March, 2004
3 Killed - Afghanistan
52 Killed - Iraq
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03/02/04 (I) Spec. Michael R. Woodliff 22, Port Charlotte, Florida U.S. Army Killed when a roadside bomb struck his convoy in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 2, 2004 H&H Company, 1st BN, 37th Armor REG, 1st Armored Divisionn   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/05/04 (I) Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael J. Gray 32, Richmond, Virginia U.S. Navy Killed when his vehicle was struck from the rear by a civilian vehicle while he was traveling to Kuwait Navy Base on March 5, 2004 Navy Detachment, Kuwait Navy Base   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/07/04 (I) Capt. Gussie M. Jones 41, Shreveport, Louisiana U.S. Army A combat surgical nurse, Jones Died of a non-combat cause in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 7, 2004 31st Combat Support Hospital   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/08/04 (I) Pfc. Matthew G. Milczark 18, Kettle River, Minnesota U.S. Marines Died of a non-combat gunshot wound at Camp Victory, Kuwait, on March 8, 2004 2nd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/09/04 (I) Spec. Edward W. Brabazon 20, Levittown, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 9, 2004 2nd BN, 505th Parachute INF REG, 82nd Airborne Division   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo
03/09/04 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Richard S. Gottfried 42, Lake Ozark, Missouri U.S. Army Killed when he was struck by a roadside bomb in Tampa, Iraq, on March 9, 2004 1st DIV Support Command, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/10/04 (I) Pfc. Bert E. Hoyer 23, Ellsworth, Wisconsin U.S. Army Reserve Killed when a roadside bomb hit his convoy in Baquba, Iraq, on March 10, 2004 652nd Engineer Company, U.S. Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/11/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Joe L. Dunigan Jr. 37, Belton, Texas U.S. Army Killed when his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in Falluja, Iraq, on March 11, 2004 1st BN, 16th INF REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/11/04 (I) Spec. Christopher K. Hill 26, Ventura, California U.S. Army Killed when his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in Falluja, Iraq, on March 11, 2004 1st BN, 16th INF REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/11/04 (I) Pfc. Ernest Harold Sutphin 21, Parkersburg, West Virginia U.S. Army Died in Landstuhl, Germany, on March 18, 2004, of injuries sustained in a vehicle incident in Kirkuk, Iraq, on March 11, 2004 Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
03/11/04 (I) Fern L. Holland 3, , Civilian Baghdad Non-hostile	03/13/04 (I) Pfc. Joel K. Brattain 21, Santa Anna, California U.S. Army Killed when a roadside bomb device struck his Humvee while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 13, 2004 1st BN, 504th INF REG, 82nd Airborne Division   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	03/13/04 (I) Spec. Jocelyn L. Carrasquillo 28, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina U.S. Army Killed when a roadside bomb struck his vehicle on the main supply route in Iraq on March 13, 2004 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, North Carolina Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/13/04 (I) Capt. John F. Kurth 31, Columbus, Wisconsin U.S. Army Killed when his patrol encountered a roadside bomb in Tikrit, Iraq, on March 13, 2004 1st BN, 18th INF REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/13/04 (I) Sgt. Daniel J. Londono 22, Boston, Massachusetts U.S. Army Killed when a roadside bomb struck his Humvee while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 13, 2004 1st BN, 504th INF REG, 82nd Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
03/13/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Clint D. Ferrin 31, Picayune, Mississippi U.S. Army Killed when a roadside bomb struck his Humvee while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 13, 2004 1st BN, 504th INF REG, 82nd Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/13/04 (I) Spec. Jason C. Ford 21, Bowie, Maryland U.S. Army Killed when his patrol encountered a roadside bomb in Tikrit, Iraq, on March 13, 2004 1st BN, 18th INF REG, 1st Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/14/04 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Bradley C. Fox 34, Orlando, Florida U.S. Army Died April 20, 2004, in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries he received on March14, 2004, when his military vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Iraq 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/15/04 (I) Sgt. William J. Normandy 42, East Barre, Vermont U.S. Army National Guard Died of an apparent heart attack shortly after a physical training exerciseat Camp Virginia, Kuwait (north of Kuwait City), on March 15, 2004 Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery Regiment, Vermont Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/16/04 (I) Master Sgt. Thomas R. Thigpen Sr. 52, Greenville, South Carolina U.S. Army National Guard Died of a non-combat injury at Camp Virginia, Kuwait (north of Kuwait City), on March 16, 2004 Headquarters Company, 151st Signal Battalion, 228th Signal Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link
03/16/04 (I) 1st Lt. Michael R. Adams 24, Seattle, Washington U.S. Army Killed when the barrel of the .50 caliber weapon mounted on his tank struck him in Al Asad, Iraq, on March 16, 2004 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/17/04 (A) Sgt. Michael J. Esposito Jr. 22, Brentwood, New York U.S. Army Oruzgan province Hostile - hostile fire   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/17/04 (A) Staff Sgt. Anthony S. Lagman 26, Yonkers, New York U.S. Army Oruzgan province Hostile - hostile fire   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/17/04 (I) Spec. Tracy L. Laramore 30, Royse City, Texas U.S. Army Died of injuries sustained when his Bradley fighting vehicle went over an embankment and flipped over into a river in Baji, Iraq, on March 17,2004 1st BN, 18th INF REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/17/04 (I) Sgt. Ivory L. Phipps 44, Chicago, Illinois U.S. Army National Guard Killed in a mortar attack on Logistics Base Seitz in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 17, 2004 1544th Transportation Company, Illinois Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link
03/18/04 (I) Spec. Doron Chan 20, Highland, New York U.S. Army Died when his convoy vehicle was cut off by a civilian vehicle, causing his military vehicle to swerve, cross into oncoming traffic, and flip overnear Balad, Iraq, on March 18, 2004 Detachment 2, 411th Engineer Brigade, U.S. Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/18/04 (I) Pfc. Brandon C. Smith 20, Fayetteville, Arkansas U.S. Marines Killed in action during security and stability operations in Anbar province in northern Iraq on March 18, 2004 3rd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	03/18/04 (I) Pfc. Ricky A. Morris Jr. 20, Lubbock, Texas U.S. Marines Killed in action during security and stability operations in Anbar province in northern Iraq on March 18, 2004 3rd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/18/04 (I) Cpl. Andrew D. Brownfield 24, Clinton, Ohio U.S. Marines Died of wounds received from a mortar attack at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, on March 18, 2004 Marine Wing Support Squadron 374, MWS Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/19/04 (I) Spec. Clint Richard Matthews 31, Bedford, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Died March 19, 2004, in Baji, Iraq, from injuries sustained when his Bradley fighting vehicle went over a 60-foot embankment and flipped over onMarch 17, 2004 1st BN, 18th INF REG, 1st Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link
03/19/04 (I) Cpl. David M. Vicente 25, Methuen, Massachusetts U.S. Marines Killed in an attack near Hit, Iraq, on March 19, 2004 2nd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/19/04 (I) Pfc. Jason C. Ludlam 22, Arlington, Texas U.S. Army Ludlam was electrocuted while laying telephone wires at Forward Operating BaseComanche north of Baquba, Iraq, on March 19, 2004. 2nd BN, 2nd INF REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/20/04 (I) 1st Lt. Michael W. Vega 41, Lathrop, California U.S. Army Vegawas injured when his military vehicle rolled over in Diwaniya, Iraq, onMarch 11, 2004. He was evacuated to Walter Reed Army Medical Center inWashington, D.C., where he Died on March 20, 2004. Company A, 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion, California Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/20/04 (I) Spec. Matthew J. Sandri 24, Shamokin, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Killed when his living area came under rocket attack in Falluja, Iraq, on March 20, 2004 82nd Forward Support BN, 82nd Airborne Division   State Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/20/04 (I) Lt. Col. Mark D. Taylor 41, Stockton, California U.S. Army Killed when his living area came under rocket attack in Falluja, Iraq, on March 20, 2004 782nd Main Support BN, 82nd Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
03/21/04 (I) Pfc. Christopher E. Hudson 21, Carmel, Indiana U.S. Army Killed when his military vehicle was hit with a roadside bomb while on mountedpatrol in the Abu Ghraib district of Baghdad, Iraq, on March 21, 2004 2nd BN, 12th Armor REG, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/21/04 (I) Pvt. Dustin L. Kreider 19, Riverton, Kansas U.S. Army Killed in an accident during a pre-patrol test firing in preparation for a mission near Samarra, Iraq, on March 21, 2004 1st BN, 26th INF REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/22/04 (I) Pfc. Bruce Miller Jr. 23, Orange, New Jersey U.S. Army Died from a non-combat related shooting in Mosul, Iraq, on March 22, 2004 2nd INF BN, 3rd INF REG, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/22/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Andrew S. Dang 20, Foster City, California U.S. Marines Died due to hostile fire near Ramadi, Iraq, on March 22, 2004 1st Combat Engineer BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/24/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Wentz Jerome Henry Shanaberger III 33, Naples, Florida U.S. Army Killed when he was investigating a suspicious vehicle in Baquba, Iraq, and wasattacked by individuals using small arms and a homemade bomb on March24, 2004 21st Military Police Company, 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIII Airborne   Military Times Link W.Post Link
03/25/04 (I) Lance Cpl. James A. Casper 20, Coolidge, Texas U.S. Marines Died in a non-combat related incident at Asad, Iraq, on March 25, 2004 2nd BN, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/25/04 (I) Spec. Adam D. Froehlich 21, Pine Hill, New Jersey U.S. Army Killed when his patrol was attacked with a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 25, 2004 1st BN, 6th Field Artillery REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/25/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Jeffrey C. Burgess 20, Plymouth, Massachusetts U.S. Marines Killed in action during operations near Falluja, Iraq, on March 25, 2004 Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, MWS Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/26/04 (I) Pfc. Leroy Sandoval Jr. 21, Houston, Texas U.S. Marines Killed in a firefight with Iraqi insurgents in Falluja, Iraq, on March 26, 2004 2nd BN, 1st Marine REG, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/27/04 (I) Master Sgt. Timothy Toney 37, New York, New York U.S. Marines Died due to a non-combat related incident at Camp Wolverine, Kuwait, on March 27, 2004 Headquarters BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
03/28/04 (A) Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis Jallah Jr. 49, Fayetteville, North Carolina U.S. Army Walter Reed Army Medical Center Non-Hostile - Illness   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/29/04 (I) Pfc. Sean M. Schneider 22, Janesville, Wisconsin U.S. Army Died as the result of a vehicle accident near Baghdad, Iraq, on March 29, 2004 115th Forward Support Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/29/04 (I) Spec. Jeremiah J. Holmes 27, North Berwick, Maine U.S. Army Killed when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb and fell from a bridge near Balad, Iraq, on March 29, 2004 744th Transportation Company, New Hampshire Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/30/04 (I) Lance Cpl. William J. Wiscowiche 20, Victorville, California U.S. Marines Killed when a buried roadside bomb detonated as he was conducting a sweep forroadside bombs one mile from a Marine camp in Ramadi, Iraq, on March30, 2004 1st Combat Engineer BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/30/04 (I) Master Sgt. Richard L. Ferguson 45, Conway, New Hampshire U.S. Army Killed when the military vehicle he was riding in rolled over in Samarra, Iraq, on March 30, 2004 10th Special Forces Group   Military Times Link W.Post Link
03/31/04 (I) Pfc. Cleston C. Raney 20, Rupert, Idaho U.S. Army Killed along with four other soldiers when a roadside bomb hit their armoredpersonnel carrier in Habbaniya, Iraq, on March 31, 2004 1st Engineer BN, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/31/04 (I) Pvt. Brandon L. Davis 20, Cumberland, Maryland U.S. Army Killed along with four other soldiers when a roadside bomb hit their armored personnel carrier in Habbaniya, Iraq, on March 31, 2004 1st Engineer BN, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	03/31/04 (I) 1st Lt. Doyle M. Hufstedler 25, Abilene, Texas U.S. Army Killed along with four other soldiers when a roadside bomb hit their armoredpersonnel carrier in Habbaniya, Iraq, on March 31, 2004 1st Engineer BN, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/31/04 (I) Spec. Michael G. Karr Jr. 23, San Antonio, Texas U.S. Army Killed along with four other soldiers when a roadside bomb hit their armoredpersonnel carrier in Habbaniyah, Iraq, on March 31, 2004 1st Engineer BN, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/31/04 (I) Spec. Sean R. Mitchell 24, Youngsville, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Killed along with four other soldiers when a roadside bomb hit their armoredpersonnel carrier in Habbaniyah, Iraq, on March 31, 2004 1st Engineer BN, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division   Arlington   State Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link