* 500 Reasons to Support OUR US Armed Forces *

3/3/2005..... The national news reported today that a
landmark has sadly passed. That is, to date, 1500
of our beloved soldiers have been killed in their
brave service to us in the United States of America.
Please say a prayer for them and for their families.

Names of the first 500 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq:

Alabama (13):


Army Sgt. Aubrey D. Bell, 33, Tuskegee, Ala., Oct. 27
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bruce E. Brown, 32, Coatopa, Ala., Sept. 4
Army Pfc. John E. Brown, 21, Troy, Ala., April 14
Army Spc. Paul J. Bueche, 19, Daphne, Ala., Oct. 21
Marines Chief Warrant Officer Robert William Channell Jr., 36,
Tuscaloosa, Ala., April 22
Army Sgt. Timothy M. Conneway, 22, Enterprise, Ala., June 28
Army Spc. Charles G. Haight, 23, Jacksonville, Ala., Dec. 26
Army CWO Philip A. Johnson Jr., 31, Mobile, Ala., Jan. 8
Army Pfc. Howard Johnson II, 21, Mobile, Ala., March 23
Army Sgt. Jason D. Jordan, 24, Elba, Ala., July 20
Army Spc. Cedric L. Lennon, 32, West Blocton, Ala., June 24
Army Pvt. Kelley S. Prewitt, 24, Birmingham, Ala., April 6
Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher R. Willoughby, 29, Phenix City, Ala., July 20

Arizona (13):


Army Sgt. Benjamin W. Biskie, 27, Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 24
Army Spc. Isaac Campoy, 21, Douglas, Ariz., Oct. 28
Army Sgt. Sean K. Cataudella, 28, Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 30
Army Command Sgt. Major Eric F. Cooke, 43, Scottsdale, Ariz., Dec. 24
Army Spc. Spencer T. Karol, 20, Woodruff, Ariz., Oct. 6
Army Staff Sgt. William T. Latham, 29, Kingman, Ariz., June 18
Navy Seaman Joshua McIntosh, 22, Kingman, Ariz., June 26
Marines Sgt. Fernando Padilla-Ramirez, 26, San Luis, Ariz., March 28
Army Capt. Eric T. Paliwoda, 28, Goodyear, Ariz., Jan. 2
Army Spc. Alyssa R. Peterson, 27, Flagstaff, Ariz., Sept. 15
Army Pfc. Lori Piestewa, 22, Tuba City, Ariz., March 23
Navy Lt. Nathan D. White, 30, Mesa, Ariz., April 2
Marines Lance Cpl. Michael J. Williams, 31, Phoenix, Ariz.,March 23

Arkansas (3):


Army Spc. Jonathan M. Cheatham, 19, Camden,Ark. July 26
Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Vann Johnson Jr.,25, Little Rock,Ark., March 25
Army Master Sgt. Kevin N. Morehead, 33, Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 12

California (55):


Army Spc. Genaro Acosta, 26, Fair Oaks, Calif., Nov. 11
Army Pfc. Steven Acosta, 19, Calexico, Calif., Oct. 26
Navy Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams, 27, La Mesa, Calif., March 22
Army Cpl. Evan Asa Ashcraft, 24, West Hills, Calif., July 24
Army Staff Sgt. Stephen A. Bertolino, 40, Orange, Calif., Nov. 29
Marines Sgt. Michael E. Bitz, 31, Ventura, Calif., March 23
Army Sgt. 1st Class Kelly Bolor, 37, Whittier, Calif., Nov. 15
Army Staff Sgt. Steven H. Bridges, 33, Tracy, Calif., Dec. 8
Army 2nd Lt. Todd J. Bryant, 23, Riverside, Calif., Oct. 31
Army Staff Sgt. Richard A. Burdick, 24, National City, Calif., Dec. 10
Army Pfc. Jose Casanova, 23, El Monte, Calif., Oct. 13
Army Spc. Andrew F. Chris, 25, San Diego, Calif., June 25
Army Spc. Arron R. Clark, 20, Chico, Calif., Dec. 5
Army Spc. Michael A. Diraimondo, 22, Simi Valley, Calif., Jan. 8
Marines Cpl. Jose A. Garibay, 21, Costa Mesa, Calif., March 23
Marines Lance Cpl. Cory Ryan Geurin, 18, Santee, Calif., July 15
Marines Cpl. Jesus A. Gonzalez, 22, Indio, Calif., April 12
Marines Cpl. Jorge A. Gonzalez, 20, Los Angeles, Calif., March 23
Army Cpl. Sean R. Grilley, 24, San Bernardino, Calif., Oct. 16
Marines Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez, 28, Los Angeles, Calif., March 21
Army Sgt. Michael S. Hancock, 29, Yreka, Calif., Oct. 24
Army Sgt. Keicia M. Hines, 27, of Citrus Heights, Calif., Jan. 14
Army Sgt. Troy Jenkins, 25, Ridgecrest, Calif., April 24
Army Pvt. Devon D. Jones, 19, San Diego, Calif., April 4
Marines Capt. Andrew David La Mont, 31, Eureka, Calif., May 19
Army Pfc. Karina S. Lau, 20, Livingston, Calif., Nov. 2
Army Pfc. Pablo Manzano, 19, Heber, Calif., Aug. 25
Marines Cpl. Douglas Jose Marencoreyes, 28, Chino, Calif., May 18
Army Sgt. Atanacio Haro Marin Jr., 27, Baldwin Park, Calif., June 3
Army Sgt. 1st Class John W. Marshall, 50, Sacramento, Calif., April 8
Marines Pfc. Francisco A. Martinez Flores, 21, Los Angeles, Calif., March 25
Marines Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Menusa, 33, Tracy, Calif., March 27
Army Staff Sgt. Eddie E. Menyweather, 35, Los Angeles, Calif., Nov. 23
Army Spc. Michael G. Mihalakis, 18, San Jose, Calif., Dec. 26
Army Pfc. Jesse D. Mizener, 24, Auburn, Calif., Jan. 7
Marines Lance Cpl. Jason William Moore, 21, San Marcos, Calif., May 19
Army Spc. Jose L. Mora, 26, Bell Gardens, Calif., Oct. 24
Army Spc. Paul T. Nakamura, 21, Sante Fe Springs, Calif., June 19
Army CWO2 Christopher G. Nason, 39, Los Angeles, Calif., Nov. 23
Marines Lance Cpl. Patrick T. O'Day, 20, Santa Rosa, Calif., March 25
Army 1st Lt. Osbaldo Orozco, 26, Delano, Calif., April 25
Army Pfc. Daniel R. Parker, 18, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Aug. 12
Army Staff Sgt. David S. Perry, 36, Bakersfield, Calif., Aug. 10
Army Spc. Justin W. Pollard, 21, Foothill Ranch, Calif., Dec. 30
Army Spc. Rel A. Ravago IV, 21, Glendale, Calif., Nov. 23
Marines Pfc. Jose Franci Gonzalez Rodriguez, 19, Norwalk, Calif., May 12
Marines Cpl. Randal Kent Rosacker, 21, San Diego, Calif., March 23
Army Pvt. Sean A. Silva, 23, Rosemont, Calif., Oct. 9
Marines Cpl. Erik H. Silva, 22, Holtville, Calif., April 3
Marines 1st Sgt. Edward Smith, 38, Vista, Calif., April 5
Army Chief Warrant Officer Eric A. Smith, 42, Calif. hometown not available, April 2
Marines Lance Cpl. Jesus A. Suarez del Solar, 20, Escondido, Calif., March 29
Marines Lance Cpl. Jason Andrew Tetrault, 20, Moreno Valley, Calif., July 9
Army Staff Sgt. Paul A. Velazquez, 29, San Diego, Calif., Nov. 2
Army Sgt. Ryan C. Young, 21, Corona, Calif., Dec. 2

Colorado (8):


Army Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Bader, 28, Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 2
Army Sgt. Thomas F. Broomhead, 34, Canon City, Colo., May 27
Army Staff Sgt. Mark A. Lawton, 41, Hayden, Colo., Aug. 29
Army Sgt. 1st Class Randall S. Rehn, 36, Longmont, Colo., April 3
Army Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe, 27, Arvada, Colo., April 3
Army Staff Sgt. Barry Sanford Sr., 46, Aurora, Colo., July 7
Marines Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Slocum, 22, Thornton, Colo., March 23
Army Sgt. Michael E. Yashinski, 24, Monument, Colo., Dec. 24

Connecticut (5):


Army Pfc. Jeffrey F. Braun, 19, Stafford, Conn., Dec. 12
Marines Cpl. Kemaphoom A. Chanawongse, 22, Waterford, Conn., March 23
Army Pfc. Anthony D. D'Agostino, 20, Waterbury, Conn., Nov. 2
Army Staff Sgt. Richard S. Eaton Jr., 37, Guilford, Conn., Aug. 12
Army Spc. Wilfredo Perez Jr., 24, Norwalk, Conn., July 26

District of Columbia (2):


Army Spc. Darryl T. Dent, 21, Washington, D.C., Aug. 26
Marines Lance Cpl. Gregory E. MacDonald, 29, Washington, D.C., June 25

Delaware (3):


Army Spc. Ryan P. Long, 21, Seaford, Del., April 3
Marines Sgt. Brian D. McGinnis, 23, St. George, Del., March 30
Army Spc. Jarrett B. Thompson, 27, Dover, Del., Sept. 7

Florida (16):


Marines Lance Cpl. Andrew Julian Aviles, 18, Tampa, Fla., April 7
Marines Lance Cpl. Brian Rory Buesing, 20, Cedar Key, Fla., March 23
Army Pfc. Michael Russell Creighton-Weldon, 20, Palm Bay, Fla., March 29
Marines Lance Cpl. David K. Fribley, 26, Fort Myers, Fla., March 23
Marines Cpl. Armando Ariel Gonzalez, 25, Hialeah, Fla., April 14
Army CWO Ian D. Manuel, 23, Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 8
Army Sgt. Keman L. Mitchell, 24, Hilliard, Fla., May 26
Army Staff Sgt. Michael B. Quinn, 37, Tampa, Fla., May 27
Army Cpl. John T. Rivero, 23, Gainesville, Fla., April 17
Army Cpl. Robert D. Roberts, 21, Winter Park, Fla., Nov. 22
Army Pfc. Charles M. Sims, 18, Miami, Fla., Oct. 3
Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith, 33, Tampa, Fla., April 4
Army CWO Aaron A. Weaver, 32, Inverness, Fla., Jan. 8
Army Pfc. Jeffrey Wershow, 22, Gainesville, Fla., July 6
Army Sgt. Mason Douglas Whetstone, 30, Jacksonville, Fla., July 17
Army Spc. Robert A. Wise, 21, Tallahassee, Fla., Nov. 12

Georgia (15):


Army Spc. Jamaal R. Addison, 22, Roswell, Ga., March 23
Army Sgt. Michael T. Crockett, 27, Soperton, Ga., July 14
Army Staff Sgt. Ricky Crockett, 37, Broxton, Ga., Jan. 12
Army Staff Sgt. Wilbert Davis, 40, Hinesville, Ga., April 3
Army Spc. Marshall L. Edgerton, 27, Rocky Face, Ga., Dec. 11
Army Staff Sgt. Bobby C. Franklin, 38, Mineral Bluff, Ga., Aug. 20
Army Pvt. Benjamin L. Freeman, 19, Valdosta, Ga., Oct. 13
Army Sgt. Nathaniel Hart Jr., 29, Valdosta, Ga., July 28
Army Spc. Christopher J. Holland, 26, Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 17
Army Spc. Nathaniel H. Johnson, 22, Augusta, Ga., Jan. 8
Army Spc. John K. Klinesmith Jr., 25, Stockbridge, Ga., June 12
Army Capt. Edward J. Korn, 31, Savannah, Ga., April 3
Army Spc. David T. Nutt, 32, Blackshear, Ga., May 14
Army Pfc. Diego Fernando Rincon, 19, Conyers, Ga., March 29
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jerry L. Wilson, 45, Thomson, Ga., Nov. 23

Hawaii (1):


Army Staff Sgt. Cameron B. Sarno, 43, Waipahu, Hawaii, Sept. 1

Idaho (4):


Army Cpl. Richard P. Carl, 26, King Hill, Idaho, May 9
Army Pfc. Jerrick M. Petty, 25, Idaho Falls, Idaho, Dec. 10
Army Capt. James A. Shull, 32, Kamiah, Idaho, Nov. 17
Air Force Maj. Gregory Stone, 40, Boise, Idaho, March 25

Illinois (20):


Marines Capt. Ryan Anthony Beaupre, 30, St. Anne, Ill., March 20
Army Pvt. Matthew D. Bush, 20, East Alton, Ill., Aug. 8
Army Spc. Ryan G. Carlock, 25, Colchester, Ill., Sept. 9
Army Spc. William David Dusenbery, 30, Fairview Heights, Ill., Nov. 15
Marines Pvt. Jonathan L. Gifford, 30, Decatur, Ill., March 23
Army Staff Sgt. Lincoln D. Hollinsaid, 27, Malden, Ill., April 7
Army Spc. Corey A. Hubbell, 20, Urbana, Ill., June 26
Marines Cpl. Evan T. James, 20, La Harpe, Ill., March 24
Marines Lance Cpl. Nicholas Brian Kleiboeker, 19, Irvington, Ill., May 13
Marines Lance Cpl. Jakub Henryk Kowalik, 21, Schaumburg, Ill., May 12
Army Staff Sgt. Andrew R. Pokorny, 30, Naperville, Ill., June 13
Army Pfc. Brandon Ramsey, 21, Calumet City, Ill., Aug. 8
Army Spc. Brandon J. Rowe, 20, Roscoe, Ill., March 31
Marines 1st lt. Timothy Louis Ryan, 30, Aurora, Ill., May 19
Army Spc. Uday Singh, 21, Lake Forest, Ill., Dec. 1
Army Pfc. Christopher A. Sisson, 20, Oak Park, Ill., Sept. 2
Army 1st Lt. Brian D. Slavenas, 30, Genoa, Ill., Nov. 2
Army Spc. John R. Sullivan, 26, Countryside, Ill., Nov. 15
Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Sutter, 28, Tinley Park, Ill., Dec. 26
Army Pvt. Scott M. Tyrrell, 21, Sterling, Ill., Nov. 20

Indiana (16):


Army Spc. Ronald D. Allen Jr., 22, Mitchell, Ind., Aug. 25
Army Sgt. Jarrod W. Black, 26, Peru, Ind., Dec. 12
Army Sgt. 1st Class Craig A. Boling, 38, Elkhart, Ind., July 8
Army Spc. Roy Russell Buckley, 24, Portage, Ind., April 22
Army Spc. Luke Frist, 20, Brookston, Ind., Jan. 5
Army Pvt. Jesse M. Halling, 19, Indianapolis, Ind., June 7
Army Spc. William A. Jeffries, 39, Evansville, Ind., March 31
Army Spc. Chad L. Keith, 21, Batesville, Ind., July 7
Army Pvt. Robert L. McKinley, 23, Peru, Ind., July 8
Army Staff Sgt. Frederick L. Miller Jr., 27, Hagerstown, Ind., Sept. 20
Army Pvt. Shawn D. Pahnke, 25, Shelbyville, Ind., June 16
Army Spc. Brian H. Penisten, 28, Fort Wayne, Ind., Nov. 2
Marines Sgt. Duane R. Rios, 25, Griffith, Ind., April 4
Army Spc. Gregory P. Sanders, 19, Hobart, Ind., March 24
Army Cpl. Darrell Smith, 28, Otwell, Ind., Nov. 23
Marines Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Smith, 20, Anderson, Ind., May 10

Iowa (9):


Marines Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey E. Bohr Jr., 39, Ossian, Iowa, April 10
Army Pvt. Michael J. Deutsch, 21, Dubuque, Iowa, July 31
Army Sgt. Paul F. Fisher, 39, Marion, Iowa, Nov. 6
Army Pvt. Kurt R. Frosheiser, 22, Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 8
Army Pfc. David Kirchhoff, 31, Anamosa, Iowa, Aug. 14
Marines Sgt. Bradley S. Korthaus, 28, Davenport, Iowa, March 24
Army Pvt. Kenneth A. Nalley, 19, Hamburg, Iowa, May 26
Army Spc. Aaron J. Sissel, 22, Tipton, Iowa, Nov. 29
Army CWO Bruce A. Smith, 41, West Liberty, Iowa, Nov. 2

Kansas (5):


Army Sgt. Jacob L. Butler, 24, Wellsville, Kan., April 1
Marines Pfc. Ryan R. Cox, 19, Derby, Kan., June 15
Army Spc. Josph L. Lister, 22, Pleasanton, Kan., Nov. 20
Army Spc. Dustin K. McGaugh, 20, Derby, Kan., Sept. 30
Army Spc. Kyle G. Thomas, 23, Topeka, Kan., Sept. 25

Kentucky (4):


Army Sgt. Michael D. Acklin II, 25, Louisville, Ky., Nov. 15
Army Cpl. Gary B. Coleman, 24, Pikeville, Ky., Nov. 21
Army Sgt. Darrin K. Potter, 24, Louisville, Ky., Sept. 29
Army Spc. James Powell, 26, Radcliff, Ky., Oct. 12

Louisiana (5):


Army Pfc. Wilfred D. Bellard, 20, Lake Charles, La., April 4
Army Staff Sgt. Craig Davis, 37, Opelousas, La., Jan. 8
Army Spc. Levi B. Kinchen, 21, Tickfaw, La., Aug. 9
Army Sgt. Floyd G. Knighten Jr., 55, Olla, La., Aug. 9
Army Sgt. Taft V. Williams, 29, New Orleans, La., Aug. 12

Maine (2):


Marines Maj. Jay Thomas Aubin, 36, Waterville, Maine, March 20
Army Spc. Daniel Francis J. Cunningham, 33, Lewiston, Maine, April 4

Massachusetts (9):


Army Sgt. Glenn R. Allison, 24, Pittsfield, Mass., Dec. 18
Army Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Bellavia, 28, Wakefield, Mass., Oct. 16
Army Spc. Mathew G. Boule, 22, Dracut, Mass., April 2
Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Camara, 40, New Bedford, Mass., Sept. 1
Army Sgt. Justin W. Garvey, 23, Townsend, Mass., July 20
Army Pfc. John D. Hart, 20, Bedford, Mass., Oct. 18
Army CWO3 Kyran E. Kennedy, 43, Boston, Nov. 7
Marines 1st Lt. Brian M. McPhillips, 25, Pembroke, Mass., April 4
Marines Capt. Benjamin W. Sammis, 29, Rehoboth, Mass., April 4

Maryland (5):


Navy Lt. Kylan A. Jones-Huffman, 31, College Park, Md., Aug. 21
Marines Cpl. Jason David Mileo, 20, Centreville, Md., April 14
Army Spc. George A. Mitchell, 35, Rawlings, Md., April 7
Army Sgt. Jeffrey C. Walker, 33, Havre de Grace, Md., Jan. 8
Marines Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Waters-Bey, 29, Baltimore, Md., March 20

Michigan (20):


Army Sgt. Trevor A. Blumberg, 22, Canton, Mich., Sept. 14
Army Spc. Artimus D. Brassfield, 22, Flint, Mich., Oct. 24
Army Pfc. Damian S. Bushart, 22, Waterford, Mich., Nov. 22
Army Capt. Paul J. Cassidy, 36, Laingsburg, Mich., July 13
Army Staff Sgt. Thomas W. Christensen, 42, Atlantic Mine, Mich., Dec. 25
Marines Pfc. Juan Guadelupe Garza Jr., 20, Temperance, Mich., April 8
Army Spc. Richard A. Goward, 32, Midland, Mich., April 14
Army Staff Sgt. Stephen C. Hattamer, 43, Gwinn, Mich., Dec. 25
Army Staff Sgt. Paul J. Johnson, 29, Calumet, Mich., Oct. 20
Army Pfc. Jason M. Meyer, 23, Howell, Mich., April 8
Marines Maj. Kevin G. Nave, 36, White Lake Township, Mich., March 26
Army Master Sgt. William L. Payne, 46, Otsego, Mich., May 16
Army Sgt. Michael F. Pedersen, 26, Flint, Mich., April 2
Army Staff Sgt. Brett J. Petriken, 30, Flint, Mich., May 26
Army Sgt. Sean C. Reynolds, 25, East Lansing, Mich., May 3
Army Sgt. Todd J. Robbins, 33, Hart, Mich., April 3
Air Force Staff Sgt. Scott D. Sather, 29, Clio, Mich., April 8
Army Staff Sgt. Mark D. Vasquez, 35, Port Huron, Mich., Nov. 8
Army Spc. Donald L. Wheeler, 22, Concord, Mich., Oct. 13
Army Pfc. Jason G. Wright, 19, Luzerne, Mich., Dec. 8

Minnesota (3):


Army Sgt. Brian R. Hellermann, 35, Freeport, Minn., Aug. 6
Army Pfc. Edward J. Herrgott, 20, Shakopee, Minn., July 3
Army Staff Sgt. Dale A. Panchot, 26, Northome, Minn., Nov. 17

Mississippi (10):


Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth R. Bradley, 39, Utica, Miss., May 28
Army Spc. Larry K. Brown, 22, Jackson, Miss., April 5
Army Cpl. Henry L. Brown, 22, Natchez, Miss., April 8
Army Spc. James A. Chance III, 25, Kokomo, Miss., Nov. 6
Marines 2nd Lt. Therrel S. Childers, 30, Harrison County, Miss., March 21
Army Spc. Raphael S. Davis, 24, Tutwiler, Miss., Dec. 2
Army Spc. Jeremy DiGiovanni, 21, Pricedale, Miss., Nov. 15
Army Pfc. Damian L. Heidelberg, 21, Shubuta, Miss., Nov. 15
Marines Sgt. Jonathan W. Lambert, 28, New Site, Miss., June 1
Army Staff Sgt. Joe N. Wilson, 30, Crystal Springs, Miss., Nov. 2

Missouri (10):


Army Spc. Jonathan P. Barnes, 21, Anderson, Mo., July 26
Army Spc. Joel L. Bertoldie, 20, Independence, Mo., July 18
Army Sgt. Travis Lee Burkhardt, 26, Edina, Mo., June 6
Army Pfc. Jesse A. Givens, 34, Springfield, Mo., May 1
Marines Sgt. Nicolas M. Hodson, 22, Smithville, Mo., March 22
Army Staff Sgt. Jamie L. Huggins, 26, Hume, Mo., Oct. 26
Army Spc. Joshua M. Neusche, 20, Montreal, Mo., July 12
Army Capt. Benedict J. Smith, 29, Monroe City, Mo., Nov. 7
Army Pfc. Jeremiah D. Smith, 25, Odessa, Mo., May 26
Army Sgt. Donald R. Walters, 33, Kansas City, Mo., March 23

Montana (1):


Army 1st Lt. Edward M. Saltz, 27, Bigfork, Mont., Dec. 22

North Carolina (13):


Marines Lance Cpl. Brian E. Anderson, 26, Durham, N.C., April 2
Army Cpl. Mark A. Bibby, 25, Watha, N.C., July 21
Army Lunsford Brown II, 27, Creedmoor, N.C., Sept. 20
Army Lt. Col. Charles H. Buehring, 40, Fayetteville, N.C., Oct. 26
Army Pvt. Joseph R. Guerrera, 20, Dunn, N.C., Oct. 26
Marines Lance Cpl. Alan Dinh Lam, 19, Snow Camp, N.C., April 22
Army Spc. James I. Lambert II, 22, Raleigh, N.C., July 31
Army Sgt. David B. Parson, 30, Kannapolis, N.C., July 6
Army Sgt. Scott C. Rose, 30, Fayetteville, N.C., Nov. 7
Army Sgt. Leonard D. Simmons, 33, New Bern, N.C., Aug. 6
Army Sgt. Roderic A. Solomon, 32, Fayetteville, N.C., March 28
Army Sgt. Michael L. Tosto, 24, Apex, N.C., June 17
Army Pfc. Joey D. Whitener, 19, Nebo, N.C., Nov. 15

North Dakota (3):


Army Spc. Jon P. Fettig, 30, Dickinson, N.D., July 22
Army Pfc. Sheldon R. Hawk Eagle, 21, Grand Forks, N.D., Nov. 15
Army Sgt. Thomas J. Sweet II, 23, Bismarck, N.D., Nov. 27

New Hampshire (1):


Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert E. Rooney, 43, Nashua, N.H., Sept. 25

New Jersey (10):


Army Spc. Ryan Travis Baker, 24, Browns Mills, N.J., Nov. 15
Army Spc. Michael Edward Curtin, 23, Howell, N.J., March 29
Army Spc. Kyle A. Griffin, 20, Emerson, N.J., May 30
Army Staff Sgt. Terry W. Hemingway, 39, Willingboro, N.J., April 10
Army Spc. Simeon Hunte, 23, Essex, N.J., Oct. 1
Army Spc. Marlon P. Jackson, 25, Jersey City, N.J., Nov. 11
Army Spc. Gil Mercado, 25, Paterson, N.J., April 13
Army Sgt. 1st Class Gladimir Philippe, 37, Roselle, N.J., June 25
Army Spc. Marc S. Seiden, 26, Brigantine, N.J., Jan. 2
Army Spc. Narson B. Sullivan, 21, North Brunswick, N.J., April 25

New Mexico (1):


Army Spc. James H. Pirtle, 27, La Mesa, N.M., Oct. 4

New York (21):


Marines Pfc. Tamario D. Burkett, 21, Buffalo, N.Y., March 23
Army Pfc. Charles E. Bush Jr., 43, Buffalo, N.Y., Dec. 19
Army Pvt. David Evans Jr., 18, Buffalo, N.Y., May 25
Army Pfc. Jacob S. Fletcher, 28, Bay Shore, N.Y., Nov. 13
Army Sgt. David Travis Friedrich Sgt., 26, Hammond, N.Y., Sept. 20
Marines Cpl. Bernard G. Gooden, 22, Mount Vernon, N.Y., April 4
Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, Bay Shore, N.Y., July 24
Army Pfc. Gregory P. Huxley Jr., 19, Forestport, N.Y., April 6
Army Pfc. Rayshawn Johnson, 20, Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov. 3
Army Staff Sgt. Kevin C. Kimmerly, 31, North Creek, N.Y., Sept. 15
Army Sgt. Heath A. McMillin, 29, Canandaigua, N.Y., July 27
Army Spc. Irving Medina, 22, Middletown, N.Y., Nov. 14
Marines Lance Cpl. Eric J. Orlowski, 26, Buffalo, N.Y., March 22
Army Staff Sgt. Joseph E. Robsky Jr., 31, Elizaville, N.Y., Sept. 10
Marines Cpl. Robert M. Rodriguez, 21, New York, N.Y., March 23
Army Spc. Rasheed Sahib, 22, New York, N.Y., May 18
Marines Staff Sgt. Riayan A. Tejeda, 26, New York, N.Y., April 11
Marines Lance Cpl. William W. White, 24, New York, N.Y., March 29
Army Sgt. Eugene Williams, 24, Highland, N.Y., March 29
Army Spc. Michael L. Williams, 46, Buffalo, N.Y., Oct. 17
Army Capt. George A. Wood, 33, Marcy, N.Y., Nov. 20

Nebraska (6):


Army Spc. Nathaniel A. Caldwell, 27, Omaha, Neb., May 21
Army Sgt. Dennis A. Corral, 33, Kearney, Neb., Jan. 1
Marines Capt. Travis A. Ford, 30, Ogallala, Neb., April 4
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class David J. Moreno, 26, Gering, Neb., July 17
Army Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Swisher, 26, Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 9
Army Spc. James R. Wolf, 21, Scottsbluff, Neb., Nov. 6

Nevada (3):


Army Capt. Joshua T. Byers, 29, Sparks, Nev., July 23
Marines Lance Cpl. Donald J. Cline Jr., 21, Sparks, Nev., March 23
Marines 2nd Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney Jr., 31, Tonopah, Nev., March 23

Ohio (15):


Army Lt. Col. Dominic R. Baragona, 42, Niles, Ohio, May 19
Army Spc. Todd M. Bates, 20, Bellaire, Ohio, Dec. 10
Army Spc. Brett T. Christian, 27, North Royalton, Ohio, July 23
Army Spc. Steven D. Conover, 21, Wilmington, Ohio, Nov. 2
Army 1st Sgt. Robert J. Dowdy, 38, Cleveland, Ohio, March 23
Marines Pfc. Christian D. Gurtner, 19, Ohio City, Ohio, April 2
Army Pfc. Gavin L. Neighbor, 20, Somerset, Ohio, June 10
Army Pfc. Branden F. Oberleitner, 20, Worthington, Ohio, June 5
Army Pfc. Kevin C. Ott, 27, Orient, Ohio, June 25
Army Staff Sgt. Aaron T. Reese, 31, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Dec. 10
Army Pfc. Marlin T. Rockhold, 23, Hamilton, Ohio, May 8
Army Pvt. Brandon Sloan, 19, Bedford Heights, Ohio, March 23
Army Pfc. Kenneth C. Souslin, 21, Mansfield, Ohio, Dec. 15
Army Chief Warrant Officer Brian K. Van Dusen, 39, Columbus, Ohio, May 9
Army Spc. James C. Wright, 27, Delhi Township, Ohio, Sept. 18

Oklahoma (7):


Marines Lance Cpl. Thomas A. Blair, 24, Broken Arrow, Okla., March 24
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Doyle W. Bollinger Jr., 21, Poteau, Okla., June 6
Army Sgt. Ross A. Pennanen, 36, Shawnee, Okla., Nov. 2
Army Spc. Stephen M. Scott, 21, Lawton, Okla., Aug. 23
Army Pvt. Jason M. Ward, 25, Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 22
Army Sgt. Steven W. White, 29, Lawton, Okla., Aug. 13
Marines Staff Sgt. Aaron Dean White, 27, Shawnee, Okla., May 19

Oregon (8):


Army Spc. Joseph M. Blickenstaff, 23, Corvallis, Ore., Dec. 8
Marines Cpl. Travis J. Bradach-Nall, 24, Portland, Ore., July 2
Marines Capt. Aaron J. Contreras, 31, Sherwood, Ore., March 30
Army CWO Erik C. Kesterson, 29, Independence, Ore., Nov. 15
Army Spc. Nathan W. Nakis, 19, Corvallis, Ore., Dec. 16
Army Staff Sgt. Robert A. Stever, 36, Pendleton, Ore., April 8
Army Spc. Brandon S. Tobler, 19, Portland, Ore., March 22
Army Spc. Christopher J. Rivera Wesley, 26, Portland, Ore., Dec. 8

Pennsylvania (28):


Army Capt. Tristan N. Aitken, 31, State College, Pa., April 4
Army Sgt. Andrew Joseph Baddick, 26, Jim Thorpe, Pa., Sept. 29
Army 1st Lt. David R. Bernstein, 24, Phoenixville, Pa., Oct. 18
Army Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker, 34, Apollo, Pa., April 5
Army Pfc. Timothy R. Brown Jr., 21, Conway, Pa., Aug. 12
Army Sgt. Ernest G. Bucklew, 33, Enon Valley, Pa., Nov. 2
Army 1st Sgt. Christopher D. Coffin, 51, Bethlehem, Pa., July 1
Army Staff Sgt. Christopher E. Cutchall, 30, McConnellsburg, Pa., Sept. 29
Army Capt. Brian Faunce, 28, Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 18
Army Spc. Michael T. Gleason, 25, Warren, Pa., May 30
Army Spc. Christopher A. Golby, 26, Johnstown, Pa., Jan. 8
Army Sgt. Timothy L. Hayslett, 26, Carlisle, Pa., Nov. 15
Army Sgt. Eric R. Hull, 23, Upper Middletown, Pa., Aug. 18
Army Spc. Craig S. Ivory, 26, Port Matilda, Pa., Aug. 17
Army Spc. Maurice J. Johnson, 21, Levittown, Pa., Nov. 1
Army Spc. Zachariah W. Long, 20, Milton, Pa., May 30
Marines Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Maglione, 22, Lansdale, Pa., April 1
Army Spc. William J. Maher III, 35, Yardley, Pa., July 28
Army Sgt. Joseph Minucci II, 23, Richeyville, Pa., Nov. 13
Army Spc. Rafael L. Navea, 34, Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 27
Army Spc. Donald S. Oaks Jr., 20, Harborcreek, Pa., April 3
Army Sgt. Jaror C. Puello-Coronado, 36, Pocono Summit, Pa., July 13
Army Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert, 27, Easton, Pa., March 22
Army Lt. Col. Anthony L. Sherman, 43, Pottstown, Pa., Aug. 27
Army Pfc. Corey L. Small, 20, East Berlin, Pa., July 3
Army Sgt. Nicholas A. Tomko, 24, Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 9
Army Staff Sgt. Kimberly A. Voelz, 27, Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 14
Army Spc. Douglas J. Weismantle, 28, Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 13

Rhode Island (3):


Army Spc. Michael Andrade, 28, Bristol, R.I., Sept. 24
Army Sgt. Gregory A. Belanger, 24, Narragansett, R.I., Aug. 27
Army Sgt. Charles T. Caldwell, 38, North Providence, R.I., Sept. 1

South Carolina (12):


Army Pfc. Michael S. Adams, 20, Spartanburg, S.C., Aug. 21
Army Pvt. Algernon Adams, 36, Aiken, S.C., Oct. 28
Army Sgt. George Edward Buggs, 31, Barnwell, S.C., March 23
Army Spc. Rian C. Ferguson, 22, Taylors, S.C., Dec. 14
Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Lee Griffin Jr., 31, Elgin, S.C., May 13
Army Capt. Kimberly N. Hampton, 27, Easley, S.C., Jan. 2
Marines Pvt. Nolen R. Hutchings, 19, Boiling Springs, S.C., March 23
Army Spc. Darius T. Jennings, 22, Cordova, S.C., Nov. 2
Army Pfc. Vorn J. Mack, 19, Orangeburg, S.C., Aug. 23
Army Staff Sgt. Paul M. Neff, 30, Fort Mill, S.C., Nov. 7
Army Spc. Orenthial J. Smith, 21, Allendale, S.C., June 22
Army Sgt. Anthony O. Thompson, 26, Orangeburg, S.C., Sept. 18

South Dakota (4):


Army Pfc. Michael R. Deuel, 21, Nemo, S.D., June 18
Army Chief Warrant Officer Hans N. Gukeisen, 31, Lead, S.D., May 9
Army CWO2 Scott A. Saboe, 33, Willow Lake, S.D., Nov. 15
Army Capt. Christopher F. Soelzer, 26, Sturgis, S.D., Dec. 24

Tennessee (12):


Army Staff Sgt. Nathan J. Bailey, 46, Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 12
Army Sgt. 1st Class William M. Bennett, 35, Seymour, Tenn., Sept. 12
Army Spc. Thomas A. Foley III, 23, Dresden, Tenn., April 14
Army Spc. Kenneth W. Harris Jr., 23, Charlotte, Tenn., Aug. 20
Army Sgt. 1st Class Gregory B. Hicks, 35, Duff, Tenn., Jan. 8
Army Staff Sgt. Morgan D. Kennon, 23, Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 7
Army Staff Sgt. David L. Loyd, 44, Johnson, Tenn., Aug. 5
Marines Cpl. Patrick R. Nixon, 21, Gallatin, Tenn., March 23
Army Lt. Col. Kim S. Orlando, 43, Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 16
Army Sgt. Roger D. Rowe, 54, Bon Aqua, Tenn., July 9
Army 2nd Lt. Richard Torres, 25, Clarksville, Tenn., Oct. 6
Army CWO Alexander S. Coulter, 35, Bristol, Tenn., Nov. 17

Texas (40):


Army Sgt. Edward J. Anguiano, 24, Brownsville, Texas, March 23
Marines Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Todd Arnold, 30, Spring, Texas, April 22
Army Spc. Richard Arriaga, 20, Ganado, Texas, Sept. 18
Marines Pfc. Chad E. Bales, 20, Coahoma, Texas, April 3
Army Sgt. Michael Paul Barrera, 26, Von Ormy, Texas, Oct. 28
Army Capt. Ernesto M. Blanco, 28, San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 28
Army CWO Clarence E. Boone, 50, Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 2
Army Staff Sgt. Gary L. Collins, 32, Hardin, Texas, Nov. 8
Army Spc. Zeferino E. Colunga, 20, Bellville, Texas, Aug. 6
Army Pvt. Rey D. Cuervo, 24, Laguna Vista, Texas, Dec. 28
Air Force Capt. Eric B. Das, 30, Amarillo, Texas, April 7
Army Pfc. Analaura Esparza-Gutierrez, 21, Houston, Oct. 1
Army Pvt. Ruben Estrella-Soto, 18, El Paso, Texas, March 23
Army Master Sgt. George A. Fernandez, 36, El Paso, Texas, April 2
Army Pvt. Robert L. Frantz, 19, San Antonio, Texas, June 17
Army 1st Sgt. Joe J. Garza, 43, Robstown, Texas, April 28
Army Pfc. Ray J. Hutchinson, 20, League City, Texas, Dec. 7
Army Chief Warrant Officer Scott Jamar, 32, Granbury, Texas, April 2
Army Pfc. John P. Johnson, 24, Houston, Texas, Oct. 22
Marines Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Jordan, 42, Brazoria, Texas, March 23
Marines Cpl. Brian Matthew Kennedy, 25, Houston, Texas, March 20
Army Spc. James Kiehl, 22, Comfort, Texas, March 23
Army Chief Warrant Officer Johnny Villareal Mata, 35, El Paso, Texas, March 23
Marines Cpl. Jesus Martin Antonio Medellin, 21, Fort Worth, Texas, April 7
Army Sgt. Daniel K. Methvin, 22, Belton, Texas, July 26
Army Pfc. Anthony S. Miller, 19, San Antonio, Texas, April 7
Army Pfc. Stuart W. Moore, 21, Livingston, Texas, Dec. 22
Army Sgt. Keelan L. Moss, 23, Houston, Texas, Nov. 2
Army Spc. Joseph C. Norquist, 26, San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 9
Army Staff Sgt. Hector R. Perez, 40, Corpus Christi, Texas, July 24
Army Spc. Jose A. Perez III, 22, San Diego, Texas, May 28
Army Sgt. Ariel Rico, 25, El Paso, Texas, Nov. 28
Army 2nd Lt. Jonathan D. Rozier, 25, Katy, Texas, July 19
Army Sgt. John W. Russell, 26, Portland, Texas, Nov. 15
Army Spc. Christian C. Schulz, 20, Colleyville, Texas, July 11
Army Cpl. Tomas Sotelo Jr., 22, Houston, Texas, June 27
Army Spc. Joseph D. Suell, 24, Lufkin, Texas, June 16
Army Sgt. Melissa Valles, 26, Eagle Pass, Texas, July 9
Army Pfc. Stephen E. Wyatt, 19, Kilgore, Texas, Oct. 13
Army Sgt. Henry Ybarra III, 32, Austin, Texas, Sept. 11

Utah (4):


Marines Staff Sgt. James W. Cawley, 41, Roy, Utah, March 29
Army Capt. Nathan S. Dalley, 27, Kaysville, Utah, Nov. 17
Army Spc. David J. Goldberg, 20, Layton, Utah, Nov. 26
Army Staff Sgt. Nino D. Livaudais, 23, Ogden, Utah, April 3

Virginia (13):


Army Capt. James F. Adamouski, 29, Springfield, Va., April 2
Army Command Sgt. Maj. James D. Blankenbecler, 40, Alexandria, Va., Oct. 1
Army Pvt. Jason L. Deibler, 20, Coeburn, Va., May 4
Army Sgt. Michael E. Dooley, 23, Pulaski, Va., June 8
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Cornell W. Gilmore I, 45, Stafford, Va., Nov. 7
Army 1st Lt. Joshua C. Hurley, 24, Clifton Forge, Va., Nov. 1
Army 2nd Lt. Jeffrey J. Kaylor, 24, Clifton, Va., April 7
Marines Sgt. Michael V. Lalush, 23, Troutville, Va., March 30
Marines Staff Sgt. Donald C. May Jr., 31, Richmond, Va., March 25
Marines Lance Cpl. David Edward Owens Jr., 20, Winchester, Va., April 12
Army CWO5 Sharon T. Swartworth, 43, Virginia, Nov. 7
Army Capt. John R. Teal, 31, Mechanicsville, Va., Oct. 23
Air Force Maj. William R. Watkins III, 37, Danville, Va., April 7

Vermont (5):


Army Spc. Solomon C. Bangayan, 24, Jay, Vt., Jan. 2
Marines Cpl. Mark A. Evnin, 21, Burlington, Vt., April 3
Army Pvt. Kyle C. Gilbert, 20, Brattleboro, Vt., Aug. 6
Army Chief Warrant Officer Erik A. Halvorsen, 40, Bennington, Vt., April 2
Army Capt. Pierre Piche, 29, Starksboro, Vt., Nov. 15

West Virginia (1):


Army Pfc. Richard W. Hafer, 21, Nitro, W.Va., Nov. 15

Washington (7):


Army Spc. Robert T. Benson, 20, Spokane, Wash., Nov. 4
Marines Lance Cpl. Cedric E. Bruns, 22, Vancouver, Wash., May 9
Army 2nd Lt. Benjamin J. Colgan, 30, Kent, Wash., Nov. 1
Army Spc. Justin W. Hebert, 20, Arlington, Wash., Aug. 1
Army Sgt. Curt E. Jordan Jr., 25, Greenacres, Wash., Dec. 28
Army Spc. Duane E. Longstreth, 19, Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 7
Army Pfc. Kerry D. Scott, 21, Mount Vernon, Wash., Oct. 6

Wisconsin (9):


Army Pfc. Rachel Bosveld, 19, Waupin, Wis., Oct. 26
Army Sgt. 1st Class Dan H. Gabrielson, 39, Frederic, Wis., July 9
Army Sgt. Warren S. Hansen, 36, Clintonville, Wis., Nov. 15
Army Maj. Mathew E. Schram, 36, Brookfield, Wis., May 26
Army Maj. Christopher J. Splinter, 43, Platteville, Wis., Dec. 24
Marines Sgt. Kirk Allen Straseskie, 23, Beaver Dam, Wis., May 19
Army Spc. Paul J. Sturino, 21, Rice Lake, Wis., Sept. 22
Army Spc. Eugene A. Uhl III, 21, Amherst, Wis., Nov. 15
Army 2nd Lt. Jeremy L. Wolfe, 27, Menomenie, Wis., Nov. 15

Wyoming (4):


Army Capt. Robert L. Lucero, 34, Casper, Wyo., Sept. 25
Army Pfc. Joseph P. Mayek, 20, Rock Springs, Wyo., April 14
Army 1st Lt. Leif E. Nott, 24, Cheyenne, Wyo., July 30
Marines Sgt. Brendon Reiss, 23, Hanna, Wyo., March 23

American Samoa (2):


Army Pvt. Jonathan I. Falaniko, 20, Pago Pago, American Samoa, Oct. 27
Army Spc. Farao K. Letufuga, 20, Pago Pago, American Samoa, Aug. 5

Puerto Rico (7):


Army Sgt. Francisco Martinez, 28, Humacao, Puerto Rico, Nov. 4
Army Spc. Richard P. Orengo, 32, Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, June 26
Army Sgt. Joel Perez, 25, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, Nov. 2
Army Spc. Ramon Reyes Torres, 29, Caguas, Puerto Rico, July 16
Army Sgt. 1st Class Jose A. Rivera, 34, Bayamon, Puerto Rico, Nov. 5
Army Sgt. Juan M. Serrano, 31, Manati, Puerto Rico, July 24
Army Spc. Frances M. Vega, 20, Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, Nov. 2

List as of Feb. 2004





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