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◄--January |
OUR FALLEN HEROES: CASUALTIES: 2008 |
March--► |
| NAME | AGE | UNIT | HOMETOWN | DETAILS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt. Duane "Baz" Barwood | 41 | Attached to 903 Expeditionary Air Wing, Royal Air Force | Carterton, Oxfordshire, England | Killed in a rocket attack on the British contingency operating base in Basra, Iraq, on February 29, 2008 | |
| Spc. Kevin S. Mowl | 22 | 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Pittsford, New York | Died on February 25, 2008, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, of wounds suffered when the vehicle he was in encountered a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 2, 2007 | |
| Spc. Orlando A. Perez | 23 | 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment | Houston, Texas | Died of wounds suffered from small-arms fire during dismounted operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 24, 2008 | |
| Spc. Micheal E. Phillips | 19 | 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division | Ardmore, Oklahoma | Killed when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 24, 2008 | |
| Spc. Keisha M. Morgan | 25 | Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division | Washington, D.C. | Died of a non-combat related cause in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 22, 2008 | |
| Lance Cpl. Drew W. Weaver | 20 | 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force | St. Charles, Missouri | Died while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on February 21, 2008 | |
| Sgt. Conrad Alvarez | 22 | 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division | Big Spring, Texas | One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 20, 2008 | |
| Cpl. Albert Bitton | 20 | 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division | Chicago, Illinois | One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 20, 2008 | |
| Staff Sgt. Bryant W. Mackey | 30 | 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment | Eureka, Kansas | Died of wounds suffered when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle in Mosul, Iraq, on February 20, 2008 | |
| Spc. Micheal B. Matlock Jr. | 21 | 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division | Glen Burnie, Maryland | One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 20, 2008 | |
| Capt. Nathan R. Raudenbush | 25 | 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division | Pennsylvania | Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Busayefi, Iraq, on February 20, 2008 | |
| Spc. Chad D. Groepper | 21 | 2nd Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Kingsley, Iowa | One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their dismounted patrol using small arms fire in Diyala Province, Iraq, on February 17, 2008 | |
| Spc. Luke S. Runyan | 21 | 2nd Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division | Spring Grove, Pennsylvania | One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their dismounted patrol using small arms fire in Diyala Province, Iraq, on February 17, 2008 | |
| Staff Sgt. Javares J. Washington | 27 | 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division | Pensacola, Florida | Died of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident at Camp Buehring in Kuwait City, Kuwait,on February 11, 2008 | |
| Sgt. Corey E. Spates | 21 | 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment | LaGrange, Georgia | Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Diyala Province, Iraq, on February 10, 2008 | |
| Spc. Michael T. Manibog | 31 | 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Alameda, California | One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Taji, Iraq, on February 8, 2008 | |
| Sgt. Timothy P. Martin | 27 | 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Pixley, California | One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Taji, Iraq, on February 8, 2008 | |
| Pfc. Jack T. Sweet | 19 | 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | Alexandria Bay, New York | Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Jawwalah, Iraq, on February 8, 2008 | |
| Staff Sgt. Jerald A. Whisenhunt | 32 | 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Orrick, Missouri | One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Taji, Iraq, on February 8, 2008 | |
| Sgt. Gary D. Willett | 34 | 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division | Alamogordo, New Mexico | One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Taji, Iraq, on February 8, 2008 | |
| Petty Officer 1st Class Luis A. Souffront | 25 | Assigned to an East Coast-based SEAL team | Miami, Florida | Died from wounds suffered from a roadside bomb during combat operations in Iraq February 7, 2008 | |
| Sgt. Bradley J. Skelton | 40 | 1138th Engineer Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, Missouri Army National Guard | Gordonville, Missouri | Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 6, 2008 | |
| Spc. Miguel A. Baez | 32 | 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Bonaire, Georgia | One of three soldiers killed when they encountered a homemade bomb during combat operations in Muqdadiya, Iraq, on February 5, 2008 | |
| Sgt. John C. Osmolski | 23 | 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Eustis, Florida | One of three soldiers killed when they encountered a homemade bomb during combat operations in Muqdadiya, Iraq, on February 5, 2008 | |
| Sgt. Timothy R. Van Orman | 24 | 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division | Port Matilda, Pennsylvania | One of three soldiers killed when they encountered a homemade bomb during combat operations in Muqdadiya, Iraq, on February 5, 2008 | |
| Sgt. Rafael Alicea Rivera | 30 | 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Bayamon, Puerto Rico | Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident in Tallil, Iraq, on February 5, 2008 | |
| Chief Petty Officer Nathan H. Hardy | 29 | Naval Special Warfare Development Group | Durham, New Hampshire | One of two Navy SEALs who died of wounds suffered from small arms fire during combat operations in Iraq on February 4, 2008 | |
| Chief Petty Officer Michael E. Koch | 29 | Assigned to East Coast-based SEAL team | State College, Pennsylvania | One of two Navy SEALs who died of wounds suffered from small arms fire during combat operations in Iraq on February 4, 2008 | |
| Spc. Christopher J. West | 26 | 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division | Arlington, Texas | Died in Balad, Iraq, on February 4, 2008, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated during combat operations in Muqdadiya, Iraq, on February 3 | |
| Staff Sgt. Chad A. Barrett | 35 | 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | Saltville, Virginia | Died as a result of a non-combat related incident in Mosul, Iraq, on February 2, 2008. The incident is under investigation. | |
| NAME | AGE | UNIT | HOMETOWN | DETAILS |