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OUR FALLEN HEROES: CASUALTIES: 2007 |
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| NAME | AGE | UNIT | HOMETOWN | DETAILS | |
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| Sgt. William M. Sigua | 21 | 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Los Altos Hills, California | Died of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with the enemy using small arms fire during combat operations in Bayji, Iraq, on January 31, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Corey J. Aultz | 31 | 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Port Orchard, Washington | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on January 30, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Alejandro Carrillo | 22 | Combat Logistics Battalion 7, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Los Angeles, California | Died while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 30, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Milton A. Gist Jr. | 27 | 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | St Louis, Missouri | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on January 30, 2007 | |
| Cpl. Stephen D. Shannon | 21 | 397th Engineer Battalion | Guttenberg, Iowa | Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle was hit by a rocket during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on January 30, 2007 | |
| Lance Cpl. Adam Q. Emul | 19 | 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Vancouver, Washington | Died of wounds received while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 29, 2007 | |
| Chief Warrant Officer Cornell C. Chao | 36 | 4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division | California | One of two soldiers killed when their helicopter crashed during combat operations in Najaf, Iraq, on January 28, 2007 | |
| Capt. Mark T. Resh | 28 | 4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | One of two soldiers killed when their helicopter crashed during combat operations in Najaf, Iraq, on January 28, 2007 | |
| Spc. Carla J. Stewart | 37 | 250th Transportation Company | Sun Valley, California | Died of injuries suffered when her convoy vehicle rolled over in Tallil, Iraq, on January 28, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Mickel D. Garrigus | 24 | 543rd Military Police Company, 91st Police Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division | Elma, Washington | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during combat patrol in Taji, Iraq, on January 27, 2007 | |
| Lance Cpl. Anthony C. Melia | 20 | 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Thousand Oaks, California | Died while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 27, 2007 | |
| Pfc. Jon B. St. John II | 25 | 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division | Neenah, Wisconsin | One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during convoy operations in Taji, Iraq, on January 27, 2007 | |
| Cpl. Timothy A. Swanson | 21 | 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division | San Antonio, Texas | One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during convoy operations in Taji, Iraq, on January 27, 2007 | |
| Pfc. David T. Toomalatai | 19 | 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division | Neenah, Wisconsin | One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during convoy operations in Taji, Iraq, on January 27, 2007 | |
| Pfc. Nathan P. Fairlie | 21 | 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Candor, New York | Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Baquba, Iraq, on January 26, 2007 | |
| Maj. Alan R. Johnson | 44 | 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion | Yakima, Washington | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, on January 26, 2007 | |
| Pfc. Michael C. Balsley | 23 | 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Hayward, California | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 25, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Alexander H. Fuller | 21 | 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Centerville, Massachusetts | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 25, 2007 | |
| Cpl. Mark D. Kidd | 26 | 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve | Milford, Michigan | Died of wounds received during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 25, 2007 | |
| Pfc. Darrell W. Shipp | 25 | 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division | San Antonio, Texas | Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 25, 2007 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Keith A. Callahan | 31 | 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division | McClure, Pennsylvania | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded while he was conducting a combat patrol south of Baghdad, Iraq, on January 24, 2007 | |
| Staff Sgt. Hector Leija | 27 | 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) | Houston, Texas | Died of wounds suffered during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 24, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Gary S. Johnston | 21 | 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force | Windthorst, Texas | Died while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 23, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Michael M. Kashkoush | 24 | 23rd Intelligence Battalion, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force | Chagrin Falls, Ohio | Died of wounds received while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 23, 2007 | |
| Staff Sgt. Michael J. Wiggins | 26 | 79th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion | Cleveland, Ohio | Died of a non-combat related injury in Balad, Iraq, on January 23, 2007 | |
| Spc. Nicholas P. Brown | 24 | 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Huber Heights, Ohio | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Mosul, Iraq, on January 22, 2007 | |
| Spc. Brandon L. Stout | 23 | 46th Military Police Company, Michigan Army National Guard | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Died of wounds suffered when an explosively formed projectile detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 22, 2007 | |
| Staff Sgt. Jamie D. Wilson | 34 | 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | San Diego, California | Died of wounds suffered while conducting security operations in Karmah, Iraq, on January 22, 2007 | |
| Lance Cpl. Andrew G. Matus | 19 | Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Chetek, Wisconsin | Died of wounds received while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 21, 2007 | |
| Cpl. Darrel J. Morris | 21 | 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force | Spokane, Washington | Died while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 21, 2007 | |
| Lance Cpl. Emilian D. Sanchez | 20 | Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico | Died of wounds received while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 21, 2007 | |
| Pvt. Michael Tench | 18 | Company A, 2nd Battalion, The Light Infantry | Sunderland, England | Killed when his patrol was struck by a roadside bomb in Basra, Iraq, on January 21, 2007 | |
| Col. Brian D. Allgood | 46 | Medical Brigade, Europe Regional Medical Command | Oklahoma | One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007 | |
| Spc. Jeffrey D. Bisson | 22 | 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Vista, California | One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Karma, Iraq, on January 20, 2007 | |
| Staff Sgt. Darryl D. Booker | 37 | 29th Infantry Division, Virginia Army National Guard | Midlothian, Virginia | One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class John G. Brown | 43 | 1st Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment (Air Assault), 77th Aviation Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard | Little Rock, Arkansas | One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007 | |
| Lt. Col. David C. Canegata III | 50 | Virgin Islands Army National Guard | St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007 | |
| Lance Cpl. Luis J. Castillo | 20 | 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve | Lawton, Michigan | Died of wounds received during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 20, 2007 | |
| Spc. Johnathan B. Chism | 22 | 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Gonzales, Louisiana | One of four soldiers abducted and executed by armed insurgents following an attack on the Provincial Joint Coordination Center in Karbala, Iraq, on January 20, 2007 | |
| Pfc. Shawn P. Falter | 25 | 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Cortland, New York | One of four soldiers abducted and executed by armed insurgents following an attack on the Provincial Joint Coordination Center in Karbala, Iraq, on January 20, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Sean P. Fennerty | 25 | 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Corvallis, Oregon | One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Karma, Iraq, on January 20, 2007 | |
| Capt. Brian S. Freeman | 31 | 412th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve | Temecula, California | Killed while repelling an attack on the Provincial Joint Coordination Center in Karbala, Iraq, on January 20, 2007 | |
| 1st Lt. Jacob N. Fritz | 25 | 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Verdon, Nebraska | One of four soldiers abducted and executed by armed insurgents following an attack on the Provincial Joint Coordination Center in Karbala, Iraq, on January 20, 2007 | |
| Command Sgt. Maj. Marilyn L. Gabbard | 46 | Joint Forces Headquarters, Iowa Army National Guard | Polk City, Iowa | One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007 | |
| Command Sgt. Maj. Roger W. Haller | 49 | 70th Regiment, Regional Training Institute, Maryland, Maryland Army National Guard | Davidsonville, Maryland | One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007 | |
| Pfc. Ryan J. Hill | 20 | 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Keizer, Oregon | Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 20, 2007 | |
| Pfc. Allen B. Jaynes | 21 | 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Henderson, Texas | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Iraq on January 20, 2007 | |
| Col. Paul M. Kelly | 45 | Joint Force Headquarters, Virginia Army National Guard | Stafford, Virginia | One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Jonathan P. C. Kingman | 21 | 41st Engineer Company, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Nankin, Ohio | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baji, Iraq, on January 20, 2007 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Floyd E. Lake | 43 | Virgin Islands Army National Guard | St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007 | |
| Cpl. Victor M. Langarica | 29 | 86th Signal Battalion | Decatur, Georgia | One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007 | |
| Capt. Sean E. Lyerly | 31 | 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard | Pflugerville, Texas | One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Phillip D. McNeill | 22 | 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Sunrise, Florida | One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Karma, Iraq, on January 20, 2007 | |
| Pvt. Johnathon M. Millican | 20 | 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Trafford, Alabama | One of four soldiers abducted and executed by armed insurgents following an attack on the Provincial Joint Coordination Center in Karbala, Iraq, on January 20, 2007 | |
| Spc. Toby R. Olsen | 28 | 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Manchester, New Hampshire | One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Karma, Iraq, on January 20, 2007 | |
| Maj. Michael V. Taylor | 40 | 1st Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment (Air Assault), 77th Aviation Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard | North Little Rock, Arkansas | One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007 | |
| 1st Sgt. William T. Warren | 48 | 1st Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment (Air Assault), 77th Aviation Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard | North Little Rock, Arkansas | One of 12 soldiers killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed on January 20, 2007 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Russell P. Borea | 38 | 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | El Paso, Texas | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, on January 19, 2007 | |
| Cpl. Jacob H. Neal | 23 | 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve | San Marcos, Texas | Died of wounds received during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 19, 2007 | |
| Spc. William J. Rechenmacher | 24 | 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division | Jacksonville, Florida | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 18, 2007 | |
| Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph D. Alomar | 22 | Navy Provisional Detention Battalion | Brooklyn, New York | Died of a non-combat related incident at Camp Bucca, Iraq, on January 17, 2007. Alomar's death was not the result of hostile action, but occurred in a hostile fire zone. | |
| Spc. Collin R. Schockmel | 19 | 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Richwood, Texas | Died of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using grenades during security and observation operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on January 16, 2007 | |
| Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer A. Valdivia | 27 | Naval Support Activity, Bahrain | Cambridge, Illinois | Valdivia was found dead on January 16, 2007. Valdivia's death was a non-combat related incident in Bahrain, which is located within the designated hostile fire zone. Valdivia's death is under investigation. | |
| Sgt. Ian C. Anderson | 22 | 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Prairie Village, Kansas | One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, on January 15, 2007 | |
| Sgt. John E. Cooper | 29 | 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Ewing, Kentucky | One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, on January 15, 2007 | |
| Spc. Jason J. Corbett | 23 | 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Casper, Wyoming | Died of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations in Karma, Iraq, on January 15, 2007 | |
| 2nd Lt. Mark J. Daily | 23 | 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Irvine, California | One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, on January 15, 2007 | |
| Spc. Matthew T. Grimm | 21 | 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin | One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, on January 15, 2007 | |
| Spc. James D. Riekena | 22 | 145th Brigade Support Battalion | Redmond, Washington | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 14, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Paul T. Sanchez | 32 | 543rd Military Police Company, 91st Military Police Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division | Irving, Texas | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle on January 14, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq | |
| Kingsman Alex Green | 21 | 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment | Warrington, England | Died of wounds sustained earlier in the morning when he was shot by small-arms fire in the Hayy Al Muhandisn district of Basra, Iraq, on January 13, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Gregroy A. Wright | 28 | 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division | Boston, Massachusetts | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Muqdadiya, Iraq, on January 13, 2007 | |
| Pfc. Ryan R. Berg | 19 | 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division | Sabine Pass, Texas | Died of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire in Baquba, Iraq, on January 9, 2007 | |
| Pfc. Ming Sun | 20 | 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Cathedral City, California | Died of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat patrol operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on January 9, 2007 | |
| Sgt. James M. Wosika Jr. | 24 | Company B, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota Army National Guard | St. Paul, Minnesota | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his unit while on combat patrol in Falluja, Iraq, on January 9, 2007 | |
| Spc. Eric T. Caldwell | 22 | 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division | Salisbury, Maryland | Died of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire in Iraq on January 7, 2007 | |
| Senior Airman Elizabeth A. Loncki | 23 | 775th Civil Engineer Squadron | New Castle, Delaware | One of three airmen killed when a car bomb exploded while performing duties in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 7, 2007 | |
| Senior Airman Daniel B. Miller Jr. | 24 | 775th Civil Engineer Squadron | Galesburg, Illinois | One of three airmen killed when a car bomb exploded while performing duties in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 7, 2007 | |
| Cpl. Stephen J. Raderstorf | 21 | 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division | Peoria, Arizona | Died of wounds sustained during combat operations in Balad, Iraq, on January 7, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Wayne Rees | 36 | The Queen's Royal Lancers, 19 Light Brigade | Nottingham, England | Died of injuries sustained in a road traffic accident during operations in Maysan Province, Iraq, on January 7, 2007 | |
| Tech. Sgt. Timothy R. Weiner | 35 | 775th Civil Engineer Squadron | Tamarac, Florida | One of three airmen killed when a car bomb exploded while performing duties in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 7, 2007 | |
| Cpl. Jeremiah J. Johnson | 23 | 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Vancouver, Washington | Died on January 6, 2007, of wounds suffered when his vehicle rolled over in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 26, 2006. | |
| Spc. Raymond N. Mitchell III | 21 | 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | West Memphis, Arkansas | Died of wounds sustained during route security operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 6, 2007 | |
| Maj. Michael L. Mundell | 47 | 1st Brigade, 108th Division (Institutional Training) | Brandenburg, Kentucky | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq, on January 5, 2007 | |
| Staff Sgt. Charles D. Allen | 28 | 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division | Wasilla, Alaska | Died of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 4, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Thomas E. Vandling Jr. | 26 | 303rd Psychological Operations Company, Army Reserve | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle while on combat patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 1, 2007 | |
| NAME | AGE | UNIT | HOMETOWN | DETAILS |