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OUR FALLEN HEROES: CASUALTIES: 2007 |
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| NAME | AGE | UNIT | HOMETOWN | DETAILS | |
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| Cpl. Steve Edwards | 35 | Badger Squadron, 2nd Royal Tank Regiment Sutton | Coldfield, England | Killed when his Warrior Armored Vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in the Mustashfa district of Basra, Iraq, on July 31, 2007 | |
| Spc. Zachariah J. Gonzalez | 23 | 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division | Indiana | One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 31, 2007 | |
| Pfc. Charles T. Heinlein Jr. | 23 | 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division | Hemlock, Michigan | One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 31, 2007 | |
| Pfc. Alfred H. Jairala | 29 | 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division | Hialeah, Florida | One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 31, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Stephen R. Maddies | 41 | 473rd Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar Platoon, Tennessee Army National Guard | Elizabethton, Tennessee | Died of wounds suffered from enemy small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 31, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Bradley W. Marshall | 37 | 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division | Little Rock, Arkansas | One of two soldiers killed who died of wounds suffered from enemy indirect fire in Tunis, Iraq, on July 31, 2007 | |
| Spc. Daniel F. Reyes | 24 | 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division | San Diego, California | One of two soldiers killed who died of wounds suffered from enemy indirect fire in Tunis, Iraq, on July 31, 2007 | |
| Cpl. Jason M. Kessler | 29 | C Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment | Mount Vernon, Washington | Died of wounds suffered from a rocket-propelled grenade in northern Iraq on July 30, 2007 | |
| Cpl. Sean A. Stokes | 24 | 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Auburn, California | Died of wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 30, 2007 | |
| Pfc. Cody C. Grater | 20 | 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Spring Hill, Florida | Died of wounds suffered from enemy direct fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 29, 2007 | |
| Staff Sgt. Wilberto Suliveras | 38 | 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Humacao, Puerto Rico | Died of wounds suffered from enemy small-arms fire in Taji, Iraq, on July 29, 2007 | |
| Pvt. Michael A. Baloga | 21 | 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Everett, Washington | Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded in Muqdadiya, Iraq, on July 26, 2007 | |
| Spc. Charles E Bilbrey Jr. | 21 | 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division | Owego, New York | One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Saqlawiya, Iraq, on July 26, 2007 | |
| Sgt. William R. Howdeshell | 37 | 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division | Norfolk, Virginia | One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Saqlawiya, Iraq, on July 26, 2007 | |
| Spc. Jaime Rodriguez Jr. | 19 | 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division | Oxnard, California | One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Saqlawiya, Iraq, on July 26, 2007 | |
| Spc. Daniel A. Leckel | 19 | 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Medford, Oregon | Died of wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 25, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Courtney D. Finch | 27 | 714th Maintenance Company, Kansas Army National Guard | Leavenworth, Kansas | Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Qayyara, Iraq, on July 24, 2007 | |
| Spc. Camy Florexil | 20 | 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Died on July 24, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 23. | |
| Lance Cpl. Robert A. Lynch | 20 | 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force | Louisville, Kentucky | One of three Marines killed while conducting combat operations in Diyala province, Iraq, on July 24, 2007 | |
| Staff Sgt. Joshua P. Mattero | 29 | 749th Ordnance Company, 63rd Explosive Ordnance Battalion, Andrews Air Force Base | San Diego, California | Died of wound suffered when a roadside bomb exploded in Baquba, Iraq, on July 24, 2007 | |
| Cpl. James H. McRae | 22 | 3rd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force | Springtown, Texas | One of three Marines killed while conducting combat operations in Diyala province, Iraq, on July 24, 2007 | |
| Hospitalman Daniel S. Noble | 21 | 1st Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force Pacific | Whittier, California | Died as a result of enemy action while conducting security operations in the Diyala Province, Iraq, on July 24, 2007 | |
| Cpl. Matthew R. Zindars | 21 | 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Watertown, Wisconsin | One of three Marines killed while conducting combat operations in Diyala province, Iraq, on July 24, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Shawn G. Adams | 21 | 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division | Dixon, California | Died of wounds suffered when a homemade bomb exploded in Owaset, Iraq, on July 22, 2007 | |
| Lance Cpl. Bobby L. Twitty | 20 | Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force | Bedias, Texas | Died from a non-hostile vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 22, 2007 | |
| Lance Cpl. Timothy Darren "Daz" Flowers | 25 | The Corps of Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers, attached to the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment | Northern Ireland | Killed when he was struck by shrapnel during an indirect fire attack on the Basra Palace base in Basra, Iraq, on July 21, 2007 | |
| Cpl. Christopher G. Scherer | 21 | 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | East Northport, New York | Died of wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 21, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Jacob S. Schmuecker | 27 | 755th Recon/Decon Company, Nebraska Army National Guard | Atkinson, Nebraska | Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded in Balad, Iraq, on July 21, 2007 | |
| Cpl. Rhett A. Butler | 22 | 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division | Fort Worth, Texas | Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Khan Bani Sa'd, Iraq, on July 20, 2007 | |
| Senior Aircraftsman Matthew Caulwell | 22 | B Flight, No. 1 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment | Birmingham, England | One of three British airmen killed when the airport in Basra, Iraq, was attacked with rockets on July 19, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Ronald L. Coffelt | 36 | 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade | Fair Oaks, California | Died of wounds suffered from a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 19, 2007 | |
| Senior Aircraftsman Christopher Dunsmore | 24 | B Flight, No. 1 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment | Connah Quay, Flintshire, England | One of three British airmen killed when the airport in Basra, Iraq, was attacked with rockets on July 19, 2007 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Luis E. Gutierrez-Rosales | 38 | 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt | Bakersfield, California | One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using a roadside bomb and small-arms fire in Adhamiya, Iraq, on July 18, 2007 | |
| Spc. Zachary R. Clouser | 19 | 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt | Dover, Pennsylvania | One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using a roadside bomb and small-arms fire in Adhamiya, Iraq, on July 18, 2007 | |
| Spc. Richard Gilmore III | 22 | 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt | Jasper, Alabama | One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using a roadside bomb and small-arms fire in Adhamiya, Iraq, on July 18, 2007 | |
| Spc. Daniel E. Gomez | 21 | 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt | Warner Robbins, Georgia | One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using a roadside bomb and small-arms fire in Adhamiya, Iraq, on July 18, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Nathan S. Barnes | 23 | 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | American Fork, Utah | Killed when his unit was attacked by insurgents using small arms fire in Rushdi Mullah, Iraq, on July 17, 2007 | |
| Pfc. Brandon K. Bobb | 20 | 401st Military Police Company, 92nd Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade | Orlando, Florida | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 17, 2007 | |
| Petty Officer First Class Jeffrey L. Chaney | 35 | Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eleven | Omaha, Nebraska | One of two sailors killed while conducting combat operations in Salah Ad Din province, Iraq, on July 17, 2007 | |
| Pfc. James J. Harrelson | 19 | 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Dadeville, Alabama | Died of wounds suffered from a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 17, 2007 | |
| Pfc. Ron J. Joshua Jr. | 19 | 401st Military Police Company, 92nd Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade | Austin, Texas | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 17, 2007 | |
| Chief Petty Officer Patrick L. Wade | 38 | Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eleven | Key West, Florida | One of two sailors killed while conducting combat operations in Salah Ad Din province, Iraq, on July 17, 2007 | |
| Lance Cpl. Shawn V. Starkovich | 20 | 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Arlington, Washington | Died in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 16, 2007 | |
| Pfc. Benjamin B. Bartlett Jr. | 25 | 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Manchester, Georgia | Died of wounds suffered from a rocket propelled grenade in Mosul, Iraq, on July 15, 2007 | |
| Spc. Eric M. Holke | 31 | 1st Battalion, 160th Infantry, California Army National Guard | Crestline, California | Died of wounds sustained from a non-combat related incident in Tallil, Iraq, on July 15, 2007 | |
| Sgt. John R. Massey | 29 | C Battery, 142nd Fires Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard | Judsonia, Arkansas | Died in Balad, Iraq, on July 15, 2007, of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 14. | |
| Spc. Robert D. Varga | 24 | 984th Military Police Company, 759th Military Police Battalion | Monroe City, Missouri | Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 15, 2007 | |
| Pfc. Christopher D. Kube | 18 | 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Sterling Heights, Michigan | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 14, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Allen A. Greka | 29 | 3rd Battalion, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division | Alpena, Michigan | Died of wounds sustained from a land mine detonation during a dismounted patrol in Jisr Diyala, Iraq, on July 13, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Courtney T. Johnson | 26 | 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division | Garner, North Carolina | Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire in Besmaya, Iraq, on July 11, 2007 | |
| 1st Sgt. Jeffrey R. McKinney | 40 | 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Garland, Texas | Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident in Adhamiya, Iraq, on July 11, 2007 | |
| Capt. Maria I. Ortiz | 40 | Kirk U.S. Army Health Clinic, Aberdeen Proving Ground | Bayamon, Puerto Rico | Killed during a mortar attack on the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 10, 2007 | |
| Pfc. Jason E. Dore | 25 | 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Moscow, Maine | Died of wounds suffered from a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 8, 2007 | |
| Spc. Roberto Causor Jr. | 21 | 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | San Jose, California | Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his patrol in Samarra, Iraq, on July 7, 2007 | |
| Lance Cpl. Ryan Francis | 23 | 2nd Battalion, The Royal Welsh | Llanelli, Wales | Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Warrior patrol during a large scale operation in the Tuninah district north of Basra, Iraq, on July 7, 2007 | |
| Cpl. Chris Read | 22 | 158 Provost Company, 3rd Regiment Royal Military Police | Dorset, England | Died at the British Field Hospital at Basra Air Station of injuries sustained from small-arms fire while returning from a major operation to detain insurgents in Basra, Iraq, on July 7, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Gene L. Lamie | 25 | 3rd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division | Homerville, Georgia | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Iraq on July 6, 2007 | |
| Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Dale Lewis | 30 | East Coast-based SEAL team, Naval Special Warfare Group Two | Brookfield, Connecticut | One of three sailors killed due to enemy action during combat operations in the vicinity of Baghdad, Iraq, on July 6, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Eric A. Lill | 28 | 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Chicago, Illinois | Died in Rustamiya, Iraq, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad on July 6, 2007 | |
| Col. Jon M. Lockey | 44 | Headquarters, Department of the Army | Fredericksburg, Virginia | Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 6, 2007 | |
| Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Phillip Daugherty | 28 | East Coast-based SEAL team, Naval Special Warfare Group Two | Barstow, California | One of three sailors killed due to enemy action during combat operations in the vicinity of Baghdad, Iraq, on July 6, 2007 | |
| Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Richard McRill | 42 | East Coast-based SEAL team, Naval Special Warfare Group Two | Lake Placid, Florida | One of three sailors killed due to enemy action during combat operations in the vicinity of Baghdad, Iraq, on July 6, 2007 | |
| Pfc. Bruce C. Salazar Jr. | 24 | 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division | Tracy, California | One of two soldiers that died of wounds sustained from a roadside bomb detonation in Muhammad Sath, Iraq, on July 6, 2007 | |
| Rifleman Edward Vakabua | 23 | Company B, 4th Battalion The Rifles | Nailuva Road, Suva, Fiji | Died at Basra Palace base in Basra, Iraq, on July 6, 2007 | |
| Cpl. Kory D. Wiens | 20 | 94th Mine Dog Detachment, 5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade | Independence, Oregon | One of two soldiers that died of wounds sustained from a roadside bomb detonation in Muhammad Sath, Iraq, on July 6, 2007 | |
| Pfc. Le Ron A. Wilson | 18 | 26th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division | Queens, New York | One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Iraq on July 6, 2007 | |
| Maj. James M. Ahearn | 43 | 96th Civil Affairs Battalion, 95th Civil Affairs Brigade | Raeford, North Carolina | One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb while conducting a patrol during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 5, 2007 | |
| Cpl. Jeremy D. Allbaugh | 21 | 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Luther, Oklahoma | One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 5, 2007 | |
| Sgt. Keith A. Kline | 24 | 96th Civil Affairs Battalion, 95th Civil Affairs Brigade | Oak Harbor, Ohio | One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb while conducting a patrol during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 5, 2007 | |
| Spc. Michelle R. Ring | 24 | 92nd Military Police Battalion | Martin, Tennessee | Died of wounds sustained from enemy mortar fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 5, 2007 | |
| Lance Cpl. Steven A. Stacy | 23 | 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Coos Bay, Oregon | One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 5, 2007 | |
| Spc. Jeremy L. Stacey | 23 | 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Bismarck, Arkansas | Died of wounds suffered from a roadside bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 5, 2007 | |
| Spc. Anthony M.K. Vinnedge | 24 | C Troop, 2nd Squadron, 107th Armor Cavalry Regiment, Ohio Army National Guard | Okeana, Ohio | Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident at the Radwaniyah Palace Complex, Iraq, on July 5, 2007 | |
| Pfc. Steven A. Davis | 23 | 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Woodbridge, Virginia | Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with grenades in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 4, 2007 | |
| Pfc. Andrew T. Engstrom | 22 | 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Slaton, Texas | Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident in Taji, Iraq, on July 4, 2007 | |
| Chief Warrant Officer Scott A.M. Oswell | 33 | 4th Squadron, 6th U.S. Air Cavalry | Washington | Died in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his Kiowa scout helicopter struck a power line in Ninevah province, Iraq, on July 4, 2007 | |
| 1st Lt. Christopher N. Rutherford | 25 | Forward Support Group, 19th Engineer Battalion | Newport, Ohio | Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle near Balad, Iraq on July 2, 2007 | |
| Lance Cpl. Juan M. Garcia Schill | 20 | 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | Grants Pass, Oregon | Died while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq on July 2, 2007 | |
| Sgt. 1st Class Raymond R. Buchan | 33 | 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Johnston, Pennsylvania | One of two soldiers who died of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire in Ta'meem, Iraq, on July 1, 2007 | |
| Lance Cpl. William C. Chambers | 20 | 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force | Ringgold, Georgia | One of two Marines killed during a non-hostile boat accident in the Euphrates River just off the shore of Anbar province, Iraq, on July 1, 2007 | |
| Spc. Victor A. Garcia | 22 | 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division | Rialto, California | Died of wounds suffered from enemy small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 1, 2007 | |
| Pfc. Jonathan M. Rossi | 22 | 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | Safety Harbor, Florida | Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his units using a homemade bomb and small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 1, 2007 | |
| Staff Sgt. Michael L. Ruoff Jr. | 31 | 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division | Yosemite, California | One of two soldiers who died of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire in Ta'meem, Iraq, on July 1, 2007 | |
| Lance Cpl. Jeremy L. Tinnel | 20 | 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force | Mechanicsville, Virginia | One of two Marines killed during a non-hostile boat accident in the Euphrates River just off the shore of Anbar province, Iraq, on July 1, 2007 | |
| NAME | AGE | UNIT | HOMETOWN | DETAILS |