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9 Killed - Afghanistan    44 Killed - Iraq    Total: 53
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11/12/04 (I) Capt. Edward D. Iwan 28, Albion, Nebraska U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his Bradley fighting vehicle in Falluja, Iraq, on November 12, 2004 2nd BN, 2nd INF REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/21/07 (I) Sgt. Jacob S. Schmuecker 27, Atkinson, Nebraska U.S. Army National Guard Baghdad (Died in Balad) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 755th Recon/Decon Company, Nebraska Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	07/23/05 (A) Sgt. Jason T. Palmerton 25, Auburn, Nebraska U.S. Army Qala-i-Gaz (NE of Gereshk), Helmand Pr. Hostile - hostile fire 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/17/05 (I) Spec. Darren D. Howe 21, Beatrice, Nebraska U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, on November 3,2005, of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near hisBradley fighting vehicle in Samarra, Iraq, on October 17, 2005 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/18/06 (I) Sgt. Lonnie C. Allen Jr. 26, Bellevue, Nebraska U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 18, 2006 2nd BN, 22nd Inf, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link
05/26/07 (I) Spc. William L. Bailey III 29, Bellevue, Nebraska U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	08/27/06 (I) Staff Sgt. Jeffrey J. Hansen 31, Cairo, Nebraska U.S. Army National Guard Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died on August 27, 2006, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl,Germany, of injuries suffered from a vehicle accident in Balad, Iraq,on August 21. 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry Regiment, Nebraska Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/02/09 (I) Sgt. Justin J. Duffy 31, Cozad, Nebraska U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/24/04 (I) Sgt. Nicholas S. Nolte 25, Falls City, Nebraska U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died November 24, 2004, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda,Maryland, of injuries due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, onNovember 9 2nd Low ALight Air Defense BN, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/17/03 (I) Petty Officer 3rd Class David J. Moreno 26, Gering, Nebraska U.S. Navy Non-combat - Weapon discharge (accident) Died from a non-hostile gunshot wound in Hamishiyah, Iraq on July 17, 2003 Naval Medical Center San Diego, 4th Marine Division Detachment   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/13/04 (I) Pvt. Noah L. Boye 21, Grand Island, Nebraska U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died from hostile fire in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 13, 2004 1st BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/04/04 (I) Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric L. Knott 21, Grand Island, Nebraska U.S. Navy Hostile - hostile fire Died of shrapnel wounds received when the area he was working in was hit by hostile fire on September 4, 2004 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/28/07 (I) Spc. Dustin L. Workman II 19, Greenwood, Nebraska U.S. Army Baghdad (southern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     photo	05/06/07 (I) Cpl. Matthew L. Alexander 21, Gretna, Nebraska U.S. Army Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 5th BN, 20th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	04/23/07 (I) 1st Lt. Kevin J. Gaspers 26, Hastings, Nebraska U.S. Army Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo
01/27/04 (I) Sgt. Cory R. Mracek 26, Hay Springs, Nebraska U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed in an roadside bomb attack near Iskandariya, Iraq, on January 27, 2004 3rd BN, 319th Field Artillery   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/20/09 (A) Command Master Chief effrey J. Garber 43, Hemingford, Nebraska U.S. Army USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of non-hostile causes June 20 aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the North Arabian Sea. He was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower iin the Fifth Fleet area of responsibility.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	03/20/07 (I) Sgt. Wayne R. Cornell 26, Holstein, Nebraska U.S. Army Baghdad (southern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1st BN, 28th Infantry Reg, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	01/01/04 (I) Sgt. Dennis A. Corral 33, Kearney, Nebraska U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when his five-ton truck went out of control and flipped on its side while in a convoy traveling to Baghdad International Airport inBaghdad, Iraq, on January 1, 2004 Company C, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/15/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Shane E. Kielion 23, La Vista, Nebraska U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died as result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 15, 2004 3rd BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
10/09/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Swisher 26, Lincoln, Nebraska U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when his unit was ambushed while on patrol by individuals usingsmall-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in the Sadr City sectionof Baghdad, Iraq, on October 9, 2003 2nd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/26/04 (I) Cpl. Matthew C. Henderson 25, Lincoln, Nebraska U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died due to hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq, on May 26, 2004 1st Combat Engineer BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/11/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Jeremy J. Fischer 26, Lincoln, Nebraska U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his convoy vehicle in Samarra, Iraq, on July 11, 2004 267th Ordnance Company, Nebraska Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/01/06 (I) 1st Lt. Garrison C. Avery 23, Lincoln, Nebraska U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 1, 2006 1st BN, 502nd INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	11/14/06 (I) Lance Cpl. Michael D. Scholl 21, Lincoln, Nebraska U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq on November 14, 2006 2nd BN, 3rd Marine Reg, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo
12/01/08 (A) Captain Robert J. Yllescas 31, Lincoln, Nebraska U.S. Army National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered Oct. 28 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit at Combat Outpost Keating, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	02/04/07 (I) Sgt. Randy J. Matheny 20, McCook, Nebraska U.S. Army National Guard Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1074th Transportation Company   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	06/09/06 (I) Lance Cpl. Brent B. Zoucha 19, Merrick, Nebraska U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire One of two Marines who Died of wounds received while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 9, 2006 Not reported yet   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/06/10 (I) Pfc. Michael R. Jarrett 20, North Platte, Nebraska U.S. Army Balad, Iraq Non-combat Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, Illesheim, Germany.   Military Times Link Link	04/04/03 (I) Capt. Travis A. Ford 30, Ogallala, Nebraska U.S. Marine Corps Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when his AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed during combat operations near Ali Aziziyal, Iraq, on April 4, 2003 HMLA-267, Marine Air Group 39, 3rd Marine Air   Military Times Link W.Post Link
05/21/03 (I) Spec. Nathaniel A. Caldwell 27, Omaha, Nebraska U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when his vehicle rolled over while responding to a civilian call in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 21, 2003 404th Air Support BN, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	07/09/05 (I) Pfc. Eric P. Woods 26, Omaha, Nebraska U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when his Humvee struck a roadside bomb that caused it to overturn in Tal Afar, Iraq on July 9, 2005 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/14/05 (I) Staff Sgt. Tricia L. Jameson 34, Omaha, Nebraska U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Jameson,a health care specialist, was killed while responding to a casualtyincident when a secondary roadside bomb detonated near her location inTrebil, Iraq, on July 14, 2005 313th Medical Company, 110th Medical Battalion, Nebraska Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/27/06 (I) Cpl. Jeremy S. Jones 25, Omaha, Nebraska U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Died of injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device duringdismounted combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 27, 2006 1st BN, 67th Armored Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/04/06 (I) Sgt. Germaine L. Debro 33, Omaha, Nebraska U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicleduring combat operations in Balad, Iraq, on September 4, 2006 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry Regiment, Nebraska Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link
11/30/06 (I) Staff Sgt. Jeremy W. Mulhair 35, Omaha, Nebraska U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near hisvehicle during reconnaissance operations in Taji, Iraq, on November30, 2006 Multi-National Division - Baghdad   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/30/07 (A) Chief Warrant Officer Christopher M. Allgaier 33, Omaha, Nebraska U.S. Army Upper Sangin Valley Hostile - helicopter crash (RPG attack) 3rd General Support Aviation BN, 82nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	06/10/07 (I) Specialist Adam Herold 23, Omaha, Nebraska U.S. Army Mahmudiyah - Babil Hostile - hostile fire - suicide car bomb 2nd BN, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	07/17/07 (I) Petty Officer First Class Jeffrey L. Chaney 35, Omaha, Nebraska U.S. Navy Salah ad Din Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	07/05/10 (A) Pfc. Edwin C. Wood 18, Omaha, Nebraska U.S. Army Kandahar, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 1st Squadron, 71st Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link   photo
06/07/10 (A) Spc. Blaine E. Redding 22, Plattsmouth, Nebraska U.S. Army Konar, 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 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.   Military Times Link Link	06/09/06 (I) Pvt. Benjamin J. Slaven 22, Plymouth, Nebraska U.S. Army Reserve Hostile - IED attack Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Diwaniya, Iraq, on June 9, 2006 308th Transportation Company, Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/06/03 (I) Spec. James R. Wolf 21, Scottsbluff, Nebraska U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb was detonated near his convoy in Mosul, Iraq, on November 6, 2003 H & H Company, 52nd Engineer Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/22/08 (A) Cpl. Adrian Robles 21, Scottsbluff, Nebraska U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	06/14/07 (I) Val John Borm 21, Sidney, Nebraska U.S. Army Kirkuk (near) - At-Ta'mim Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 2nd BN, 35th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Infantry Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo
09/25/07 (A) Pfc. Christopher F. Pfeifer 21, Spalding, Nebraska U.S. Army San Antonio, Texas (wounded in Kamu) Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Died in San Antonio, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire Aug. 17 near Kamu, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Schweinfurt, Germany. 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	07/11/04 (I) Master Sgt. Linda Ann Tarango-Griess 33, Sutton, Nebraska U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near her convoy vehicle in Samarra, Iraq, on July 11, 2004 267th Ordnance Company, Nebraska Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/17/04 (I) Spec. Dennis B. Morgan 22, Valentine, Nebraska U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when his armored personnel carrier hit a roadside bomb in Iskandariyah, Iraq, on April 17, 2004 153rd Engineer Battalion, South Dakota Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/20/07 (I) 1st Lt. Jacob N. Fritz 25, Verdon, Nebraska U.S. Army Karbala Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire, grenades 2nd BN, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	04/23/07 (I) Staff Sgt. Kenneth E. Locker Jr. 28, Wakefield, Nebraska U.S. Army Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo
03/16/05 (A) Staff Sgt. Shane M. Koele 25, Wayne, Nebraska U.S. Army Shindand (near) [Herat Prov.] Hostile - hostile fire - land mine 212th Military Police Company   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/31/06 (I) Sgt. Joshua A. Ford 20, Wayne, Nebraska U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - hostile fire Died during combat operations in Numaniya, Iraq, on July 31, 2006 189th Transportation Company, 485th Corps Support Battalion, Nebraska Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/26/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Kyle W. Codner 19, Wood River, Nebraska U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died due to hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq, on May 26, 2004 1st Combat Engineer BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link