July, 2004
2 Killed - Afghanistan    53 Killed - Iraq    Total: 55
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07/01/04 (I) Sgt. Christopher A. Wagener 24, Fairview Heights, Illinois U.S. Army Hostile - Land mine Killed when his convoy vehicle hit a land mine in Mosul, Iraq, on July 1, 2004 10th Aviation BN, 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/01/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Stephen G. Martin 39, Rhinelander, Wisconsin U.S. Army Hostile - Car bomb Died July 1, 2004, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.,from injuries received when a car bomb exploded near his guard post inMosul, Iraq, on June 24 330th Military Police Detachment, Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/01/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Timothy R. Creager 21, Millington, Tennessee U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died due to hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 1, 2004 2nd Light Armored RECON BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/01/04 (I) Sgt. Kenneth Conde Jr. 23, Orlando, Florida U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died due to injuries received from enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 1, 2004 2nd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/02/04 (I) Lance Cpl. James B. Huston Jr. 22, Umatilla, Oregon U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died in a vehicle accident while his unit was responding to hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 2, 2004 2nd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/02/04 (I) 2nd Lt. Brian D. Smith 30, McKinney, Texas U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Died when he was shot during combat operations in Habbaniya, Iraq, on July 2, 2004 1st BN, 34th Armored REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/04/04 (A) Spec. Julie R. Hickey 20, Galloway, Ohio U.S. Army Reserve Landstuhl Reg. Med. Center Non-combat - Illness 412th Civil Affairs Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/05/04 (I) Lance Cpl. John J. Van Gyzen IV 21, Dighton, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 5, 2004 3rd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/05/04 (I) Cpl. Dallas L. Kerns 21, Mountain Grove, Missouri U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 5, 2004 3rd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/05/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Michael S. Torres 21, El Paso, Texas U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 5, 2004 3rd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/06/04 (I) Pfc. Rodricka A. Youmans 22, Allendale, South Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 6, 2004 2nd Light Armored RECON BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/06/04 (I) Cpl. Jeffrey D. Lawrence 22, Tucson, Arizona U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 6, 2004 2nd Light Armored RECON BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/06/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Justin T. Hunt 22, Riverside, California U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died as a result of hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 6, 2004 2nd Light Armored RECON BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/06/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Scott E. Dougherty 20, Bradenton, Florida U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 6, 2004 2nd Light Armored RECON BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/06/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Mark E. Engel 21, Grand Junction, Colorado U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Died on July 21, 2004, at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of wounds he received as result of enemy action in Anbarprovince, Iraq, on July 6, 2004 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/07/04 (I) Pvt. 1st Class Samuel R. Bowen 38, Cleveland, Ohio U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade exploded near his vehicle in Samarra, Iraq, on July 7, 2004 Headquarters Company, 216th Engineer Battalion, Ohio Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/07/04 (I) Sgt. Michael C. Barkey 22, Canal Fulton, Ohio U.S. Army National Guard Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died when a tire on his military vehicle blew out, the driver lost controland the vehicle turned over in Ramadi, Iraq, on July 7, 2004 1484th Transportation Company, Ohio Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/08/04 (I) Spec. Joseph M. Garmback Jr. 24, Cleveland, Ohio U.S. Army Hostile - Car bomb Killed along with four other soldiers when a car bomb struck the Iraqi National Guard Headquarters building in Samarra, Iraq, on July 8, 2004 1st BN, 26th INF REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/08/04 (I) Spec. Shawn M. Davies 22, Hopewell, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Non-combat related illness Died of a non-combat related illness in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 8, 2004 4th BN, 5th Air Defense Artillery REG, 1st Cavalry Division   State Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/08/04 (I) Spec. Jeremiah W. Schmunk 21, Richland, Washington U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when his vehicle came under attack by rocket-propelled grenade and small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 8, 2004 Company C, 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, 81st Armored Brigade, Washington Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/08/04 (I) Pfc. Collier E. Barcus 21, McHenry, Illinois U.S. Army Hostile - Car bomb Killed along with four other soldiers when a car bomb struck the Iraqi National Guard Headquarters building in Samarra, Iraq, on July 8, 2004 1st BN, 26th INF REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/08/04 (I) Spec. William R. Emanuel IV 19, Stockton, California U.S. Army Samarra, Iraq Hostile - Car bomb Killed along with four other soldiers when a car bomb struck the Iraqi National Guard Headquarters building in Samarra, Iraq, on July 8, 2004 1st BN, 26th INF REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/08/04 (I) Sgt. Robert E. Colvill 31, Anderson, Indiana U.S. Army Hostile - Car bomb Killed along with four other soldiers when a car bomb struck the Iraqi National Guard Headquarters building in Samarra, Iraq, on July 8, 2004 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/08/04 (I) Spec. Sonny G. Sampler 23, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma U.S. Army Hostile - Car bomb Killed along with four other soldiers when a car bomb struck the Iraqi National Guard Headquarters building in Samarra, Iraq, on July 8, 2004 1st BN, 26th INF REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/10/04 (I) Pfc. Christopher J. Reed 20, Craigmont, Idaho U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died when his Humvee drove off the road into a canal in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 10, 2004 3rd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/10/04 (I) Cpl. Terry Holmes 22, Hollywood, Florida U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died when his Humvee drove off the road into a canal in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 10, 2004 Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/10/04 (I) Sgt. Krisna Nachampassak 27, Burke, Virginia U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died when his Humvee drove off the road into a canal in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 10, 2004 3rd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/10/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Trevor Spink 36, Farmington, Missouri U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died when his Humvee drove off the road into a canal in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 10, 2004 3rd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/11/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Jeremy J. Fischer 26, Lincoln, Nebraska U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his convoy vehicle in Samarra, Iraq, on July 11, 2004 267th Ordnance Company, Nebraska Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/11/04 (I) Master Sgt. Linda Ann Tarango-Griess 33, Sutton, Nebraska U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near her convoy vehicle in Samarra, Iraq, on July 11, 2004 267th Ordnance Company, Nebraska Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/11/04 (I) Spec. Dana N. Wilson 26, Fountain, Colorado U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died in a head-on collision between two vehicles near Hillah, Iraq, on July 11, 2004 1st BN, 94th Field Artillery REG, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/11/04 (I) Sgt. James G. West 34, Watertown, New York U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died when the vehicle he was riding in was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle near Hillah, Iraq, on July 11, 2004 1st BN, 94th Field Artillery REG, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/11/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Dustin W. Peters 25, El Dorado, Kansas U.S. Air Force Hostile - hostile fire Died as result of enemy action near Forward Operating Base Summerall outside of Bayji, Iraq, on July 11, 2004 314th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 314th Mission Support Group, 314th Airlift Wing   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/12/04 (A) Spec. Juan M. Torres 25, Houston, Texas U.S. Army Reserve Bagram Air Base Non-combat - non-combat related injuries 453rd Transportation Company   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/13/04 (I) Pfc. Torry D. Harris 21, Chicago, Illinois U.S. Army Non-combat Died of non-combat related injuries in Tikrit, Iraq, on July 13, 2004 12th Chemical Company   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/14/04 (I) Pfc. Jesse J. Martinez 20, Tracy, California U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when his vehicle rolled over as the driver tried to avoid another vehicle in Tal Afar, Iraq, on July 14, 2004 5th BN, 20th INF REG, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/14/04 (I) Cpl. Demetrius L. Rice 24, Ortonville, Minnesota U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when his vehicle rolled over as the driver tried to avoid another vehicle in Tal Afar, Iraq, on July 14, 2004 5th BN, 20th INF REG, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/16/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Bryan P. Kelly 21, Klamath, Oregon U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died due to injuries received from enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 16, 2004 1st Combat Engineer BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/17/04 (I) Sgt. 1st Class David A. Hartman 41, Akron, Michigan U.S. Army Reserve Hostile - IED attack Killed when the vehicle he was driving was hit by a roadside bomb in Bayji, Iraq, on July 17, 2004 401st Transportation Company, Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/17/04 (I) Spec. Craig S. Frank 24, Lincoln Park, Michigan U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when his convoy vehicle hit a roadside bomb near Baghdad, Iraq, on July 17, 2004 1775th Military Police Company, Michigan Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/19/04 (I) Sgt. Dale T. Lloyd 22, Watsontown, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Hostile - Mortar attack Killed when multiple mortars rounds hit a forward operating base in Scandaria, Iraq, on July 19, 2004 1st BN, 32nd INF REG, 10th Mountain Division   State Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/19/04 (I) Pfc. Charles C. Persing 20, Albany, Louisiana U.S. Army Hostile - Mortar attack Killed when multiple mortars rounds hit a forward operating base in Scandaria, Iraq, on July 19, 2004 1st BN, 32nd INF REG, 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/20/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Michael J. Clark 29, Leesburg Lake, Florida U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 20, 2004 Combat Service Support BN 1, CSS Gp 11, 1st Force SS Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	07/20/04 (I) Spec. Danny B. Daniels II 23, Varney, West Virginia U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when his patrol vehicle came under attack by small-arms fire and hit a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 20, 2004 630th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police BN, 89th Military Police Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/20/04 (I) Cpl. Todd J. Godwin 21, Zanesville, Ohio U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died due to injuries received from enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 20, 2004 1st BN, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/21/04 (I) Spec. Nicholas H. Blodgett 21, Wyoming, Michigan U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when his patrol vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Ad Duluyiah, Iraq, on July 21, 2004 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/22/04 (I) Pvt. 1st Class Torey J. Dantzler 22, Columbia, Louisiana U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died when a roadside bomb detonated near his convoy vehicle in Samarra, Iraq, on July 22, 2004 66th Transportation Company   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/22/04 (I) Sgt. Tatjana Reed 34, Fort Campbell, Kentucky U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died when a roadside bomb detonated near her convoy vehicle in Samarra, Iraq, on July 22, 2004 66th Transportation Company   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/23/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Vincent M. Sullivan 23, Chatham, New Jersey U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died due to injuries received from enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 23, 2004 Headquarters & Service Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/24/04 (I) Spec. Nicholas J. Zangara 21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his convoy vehicle in Tikrit, Iraq, on July 24, 2004 1st BN, 7th Field Artillery REG, 1st Infantry Division   State Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/27/04 (I) Sgt. DeForest L. Talbert 24, Charleston, West Virginia U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Died when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Balad, Iraq, on July 27, 2004 Company C, 1st Battalion, 150th Armor Regiment, West Virginia Army National Guard   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/28/04 (I) Gunnery Sgt. Shawn A. Lane 33, Corning, New York U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 28, 2004 Headquarters BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/28/04 (I) Spec. Ken W. Leisten 20, Cornelius, Oregon U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when his up-armored Humvee struck a roadside bomb in Taji, Iraq, on July 28, 2004 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/28/04 (I) Lt. Col. David S. Greene 39, Raleigh, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed while while providing cover and close-air support from his AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopter during the evacuation of critically injuredMarines in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 28, 2004 Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Air Wing   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/29/04 (I) Spec. Joseph F. Herndon II 21, Derby, Kansas U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed when he was shot while on guard duty in Hawijah, Iraq, on July 29, 2004 1st BN, 27th INF REG, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link