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01/07/06 (I) Capt. Michael R. Martinez 43, , Missouri U.S. Army Non-hostile - Helicopter crash One of eight soldiers killed when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Tal Afar, Iraq, on January 7, 2006 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/06/07 (A) Colonel James W. Harrison Jr. 47, , Missouri U.S. Army Kabul Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire U.S. Army Command and General Staff College   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	06/20/07 (I) Maj. Sid W. Brookshire 36, , Missouri U.S. Army Baghdad (western part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo     photo	07/26/03 (I) Spec. Jonathan P. Barnes 21, Anderson, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - Grenade Killed when a grenade was thrown from a window of the Iraqi civilian hospital he was guarding in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 26, 2003 H&H Company, 1st BN, 67th Armor, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	01/29/04 (A) Staff Sgt. James D. Mowris 37, Aurora, Missouri U.S. Army Reserve Ghazni (W of) Non-combat - Ordnance explosion 805th Military Police Company   Military Times Link W.Post Link
02/07/07 (I) Lance Cpl. Matthew P. Pathenos 21, Ballwin, Missouri U.S. Marine Corps Al Anbar Province Hostile - hostile fire   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	07/14/10 (A) Sgt. Zachary M. Fisher 24, Ballwin, Missouri U.S. Army Zabul Province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his military vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade (Combat), Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link   photo	07/05/05 (I) Pvt. Anthony M. Mazzarella 22, Blue Springs, Missouri U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died when his up-armored Humvee accidentally rolled over in Taji, Iraq, on July 5, 2005 1st BN, 13th Armor REG, 1st Armored Divisionn   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	05/28/07 (I) Cpl. James E. Summers 21, Bourbon, Missouri U.S. Army Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	12/15/07 (I) Sgt. Austin D. Pratt 22, Cadet, Missouri U.S. Army Balad Non-combat Died of injuries sustained in Baghdad, Iraq, in an incident that is currently under investigation. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), located at Fort Polk, La. 2nd BN, 30th Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, (Light Infantry) 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo
01/26/09 (I) Chief Warrant Officer Matthew G. Kelley 30, Cameron, Missouri U.S. Army Kirkuk (near) - At-Ta'mim Non-combat - Accident - helicopter Photo: Kelley Tillery, Todd, Windorski Died from wounds suffered when two OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters crashed Jan. 26 in Kirkuk, Iraq. He was assigned to the 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	05/05/06 (I) Pvt. Alva L. Gaylord 25, Carrollton, Missouri U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his RG-31Mine Protected Vehicle during a combat clearing operation in Qasr ArRiyy, Iraq, on May 5, 2006 110th Engineer Battalion, Missouri Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/26/05 (I) Master Sgt. Thomas A. Wallsmith 38, Carthage, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Rustamiya, Iraq, on October 26, 2005 3rd Forward Support BN, DIV Support Command, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/22/07 (I) Spc. Rickey L. Bell 21, Caruthersville, Missouri U.S. Army Northern Iraq Non-hostile - helicopter crash Died of injuries suffered when their helicopter crashed. He was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 6th U.S. Air Cavalry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash. 4th Squadron, 6th U.S. Air Cavalry Regiment   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	04/06/05 (A) Staff Sgt. Charles R. Sanders Jr. 29, Charleston, Missouri U.S. Army Ghazni (3 mi. from) [Ghazni Prov.] Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when a CH-47 helicopter crashed in Ghazni, Afghanistan. 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade, Giebelstadt, Germany 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brig.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
06/06/04 (I) Sgt. Melvin Y. Mora 27, Columbia, Missouri U.S. Army Reserve Hostile - Mortar attack Killed when his camp was hit by a mortar attack in Taji, Iraq, on June 6, 2004 245th Maintenance Company, Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/28/05 (I) 1st Lt. William A. Edens 29, Columbia, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Stryker military vehicle in Tal Afar, Iraq, on April 28, 2005 1st BN, 5th INF REG, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/25/08 (I) Spc. Steven J. Fitzmorris 26, Columbia, Missouri U.S. Army Baghdad (northern part) Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Died of wounds suffered from enemy fire while on a dismounted patrol in Adhamiyah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo     photo	05/22/10 (A) Pfc. Jason D. Fingar 24, Columbia, Missouri U.S. Army Durai Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained when his military vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.   Military Times Link Link	10/04/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Gina R. Sparks 35, Drury, Missouri U.S. Army Non-combat Died from a non-combat related incident in Fort Polk, La. 115th Field Hospital, Warrior Brigade W.Post Link
08/21/05 (A) Spec. Blake W. Hall 20, East Prairie, Missouri U.S. Army Deh Chopan (S of), Zabul Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Killed near Baylough when a makeshift bomb detonated near his Humvee. 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Reg., 173rd Airborne Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post 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	10/16/04 (I) Capt. Christopher B. Johnson 29, Excelsior Springs, Missouri U.S. Army Non-hostile - helicopter crash Killed when his OH-58D Kiowa helicopter apparently collided with another OH-58D helicopter and crashed in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 16, 2004 1st BN, 25th Aviation REG, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/10/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Trevor Spink 36, Farmington, Missouri U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died when his Humvee drove off the road into a canal in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 10, 2004 3rd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/31/06 (I) Staff Sgt. Michael L. Deason 28, Farmington, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Ad War, Iraq, on August 31, 2006 3rd BN, 320th Field Artillery Reg, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
06/14/08 (A) Pfc. Michael Robert Patton 19, Fenton, Missouri U.S. Marine Corps Farah Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations in Farah Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	03/23/08 (I) Pfc. Andrew J. Habsieger 22, Festus, Missouri U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo     photo	07/19/05 (I) Pvt. Lavena L. Johnson 19, Florissant, Missouri U.S. Army Non-combat Army Pfc. LaVena Johnson was found dead July 19, 2005, in a small contractor’s tent in Balad, Iraq, after only eight weeks in the country. Army investigators and coroners ruled she had shot herself in the mouth with an M-16 rifle. 129th Corps Support BN, 101st Corps Support Group, 101st Airborne   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	07/13/08 (A) Cpl. Gunnar W. Zwilling 20, Florissant, Missouri U.S. Army Battle of Wanat, Wanat, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire Died died of wounds suffered when his outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades from enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	06/10/09 (A) Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ricky L. Richardson Jr. 33, Franklin, Missouri U.S. Marine Corps Farah province, Afghanistan. unspecified Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo     photo
02/06/08 (I) Sgt. Bradley J. Skelton 40, Gordonville, Missouri U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device during combat operations. He was assigned to the 1138th Engineer Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, Missouri Army National Guard, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	04/14/06 (I) Lance Cpl. Darin T. Settle 23, Henley, Missouri U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died from a non-hostile motor vehicle accident in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 14, 2006 Combat Logistics REG 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/16/05 (I) Lance Cpl. Erik R. Heldt 26, Hermann, Missouri U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - IED attack One of two Marines killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb during combat operations near Ramadi, Iraq, on June 16, 2005 1st BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/23/03 (A) Tech. Sgt. William J. Kerwood 37, Houston, Missouri U.S. Air Force Bagram (near) Hostile - Helicopter crash 20th Special Operations Squadron   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/26/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Jamie L. Huggins 26, Hume, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when his vehicle was hit with a roadside bomb while on patrol on October 26, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq C Company, 2nd BN, 325th INF REG, 82nd AB Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/18/03 (I) Spec. Joel L. Bertoldie 20, Independence, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when an explosive device was detonated underneath the military vehicle he was driving in Falluja, Iraq on July 18, 2003 Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 4-64 Armor Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/08/05 (A) Spec. Richard M. Crane 25, Independence, Missouri U.S. Army Reserve Kandahar Non-combat - non-combat related injuries 325th Field Hospital   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	03/07/07 (I) Spc. Shawn Rankinen 28, Independence, Missouri U.S. Army Baghdad (northwest of) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 2nd BN, 5th Cavalry Reg, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	05/24/07 (I) Spc. Benjamin J. Ashley 22, Independence, Missouri U.S. Army Balah - Salah Ad Din Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1st BN, 5th Field Artillery Reg, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	08/04/07 (I) Pfc. Matthew M. Murchison 21, Independence, Missouri U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when the vehicle he was in struck an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 127th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Hanau, Germany. 127th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police BN, 89th Military Police Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo
08/18/05 (A) Sgt. Robert G. Davis 23, Jackson, Missouri U.S. Army Kandahar (N of) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 864th Engineer Bat., 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brig.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/06/06 (I) Pfc. Jeremy R. Shank 18, Jackson, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Died in Balad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when he encountered enemy smallarms fire during a dismounted security patrol in Hawija, Iraq, onSeptember 6, 2006 2nd BN, 27th INF REG, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/06/06 (I) Lance Cpl. Leon B. Deraps 19, Jamestown, Missouri U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq, on May 6, 2006 7th Engineer Support BN, 1st Marine Logistics Group   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/04/02 (A) Sgt. Philip J. Svitak 31, Joplin, Missouri U.S. Army eastern Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire Company A, 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	05/21/09 (I) Sgt. Paul F. Brooks 34, Joplin, Missouri U.S. Army National Guard Baghdad (Dora) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died May 21 near Baghdad, Iraq of wound sustained when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using improvise explosive devices while on dismounted patrol. He was a National Guardsman assigned to the 935th Aviation Support Battalion, Springfield, Missouri.   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo
03/23/03 (I) Sgt. Donald Ralph Walters 33, Kansas City, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Ambushed by Iraqi forces after they became separated from a supply convoy in Nasiriyah. Sgt. Walters was captured and later executed by Iraqi fighters. 507th Maintenance Company   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/22/05 (I) Sgt. Charles T. Wilkerson 30, Kansas City, Missouri U.S. Army Non-combat - Ordnance explosion Killed when an unknown ordnance detonated near his tent in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 22, 2005 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/22/09 (A) Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Hand 20, Kansas City, Missouri U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link DoD Link   Link   photo	07/10/10 (A) Spc. Robert W. Crow 42, Kansas City, Missouri U.S. Army National Guard Paktika, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 203rd Engineer Battalion, Joplin, Mo.   Military Times Link Link	04/29/04 (I) Sgt. Ryan M. Campbell 25, Kirksville, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a vehicle approached his unit while it was conducting a dismounted roadside bomb sweep patrol and the driver detonated a bomb in Baghdad,Iraq, on April 29, 2004 4th BN, 27th Field Artillery REG, 1st Armored Division   Arlington   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo
06/28/06 (I) Pfc. Rex A. Page 21, Kirksville, Missouri U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died from wounds received during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 28, 2006 3rd BN, 5th Marine Reg, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/09/04 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Richard S. Gottfried 42, Lake Ozark, Missouri U.S. Army 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   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/07/06 (I) Sgt. Lawrence L. Parrish 36, Lebanon, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 7, 2006 110th Engineer Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/31/08 (A) Spc. James M. Finley 21, Lebanon, Missouri U.S. Army Jalalabad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Bamberg, Germany.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	05/11/09 (I) Spc. Jacob D. Barton 20, Lenox, Missouri U.S. Army Baghdad Non-combat Died from injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident at Camp Liberty, Iraq. He was assigned to the 277th Engineer Company, 420th Engineer Brigade, Waco, Texas   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link
08/28/05 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Obediah J. Kolath 32, Louisburg, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - Bomb KolathDied on August 28, 2005, in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds sustainedwhen a homemade bomb detonated near his position in Husayba, Iraq, onAugust 25, 2005. Three other soldiers also Died in the explosion. Special Operations Command   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/27/09 (A) Spc. Robert K. Charlton 22, Malden, Missouri U.S. Army Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Non-combat Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident Oct. 23 in Wardak, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link DoD Link   Link     Link	02/16/05 (I) Spec. Justin B. Carter 21, Mansfield, Missouri U.S. Army Non-combat Died from non-combat related injuries at Forward Operating Base McKenzie near Samarra, Iraq, on February 16, 2005 1st BN, 15th INF REG, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/19/04 (I) Spec. Michael C. Campbell 34, Marshfield, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when his convoy hit a roadside bomb in Samarra, Iraq, on May 19, 2004 Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	11/02/05 (I) Spec. Joshua J. Munger 22, Maysville, Missouri 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 1st BN, 502nd INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
06/01/09 (A) Pfc. Matthew W. Wilson 19, Miller, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) Fort Drum, N.Y.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/04/06 (I) 2nd Lt. Mark C. Gelina 33, Moberly, Missouri U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident Died in a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 4, 2006 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/07/03 (I) Capt. Benedict J. Smith 29, Monroe City, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - Helicopter shot down Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was in was shot down in Tikrit, Iraq, on November 7, 2003 101st Av REG, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	07/15/07 (I) Spc. Robert D. Varga 24, Monroe City, Missouri U.S. Army Baghdad Non-combat 984th Military Police Company, 759th Military Police Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	07/12/03 (I) Spec. Joshua M. Neusche 20, Montreal, Missouri U.S. Army Non-combat - Illness Died from a non-combat cause in Homburg Hospital, Germany on July 12, 2003 203rd Engineer Battalion, Missouri Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo
07/05/04 (I) Cpl. Dallas L. Kerns 21, Mountain Grove, Missouri U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 5, 2004 3rd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/30/03 (A) Staff Sgt. Daniel L. Kisling 31, Neosho, Missouri U.S. Army Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Died when his MH-60L Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a training mission in Bagram.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/01/07 (I) Master Sgt. Thomas A. Crowell 36, Neosho, Missouri U.S. Air Force Balad (near Balad Air Base) - Salah ad Din Hostile - hostile fire The Department of Defense announced today the death of two airmen and a Department of the Air Force civilian who were deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Nov. 1 near Balad Air Base, Iraq, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. All were assigned as special agents to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. Crowell was assigned to Detachment 301, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	10/23/06 (I) 1st Lt. Amos C.R. Bock 24, New Madrid, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 23, 2006 4th BN, 320th Field Artillery Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/26/03 (I) Pfc. Jeremiah D. Smith 25, Odessa, Missouri U.S. Army Non-combat - Ordnance explosion Killed when his vehicle hit unexploded ordnance while escorting heavy equipment transporters in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 26, 2003 1st BN, 34th Armor REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/01/06 (I) Chief Warrant Officer 3 Michael L. Hartwick 37, Orrick, Missouri U.S. Army Non-hostile - Helicopter crash One of two soldiers killed when their AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter crashed during a combat air patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 1, 2006 4th BN, 4th Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/08/08 (I) Staff Sgt. Jerald A. Whisenhunt 32, Orrick, Missouri U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack BAGHDAD – Four Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers were killed when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while the Soldiers were conducting a combat patrol northwest of Baghdad Feb. 8 He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. 1st BN, 21st Infantry Reg, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	06/22/06 (I) Cpl. Riley E. Baker 22, Pacific, Missouri U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 22, 2006 3rd BN, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Divi, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/16/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Michael C. Bailey 29, Park Hills, Missouri U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while supporting combat operations He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, IMarine Expeditionary Force, based at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.   Military Times Link Link	04/21/08 (I) Sgt. Adam J. Kohlhaas 26, Perryville, Missouri U.S. Army Salah ad Din Province - Salah Ad Din Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link
02/22/06 (I) Pfc. Christopher L. Marion 20, Pineville, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during patrol operations in Hawija, Iraq, on February 22, 2006 1st BN, 327th INF REG, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/27/09 (A) Sgt. Issac B. Jackson 27, Plattsburg, Missouri U.S. Army southern Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/09/08 (I) Todd E. Davis 22, Raymore, Missouri U.S. Army Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack The Department of Defense announced today the death of six soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Jan. 9 in Sinsil, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations. They were assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany. 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Reg, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/14/10 (A) Spc. Denis D. Kisseloff 45, Saint Charles, Missouri U.S. Army National Guard Forward Operating Base Shank Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using rocket propelled grenade and small arms fires. He was assigned to the 1141st Engineer Company, Kansas City, Mo.   Military Times Link Link	06/21/06 (A) Pfc. Brian J. Bradbury 22, Saint Joseph, Missouri U.S. Army Naray (Nangarhar Pr.) Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire, mortar 71st Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Div   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link
03/22/03 (I) Sgt. Nicolas M. Hodson 22, Smithville, Missouri U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed in a vehicle accident in Iraq on March 22, 2003 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	05/01/03 (I) Pfc. Jesse A. Givens 34, Springfield, Missouri U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when his M1A1 Abrams tank fell into the Euphrates River after theriverbank collapsed near al Habbaniya, Iraq, on May 1, 2003 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/11/05 (I) Sgt. Timothy J. Sutton 22, Springfield, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - Land mine Killed when his Humvee struck a land mine in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 11, 2005 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/09/06 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Randall L. Lamberson 36, Springfield, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on April 9, 2006 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/22/07 (I) Spc. Jessy G. Pollard 22, Springfield, Missouri U.S. Army Northern Iraq Non-hostile - helicopter crash Died of injuries suffered when their helicopter crashed. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii 2nd BN, 35th Infantry Reg, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link
04/23/08 (I) Staff Sgt. Ronald C. Blystone 34, Springfield, Missouri U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - Small arms fire Died from wounds suffered when he encountered small arms fire during a dismounted patrol. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	01/30/07 (I) Sgt. Milton A. Gist Jr. 27, St Louis., Missouri U.S. Army Ramadi - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	01/31/08 (I) Spc. Matthew F. Straughter 27, St. Charles, Missouri U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by a rocket propelled grenade. He was assigned to the 1138th Engineer Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, Missouri National Guard, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	02/21/08 (I) Lance Cpl. Drew W. Weaver 20, St. Charles, Missouri U.S. Marine Corps Al Anbar Province Hostile - hostile fire Died while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	07/27/05 (I) Spec. Edward L. Myers 21, St. Joseph, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee while on patrol in Samarra, Iraq, on July 27, 2005 3rd BN, 69th Armor REG, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
11/24/04 (A) Cpl. Jacob R. Fleischer 25, St. Louis, Missouri U.S. Army Deh Rawood (near) [Uruzgan Prov.] Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Div.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/09/05 (A) Spec. Christopher M. Katzenberger 25, St. Louis, Missouri U.S. Army Bagram Air Base Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/05/06 (I) Maj. William F. Hecker III 37, St. Louis, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of five soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during convoy operations in Najaf, Iraq, on January 5, 2006 3rd BN, 16th Field Artillery REG, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/16/06 (I) Sgt. Amanda N. Pinson 21, St. Louis, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - Mortar attack One of two soldiers killed when a mortar round detonated in Tikrit, Iraq, on March 16, 2006 101st Military Intelligence Detachment, 501st Special Troops BN, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/11/06 (I) Pfc. James F. Costello III 27, St. Louis, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Bradley Fighting Vehicle and they subsequently came under small-armsfire during combat operations in Taji, Iraq, on April 11, 2006 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry REG, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
09/04/06 (I) Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher G. Walsh 30, St. Louis, Missouri U.S. Navy Hostile - hostile fire Killed while his unit was conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 4, 2006 3rd Battalion, 24th Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Navy Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	12/12/06 (I) Maj. Gloria D. Davis 47, St. Louis, Missouri U.S. Army Non-combat Died from a non-combat related incident in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 12, 2006 Security Assistance Agency   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	12/14/06 (I) Lance Cpl. Matthew W. Clark 22, St. Louis, Missouri U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died of injuries suffered from enemy action in Anbar Province, Iraq, on December 14, 2006 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/14/07 (I) Sgt. Brandon L. Wallace 27, St. Louis, Missouri U.S. Army Fallujah - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	06/23/07 (I) 1st Lt. Daniel P. Riordan 24, St. Louis, Missouri U.S. Army Taji - Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 2nd BN, 8th Cavalry Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link
09/04/08 (A) Pvt. Vincent C. Winston Jr. 22, St. Louis, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	04/10/09 (I) Sgt. Edward W. Forrest Jr. 25, St. Louis, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died when his military vehicle was struck by a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	05/20/09 (A) 1st Lt. Roslyn L. Schulte 25, St. Louis, Missouri U.S. Air Force Kabul Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. She was assigned to the Headquarters, Pacific Air Forces Command, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	06/06/10 (A) Cpl. Donald M. Marler 22, St. Louis, Missouri U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations. This incident is under investigation. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link Link	08/02/08 (I) Spc. Kevin R. Dickson 21, Steelville, Missouri U.S. Army Balad - Salah Ad Din Non-combat Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Group Support Battalion, Group Service Support Company, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link
05/24/07 (I) Staff Sgt. Russell K. Shoemaker 31, Sweet Springs, Missouri U.S. Army Baghdad (eastern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1st Brigade Transition Team, attached to 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	08/25/09 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Ronald W. Sawyer 38, Trenton, Missouri U.S. Army Southern Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/14/06 (I) Spec. Russell M. Makowski 23, Union, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his dismountedpatrol during combat operations in Taji, Iraq, on September 14, 2006 4th BN, 42nd Field Artillery Reg, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/29/05 (I) Sgt. Lindsey T. James 23, Urbana, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died from injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his foot patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 29, 2005 2nd BN, 14th INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/21/07 (I) Staff Sgt. Shannon V. Weaver 28, Urich, Missouri U.S. Army Baghdad (Southwest of) - Babil Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 425th Brigade Special Troops BN, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
09/10/08 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Daniel R. Sexton 53, Wentzville, Missouri U.S. Army Balad Non-combat Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 164th Military Police Company, Fort Richardson, Alaska.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	02/25/05 (I) Pfc. Colby M. Farnan 22, Weston, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed along with two others soldiers when a roadside bomb detonated while they were on dismounted patrol in Taji, Iraq, on February 25, 2005 4th BN, 1st Field Artillery REG, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/25/04 (I) Spec. Kenneth A. Melton 30, Westplains, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb and small-arms fire struck his vehicle whiletraveling in a convoy from Baghdad, Iraq, on April 25, 2004 Company B, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	12/13/05 (I) Spec. Peter J. Navarro 20, Wildwood, Missouri U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations in Taji, Iraq, on December 13, 2005 2nd BN, 70th Armored REG, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/09/09 (A) Lance Cpl. Patrick W. Schimmel 21, Winfield, Missouri U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo
07/08/09 (I) Pvt. Lucas M. Bregg 19, Wright City, Missouri U.S. Army Baghdad Non-combat Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link