Names of the Dead

[b0mbrman]

November 2001

Pvt. Giovany Maria
19
Company A, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division
Camden, New Jersey
Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Uzbekistan on November 29, 2001

Officer Johnny Michael Spann
32
Counterterrorism Center, Central Intelligence Agency
Winfield, Alabama
Killed when Taliban prisoners revolted as he and another CIA agent were questioning them at Qali-i-Jangi prison in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan, on November 25, 2001

Electronics Technician 3rd Class Benjamin Johnson
21
The Spruance-class destroyer USS Peterson
Rochester, New York
Johnson was part of an eight-man security team that boarded an Iraqi freighter suspected of smuggling oil. He and another sailor drowned when the freighter sank on November 18, 2001, in the northern Persian Gulf.

Engineman 1st Class Vincent Parker
38
The Spruance-class destroyer USS Peterson
Preston, Mississippi
Parker was part of an eight-man security team that boarded an Iraqi freighter, Motor Vessel Samra, suspected of smuggling oil. He and another sailor drowned when the freighter sank on November 18, 2001, in the northern Persian Gulf.

Machinist's Mate Fireman Apprentice Bryant L. Davis
20
The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk
Chicago, Illinois
Davis fell overboard on November 7, 2001, and was declared deceased after more than two days of search and rescue efforts were unsuccessful.

 

[b0mbrman]

December 2001

Master Sgt. Jefferson Donald Davis
39
Company D, 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Watauga, Tennessee
One of three soldiers killed when a 2,000-pound satellite-guided bomb was targeted incorrectly and hit near his position north of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2001

Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Petithory
32
Company A, 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
One of three soldiers killed when a 2,000-pound satellite-guided bomb was targeted incorrectly and hit near his position north of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2001

Staff Sgt. Brian "Cody" Prosser
28
Company D, 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Frazier Park, California
One of three soldiers killed when a 2,000-pound satellite-guided bomb was targeted incorrectly and hit near his position north of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2001

Electrician's Mate-Firemen Apprentice Michael J. Jakes
20
USS Kitty Hawk
Brooklyn, New York
Died of fatal head injuries he sustained when he fell off a bunk on the USS Kitty Hawk in the Arabian Sea on December 4, 2001

 

[b0mbrman]

January 2002

Staff Sgt. Walter F. Cohee III
26
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Mardela Springs, Maryland
Killed when his CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashed while on a resupply mission in Afghanistan on January 20, 2002

Sgt. Dwight J. Morgan
24
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Willits, California
Killed when his CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashed while on a resupply mission in Afghanistan on January 20, 2002

Capt. Matthew W. Bancroft
29
Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Burney, California
Bancroft was aboard a KC-130/R Hercules refueling aircraft that crashed into a mountain in southwestern Pakistan on January 9, 2002.

Lance Cpl. Bryan P. Bertrand
23
Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Coos Bay, Oregon
Killed when a KC-130/R Hercules refueling aircraft crashed into a mountain as it approached a military airfield in southwestern Pakistan on January 9, 2002.

Gunnery Sgt. Stephen L. Bryson
36
Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Montgomery, Alabama
Killed when a KC-130/R Hercules refueling aircraft crashed into a mountain as it approached a military airfield in southwestern Pakistan on January 9, 2002

Staff Sgt. Scott N. Germosen
37
Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Coram, New York
Killed when a KC-130/R Hercules refueling aircraft crashed into a mountain as it approached a military airfield in southwestern Pakistan on January 9, 2002

Sgt. Nathan P. Hays
21
Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Wilbur, Washington
Killed when a KC-130/R Hercules refueling aircraft crashed into a mountain as it approached a military airfield in southwestern Pakistan on January 9, 2002

Capt. Daniel G. McCollum
29
Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Columbia, South Carolina
Killed when a KC-130/R Hercules refueling aircraft crashed into a mountain as it approached a military airfield in southwestern Pakistan on January 9, 2002


Sgt. Jeannette L. Winters
25
Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Chicago, Illinois
Killed when a KC-130/R Hercules refueling aircraft crashed into a mountain as it approached a military airfield in southwestern Pakistan on January 9, 2002

Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Ross Chapman
31
Company C, 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)
San Antonio, Texas
Shot and killed during an ambush in the vicinity of Khost, Afghanistan, near the Pakistan border on January 4, 2002

 

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February 2002

Spc. Curtis A. Carter
25
Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Calvary Division
Lafayette, Louisiana
Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Kuwait on February 27, 2002

Sgt. Thomas F. Allison
22
Company E, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Roy, Washington
Killed when a MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed at sea in the southern Philippines on February 21, 2002

Staff Sgt. James P. Dorrity
37
Company E, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Aurora, Colorado
Killed when a MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed at sea in the southern Philippines on February 21, 2002

Chief Warrant Officer Jody L. Egnor
32
Company E, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Middletown, Ohio
Killed when a MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed at sea in the southern Philippines on February 21, 2002

Maj. Curtis D. Feistner
34
Company E, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
White Bear Lake, Minnesota
Killed when a MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed at sea in the southern Philippines on February 21, 2002

Sgt. Jeremy D. Foshee
25
Company E, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
Pisgah, Alabama
Killed when a MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed at sea in the southern Philippines on February 21, 2002

Staff Sgt. Kerry W. Frith
37
Company E, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Las Vegas, Nevada
Killed when a MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed at sea in the southern Philippines on February 21, 2002

Master Sgt. William L. McDaniel II
29
353rd Special Operations Group
Greenville, Ohio
Killed when a MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed at sea in the southern Philippines on February 21, 2002

Capt. Bartt D. Owens
31
Company E, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Middletown, Ohio
Killed when a MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed at sea in the southern Philippines on February 21, 2002

Staff Sgt. Juan M. Ridout
36
353rd Special Operations Group
Maple Tree, Washington
Killed when a MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed at sea in the southern Philippines on February 21, 2002

Staff Sgt. Bruce A. Rushforth Jr.
35
Company E, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Killed when a MH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed at sea in the southern Philippines on February 21, 2002

Sgt. Andrew Robert Russell
33
Special Air Service Regiment, Australian Army
Perth, Australia
Killed when the long-range patrol vehicle in which he was traveling struck a suspected anti-vehicle mine in Afghanistan on February 16, 2002

Spc. Jason A. Disney
21
58th Maintenance Company, 7th Transportation Battalion, 507th Corps Support Group
Fallon, Nevada
Died shortly after a piece of heavy equipment fell on him at Bagram Air Base north of Kabul, Afghanistan, on February 13, 2002

 

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March 2002

Chief Petty Officer Matthew J. Bourgeois
35
Naval Special Warfare Development Group
Tallahassee, Florida
Killed when he stepped on a land mine during a training mission near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 28, 2002

Lance Cpl. Brian J. N. Andersen
26
Royal Danish Engineering battalion
Denmark
One of five soldiers killed when two Russian SA-3 anti-aircraft missiles accidentally exploded while they were trying to defuse them in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2002

Staff Sgt. Thomas K. Butzkowsky
26
Royal Danish Engineering battalion
Denmark
One of five soldiers killed when two Russian SA-3 anti-aircraft missiles accidentally exploded while they were trying to defuse them in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2002

Lance Cpl. Kim Carlsen
35
Royal Danish Engineering battalion
Denmark
One of five soldiers killed when two Russian SA-3 anti-aircraft missiles accidentally exploded while they were trying to defuse them in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2002

Thomas Kochert
29
German Army
Germany
One of five soldiers killed when two Russian SA-3 anti-aircraft missiles accidentally exploded while they were trying to defuse them in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2002

Mike Rubel
27
German Army
Germany
One of five soldiers killed when two Russian SA-3 anti-aircraft missiles accidentally exploded while they were trying to defuse them in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2002

Spc. Marc A. Anderson
30
Company A, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment
Brandon, Florida
Anderson was shot and killed while exiting an MH-47 Chinook helicopter under fire on Takur Ghar Mountain in eastern Afghanistan during Operation Anaconda on March 4, 2002.

Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman
36
24th Special Tactics Squadron
Waco, Texas
An Air Force combat controller, Chapman was shot and killed when he and a group of Navy SEALs were attempting to rescue another Navy SEAL during Operation Anaconda in southern Afghanistan on March 4, 2002

Cpl. Matthew A. Commons
21
Company A, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment
Boulder City, Nevada
Shot and killed when he and fellow Rangers were exiting a Chinook helicopter while under fire after landing on Takur Ghar mountain in eastern Afghanistan during Operation Anaconda on March 4, 2002

Sgt. Bradley S. Crose
27
Company A, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment
Orange Park, Florida
Shot and killed when he and fellow Rangers were exiting a Chinook helicopter while under fire after landing on Takur Ghar mountain in eastern Afghanistan during Operation Anaconda on March 4, 2002

Senior Airman Jason D. Cunningham
38th Rescue Squadron
Camarillo, California
An Air Force pararescueman, Cunningham was shot and wounded on Takur Ghar during Operation Anaconda on March 4, 2002. He died while waiting to be evacuated.

Aviation Boatswain's Mate Petty Officer 1st Class Neil C. Roberts
32
Naval Special Warfare Development Group
Woodland, California
Roberts was aboard a MH-47 Chinook helicopter preparing to land on Takur Ghar mountain in eastern Afghanistan when the helicopter was hit by rocket-propelled grenades, causing Roberts to fall from the helicopter's ramp. Roberts survived the fall and immediately engaed al Qaeda fighters with his M-249 light machine guns, surviving at least 30 minutes before he was shot and killed at close range.

Sgt. Philip J. Svitak
31
Company A, 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Neosho, Missouri
Svitak, a gunner on a MH-47 Chinook helicopter, was shot and killed as the helicopter landed on Takur Ghar mountain in eastern Afghanistan to rescue a Navy SEAL who was under fire from al Qaeda fighters.

Chief Warrant Officer Stanley L. Harriman
34
3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Wade, North Carolina
Harriman and two Afghan soldiers were killed by friendly fire from an Air Force AC-130 gunship during Operation Anaconda in eastern Afghanistan on March 2, 2002

 

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Chief Petty Officer Jacques J. Fontan

36
SEAL Team 10, Naval Special Warfare Command
New Orleans, Louisiana

Staff Sgt. Shamus O. Goare

29
Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Danville, Ohio

Chief Warrant Officer Corey J. Goodnature

35
3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Clarks Grove, Minnesota

Senior Chief Petty Officer Daniel R. Healy

36
SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One, Naval Special Warfare Command
Exeter, New Hampshire

Sgt. Kip A. Jacoby

21
Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Pompano Beach, Florida

Lt. Cmdr. Erik S. Kristensen

33
SEAL Team 10, Naval Special Warfare Command
San Diego, California

Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffery A. Lucas

33
SEAL Team 10, Naval Special Warfare Command
Corbett, Oregon

Lt. Michael M. McGreevy Jr.

30
SEAL Team 10, Naval Special Warfare Command
Portville, New York

Sgt. 1st Class Marcus V. Muralles

33
3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Shelbyville, Indiana

Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric S. Patton

22
SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One, Naval Special Warfare Command
Boulder City, Nevada

Master Sgt. James W. Ponder III

36
Headquarters Company, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Franklin, Tennessee

Maj. Stephen C. Reich

34
3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Washington Depot, Connecticut

Sgt. 1st Class Michael L. Russell

31
3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Stafford, Virginia

Chief Warrant Officer Chris J. Scherkenbach

40
Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Jacksonville, Florida

Petty Officer 2nd Class James Suh

28
SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One, Naval Special Warfare Command
Deerfield Beach, Florida

Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey S. Taylor

30
SEAL Team 10, Naval Special Warfare Command
Midway, West Virginia

16 U.S. troops killed when a MH-47D Chinook helicopter was shot down while trying to reinforce a U.S. reconnaissance team near Asadabad, Afghanistan, in Kunar Province on June 28, 2005

 

[b0mbrman]

April 2002

Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer
24
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group
Montreal, Quebec
Killed when a U.S. fighter jet mistakenly dropped a 500-pound bomb on his unit during a training mission near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 18, 2002

Pvt. Richard A. Green
22
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group
Edmonton, Alberta
Killed when a U.S. fighter jet mistakenly dropped a 500-pound bomb on his unit during a training mission near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 18, 2002

Sgt. Marc D. Leger
29
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group
Lancaster, Ontario
Killed when a U.S. fighter jet mistakenly dropped a 500-pound bomb on his unit during a training mission near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 18, 2002

Pvt. Nathan Smith
27
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group
Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia
Killed when a U.S. fighter jet mistakenly dropped a 500-pound bomb on his unit during a training mission near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 18, 2002

Staff Sgt. Brian T. Craig
27
710th Explosive Ordnance Detachment
Houston, Texas
Killed when the rockets that he and three other soldiers were trying to destroy accidentally detonated in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2002

Staff Sgt. Justin J. Galewski
28
710th Explosive Ordnance Detachment
Fort Myer, Florida
Killed when the rockets that he and three other soldiers were trying to destroy accidentally detonated in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2002


Sgt. Jamie O. Maugans
27
710th Explosive Ordnance Detachment
Derby, Kansas
Killed when the rockets that he and three other soldiers were attempting to destroy accidentally detonated in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2002

Sgt. 1st Class Daniel A. Romero
30
5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Colorado Army National Guard
Lafayette, Colorado
Killed when the rockets that he and three other soldiers were trying to destroy accidentally detonated in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2002

Lance Cpl. Darren John George
22
1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment
Essex, England
Accidentally shot in the head while on patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 9, 2002

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Chief Petty Officer Jacques J. Fontan

36
SEAL Team 10, Naval Special Warfare Command
New Orleans, Louisiana

Staff Sgt. Shamus O. Goare

29
Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Danville, Ohio

Chief Warrant Officer Corey J. Goodnature

35
3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Clarks Grove, Minnesota

Senior Chief Petty Officer Daniel R. Healy

36
SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One, Naval Special Warfare Command
Exeter, New Hampshire

Sgt. Kip A. Jacoby

21
Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Pompano Beach, Florida

Lt. Cmdr. Erik S. Kristensen

33
SEAL Team 10, Naval Special Warfare Command
San Diego, California

Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffery A. Lucas

33
SEAL Team 10, Naval Special Warfare Command
Corbett, Oregon

Lt. Michael M. McGreevy Jr.

30
SEAL Team 10, Naval Special Warfare Command
Portville, New York

Sgt. 1st Class Marcus V. Muralles

33
3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Shelbyville, Indiana

Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric S. Patton

22
SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One, Naval Special Warfare Command
Boulder City, Nevada

Master Sgt. James W. Ponder III

36
Headquarters Company, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Franklin, Tennessee

Maj. Stephen C. Reich

34
3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Washington Depot, Connecticut

Sgt. 1st Class Michael L. Russell

31
3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Stafford, Virginia

Chief Warrant Officer Chris J. Scherkenbach

40
Company B, 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Jacksonville, Florida

Petty Officer 2nd Class James Suh

28
SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One, Naval Special Warfare Command
Deerfield Beach, Florida

Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey S. Taylor

30
SEAL Team 10, Naval Special Warfare Command
Midway, West Virginia

16 U.S. troops killed when a MH-47D Chinook helicopter was shot down while trying to reinforce a U.S. reconnaissance team near Asadabad, Afghanistan, in Kunar Province on June 28, 2005

:brokenheart:

 

[cmdavid]

maybe a sticky for this thread too?

 

[Red Dawn]

A tribute to our brave soldiers

 

[b0mbrman]

May 2002

Sgt. Gene Vance Jr.
38
Support Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), West Virginia Army National Guard
Morgantown, West Virginia
Killed when his unit came under heavy fire during a patrol in eastern Afghanistan on May 19, 2002

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: cmdavid
maybe a sticky for this thread too?

Hopefully...I already PM'd the mod

 

[b0mbrman]

June 2002

Tech Sgt. Sean M. Corlew
37
15th Special Operations Squadron, 16th Special Operations Wing
Thousand Oaks, California
Killed when an Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II transport plane crashed on takeoff in Eastern Afghanistan

Staff Sgt. Anissa A. Shero
31
15th Special Operations Squadron, 16th Special Operations Wing
Grafton, West Virginia
Killed when an Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II transport plane crashed on takeoff in Eastern Afghanistan

Army Sgt. 1st Class Peter P. Tycz II
32
Company C, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Tonawanda, New York
Killed when an Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II transport plane crashed on takeoff in eastern Afghanistan

 

[Engineer]

Paul Ray Smith, SSG US Army

33
Tampa, Florida
April 4th 2003.... Killed 50-100 Enemy single handedly with his 50 cal on top of a damaged and burning 113. Was awarded the Medal of Honor Posthumonusly for his actions that day

 

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August 2002

Sgt. Robert Busuttil
30
Royal Logistics Corps
Tycoch, Swansea, Wales
Killed by a fellow soldier at the British base at Kabul International Airport on August 17, 2002

Cpl. John Gregory
30
Royal Logistics Corps
Catterick, North Yorkshire, England
Shot himself after shooting a fellow soldier at the British base at Kabul International Airport on August 17, 2002

Sgt. 1st Class Christopher James Speer
28
Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Speer, a Special Forces medic, was wounded during a four-hour firefight in the Afghan village of Ab Khail, near the Pakistan border, on July 27, 2002. He was evacuated to Germany, where he died of his wounds on August 7, 2002.

 

[b0mbrman]

October 2002

Pvt. James H. Ebbers
19
551st Military Police Company
Tinley Park, Illinois
Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Djibouti, Africa, on October 14, 2002

Cpl. Antonio J. Sledd
20
Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Tampa, Florida
Killed when two armed attackers fired on 150 Marines conducting urban assault training on Faylaka Island near Kuwait on October 8, 2002

Staff Sgt. Ryan D. Foraker
31
342nd Military Police Company, U.S. Army Reserve
Logan, Ohio
Foraker went missing near Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and his clothes and personal effects were found near the water's edge. He was declared dead on November 1, 2002.

Sgt. 1st Class Mark Wayne Jackson
40
Company A, 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group
Glennie, Michigan
Killed in an explosion at an open-air market outside the gate of Camp Enrile Malagutay, in Zamboanga, Philippines, on October 2, 2002

 

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November 2002

Spc. Pedro Pena
35
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Miami, Florida
Died in a non-hostile incident in Kuwait on November 7, 2002

 

[Deptacon]

Originally posted by: Engineer
Paul Ray Smith, SSG US Army

Age: Unknown
Hometown: Unknown
April 4th 2003.... Killed 50-100 Enemy single handedly with his 50 cal on top of a damaged and burning 113. Was awarded the Medal of Honor Posthumonusly for his actions that day

For those interested, a recap of his actions that day...

http://www.army.mil/calltoduty/resources/battle.htm

 

[b0mbrman]

December 2002

Sgt. Steven Checo
22
Company D, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
New York, New York
Shot and killed in a gunfight while on a nighttime operation in the eastern Afghan province of Paktika, near the border of Pakistan, on December 20, 2002

 

[b0mbrman]

January 2003

Staff Sgt. Gregory M. Frampton
37
Company D, 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Santa Ana, California
Killed when an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near the Bagram Air Base on January 30, 2003

Chief Warrant Officer Thomas J. Gibbons
31
Company D, 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Edgewater, Maryland
Killed when an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near the Bagram Air Base on January 30, 2003

Staff Sgt. Daniel L. Kisling Jr.
31
Company D, 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Neosho, Missouri
Killed when an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near the Bagram Air Base on January 30, 2003

Chief Warrant Officer Mark S. O'Steen
43
Company D, 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
Ozark, Alabama
Killed when an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near the Bagram Air Base on January 30, 2003

 

[imported_nocturne]

To those that have visited the Vietnam War Memorial, I'm sure these names cause the same feeling...

The fact is, war never accomplishes anything except killing people. I have no wish to disregard the sacrifices made by our men in service, and feel it is more of a memorial to question the reason instead of mourn the result. Personally, all my friends and several members of my family are in Iraq, and I can see no resolution that would ever be worth losing a single one of them.

 

[b0mbrman]

And now, a break for lunch...because this is making me sad

 

[b0mbrman]

February 2003

Sgt. Rodrigo Gonzalez-Garza
26
Company A, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade
San Antonio, Texas
Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a nighttime training mission near Camp New Jersey, about 31 miles northwest of Kuwait City, on February 25, 2003

Chief Warrant Officer Timothy Moehling
35
Company A, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade
Panama City, Florida
Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a nighttime training mission near Camp New Jersey, about 31 miles northwest of Kuwait City, on February 25, 2003

Chief Warrant Officer John Smith
32
Company B, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade
Salt Lake City, Utah
Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a nighttime training mission near Camp New Jersey, about 31 miles northwest of Kuwait City, on February 25, 2003

Sgt. William Tracy
27
Company B, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade
Webster, New Hampshire
Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a nighttime training mission near Camp New Jersey, about 31 miles northwest of Kuwait City, on February 25, 2003

Spc. Brian M. Clemens
19
Company C, 1st Battalion, 293rd Infantry Regiment, Indiana Army National Guard
Kokomo, Indiana
Died as a result of injuries received when his Humvee overturned in Kuwait on February 6, 2003

Officer Helge Boes
32
Counterterrorism Center, Central Intelligence Agency
Virginia
Killed when a grenade detonated prematurely during a live-fire exercise in eastern Afghanistan on February 5, 2003

Sgt. Michael C. Barry
29
205th Medical Battalion, Missouri Army National Guard
Overland Park, Kansas
Barry was fatally injured while riding in a vehicle that was struck by another vehicle in Doha, Qatar, on February 1, 2003.

 

[Engineer]

Army Sgt. Patrick D. Stewart

35
113th Aviation Regiment, Nevada National Guard, Stead, Nev.
Fernley, Nev.
Killed Sept. 25 when his CH-47Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan.


Army Sgt. Kenneth G. Ross

24
7th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, Giebelstadt, Germany
Peoria, Ariz.
Killed Sept. 25 when his CH-47Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan.


Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 John M. Flynn

36
113th Aviation Regiment, Nevada National Guard, Stead, Nev.
Sparks, Nev.
Killed Sept. 25 when his CH-47Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan.


Army Sgt. Tane T. Baum

30
113th Aviation Regiment, Oregon National Guard, Pendleton, Ore.
Pendleton, Ore.
Killed Sept. 25 when his CH-47Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan.


Army Warrant Officer Adrian B. Stump

22
113th Aviation Regiment, Oregon National Guard, Pendleton, Ore.
Pendleton, Ore.
Killed Sept. 25 when his CH-47Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan.

 

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March 2003

Staff Sgt. Jacob L. Frazier
24
169th Air Support Operations Squadron, 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard
St. Charles, Illinois
Killed when the four-vehicle convoy he was in was ambushed on a reconnaissance patrol in Geresk, Afghanistan, on March 29, 2003

Staff Sgt. Orlando Morales
33
Company D, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Manati, Puerto Rico
Killed when the four-vehicle convoy he was in was ambushed on a reconnaissance patrol in Afghanistan on March 29, 2003

Capt. Tamara L. Archuleta
23
41st Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Wing
Los Lunas, New Mexico
Killed along with five other Air Force rescue team members when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while on the way to help two injured Afghan children on March 23, 2003

Staff Sgt. Jason Hicks
25
41st Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Wing
Jefferson, South Carolina
Killed along with five other Air Force rescue team members when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while on the way to help two injured Afghan children on March 23, 2003

Master Sgt. Michael Maltz
42
38th Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Wing
St. Petersburg, Florida
Killed along with five other Air Force rescue team members when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while on the way to help two injured Afghan children on March 23, 2003

Senior Airman Jason Plite
21
38th Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Wing
Lansing, Michigan
Killed along with five other Air Force rescue team members when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while on the way to help two injured Afghan children on March 23, 2003

Lt. Col. John Stein
39
41st Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Wing
Bardolph, Illinois
Killed along with five other Air Force rescue team members when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while on the way to help two injured Afghan children on March 23, 2003

Staff Sgt. John Teal
29
41st Rescue Squadron, 347th Rescue Wing
Dallas, Texas
Killed along with five other Air Force rescue team members when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed while on the way to help two injured Afghan children on March 23, 2003

Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason Profitt
23
USS Deyo
Charlestown, Indiana
Died of a non-combat related injury while in the Red Sea on March 17, 2003

Pfc. James R. Dillon Jr.
19
3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division
Grove City, Pennsylvania
Died of a non-combat related injury in Kuwait on March 13, 2003

Pfc. Spence A. McNeil
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Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment
Bennettsville, South Carolina
Died on March 9, 2003, from injuries sustained when the vehicle he was traveling in rolled over near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on March 3, 2003