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03/23/03 (I) Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Slocum 22, Adams, Colorado U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003 He was assigned to the 1st BN, 2nd Marine REG, 2nd Marine Expeditionary   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/03/03 (I) Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe 27, Arvada, Colorado U.S. Army Hostile - Car bomb Killed when a car bomb detonated at a checkpoint about 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Haditha Dam in Iraq on April 3, 2003 He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 75th Ranger Reg   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/04/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Brandon W. Pearson 21, Arvada, Colorado U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/07/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Barry Sanford Sr. 46, Aurora, Colorado U.S. Army Non-combat Died of a gunshot wound received in a non-combat incident on July 7, 2003, in Balad, Iraq He was assigned to the H & H Company, 101st Support Group   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	11/18/05 (I) Sgt. Luis R. Reyes 26, Aurora, Colorado U.S. Army National Guard Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died en route to Ali Al Salem, Kuwait, when the bus in which he was riding rolled over on November 18, 2005 He was assigned to the 947th Engineer Company, Colorado Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link
02/24/06 (I) Sgt. Dimitri Muscat 21, Aurora, Colorado U.S. Army Non-combat Died of non-combat related injuries in Balad, Iraq on February 24, 2006 He was assigned to the 1st BN, 8th INF REG, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/18/07 (I) Sgt. Ryan J. Baum 27, Aurora, Colorado U.S. Army Al Anbar Province Hostile - hostile fire He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 509th Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	04/09/10 (A) Sgt. Sean M. Durkin 24, Aurora, Colorado U.S. Army Walter Reed Army Medical Center Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device near Forward Operating Base Wilson, Afghanistan, on March 27. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/29/11 (A) Spc. Joshua R. Campbell 22, Bennett, Colorado U.S. Army Helmand province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	03/17/11 (A) Lance Cpl. Christopher S. Meis 20, Bennett, Colorado U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
05/01/08 (I) Sgt. Glen E. Martinez 31, Boulder, Colorado U.S. Marine Corps Al Anbar Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died supporting combat operations. He was assigned to the Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	02/22/07 (I) Staff Sergeant Joshua R. Hager 29, Broomfield, Colorado U.S. Army Ramadi - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack He was assigned to the 1st BN, 9th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division W.Post Link	05/01/05 (I) Spec. Derrick J. Lutters 24, Burlington, Colorado U.S. Army Hostile - Car bomb Killed when a car bomb detonated near his vehicle as his unit was inspecting abridge for enemy tampering on a supply route in Iraq on May 1, 2005 He was assigned to Company A, 891st Engineer Brigade, Kansas Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/27/03 (I) Sgt. Thomas F. Broomhead 34, Cannon City, Colorado U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed on guard duty at a checkpoint by unknown assailants who fired on him from a vehicle in Falluja, Iraq on May 27, 2003 He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armor Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	05/18/11 (A) Spc. Brandon M. Kirton 25, Centennial, Colorado U.S. Army Kandahar province, Afghanistan Hostile - Mortar, small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire and mortar rounds. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
08/06/11 (A) Chief Warrant Officer David R. Carter 47, Centennial, Colorado U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - Helicopter shot down Died of wounds suffered when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), Aurora, Colo.;   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link	04/09/04 (I) Pfc. Chance R. Phelps 19, Clifton, Colorado U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed by hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 9, 2004 He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	07/09/07 (A) MSgt Randy J. Gillespie 44, Coaldale, Colorado U.S. Air Force Herat (near Camp Stone) Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire He was assigned to the 56th Logistics Readiness Squadron,   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	11/02/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Bader 28, Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S. Army Hostile - Helicopter shot down Bader was onboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter when it was shot down by asurface-to-air missile near Falluja, Iraq, on November 2, 2003. He was assigned to the Air Defense Artillery BN, 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/29/04 (I) Pfc. Ryan E. Reed 20, Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a vehicle approached his unit while it was conducting a dismountedroadside bomb sweep patrol and the driver detonated a bomb in Baghdad,Iraq, on April 29, 2004 He was assigned to the 4th BN, 27th Field Artillery REG, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
10/20/04 (I) Sgt. Douglas E. Bascom 25, Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died as result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on October 20, 2004 He was an Individual Ready Reservist assigned to Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th MarineRegiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/04/06 (I) Cpl. Kyle W. Powell 21, Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 4, 2006 He was assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	12/17/06 (I) Pfc. Seth M. Stanton 19, Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S. Army Unspecified He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Reg, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/23/07 (I) Pfc. Jeffrey A. Avery 19, Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S. Army Muqdadiyah - Diyala Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack He was assigned to the 571st Military Police Company, 504th Military Police BN, 42nd Military Police Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	09/05/07 (I) Pfc. Dane R. Balcon 19, Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S. Army Balad - Salah Ad Din Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     Link   photo
01/03/08 (I) Maj. Andrew J. Olmsted 37, Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S. Army As Sadiyah Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire during combat operations. Both Soldiers were He was assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     Link   photo	04/18/08 (I) Spc. Benjamin K. Brosh 22, Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S. Army Salah ad Din Province - Salah Ad Din Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered in Paliwoda, Iraq, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	05/01/09 (A) Sgt. James D. Pirtle 21, Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S. Army Nishagam, in Konar Province, Afghanistan, Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit using direct fire. He is assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/18/09 (A) Capt. Mark R. McDowell 26, Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S. Air Force eastern Afghanistan Non-hostile - Aircraft crash Died in a F-15E crash near Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	11/02/09 (I) Spc. Jonathon M. Sylvestre 21, Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S. Army Kut, Iraq Non-combat Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.   Military Times Link W.Post Link
08/07/10 (I) Spc. Faith R. Hinkley 23, Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked her unit in Iskandariya, Iraq. She was assigned to the 502nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	11/17/10 (A) Spc. Justin E. Culbreth 26, Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S. Army Panjway district, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/19/10 (A) Sgt. Jason T. Smith 28, Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Branch, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Marine Corps Bases Japan,   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/17/11 (I) Sgt. Mark A. Cofield 25, Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S. Army Baghdad, Iraq, Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link Link	10/22/11 (A) Pfc. Christopher A. Horns 20, Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S. Army Kandahar province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.   Military Times Link Link
02/18/12 (A) Capt. Ryan P. Hall 30, Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S. Air Force Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa. Non-hostile - Aircraft crash Died Died when his U-28 aircraft was involved in an accident He was assigned to the 319th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.   Military Times Link Link	08/17/12 (A) Hospital Corpsman Petty Officer 1st Class Darrel L. Enos 36, Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S. Navy Farah province, Afghanistan Not reported This incident is under investigation. He was assigned to 3rd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link Link	01/17/05 (I) Pfc. George R. Geer 27, Cortez, Colorado U.S. Army Hostile - Car bomb Killed when a car bomb device detonated near his position in Ramadi, Iraq, on January 17, 2005 He was assigned to the 1st BN, 503rd INF REG, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/20/07 (I) Sergeant Clinton W. Ahlquist 23, Creede, Colorado U.S. Marine Corps Al Anbar Province Hostile - hostile fire He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 4th Marine Reg, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	07/18/11 (A) Sgt. Omar A. Jones 28, Crook, Colorado U.S. Army National Guard Balkh province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack He was assigned to the 126th Chemical Battalion, 92nd Troop Command, Nebraska Army National Guard, Wahoo, Neb.   Military Times Link Link
11/08/05 (I) Lance Cpl. Jeremy P. Tamburello 19, Denver, Colorado U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Bomb Died of wounds sustained from a homemade bomb during combat operations west of Rutbah, Iraq, on November 8, 2005 He was assigned to the 1st Light Armored RECON BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/25/08 (I) Pfc. Duncan Charles Crookston 19, Denver, Colorado U.S. Army Brooke Army Medical Center Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died in Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	03/01/12 (A) Staff Sgt. Jordan L. Bear 25, Denver, Colorado U.S. Army Kandahar province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds suffered from small arms fire during an attack on his base. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link	05/27/12 (A) Spc. Kedith L. Jacobs 21, Denver, Colorado U.S. Army Chak-E Wardak District, Afghanistan Hostile Died when his unit was attacked by enemy forces. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas   Military Times Link Link	06/07/06 (I) 2nd Lt. John S. Vaughan 23, Edwards, Colorado U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed when he encountered enemy smalls arms fire during a dismounted combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, on June 7, 2006 He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 1st INF REG, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link
11/02/05 (I) Pfc. Tyler R. MacKenzie 20, Evans, Colorado U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee near Baghdad, Iraq, on November 2, 2005 He was assigned to the 1st BN, 502nd INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/18/07 (A) Sgt. Adam A. Wilkinson 23, Fort Carson, Colorado U.S. Army Shahjoi district of Zabul province Non-Hostile - Helicopter crash He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	05/26/07 (I) Sgt. Nicholas Walsh 26, Fort Collins, Colorado U.S. Marine Corps Falluja - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire He was assigned to the 1st Reconnaissance BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	06/05/11 (A) Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth R. White 35, Fort Collins, Colorado U.S. Army Khost province, Afghanistan Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Died of injuries suffered as the result of a helicopter crash. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.   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 He was assigned to the 1st BN, 94th Field Artillery REG, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/30/08 (I) Spc. Ronald J. Tucker 21, Fountain, Colorado U.S. Army Baghdad (northern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	08/18/04 (I) Pfc. Henry C. Risner 26, Golden, Colorado U.S. Army Hostile - Small arms fire Killed when his checkpoint came under small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 18, 2004 He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 14th INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/24/10 (A) Sgt. Grant A. Wichmann 27, Golden, Colorado U.S. Army Out Post Bari Alai, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., of wounds sustained March 12 when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire at Out Post Bari Alai, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/21/04 (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 He was assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	11/28/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Michael B. Shackelford 25, Grand Junction, Colorado U.S. Army Hostile - Small arms fire Killed when his unit was conducting a dismounted patrol and encountered enemy forces using small-arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq, on November 28, 2004 He was assigned to the 1st BN, 503rd INF REG, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/18/07 (I) Cpl. Wade J. Oglesby 27, Grand Junction, Colorado U.S. Army Baghdad (north of) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack He was assigned to the 1st BN, 37th Field Artillery Reg, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	08/10/05 (I) Lance Cpl. Evenor C. Herrera 22, Gypsum, Colorado U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Bomb Killed by the explosion of a homemade bomb during combat operations near Ramadi, Iraq, on August 10, 2005 He was assigned to the 1st BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/29/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Mark A. Lawton 41, Hayden, Colorado U.S. Army Reserve Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when his convoy was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade on August 29, 2003, north of As Suaydat, Iraq He was assigned to the Detachment 1, Company A, 244th Engineer Battalion, Army Reserves   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/08/05 (A) Staff Sgt. Christopher M. Falkel 22, Highlands Ranch, Colorado U.S. Army Deh Chopan (SW of), Zabul Province Hostile - hostile fire Killed when his unit was engaged by enemy forces using small arms fire in Deh Afghan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	11/13/08 (A) Spc. Jonnie L. Stiles 38, Highlands Ranch, Colorado U.S. Army National Guard Boti Kot, Afghanistan, Hostile - Suicide car bomb Died of wounds sustained when a suicide car bomb detonated next to his RG31 Mk5 vehicle. He was assigned to the 927th Engineer Company (SAPPER), 769th Engineer Battalion, Louisiana Army National Guard, Baton Rouge, La.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
08/07/10 (A) Cpl. Max W. Donahue 23, Highlands Ranch, Colorado U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died Aug. 7 of wounds received Aug. 4 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	05/13/05 (I) Pfc. Travis W. Anderson 28, Hooper, Colorado U.S. Army Hostile - Car bomb Killed when a car bomb detonated near his convoy in Bayji, Iraq, on May 13, 2005 He was assigned to the 2nd BN, 7th INF REG, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/04/07 (I) Cpl. Jason K. Lafleur 28, Ignacio, Colorado U.S. Army Hawr Rajab - Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died when the vehicle he was in struck an improvised explosive device during combat operations. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	04/18/06 (I) Capt. Ian P. Weikel 31, Kirkland, Colorado U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations north of Baghdad, Iraq, on April 18, 2006 He was assigned to the 10th Cavalry REG, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/15/02 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Daniel A. Romero 30, Lafayette, Colorado U.S. Army Kandahar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died when enemy rockets exploded as they were being dismantled in Kandahar. He was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Colorado Army National Guard   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link
12/16/06 (I) Lance Cpl. Nicklas J. Palmer 19, Leadville, Colorado U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 16, 2006 He was assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/11/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Theodore S. Holder II 27, Littleton, Colorado U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died as the result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 11, 2004 He was assigned to the 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	12/11/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Gregory P. Rund 21, Littleton, Colorado U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died as result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 11, 2004 He was assigned to the 3rd BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/28/05 (A) Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) Danny P. Dietz 25, Littleton, Colorado U.S. Navy Kunar Province Hostile - hostile fire He was assigned to the SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two W.Post Link	09/26/07 (A) Petty Officer Second Class Charles Luke Milam 26, Littleton, Colorado U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He was a hospital corpsman assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link
04/21/08 (I) 1st Lt. Matthew R. Vandergrift 28, Littleton, Colorado U.S. Marine Corps Basra - Basrah Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died from wounds he suffered while conducting combat operations in Basrah, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Link   Link     Link   photo   photo	07/07/11 (I) Spc. Nathan R. Beyers 24, Littleton, Colorado U.S. Army National Guard Baghdad, Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his convoy using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 145th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Cavalry Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Post Falls, Idaho.   Military Times Link Link	04/26/07 (I) Cpl. Christopher Degiovine 25, Lone Tree, Colorado U.S. Marine Corps Al Anbar Province Hostile - hostile fire He was assigned to the 2nd Assault Amphibian BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Forc   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	04/03/03 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Randall S. Rehn 36, Longmont, Colorado U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed in action on April 3, 2003, in Iraq He was assigned to the C Battery, 3rd BN, 13th Field Artillery   Military Times Link W.Post Link	12/04/06 (I) Hospitalman Christopher A. Anderson 24, Longmont, Colorado U.S. Navy Hostile - hostile fire Died as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 4, 2006 Navy corpsman assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link
03/02/07 (I) Staff Sgt. Dustin M. Gould 28, Longmont, Colorado U.S. Marine Corps Ramadi (near) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack He was assigned to the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	05/09/08 (A) Sgt. Isaac Palomarez 26, Loveland, Colorado U.S. Army Kapisa Province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when his patrol encountered an improvised explosive device and came under small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link     Link   photo     photo	01/10/09 (I) Staff Sgt. Justin L. Bauer 24, Loveland, Colorado U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	06/05/05 (I) Staff Sgt. Justin L. Vasquez 26, Manzanola, Colorado U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their military vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 5, 2005 He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/15/05 (I) Lance Cpl. Chad B. Maynard 19, Montrose, Colorado U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - IED attack One of five Marines killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb during combat operations near Ramadi, Iraq, on June 15, 2005 He was assigned to the 1st BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
08/19/06 (A) Spec. Christopher F. Sitton 21, Montrose, Colorado U.S. Army Pech District (Kunar Province) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack He was assigned to the 710th Combat Support BN, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	12/24/03 (I) Sgt. Michael E. Yashinski 24, Monument, Colorado U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident Died of injuries sustained after he was apparently electrocuted while repairing wire on a communication tower in Kirkuk, Iraq, on December24, 2003 He was assigned to the 501st Forward Support Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/23/05 (I) Sgt. Larry W. Pankey Jr. 34, Morrison, Colorado U.S. Army Non-combat Died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. of non-combat related injuries sustained in Balad, Iraq, on September 23, 2005 He was assigned to the 467th Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/30/04 (I) Pfc. Andrew G. Riedel 19, Northglenn, Colorado U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Car bomb Killed when a Marine convoy was attacked with a car bomb in western Iraq, near Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison, on October 30, 2004 He was assigned to the 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/05/07 (I) Sgt. Andrew C. Perkins 27, Northglenn, Colorado U.S. Army Samarra (near) - Salah ad Din Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link
06/14/04 (I) Pfc. Shawn M. Atkins 20, Parker, Colorado U.S. Army Non-combat Died as a result of a non-combat injury in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 14, 2004 He was assigned to the Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 4th Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/13/07 (I) Spc. Alun R. Howells 20, Parlin, Colorado U.S. Army Ninewah Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered from enemy direct fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	05/04/06 (I) Staff Sgt. Gavin B. Reinke 32, Pueblo, Colorado U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their RG-31Mine Protected Vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, onMay 4, 2006 He was assigned to the 5th Engineer BN, 1st Engineer Brigade   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	12/16/06 (I) Staff Sgt. David R. Staats 30, Pueblo, Colorado U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of three soldiers killed when their Humvee struck a roadside bomb whileon mounted patrol in Taji, Iraq, on December 16, 2006 He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Reg, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	03/05/07 (I) Spc. Blake Harris 22, Pueblo, Colorado U.S. Army Ba'qubah - Diyala Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 12th Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link
07/01/10 (A) Cpl. Larry D. Harris Jr. 24, Thornton, Colorado U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	11/10/05 (I) Staff Sgt. Michael C. Parrott 49, Timnath, Colorado U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire One of two soldiers killed when their M1A1 Abrams tank was attacked by enemy forces in Khalidiya, Iraq, on November 10, 2005 He was assigned to the Army National Guard's Joint Forces Headquarters   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/10/11 (I) Sgt. Vorasack T. Xaysana 30, Westminster, Colorado U.S. Army Kirkuk, Iraq Non-combat Died in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	10/25/05 (I) Cpl. Benjamin D. Hoeffner 21, Wheat Ridge, Colorado U.S. Army Reserve Ali Al Salem, Kuwait Non-combat Died of a non-combat related cause in Ali Al Salem, Kuwait, on October 25, 2005 He was assigned to the 324th Psychological Operations Company, Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	07/23/10 (A) Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin McNeley 30, Wheatridge, Colorado U.S. Navy Logar province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died died from wounds sustained from an incident in Logar province, Afghanistan, on July 23. Coalition forces recovered his body July 25 after an extensive search. He was assigned to Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1), San Diego.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
05/18/07 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Scott J. Brown 33, Windsor, Colorado U.S. Army Baghdad (northwest part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack He was assigned to the 1st BN, 325th Airborne Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	08/27/12 (A) Staff Sgt. Christopher J. Birdwell 25, Windsor, Colorado U.S. Army Kalagush, Afghanistan Murder - small arms fire Died of injuries suffered from enemy small arms fire. He was assigned to the 4th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link Link