March, 2008
8 Killed - Afghanistan
39 Killed - Iraq
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03/03/08 (A)
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Sgt. Robert T. Rapp
22, Sonora, California
U.S. Army
Died in the Sabari District of Afghanistan, of wounds suffered during combat operations.
1st BN, 508th Parachute Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
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Spc. Steven R. Koch
23, Milltown, New Jersey
U.S. Army
Died of wounds suffered during combat operations.
1st BN, 508th Parachute Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
   Arlington
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Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Frost
24, Waukesha, Wisconsin
U.S. Army
Died near Bayji, Iraq in a crash of an Iraqi Army Mi-17 helicopter.
He was assigned to the 377th Air Base Wing, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.
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Cpl. Jose A. Paniagua-Morales
22, Bell Gardens, California
U.S. Army
Died of wounds suffered in Samarra, Iraq, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Sgt. Gabriel Guzman
25, Hornbrook, California
U.S. Army
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device in Gholam Haydar Kala, Afghanistan.
2nd BN, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
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03/10/08 (I)
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Cpl. Scott A. McIntosh
26, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Died of wounds suffered when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device.
1st BN, 64th Armor Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
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Cpl. Robert T. McDavid
29, Starkville, Mississippi
U.S. Army
Died of wounds suffered when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device.
1st BN, 64th Armor Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
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Staff Sgt. David D. Julian
31, Evanston, Wyoming
U.S. Army
Died of wounds suffered when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device.
1st BN, 64th Armor Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
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Staff Sgt. Ernesto G. Cimarrusti
25, Douglas, Arizona
U.S. Army
Died of wounds suffered when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device.
1st BN, 64th Armor Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
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Sgt. 1st Class Shawn M. Suzch
32, Hilltown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Died of wounds suffered when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device.
1st BN, 64th Armor Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
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03/10/08 (I)
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Capt. Torre R. Mallard
27, Slidell, Louisiana
U.S. Army
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
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Spc. Donald A. Burkett
24, Comanche, Texas
U.S. Army
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
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Sgt. Phillip R. Anderson
28, Everett, Washington
U.S. Army
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
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Staff Sgt. Laurent J. West
32, Raleigh, North Carolina
U.S. Army
Died near Kishkishkia, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
   Arlington
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Pfc. Tenzin L. Samten
33, Prescott, Arizona
U.S. Army
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle was hit by indirect fire.
7th Special Troops BN, 7th Sustainment Brigade, (Light Infantry) 10th Mountain Division
   Arlington
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03/12/08 (I)
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Spc. Dustin C. Jackson
21, Arlington, Texas
U.S. Army
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle was hit by indirect fire.
350th Adjutant General Company
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Staff Sgt. Juantrea T. Bradley
28, Greenville, North Carolina
U.S. Army
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle was hit by indirect fire.
7th Special Troops BN, 7th Sustainment Brigade, (Light Infantry) 10th Mountain Division
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Staff Sgt. Collin J. Bowen
38, Marion, Indiana
U.S. Army National Guard
Bowen passed away peacefully, with his family holding his hands at his bedside. Bowen was badly burned from a roadside bombing in Afghanistan in January.
1st BN, 175th Infantry Reg, Maryland Army National Guard
   Arlington
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Spc. Lerando J. Brown
27, Gulfport, Mississippi
U.S. Army
Died from injuries suffered in an incident currently under investigation.
He was assigned to the 288th Sapper Company, 223rd Engineer Battalion, Mississippi Army National Guard, Houston, Miss.
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Spc. William D. O’Brien
19, Rice, Texas
U.S. Army
Died from wounds suffered when he was attacked by small arms fire during combat operations.
1st BN, 28th Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
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03/17/08 (I)
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Spc. Christopher C. Simpson
23, Hampton, Virginia
U.S. Army
Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device during combat operations.
1st BN, 68th Armor Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
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Staff Sgt. Michael D. Elledge
41, Brownsburg, Indiana
U.S. Army
Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device during combat operations.
1st BN, 68th Armor Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
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Pfc. Antione V. Robinson
20, Detroit, Michigan
U.S. Army
Died of injuries sustained when the vehicle he was repairing collapsed.
He was assigned to the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C
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Sgt. Gregory D. Unruh
28, Dickinson, Texas
U.S. Army
Died of injuries suffered in a vehicle accident.
2nd BN, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
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Staff Sgt. William R. Neil Jr.
38, Holmden, New Jersey
U.S. Army
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
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03/21/08 (I)
Pvt. Tyler J. Smith
22, Bethel, Maine
U.S. Army
BAGHDAD - A Coalition force Soldier was killed from wounds sustained from indirect fire south of Baghdad March 21.
3rd BN, 7th Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
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Tech. Sgt. William H. Jefferson
34, Norfolk, Virginia
U.S. Air Force
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
21st Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, N.C.
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Spec. David Stelmat
27, Littleton, New Hampshire
U.S. Army
Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
1132nd Military Police Company, North Carolina Army National Guard, Rocky Mount, N.C.
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Sgt. David B. Williams
26, Tarboro, North Carolina
U.S. Army
Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
1132nd Military Police Company, North Carolina Army National Guard, Rocky Mount, N.C.
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Sgt. Thomas C. Ray
40, Weaverville, North Carolina
U.S. Army
Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
1132nd Military Police Company, North Carolina Army National Guard, Rocky Mount, N.C.
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03/23/08 (A)
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Lance Cpl. Dustin L. Canham
21, Lake Stevens, Washington
U.S. Marines
Died from a non-hostile incident in Djibouti.
He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Portland, Ore.
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Pfc. Andrew J. Habsieger
22, Festus, Missouri
U.S. Army
Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive on March 23.
He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
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Spc. Jose A. (Joe) Rubio Hernandez
24, Mission, Texas
U.S. Army
Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive on March 23.
He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
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Staff Sgt. Christopher M. Hake
26, Enid, Oklahoma
U.S. Army
Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive on March 23.
4th BN, 64th Armor Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
   Arlington
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Pvt. George Delgado
21, Palmdale, California
U.S. Army
Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive on March 23.
4th BN, 64th Armor Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
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03/25/08 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Joseph D. Gamboa
34, Yigo, Guam
U.S. Army
Died of wounds suffered when he came under indirect fire in Baghdad, Iraq.
1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
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Spc. Gregory B. Rundell
21, Ramsey, Minnesota
U.S. Army
Died of wounds suffered from small arms fire.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
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Cpl. Steven I. Candelo
20, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Died in Baghdad, when his vehicle was struck by a rocket propelled grenade.
1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment
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Spc. Joshua A. Molina
20, Houston, Texas
U.S. Army
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment
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Spc. Charles A. Jankowski
24, Panama City, Florida
U.S. Army
Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
3rd Brigade Troops BN, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
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03/29/08 (I)
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Pfc. Patrick J. Miller
23, New Port Richey, Florida
U.S. Army
Died in Baghdad from wounds suffered when they encountered an improvised explosive device and small arms fire.
2nd BN, 16th Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
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SSgt Keith Matthew Maupin
20, Batavia, Ohio
U.S. Army
He was captured by Iraqi insurgents on April 9, 2004, while serving in Iraq after his convoy came under attack by rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire near Baghdad, Iraq. His remains were identified in March, 2008. He was stationed with the 705th Transportation Battalion based in Dayton, Ohio.
724th Transportation Company
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Spc. Durrell L. Bennett
22, Spanaway, Washington
U.S. Army
Died in Baghdad from wounds suffered when they encountered an improvised explosive device and small arms fire.
2nd BN, 16th Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
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Sgt. Jevon K. Jordan
32, Norfolk, Virginia
U.S. Army
Died from wounds suffered Mar. 23 in Abu Jassim, Iraq, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive.
3rd BN, 7th Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
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Lt. Col. William G. Hall
38, Seattle, Washington
U.S. Marines
Died from wounds he suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq, on March 29. Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
3rd Low Altitude Air Defense BN, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force
   Arlington
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03/30/08 (I)
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Sgt. Terrell W. Gilmore
38, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
U.S. Army
Died when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
769th Engineer Battalion of the Louisiana Army National Guard in Baton Rouge.
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Sgt. Dayne D. Dhanoolal
26, Brooklyn, New York
U.S. Army
Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
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Index:
Anderson, Phillip R. Bennett, Durrell L. Bowen, Collin J. Bradley, Juantrea T. Brown, Lerando J. Burkett, Donald A. Candelo, Steven I.
Canham, Dustin L. Cimarrusti, Ernesto G. Delgado, George Dhanoolal, Dayne D. Elledge, Michael D. Frost, Christopher S. Gamboa, Joseph D.
Gilmore, Terrell W. Guzman, Gabriel Habsieger, Andrew J. Hake, Christopher M. Hall, William G. Jackson, Dustin C. Jankowski, Charles A.
Jefferson, William H. Jordan, Jevon K. Julian, David D. Koch, Steven R. Mallard, Torre R. Maupin, Keith Matthew McDavid, Robert T.
McIntosh, Scott A. Miller, Patrick J. Molina, Joshua A. Neil, William R. Jr. O’Brien, William D. Paniagua-Morales, Jose A. Rapp, Robert T.
Ray, Thomas C. Robinson, Antione V. Rubio Hernandez, Jose A. (Joe) Rundell, Gregory B. Samten, Tenzin L. Simpson, Christopher C. Smith, Tyler J.
Stelmat, David Suzch, Shawn M. Unruh, Gregory D. West, Laurent J. Williams, David B.