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07/06/09 (A) Capt. Mark A. Garner 30, , North Carolina U.S. Army Argandab District, Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany.   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	10/08/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Michael S. Voss 35, Aberdeen, North Carolina U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - IED attack Killed when his convoy vehicle encountered a roadside bomb and small-arms fire near Tikrit, Iraq, on October 8, 2004 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, North Carolina Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/20/07 (A) Spc. George V. Libby 23, Aberdeen, North Carolina U.S. Army Khowst (near) Non-combat Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash. 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	06/17/03 (I) Sgt. Michael L. Tosto 24, Apex, North Carolina U.S. Army Non-combat Died from a non-combat related cause at Camp Wolf, Kuwait, on June 17, 2003 1st BN, 35th Armrd REG, 1st Arm. Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	04/18/08 (I) Spc. Lance O. Eakes 25, Apex, North Carolina U.S. Army National Guard Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1132nd Military Police Company, North Carolina Army National Guard, Rocky Mount, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo
10/02/09 (A) Pfc. Alan H. Newton Jr. 26, Asheboro, North Carolina U.S. Army Reserve Murcheh, Afghanistan, Hostile - Suicide bomber Died from wounds suffered when he was attacked by a suicide bomber. He was assigned to the 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion, Greensboro, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo     photo	03/12/06 (A) Staff Sgt. Joseph R. Ray 29, Asheville, North Carolina U.S. Army Reserve Pech Valley (Kunar Province) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 391st Engineering Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/11/06 (I) Spec. Kenneth D. Hess 26, Asheville, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - Bomb Killed by a suicide bomb attack while conducting a dismounted patrol in Rawah, Iraq, on April 11, 2006 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry REG, 172nd Stryker BCT   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/09/04 (I) Sgt. Rodney A. Murray 28, Ayden, North Carolina U.S. Army Reserve Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when his Humvee accidentally collided with a Bradley Fighting Vehiclewhile traveling southwest of Baghdad, Iraq, on May 9, 2004 351st Military Police Company, Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	05/01/07 (I) Lance Cpl. Johnathan E. Kirk 25, Belhaven, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Al Anbar Province Hostile - hostile fire 2nd Combat Engineer BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo
02/06/06 (I) Lance Cpl. David S. Parr 22, Benson, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Bomb One of two Marines killed when a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations against enemy forces in Hit, Iraq on February 6, 2006 BN Landing Team 1/2, 22th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/23/07 (I) Staff Sgt. William C. Moore 27, Benson, North Carolina 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 photo	08/14/07 (I) Spc. Steven R. Jewell 26, Bridgeton, North Carolina U.S. Army Anbar province - Taqaddum air base Non-hostile - helicopter crash Died of injuries suffered when his helicopter crashed. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, Task Force 49, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, Task Force 49   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	03/12/06 (A) Sgt. Kevin D. Akins 29, Burnsville, North Carolina U.S. Army Reserve Pech Valley (Kunar Province) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 391st Engineering Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/14/04 (I) Spec. Bradley S. Beard 22, Chapel Hill, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his convoy in Ramadi, Iraq, on October 14, 2004 2nd BN, 17th Field Artillery REG, 2nd Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link
11/11/06 (I) Staff Sgt. Misael Martinez 24, Chapel Hill, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on November 11, 2006 1st BN, 16th Engineer BN, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/06/07 (I) Sgt. Lee Christian Wilson 30, Chapel Hill, North Carolina U.S. Army Mosul - Ninawa Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died from wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations Sept. 6 in Mosul, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, Texas. 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Regiment   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     Link   photo	09/15/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Gregory C. Howman 28, Charlotte, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 15, 2004 2nd BN, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	12/21/04 (I) Capt. William W. Jacobsen Jr. 31, Charlotte, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - Bomb Killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive inside the mess hall at Camp Marez in Mosul, Iraq, on December 21, 2004 1st BN, 24th INF REG, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/13/06 (I) Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mitchell K. Carver Jr. 31, Charlotte, North Carolina U.S. Army Non-hostile - Helicopter crash One of two soldiers killed when their OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter came under attack by enemy forces using small-arms fire near Al Sukar, Iraq,on January 13, 2006 1st BN, 10th Aviation REG, 10th Mountain Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link
09/01/06 (I) Lance Cpl. Cliff K. Golla 21, Charlotte, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 1, 2006 3rd BN, 2nd Marine Reg, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/29/07 (A) Sgt. Zachary D. Tellier 31, Charlotte, North Carolina U.S. Army Firebase Wilderness Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Died at Firebase Wilderness, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	10/02/08 (A) Spc. Jason E. von Zerneck 33, Charlotte, North Carolina U.S. Army National Guard Karez, Afghanistan Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died of injuries sustained from a vehicle incident in Qara Bagh Karez, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2d Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, Jamestown, N.Y.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/16/10 (A) Lance Cpl. Noah M. Pier 25, Charlotte, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.   Arlington   Military Times Link Link   Link	09/11/08 (A) Pvt. Michael W. Murdock 22, Chocowinity, North Carolina U.S. Army Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds suffered at Combat Outpost Lybert, Afghanistan, when he was struck by enemy fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/09/07 (I) Pfc. Brian L. Holden 20, Claremont, North Carolina U.S. Army Baghdad (southeast part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 2nd BN, 17th Field Artillery Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	01/07/06 (I) Lance Cpl. Jeriad P. Jacobs 19, Clayton, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Small arms fire Killed by small-arms fire during combat operations near Falluja, Iraq, on January 7, 2006 2nd BN, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/21/05 (I) Cpl. Benny G. Cockerham III 21, Conover, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - IED attack One of two Marines killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bombduring combat operations against enemy forces near Amariya, Iraq, onOctober 21, 2005. 2nd BN, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	12/06/06 (I) Cpl. Jason I. Huffman 23, Conover, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of five soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle while on patrol in Hawija, Iraq, on December 6, 2006 2nd Bn, 27th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/20/03 (I) Spec. Lunsford B. Brown II 27, Creedmore, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - Mortar attack Killed when mortar fire hit the Abu Ghurayb prison in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 20, 2003 A Company, 302nd Military Intelligence Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link
10/22/06 (I) Maj. David G. Taylor 37, Daphne, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 22, 2006 2nd BN, 6th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/26/03 (I) Pvt. Joseph R. Guerrera 20, Dunn, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when his vehicle was hit with a roadside bomb while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 26, 2003 C Company, 2nd BN, 325th INF REG, 82nd AB Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/07/04 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Marvin L. Miller 38, Dunn, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Shot and killed while on traffic control duty in Balad, Iraq, on April 7, 2004 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/02/03 (I) Lance Cpl. Brian E. Anderson 26, Durham, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed in a vehicle accident west of Nasiriya, Iraq, on April 2, 2003 2nd Light Armored RECON, 2nd Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	12/29/05 (I) Spec. Prince K. Teewia 27, Durham, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 29, 2005 1st BN, 506th INF REG, 4th Brigade, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
03/05/07 (I) Spc. Ryan D. Russell 20, Elm City, North Carolina U.S. Army Ba'qubah - Diyala Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1st Squadron, 12th Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	01/07/06 (I) Spec. Robert T. Johnson 20, Erwin, North Carolina U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular One of two soldiers killed when their Humvee was hit by a civilian vehicle in Umm Qasr, Iraq, on January 7, 2006 805th Military Police Company   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	03/28/03 (I) Sgt. Roderic A. Solomon 32, Fayetteville, North Carolina U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when a Bradley Fighting Vehicle rolled off a cliff in a non-hostile accident in Iraq on March 28, 2003 2-7th INF, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/26/03 (I) Lt. Col. Charles H. Buehring 40, Fayetteville, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed during a rocket-propelled grenade attack on the Al Rashid Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 26, 2003 Army Central Command Hdqrs. (Forward)   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/07/03 (I) Sgt. Scott C. Rose 30, Fayetteville, North Carolina 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 5th BN, 101st Av REG, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
03/28/04 (A) Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis Jallah Jr. 49, Fayetteville, North Carolina U.S. Army Walter Reed Army Medical Center Non-combat - Illness 2nd Bat., 10th AV Reg., 10th AV Brig., 10th Mtn. Div.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/15/04 (A) Chief Warrant Officer Bruce E. Price 37, Fayetteville, North Carolina U.S. Army Kajaki (near) [Helmand Prov.] Hostile - hostile fire - ambush 1st. Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/29/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Mike A. Dennie 31, Fayetteville, North Carolina U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died from injuries sustained on September 22 when the driver of his military vehicle pulled off the road in Baghdad, Iraq, and lost control, causing it to roll over. 106th Finance Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/06/05 (A) Spec. Michael K. Spivey 21, Fayetteville, North Carolina U.S. Army Ghazni (3 mi. from) [Ghazni Prov.] Non-hostile - Helicopter crash 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brig.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/04/05 (I) Gunnery Sgt. Darrell W. Boatman 38, Fayetteville, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Bomb Died on November 4, 2005, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, from wounds sustained on November 2 when a homemade bomb detonatedduring combat operations near Habbaniya, Iraq 8th Engineer Support BN, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/01/06 (I) Staff Sgt. Darrell P. Clay 34, Fayetteville, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - Bomb One of two soldiers killed when a homemade bomb detonated during a dismounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 1, 2006 2nd BN, 6th INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/28/06 (A) Staff Sgt. Kyu H. Chay 34, Fayetteville, North Carolina U.S. Army Oruzgan province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/30/07 (A) Staff Sgt. Charlie L. Bagwell 28, Fayetteville, North Carolina 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 photo	08/02/09 (A) Capt. Ronald G. Luce Jr. 27, Fayetteville, North Carolina U.S. Army National Guard Qole Gerdsar, Afghanistan. Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device Aug. 2 in Qole Gerdsar, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Jackson, Miss.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/18/09 (A) Pfc. Morris L. Walker 23, Fayetteville, North Carolina U.S. Army Paktika Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo
01/25/10 (A) Sgt. Carlos E. Gill 25, Fayetteville, North Carolina U.S. Army Walter Reed Army Medical Center Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of an illness. He was evacuated from Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2009, where he was supporting combat operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link	03/30/10 (A) Staff Sgt. Scott W. Brunkhorst 25, Fayetteville, North Carolina U.S. Army Arghandab River Valley Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link Link	09/17/04 (I) Cpl. Christopher S. Ebert 21, Forest City, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 17, 2004 2nd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	12/10/06 (I) Pfc. Shawn M. Murphy 24, Fort Bragg, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 10, 2006 3rd BN, 509th Infantry (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/27/06 (I) Pfc. Enrique C. Sanchez 21, Garner, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 27, 2006 3rd BN, 8th Marine Reg, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/11/07 (I) Sgt. Courtney T. Johnson 26, Garner, North Carolina U.S. Army Besmaya - Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire 3rd Brigade Special Troops BN, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	07/08/09 (A) Lance Cpl. Roger G. Hager 20, Gibsonville, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	04/13/07 (I) Sgt. Larry R. Bowman 29, Granite Falls, North Carolina U.S. Army Southern Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 513th Transportation Company, 57th Transportation BN, 593rd Corps Support Group   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	04/23/04 (I) Sgt. Elmer C. Krause 40, Greensboro, North Carolina U.S. Army Reserve Hostile - Small arms fire Krausewas listed as missing after a fuel convoy was attacked near BaghdadInternational Airport by Iraqi insurgents using rocket-propelledgrenades and small-arms fire on April 9, 2004. His remains wererecovered on April 23, 2004. 724th Transportation Company, Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/20/05 (I) Lance Cpl. Andrew D. Russoli 21, Greensboro, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Bomb One of three Marines killed by a homemade bomb that detonated during combat operations against enemy forces near Nasser Wa Salaam, Iraq, on October20, 2005 2nd BN, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
05/26/06 (I) Lance Cpl. Kevin A. Lucas 20, Greensboro, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed during combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq, on May 26, 2006 3rd BN, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/18/06 (I) Staff Sgt. Patrick O. Barlow 42, Greensboro, North Carolina U.S. Army Non-combat related medical condition Died from a non-combat-related medical condition in San Antonio, Texas, on October 18, 2006 50th Engineer Company W.Post Link	04/07/07 (I) Spc. Ebe F. Emolo 33, Greensboro, North Carolina U.S. Army Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire - explosion 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	03/12/08 (I) Staff Sgt. Juantrea T. Bradley 28, Greenville, North Carolina U.S. Army An Nasiriyah (near) - Dhi Qar Hostile - hostile fire - rocket attack Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle was hit by indirect fire. 7th Special Troops BN, 7th Sustainment Brigade, (Light Infantry) 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link	07/21/06 (I) Capt. Christopher T. Pate 29, Hampstead, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 21, 2006 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Command Element, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo
07/05/07 (A) Specialist Christopher S. Honaker 23, Havelock, North Carolina U.S. Army Watapor Valley (Kunar Province) Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire, indirect fire 2nd BN, 503d Infantry Reg (Airborne), 173d Airborne Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	07/13/08 (A) Cpl. Pruitt A. Rainey 22, Haw River, North Carolina 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	01/26/05 (I) Sgt. William S. Kinzer Jr. 27, Hendersonville, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Died of injuries sustained when a rocket-propelled grenade hit his patrol in Duluiya, Iraq, on January 26, 2005 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	01/06/09 (A) Lance Cpl. Jessie A. Cassada 19, Hendersonville, North Carolina U.S. Army Helmand province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	04/06/05 (A) Staff Sgt. Romanes L. Woodard 30, Hertford, North Carolina U.S. Army Ghazni (3 mi. from) [Ghazni Prov.] Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when a CH-47 helicopter crashed in Ghazni, Afghanistan. 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, Camp Ederle, Italy. 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment   Military Times Link W.Post Link
06/19/07 (I) Spc. Darryl W. Linder 23, Hickory, North Carolina U.S. Army Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1st BN, 12th Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	02/20/10 (A) Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Eckard 30, Hickory, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Helmand province Hostile Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link	01/28/06 (I) Cpl. Felipe C. Barbosa 21, High Point, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Falluja, Iraq, on January 28, 2006 2nd BN, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/01/10 (A) Spc. Josiah D. Crumpler 27, Hillsborough, North Carolina U.S. Army Bala Murghab Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Died when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link Link	08/19/07 (I) Captain Michael S. Fielder 35, Holly Springs, North Carolina U.S. Army Baghdad Non-combat - Natural causes Died from a noncombat-related incident in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 248th Medical Company (Veterinary Services), 44th Medical Command, XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg. 248th Medical Detachment, Headquarters and Headquarters Co, 44th Medical Command, XVIII Airborne Corps   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo
09/10/07 (I) Spc. Steven R. Elrod 20, Hope Mills, North Carolina U.S. Army Baghdad (East of) Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related vehicle rollover. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation. 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	06/24/04 (I) Spec. Daniel A. Desens 20, Jacksonville, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when his Bradley fighting vehicle came under attack by Iraqi insurgents using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Baquba, Iraq, onJune 24, 2004 Company A, 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Heavy Separate Brigade, North Carolina Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/31/09 (I) Sgt. Devin C. Poche 25, Jacksonville, North Carolina U.S. Army Salah Ad Din Province Non-combat Died at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, near Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	06/29/09 (I) Spc. Robert L. Bittiker 39, Jacksonville, North Carolina U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - IED attack Died from wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle June 29, in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 120th Combined Arms Battalion, Wilmington, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link	06/29/09 (I) Sgt. Roger L. Adams Jr. 36, Jacksonville, North Carolina U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - IED attack Died from wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle June 29, in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 120th Combined Arms Battalion, Wilmington, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link
09/19/06 (I) Cpl. Bobby T. Callahan 22, Jamestown, North Carolina U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died of injuries suffered when his Humvee rolled over while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 19, 2006 4th BN, 31st Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, (Light Infantry) 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/06/03 (I) Sgt. David B. Parson 30, Kannapolis, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Shot and killed during a raid on a house on July 6, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq 1-37th Armored BN, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/19/10 (A) Tech. Sgt. Adam K. Ginett 29, Knightdale, North Carolina U.S. Air Force Near Kandahar Air Field Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 31st Civil Engineer Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy.   Military Times Link Link	04/20/06 (I) Staff Sgt. Jason C. Ramseyer 28, Lenoir, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq, on April 20, 2006 3rd BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force   Arlington   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/09/09 (A) Cpl. Jason R. Parsons 24, Lenoir, North Carolina U.S. Army Jaldak Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Jaldak. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany.   Military Times Link W.Post Link
05/05/06 (A) Spec. David N. Timmons Jr. 23, Lewisville, North Carolina U.S. Army Asadabad (10 mi NW of) [Kunar Prov.] Non-Hostile - Helicopter crash 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/31/08 (A) Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Harris 36, Lexington, North Carolina U.S. Navy Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died from injuries sustained while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan. Harris was temporarily forward deployed from his assignment at Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Dam Neck, Va.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	12/31/06 (I) Seaman Sandra S. Grant 23, Linwood, North Carolina U.S. Navy Non-combat - Natural causes Died from natural causes in the Arabian Sea on December 31, 2006 Assigned to the aircraft carrier USS sEisenhower   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/13/04 (I) Lance Cpl. Benjamin S. Bryan 23, Lumberton, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 13, 2004 3rd BN, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	12/12/07 (A) Cpl. Joshua C. Blaney 25, Matthews, North Carolina U.S. Army Forward Operating Base Curry Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade, Camp Ederle, Italy. 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     Link   photo
10/16/09 (A) Spc. Anthony G. Green 28, Matthews, North Carolina U.S. Army National Guard Wardak province 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 143rd Infantry Detachment, Austin, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link	01/24/05 (I) Sgt. Leonard W. Adams 42, Mooresville, North Carolina U.S. Army National Guard Non-combat Died of non-combat related injuries at Camp Bucca, Iraq, on January 24, 2005 Headquarters Company, 105th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, North Carolina Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/14/07 (A) Major Larry J. Bauguess Jr. 36, Moravian Falls, North Carolina U.S. Army Teri Mengel Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire 4th Brigade Special Troops BN, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	10/15/05 (I) Sgt. Mark P. Adams 24, Morrisville, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Bomb Killed when a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations against enemy forces in Saqlawiya, Iraq, on October 15, 2005 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Augmentation Command Element, Marine Forces Reserve   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/12/06 (A) Sgt. Anton J. Hiett 25, Mount Airy, North Carolina U.S. Army Reserve Pech Valley (Kunar Province) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 391st Engineering Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/28/08 (I) Pfc. Adam L. Marion 26, Mount Airy, North Carolina U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - Indirect fire He died April 28 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his forward operating base with indirect fire. He was assigned to the 171st Engineer Company, North Carolina Army National Guard, Saint Pauls, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	05/21/09 (I) First Lieutenant Leevi K. Barnard 28, Mount Airy, North Carolina 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 252nd Combined Arms Battalion, Fayetteville, North Carolina.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	07/10/10 (A) Sgt. Donald R. Edgerton 33, Murphy, North Carolina U.S. Army Char Dara, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.   Military Times Link Link   Link   photo	11/16/04 (I) Staff Sgt. Marshall H. Caddy 27, Nags Head, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - Car bomb Killed when a car bomb detonated near his military vehicle in Khaladiya, Iraq, on November 16, 2004 1st BN, 506th INF REG, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/08/09 (A) Staff Sgt. Tara J. Smith 33, Nashville, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died in Bagram, Afghanistan, from a non-combat related incident that occurred Aug. 4 at Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan,. She was assigned to the 50th Signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo
11/15/03 (I) Pfc. Joey D. Whitener 19, Nebo, North Carolina U.S. Army Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2003 1st BN, 320th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/06/03 (I) Sgt. Leonard D. Simmons 33, New Bern, North Carolina U.S. Army Non-combat - Natural causes Died after suffering a seizure in Mosul, Iraq, on August 6, 2003 C Company, 3rd BN, 512nd INF REG, 101st Airborne Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/29/09 (I) Sgt. Juan C. Baldeosingh 30, Newport, North Carolina U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - IED attack Died from wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle June 29, in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 120th Combined Arms Battalion, Wilmington, N.C.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo   photo	10/21/05 (I) Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher W. Thompson 25, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina U.S. Navy Hostile - Bomb Killed when a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq, on October 21, 2005 Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 8th Regimental Combat Team, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	12/28/05 (I) Spec. Aaron M. Forbes 24, Oak Island, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 28, 2005 1st BN, 67th Armored REG, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
06/12/07 (I) Pvt. William C. Johnson 22, Oxford, North Carolina U.S. Army Baghdad (southern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Reg, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	08/01/09 (A) Pfc. Richard K. Jones 21, Person, North Carolina U.S. Army Kandahar Hostile - IED, grenades Died in Mushan Village, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his patrol with improvised explosive devices and rocket-propelled grenades. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo	06/25/08 (I) Spc. Joel A. Taylor 20, Pinetown, North Carolina U.S. Army Ninawa Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device on June 24. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	02/14/07 (I) Sergeant John D. Rode 24, Pineville, North Carolina U.S. Army Diyala province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 1st BN, 12th Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     photo	02/19/07 (I) Specialist Montrel S. Mcarn 21, Raeford, North Carolina U.S. Army Baghdad (north of) - Diyala Hostile - hostile fire - suicide car bomb 2nd BN, 8th Cavalry Reg, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
07/31/03 (I) Spec. James I. Lambert III 22, Raleigh, North Carolina U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident Killed when he was hit by a stray bullet fired during what was believed to bea celebratory event by local Iraqis in Baghdad, Iraq on July 31, 2003 407th Combat Support Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link	07/28/04 (I) Lt. Col. David S. Greene 39, Raleigh, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed while while providing cover and close-air support from his AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopter during the evacuation of critically injuredMarines in Anbar province, Iraq, on July 28, 2004 Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Air Wing   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/11/08 (I) Staff Sgt. Laurent J. West 32, Raleigh, North Carolina U.S. Army Kishkishkia Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 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   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link   photo	10/15/06 (I) 1st Lt. Joshua Deese 25, Rockledge, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Kirkuk, Iraq, on October 15, 2006 2nd BN, 35th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/21/05 (I) Lance Cpl. Kenneth J. Butler 19, Rowan, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Bomb Killed when a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations against enemy forces near Amariya, Iraq, on October 21, 2005 2nd BN, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link
05/03/04 (I) Sgt. Gregory L. Wahl 30, Salisbury, North Carolina U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when his Humvee left the road during a combat patrol and flipped over in a canal in Balad, Iraq, on May 3, 2004 4th Cavalry REG, 1st Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/21/06 (I) Lance Cpl. Nathan R. Elrod 20, Salisbury, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on October 21, 2006 1st BN, 6th Marine Reg, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/23/07 (I) Spc. Michael J. Rodriguez 20, Sanford, North Carolina 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 photo	04/22/03 (I) Lance Cpl. Alan Dinh Lam 19, Snow Camp, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade launcher he was firing for familiarization malfunctioned at firing range near Kut, Iraq, on April22, 2003 8th Comm. BN, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	10/25/03 (a) Civilian contractor William Carlson 43, Southern Pines, North Carolina CIA Shkin (near) (Paktika Province) Hostile fire Directorate of Operations
06/20/06 (I) Pfc. Christopher N. White 23, Southport, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 20, 2006 1st BN, 1st Marine Reg, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/01/07 (I) Staff Sgt. Eric R. Vick 25, Spring Hope, North Carolina U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - IED attack 2nd Brigade Special Troops BN, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	06/06/07 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Greg L. Sutton 38, Spring Lake, North Carolina U.S. Army Baghdad (southwest part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 212th Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link	12/06/06 (I) Spec. Nicholas R. Gibbs 25, Stokesdale, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - Small arms fire Died of injuries suffered when he came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during observation and security operations in Ramadi,Iraq, on December 6, 2006 1st BN, 37th Armor Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/22/08 (I) Sgt. David B. Williams 26, Tarboro, North Carolina U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo
04/06/08 (I) Staff Sgt. Emanuel Pickett 34, Teachey, North Carolina U.S. Army National Guard Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - indirect fire Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked with indirect fire. He was assigned to the 1132nd Military Police Company, North Carolina Army National Guard, Rocky Mount, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo     photo	03/02/02 (A) Chief Warrant Officer Stanley L. Harriman 34, Wade, North Carolina U.S. Army eastern Afghanistan Hostile - friendly fire - gunship 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/20/04 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Henry A. Bacon 45, Wagram, North Carolina U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died when he was struck by a recovery vehicle while he was assisting a disabled vehicle in Ad Dujayl, Iraq, on February 20, 2004 1st Squadron, 10th Armd Cavalry REG, 4th AV Brigade, 4th Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	09/22/05 (I) Spec. Kevin M. Jones 21, Washington, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle near Taqaddum, Iraq, on September 22, 2005 181st Trans. BN, 7th Corps Support Group, 3rd Corps Support Cmd.   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	07/21/03 (I) Cpl. Mark A. Bibby 25, Watha, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb was detonated near a convoy traveling in to awater treatment facility in Baghdad, Iraq on July 21, 2003 Headquarters Detachment, 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
03/22/08 (I) Sgt. Thomas C. Ray 40, Weaverville, North Carolina U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack 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.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	08/22/07 (I) Chief Warrant Officer Paul J. Flynn 28, Whitsett, North Carolina 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     Link	05/12/05 (I) Sgt. John M. Smith 22, Wilmington, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Iskandariya, Iraq, on May 12, 2005 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	05/11/09 (I) Commander Charles K. Springle 52, Wilmington, North Carolina U.S. Navy Basra - Basrah Non-combat Died from injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident at Camp Liberty, Iraq.   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     Link   photo	06/29/09 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Edward C. Kramer 39, Wilmington, North Carolina U.S. Army Baghdad Hostile - IED attack Died from wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle June 29, in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 120th Combined Arms Battalion, Wilmington, N.C.   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link   photo
06/01/05 (I) Spec. Phillip C. Edmundson 22, Wilson, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Bradley fighting vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on June 1, 2005 1st BN, 9th INF REG, 2nd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/08/06 (I) Spec. Shawn R. Creighton 21, Windsor, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Stryker vehicle during patrol operations in Rawah, Iraq, on April 8, 2006 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry REG, 172nd Stryker BCT   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/26/04 (I) Lance Cpl. David B. Houck 25, Winston Salem, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died as a result of enemy action Anbar province, Iraq, on November 26, 2004 1st BN, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	08/31/05 (I) Sgt. Monta S. Ruth 26, Winston-Salem, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his military vehicle during securitypatrol operations in Samarra, Iraq, on August 31, 2005 1st BN, 15th INF REG, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	06/24/04 (I) Capt. Christopher S. Cash 36, Winterville, North Carolina U.S. Army National Guard Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when his Bradley fighting vehicle came under attack by Iraqi insurgent susing small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Baquba, Iraq, onJune 24, 2004 Company A, 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Heavy Separate Brigade, North Carolina Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link
08/27/06 (I) Sgt. Darry Benson 46, Winterville, North Carolina U.S. Army National Guard Non-combat Died at Camp Virginia, Kuwait, of a non-combat related cause on August 27, 2006 730th Quartermaster Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	03/13/04 (I) Spec. Jocelyn L. Carrasquillo 28, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina U.S. Army Hostile - IED attack Killed when a roadside bomb struck his vehicle on the main supply route in Iraq on March 13, 2004 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, North Carolina Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	11/10/05 (I) Lance Cpl. Daniel F. Swaim 19, Yadkinville, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Bomb Died of wounds sustained when a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations against enemy forces in Karabila, Iraq, on November 10, 2005 3rd BN, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force   Military Times Link W.Post Link	02/23/10 (I) Cpl. Daniel T. O’Leary 23, Youngsville, North Carolina U.S. Army Fallujah, Iraq Non-hostile - Accident - vehicular Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. He was assigned to the 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link Link