February, 2004
2 Killed - Afghanistan    23 Killed - Iraq    Total: 25
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02/01/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Roger C. Turner Jr. 37, Parkersburg, West Virginia U.S. Army Hostile - Rocket attack Killed in a rocket attack on Logistics Support Area Anaconda in Balad, Iraq, on February 1, 2004 He was assigned to the H & H Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry REG, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/01/04 (I) Pfc. Armando Soriano 20, Houston, Texas U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died when his Humvee slid off the road and rolled over while in atwo-vehicle convoy on a supply route in Haditha, Iraq, on February 1,2004 He was assigned to the Howitzer Battery, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/03/04 (I) 2nd Lt. Seth J. Dvorin 24, Fairview Heights, New Jersey U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb exploded while he was conducting counter-IED operations along a supply route in Iskandariya, Iraq, on February 3,2004 He was assigned to Battery B, 3rd BN, 62nd Air Defense Artillery REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/05/04 (I) Spec. Joshua L. Knowles 23, Sheffield, Iowa U.S. Army Hostile - Mortar attack Killed when he was hit by a mortar round at a Baghdad International Airport checkpoint on February 5, 2004 He was assigned to the 1133rd Transportation Company, Iowa National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/08/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Richard P. Ramey 27, Canton, Ohio U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated in Mahmudiya, Iraq, on February 8, 2004 He was assigned to the 703rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment   Military Times Link W.Post Link
02/09/04 (I) Sgt. Elijah Tai Wah Wong 42, Mesa, Arizona U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when a collection of unexploded ordnance, rocket-propelled grenades andmortar rounds detonated while being moved to a demolition point inSinjar, Iraq, on February 9, 2004 He was assigned to the 363rd Explosive Ordnance Company, Arizona Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/09/04 (I) Sgt. Thomas D. Robbins 27, Schenectady, New York U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when a collection of unexploded ordnance, rocket-propelled grenades andmortar rounds detonated while being moved to a demolition point inSinjar, Iraq, on February 9, 2004 He was assigned to the Troop A, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry REG (Stryker)   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/10/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Christopher Bunda 29, Bremerton, Washington U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - drowned Bunda was listed as missing after his boat capsized during a river patrol with local police in Mosul, Iraq, on January 25, 2004. His remains wererecovered on February 10, 2004. He was assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/10/04 (I) Master Sgt. Jude C. Mariano 39, Vallejo, California U.S. Air Force Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died of injuries sustained in a two-car accident in Doha, Qatar, on February 10, 2004 He was assigned to the 615th Air Mobility Operations Squadron, 615th Air Mobility Operations Group   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     Link	02/11/04 (I) Pfc. William C. Ramirez 19, Portland, Oregon U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb exploded while he was on a mounted patrol in western Baghdad, Iraq, on February 11, 2004 He was assigned to the Troop E, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link
02/11/04 (I) Sgt. Patrick S. Tainsh 33, Oceanside, California U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Tainshwas on patrol in western Baghdad, Iraq, when a roadside bomb struck hisHumvee. Wounded in the explosion, Tainsh fired more than 400 rounds atinsurgents to allow eight wounded soldiers to be evacuated on February11, 2004. He Died of his wounds and wa He was assigned to the Troop E, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/12/04 (I) Spec. Eric U. Ramirez 31, San Diego, California U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when he was attacked by small-arms fire, a rocket-propelled grenade anda roadside bomb in Abu Gharib on the western edge of Baghdad, Iraq, onFebruary 12, 2004 He was assigned to the 670th Military Police Company, California Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/13/04 (I) Pfc. Bryan N. Spry 19, Chestertown, Maryland U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died when his vehicle rolled into a water-filled ditch in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 13, 2004 He was assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/13/04 (A) Sgt. Nicholes D. Golding 24, Addison, Maine U.S. Army Ghazni Hostile - hostile fire - land mine He was assigned to Company C, 2/87th Infantry Regiment   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/14/04 (I) 1st Lt. Adam G. Mooney 28, Cambridge, Maryland U.S. Army Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Mooney was initially listed as missing after his OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter crashed into the Tigris River near Mosul, Iraq, during a search for a missing soldier on January 25, 2004. His remains were recovered on February 14, 2004. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
02/16/04 (I) Spec. Michael M. Merila 23, Sierra Vista, Arizona U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when his convoy was hit by a roadside bomb in Tal Afar, Iraq, on February 16, 2004 He was assigned to the H&H Troop, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/16/04 (I) Pfc. Nichole M. Frye 19, Lena, Wisconsin U.S. Army Reserve Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb struck her convoy in Baquba, Iraq, on February 16, 2004 She was assigned to Company A, 415th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/16/04 (I) Spec. Christopher M. Taylor 25, Daphne, Alabama U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb struck his convoy in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 16, 2004 He was assigned to the 1165th Military Police Company, Alabama Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/16/04 (I) Sgt. Brandon E. Adams 22, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Hostile - Grenade Died on September 19, 2004, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of injuries sustained when a grenade exploded as hewas clearing a house in Falluja, Iraq, on February 16, 2004 He was assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division   State Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/19/04 (I) 2nd Lt. Jeffrey C. Graham 24, Elizabethtown, Kentucky U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died of injuries sustained from small-arms fire and a roadside bomb attack near Khalidiyah, Iraq, on February 19, 2004 He was assigned to C Company, 1st BN, 34th Armor REG, 1st Brigade Combat Team   Military Times Link W.Post Link
02/19/04 (I) Spec. Roger G. Ling 20, Douglaston, New York U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died of injuries sustained from small-arms fire and a roadside bomb attack near Khalidiya, Iraq, on February 19, 2004 He was assigned to C Company, 1st BN, 34th Armor REG, 1st Brigade Combat Team   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/20/04 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Henry A. Bacon 45, Wagram, North Carolina U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died when he was struck by a recovery vehicle while he was assisting a disabled vehicle in Ad Dujayl, Iraq, on February 20, 2004 He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 10th Armd Cavalry REG, 4th AV Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/25/04 (I) Chief Warrant Officer Matthew C. Laskowski 32, Phoenix, Arizona U.S. Army Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when the OH-58 Kiowa helicopter he was flying crashed in Habbinayah, Iraq, on February 25, 2004 He was assigned to the 4th Squadron, Outlaw Troop, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/25/04 (A) Spec. David E. Hall 21, Uniontown, Kansas U.S. Army Reserve Kabul Non-combat - Accident He was assigned to the 805th Military Police Company, 16th Military Police Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/25/04 (I) Chief Warrant Officer Stephen M. Wells 29, North Egremont, Massachusetts U.S. Army Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when the OH-58 Kiowa helicopter he was flying crashed in Habbinaya, Iraq, on February 25, 2004 He was assigned to the 4th Squadron, Outlaw Troop, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link