June, 2003
3 Killed - Afghanistan    29 Killed - Iraq    Total: 32
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06/01/03 (I) Sgt. Jonathan W. Lambert 28, Newsite, Mississippi U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died June 1, 2003, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, as a result of injuries he suffered when his Humvee rolled over on May 26,2003, in Iraq Headquarters BN, 1st Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/03/03 (I) Sgt. Atanacio Haro Marin Jr. 27, Baldwin Park, California U.S. Army Hostile - Small arms fire Killed when the checkpoint his unit was manning south of Balad, Iraq, came under fire on June 3, 2003 Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/05/03 (I) Pfc. Branden F. Oberleitner 20, Worthington, Ohio U.S. Army Hostile - Grenade Killed when his patrol received grenade fire in Falluja, Iraq, on June 5, 2003 Company B, 2nd BN, 502nd INF REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/06/03 (A) Capt. Seth R. Michaud 27, Hudson, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Non-hostile - Friendly Fire A B-52 plane participating in a training exercise dropped its bombs too close to the ground forces in the an exercise in Djibouti. He was assigned to the Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-461, New River Marine Corps Air Station, N.C.   Arlington W.Post Link	06/06/03 (I) Petty Officer 3rd Class Doyle W. Bollinger Jr. 21, Poteau, Oklahoma U.S. Navy Non-combat - Ordnance explosion Killed when a piece of unexploded ordnance accidentally detonated in the area he was working on June 6, 2003, in Iraq Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133, 1st Naval Construction Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
06/06/03 (I) Petty Officer 3rd Class David Sisung 21, Phoenix, Arizona U.S. Navy Non-combat - cardiac arrest Died of cardiac arrest on June 6, 2003, while in the Persian Gulf Assigned to aircraft carrier USS Nimitz   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	06/06/03 (I) Sgt. Travis L. Burkhardt 26, Edina, Missouri U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when the vehicle he was in hit a curb along the road and rolled over in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 6, 2003 170th Military Police Company   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/07/03 (I) Pvt. Jesse M. Halling 19, Indianapolis, Indiana U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when his military police station came under fire from rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire on June 7, 2003, in Tikrit, Iraq 401st Military Police Company   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/08/03 (I) Sgt. Michael E. Dooley 23, Pulaski, Virginia U.S. Army Hostile - Small arms fire He was manning a checkpoint in Al Asad, Iraq, on June 8, 2003, when a vehicle approached and two people got out requesting a medic for a sickfriend. Immediately following the request for help, they opened fire,killing Dooley 1st Squadron 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/10/03 (I) Pfc. Gavin L. Neighbor 20, Somerset, Ohio U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade was fired at the trash collection pointhe was helping to operate in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 10, 2003 Company C, 3rd BN 325th INF, 82nd Airborne   Military Times Link W.Post Link
06/12/03 (I) Spec. John K. Klinesmith Jr. 25, Stockbridge, Georgia U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - drowned Klinesmith was last seen wading in the lake on the palace compound in Falluja,Iraq, on June 12, 2003. After a search, his body was discovered at the lake. Company C, 2nd BN 14th INF, 10th Mt. Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/13/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Andrew R. Pokorny 30, Naperville, Illinois U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when his M113 armored personnel carrier threw a track, causing it to roll over in Al Asad, Iraq, on June 13, 2003 3rd Air Defense Artillery, 3rd Armored Cavalry   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/15/03 (I) Pfc. Ryan R. Cox 19, Derby, Kansas U.S. Marine Corps Non-hostile - Friendly Fire Died as a result of a non-hostile gunshot wound he sustained near Najaf, Iraq, on June 15, 2003 1st BN, 7th Marine REG, 1st Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/16/03 (I) Pvt. Shawn D. Pahnke 25, Shelbyville, Indiana U.S. Army Hostile - Small arms fire Killed when he was shot in the back while sitting in a military vehicle during a patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 16, 2003 Company C, 1st BN, 37th Armored REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/16/03 (I) Sgt. Joseph D. Suell 24, Lufkin, Texas U.S. Army Non-combat - Illness Died from a non-combat related cause on June 16, 2003, in Todjie, Iraq 5th BN, 3rd Field Artillery REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link
06/17/03 (I) Sgt. Michael L. Tosto 24, Apex, North Carolina U.S. Army Non-combat Died from a non-combat related cause at Camp Wolf, Kuwait, on June 17, 2003 1st BN, 35th Armrd REG, 1st Arm. Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	06/17/03 (I) Pvt. Robert L. Frantz 19, San Antonio, Texas U.S. Army Hostile - Grenade Killed when a grenade thrown by a local resident exploded near him while on guard duty in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 17, 2003 1st BN, 36th INF REG, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/18/03 (I) Pfc. Michael R. Deuel 21, Nemo, South Dakota U.S. Army Hostile - Small arms fire Killed in a drive-by attack while on guard duty at a propane distribution center in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 18, 2003 2nd BN, 325th INF REG, 82nd Airborne   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	06/19/03 (I) Spec. Paul T. Nakamura 21, Santa Fe Springs, California U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade hit a U.S. military ambulance south of Baghdad, Iraq, on June 19, 2003 437th Medical Company   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/22/03 (I) Spec. Orenthial J. Smith 21, Allendale, South Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed when the convoy he was traveling in was ambushed by small-arms fire on June 22, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq Company A, 123rd Main Support Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link
06/24/03 (I) Spec. Cedric L. Lennon 32, West Blocton, Alabama U.S. Army Non-combat Died of a non-combat related cause in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 24, 2003 H & H Troop, 2nd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/25/03 (A) Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas E. Retzer 30, San Diego, California U.S. Navy Near Gardez Hostile fire Interior Communications Electrician, Navy SEAL   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/25/03 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Gladimir Philippe 37, Linden, New Jersey U.S. Army Hostile Discovered missing from his post approximately 24 miles (40 km) north of Baghdadon June 25, 2003. A search party found his remains west of Taji, Iraq,on June 28. BN B, 3rd BN, 18th Field Artillery REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/25/03 (I) Lance Cpl. Gregory E. MacDonald 29, Washington, District of Columbia U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when the light armored vehicle he was traveling in rolled over on June 25, 2003, in Iraq B Company, 4th Light Armored Recon Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/25/03 (I) Pfc. Kevin C. Ott 27, Columbus, Ohio U.S. Army Hostile Discovered missing from his post approximately 24 miles (40 km) north of Baghdadon June 25, 2003. A search party found his remains west of al Taji,Iraq, on June 28. BN B, 3rd BN, 18th Field Artillery REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link
06/26/03 (I) Hospitalman Joshua McIntosh 22, Kingman, Arizona U.S. Navy Non-combat - Gunshot wound Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound on June 26, 2003, in Karbala, Iraq A Navy corpsman assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/26/03 (I) Spec. Richard P. Orengo 32, Toa Alta, Puerto Rico U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Shot and killed in Najaf, Iraq, on June 26, 2003 755th Military Police Company   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/26/03 (I) Spec. Corey A. Hubbell 20, Urbana, Illinois U.S. Army Non-combat - Illness Died from a non-combat related cause in Camden Yards, Kuwait, on June 26, 2003 Company B, 46th Engineer Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/26/03 (I) Spec. Andrew F. Chris 25, River Vale, California U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when his vehicle passed by an vehicle loaded with explosives that detonated on June 26, 2003, in southwest Baghdad. Chris was serving onTask Force 20, the special operations unit hunting for Saddam Husseinand other fugitive Iraqi leaders Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/27/03 (I) Cpl. Tomas Sotelo Jr. 20, Houston, Texas U.S. Army Hostile - RPG attack Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle while traveling in a convoy in Baghdad, Iraq,on June 27, 2003 Headquarters Troop, 2nd Armored Cavalry   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo
06/28/03 (A) Spec. Kelvin E. Feliciano Gutierrez 21, Anasco, Puerto Rico U.S. Army Unspecified   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/28/03 (I) Sgt. Timothy M. Conneway 22, Enterprise, Alabama U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died on June 28, 2003, of injuries he received when an explosive devicedetonated and struck his vehicle on June 26 in Baghdad, Iraq 3rd BN, 75th Ranger Reg   Military Times Link W.Post Link