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Fallen Warriors: the Price We Have Paid to Get This Far

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine.
Et lux perpetua luceat eis.

Here is the roll, as of now, of American servicemen who have died:

Operation Iraqi Freedom

U.S. Army

  • Capt. James F. Adamouski, 29, Springfield, Va., April 2, 2003, Iraq
  • Spc. Jamaal R. Addison, 22, Roswell, Ga., March 23, 2003, Iraq
  • Capt. Tristan N. Aitken, 31, State College, Pa., April 4, 2003, Iraq
  • Pfc. Wilfred D. Bellard, 20, Lake Charles, La., April 4, 2003, Iraq
  • Spc. Mathew G. Boule, 22, Dracut, Mass., April 2, 2003, Iraq
  • Spc. Larry K. Brown, 22, Jackson, Miss., April 5, 2003, Iraq
  • Sgt. George Edward Buggs, 31, Barnwell, S.C., March 23, 2003, Iraq
  • Sgt. Jacob L. Butler, 24, Wellsville, Kan., April 1, 2003, Iraq
  • Spc. Daniel Francis J. Cunningham, 33, Lewiston, Maine, April 4, 2003, Iraq
  • Spc. Michael Edward Curtin, 23, South Plains, N.J., March 29, 2003, Iraq
  • Staff Sgt. Wilbert Davis, 40, Alaska, April 3, 2003, Iraq
  • Master Sgt. Robert J. Dowdy, 38, Cleveland, Ohio, March 23, 2003, Iraq
  • Pvt. Ruben Estrella-Soto, 18, El Paso, Texas, March 23, 2003, Iraq
  • Master Sgt. George A. Fernandez, 36, El Paso, Texas, April 3, 2003, Iraq
  • Chief Warrant Officer Erik A. Halvorsen, 40, Bennington, Vt., April 2, 2003, Iraq
  • Chief Warrant Officer Scott Jamar, 32, Granbury, Texas, April 2, 2003, Iraq
  • Spc. William A. Jeffries, 39, hometown unavailable, March 26, 2003, Spain (after evacuation from Kuwait)
  • Pfc. Howard Johnson II, 21, Mobile, Ala., March 23, 2003, Iraq
  • Pvt. Devon D. Jones, 19, San Diego, Calif., April 4, 2003, Iraq
  • 2nd Lt. Jeffrey J. Kaylor, 24, Clifton, Va., April 7, 2003, Iraq
  • Spc. James M. Kiehl, 22, Des Moines, Iowa, March 23, 2003, Iraq
  • Capt. Edward J. Korn, 31, Savannah, Ga., April 3, 2003, Iraq
  • Staff Sgt. Nino D. Livaudais, 23, Utah, April 3, 2003, Iraq
  • Spc. Ryan P. Long, 21, Seaford, Del., April 3, 2003, Iraq
  • Chief Warrant Officer Johnny Villareal Mata, 35, El Paso, Texas, March 23, 2003, Iraq
  • Pfc. Anthony S. Miller, 19, San Antonio, Texas, April, 7, 2003, Iraq
  • Spc. Donald S. Oaks Jr., 20, Erie, Pa., April 3, 2003, Iraq
  • Sgt. Michael F. Pedersen, 26, Flint, Mich., April 2, 2003, Iraq
  • Pfc. Lori Ann Piestewa, 23, Tuba City, Ariz., March 23, 2003, Iraq
  • Sgt. 1st Class Randall S. Rehn, 36, Longmont, Colo., April 3, 2003, Iraq
  • Pfc. Diego Fernando Rincon, 19, Conyers, Ga., March 29, 2003, Iraq
  • Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe, 27, Colorado., April 3, 2003, Iraq
  • Sgt. Todd J. Robbins, 33, Pentwater, Mich., April 3, 2003, Iraq
  • Spc. Brandon J. Rowe, 20, Roscoe, Ill., March 31, 2003, Iraq
  • Spc. Gregory P. Sanders, 19, Indiana, March 24, 2003, Iraq
  • Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert, 27, hometown unavailable, March 22, 2003, Kuwait
  • Pvt. Brandon Ulysses Sloan, 19, Bedford, Ohio, March 23, 2003, Iraq
  • Chief Warrant Officer Eric A. Smith, 41, California, April 2, 2003, Iraq
  • Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith, 33, Tampa, Fla., April 4, 2003, Iraq
  • Sgt. Roderic A. Solomon , 32, Fayetteville, N.C., March 23, 2003, Iraq
  • Spc. Brandon S. Tobler, 19, hometown unavailable, March 23, 2003, Iraq
  • Sgt. Donald Ralph Walters, 33, Salem, Ore., March 23, 2003. Iraq
  • Pfc. Michael Russell Creighton Weldon, 20, Palm Bay, Fla., March 29, 2003, Iraq
  • Sgt. Eugene Williams, 24, Highland, N.Y., March 29, 2003, Iraq
  • U.S. Navy

  • Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams, 27, La Mesa, Calif., March 22, 2003, Over International Waters
  • Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Vann Johnson, Jr., 25, Little Rock, Ark., March 25, 2003, Iraq
  • U.S. Air Force

  • Maj. Gregory Stone, 40, Boise, Idaho, March 25, 2003, Kuwait
  • U.S. Marine Corps

  • Lance Cpl. Brian E. Anderson, 26, Durham, N.C., April 2, 2003, Iraq
  • Maj. Jay Thomas Aubin, 36, Waterville, Maine, March 20, 2003, Kuwait
  • Pfc. Chad E. Bales, 20, Coahoma, Texas, April 3, 2003, Iraq
  • Capt. Ryan Anthony Beaupre, 30, Bloomington, Ill., March 20, 2003, Kuwait
  • Sgt. Michael E. Bitz, 31, Ventura, Calif., March 23, 2003, Iraq
  • Lance Cpl. Thomas A. Blair, 24, Wagoner, Okla., March 24, 2003, Iraq
  • Lance Cpl. Brian Rory Buesing, 20, Cedar Key, Fla., March 23, 2003, Iraq
  • Staff Sgt. James W. Cawley, 41, Roy, Utah, March 29, 2003, Iraq
  • 2nd Lt. Therrel S. Childers, 30, Harrison, Miss., March 21, 2003, Iraq
  • Capt. Aaron J. Contreras, 31, Sherwood, Ore., March 30, 2003, Iraq
  • Cpl. Mark A. Evnin, 21, Burlington, Vt., April 3, 2003, Iraq
  • Capt. Travis A. Ford, 30, Ogallala, Neb., April 4, 2003, Iraq
  • Lance Cpl. David K. Fribley, 26, Lee, Fla., March 23, 2003, Iraq
  • Cpl. Jose A. Garibay, 21, Orange, Calif., March 23, 2003, Iraq
  • Cpl. Bernard G. Gooden, 22, Mt. Vernon, N.Y., April 4, 2003, Iraq
  • Pfc. Christian D. Gurtner, 19, Ohio City, Ohio, April 2, 2003, Iraq
  • Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez, 22, Los Angeles, March 21, 2003, Iraq
  • Cpl. Jorge A. Gonzalez, 20, Los Angeles, Calif., March 23, 2003, Iraq
  • Sgt. Nicolas M. Hodson, 22, Smithville, Mo., March 24, 2003, Iraq
  • Cpl. Evan T. James, 20, Hancock, Ill., March 24, 2003, Iraq
  • Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Jordan, 42, Brazoria, Texas, March 23, 2003, Iraq
  • Cpl. Brian Matthew Kennedy, 25, Houston, Texas, March 20, 2003, Kuwait
  • Sgt. Bradley S. Korthaus, 28, Scott, Iowa, March 24, Iraq
  • Sgt. Michael V. Lalush, 23, Troutville, Va., March 30, 2003, Iraq
  • Cpl. Joseph B. Maglione, 22, Lansdale, Pa., April 1, 2003, Kuwait
  • Pfc. Francisco A. MartinezFlores, 21, Los Angeles, Calif., March 25, 2003, Iraq
  • Staff Sgt. Donald C. May, Jr., 31, Richmond, Va., March 25, 2003, Iraq
  • Marine Sgt. Brian D. McGinnis, 23, St. George, Del., March 30, 2003, Iraq
  • 1st Lt. Brian M. McPhillips, 25, Pembroke, Mass., April 4, 2003, Iraq
  • Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Menusa, 33, San Jose, Calif., March 27, 2003, Iraq
  • Major Kevin G. Nave, 36, Union Lake, Mich., March 26, 2003, Iraq
  • Lance Cpl. Patrick R. Nixon, 21, Nashville, Tenn., March 23, 2003, Iraq
  • Lance Cpl. Patrick T. O'Day, 20, Sonoma, Calif., March 25, 2003, Iraq
  • Lance Cpl. Eric J. Orlowski, 26, Buffalo, N.Y., March 24, 2003, Iraq
  • 2nd Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney Jr., 31, Nye, Nev., March 23, 2003, Iraq
  • Sgt. Duane R. Rios, 25, Hammond, Ind., April 4, 2003, Iraq
  • Cpl. Robert M. Rodriguez, 21, Queens, N.Y., March 27, 2003, Iraq
  • Cpl. Randal Kent Rosacker, 21, San Diego, Calif., March 23, 2003, Iraq
  • Capt. Benjamin W. Sammis, 29, Rehoboth, Mass., April 4, 2003, Iraq
  • Cpl. Erik H. Silva, 22, Chula Vista, Calif., April 3, 2003, Iraq
  • Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Slocum, age unknown, Adams, Colo., March 23, 2003, Iraq
  • Lance Cpl. Jesus A. Suarez Del Solar, 20, Escondido, Calif., March 27, 2003, Iraq
  • Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Watersbey, 29, Baltimore, Md., March 20, 2003, Kuwait
  • Lance Cpl. William W. White, 24, Brooklyn, N.Y., March 29, 2003, Iraq
  • Lance Cpl. Michael J. Williams, 31, Yuma, Ariz., March 23, 2003, Iraq
  • May they rest in peace — and (if such can be among the blessed) with pride in what they have helped to accomplish.

    Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Wed. 04/09/03 11:17:51 AM
    Categorized as War.

       

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