"Martin McPhillips" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> "Scott Erb" <scotterb@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:8gUQa.55556$0v4.3795791@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> >
> > "Donald L Ferrt" <wolfbat359@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> > news:b9eb3efe.0307150624.263a83fc@posting.google.c om...
> > >
> >
>
http://www.montanaforum.com/rednews/...postwar.php?nn
> > n=6
> > >
> > > Analysis: U.S. failed to plan for postwar Iraq
> > > Knight Ridder News
> > >
> > > WASHINGTON - The small circle of senior civilians in the Defense
> > > Department who dominated planning for postwar Iraq failed to
> prepare
> > > for the setbacks that have erupted over the past two months.
> > >
> > >
> > > The officials didn't develop any real postwar plans because they
> > > believed that Iraqis would welcome U.S. troops with open arms and
> > > Washington could install a favored Iraqi exile leader as the
> country's
> > > leader. The Pentagon civilians ignored CIA and State Department
> > > experts who disputed them, resisted White House pressure to back
> off
> > > from their favored exile leader and when their scenario collapsed
> amid
> > > increasing violence and disorder, they had no backup plan.
> >
> > Of course! I couldn't believe the pre-war optimism that we would be
> > welcomed, celebrated as heros, and democracy easily installed. I
> noted that
> > experts in political systems (like they have at the CIA and State
> > Department) have long concluded that sort of thing isn't likely in a
> country
> > like Iraq. They let fantasy dictate strategy, wishful think tank
> thinking
> > dictate policy...and America will pay the price.
>
> Two and a half months after Iraq was liberated:
>

And we still get 15 dead/month and uncounted wounded. It is "liberated"?


> http://nytimes.com/aponline/internat...P-Iraq.html?hp
> Iraqi Council Convenes in First Step Towards Self-Government
> By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
>
> Filed at 2:06 p.m. ET
>
> BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A 25-member governing council of prominent
> Iraqis from diverse political and religious backgrounds was named at
> an inaugural meeting Sunday, the first national body since the fall of
> Saddam Hussein and a crucial first step on the nation's path to
> democracy.
>
>
>
>

"Martin McPhillips" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message news:<3tUQa.26854$GF2.6717210@twister.nyc.rr.com>. ..
> "Scott Erb" <scotterb@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:8gUQa.55556$0v4.3795791@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> >
> > "Donald L Ferrt" <wolfbat359@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> > news:b9eb3efe.0307150624.263a83fc@posting.google.c om...
> > >
> >
> http://www.montanaforum.com/rednews/...postwar.php?nn
> > n=6
> > >
> > > Analysis: U.S. failed to plan for postwar Iraq
> > > Knight Ridder News
> > >
> > > WASHINGTON - The small circle of senior civilians in the Defense
> > > Department who dominated planning for postwar Iraq failed to
> prepare
> > > for the setbacks that have erupted over the past two months.
> > >
> > >
> > > The officials didn't develop any real postwar plans because they
> > > believed that Iraqis would welcome U.S. troops with open arms and
> > > Washington could install a favored Iraqi exile leader as the
> country's
> > > leader. The Pentagon civilians ignored CIA and State Department
> > > experts who disputed them, resisted White House pressure to back
> off
> > > from their favored exile leader and when their scenario collapsed
> amid
> > > increasing violence and disorder, they had no backup plan.
> >
> > Of course! I couldn't believe the pre-war optimism that we would be
> > welcomed, celebrated as heros, and democracy easily installed. I
> noted that
> > experts in political systems (like they have at the CIA and State
> > Department) have long concluded that sort of thing isn't likely in a
> country
> > like Iraq. They let fantasy dictate strategy, wishful think tank
> thinking
> > dictate policy...and America will pay the price.
>
> Two and a half months after Iraq was liberated:
>
> http://nytimes.com/aponline/internat...P-Iraq.html?hp
> Iraqi Council Convenes in First Step Towards Self-Government
> By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
>
> Filed at 2:06 p.m. ET
>
> BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A 25-member governing council of prominent
> Iraqis from diverse political and religious backgrounds was named at
> an inaugural meeting Sunday, the first national body since the fall of
> Saddam Hussein and a crucial first step on the nation's path to
> democracy.


Yes, this is the relatively easy part, picking 25 "prominent Iraqis"
and calling them a governing council.

"M Potter" <m_k_potter@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Martin McPhillips" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> > "Scott Erb" <scotterb@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> > news:8gUQa.55556$0v4.3795791@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > >
> > > "Donald L Ferrt" <wolfbat359@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> > > news:b9eb3efe.0307150624.263a83fc@posting.google.c om...
> > > >
> > >
> >
http://www.montanaforum.com/rednews/...postwar.php?nn
> > > n=6
> > > >
> > > > Analysis: U.S. failed to plan for postwar Iraq
> > > > Knight Ridder News
> > > >
> > > > WASHINGTON - The small circle of senior civilians in the
Defense
> > > > Department who dominated planning for postwar Iraq failed to
> > prepare
> > > > for the setbacks that have erupted over the past two months.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The officials didn't develop any real postwar plans because
they
> > > > believed that Iraqis would welcome U.S. troops with open arms
and
> > > > Washington could install a favored Iraqi exile leader as the
> > country's
> > > > leader. The Pentagon civilians ignored CIA and State
Department
> > > > experts who disputed them, resisted White House pressure to
back
> > off
> > > > from their favored exile leader and when their scenario
collapsed
> > amid
> > > > increasing violence and disorder, they had no backup plan.
> > >
> > > Of course! I couldn't believe the pre-war optimism that we
would be
> > > welcomed, celebrated as heros, and democracy easily installed.
I
> > noted that
> > > experts in political systems (like they have at the CIA and
State
> > > Department) have long concluded that sort of thing isn't likely
in a
> > country
> > > like Iraq. They let fantasy dictate strategy, wishful think
tank
> > thinking
> > > dictate policy...and America will pay the price.
> >
> > Two and a half months after Iraq was liberated:
> >
> > http://nytimes.com/aponline/internat...P-Iraq.html?hp
> > Iraqi Council Convenes in First Step Towards Self-Government
> > By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
> >
> > Filed at 2:06 p.m. ET
> >
> > BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A 25-member governing council of prominent
> > Iraqis from diverse political and religious backgrounds was named
at
> > an inaugural meeting Sunday, the first national body since the
fall of
> > Saddam Hussein and a crucial first step on the nation's path to
> > democracy.
>
> Yes, this is the relatively easy part, picking 25 "prominent Iraqis"
> and calling them a governing council.

Actually, finding 25 Iraqis from the various factions within
Iraq who were both suitable and dedicated to the job
of forming a new government was probably pretty difficult.

I suspect that they'll make very good progress, create
a federal system that gives a lot of control to regional
and local authorities so that the various ethnic and
religious communities can be accommodated, and in
the end come up with a fairly strong government
that features some pretty strong law and order functions.

In the meantime, the U.S. and U.K. need to keep
killing the snipers and assorted terrorists, keep
working on the infrastructure, and get the oil industry
up and running so that there's a good homegrown
supply of cash.

Doctor Hannibal Lecter, posting as "Martin McPhillips" <nospam@nospam.com>
wrote in message news:3tUQa.26854$GF2.6717210@twister.nyc.rr.com...
> "Scott Erb" <scotterb@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:8gUQa.55556$0v4.3795791@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> >
> > "Donald L Ferrt" <wolfbat359@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> > news:b9eb3efe.0307150624.263a83fc@posting.google.c om...
> > >
> >
>
http://www.montanaforum.com/rednews/...postwar.php?nn
> > n=6
> > >
> > > Analysis: U.S. failed to plan for postwar Iraq
> > > Knight Ridder News
> > >
> > > WASHINGTON - The small circle of senior civilians in the Defense
> > > Department who dominated planning for postwar Iraq failed to
> prepare
> > > for the setbacks that have erupted over the past two months.
> > >
> > >
> > > The officials didn't develop any real postwar plans because they
> > > believed that Iraqis would welcome U.S. troops with open arms and
> > > Washington could install a favored Iraqi exile leader as the
> country's
> > > leader. The Pentagon civilians ignored CIA and State Department
> > > experts who disputed them, resisted White House pressure to back
> off
> > > from their favored exile leader and when their scenario collapsed
> amid
> > > increasing violence and disorder, they had no backup plan.
> >
> > Of course! I couldn't believe the pre-war optimism that we would be
> > welcomed, celebrated as heros, and democracy easily installed. I
> noted that
> > experts in political systems (like they have at the CIA and State
> > Department) have long concluded that sort of thing isn't likely in a
> country
> > like Iraq. They let fantasy dictate strategy, wishful think tank
> thinking
> > dictate policy...and America will pay the price.
>
> Two and a half months after Iraq was liberated:
>
> http://nytimes.com/aponline/internat...P-Iraq.html?hp
> Iraqi Council Convenes in First Step Towards Self-Government
> By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

APPOINTED Iraqi Council.

Bush's idea of the democratic process. Of course, that shouldn't come as a
surprise to a propagandist like you, Dr. After all, Bush was appointed
himself. What could he possibly know about the democratic process?

Dr. Hannibal Lecter, posting as "Martin McPhillips" <nospam@nospam.com>
wrote in message news:80YQa.26906$GF2.6774374@twister.nyc.rr.com...
> "M Potter" <m_k_potter@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:371117a5.0307151046.459643eb@posting.google.c om...
> > "Martin McPhillips" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:<3tUQa.26854$GF2.6717210@twister.nyc.rr.com>. ..
> > > "Scott Erb" <scotterb@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> > > news:8gUQa.55556$0v4.3795791@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > > >
> > > > "Donald L Ferrt" <wolfbat359@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:b9eb3efe.0307150624.263a83fc@posting.google.c om...
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
>
http://www.montanaforum.com/rednews/...postwar.php?nn
> > > > n=6
> > > > >
> > > > > Analysis: U.S. failed to plan for postwar Iraq
> > > > > Knight Ridder News
> > > > >
> > > > > WASHINGTON - The small circle of senior civilians in the
> Defense
> > > > > Department who dominated planning for postwar Iraq failed to
> > > prepare
> > > > > for the setbacks that have erupted over the past two months.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > The officials didn't develop any real postwar plans because
> they
> > > > > believed that Iraqis would welcome U.S. troops with open arms
> and
> > > > > Washington could install a favored Iraqi exile leader as the
> > > country's
> > > > > leader. The Pentagon civilians ignored CIA and State
> Department
> > > > > experts who disputed them, resisted White House pressure to
> back
> > > off
> > > > > from their favored exile leader and when their scenario
> collapsed
> > > amid
> > > > > increasing violence and disorder, they had no backup plan.
> > > >
> > > > Of course! I couldn't believe the pre-war optimism that we
> would be
> > > > welcomed, celebrated as heros, and democracy easily installed.
> I
> > > noted that
> > > > experts in political systems (like they have at the CIA and
> State
> > > > Department) have long concluded that sort of thing isn't likely
> in a
> > > country
> > > > like Iraq. They let fantasy dictate strategy, wishful think
> tank
> > > thinking
> > > > dictate policy...and America will pay the price.
> > >
> > > Two and a half months after Iraq was liberated:
> > >
> > > http://nytimes.com/aponline/internat...P-Iraq.html?hp
> > > Iraqi Council Convenes in First Step Towards Self-Government
> > > By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
> > >
> > > Filed at 2:06 p.m. ET
> > >
> > > BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A 25-member governing council of prominent
> > > Iraqis from diverse political and religious backgrounds was named
> at
> > > an inaugural meeting Sunday, the first national body since the
> fall of
> > > Saddam Hussein and a crucial first step on the nation's path to
> > > democracy.
> >
> > Yes, this is the relatively easy part, picking 25 "prominent Iraqis"
> > and calling them a governing council.
>
> Actually, finding 25 Iraqis from the various factions within
> Iraq who were both suitable and dedicated to the job
> of forming a new government was probably pretty difficult.

Just so long as the process wasn't democratic, the Bush Junta has to be
pleased, eh Dr?

"Martin McPhillips" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> "John Willimans" <john@no-spam-ever.com> wrote in message
> news:BRXQa.56146$3o3.3764356@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
Snip...


> > And we still get 15 dead/month and uncounted wounded. It is
> "liberated"?
>
> Right, and in about 280 years the KIA's will catch up
> with Vietnam. I like the way Leftists are always thinking
> ahead.
>

There were an average of 370 deaths in the Vietnam war from 1961 - 1965. We
have 200+ in *4 MONTHS*. You're obviously not very good at Math, so I will
do it for you. That is roughly 600 deaths per year. Almost *TWICE* what we
had in Vietnam at this point (and the deaths/day are going UP, not DOWN).

I hate the way you are obviously incapable of seeing past your own nose.

http://www.vietnamwall.org/casualty.html

Here is the list of Americans killed while defending the lies of this
Administration, may they find peace in death:

July 9:

Army Sgt. 1st Class Dan H. Gabrielson, 39, of Spooner, Wis. Died in Ba
Qubah, Iraq, when the convoy he was traveling in came under hostile fire.
Assigned to the 652nd Engineer Company, Ellsworth, Wis.

Army Sgt. Roger D. Rowe, 54, of Bon Aqua, Tenn. Killed in Iraq by an enemy
sniper attack. Assigned to the 1174th Troop Command, Columbia, Tenn.

Marine Lance Cpl. Jason Andrew Tetrault, 20, of Moreno Valley, Calif. Killed
in Kuwait in a vehicle accident. Assigned to 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Army Sgt. Melissa Valles, 26, of Eagle Pass, Texas. Died in Balad, Iraq as a
result of non-combat injuries. Assigned to B Company, 64th Forward Support
Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.

July 8:

Army Sgt. 1st Class Craig A. Boling, 38, of Elkhart, Ind. Died of non-combat
related causes in Kuwait. Assigned to Company C, 1-152nd Infantry, Tell
City, Ind.

Army Pvt. Robert L. McKinley, 23, of Kokomo, Ind. Died of non-combat related
causes in Homberg, Germany. Assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 1-101st Air Assault, Fort Campbell, Ky.

July 7:

Army Spc. Chad L. Keith, 21, of Batesville, Ind. Killed while he was on
mounted patrol in Baghdad when his vehicle drove past an object that
exploded on the side of the road. Assigned to the 2-325th Infantry, Company
D, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Army Staff Sgt. Barry Sanford, Sr., 46, of Aurora, Colo. Died of non-combat
related causes in Balad, Iraq. Assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 101st Support Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.

July 6:

Army Sgt. David B. Parson , 30, of Kannapolis, N.C. Killed in Baghdad when
he was shot while conducting a raid on a house. Assigned to the 1-37th
Armored Battalion, 1st Armored Division, Friedburg, Germany.

Army Spc. Jeffrey M. Wershow , 22, of Gainesville, Fla. Killed in Baghdad
when he was shot while conducting military operations. Assigned to the
2-124th Infantry, 1st Armored Division, Orlando, Fla.

July 4:

Army Pfc. Edward J. Herrgott, 20, of Shakopee, Minn. Killed while on patrol
in Baghdad. He was shot in the neck by a sniper at the museum in Baghdad.
Assigned to the 1-36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division.

July 3:

Army Pfc. Corey L. Small, 20, of East Berlin, Pa. Died from a non-combat
related cause. Assigned to the 502 Military Intelligence Company, 2 ACR,
Fort Polk, La.

Marine Cpl. Travis J. Bradachnall, 21, of Multnomah County, Ore. Killed in
an explosion during a mine clearing operation near the city of Karbala.
Assigned to Combat Service Support Group 11, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

July 2:

Army 1st Sgt. Christopher D. Coffin, 51, of Bethlehem, Pa. Killed on a
highway in Iraq when his vehicle ran into a ditch while trying to avoid a
civilian vehicle. Assigned to the 352nd Civil Affairs Battalion, Riverdale,
Md.

June 28:

Army Sgt. Timothy M. Conneway, 22, of Enterprise, Ala. Died of wounds
suffered June 26 in Baghdad when an explosive device detonated and struck
his vehicle. Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort
Benning, Ga.

Army Pfc. Kevin C. Ott, 27, of Columbus, Ohio. His body was recovered
approximately 20 miles northwest of Baghdad after a three-day search began
when he failed to respond to a radio check. Assigned to Battery B, 3rd
Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Sill, Okla.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Gladimir Philippe, 37, of Linden, N.J. His body was
recovered approximately 20 miles northwest of Baghdad, after a three-day
search began when he failed to respond to a radio check. Assigned to Battery
B, 3rd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Sill, Okla.

June 27:

Army Cpl. Tomas Sotelo Jr., 20, of Houston. Killed in Baghdad when a rocket
propelled grenade struck his vehicle. Assigned to Headquarters Troop, 2nd
Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.

June 26:

Army Spc. Corey A. Hubbell, 20, of Urbana, Ill. Died in Camden Yards, Kuwait
from a non-combat related cause. Assigned to Company B, 46th Engineer
Battalion, Fort Rucker, Ala.

Army Spc. Richard P. Orengo, 32, of Puerto Rico. Killed in An Najif, Iraq by
gunfire. Assigned to the 755th Military Police Company, Arecibo, Puerto
Rico.

June 25:

Army Spc. Andrew F. Chris, 25, of Calif. Died in Iraq after being fatally
wounded in combat operations in hostile enemy territory. Assigned to Company
B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.

Marine Lance Cpl. Gregory E. MacDonald, 29, of Washington, D.C. Died in Iraq
when the light armored vehicle he was traveling in rolled over. Assigned to
Bravo Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Frederick, Md.

June 24:

Army Spc. Cedric L. Lennon, 32, of West Blocton, Ala. Died in Baghdad from a
non-combat related cause. Assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop,
2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.

June 22:

Army Spc. Orenthial J. Smith, 21, of Allendale, S.C. Killed on June 22 in
Baghdad when his convoy was ambushed by small arms fire. Assigned to Company
A, 123rd Main Support Battalion, Dexheim, Germany.

June 19:

Army Spc. Paul T. Nakamura, 21, of Santa Fe Springs, Calif. Killed in Al
Iskandariyah, Iraq while working as part of an ambulance crew transporting
an injured soldier, the vehicle was hit by a grenade. Assigned to 437th
Medical Company, based in Colorado Springs, Colo.

June 18:

Army Pfc. Michael R. Deuel, 21, of Nemo, S.D. Died in Baghdad from gunshot
wounds suffered while on guard duty at a propane distribution center.
Assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Army Staff Sgt. William T. Latham, 29, of Kingman, Ariz. Died at Walter Reed
Army Medical Center, in Washington, D.C., of shrapnel wounds suffered during
a raid at a suspected arms market in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on May 19. Assigned to
Troop E, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.

June 17:

Army Pvt. Robert L. Frantz, 19, of San Antonio, Texas. Died in Baghdad from
injuries suffered during a grenade attack while on guard duty. Assigned to
Company B, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Ray
Barracks, Germany.

Army Sgt. Michael L. Tosto , 24, of Apex, N.C. Died at Camp Wolf, Kuwait
from a non-combat-related cause. Assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 35th
Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Smith Barracks, Germany.

June 16:

Army Pvt. Shawn D. Pahnke, 25, of Shelbyville, Ind. Killed by a gunshot
while on patrol in Baghdad. Assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 37th
Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.

Army Spc. Joseph D. Suell, 24, of Lufkin, Texas. Died in Todjie, Iraq, from
a non-combat related cause. Assigned to Headquarters and Service Battery,
5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Sill, Okla.

June 15:

Marine Pfc. Ryan R. Cox, 19, of Derby, Kan. Died as a result of wounds
received from a non-combat weapon discharge near An Najaf, Iraq. Assigned to
1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps
Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

June 13:

Army Staff Sgt. Andrew R. Pokorny, 30, of Naperville, Ill. Killed in Al
Asad, Iraq when his armored personnel carrier threw a track causing the
vehicle to roll over. Assigned to 3rd Air Defense Artillery, 3rd Armor
Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.

June 12:

Army Spc. John K. Klinesmith Jr., 25, of Stockbridge, Ga. Died in Al
Fallujah, Iraq. He was last seen wading in a lake on a palace compound June
12 and his body was later found in the lake during a search. Assigned to
Company C, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division,
Fort Drum, N.Y.

June 10:

Army Pfc. Gavin L. Neighbor, 20, of Somerset, Ohio. Died as a result from
wounds from a rocket-propelled grenade round fired from a nearby house.
Assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

June 8:

Army Sgt. Michael E. Dooley, 23, of Pulaski, Va. Killed in Al Asad, Iraq,
while manning a traffic control point. A vehicle stopped and two individuals
got out requesting a medic for their sick friend, and then opened fire.
Assigned to 1st Squadron, 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.

June 7:

Army Pvt. Jesse M. Halling , 19, of Indianapolis. Killed in Tikrit, Iraq at
a military police station when his section was fired on and he was fatally
shot. Assigned to 401st Military Police Company, Fort Hood, Texas.

June 6:

Navy Petty Officer Third Class Doyle W. Bollinger, Jr., 21, of Poteau, Okla.
Killed in Iraq when a piece of unexploded ordnance accidentally detonated
where he was working. Assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133,
Gulfport, Miss.

Army Sgt. Travis L. Burkhardt, 26, of Edina, Mo. Killed in Baghdad during an
escort mission when the vehicle he was in hit a curb along the road and
rolled over. Assigned to 170th Military Police Company, Fort Lewis, Wash.

June 5:

Army Pfc. Branden F. Oberleitner, 20, of Worthington, Ohio. Killed by a
rifle-propelled grenade in Fallujah, Iraq, while returning from a dismounted
patrol. Assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, Fort
Campbell, Ky.

June 3:

Army Sgt. Atanacio Haromarin, 27, of Baldwin Park, Calif. Killed south of
Balad, Iraq, while manning a checkpoint. Unit came under enemy fire from
rocket-propelled grenades and small arms. Assigned to Battery C, 3rd
Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.

June 1:

Marine Sgt. Jonathan W. Lambert, 28, of Newsite, Miss. Died at Landstuhl
Regional Medical Center in Germany as a result of injuries he suffered when
his military vehicle rolled over on May 26 in Iraq. Assigned to the
Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

May 30:

Army Spc. Michael T. Gleason, 25, of Warren, Pa. Killed in Mosul, Iraq, when
the vehicle he was traveling in swerved to avoid colliding with a civilian
vehicle and turned over. Assigned to the 519th Military Intelligence
Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Army Spc. Kyle A. Griffin, 20, of Emerson, N.J. Killed in Mosul, Iraq, when
the vehicle he was traveling in swerved to avoid colliding with a civilian
vehicle and turned over. Assigned to the 519th Military Intelligence
Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Army Spc. Zachariah W. Long, 20, of Milton, Pa. Killed in Mosul, Iraq, when
the vehicle he was traveling in swerved to avoid colliding with a civilian
vehicle and turned over. Assigned to the 519th Military Intelligence
Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C.

May 28:

Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth R. Bradley, 39, of Utica, Miss. Died in Baqubah,
Iraq due to non-combat related circumstances that are under investigation.
Assigned to 588th Engineer Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas.

Army Spc. Jose A. Perez III , 22, of San Diego, Texas. Killed in Taji, Iraq,
when his convoy was ambushed. Assigned to 6th Battalion, 27th Field
Artillery Regiment, Fort Sill, Okla.

May 27:

Army Sgt. Thomas F. Broomhead, 34, of Cannon City, Colo. Killed when a
vehicle pulled up to his guard duty post in Fallujah, Iraq, and assailants
fired on him. Assigned to 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment, Fort
Carson, Colo.

Army Staff Sgt. Michael B. Quinn, 37, of Tampa, Fla. Killed when a vehicle
pulled up to his guard duty post in Fallujah, Iraq, and assailants fired on
him. Assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson,
Colo.

May 26:

Sgt. Keman L. Mitchell, 24, of Hilliard, Fla. Killed in Kirkuk, Iraq when he
jumped into a deep body of water and failed to resurface. He was evacuated
to a forward surgical team and was pronounced dead on arrival. Assigned to
Company C, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.

Army Pvt. Kenneth A. Nalley, 19, of Hamburg, Iowa. Killed in Samawah, Iraq,
escorting a convoy in a military vehicle when a heavy equipment transporter
crossed the median and struck his vehicle. Assigned to the 501st Military
Police Company, Wiesbaden, Germany.

Army Staff Sgt. Brett J. Petriken, 30, of Mich. Killed in Samawah, Iraq,
escorting a convoy in a military vehicle when a heavy equipment transporter
crossed the median and struck his vehicle. Assigned to the 501st Military
Police Company, Wiesbaden, Germany.

Army Maj. Mathew E. Schram, 36, of Wisconsin. Killed in Hadithah, Iraq, when
his military convoy encountered enemy fire during a re-supply mission.
Assigned to the HHT Support Squadron 3rd ACR, Fort Carson, Colo.

Army Pfc. Jeremiah D. Smith, 25, of Odessa, Mo. Killed when his vehicle hit
unexploded ordnance in Baghdad while escorting heavy equipment transporters.
Assigned to 1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan.

May 25:

Army Pvt. David Evans, Jr., 18, of Buffalo, N.Y. Killed in an explosion at a
facility in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, which contained Iraqi ammunition. Assigned
to the 977th Military Police Company, Fort Riley, Kan.

May 21:

Army Spc. Nathaniel A. Caldwell, 27, of Omaha, Neb. Killed in Baghdad, Iraq,
when his vehicle rolled over while responding to a civilian call. Assigned
to the 404th Air Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

May 19:

Army Lt. Col. Dominic R. Baragona, 42, of Niles, Ohio. Killed in Iraq when a
tractor-trailer jackknifed on the road and collided with his military
vehicle. Assigned to the 19th Maintenance Battalion, Fort Sill, Okla.

Marine Capt. Andrew David Lamont, 31, of Eureka, Calif. Killed when
helicopter he was in went down shortly after takeoff in the Shatt Al Hillah
Canal, in Iraq. Assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Marine
Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Lance Cpl. Jason William Moore, 21, of San Marcos, Calif. Killed when
helicopter he was in went down shortly after takeoff in the Shatt Al Hillah
Canal, in Iraq. Assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Marine
Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine 1st Lt. Timothy Louis Ryan, 30, of Aurora, Ill. Killed when
helicopter he was in went down shortly after takeoff in the Shatt Al Hillah
Canal, in Iraq. Assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Marine
Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Sgt. Kirk Allen Straseskie, 23, of Beaver Dam, Wis. Drowned in a
canal near Al Hillah, Iraq, when he attempted to rescue the crewmembers of a
Marine helicopter that went down in the canal. Assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Staff Sgt. Aaron Dean White, 27, of Shawnee, Okla. Killed when
helicopter he was in went down shortly after takeoff in the Shatt Al Hillah
Canal, in Iraq. Assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Marine
Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

May 18:

Marine Cpl. Douglas Jose Marencoreyes, 28, of Chino, Calif. Killed in Iraq
when the large transport truck he was riding in rolled over. Assigned to the
Light Armored Vehicle Air Defense Battery, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance
Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Army Spc. Rasheed Sahib, 22, of Brooklyn, N.Y. Killed in Balad, Iraq, when
another soldier's weapon discharged while he was cleaning it and struck
Sahib in the chest. Assigned to the 20th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th
Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

May 16:

Army Master Sgt. William L. Payne, 46, of Michigan. Killed in Haswah, Iraq,
when an unexploded ordnance he was examining exploded. Assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan.

May 14:

Army Spc. David T. Nutt, 32, of Douglas, Ga. Killed in a car accident in
Mosul, Iraq, when an Iraqi civilian vehicle cut his loaded 5-ton truck off.
Nutt swerved, hit the median and his vehicle overturned. Assigned to the
494th Transportation Company, Ft. Campbell, Ky.

May 13:

Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Lee Griffin Jr., 31, of Elgin, S.C. Killed when
his convoy was ambushed en route to Baghdad. Assigned to the 728th Air
Control Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas Brian Kleiboeker, 19, of Irvington, Ill. Killed
near Al Hillah, Iraq, when the munitions bunker he was working in caught
fire and exploded. Assigned to the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine
Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

May 12:

Marine Lance Cpl. Jakub Henryk Kowalik, 21, of Schaumburg, Ill. Killed in
Iraq when unexploded ordnance he was handling detonated. Assigned to the 1st
Maintenance Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.

Marine Pfc. Jose Franci Gonzalez Rodriguez, 19, of Norwalk, Calif. Killed in
Iraq when unexploded ordnance he was handling detonated. Assigned to the 1st
Supply Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

May 10:

Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Smith, 20, of Anderson, Ind. Killed in a
non-hostile vehicle accident in Kuwait. Assigned to Detachment 1,
Communications Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion, 4th Force
Service Support Group, Peru, Ind.

May 9:

Marine Lance Cpl. Cedric E. Bruns, 22, of Vancouver, Wash. Killed in a
non-hostile vehicle accident in Kuwait. Assigned to the 6th Engineer Support
Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Eugene, Ore.

Army Cpl. Richard P. Carl, 26, of King Hill, Idaho. Killed in a non-hostile
incident when an air medical helicopter crashed in the Tigris River.
Assigned to the 571st Air Medical Company, Fort Carson, Colo.

Army Chief Warrant Officer Brian K. Van Dusen, 39, of Columbus, Ohio. Killed
in a non-hostile incident when air medical helicopter crashed in the Tigris
River. Assigned to the 571st Air Medical Company, Fort Carson, Colo.

Army Chief Warrant Officer Hans N. Gukeisen, 31, of Lead, S.D. Killed in a
non-hostile incident when air medical helicopter crashed in the Tigris
River. Assigned to the 571st Air Medical Company, Fort Carson, Colo.

May 8:

Army Pfc. Marlin T. Rockhold, 23, of Hamilton, Ohio. Killed by a sniper's
bullet while he was directing traffic. Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th
Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Stewart, Ga.

May 4:

Army Pvt. Jason L. Deibler, 20, of Coeburn, Va. Killed by a non-combat
weapon discharge in Kuwait. Assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry
Regiment, based at Smith Barracks, Baumholder, Germany.

May 3:

Army Sgt. Sean C. Reynolds, 25, of East Lansing, Mich. Killed when he fell
off a ladder and his M4 rifle accidentally discharged. Assigned to the 74th
Long-Range Surveillance Detachment 173rd Airborne Brigade, in Camp Ederle,
Italy.

May 1:

Army Pfc. Jesse A. Givens, 34, of Springfield, Mo. Killed when the riverbank
his tank was positioned on in Al Habbaniyah, Iraq, gave way and fell into
the river. Assigned to 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort
Carson, Colo.

April 28:

Army 1st Sgt. Joe J. Garza, 43, of Robstown, Texas. Killed when he fell out
of military vehicle and was struck by a civilian vehicle in Baghdad.
Assigned to 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.

April 25:

Army Spc. Narson B. Sullivan, 21, of North Brunswick, N.J. Killed by a
non-combat weapon discharge. Assigned to 411th Military Police Company, Fort
Hood, Texas.

Army 1st Lt. Osbaldo Orozco, 26, of Delano, Calif. Killed when his vehicle
rolled over while traveling through rough terrain. Assigned to C Company,
1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.

April 24:

Army Sgt. Troy David Jenkins, 25, of Ridgecrest, Calif. Died from wounds
received April 19, while on dismounted patrol with other soldiers when he
was injured as result of an explosion. Assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion,
187th Infantry Regiment, Fort Campbell, Ky.

April 22:

Army Spc. Roy Russell Buckley, 24, of Portage, Ind. Killed when he exited
the passenger compartment of a military truck he was riding in, climbed into
the trailer and did not return. He was discovered lying on the side of the
road with serious injuries. Medical aid was summoned and he was pronounced
dead. Assigned to the 685th Transportation Company, based in Hobart, Ind.

April 17:

Army Cpl. John T. Rivero, 23, of Tampa, Fla. Killed when his military
vehicle turned over in Kuwait. Assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 124th
Infantry Division, Eustis, Fla.

April 14:

Army Pfc. John E. Brown, 21, of Troy, Ala. Killed in Iraq when a grenade
exploded inside his military vehicle. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 44th
Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army Spc. Thomas A. Foley III, 23, of Dresden, Tenn. Killed in Iraq when a
grenade exploded inside his military vehicle. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion,
44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Marine Cpl. Armando Ariel Gonzalez, 25, of Hileah, Fla. Killed in a
non-hostile accident when a commercial refueler collapsed at Logistics
Supply Area Viper in southern Iraq. Assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron
(MWSS)-273, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG)-27, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing,
Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, S.C.

Army Spc. Richard A. Goward, 32, of Midland, Mich. Killed when his truck
entered a dust cloud and rear-ended the truck in front of him in Iraq.
Assigned to the 1460th Transportation Company, Midland, Mich.

Army Pfc. Joseph P. Mayek, 20, of Rock Springs, Wyo. Killed by an AP round
that was discharged from an M2 Bradley vehicle. Assigned to C Company, 2nd
Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, Smith Barracks, Germany.

Marine Cpl. Jason David Mileo, 20, of Centreville, Md. Killed by gunfire
after being mistaken for an enemy soldier in the vicinity of Baghdad.
Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division,
Twentynine Palms, Calif.

April 13:

Army Spc. Gil Mercado, 25, of Paterson, N.J. Killed in a non-combat weapon
discharge. Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, Fort
Campbell, Ky.

April 12:

Marine Cpl. Jesus A. Gonzalez, 22, of Indio, Calif. Killed while manning a
checkpoint in Baghdad. Assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine
Division, Twenty-Nine Palms, Calif.

April 11:

Marine Staff Sgt. Riayan A. Tejeda, 26, of New York, N.Y. Killed during
combat operations against enemy forces in northeast Baghdad. Assigned to the
3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

April 10:

Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey E. Bohr, Jr., 39, of San Clemente, Calif. Killed
in northern Baghdad while engaging enemy forces. Assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Army Staff Sgt. Terry W. Hemingway, 39, of Willingboro, N.J. Killed when a
car exploded next to his Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Assigned to C Company,
1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, Ft. Benning, Ga.

April 8:

Army Cpl. Henry L. Brown, 22, of Natchez, Miss. Died of wounds received from
an enemy rocket attack south of Baghdad. Assigned to Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort
Stewart, Ga.

Marine Pfc. Juan Guadalupe Garza, Jr., 20, of Temperance, Mich. Killed in
combat. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Army Sgt. 1st Class John W. Marshall, 50, of Los Angeles. Killed by an enemy
rocket propelled grenade during an ambush in Baghdad. Assigned to the 3rd
Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Ft. Stewart, Ga.

Army Pfc. Jason M. Meyer, 23, of Swartz Creek, Mich. Killed in action in
Iraq. Assigned to B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Scott D. Sather, 29, of Clio, Mich. Killed in action in
Iraq. Assigned to the 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Air Force Base,
N.C.

Army Staff Sgt. Robert A. Stever, 36, of Pendleton, Ore. Killed in action by
enemy fire in Iraq. Assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd
Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Ft. Stewart, Ga.

April 7:

Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew Julian Aviles, 18, of Palm Beach, Fla. Killed in
central Iraq when an enemy artillery round struck the Amphibious Assault
Vehicle in which he was riding. Assigned to the 4th Assault Amphibian
Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Tampa, Fla.

Air Force Capt. Eric B. Das, 30, of Amarillo, Texas. Killed when the F-15E
he was piloting went down during a combat mission in Iraq. Assigned to the
333rd Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.

Army Staff Sgt. Lincoln Hollinsaid, 27, of Malden, Ill. Killed in a grenade
attack. Assigned to B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Army 2nd Lt. Jeffrey J. Kaylor, 24, of Clifton, Va. Killed in action in
Iraq. Assigned to C Battery, 39th Field Artillery Battalion, Fort Stewart,
Ga.

Marine Cpl. Jesus Martin Antonio Medellin, 21, of Fort Worth, Texas. Killed
in central Iraq when an enemy artillery round struck the Amphibious Assault
Vehicle in which he was riding. Assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian
Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Army Pfc. Anthony S. Miller, 19, of San Antonio. Killed by enemy indirect
fire in Iraq. Assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd
Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Army Spc. George A. Mitchell, 35, of Rawlings, Md. Died of wounds received
from an enemy rocket attack south of Baghdad. Assigned to Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort
Stewart, Ga.

Air Force Maj. William R. Watkins III, 37, of Danville, Va. Killed when the
F-15E he was the weapons system officer for went down during a combat
mission in Iraq. Assigned to the 333rd Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air
Force Base, N.C.

April 6:

Army Pfc. Gregory P. Huxley Jr., 19, of Forestport, N.Y. Killed in combat.
Assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion, 17th Engineer Battalion, Fort Benning,
Ga.

Army Pvt. Kelley S. Prewitt, 24, of Alabama. Killed in action by enemy fire.
Assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor
Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.

April 5:

Army Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker, 34, of Apollo, Pa. Killed by enemy fire
during a raid into Baghdad. Assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor
Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Army Spc. Larry K. Brown, 22, of Jackson, Miss. Killed in action. Assigned
to C Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan.

Marine 1st Sgt. Edward Smith, 38, of Vista, Calif. Died in Doha, Qatar, as a
result of wounds received in action from enemy forces in central Iraq.
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division,
Camp Pendleton, Calif.

April 4:

Army Capt. Tristan N. Aitken, 31, of State College, Pa. Killed in action in
Iraq. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry
Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Army Pfc. Wilfred D. Bellard, 20, of Lake Charles, La. Killed when his
vehicle fell into a ravine. Assigned to the 41st Field Artillery Regiment,
Fort Stewart, Ga.

Army Spc. Daniel Francis J. Cunningham, 33, of Lewiston, Maine. Killed when
his vehicle fell into a ravine. Assigned to the 41st Field Artillery
Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Marine Capt. Travis A. Ford, 30, of Oceanside, Calif. Killed when his AH-1W
Super Cobra helicopter crashed during combat operations near Ali-Ariziyal,
Iraq. Assigned to the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) - 267,
Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Cpl. Bernard G. Gooden, 22, of Mount Vernon, N.Y. Killed during a
firefight in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine
Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Army Pvt. Devon D. Jones, 19, of San Diego. Killed when vehicle fell into a
ravine. Assigned to the 41st Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Marine 1st Lt. Brian M. McPhillips, 25, of Pembroke, Mass. Killed during a
firefight in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine
Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Marine Sgt. Duane R. Rios, 25, of Hammond, Ind. Killed during a firefight in
central Iraq. Assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine
Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Capt. Benjamin Sammis, 29, of Rehoboth, Mass. Killed when his AH-1W
Super Cobra helicopter crashed during combat operations near Ali Aziziyal,
Iraq. Assigned to the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) - 267,
Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith, 33, of Tampa, Fla. Killed in combat in
Iraq. Assigned to the 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.

April 3:

Army Staff Sgt. Wilbert Davis, 40, of Hinesville, Ga. Killed when his
vehicle ran off the road into a canal in Iraq. Assigned to the 3rd
Battalion, 69th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Marine Cpl. Mark A. Evnin, 21, of South Burlington, Vt. Killed during a
firefight in central Iraq. Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Army Capt. Edward J. Korn, 31, of Savannah, Ga. Killed as he investigated
the wreckage of an Iraqi T-72 tank destroyed by his unit in central Iraq.
Assigned to the 64th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Army Staff Sgt. Nino D. Livaudais, 23, of Ogden, Utah. Killed in combat.
Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.

Army Spc. Ryan P. Long, 21, of Seaford, Del. Killed in combat. Assigned to A
Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.

Marine Pfc. Chad E. Bales Metcalf, 20, of Coahoma, Texas. Killed in a
non-hostile vehicle accident during convoy operations east of Ash Shahin,
Iraq. Assigned to 1st Transportation Support Battalion, 1st Force Service
Support Group, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Army Spc. Donald Samuel Oaks, Jr., 20, of Harborcreek, Pa. Killed in action
in Iraq. Assigned to C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment
(Multiple Launch Rocket System), Fort Sill, Okla.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Randall S. Rehn, 36, Longmont, Colo. Killed in action in
Iraq. Assigned to C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment
(Multiple Launch Rocket System), Fort Sill, Okla.

Army Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe, 27, of Arvada, Colo. Killed in combat.
Assigned to A Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning,
Ga.

Army Sgt. Todd J. Robbins, 33, of Hart, Mich. Killed in action in Iraq.
Assigned to C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment
(Multiple Launch Rocket System), Fort Sill, Okla.

Marine Cpl. Erik H. Silva, 22, Chula Vista, Calif. Killed in combat in Iraq.
Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.

April 2:

Army Capt. James F. Adamouski, 29, of Springfield, Va. Killed when UH-60
Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

Marine Lance Cpl. Brian E. Anderson, 26, of Durham, N.C. Killed in a
non-hostile accident west of Nasiriyah, Iraq, when his vehicle apparently
snagged low-hanging power lines. Assigned to the 2nd Light Armored
Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Army Spc. Mathew G. Boule, 22, of Dracut, Mass. Killed when UH-60 Black Hawk
helicopter crashed in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd
Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

Army Master Sgt. George A. Fernandez, 36, of El Paso, Texas. Died after
being shot in northern Iraq. Assigned to Headquarters, U.S. Army Special
Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Marine Pfc. Christian Daniel Gurtner, 19, of Ohio City, Ohio. Killed in
southern Iraq by an accidental discharge of a personal weapon, unclear
whether his own or someone else's. Assigned to the 3rd Light Armored
Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground
Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Army Chief Warrant Officer 4th Class Erik A. Halvorsen, 40, of Bennington,
Vt. Killed when UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq.
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield,
Ga.

Army Chief Warrant Officer Scott Jamar, 32, of Granbury, Texas. Killed when
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

Army Sgt. Michael F. Pedersen, 26, of Flint, Mich. Killed when UH-60 Black
Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd
Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric A. Smith, 42, of Rochester, N.Y. Killed
when UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq. Assigned to the
2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

Navy Lt. Nathan D. White, 30, of Mesa, Ariz. Pilot of F/A-18C Hornet lost
over Iraq. No other details immediately available.

April 1:

Army Sgt. Jacob L. Butler, 24, of Wellsville, Kan. Killed in action in
Assamawah, Iraq, when a rocket-propelled grenade hit his vehicle. Assigned
to Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, Fort Riley,
Kan.

Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Maglione, 22, of Lansdale, Pa. Killed in
non-combat weapon discharge at Camp Coyote, Kuwait. Assigned to Bridge
Company B, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group,
Folsom, Pa.

March 31:

Army Spc. William A. Jeffries, 39, of Evansville, Ind. Evacuated from Kuwait
and died as a result of a sudden illness in Rota, Spain. Assigned to D
Company, 1st Battalion, 152nd Infantry Regiment, Indiana Army National
Guard.

Army Spc. Brandon Rowe, 20, of Roscoe, Ill. Killed in action in Ayyub, Iraq,
by enemy artillery. Assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry
Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

March 30:

Marine Capt. Aaron J. Contreras, 31, of Sherwood, Ore. Killed in a UH-1N
Huey helicopter crash in southern Iraq. Assigned to Marine Light Attack
Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)-169, Marine Aircraft Group-39, Marine Corps Air
Station, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Sgt. Michael V. Lalush, 23, of Troutville, Va. Killed in a UH-1N Huey
helicopter crash in southern Iraq. Assigned to Marine Light Attack
Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)-169, Marine Air Craft Group-39, Marine Corps Air
Station, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Sgt. Brian D. McGinnis, 23, of St. George, Del. Killed in a UH-1N
Huey helicopter crash in southern Iraq. Assigned to Marine Light Attack
Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)-169, Marine Aircraft Group-39, Marine Corps Air
Station, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

March 29:

Marine Staff Sgt. James W. Cawley, 41, of Layton, Utah. Killed during a
firefight with enemy forces. Assigned to F Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd
Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Salt Lake City.

Army Cpl. Michael Edward Curtin, 23, of Howell, N.J. Killed when a taxi
carrying a car bomb drove up to an Army checkpoint in central Iraq. Assigned
to the 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Army Pfc. Diego Fernando Rincon, 19, of Conyers, Ga. Killed when a taxi
carrying a car bomb drove up to an Army checkpoint in central Iraq. Assigned
to the 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Army Pfc. Michael Russell Creighton Weldon, 20, of Palm Bay, Fla. Killed
when a taxi carrying a car bomb drove up to an Army checkpoint in central
Iraq. Assigned to the 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart,
Ga.

Marine Lance Cpl. William W. White, 24, of Brooklyn, N.Y. Killed in a
non-hostile vehicle accident in Iraq. Assigned to the 3rd Amphibious Assault
Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Army Sgt. Eugene Williams, 24, of Highland, N.Y. Killed when a taxi carrying
a car bomb drove up to an Army checkpoint in central Iraq. Assigned to the
2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

March 28:

Army Sgt. Roderic A. Solomon, 32, of Fayetteville, N.C. Killed when a
Bradley Fighting Vehicle rolled off a cliff in a non-hostile accident in
Iraq. Assigned to the 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart,
Ga.

March 27:

Marine Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Menusa, 33, of Tracy, Calif. Killed in combat.
Assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Cpl. Robert M. Rodriguez, 21, of Queens, N.Y. Killed in action when
the tank he was riding in fell into the Euphrates River during combat
operations northwest of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st
Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms,
Calif.

Marine Lance Cpl. Jesus A. Suarez Del Solar, 20, of Escondido, Calif. Killed
in combat. Assigned to the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st
Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

March 26:

Marine Maj. Kevin G. Nave, 36, of White Lake Township, Mich. Killed in a
non-hostile vehicle accident in Iraq. Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th
Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

March 25:

Marine Pfc. Francisco A. Martinez Flores, 21, of Los Angeles. Killed during
convoy operations when his tank plunged off a cliff into the Euphrates
River. Assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps
Air-Ground Combat Center, Twenty-nine Palms, Calif.

Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class Michael Vann Johnson, Jr., 25, of Little
Rock, Ark. Killed in combat, when shrapnel from a grenade hit him in the
head. Assigned to Naval Medical Center, Third Marine Division Detachment,
San Diego.

Marine Staff Sgt. Donald C. May, Jr., 31, of Richmond, Va. Killed during
convoy operations when his tank plunged off a cliff into the Euphrates
River. Assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps
Air-Ground Combat Center, Twenty-nine Palms, Calif.

Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick T. O'Day, 20, of Santa Rosa, Calif. Killed during
convoy operations when his tank plunged off a cliff into the Euphrates
River. Assigned to 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps
Air-Ground Combat Center, Twenty-nine Palms, Calif.

Air National Guard Maj. Gregory Stone, 40, of Boise, Idaho. Died from wounds
received by a March 22 grenade attack in a tent at Camp Pennsylvania,
Kuwait. Assigned to the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron, Idaho Air
National Guard, Boise, Idaho.

March 24:

Marine Cpl. Evan James, 20, La Harpe, Ill. Drowned while trying to cross the
Saddam Canal in southeastern Iraq. Reservist with the Naval and Marine Corps
Reserve Center, Peoria, Ill.

Marine Sgt. Bradley S. Korthaus, 28, of Davenport, Iowa. Drowned while
trying to cross the Saddam Canal in southeastern Iraq. Assigned to
Engineering Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service
Support Group, Peoria, Ill.

Army Spc. Gregory P. Sanders, 19, of Hobart, Ind. Killed in action in Iraq.
Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor, Fort Stewart, Ga.

March 23:

Army Spc. Jamaal R. Addison, 22, of Roswell, Ga. Killed when ambushed by
enemy forces in Iraq. Assigned to the 507th Ordnance Maintenance Company,
Fort Bliss, Texas.

Marine Sgt. Michael E. Bitz, 31, of Ventura, Calif. Killed in action in the
vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 2nd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 2nd
Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Marine Lance Cpl. Brian Rory Buesing, 20, of Cedar Key, Fla. Killed in
combat in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd
Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Marine Lance Cpl. David K. Fribley, 26, of Fort Myers, Fla. Killed in action
in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Marine Cpl. Jose A. Garibay, 21, of Orange, Calif. Killed in combat in the
vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment,
2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Marine Pvt. Jonathan L. Gifford, 30, of Decatur, Ill. Killed in action
during operations on the outskirts of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp
Lejeune, N.C.

Marine Cpl. Jorge A. Gonzalez, 20, of Los Angeles. Killed in action in the
vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment,
2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Army Pfc. Howard Johnson II, 21, of Mobile, Ala. Killed when ambushed by
enemy forces in Iraq. Assigned to the 507th Ordnance Maintenance Company,
Fort Bliss, Texas.

Marine Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Jordan, 42, of Enfield, Conn. Killed in action
in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick R. Nixon, 21, of Gallatin, Tenn. Killed in action
during operations on the outskirts of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp
Lejeune, N.C.

Marine 2nd Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney, Jr., 31, of Nye, Nev. Killed in action
in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the Headquarters Battery, 1st
Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp
Lejeune, N.C.

Marine Cpl. Randal Kent Rosacker, 21, of San Diego. Killed in combat in the
vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment,
2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Slocum, 22, of Thornton, Colo. Killed in action
in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Marine Lance Cpl. Michael J. Williams, 31, of Yuma, Ariz. Killed in action
on the outskirts of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

March 22:

Navy Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams, 27, of La Mesa, Calif. Killed when two Royal
Navy Sea King helicopters collided over international waters. Assigned as an
exchange officer with the Royal Navy's 849 Squadron since October 2002.

Marine Lance Cpl. Eric J. Orlowski, 26, of Buffalo, N.Y. Killed by an
accidental discharge of a .50 cal machine gun in Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd
Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Army Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert, 27, of Williams Township, Pa. Killed
in a grenade attack while sleeping in a tent at Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait.
Assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Army Reserve Spc. Brandon S. Tobler, 19, of Portland, Ore. Killed in a
non-hostile vehicle accident in Iraq. Assigned to the 671st Engineer
Brigade, Portland, Ore.

March 21:

Marine 2nd Lt. Therrel S. Childers, 30, of Harrison County, Miss. Killed in
action in southern Iraq. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment,
1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez, 28, of Los Angeles. Killed in action in
southern Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

March 20:

Marine Maj. Jay Thomas Aubin, 36, of Waterville, Maine. Killed in a CH-46E
helicopter crash in Kuwait. Assigned to the Marine Aviation Weapons and
Tactics Squadron --1, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station,
Yuma, Ariz.

Marine Capt. Ryan Anthony Beaupre, 30, of St. Anne, Ill. Killed in a CH-46E
helicopter crash in Kuwait. Assigned to the Marine Medium Helicopter
Squadron -- 268, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Cpl. Brian Matthew Kennedy, 25, of Houston. Killed in a CH-46E
helicopter crash in Kuwait. Assigned to the Marine Medium Helicopter
Squadron - 268, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Waters-Bey, 29, of Baltimore. Killed in a
CH-46E helicopter crash in Kuwait. Assigned to the Marine Medium Helicopter
Squadron, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.

Date of death not given:

Army Spc. Edward J. Anguiano, 24, of Brownsville, Texas. Killed after his
convoy was ambushed in Iraq. Assigned to the 3rd Combat Support Battalion,
Fort Stewart, Ga.

Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas A. Blair , 24, of Wagoner, Okla. Engaged in
operations March 24 on the outskirts of Nasiriyah in Iraq, remains were
recovered on March 28. Assigned to the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense
Battalion, Marine Air Control Group-28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Cherry
Point, N.C.

Army Sgt. George Edward Buggs, 31, of Barnwell, S.C. Killed when convoy was
ambushed in Iraq. Assigned to the 3rd Forward Support Battalion, 3rd
Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Marine Pfc. Tamario D. Burkett, 21, of Buffalo, N.Y. Killed in action during
operations on the outskirts of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd
Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Marine Cpl. Kemaphoom A. Chanawongse, 22, of Waterford, Conn. Engaged in
operations March 24 on the outskirts of Nasiriyah in Iraq, remains were
recovered on April 15. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment,
2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Marine Lance Cpl. Donald J. Cline, Jr., 21, of Sparks, Nev. Killed in action
during operations on the outskirts of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp
Lejeune, N.C.

Army Master Sgt. Robert J. Dowdy, 38, of Cleveland. Killed when convoy was
ambushed in Iraq. Assigned to 507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas.

Army Pvt. Ruben Estrella-Soto, 18, of El Paso, Texas. Killed when convoy was
ambushed in Iraq. Assigned to 507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas.

Marine Sgt. Nicolas M. Hodson, 22, of Smithville, Mo. Killed in a vehicle
accident in Iraq. Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd
Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Marine Pvt. Nolen R. Hutchings, 19, of Boiling Springs, S.C. Killed in
action during operations on the outskirts of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp
Lejeune, N.C.

Army Spc. James M. Kiehl, 22, of Comfort, Texas. Killed when convoy was
ambushed in Iraq. Assigned to 507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas.

Army Chief Warrant Officer Johnny Villareal Mata, 35, of El Paso, Texas.
Killed when convoy was ambushed in Iraq. Assigned to 507th Maintenance
Company, Fort Bliss, Texas.

Marine Lance Cpl. David Edward Owens Jr., 20, of Winchester, Va. Died of
wounds received in action on April 12 in central Iraq. Assigned to the 3rd
Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Sgt. Fernando Padilla-Ramirez, 26, of Yuma, Ariz. Engaged in
operations March 28 in the vicinity of Nasiriyah, remains identified on
April 10. Assigned to the Marine Wing Support Squadron-371, Marine Wing
Support Group-37, Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz.

Army Pfc. Lori Ann Piestewa, 22, of Tuba City, Ariz. Killed when convoy was
ambushed in Iraq. Assigned to 507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas.

Marine Sgt. Brendon C. Reiss, 23, of Casper, Wyo. Disappeared during March
23 operations on the outskirts of Nasiriyah; his remains were identified
April 11. Assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine
Expeditionary Brigade, based in Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Army Pvt. Brandon Ulysses Sloan, 19, of Bedford, Ohio. Killed when convoy
was ambushed in Iraq. Assigned to 507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss,
Texas.

Army Sgt. Donald Ralph Walters, 33, of Salem, Ore. Killed when convoy was
ambushed in Iraq. Assigned to 507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas


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> > > Iraqi Council Convenes in First Step Towards Self-Government
> > > By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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> > > BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A 25-member governing council of prominent
> > > Iraqis from diverse political and religious backgrounds was named
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> > > an inaugural meeting Sunday, the first national body since the
> fall of
> > > Saddam Hussein and a crucial first step on the nation's path to
> > > democracy.
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