August, 2003
4 Killed - Afghanistan    35 Killed - Iraq    Total: 39
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08/01/03 (I) Spec. Justin W. Hebert 20, Arlington, Washington U.S. Army Jar Silah, Iraq Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when his vehicle was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade in Kirkuk, Iraq, on August 1, 2003 319th Field Artillery, 173rd Airborne Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/05/03 (I) Staff Sgt. David L. Loyd 44, Jackson, Tennessee U.S. Army National Guard Non-combat - Natural causes He experienced severe chest pain while on a mission and was pronounced dead at a Kuwaiti hospital on August 5, 2003. Detachment 1, 1175th Transportation Company, Tennessee Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/05/03 (I) Spec. Farao K. Letufuga 20, Pago Pago, American Samoa U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident Died when he fell from a building while performing guard duty in Mosul, Iraq on August 5, 2003 H&H Company, 3rd BN, 327th INF REG, 101st Airborne   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	08/06/03 (I) Sgt. Leonard D. Simmons 33, New Bern, North Carolina U.S. Army Non-combat - Natural causes Died after suffering a seizure in Mosul, Iraq, on August 6, 2003 C Company, 3rd BN, 512nd INF REG, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/06/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Brian R. Hellerman 35, Freeport, Minnesota U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed when an Iraqi vehicle ambushed his unit in Baghdad, Iraq on August 6, 2003 C Company, 2nd BN, 325th Para. REG, 82nd Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
08/06/03 (I) Pvt. Kyle C. Gilbert 20, Brattleboro, Vermont U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed when an Iraqi vehicle ambushed his unit in Baghdad, Iraq on August 6, 2003 C Company, 2nd BN, 325th Para REG, 82nd Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/06/03 (I) Spec. Zeferino E. Colunga 20, Bellville, Texas U.S. Army Non-combat related illness Evacuated from Iraq on August 4, 2003, and Died of a non-combat illness at Homburg University Hospital, Germany on August 6 4th Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/07/03 (I) Pfc. Duane E. Longstreth 19, Tacoma, Washington U.S. Army Non-combat - Weapon discharge (accident) Died from noncombat-related injuries in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 7, 2003 B Company, 307th Engineer Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/08/03 (I) Pfc. Brandon Ramsey 21, Calumet City, Illinois U.S. Army National Guard Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when his vehicle rolled over during a chase of a suspicious vehiclewhile on a convoy escort mission in Tallil, Iraq, on August 8, 2003 933rd Military Police Company, Illinois Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/08/03 (I) Pvt. Matthew D. Bush 20, East Alton, Illinois U.S. Army Non-combat - Natural causes Died in his sleep on August 8, 2003, in Camp Caldwell in Kirkush, Iraq. Afellow soldier tried to wake Bush and noticed he was not breathing. F Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Armored Cavalry   Military Times Link W.Post Link
08/09/03 (I) Spec. Levi B. Kinchen 21, Tickfaw, Louisiana U.S. Army Non-combat A fellow soldier tried to wake Kinchen and noticed he was not breathing on August 9, 2003, in troop living quarters in Baghdad, Iraq. Attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful. 2nd Armored Cavalry REG   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/09/03 (I) Sgt. Floyd G. Knighten Jr. 55, Olla, Louisiana U.S. Army National Guard Non-combat - Illness Died from apparent heat stress while riding in a convoy north of Diwaniya, Iraq on August 9, 2003 1087th Transportation Support Company, Louisiana Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/10/03 (I) Staff Sgt. David S. Perry 36, Bakersfield, California U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - Explosion Killed when a suspicious package that he was inspecting exploded in Baquba, Iraq, on August 10, 2003 649th Military Police Company, California Army National Guard   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/12/03 (I) Pfc. Daniel R. Parker 18, Lake Elsinore, California U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Fatally injured when he thrown from his vehicle after the driver swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle in another lane in Mosul, Iraq, on August 12,2003 B BN, 2nd BN, 44th Air Defense REG, 101st   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/12/03 (I) Pfc. Timmy R. Brown Jr. 21, Conway, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when his convoy struck a roadside bomb near Taji, Iraq, on August 12, 2003 D Company, 519th Military Intelligence Battalion   Arlington   State Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link
08/12/03 (I) Sgt. Taft V. Williams 29, New Orleans, Louisiana U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb near Ramadi, Iraq, on August 12, 2003 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/12/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Richard S. Eaton Jr. 37, Guilford, Connecticut U.S. Army Non-combat - Illness Died in Ramadi, Iraq, after a fellow soldier tried to wake him and noticed he was not breathing on August 12, 2003 323rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Army Reserves   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/13/03 (I) Sgt. Steven W. White 29, Lawton, Oklahoma U.S. Army Hostile - Land mine Died of injuries he received when his M113 armored personnel carrier hit an antitank mine in Tikrit, Iraq, on August 13, 2003 H&H BN, 4th BN, 42nd Field Artillery REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/14/03 (I) Pfc. David M. Kirchhoff 31, Cedar Rapids, Iowa U.S. Army National Guard Non-combat - Illness Suffered heat stroke on August 8, 2003, and was evacuated to Landstuhl RegionalMedical Center in Germany, where he Died on August 14 2133rd Transportation Company, Iowa Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/17/03 (I) Spec. Craig S. Ivory 26, Port Matilda, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Non-combat Ivorywas medically evacuated due to a non-combat related cause from Kuwaiton August 12, 2003 and Died on August 17 at Homberg UniversityHospital, Germany 501st Forward Support Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade   State Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo
08/18/03 (I) Spec. Eric R. Hull 23, Uniontown, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died of injuries received when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb while returning from the Baghdad airport on August 18, 2003 307th Military Police Company, Army Reserves   State Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	08/20/03 (I) Sgt. Kenneth W. Harris Jr. 23, Charlotte, Tennessee U.S. Army Reserve Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Fatally injured in a two-vehicle accident that happened when a supply convoy came under small-arms fire southeast of Diwaniyah, Iraq on August 20,2003 212th Transportation Company, Army Reserves   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	08/20/03 (A) Petty Officer 1st Class David M. Tapper 32, Camden County, New Jersey U.S. Navy Bagram Air Base Hostile fire Navy SEAL   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/20/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Bobby C. Franklin 38, Mineral Bluff, Georgia U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb was detonated in the Karkah district of Baghdad, Iraq on August 20, 2003 Detachment 2, 210th Military Police Company, North Carolina Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/21/03 (I) Pfc. Michael S. Adams 20, Spartanburg, South Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - Small arms fire Died of injuries sustained in a fire during a small-arms fire exercise. The fire began when a bullet ricocheted and ignited a fire in the building in Baghdad, Iraq on August 21, 2003 1st BN, 35th Armor REG, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo
08/21/03 (I) Lt. Kylan A. Jones-Huffman 31, Aptos, California U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed when an unidentified gunman shot him as he was riding in a sport-utility vehicle slowed by traffic congestion in Hilla, Iraq on August 21, 2003 A Navy officer on temporary duty with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/23/03 (I) Pfc. Vorn J. Mack 19, Orangeburg, South Carolina U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - drowned Died when he jumped into the Euphrates River to take a swim near the Haditha Dam, west of Ramadi, Iraq, and did not resurface on August 23, 2003 H&H Trp., 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/23/03 (I) Spec. Stephen M. Scott 21, Lawton, Oklahoma U.S. Army Non-combat - Gunshot wound Died as a result of a non-hostile gunshot wound on August 23, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq H&H Trp., 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	08/25/03 (I) Pfc. Pablo Manzano 19, Heber, California U.S. Army Non-combat - Gunshot wound Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Logistical Support Area Dogwood, Iraq, on August 25, 2003 B Company, 54th Engineer BN, V Corps   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/25/03 (I) Spec. Ronald D. Allen Jr. 22, Mitchell, Indiana U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident that occurred during convoy operations near Balad, Iraq on August 25, 2003 502nd Pers. Service BN, 43rd Area Support Group   Military Times Link W.Post Link
08/26/03 (I) Spec. Darryl T. Dent 21, Washington, District of Columbia U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb struck his vehicle in a convoy near Ramadi, Iraq, on August 26, 2003 547th Transportation Company, District of Columbia Army National Guard   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/27/03 (I) Sgt. Gregory A. Belanger 24, Narragansett, Rhode Island U.S. Army Reserve Hostile - IED attack Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb struck his vehicle in Al Hallia, Iraq on August 27, 2003 Headquarters Company, 325th Military Intelligence Battalion, U.S. Army Reserves   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/27/03 (I) Spec. Rafael L. Navea 34, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Falluja, Iraq, on August 27, 2003 C BN, 2nd BN, 5th Field Artillery REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/27/03 (I) Lt. Col. Anthony L. Sherman 43, Pottstown, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Reserve Non-combat Found unconscious in his living quarters and Died after cardio-pulmonaryresuscitation and other attempts to revive him were unsucessful on August 27, 2003, in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait 304th Civil Affairs Brigade, Army Reserves   State Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo   photo	08/29/03 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Mitchell A. Lane 34, Lompoc, California U.S. Army Deh Chopan (near), Zabul Province Non-combat - Accident - fall C Co., 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link
08/29/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Mark A. Lawton 41, Hayden, Colorado U.S. Army Reserve Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when his convoy was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade on August 29, 2003, north of As Suaydat, Iraq Detachment 1, Company A, 244th Engineer Battalion, Army Reserves   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/30/03 (I) Sgt. Sean K. Cataudella 28, Tucson, Arizona U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died when the military vehicle he was driving hit an embankment and rolled into a canal in Baquba, Iraq, on August 30, 2003 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry REG, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/31/03 (A) Pfc. Adam L. Thomas 21, Palos Hills, Illinois U.S. Army Shkin (NW of) (Paktika Province) Hostile fire 1st Bat., 87th Inf. Reg., 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	08/31/03 (A) Spec. Chad C. Fuller 24, Potsdam, New York U.S. Army Shkin (NW of) (Paktika Province) Hostile fire 1st Bat., 87th Inf. Reg., 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link