CASUALTIES: 2006/ AUGUST

	NAME	AGE	UNIT	HOMETOWN	DETAILS
	Staff Sgt. Michael L. Deason	28	3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division	Farmington, Missouri	Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Ad War, Iraq, on August 31, 2006
	Staff Sgt. Joshua R. Hanson	27	Company A, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota Army National Guard	West St. Paul, Minnesota	Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during combat operations near Khalidiya, Iraq, on August 30, 2006
	Lance Cpl. Colin J. Wolfe	18	3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	Manassas, Virginia	Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 30, 2006
	Sgt. Matthew J. Vosbein	30	2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	Metairie, Louisiana	Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Sadr Al Yusifiyah, Iraq, on August 29, 2006
	Cpl. Christopher T. Warndorf	21	3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	Burlington, Kentucky	Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 29, 2006
	Lance Cpl. Donald E. Champlin	28	3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	Natchitoches, Louisiana	Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, on August 28, 2006, from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 27.
	Spc. Matthew E. Schneider	23	141st Signal Battalion, 1st Armored Division	Gorham, New Hampshire	Died of a non-combat related cause in Ramadi, Iraq, on August 28, 2006. The incident is under investigation.
	Cpl. Shannon L. Squires	25	3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Field Artillery Brigade	Virginia Beach, Virginia	Died on August 28, 2006, at Brooke Army Medial Center in San Antonio, Texas, of injuries sustained on April 21, 2006 when a roadside bomb detonated near his convoy vehicle during combat operations along Main Supply Route Tampa, Iraq
	Sgt. David J. Almazan	27	1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division	Van Nuys, California	Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Hit, Iraq, on August 27, 2006
	Sgt. Darry Benson	46	730th Quartermaster Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard	Winterville, North Carolina	Died at Camp Virginia, Kuwait, of a non-combat related cause on August 27, 2006
	Spc. Kenneth M. Cross	21	1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division	Superior, Wisconsin	One of two soldiers killed when their M1126 Stryker Vehicle came in contact with enemy forces using a roadside bomb and small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 27, 2006
	Pfc. Daniel G. Dolan	19	1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division	Roy, Utah	One of two soldiers killed when their M1126 Stryker Vehicle came in contact with enemy forces using a roadside bomb and small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 27, 2006
	Staff Sgt. Jeffrey J. Hansen	31	1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry Regiment, Nebraska Army National Guard	Cairo, Nebraska	Died on August 27, 2006, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries suffered from a vehicle accident in Balad, Iraq, on August 21.
	Spc. Seth A. Hildreth	26	1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 27, 2006
	Sgt. Moises Jazmin	25	1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division	Providence, Rhode Island	One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Taji, Iraq, on August 27, 2006
	Spc. Joshua D. Jones	24	3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division	Pomeroy, Ohio	Died of injuries suffered when his Humvee came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 27, 2006
	Spc. Qixing Lee	20	1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division	Minneapolis, Minnesota	One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Taji, Iraq, on August 27, 2006
	Spc. Shaun A. Novak	21	1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division	Two Rivers, Wisconsin	One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Taji, Iraq, on August 27, 2006
	Spc. Tristan C. Smith	23	1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division	Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania	One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Taji, Iraq, on August 27, 2006
	Cpl. David G. Weimortz	28	3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division	Irmo, South Carolina	Died of injuries suffered while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 26, 2006
	Spc. Edgardo Zayas	29	1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	Dorchester, Massachusetts	Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 26, 2006
	Cpl. Jordan C. Pierson	21	1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve	Milford, Connecticut	Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 25, 2006
	Sgt. Jeremy E. King	23	8th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division	Meridian, Idaho	Died of injuries sustained by enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 24, 2006
	Staff Sgt. Gordon G. Solomon	35	3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	Fairborn, Ohio	Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 24, 2006
	Pfc. William E. Thorne	26	1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division	Hospers, Iowa	Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations on August 24, 2006
	Staff Sgt. Dwayne E. Williams	28	9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force	Baltimore, Maryland	Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 24, 2006
	Spc. Thomas J. Barbieri	24	1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division	Gaithersburg, Maryland	Died when his patrol encountered enemy forces small arms fire during combat operations south of Baghdad, Iraq, on August 23, 2006
	Lance Cpl. James D. Hirlston	21	2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	Murfreesboro, Tennessee	Killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 23, 2006
	Chief Petty Officer Paul J. Darga	34	Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Two	Alpena, Michigan	Died when his Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team was struck by a roadside bomb while responding to a previous strike on August 22, 2006. His unit was conducting combat operations against enemy forecs in Anbar province, Iraq.
	Master Sgt. Brad A. Clemmons	37	354th Civil Engineer Squadron	Chillicothe, Ohio	Killed when a roadside bomb struck his vehicle en route to Taji, Iraq, on August 21, 2006
	Hospitalman Chadwick T. Kenyon	20	Navy corpsman assigned to Company D, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Tucson, Arizona	Died of injuries suffered when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 20, 2006
	Sgt. Gabriel G. DeRoo	25	2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division	Paw Paw, Michigan	Died of injuries suffered when he encountered enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, on August 20, 2006
	Cpl. Adam A. Galvez	21	3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Salt Lake City, Utah	One of two Marines killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 20, 2006
	Lance Cpl. Randy L. Newman	21	3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Bend, Oregon	One of two Marines killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 20, 2006
	Sgt. Marquees A. Quick	28	1st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division	Tucson, Arizona	Killed when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using multiple grenades during security and observation operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on August 19, 2006
	Sgt 1st Class Ruben J. Villa Jr.	36	Area Support Group, Coalition Land Forces Component Command	El Paso, Texas	Died in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from a non-combat related cause on August 18, 2006. The incident is under investigation.
	Pfc. James J. Arellano	19	1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division	Cheyenne, Wyoming	Died of injuries suffered when his patrol encountered enemy forces using roadside bombs and small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 17, 2006
	Lance Cpl. Michael D. Glover	28	2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve	Brooklyn, New York	Killed during combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq, on August 16, 2006
	Staff Sgt. Jeffrey S. Loa	32	1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division	Waianae, Hawaii	Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his dismounted patrol in Ramadi, Iraq, on August 16, 2006
	Capt. John J. McKenna IV	30	2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve	Brooklyn, New York	Killed during combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq, on August 16, 2006
	Sgt. John P. Phillips	29	9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force	St. Stephen, South Carolina	Died August 16, 2006, at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, from wounds received during combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq, on March 7, 2006
	Staff Sgt. Kenneth A. Jenkins	25	3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division	Fouke, Arkansas	Died of injuries sustained when he came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 12, 2006
	Staff Sgt. Michael C. Lloyd	24	10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division	San Antonio, Texas	One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their dismounted patrol during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 12, 2006
	Staff Sgt. Kevin L. Zeigler	31	10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division	Overland Park, Kansas	One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their dismounted patrol during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 12, 2006
	Lance Cpl. Jeremy Z. Long	18	1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Sun Valley, Nevada	Killed during combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq, on August 10, 2006
	1st. Sgt. Aaron D. Jagger	43	1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division	Hillsdale, Michigan	One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on August 9, 2006
	Spc. Ignacio Ramirez	22	1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division	Henderson, Nevada	One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on August 9, 2006
	Spc. Shane W. Woods	23	1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division	Palmer, Alaska	One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on August 9, 2006
	Sgt. Jeffery S. Brown	25	82nd Medical Company (Air Ambulance), 541st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion	Trinity Center, California	One of two soldiers killed when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed into a lake near Rutba, Iraq, on August 8, 2006. His remains were recovered on August 10.
	Sgt. Steven P. Mennemeyer	26	82nd Medical Company (Air Ambulance), 541st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion	Granite City, Illinois	One of two soldiers killed when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed into a lake near Rutba, Iraq, on August 8, 2006. His remains were recovered on August 9.
	Sgt. Carlton A. Clark	22	2nd Brigade Troop Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	South Royalton, Vermont	One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 6, 2006
	Staff Sgt. Tracy L. Melvin	31	2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division	Seattle, Washington	Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on August 6, 2006
	Staff Sgt. Stephen A. Seale	25	2nd Brigade Troop Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	Grafton, West Virginia	One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 6, 2006
	Spc. Jose Zamora	24	2nd Brigade Troop Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	Sunland Park, New Mexico	One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 6, 2006
	Pfc. Brian J. Kubik	20	1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	Harker Heights, Texas	Died on August 5, 2006, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries suffered on August 2 when his unit encountered enemy small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq
	Sgt. Bradley H. Beste	22	1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division	Naperville, Illinois	One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on August 4, 2006
	Sgt. Leroy Segura Jr.	23	362nd Engineer Company, 54th Engineer Battalion	Clovis, New Mexico	Died of injuries suffered from a Humvee accident in Habbaniya, Iraq, on August 4, 2006
	Staff Sgt. Clint J. Storey	30	1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division	Enid, Oklahoma	One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on August 4, 2006
	Lance Cpl. Kurt E. Dechen	24	1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve	Springfield, Vermont	Died of wounds received during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 3, 2006
	Sgt. George M. Ulloa Jr.	23	2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	Austin, Texas	Died of wounds received during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 3, 2006
	Sgt. Ryan D. Jopek	20	2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, Wisconsin Army National Guard	Merrill, Wisconsin	Died of injuries suffered when an roadside bomb detonated near his convoy in Tikrit, Iraq, on August 2, 2006
	Sgt. Dustin D. Laird	23	913th Engineer Company, 46th Engineer Battalion, Tennessee Army National Guard	Martin, Tennessee	Died during combat operations in Rawah, Iraq, on August 2, 2006
	Petty Officer 2nd Class Marc A. Lee	28	Member of a West Coast-based SEAL Team	Hood River, Oregon	Killed during combat operations while on patrol in Ramadi, Iraq, on August 2, 2006
	Cpl. Joseph A. Tomci	21	3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	Stow, Ohio	Died while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 2, 2006
	Cpl. Matthew Cornish	29	1st Battalion, The Light Infantry	Yorkshire, England	Died at Shaibah Logistics Base of wounds sustained in a mortar attack on a Multi-National Force base in Basra, Iraq, on August 1, 2006
	Spc. Hai Ming Hsia	37	6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division	New York, New York	Died during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on August 1, 2006
	NAME	AGE	UNIT	HOMETOWN	DETAILS