Military Police Company, New York Army National Guard | Canandaigua, New York | Killed when his patrol was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire south of Baghdad, Iraq on July 27, 2003 | |
| Spc. Jonathan P. Barnes | 21 | Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Infantry Division | Anderson, Missouri | Killed when a grenade was thrown from a window of the Iraqi civilian hospital he was guarding in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 26, 2003 | |
| Pfc. Jonathan M. Cheatham | 19 | 489th Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve | Camden, Arkansas | Killed when the convoy he was riding in was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 26, 2003 | |
| Sgt. Daniel K. Methvin | 22 | Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Infantry Division | Belton, Texas | Killed when a grenade was thrown from a window of the Iraqi civilian hospital he was guarding in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 26, 2003 | |
| Spc. Wilfredo Perez Jr. | 24 | Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Infantry Division | Norwalk, Connecticut | Killed when a grenade was thrown from a window of the Iraqi civilian hospital he was guarding in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 26, 2003 | |
| Sgt. Evan Asa Ashcraft | 24 | Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) | West Hills, California | Killed when his vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade during an ambush of a military convoy north of Hawd in northern Iraq on July 24, 2003 | |
| Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter | 22 | Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) | Bay Shore, New York | Killed when the military convoy he was in came under fire north of Hawd, Iraq, on July 24, 2003 | |
| Staff Sgt. Hector R. Perez | 40 | Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) | Corpus Christi, Texas | Killed when the military convoy he was in came under fire north of Hawd, Iraq, on July 24, 2003 | |
| Sgt. Juan M. Serrano | 31 | Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 37th Armor, 1st Armored Division | Manati, Puerto Rico | Died when a Humvee fell on him while changing a tire, inflicting a fatal head injury, in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 24, 2003 | |
| Capt. Joshua T. Byers | 29 | F Troop, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment | Sparks, Nevada | Killed when his convoy hit an explosive device east of Baghdad, Iraq, on July 23, 2003 | |
| Spc. Brett T. Christian | 27 | Company C, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) | North Royalton, Ohio | Killed when the convoy he was in was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades in Mosul, Iraq, on July 23, 2003 | |
| Spc. Jon P. Fettig | 30 | 957th Engineer Company, North Dakota Army National Guard | Dickinson, North Dakota | Killed when the truck he was in was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade near Ramadi, Iraq, on July 22, 2003 | |
| Cpl. Mark A. Bibby | 25 | Headquarters Detachment, 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division | Watha, North Carolina | Killed when an improvised explosive device was detonated near a convoy he was traveling in to a water treatment facility in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 21, 2003 | |
| Sgt. Justin W. Garvey | 23 | Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) | Townsend, Massachusetts | Killed when his vehicle was ambushed and struck by rocket-propelled grenades while on patrol in Tallifar, Iraq, on July 20, 2003 | |
| Sgt. Jason D. Jordan | 24 | Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) | Elba, Alabama | Killed when his vehicle was ambushed and struck by rocket-propelled grenades while on patrol in Tallifar, Iraq, on July 20, 2003 | |
| Master Sgt. David A. Scott | 51 | 445th Communications Flight Squadron, 445th Mission Support Group, 445th Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve | Union, Ohio | Died as a result of a non-hostile cause on July 20, 2003, in Doha, Qatar | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Christopher R. Willoughby | 29 | Headquarters Company, 221st Military Intelligence Battalion, Georgia Army National Guard | Phenix City, Alabama | Died when the vehicle he was in rolled over in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 20, 2003 | |
| 1st Lt. Jonathan D. Rozier | 25 | Company B, 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division | Katy, Texas | Killed when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire while providing security at a municipal building in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 19, 2003 | |
| Spc. Joel L. Bertoldie | 20 | Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division | Independence, Missouri | Killed when an explosive device was detonated underneath the military vehicle he was driving in Falluja, Iraq, on July 18, 2003 | |
| Capt. James Linton | 43 | 40 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery | England | Collapsed and died following a training run at a British base in Az Zubayr, Iraq, on July 18, 2003 | |
| Petty Officer 3rd Class David J. Moreno | 26 | Naval Medical Center San Diego, 4th Marine Division Detachment | Gering, Nebraska | Died from a non-hostile gunshot wound in Hamishiyah, Iraq, on July 17, 2003 | |
| Sgt. Mason Douglas Whetstone | 30 | 3rd Battalion, 58th Aviation Regiment, V Corps | Daytona, Florida | Died of non-combat injuries in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 17, 2003 | |
| Spc. Ramon Reyes Torres | 29 | 432nd Transportation Company, U.S. Army Reserve | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Killed when he sought cover from a passing truck that contained an explosive device in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 16, 2003 | |
| Lance Cpl. Cory Ryan Geurin | 18 | 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division | Santee, California | Died as a result of injuries received when he fell 60 feet from a palace roof while performing guard duty in Babylon, Iraq on July 15, 2003 | |
| Sgt. Michael T. Crockett | 27 | Company B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division | Soperton, Georgia | Killed in a rocket-propelled grenade attack in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 14, 2003 | |
| Capt. Paul J. Cassidy | 36 | 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve | Laingsburg, Michigan | Died as a result of non-combat injuries in Camp Babylon, Iraq, on July 13, 2003 | |
| Sgt. Jaror C. Puello-Coronado | 36 | Headquarters Company, 310th Military Police Battalion, 800th Military Police Brigade | Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania | Died from injuries received when he was hit by a dump truck while manning a traffic point at Camp Edson, Iraq, on July 13, 2003 | |
| Spc. Joshua M. Neusche | 20 | 203rd Engineer Battalion, Missouri Army National Guard | Montreal, Missouri | Died from a non-combat cause in Homburg Hospital, Germany, on July 12, 2003 | |
| Spc. Christian C. Schulz | 20 | Company C, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Infantry Division | Colleyville, Texas | Died from non-combat injuries in Baquba, Iraq, on July 11, 2003 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Dan H. Gabrielson | 39 | 652nd Engineer Company, U.S. Army Reserve | Spooner, Wisconsin | Killed by hostile fire when his convoy came under attack in Baquba, Iraq, on July 9, 2003 | |
| Sgt. Roger D. Rowe | 54 | 1174th Troop Command, Tennessee Army National Guard | Bon Aqua, Tennessee | Killed by a sniper in Iraq on July 9, 2003 | |
| Lance Cpl. Jason Andrew Tetrault | 20 | Headquarters Company, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division | Moreno Valley, California | Killed in a vehicle accident in Kuwait on July 9, 2003 | |
| Sgt. Melissa Valles | 26 | Company B, 64th Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | Eagle Pass, Texas | Died of a non-combat gunshot wound in Balad, Iraq, on July 9, 2003 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Craig A. Boling | 38 | Company C, 1st Battalion, 152nd Infantry Regiment, Indiana Army National Guard | Elkhart, Indiana | Died of a non-combat related cause in Camp Wolf, Kuwait, on July 8, 2003 | |
| Pvt. Robert L. McKinley | 23 | Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) | Kokomo, Indiana | Died on July 8, 2003, in Homberg, Germany, on a non-hostile gunshot wound he received in Iraq | |
| Spc. Chad L. Keith | 21 | Company D, 2nd Brigade, 325th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division | Batesville, Indiana | Killed while he was on mounted patrol and his vehicle drove past an object that exploded on the roadside in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 7, 2003 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Barry Sanford Sr. | 46 | Headquarters Company, 101st Support Group, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) | Aurora, Colorado | Died of a gunshot wound received in a non-combat incident in Balad, Iraq, on July 7, 2003 | |
| Sgt. David B. Parson | 30 | Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division | Kannapolis, North Carolina | Shot and killed while conducting a raid on a house in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 6, 2003 | |
| Spc. Jeffrey M. Wershow | 22 | Company C, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Florida Army National Guard | Gainesville, Florida | Shot and killed while conducting military operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 6, 2003 | |
| Master Sgt. James C. Coons | 35 | 385th Signal Company, 54th Signal Battalion | Conroe, Texas | Diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq, Coons' body was found at an outpatient hotel at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on July 4, 2003. In December 2005, a military casualty board ruled that his suicide should be considered a casualty of war. | |
| Pfc. Edward J. Herrgott | 20 | Company C, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division | Shakopee, Minnesota | Killed when he was shot while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 3, 2003 | |
| Pfc. Corey L. Small | 20 | 502nd Military Intelligence Company, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment | East Berlin, Pennsylvania | Died from a non-combat related cause in Iraq on July 2, 2003 | |
| Cpl. Travis J. Bradach-Nall | 21 | Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Portland, Oregon | Killed in an explosion during a mine clearing operation near Karbala, Iraq, on July 2, 2003 | |
| 1st Sgt. Christopher D. Coffin | 51 | Headquarters Company, 352nd Civil Affairs Command, U.S. Army Reserve | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Killed when his vehicle ran into a ditch while trying to avoid a civilian vehicle on Highway 8 in Iraq on July 1, 2003 | |
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