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
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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
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08/05/03 (I)
Staff Sgt. David L. Loyd
44, Jackson, Tennessee
U.S. Army National Guard
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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
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08/05/03 (I)
Spec. Farao K. Letufuga
20, Pago Pago, American Samoa
U.S. Army
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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
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08/06/03 (I)
Sgt. Leonard D. Simmons
33, New Bern, North Carolina
U.S. Army
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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
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08/06/03 (I)
Staff Sgt. Brian R. Hellerman
35, Freeport, Minnesota
U.S. Army
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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
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08/06/03 (I)
Pvt. Kyle C. Gilbert
20, Brattleboro, Vermont
U.S. Army
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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
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08/06/03 (I)
Spec. Zeferino E. Colunga
20, Bellville, Texas
U.S. Army
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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
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08/07/03 (I)
Pfc. Duane E. Longstreth
19, Tacoma, Washington
U.S. Army
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Non-combat - Weapon discharge (accident)
Died from noncombat-related injuries in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 7, 2003 B Company, 307th Engineer Battalion
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08/08/03 (I)
Pfc. Brandon Ramsey
21, Calumet City, Illinois
U.S. Army National Guard
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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
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08/08/03 (I)
Pvt. Matthew D. Bush
20, East Alton, Illinois
U.S. Army
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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
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08/09/03 (I)
Spec. Levi B. Kinchen
21, Tickfaw, Louisiana
U.S. Army
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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
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08/09/03 (I)
Sgt. Floyd G. Knighten Jr.
55, Olla, Louisiana
U.S. Army National Guard
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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
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08/10/03 (I)
Staff Sgt. David S. Perry
36, Bakersfield, California
U.S. Army National Guard
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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
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08/12/03 (I)
Pfc. Daniel R. Parker
18, Lake Elsinore, California
U.S. Army
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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
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08/12/03 (I)
Pfc. Timmy R. Brown Jr.
21, Conway, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
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Hostile - IED attack
Killed when his convoy struck a roadside bomb near Taji, Iraq, on August 12, 2003 D Company, 519th Military Intelligence Battalion
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08/12/03 (I)
Sgt. Taft V. Williams
29, New Orleans, Louisiana
U.S. Army
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Hostile - IED attack
Killed when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb near Ramadi, Iraq, on August 12, 2003 3rd Armored Cavalry REG
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08/12/03 (I)
Staff Sgt. Richard S. Eaton Jr.
37, Guilford, Connecticut
U.S. Army
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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
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08/13/03 (I)
Sgt. Steven W. White
29, Lawton, Oklahoma
U.S. Army
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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
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08/14/03 (I)
Pfc. David M. Kirchhoff
31, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
U.S. Army National Guard
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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
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08/17/03 (I)
Spec. Craig S. Ivory
26, Port Matilda, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
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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
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08/18/03 (I)
Spec. Eric R. Hull
23, Uniontown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
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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
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08/20/03 (I)
Sgt. Kenneth W. Harris Jr.
23, Charlotte, Tennessee
U.S. Army Reserve
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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
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08/20/03 (A)
Petty Officer 1st Class David M. Tapper
32, Camden County, New Jersey
U.S. Navy
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Bagram Air Base
Hostile fire
Navy SEAL
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08/20/03 (I)
Staff Sgt. Bobby C. Franklin
38, Mineral Bluff, Georgia
U.S. Army National Guard
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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
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08/21/03 (I)
Pfc. Michael S. Adams
20, Spartanburg, South Carolina
U.S. Army
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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
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08/21/03 (I)
Lt. Kylan A. Jones-Huffman
31, Aptos, California
U.S. Marine Corps
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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
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08/23/03 (I)
Pfc. Vorn J. Mack
19, Orangeburg, South Carolina
U.S. Army
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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
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08/23/03 (I)
Spec. Stephen M. Scott
21, Lawton, Oklahoma
U.S. Army
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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
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08/25/03 (I)
Pfc. Pablo Manzano
19, Heber, California
U.S. Army
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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
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08/25/03 (I)
Spec. Ronald D. Allen Jr.
22, Mitchell, Indiana
U.S. Army
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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
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08/26/03 (I)
Spec. Darryl T. Dent
21, Washington, District of Columbia
U.S. Army
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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
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08/27/03 (I)
Sgt. Gregory A. Belanger
24, Narragansett, Rhode Island
U.S. Army Reserve
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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
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08/27/03 (I)
Spec. Rafael L. Navea
34, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
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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
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08/27/03 (I)
Lt. Col. Anthony L. Sherman
43, Pottstown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army Reserve
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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
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08/29/03 (A)
Sgt. 1st Class Mitchell A. Lane
34, Lompoc, California
U.S. Army
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Deh Chopan (near), Zabul Province
Non-combat - Accident - fall
C Co., 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group
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08/29/03 (I)
Staff Sgt. Mark A. Lawton
41, Hayden, Colorado
U.S. Army Reserve
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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
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08/30/03 (I)
Sgt. Sean K. Cataudella
28, Tucson, Arizona
U.S. Army
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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
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08/31/03 (A)
Pfc. Adam L. Thomas
21, Palos Hills, Illinois
U.S. Army
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Shkin (NW of) (Paktika Province)
Hostile fire
1st Bat., 87th Inf. Reg., 10th Mountain Division
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08/31/03 (A)
Spec. Chad C. Fuller
24, Potsdam, New York
U.S. Army
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Shkin (NW of) (Paktika Province)
Hostile fire
1st Bat., 87th Inf. Reg., 10th Mountain Division
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