CASUALTIES: 2006/ JULY

	NAME	AGE	UNIT	HOMETOWN	DETAILS
	Sgt. Joshua A. Ford	20	189th Transportation Company, 485th Corps Support Battalion, Nebraska Army National Guard	Wayne, Nebraska	Died during combat operations in Numaniya, Iraq, on July 31, 2006
	Cpl. Phillip E. Baucus	28	3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Wolf Creek, Montana	Died while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 29, 2006
	Lance Cpl. Anthony E. Butterfield	19	3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Clovis, California	One of two Marines killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 29, 2006
	Pfc. Jason Hanson	21	3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Forks, Washington	Died while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 29, 2006
	Sgt. Christian B. Williams	27	3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Winter Haven, Florida	One of two Marines killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 29, 2006
	Lance Cpl. James W. Higgins	22	1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Frederick, Maryland	Died of wounds received while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 27, 2006
	Lance Cpl. Adam R. Murray	21	3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	Cordova, Tennessee	Died while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 27, 2006
	Sub Sgt. Donald Alberto Ramirez Garcia	35	Cuscatlan Battalion, El Salvadoran Army	El Salvador	Killed when his ambulance was hit by a roadside bomb while escorting a logistics convoy from Halliburton's KBR unit outside Diwaniya, Iraq, on July 27, 2006
	Cpl. Timothy D. Roos	21	3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	Cincinnati, Ohio	Died of wounds received while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 27, 2006
	Pfc. Enrique C. Sanchez	21	3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	Garner, North Carolina	Died while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 27, 2006
	Petty Officer 2nd Class Edward A. Koth	30	Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eight	Towson, Maryland	Died after ordnance exploded during a disposal operation at Camp Victory, Iraq, on July 26, 2006
	Spc. Joseph A. Graves	21	110th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade	Discovery Bay, California	Killed in action while conducting combat operations and his unit encountered enemy fire north of Baghdad, Iraq, on July 25, 2006
	Spc. Stephen W. Castner	27	1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery, Wisconsin Army National Guard	Cedarburg, Wisconsin	Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Tallil, Iraq, on July 24, 2006
	Spc. Dennis K. Samson Jr.	24	1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division	Hesperia, Michigan	Died of injuries sustained when he came under enemy small arms fire in Taqaddum, Iraq, on July 24, 2006
	Capt. Jason M. West	28	Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Killed by enemy forces using small arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq, on July 24, 2006
	Cpl. Adam J. Fargo	22	4th Brigade Troop Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	Ruckersville, Virginia	Died of injuries sustained when his convoy encountered enemy forces small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 22, 2006
	Capt. Blake H. Russell	35	1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	Forth Worth, Texas	Died of injuries sustained from enemy forces munitions while investigating a possible mortar cache during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 22, 2006
	Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Swanson	25	2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division	Rose Haven, Maryland	Died of injuries sustained when his patrol encountered enemy forces using small arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq, on July 22, 2006
	Capt. Christopher T. Pate	29	2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Command Element, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	Hampstead, North Carolina	Died while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 21, 2006
	Cpl. Matthew P. Wallace	22	10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division	Lexington Park, Maryland	Died on July 21, 2006, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 16
	Pfc. Derek J. Plowman	20	1st Battalion, 142nd Fires Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard	Everton, Arkansas	Died from a gun shot wound in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 20, 2006
	Cpl. Julian A. Ramon	22	3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	Flushing, New York	Died during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 20, 2006
	Sub Sgt. Jose Miguel Perdomo	41	Cuscatlan Battalion, El Salvadoran Army	El Salvador	Killed when his patrol was hit by a roadside bomb in Kut, Iraq, on July 19, 2006
	Lance Cpl. Geofrey R. Cayer	20	3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Fitchburg, Massachusetts	Died of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 18, 2006. The incident is under investigation.
	Sgt. Mark R. Vecchione	25	1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division	Tucson, Arizona	Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his M1A1 Abrams tank in Ramadi, Iraq, on July 18, 2006
	Cpl. Nathaniel S. Baughman	23	1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	Monticello, Indiana	Died of injuries sustained when his Humvee encountered enemy forces rocket-propelled grenades during patrol operations in Bayji, Iraq, on July 17, 2006
	Staff Sgt. Michael A. Dickinson II	26	9th Psychological Operations Battalion, 4th Psychological Operations Group	Battle Creek, Michigan	Killed when his dismounted patrol encountered enemy forces small arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq, on July 17, 2006
	Staff Sgt. Kenneth I. Pugh	39	3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division	Houston, Texas	Died of injuries sustained when his M1A2 Abrams tank encountered enemy forces small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 17, 2006
	Sgt. 1st Class Scott R. Smith	34	737th Explosive Ordnance Detachment, 52nd Ordnance Group	Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania	Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near a controlled ordnance clearing mission in Iskandariya, Iraq, on July 17, 2006
	Cpl. John J. Cosby	28	1st Battalion, The Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry	Exeter, England	Died of gunshot wounds received when his unit came under small-arms fire during an operation to apprehend a terrorist leader and accomplice in a suburb of North Basra, Iraq, on July 16, 2006
	Staff Sgt. Jason M. Evey	29	A Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division	Stockton, California	Died of injuries sustained when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 16, 2006
	Spc. Manuel J. Holguin	21	2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division	Woodlake, California	Died of injuries sustained when his dismounted patrol encountered enemy small arms fire and a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 15, 2006
	Sgt. Thomas B. Turner Jr.	31	1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	Cottonwood, California	Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, on July 14, 2006, of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Muqdadiya, Iraq, on July 13, 2006
	Sgt. Alkaila T. Floyd	23	54th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Died at Landstuhl Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, on July 13, 2006, of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his Mine Protected Vehicle (RG-31) in Ramadi, Iraq, on July 8, 2006. Three other soldiers were killed in the incident.
	Sgt. Irving Hernandez Jr.	28	1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team	New York, New York	Killed when he encountered enemy small-arms fire during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, on July 12, 2006
	Petty Officer 1st Class Jerry A. Tharp	44	Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 25	Muscatine, Iowa	Killed when his dismounted patrol was struck by a roadside bomb while operating in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 12, 2006
	Spc. Damien M. Montoya	21	3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division	Holbrook, Arizona	Died from a non-combat related cause in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 9, 2006
	Staff Sgt. Omar D. Flores	27	54th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade	Mission, Texas	One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Mine Protected Vehicle (RG-31) during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on July 8, 2006
	Spc. Troy C. Linden	22	54th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade	Detroit Lakes, Minnesota	One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Mine Protected Vehicle (RG-31) during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on July 8, 2006
	Spc. Joseph P. Micks	22	54th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade	Rapid River, Michigan	One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Mine Protected Vehicle (RG-31) during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on July 8, 2006
	Sgt. Duane J. Dreasky	31	1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery, Michigan Army National Guard	Novi, Michigan	Died at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, on July 7, 2006, of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee in Habbaniya, Iraq, on November 21, 2005
	Staff Sgt. Paul S. Pabla	23	139th Field Artillery, Indiana Army National Guard	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Killed by small arms fire during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, on July 3, 2006
	Pfc. Collin T. Mason	20	1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division	Staten Island, New York	Killed after encountering direct fire while manning a checkpoint in his vehicle in Taji, Iraq, on July 2, 2006
	Sgt. Justin L. Noyes	23	9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force	Vinita, Oklahoma	Killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 2, 2006
	Airman 1st Class Carl Jerome Ware Jr.	22	15th Security Forces Squadron, 15th Mission Support Group, 15th Airlift Wing	Smyrna, Delaware	Died from a non-combat related cause at Camp Bucca, Iraq, on July 1, 2006
	NAME	AGE	UNIT	HOMETOWN	DETAILS