CASUALTIES: 2006/ FEBRUARY

	NAME	AGE	UNIT	HOMETOWN	DETAILS
	Staff Sgt. Dwayne P. R. Lewis	26	2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division	New York, New York	Killed when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire during a dismounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 27, 2006
	Spc. Clay P. Farr	21	A Troop, 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division	Bakersfield, California	Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 26, 2006
	Spc. Joshua U. Humble	21	A Troop, 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division	Appleton, Maine	Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 26, 2006
	Spc. Joshua M. Pearce	21	2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team	Guymon, Oklahoma	Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Stryker military vehicle during patrol operations in Mosul, Iraq, on February 26, 2006
	Staff Sgt. Christopher J. Schornak	28	1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division	Hoover, Alabama	Killed when his dismounted patrol was engaged by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 26, 2006
	Pfc. Benjamin C. Schuster	21	2nd Battalion, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard	Williamsville, New York	Died from a gunshot wound in Ramadi, Iraq, on February 25, 2006
	Lance Cpl. John J. Thornton	22	3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Phoenix, Arizona	Died of wounds received as a result of an enemy mortar attack in Ramadi, Iraq, on February 25, 2006
	Lance Cpl. Adam J. Van Alstine	21	3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Superior, Wisconsin	Killed when a homemade bomb detonated in Ramadi, Iraq, on February 25, 2006
	Sgt. Dimitri Muscat	21	1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division	Aurora, Colorado	Died of non-combat related injuries in Balad, Iraq on February 24, 2006
	Pvt. Joshua F. Powers	21	2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	Skiatook, Oklahoma	Died of a non-combat related injury in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 24, 2006
	Staff Sgt. Gregson G. Gourley	38	1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	Salt Lake City, Utah	One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during patrol operations in Hawija, Iraq, on February 22, 2006
	Staff Sgt. Curtis T. Howard II	32	1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division	Ann Arbor, Michigan	One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Balad, Iraq, on February 22, 2006
	Sgt. Rickey E. Jones	21	1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	Kokomo, Indiana	One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during patrol operations in Hawija, Iraq, on February 22, 2006
	Pfc. Christopher L. Marion	20	1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	Pineville, Missouri	One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during patrol operations in Hawija, Iraq, on February 22, 2006
	Sgt. Gordon F. Misner II	23	1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division	Sparks, Nevada	One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Balad, Iraq, on February 22, 2006
	Pfc. Allan A. Morr	21	1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	Shiawassee County, Michigan	One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during patrol operations in Hawija, Iraq, on February 22, 2006
	Spc. Thomas J. Wilwerth	21	1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division	Mastic, New York	One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Balad, Iraq, on February 22, 200
	Sgt. Jessie Davila	29	Company A, 2nd Battalion, 137th Infantry Regiment, Kansas Army National Guard	Greensburg, Kansas	Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 20, 2006
	1st Lt. Almar L. Fitzgerald	23	3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Lexington, South Carolina	Died on February 21, 2006, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany from wounds received when a roadside bomb exploded during combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq, on February 18
	Staff Sgt. Jay T. Collado	31	Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Columbia, South Carolina	Killed when a homemade bomb detonated near Baghdad, Iraq, on February 20, 2006
	Daniel J. Kuhlmeier	30	A civilian employee assigned to Detachment 204, 2nd Field Investigations Region, Air Force Office of Special Investigations	Omaha, Nebraska	Killed when the convoy he was traveling in was struck by a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 20, 2006
	Cpl. Matthew D. Conley	21	3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Killen, Alabama	Killed when his vehicle was attacked by a homemade device during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on February 18, 2006
	Sgt. Charles E. Matheny IV	23	Company F, 704th Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division	Stanwood, Washington	Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 18, 2006
	Sgt. 1st Class Amos C. Edwards Jr.	41	1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment, 48th Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard	Savannah, Georgia	Died of a non-combat related cause in Rutba, Iraq, on February 17, 2006
	Cpt. Anthony R. Garcia	48	1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division	Fort Worth, Texas	Died of a gunshot wound in Tikrit, Iraq, on February 17, 2006
	Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Barnes	20	3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	West Monroe, Louisiana	One of two Marines killed when a suicide car bomber attacked their vehicle near Qaim, Iraq, on February 14, 2006
	Cpl. Rusty L. Washam	21	3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	Huntsville, Tennessee	One of two Marines killed when a suicide car bomber attacked their vehicle near Qaim, Iraq, on February 14, 2006
	Lance Cpl. Michael S. Probst	26	1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Irvine, California	Killed when a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations near Abu Ghraib, Iraq, on February 14, 2006
	Cpl. Andrew J. Kemple	23	3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	Cambridge, Minnesota	Killed when his Humvee came under small-arms fire during combat operations in Tikrit, Iraq, on February 12, 2006
	Spc. Felipe J. Garcia Villareal	26	54th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade	Burke, Virginia	Died at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., on February 12, 2006 of injuries sustained when his tent caught fire in Ramadi, Iraq, on February 9, 2006
	Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Wilson	25	Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Three	Newark Valley, New York	Killed when a homemade bomb detonated in Anbar province, Iraq, on February 12, 2006
	Pfc. Javier Chavez Jr.	19	Company I, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Cutler, California	Died of wounds received when a homemade bomb detonated while conducting combat operations near Falluja, Iraq, on February 9, 2006
	Cpl. Ross A. Smith	21	Company I, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Wyoming, Michigan	Killed when a homemade bomb detonated while conducting combat operations near Falluja, Iraq, on February 9, 2006
	Spc. Allen D. Kokesh Jr.	21	Battery C, 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery Regiment, South Dakota Army National Guard	Yankton, South Dakota	Died at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, on February 7, 2006, of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee on December 4, 2005
	Lance Cpl. Steven L. Phillips	27	Company I, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	Chesapeake, Virginia	Died from a non-hostile vehicle accident during combat operations against enemy forces near Qaim, Iraq, on February 7, 2006
	Cpl. Orville Gerena	21	Company C, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	Virginia Beach, Virginia	One of two Marines killed when a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations against enemy forces in Hit, Iraq on February 6, 2006
	Spc. Patrick W. Herried	29	B Troop, 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Stryker military vehicle during patrol operations on Rawa, Iraq, on February 6, 2006
	Lance Cpl. David S. Parr	22	Company C, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	Benson, North Carolina	One of two Marines killed when a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations against enemy forces in Hit, Iraq on February 6, 2006
	Cpl. Brandon S. Schuck	21	8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	Safford, Arizona	Killed by a roadside bomb during combat operations against enemy forces in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 6, 2006
	Pfc. Jacob D. Spann	21	Company C, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	Columbus, Ohio	Died of wounds sustained from a roadside bomb during combat operations against enemy forces in Hit, Iraq, on February 6, 2006
	Sgt. Jeremiah J. Boehmer	22	Company C, 562nd Engineer Battalion, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team	Parkston, South Dakota	One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Stryker Engineer Squad Vehicle in Husayniya, Iraq, on February 5, 2006
	Spc. William S. Hayes III	23	Company C, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division	St. Tammany, Louisiana	Died of a non-combat related injury in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 5, 2006
	Spc. Sergio A. Mercedes Saez	23	Company D, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	New York, New York	Killed when his Humvee accidentally rolled over into a canal in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 5, 2006
	Staff Sgt. Christopher R. Morningstar	27	Company C, 562nd Engineer Battalion, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team	San Antonio, Texas	One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Stryker Engineer Squad Vehicle in Husayniya, Iraq, on February 5, 2006
	Spc. Roberto L. Martinez Salazar	21	Company A, 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade	Long Beach, California	Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Mosul, Iraq, on February 4, 2006
	Sgt. 1st Class Lance S. Cornett	33	Special operations team member assigned to Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Special Operations Command	London, Kentucky	Died of wounds sustained during a firefight near Ramadi, Iraq, on February 3, 2006
	Spc. Jesse M. Zamora	22	Company B, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	Las Cruces, New Mexico	Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee in Bayji, Iraq, on February 3, 2006
	1st. Lt. Simon T. Cox Jr.	30	Company B, 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division	Texas	Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his M2A3 Bradley fighting vehicle in Taji, Iraq, on February 2, 2006
	Spc. Walter B. Howard II	35	Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division	Rochester, Michigan	Died in Balad, Iraq, on February 2, 2006, of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his M1 Abrams tank earlier that day in Ashraf, Iraq
	Pfc. Scott A. Messer	26	B Troop, 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	Ashland, Kentucky	Died when his Humvee accidentally rolled over during convoy operations in Ashraf, Iraq, on February 2, 2006
	Trooper Carl Smith	23	B Squadron, 9th/12th Royal Lancers Regiment	Kettering, England	Died in a vehicle accident while on operations in Abu Al Khasib, south of Basra, Iraq, on February 2, 2006
	1st Lt. Garrison C. Avery	23	Company D, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	Lincoln, Nebraska	One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 1, 2006
	Spc. Marlon A. Bustamante	25	Company D, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	Corona, New York	One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 1, 2006
	Pfc. Sean T. Cardelli	20	Company I, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Downers Grove, Illinois	Killed by enemy small-arms fire during combat operations near Falluja, Iraq, on February 1, 2006
	Spc. Anthony C. Owens	21	Company D, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	Conway, South Carolina	Killed when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 1, 2006
	Pfc. Caesar S. Viglienzone	21	Company D, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	Santa Rosa, California	One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 1, 2006
	NAME	AGE	UNIT	HOMETOWN	DETAILS