March, 2004
3 Killed - Afghanistan   
52 Killed - Iraq   
Total: 55
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03/02/04 (I)
Spec. Michael R. Woodliff
22, Port Charlotte, Florida
U.S. Army
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Hostile - IED attack
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
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03/05/04 (I)
Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael J. Gray
32, Richmond, Virginia
U.S. Navy
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Hostile - hostile fire
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
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03/07/04 (I)
Capt. Gussie M. Jones
41, Shreveport, Louisiana
U.S. Army
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Non-combat - Illness
A combat surgical nurse, Jones Died of a non-combat cause in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 7, 2004 31st Combat Support Hospital
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03/08/04 (I)
Pfc. Matthew G. Milczark
18, Kettle River, Minnesota
U.S. Marine Corps
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Non-combat
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
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03/09/04 (I)
Sgt. 1st Class Richard S. Gottfried
42, Lake Ozark, Missouri
U.S. Army
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Hostile - IED attack
Killed when he was struck by a roadside bomb in Tampa, Iraq, on March 9, 2004 1st DIV Support Command, 1st Infantry Division
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03/09/04 (I)
Spec. Edward W. Brabazon
20, Levittown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
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Non-combat - Gunshot wound
Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 9, 2004 2nd BN, 505th Parachute INF REG, 82nd Airborne Division
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03/10/04 (I)
Pfc. Bert E. Hoyer
23, Ellsworth, Wisconsin
U.S. Army Reserve
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Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb hit his convoy in Baquba, Iraq, on March 10, 2004 652nd Engineer Company, U.S. Army Reserve
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03/11/04 (I)
Spec. Christopher K. Hill
26, Ventura, California
U.S. Army
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Hostile - IED attack
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
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03/11/04 (I)
Staff Sgt. Joe L. Dunigan Jr.
37, Belton, Texas
U.S. Army
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Hostile - IED attack
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
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03/11/04 (I)
Pfc. Ernest Harold Sutphin
21, Parkersburg, West Virginia
U.S. Army
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Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
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
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03/11/04 (I)
Fern L. Holland
3, Bluejacket, Oklahoma
Civilian
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Baghdad
Non-combat
She was assigned to the Coalition Provisional Authority, based in Arlington, Va., died March 9 in Al-Hillah, Iraq.
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03/13/04 (I)
Spec. Jason C. Ford
21, Bowie, Maryland
U.S. Army
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Hostile - IED attack
Killed when his patrol encountered a roadside bomb in Tikrit, Iraq, on March 13, 2004 1st BN, 18th INF REG, 1st Infantry Division
  Arlington
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03/13/04 (I)
Staff Sgt. Clint D. Ferrin
31, Picayune, Mississippi
U.S. Army
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Hostile - IED attack
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
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03/13/04 (I)
Capt. John F. Kurth
31, Columbus, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
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Hostile - IED attack
Killed when his patrol encountered a roadside bomb in Tikrit, Iraq, on March 13, 2004 1st BN, 18th INF REG, 1st Infantry Division
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03/13/04 (I)
Pfc. Joel K. Brattain
21, Santa Anna, California
U.S. Army
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Hostile - IED attack
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
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03/13/04 (I)
Spec. Jocelyn L. Carrasquillo
28, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
U.S. Army
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Hostile - IED attack
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
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03/13/04 (I)
Sgt. Daniel J. Londono
22, Boston, Massachusetts
U.S. Army
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Hostile - IED attack
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
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03/14/04 (I)
Sgt. 1st Class Bradley C. Fox
34, Orlando, Florida
U.S. Army
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Hostile - IED attack
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
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03/15/04 (I)
Sgt. William J. Normandy
42, East Barre, Vermont
U.S. Army National Guard
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Non-combat - Illness - Heart Attack
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
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03/16/04 (I)
Master Sgt. Thomas R. Thigpen Sr.
52, Greenville, South Carolina
U.S. Army National Guard
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Non-combat
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
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03/16/04 (I)
1st Lt. Michael R. Adams
24, Seattle, Washington
U.S. Army
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Non-combat - Accident
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
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03/17/04 (A)
Sgt. Michael J. Esposito Jr.
22, Brentwood, New York
U.S. Army
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Oruzgan province
Hostile - hostile fire
2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment
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03/17/04 (A)
Staff Sgt. Anthony S. Lagman
26, Yonkers, New York
U.S. Army
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Oruzgan province
Hostile - hostile fire
2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment
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03/17/04 (I)
Spec. Tracy L. Laramore
30, Royse City, Texas
U.S. Army
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Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
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
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03/17/04 (I)
Sgt. Ivory L. Phipps
44, Chicago, Illinois
U.S. Army National Guard
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Hostile - Mortar attack
Killed in a mortar attack on Logistics Base Seitz in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 17, 2004 1544th Transportation Company, Illinois Army National Guard
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03/18/04 (I)
Pfc. Ricky A. Morris Jr.
20, Lubbock, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
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Hostile - hostile fire
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
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03/18/04 (I)
Spec. Doron Chan
20, Highland, New York
U.S. Army
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Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
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
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03/18/04 (I)
Pfc. Brandon C. Smith
20, Fayetteville, Arkansas
U.S. Marine Corps
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Hostile - hostile fire
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
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03/18/04 (I)
Cpl. Andrew D. Brownfield
24, Clinton, Ohio
U.S. Marine Corps
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Hostile - Mortar attack
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
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03/19/04 (I)
Pfc. Jason C. Ludlam
22, Arlington, Texas
U.S. Army
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Non-combat - Accident
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
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03/19/04 (I)
Cpl. David M. Vicente
25, Methuen, Massachusetts
U.S. Marine Corps
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Hostile - hostile fire
Killed in an attack near Hit, Iraq, on March 19, 2004 2nd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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03/19/04 (I)
Spec. Clint Richard Matthews
31, Bedford, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
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Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
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
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03/20/04 (I)
Spec. Matthew J. Sandri
24, Shamokin, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
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Hostile - Rocket attack
Killed when his living area came under rocket attack in Falluja, Iraq, on March 20, 2004 82nd Forward Support BN, 82nd Airborne Division
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03/20/04 (I)
1st Lt. Michael W. Vega
41, Lathrop, California
U.S. Army
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Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
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
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03/20/04 (I)
Lt. Col. Mark D. Taylor
41, Stockton, California
U.S. Army
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Hostile - Rocket attack
Killed when his living area came under rocket attack in Falluja, Iraq, on March 20, 2004 782nd Main Support BN, 82nd Airborne Division
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03/21/04 (I)
Pvt. Dustin L. Kreider
19, Riverton, Kansas
U.S. Army
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Non-combat - Accident
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
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03/21/04 (I)
Pfc. Christopher E. Hudson
21, Carmel, Indiana
U.S. Army
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Hostile - IED attack
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
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03/22/04 (I)
Pfc. Bruce Miller Jr.
23, Orange, New Jersey
U.S. Army
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Non-combat
Died from a non-combat related shooting in Mosul, Iraq, on March 22, 2004 2nd INF BN, 3rd INF REG, 2nd Infantry Division
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03/22/04 (I)
Lance Cpl. Andrew S. Dang
20, Foster City, California
U.S. Marine Corps
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Hostile - hostile fire
Died due to hostile fire near Ramadi, Iraq, on March 22, 2004 1st Combat Engineer BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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03/24/04 (I)
Staff Sgt. Wentz Jerome Henry Shanaberger III
33, Naples, Florida
U.S. Army
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Hostile - Bomb
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
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03/25/04 (I)
Lance Cpl. James A. Casper
20, Coolidge, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
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Non-combat
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
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03/25/04 (I)
Lance Cpl. Jeffrey C. Burgess
20, Plymouth, Massachusetts
U.S. Marine Corps
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Hostile - hostile fire
Killed in action during operations near Falluja, Iraq, on March 25, 2004 Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, MWS Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft
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03/25/04 (I)
Spec. Adam D. Froehlich
21, Pine Hill, New Jersey
U.S. Army
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Hostile - IED attack
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
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03/26/04 (I)
Pfc. Leroy Sandoval Jr.
21, Houston, Texas
U.S. Marine Corps
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Hostile - hostile fire
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
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03/27/04 (I)
Master Sgt. Timothy Toney
37, New York, New York
U.S. Marine Corps
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Non-combat
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
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03/28/04 (A)
Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis Jallah Jr.
49, Fayetteville, North Carolina
U.S. Army
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Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Non-combat - Illness
2nd Bat., 10th AV Reg., 10th AV Brig., 10th Mtn. Div.
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03/29/04 (I)
Spec. Jeremiah J. Holmes
27, North Berwick, Maine
U.S. Army
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Hostile - IED attack
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
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03/29/04 (I)
Pfc. Sean M. Schneider
22, Janesville, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
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Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died as the result of a vehicle accident near Baghdad, Iraq, on March 29, 2004 115th Forward Support Battalion
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03/30/04 (I)
Lance Cpl. William J. Wiscowiche
20, Victorville, California
U.S. Marine Corps
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Hostile - IED attack
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
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03/30/04 (I)
Master Sgt. Richard L. Ferguson
45, Conway, New Hampshire
U.S. Army
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Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Killed when the military vehicle he was riding in rolled over in Samarra, Iraq, on March 30, 2004 10th Special Forces Group
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03/31/04 (I)
Spec. Sean R. Mitchell
24, Youngsville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
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Hostile - IED attack
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
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03/31/04 (I)
1st Lt. Doyle M. Hufstedler
25, Abilene, Texas
U.S. Army
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Hostile - IED attack
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
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03/31/04 (I)
Pfc. Cleston C. Raney
20, Rupert, Idaho
U.S. Army
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Hostile - IED attack
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
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03/31/04 (I)
Spec. Michael G. Karr Jr.
23, San Antonio, Texas
U.S. Army
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Hostile - IED attack
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
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03/31/04 (I)
Pvt. Brandon L. Davis
20, Cumberland, Maryland
U.S. Army
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Hostile - IED attack
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
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