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52 Killed - Afghanistan    206 Killed - Iraq    Total: 258
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11/10/07 (A)
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Staff Sgt. Patrick F. Kutschbach
25, , Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Tagab (Died in Bagram)
Hostile - hostile fire - RPG attack
1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group
1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group
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02/20/08 (I)
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Capt. Nathan R. Raudenbush
25, , Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Busayefi
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
3rd BN, 7th Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
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08/01/08 (A)
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2nd Lt. Michael R. Girdano
23, , Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Asadabad, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered in Chowkay Valley, Afghanistan, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
He was who was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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07/10/05 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Goodrich
32, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
One of two Marines killed by enemy indirect fire during combat operations in Hit, Iraq, on July 10, 2005
3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve
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07/09/03 (A)
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Sgt. Christopher P. Geiger
38, Allentown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army National Guard
Bagram
Non-combat - Illness

213th Area Support Group, Penn. Nat. Guard
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03/02/07 (I)
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Spc. Luis O. Rodriguez-Contrera
22, Allentown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Baghdad (northwest of)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

2nd BN, 5th Cavalry Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
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06/18/07 (I)
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Pfc. Larry Parks Jr.
24, Altoona, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Al Jabor - Babil
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

1st BN, 30th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
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08/22/07 (I)
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Spc. Michael A. Hook
25, Altoona, Pennsylvania
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
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01/11/10 (A)
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Staff Sgt. Matthew N. Ingham
25, Altoona, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died while supporting combat operations.
He was assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.
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10/18/06 (I)
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Cpl. Russell G. Culbertson III
22, Amity, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 18, 2006
1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
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04/05/03 (I)
Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker
34, Apollo, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed by Iraqi machine gun fire during the 3rd Infantry Division's first *thunder run* into Baghdad on April 5, 2003
A Company, 1st BN, 64th Armor REG
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09/20/04 (I)
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Spec. Joshua J. Henry
21, Avonmore, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died September 20, 2004, in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained when hisconvoy was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Sharqat,Iraq
1st BN, 7th Field Artillery REG, 1st Infantry Division
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02/16/07 (I)
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Captain Todd M. Siebert
34, Baden, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Al Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire

3rd BN, 6th Marine Reg, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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09/21/06 (I)
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Sgt. Allan R. Bevington
22, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near him during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq on September 21, 2006
40th Engineer BN, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division
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03/19/04 (I)
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Spec. Clint Richard Matthews
31, Bedford, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died March 19, 2004, in Baji, Iraq, from injuries sustained when his Bradley fighting vehicle went over a 60-foot embankment and flipped over onMarch 17, 2004
1st BN, 18th INF REG, 1st Infantry Division
  Arlington
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02/11/07 (I)
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Sergeant Russell A. Kurtz
22, Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Fallujah - Anbar
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

3rd BN, 509th Parachute Infantry Reg, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25t
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07/01/03 (I)
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1st Sgt. Christopher D. Coffin
51, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army Reserve
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Killed when his vehicle ran into a ditch while trying to avoid a civilian vehicle on Highway 8 in Iraq on July 1, 2003
Headquarters Company, 352nd Civil Affairs Command, U.S. Army Reserve
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03/25/06 (I)
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Spec. Frederick A. Carlson
25, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Non-combat
Died of a non-combat related cause in Taqqadum, Iraq, on March 25, 2006
Company B, 228th Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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10/15/09 (A)
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Staff Sgt. Glen H. Stivison
34, Blairsville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Kandahar 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 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.
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06/24/06 (A)
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Master Sgt. Thomas D. Maholic
38, Bradford, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Ghecko (Kandahar Province)
Hostile - hostile fire

2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group
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06/29/04 (I)
Cpl. John H. Todd III
24, Bridgeport, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb exploded as his Humvee passed by the device in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 29, 2004
Company B, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Marine Forces Reserve
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12/21/04 (I)
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Sgt. 1st Class Paul D. Karpowich
30, Bridgeport, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army Reserve
Hostile - Bomb
Killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive inside the mess hall at Camp Marez in Mosul, Iraq, on December 21, 2004
Detachment 4, 2nd Battalion, 390th Infantry Regiment, 96th Division, Army Reserve
  Arlington
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10/18/06 (I)
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2nd Lt. Christopher E. Loudon
23, Brockport, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 18, 2006
1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
  Arlington
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07/21/06 (A)
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1st Sgt. Christopher C. Rafferty
37, Brownsville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Sharana District of Paktika Province
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire, mortar

37th Engineer Battalion
  Arlington
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08/27/06 (I)
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Spec. Tristan C. Smith
23, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their M2A3Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Taji, Iraq, onAugust 27, 2006
1st BN, 66th Armor Reg, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
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05/22/05 (I)
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Sgt. Carl J. Morgain
40, Butler, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army National Guard
Hostile - Car bomb
Died in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when a car bomb exploded near hisHumvee while he was providing security outside an Iraqi police stationin Khadasia on May 22, 2005
Company A, 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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01/17/10 (A)
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Sgt. 1st Class Michael P. Shannon
52, Canadensis, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army Reserve
Kabul
Non-Hostile - Illness - Heart Attack
Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.
He was a mobilized reserve soldier assigned to the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, Kabul.
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09/28/05 (I)
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Pfc. Oliver J. Brown
19, Carbondale, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
One of five soldiers killed when their M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle wasattacked by enemy forces using indirect fire in Ramadi, Iraq, onSeptember 28, 2005
Company C, 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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09/28/05 (I)
Sgt. 1st Class George A. Pugliese
39, Carbondale, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
One of five soldiers killed when their M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire in Ramadi, Iraq, onSeptember 28, 2005. 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Army National Guard, New Milford, Pa.
Company C, 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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12/14/03 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Kimberly A. Voelz
27, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated as she was responding to an explosive ordnance disposal call in Iskandariya, Iraq, on December 14, 2003
703rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment
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08/13/04 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Nicholas B. Morrison
23, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died due to hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 13, 2004
2nd BN, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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09/14/09 (A)
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Sgt. Andrew H. McConnell
24, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
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 Sept. 14 in southern Afghanistan
assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
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09/27/04 (I)
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Spec. Gregory A. Cox
21, Carmichaels, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died when his military vehicle rolled over after it was unintentionally run off the road by a civilian vehicle in Balad, Iraq, on September 27, 2004
1st BN, 77th Armored REG, 1st Infantry Division
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04/16/07 (I)
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Pfc. Aaron M. Genevie
22, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Baghdad (southern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Reg, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
  Arlington
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12/31/08 (I)
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Pfc. Christopher W. Lotter
20, Chester Heights, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Balad - Salah Ad Din
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of wounds suffered when he was shot by enemy forces in Tikrit.
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
  Arlington
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04/27/10 (A)
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Sgt. Nathan P. Kennedy
24, Claysville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Quarando Village
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire
He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
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04/28/06 (I)
Cpl. Brandon M. Hardy
25, Cochranville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
One of two Marines killed while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq, on April 28, 2006
3rd Assault Amphibious BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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12/25/06 (I)
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Sgt. John T. Bubeck
25, Collegeville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 25, 2006
9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
  Arlington
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02/13/09 (A)
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Staff Sgt. Marc J. Small
29, Collegeville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Faramuz, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using a rocket-propelled grenade launcher and small arms fire.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.
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08/04/05 (I)
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Pfc. Nils G. Thompson
19, Confluence, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed when he was struck by enemy fire while on a routine patrol at an Iraqi police station in Mosul, Iraq, on August 4, 2005
1st BN, 24th INF REG, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division
  Arlington
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06/11/10 (A)
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Sgt. 1st Class Robert J. Fike
38, Conneautville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army National Guard
Forward Operating Base Bullard, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died from wounds sustained when insurgents attacked their unit using an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, Connellsville, Pa.
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10/09/06 (I)
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Pfc. Shelby J. Feniello
25, Connellsville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq, on October 9, 2006
1st BN, 6th Marine Reg, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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08/12/03 (I)
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Pfc. Timmy R. Brown Jr.
21, Conway, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when his convoy struck a roadside bomb near Taji, Iraq, on August 12, 2003
D Company, 519th Military Intelligence Battalion
  Arlington
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12/15/08 (I)
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Sgt Christopher S. Thomas
22, Coopersburg, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Unspecified
Died one month after completing his third tour in Iraq. While in Iraq he studied the local language and became so fluent that during his subsequent deployments his unit operated without an interpreter.
He was a Marine Corps Veteran of Iraqi Operation Freedom serving three tours of duty in Iraq with the 3rd Battalion 6th Marine Regiment of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
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02/19/07 (I)
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Spc. Matthew C. Bowe
19, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Baghdad (southwest of)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
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03/07/05 (I)
Spec. Michael W. Franklin
22, Coudersport, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed when a car bomb detonated near his screening area in Ramadi, Iraq, on March 7, 2005
44th Engineer BN, 2nd Infantry Division
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12/20/05 (I)
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1st Lt. Michael J. Cleary
24, Dallas, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat operations in Taji, Iraq, on December 20, 2005
1st BN, 15th INF REG, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division
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07/13/09 (A)
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Sgt. Michael W. Heede Jr.
22, Delta, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand province, Afghanistan
Hostile
Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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04/05/07 (I)
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Spc Jason A. Shaffer
28, Derry, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Diyala Province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

1st BN, 12th Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
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05/12/05 (I)
Pfc. Kenneth E. Zeigler II
22, Dillsburg, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 12, 2005
1st BN, 64th Armor REG, 3rd Infantry Division
  Arlington
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10/19/01 (A)
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Pfc. Kristofor T. Stonesifer
28, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Pakistan
Non-combat - Accident - hellicopter
He was deployed to the USS Kitty Hawk in October 2001 as part of the Enduring Freedom campaign. He was killed in a helicopter accident in Pakistan during operation Rhino.
Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment
  Arlington
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04/29/07 (I)
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1st Lt. Travis L. Manion
26, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Al Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire

1st Reconnaissance BN, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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05/03/07 (I)
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1st Lt. Colby J. Umbrell
26, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Musayyib - Babil
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

1st BN, 501st Parachute Infantry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
  Arlington
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10/14/06 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Joseph M. Kane
35, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 14, 2006
1st BN, 67th Armor Reg, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
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04/21/07 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Steven R. Tudor
36, Dunmore, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Baghdad (eastern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire

210th Brigade Support BN, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
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07/02/03 (I)
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Pfc. Corey L. Small
20, East Berlin, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Non-combat
Died from a non-combat related cause in Iraq on July 2, 2003
502nd Military Intelligence Company, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment
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03/23/03 (I)
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Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert
27, Easton, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Non-hostile - Friendly Fire
Killed by a grenade thrown by a fellow U.S. soldier in Kuwait on March 23, 2003
1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
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06/14/05 (I)
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Pfc. Joshua P. Klinger
21, Easton, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated during combat operations against enemy forces near Falluja, Iraq, on June 14, 2005
1st BN, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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03/03/07 (I)
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Sgt. Ashly L. Moyer
21, Emmaus, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

630th Military Police Company
  Arlington
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04/07/03 (I)
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Spec. George A. Mitchell
35, Enola, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed when an Iraqi missile slammed into the tactical operations center of the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, south of Baghdad, Iraq, on April 7, 2003
Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division
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11/02/03 (I)
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Sgt. Ernest G. Bucklew
33, Enon Valley, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - Helicopter shot down
Bucklewwas onboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter when it was shot down by asurface-to-air missile near Falluja, Iraq, on November 2, 2003.
Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry REG
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04/03/03 (I)
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Sgt. Donald S. Oaks Jr.
20, Erie, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed in action in Iraq on April 3, 2003
C Battery, 3rd BN, 13th Field Artillery
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05/21/04 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Jeremy R. Horton
24, Erie, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed when his vehicle was ambushed by a car bomb near Iskandariya, Iraq, on May 21, 2004
B Company, 2nd BN, 6th INF REG, 1st Armored Division
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05/29/05 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Victor M. Cortes III
29, Erie, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Non-combat
Died of non-combat related injuries in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 29, 2005
703rd Forward Support BN, 3rd Infantry Division
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07/14/08 (I)
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Third Class Petty Officer Daniel R. Verbeke
25, Exton, Pennsylvania
U.S. Navy
Exton, Penn.
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died in Paoli, Penn. of complications from injuries he suffered in a flight deck accident in December 2005 while serving aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, CVN-71.

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08/23/07 (I)
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Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Tully
33, Falls Creek, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Wash.
2nd BN, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)
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02/01/10 (A)
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Lance Cpl. Michael L. Freeman Jr.
21, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania
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.
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01/28/07 (I)
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Capt. Mark T. Resh
28, Fogelsville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Najaf (north of)
Hostile - helicopter crash

4th BN, 227th Aviation Reg, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
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05/30/04 (I)
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Pvt. Bradli N. Coleman
19, Ford City, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - Mortar attack
Died May 30, 2004, in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained on May 29 when mortar rounds hit his living quarters in Mosul, Iraq
3rd Brigade, (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) 2nd Infantry Division
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06/03/08 (I)
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Pfc. Joshua E. Waltenbaugh
19, Ford City, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Non-combat
Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident. This incident is under investigation.
He was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.
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11/11/04 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Sean P. Huey
28, Fredericktown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed when his unit was on patrol and a car bomb detonated near his Humvee in Habbaniya, Iraq, on November 11, 2004
1st BN, 506th INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
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11/16/05 (I)
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Pvt. Dylan R. Paytas
20, Freedom, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Paytas Died of injuries sustained from multiple gunshot wounds in Baquba,Iraq, on November 16, 2005, and another soldier has been charged withhis murder.
3rd Brigade Troop BN, 3rd Infantry Division
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09/10/05 (I)
Sgt. Dale Hardiman
39, Friedens, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army National Guard
Somerset County, Pa
Non-combat - Accident
Electrocuted while trying to help a stranded motorist who had hit a utility pole.

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02/17/06 (A)
Sgt. Jonathan Eric McColley
22, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Gulf of Aden [nr. Ras Siyyan]
Non-Hostile - Helicopter crash
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing,2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C. Killed when two CH-53 helicopters crashed near Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area.
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, MAG 29, 2nd MAW, II MEF
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05/18/06 (I)
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1st. Lt. Robert A. Seidel III
23, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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
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09/11/08 (A)
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Chief Warrant Officer Michael Slebodnik
39, Gibsonia, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of wounds suffered near Forward Operating Base Nagil, Afghanistan, when the aircraft he was piloting received enemy fire.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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10/13/04 (I)
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Lt. Col. Mark P. Phelan
44, Green Lane, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army Reserve
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his convoy vehicle in Mosul, Iraq, on October 13, 2004
Company A, 416th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserves
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10/07/06 (I)
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Petty Officer 3rd Class Roger Alan Napper Jr.
30, Greensburg, Pennsylvania
U.S. Navy
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died of injuries from a non-hostile vehicle accident in Bahrain on October 7, 2006
Mobile Security Squadron 3, Detachment Bahrain
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05/07/05 (I)
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Sgt. Michael A. Marzano
28, Greenville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed by an explosion caused by a suicide car bomber during combat operations in Haditha, Iraq, on May 7, 2005
Headquarters & Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve
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10/18/06 (I)
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Sgt. 1st Class Daniel A. Brozovich
42, Greenville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army National Guard
Hostile - IED attack
Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his Armored Security Vehicle while on combat patrol in Ashraf, Iraq, on October 18,2006
1st Battalion, 213th Air Defense Artillery, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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03/13/03 (A)
Not Available
Pfc. James R. Dillon Jr.
19, Grove City, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Kuwait
Non-combat - Self-inflicted gunshot

3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division
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09/19/05 (I)
Spec. William L. Evans
22, Hallstead, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his M2A2Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, onSeptember 19, 2005
1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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09/28/05 (I)
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Spec. Lee A. Wiegand
20, Hallstead, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
One of five soldiers killed when their M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire in Ramadi, Iraq, onSeptember 28, 2005
Company C, 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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08/09/05 (I)
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Spec. John Kulick
35, Harleysville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
One of four soldiers killed when a mine exploded, followed by an enemy attack with small-arms fire in Bayji, Iraq, on August 9, 2005
Company A, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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03/27/07 (I)
Not Available
Master Sgt. Sean M. Thomas
33, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army National Guard
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - rocket attack

28th Division Support Command
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11/06/06 (I)
Not Available
Chief Warrant Officer John R. Priestner
42, Harwood, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Non-hostile - Helicopter crash
One of two soldiers killed when their AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed in Balad, Iraq, on November 6, 2006
1st Attack Reconnaissance BN, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division
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06/08/10 (A)
Not Available
Sgt. Derek L. Shanfield
22, Hastings, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died supporting combat operations
He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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08/17/08 (I)
Not Available
Lance Cpl. Travis M. Stottlemyer
20, Hatfield, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Manama, Bahrain
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Manama, Bahrain.
He was assigned to the 3rd Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Company, Marine Corps Security Forces, Norfolk, Va.
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12/20/09 (A)
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Pfc. Serge Kropov
21, Hawley, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand province
Non-hostile
Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.
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08/26/04 (I)
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Cpl. Barton R. Humlhanz
23, Hellertown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died from injuries received due to hostile action in Babil Province, Iraq, on August 26, 2004
Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit
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05/03/10 (A)
Not Available
Airman 1st Class Austin H. Gates Benson
19, Hellertown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Air Force
Khyber
Non-combat
Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident
He was assigned to the 54th Combat Communications Squadron at Robins Air Force Base, Ga.
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06/25/08 (I)
Pfc. James M. Yohn
25, Highspire, Pennsylvania
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.
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03/10/08 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. 1st Class Shawn M. Suzch
32, Hilltown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - suicide bomber
Died of wounds suffered when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device.
1st BN, 64th Armor Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
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02/16/04 (I)
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Sgt. Brandon E. Adams
22, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - Grenade
Died on September 19, 2004, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of injuries sustained when a grenade exploded as hewas clearing a house in Falluja, Iraq, on February 16, 2004
Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division
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05/03/04 (I)
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Gunnery Sgt. Ronald E. Baum
38, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died due to hostile action in Anbar province, Iraq, on May 3, 2004
2nd Intel. BN, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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10/27/05 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Daniel R. Lightner Jr.
28, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army National Guard
Hostile - IED attack
Died when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on October 27, 2005
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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03/27/07 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. Curtis J. Forshey
22, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Homburg - NA
Non-hostile - Illness

129th Combat Sustainment Support BN, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airbo
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12/11/05 (I)
Not Available
Staff Sgt. Keith A. Bennett
32, Holtwood, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army National Guard
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed when a suicide car bomb exploded during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on December 11, 2005
28th Military Police Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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07/08/04 (I)
Not Available
Spec. Shawn M. Davies
22, Hopewell, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Non-combat related illness
Died of a non-combat related illness in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 8, 2004
4th BN, 5th Air Defense Artillery REG, 1st Cavalry Division
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09/14/08 (I)
Not Available
Lt. Col. Ralph J. Marino
46, Houston, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Camp Buehring, Kuwait,
Non-combat - Illness
Died from a non-combat related illness
He was assigned to U.S. Army Central Command, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.
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02/17/06 (A)
Capt. Bryan D. Willard
33, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Gulf of Aden [nr. Ras Siyyan]
Non-Hostile - Helicopter crash
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing,2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C. Killed when two CH-53 helicopters crashed near Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area.
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, MAG 29, 2nd MAW, II MEF
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02/26/05 (I)
Not Available
Pfc. Landon S. Giles
19, Indiana, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Abertha, Iraq
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated while his unit was on patrol in northern Baghdad, Iraq, on February 26, 2005
6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry REG, 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division
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03/23/06 (I)
Not Available
Sgt 1st Class Randy D. McCaulley
44, Indiana, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army National Guard
Hostile - Small arms fire
Killed when his dismounted patrol came under enemy small-arms fire duringcombat operations in Habbaniya, Iraq, on March 23, 2006
Company A, 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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05/05/04 (I)
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Pfc. Bradley G. Kritzer
18, Irvona, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 5, 2004
1st BN, 21st Field Artillery REG, 1st Cavalry Division
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05/24/07 (I)
Not Available
Pfc. Robert H. Dembowski
20, Ivyland, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Baghdad (western part)
Hostile - hostile fire

1st BN, 504th Parachute Infantry Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
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11/22/04 (I)
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Cpl. Michael R. Cohen
23, Jacobus, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 22, 2004
1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force
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05/06/06 (I)
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Staff Sgt. David M. Veverka
25, Jamestown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their M1083cargo truck during combat operations in Diwaniya, Iraq, on May 6, 2006
3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry, Army National Guard
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03/09/07 (I)
Not Available
Lance Cpl. Dennis J. Veater
20, Jessup, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Al Anbar Province.
Hostile


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09/29/03 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. Andrew Joseph Baddick
26, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - drowned
Baddick, part of a rescue dive team, drowned as he tried to rescue Sgt. DarrinK. Potter, whose vehicle had overturned and entered a canal near AbuGhraib Prison in Baghdad, Iraq on September 29, 2003. Sgt. Potter alsoDied .
1st BN, 504th Parachute INF REG
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04/24/07 (I)
Not Available
Spc. Jeremy E. Maresh
24, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Non-combat


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07/01/07 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. 1st Class Raymond R. Buchan
33, Johnston, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Al Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire

1st BN, 18th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
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01/08/04 (I)
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Spec. Christopher A. Golby
26, Johnstown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Non-hostile - Helicopter crash
Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was onboard was shot downduring a medical evacuation mission in Falluja, Iraq, on January 8, 2004
571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance)
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10/11/04 (I)
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Pfc. Aaron J. Rusin
19, Johnstown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
RusinDied October 11, 2004, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when hismilitary vehicle was ambushed by Iraqi insurgents forces on October 10.
44th Engineer BN, 2nd Infantry Division
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05/12/05 (I)
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Sgt. Andrew R. Jodon
27, Karthaus, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his military vehicle in Samarra, Iraq, on May 12, 2005
3rd BN, 69th Armor REG, 3rd Infantry Division
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12/04/06 (I)
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Pfc. Ross A. McGinnis
19, Knox, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - Grenade
Killed when a grenade was thrown into his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 4, 2006
1st BN, 26th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
  Arlington
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03/31/06 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Jacob W. Beisel
21, Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of wounds received during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on March 31, 2006
3rd BN, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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10/30/03 (A)
Staff Sgt. Paul A. Sweeney
32, Lakeville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Musa Qaleh, Oruzgan Province
Hostile fire

3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group
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10/08/05 (A)
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Staff Sgt. Troy S. Ezernack
39, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Qalat, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - grenade
Died of injuries sustained earlier that day when his combat patrol was attacked by enemy forces using a grenade. Ezernack was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Vicenza, Italy.

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10/15/09 (A)
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Pfc. Brandon M. Styer
19, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Kandahar 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 569th Mobility Augmentation Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.
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10/06/05 (I)
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Pfc. Jason L. Frye
19, Landisburg, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - Bomb
One of three Marines killed when a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations against enemy forces near Karma, Iraq, on October 6, 2005
2nd BN, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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06/05/09 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Robert D. Ulmer
22, Landisville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Anbar province, Iraq
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province,
He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune N.C.
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04/01/03 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Maglione
22, Lansdale, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-combat
Killed by a non-combat weapon discharge at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, on April 1, 2003
Company B, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Force Service Support Group
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11/01/03 (I)
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Spec. Maurice J. Johnson
21, Levittown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died from injuries suffered when a roadside bomb struck his Humvee in Mosul, Iraq, on November 1, 2003
C Company, 501st Signal BN, 101st Airborne Division
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03/09/04 (I)
Spec. Edward W. Brabazon
20, Levittown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Gunshot wound
Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 9, 2004
2nd BN, 505th Parachute INF REG, 82nd Airborne Division
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12/25/06 (I)
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Sgt. Jae S. Moon
21, Levittown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died on December 25, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle while on patrol in Baghdad onDecember 14
2nd BN, 12th Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
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08/09/05 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Ryan S. Ostrom
29, Liberty, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army National Guard
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died in Taqaddum, Iraq, from injuries sustained from enemy small-arms fireduring combat operations in Habaniya, Iraq, on August 9, 2005
Company B, 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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09/06/08 (A)
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Pvt. Michael R. Dinterman
18, Littlestown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Outpost Restrepo, Kunar Province, Afghanistan,
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of wounds suffered when he received enemy fire while on dismounted patrol.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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05/11/06 (I)
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Pfc. Stephen P. Snowberger III
18, Lopez, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during combat patrol operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 11, 2006
3rd BN, 6th Field Artillery REG, 10th Mountain Division
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12/29/06 (I)
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Pvt. David E. Dietrich
21, Marysville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire while on combat patrol in Ramadi, Iraq, onDecember 29, 2006
1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division
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01/24/07 (I)
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Sgt. 1st Class Keith A. Callahan
31, McClure, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Baghdad (South of) - Babil
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

2nd BN, 325th Airborne Infantry Reg, 82nd Airborne Division
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09/29/03 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Christopher E. Cutchall
30, McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when he was traveling in a convoy and a roadside bomb detonated as his vehicle passed west of Baghdad, Iraq, on September 29, 2003
Delta Troop, 4th Cavalry
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05/16/04 (I)
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Spec. Mark J. Kasecky
20, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Karmah, Iraq, on May 16, 2004
Battery C, 1st Battalion, 107th Field Artillery Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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04/17/04 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Edward W. Carman
27, McKeesport, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died when the track of the tank he was in broke, the driver lost control andthe tank rolled off a bridge in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 17, 2004
2nd BN, 12th Armored REG, 1st Cavalry Division
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04/07/07 (I)
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Commander Philip Murphy-Sweet
42, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
U.S. Navy
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
He was permanently assigned to the Naval Inventory Control Point, and was serving a six-month assignment, supporting Coalition troops in Iraq.

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01/11/05 (I)
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Spec. Michael J. Smith
24, Media, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - RPG, small arms fire
Killed when his military vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in Ramadi, Iraq, on January 11, 2005
1st BN, 503rd INF REG, 2nd Infantry Division
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01/05/06 (I)
Lt. Col. Michael E. McLaughlin
44, Mercer, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army National Guard
Hostile - Bomb
Killed when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb while he was conducting a dismounted patrol at an Iraqi police recruiting station in Ramadi,Iraq, on January 5, 2006
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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09/11/05 (I)
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Spec. Jeremy M. Campbell
21, Middlebury, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee during patrol operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 11, 2005
108th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police BN, 16th Military Police Brigade
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06/08/05 (I)
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1st Lt. Louis E. Allen
34, Milford, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Murder
Allen died on June 8, 2005, in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained in an alleged fratricide attack in Tikrit, Iraq, on June 7, 2005. Anothersoldier, Staff Sgt. Alberto B. Martinez, has been charged with murderin connection with the attack, and is awaiting t
Headquarters Company, 42nd Infantry Division, New York Army National Guard
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05/30/03 (I)
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Spec. Zachariah W. Long
20, Milton, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Killed in a vehicle accident while traveling in convoy during a storm on May 30, 2003, between Mosul and Tikrit, Iraq
519th Military Intelligence Battalion
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11/13/06 (I)
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Sgt. Edward W. Shaffer
23, Mont Alto, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died on December 27, 2006, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of injuries sustainedwhen a roadside bomb detonated near him in Ramadi, Iraq, on November13, 2006
1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division
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09/28/05 (I)
Staff Sgt. Daniel L. Arnold
27, Montrose, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
One of five soldiers killed when their M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire in Ramadi, Iraq, onSeptember 28, 2005
Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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08/09/05 (I)
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Pfc. Nathaniel E. DeTample
19, Morrisville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
One of four soldiers killed when a mine exploded, followed by an enemy attack with small-arms fire in Bayji, Iraq, on August 9, 2005
Company A, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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08/27/07 (A)
Not Available
Master Sgt. Scott R. Ball
38, Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire
Died from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit during combat operations in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 55th Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Scranton, Penn.

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05/08/05 (I)
Staff Sgt. Thor H. Ingraham
24, Murrysville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Khalidiyah, Iraq, on May 8, 2005
1st BN, 506th INF REG, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
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04/22/06 (I)
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Pvt. Travis C. Zimmerman
19, New Berlinville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his observation post during combatreconnaissance operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 22, 2006
2nd BN, 502nd INF REG, 2nd BCT, 101st Airborne Division
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12/12/06 (I)
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Sgt. Brent W. Dunkleberger
29, New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - RPG, small arms fire
Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle during a convoy security mission in Mosul, Iraq, on December 12, 2006
2nd BN, 7th Cavalry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
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09/25/04 (I)
Not Available
Spec. Clifford L. Moxley Jr.
51, New Castle, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Natural causes
Died of natural causes in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 25, 2004
2nd Battalion, 103rd Armor Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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01/05/06 (I)
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Cpl. Albert P. Gettings
27, New Castle, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - Small arms fire
One of two soldiers killed by enemy small arms fire during combat operations in Falluja, Iraq, on January 5, 2006
2nd BN, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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03/25/07 (I)
Not Available
Pfc. Orlando E. Gonzalez
21, New Freedom, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Diyala Province
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire, IED

5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
  Arlington
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02/06/06 (A)
Not Available
Petty Officer 3rd Class John T. Fralish
30, New Kingstown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Navy
Mehtar Lam (NW of) [Laghman Pr.]
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
Killed when enemy forces opened fire on a U.S. patrol northwest of Methar Lam in Laghman Province, Afghanistan.
3rd Marine Division Detachment
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09/14/06 (I)
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Sgt. Jennifer M. Hartman
21, New Ringgold, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - Car bomb
One of three soldiers who Died of injuries suffered when a car bombexploded in the vicinity of a West Baghdad substation where they werelocated in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 14, 2006
4th Support BN, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
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02/05/07 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Brandon J. Van Parys
20, New Tripoli, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Al Anbar Province
Hostile - hostile fire

3rd BN, 6th Marine Reg, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
  Arlington
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02/17/06 (A)
Sgt. James F. Fordyce
22, Newton Square, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Gulf of Aden [nr. Ras Siyyan]
Non-Hostile - Helicopter crash
Killed when two CH-53 helicopters crashed near Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, MAG 29, 2nd MAW, II MEF
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11/15/03 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. Timothy L. Hayslett
26, Newville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when he was struck by a roadside bomb while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 15, 2003
H&H Company, 1st BN, 37th Armd REG, 1st Armored Division
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11/01/07 (I)
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Staff Sgt. David A. Wieger
28, North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
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. Wieger was assigned to Detachment 303, Travis Air Force Base, Calif.

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01/26/05 (I)
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Cpl. Kyle J. Grimes
21, Northampton, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-hostile - Helicopter crash
Died when the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutba in western Iraq on January 26, 2005
1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force
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01/24/05 (I)
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Sgt. Brett D. Swank
21, Northumberland, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when his patrol was attacked with a roadside bomb in the western section of Baghdad, Iraq, on January 24, 2005
1st BN, 509th INF REG
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09/02/06 (I)
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Pfc. Justin W. Dreese
21, Northumberland, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - Mortar attack
One of two soldiers killed from mortar fire during dismounted combat operations in Yusifiya, Iraq, on September 2, 2006
1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
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04/07/08 (I)
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Spc. Jason C. Kazarick
30, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - RPG attack
Died when enemy forces attacked using a rocket propelled grenade.
He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
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04/09/04 (I)
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Spec. Jonathan R. Kephart
21, Oil City, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Died April 9, 2004, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his patrol was ambushed near Baghdad a day earlier
230th Military Police Company
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07/14/10 (A)
Not Available
Spc. Jesse D. Reed
26, Orefield, Pennsylvania
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.
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11/29/04 (I)
Not Available
Cpl. Kyle J. Renehan
21, Oxford, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died on December 9, 2004, in Kaiserslautern, Germany, of injuries receiveddue to enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq, on November 29, 2004
Marine Air Control Squadron 2, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
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03/22/09 (A)
Not Available
Corporal Anthony L. Williams
21, Oxford, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire
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.
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05/30/04 (I)
Not Available
Capt. Robert C. Scheetz Jr.
31, Paxinos, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Musayyib
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Killed when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb on Musayyib, Iraq, on May 30, 2004
Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division
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08/27/07 (A)
Not Available
Sgt. Jan M. Argonish
26, Peckville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire
Died from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit during combat operations in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 55th Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Scranton, Penn.

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09/18/03 (I)
Not Available
Capt. Brian R. Faunce
28, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile
Killed by electrocution during a pursuit of Iraqis raiding armored vehicle, from unintended contact with low hanging, uninsulated power line."
H&H Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team
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07/24/04 (I)
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Spec. Nicholas J. Zangara
21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his convoy vehicle in Tikrit, Iraq, on July 24, 2004
1st BN, 7th Field Artillery REG, 1st Infantry Division
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09/30/04 (I)
Not Available
Spec. Rodney A. Jones
21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed when a car bomb exploded near his dismounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 30, 2004
1st BN, 5th INF REG, 1st Cavalry Division
  Arlington
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11/18/04 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. Joseph M. Nolan
27, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his up-armored Humvee while on patrol in Falluja, Iraq, on November 18, 2004
312th Military Intelligence BN, 1st Cavalry Division
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08/06/05 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. Brahim J. Jeffcoat
25, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during convoy operations near Balad, Iraq, on August 6, 2005
Company A, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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08/09/05 (I)
Not Available
Spec. Gennaro Pellegrini Jr.
31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
One of four soldiers killed when a mine exploded, followed by an enemyattack with small-arms fire in Bayji, Iraq, on August 9, 2005
Company A, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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08/09/05 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. Francis J. Straub Jr.
24, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
One of four soldiers killed when a mine exploded, followed by an enemy attack with small-arms fire in Bayji, Iraq, on August 9, 2005
Company A, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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09/19/05 (I)
Sgt. Michael Egan
36, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during patrol operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on September 19.
1st Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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05/12/06 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Adam C. Conboy
21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-combat
Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province on May 12, 2006
3rd BN, 3rd Marine REG, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force
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10/07/06 (I)
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Cpl. Carl W. Johnson II
21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Mosul, Iraq, on October 7, 2006
2nd BN, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
  Arlington
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12/04/06 (I)
Not Available
Pfc. Albert M. Nelson
31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
One of two soldiers killed when they came under from small-arms fire duringsecurity and observation operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on December 4, 2006
1st BN, 9th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
  Arlington
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03/02/07 (I)
Not Available
Pvt. Wesley J. Williams
23, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Non-combat - injury

163d Military Intelligence BN, 504th Military Intelligence Brigade
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07/24/07 (I)
Not Available
Spc. Camy Florexil
20, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

1st BN, 28th Infantry Reg, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
  Arlington
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10/24/07 (I)
Not Available
Pfc. Adam J. Chitjian
39, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Salah ad Din Province - Salah Ad Din
Hostile - hostile fire - mine
Died of injuries sustained when he came in contact with enemy forces using small arms during combat operations. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood Texas.
3rd BN, 8th Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
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05/01/09 (A)
Not Available
Staff Sgt. William D. Vile
27, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Nishagam, in Konar Province, Afghanistan,
Hostile - RPG, small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit using direct fire.
He was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
  Arlington
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07/02/10 (A)
Not Available
Pfc. David Jefferson
23, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Kandahar, 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 Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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10/18/03 (I)
Not Available
1st Lt. David R. Bernstein
24, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - RPG, small arms fire
Killed when his patrol was ambushed with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Taza, Iraq, on October 18, 2003
1st BN (AB), 508th INF REG, 173rd Infantry Brigade
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08/27/03 (I)
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Spec. Rafael L. Navea
34, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Falluja, Iraq, on August 27, 2003
C BN, 2nd BN, 5th Field Artillery REG
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10/13/03 (I)
Not Available
Spec. Douglas J. Weismantle
28, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Killed when an Iraqi dump truck swerved and rolled over on top of his Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 13, 2003
H&H Company, 1st BN, 325th AB INF REG, 82nd AB
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11/09/03 (I)
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Sgt. Nicholas A. Tomko
24, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army Reserve
Hostile - Small arms fire
Killed when the convoy he was in came under small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 9, 2003
307th Military Police Company, U.S. Army Reserve
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04/04/04 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Aric J. Barr
22, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of injuries received from enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 4, 2004
2nd BN, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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12/28/04 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Nathaniel J. Nyren
31, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died when a civilian vehicle struck his military vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 28, 2004
1st BN, 8th Cavalry REG, 1st Cavalry Division
  Arlington
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06/28/05 (I)
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Spec. Robert E. Hall Jr.
30, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed when a car bomb detonated near his dismounted position at the gate ofhis forward operating base in Ad Dujayl, Iraq, on June 28, 2005
467th Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve
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10/06/05 (I)
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Lance Cpl. Patrick B. Kenny
20, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - Bomb
One of three Marines killed when a homemade bomb detonated during combat operations against enemy forces near Karma, Iraq, on October 6, 2005
2nd BN, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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04/15/06 (I)
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Spec. Mark W. Melcher
34, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
Killed when his M1A1 Abrams tank came under enemy small-arms fire duringcombat operations in Al Taqaddum, Iraq on April 15, 2006
1st Battalion, 103rd Armor, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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07/24/06 (I)
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Capt. Jason M. West
28, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - Small arms fire
Killed by enemy forces using small arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq, on July 24, 2006
1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division
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01/01/07 (I)
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Sgt. Thomas E. Vandling Jr.
26, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Baghdad (south of)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack


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01/02/08 (I)
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Staff Sgt. Ryan D. Maseth
24, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Non-combat - Accident - electrocution
Died of cardiac arrest after being electrocuted while showering at his barracks in Baghdad. At least 11 other troops have also been electrocuted, according to the Army and Marine Corps.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.
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07/23/09 (A)
Not Available
Sgt. Ryan H. Lane
25, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand province
Hostile
Died of wounds suffered while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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06/26/10 (A)
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Sgt. Joseph D. Caskey
24, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand province, Afghanistan
Hostile
Died while supporting combat operations
He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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05/20/08 (A)
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1st Lt. Jeffrey F. Deprimo
35, Pittston, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army National Guard
Ghazni, Afghanistan,
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 103rd Armor Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Williamsport, Pa.
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05/23/06 (I)
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Pfc. Steven W. Freund
20, Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
One of two Marines killed while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq, on May 23, 2006
1st BN, 1st Marine REG, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
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10/01/04 (I)
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Sgt. Andrew W. Brown
23, Pleasant Mount, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
BrownDied October 8, 2004, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his patrol vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb on October 1, 2004.
Company A, 1st Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment
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04/26/04 (I)
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Sgt. Sherwood R. Baker
30, Plymouth, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army National Guard
Hostile - Explosion
Killed in a large explosion during a military raid looking for suspected "chemical munitions" at a building in northeastern Baghdad, Iraq, on April 26, 2004
Company B, 2nd Battalion, 103rd Armor Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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07/13/03 (I)
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Sgt. Jaror C. Puello-Coronado
36, Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died from injuries received when he was hit by a dump truck while manning a traffic point at Camp Edson, Iraq, on July 13, 2003
H&H Company, 310th Military Police Battalion
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08/17/03 (I)
Spec. Craig S. Ivory
26, Port Matilda, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Non-combat
Ivorywas medically evacuated due to a non-combat related cause from Kuwaiton August 12, 2003 and Died on August 17 at Homberg UniversityHospital, Germany
501st Forward Support Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade
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02/05/08 (I)
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Sgt. Timothy R. Van Orman
24, Port Matilda, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Mahmudiyah - Babil
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered in Al Muqdadiyah when his unit encountered an improvised explosive device during combat operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
2nd BN, 22nd Infantry Reg, 1st Brigade Combat Team, (Light Infantry) 10th Mountain Division
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08/27/03 (I)
Lt. Col. Anthony L. Sherman
43, Pottstown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army Reserve
Non-combat
Found unconscious in his living quarters and Died after cardio-pulmonaryresuscitation and other attempts to revive him were unsucessful on August 27, 2003, in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
304th Civil Affairs Brigade, Army Reserves
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11/12/07 (A)
Not Available
Capt. David A. Boris
30, Pottsville., Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Bermel
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when the vehicle they were in was struck by an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Schweinfurt, Germany.
1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team
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07/17/06 (I)
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Sgt. 1st Class Scott R. Smith
34, Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near a controlledordnance clearing mission in Iskandariya, Iraq, on July 17, 2006
737th Explosive Ordnance Detachment, 52nd Ordnance Group
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10/01/03 (I)
Spec. Tamarra J. Ramos
24, Quakertown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Illness
Died of non-combat related injuries at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., on October 1, 2003
3rd Armor Medical Company, Medical Support Squadron, 3rd Armd Cavalry
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08/08/05 (I)
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Spec. Anthony N. Kalladeen
26, Reading, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of two soldiers that Died on August 8, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq, frominjuries sustained a day earlier when their Humvee was struck by two roadside bombs and they received small-arms fire
Company B, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard
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09/19/05 (I)
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Spec. William V. Fernandez
37, Reading, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle during patrol operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on September 19, 2005
1st Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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09/29/09 (I)
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Spc. Ross E. Vogel III
27, Red Lion, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Kut, Iraq
Non-hostile
Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident.
He was assigned to the 67th Signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade, Fort Gordon, Ga.
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11/13/03 (I)
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Sgt. Joseph Minucci II
23, Richeyville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near the bus he was riding in Samara, Iraq, on November 13, 2003
2nd BN, 503rd Infantry Reg, 173rd Airborne Brigade
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07/22/09 (A)
Not Available
Sgt. Joshua J. Rimer
24, Rochester, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Zabul Province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
He was assigned to the 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.
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10/21/06 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. 1st Class Tony L. Knier
31, Sabinsville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died of injuries suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Bayji, Iraq, on October 21, 2006
1st BN, 505th Parachute Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
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10/14/06 (I)
Not Available
Spec. Timothy J. Lauer
25, Saegertown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 14, 2006
1st BN, 67th Armor Reg, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
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08/17/08 (A)
Not Available
Pfc. Jonathan L. Luscher
20, Scranton, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army National Guard
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died at Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Scranton, Pa.
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02/18/10 (A)
Not Available
Lance Cpl. Larry M. Johnson
19, Scranton, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand province, Afghanistan
Hostile
Died while supporting combat operations
He was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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06/06/05 (I)
Not Available
Lance Cpl. Robert T. Mininger
21, Sellersville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died of wounds received in an explosion during combat operations against enemy forces in Falluja, Iraq, on June 6, 2005
3rd BN, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
  Arlington
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03/20/04 (I)
Not Available
Spec. Matthew J. Sandri
24, Shamokin, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - Rocket attack
Killed when his living area came under rocket attack in Falluja, Iraq, on March 20, 2004
82nd Forward Support BN, 82nd Airborne Division
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06/08/05 (I)
Not Available
Pfc. Douglas E. Kashmer
27, Sharon, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Non-combat accident - vehicular
Killed when the wrecker in which he was a passenger was involved in a non-combat related rollover in Nippur, Iraq, on June 8, 2005
70th Transportation Company
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01/27/09 (A)
Not Available
Sgt. David W. Wallace III
25, Sharpsville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Helmand province, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan
He was assigned to the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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06/15/07 (A)
Not Available
MSgt Arthur L. Lilley
35, Smithfield, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Shkin (Paktika Province)
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire

Company B, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group
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08/06/05 (I)
Not Available
Spec. Kurt E. Krout
43, Spinnerstown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee during convoy operations near Balad, Iraq, on August 6, 2005
Company A, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
  Arlington
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02/07/06 (I)
Not Available
Lance Cpl. Steven L. Phillips
27, Spraggs, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Died from a non-hostile vehicle accident during combat operations against enemy forces near Qaim, Iraq, on February 7, 2006
3rd BN, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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01/24/04 (I)
Not Available
Spec. William R. Sturges Jr.
24, Spring Church, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - Car bomb
Killed when a car bomb detonated in Khalidiya, Iraq, on January 24, 2004
B Company, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry
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02/17/08 (I)
Not Available
Spc. Luke S. Runyan
21, Spring Grove, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Diyala Province
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their dismounted patrol using small arms fire. They were assigned to 2nd Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
2nd BN 23rd Infantry Reg, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
  Arlington
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04/04/03 (I)
Not Available
Capt. Tristan N. Aitken
31, State College, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Killed in action in Iraq on April 4, 2003
1st BN, 41st Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division
  Arlington
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03/26/05 (A)
Not Available
Spec. Brett M. Hershey
23, State College, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army National Guard
Logar Prov. (40 km S of Kabul)
Hostile - hostile fire - land mine

76th Infantry Brigade
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09/05/07 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. 1st Class David A. Cooper Jr.
36, State College, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Baghdad
Non-combat - Homicide
Died from a non-combat related injury. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

  Arlington
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02/04/08 (I)
Not Available
Chief Petty Officer Michael E. Koch
29, State College, Pennsylvania
U.S. Navy
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
Died from wounds suffered from small arms fire during combat operations in Iraq. He was assigned to an East Coast-based SEAL team.

  Arlington
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10/24/08 (I)
Not Available
Staff Sgt. Brian P. Hause
29, Stoystown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Air Force
oint Base Balad
Non-combat - medical
An airman was found unresponsive in a housing unit at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, at about 9 p.m. Thursday, the Air Force has announced.
He was assigned to the 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.
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02/21/09 (I)
Not Available
Staff Sgt. Mark C. Baum
32, Telford, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army National Guard
near Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered earlier that day when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire in Mushada, Iraq.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.
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09/28/05 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. Eric W. Slebodnik
21, Township, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
One of five soldiers killed when their M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle wasattacked by enemy forces using indirect fire in Ramadi, Iraq, onSeptember 28, 2005
Company C, 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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04/02/06 (I)
Not Available
Staff Sgt. Eric A. McIntosh
29, Trafford, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
One of three Marines killed during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 2, 2006
3rd BN, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
  Arlington
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05/16/04 (I)
Not Available
Spec. Carl F. Curran
22, Union City, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Karma, Iraq, on May 16, 2004
Battery C, 1st Battalion, 107th Field Artillery Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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08/18/03 (I)
Not Available
Spec. Eric R. Hull
23, Uniontown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Died of injuries received when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb while returning from the Baghdad airport on August 18, 2003
307th Military Police Company, Army Reserves
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11/03/05 (I)
Not Available
Capt. Jeffrey P. Toczylowski
30, Upper Moreland, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire
Died from injuries sustained during combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 3, 2005.
1st BN, 10th Special Forces Group
  Arlington
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11/09/04 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. Lonny D. Wells
29, Vandergrift, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
Died as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 9, 2004
1st BN, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
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08/13/04 (I)
Not Available
1st Lt. Neil Anthony Santoriello
24, Verona, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Khalidiyah
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his mounted reconnaissance patrol vehicle in Khalidiya, Iraq, on August 13, 2004
1st BN, 34th Armored REG, 1st Infantry Division
  Arlington
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10/20/05 (I)
Not Available
Lance Cpl. Steven W. Szwydek
20, Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Nasser Wa Salaam, Iraq
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
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
  Arlington
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05/30/03 (I)
Not Available
Spec. Michael T. Gleason
25, Warren, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Non-combat - Accident - vehicular
Killed in a vehicle accident while traveling in convoy during a storm on May 30, 2003, between Mosul and Tikrit, Iraq
519th Military Intelligence Battalion
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07/10/05 (I)
Not Available
Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Kovacicek
22, Washington, Pennsylvania
U.S. Marine Corps
Hostile - hostile fire
One of two Marines killed by enemy indirect fire during combat operations in Hit, Iraq, on July 10, 2005
Company K, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve
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07/19/04 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. Dale T. Lloyd
22, Watsontown, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - Mortar attack
Killed when multiple mortars rounds hit a forward operating base in Scandaria, Iraq, on July 19, 2004
1st BN, 32nd INF REG, 10th Mountain Division
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05/18/10 (A)
Not Available
Staff Sgt. Richard J. Tieman
28, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Kabul
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his convoy with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to Special Troops Battalion, V Corps, Heidelberg, Germany
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07/05/10 (A)
Not Available
Spc. Louis R. Fastuca
24, West Chester, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Abdulhamid Kalay, 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 Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Camp Ederle, Italy.
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06/11/10 (A)
Not Available
Staff Sgt. Bryan A. Hoover
29, West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army National Guard
Forward Operating Base Bullard, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died from wounds sustained when insurgents attacked their unit using an improvised explosive device.
He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, Connellsville, Pa.
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08/01/09 (A)
Not Available
Cpl. Jonathan M. Walls
27, West Lawn, Pennsylvania
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.
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12/01/05 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. 1st Class Brent A. Adams
40, West View, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army National Guard
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his military five-ton truck during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq on December 1, 2005
Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
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08/29/07 (I)
Not Available
Capt. Erick M. Foster
29, Wexford, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Diyala Province
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds sufferedwhen insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations in Muqdadiyah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
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01/11/08 (A)
Not Available
Lt. Col. Richard J. Berrettini
52, Wilcox, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army National Guard
San Antonio, TX (Khowst Province)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died in San Antonio of wounds suffered on Jan. 2 in Khowst Province, Afghanistan, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
Pennsylvania Army National Guard Medical Detachment
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02/10/05 (I)
Sgt. Christopher Daniel
21, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Sgt. Christopher Daniel served with honor in the Army National Guard In Iraq from 2004 to 2005.

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07/08/08 (A)
Not Available
Sgt. Douglas J. Bull
29, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered in Chow Kay Valley, Afghanistan, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device during a mounted patrol.
He was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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05/27/09 (I)
Not Available
Spc. Chad A. Edmundson
20, Williamsburg, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army National Guard
Baghdad (eastern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on a dismounted patrol.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry, 56th Stryker Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard.
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06/04/08 (A)
Not Available
Pfc. Derek D. Holland
20, Wind Gap, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army National Guard
Zormat, Afghanistan
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

228th Brigade Support Battalion, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Bethlehem, Pa.
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07/28/03 (I)
Not Available
Spec. William J. Maher III
35, Yardley, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - Bomb
Killed when a homemade bomb was dropped from an overpass onto his convoy as ittraveled through Baghdad's Al Rashid district on July 28, 2003
H&H Company, 1st BN, 36th INF, 1st Armored
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05/14/07 (I)
Not Available
Sgt. Allen J. Dunckley
25, Yardley, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Salman Pak - Babil
Hostile - hostile fire - IED, small arms fire

1st BN, 15th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
  Personal Tribute Site
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04/29/04 (I)
Pfc. Martin W. Kondor
20, York, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baquba, Iraq, on April 29, 2004
1st BN, 63rd Armor REG, 1st Infantry Division
  State Tribute Site
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07/18/07 (I)
Not Available
Private 1st Class Zachary Clouser
19, York, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Baghdad (eastern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

1st BN, 26th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
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03/31/04 (I)
Not Available
Spec. Sean R. Mitchell
24, Youngsville, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Hostile - IED attack
Killed along with four other soldiers when a roadside bomb hit their armoredpersonnel carrier in Habbaniyah, Iraq, on March 31, 2004
1st Engineer BN, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
  Arlington
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05/11/08 (A)
Not Available
Pvt. Matthew W. Brown
20, Zelienople, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army
Asadabad, Afghanistan
Non-combat
Died from injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.
assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Fires Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Index:
Adams, Brandon E. Adams, Brent A. Aitken, Tristan N. Allen, Louis E. Argonish, Jan M. Arnold, Daniel L. Baddick, Andrew Joseph
Baker, Sherwood R. Ball, Scott R. Barr, Aric J. Baum, Mark C. Baum, Ronald E. Beisel, Jacob W. Bennett, Keith A.
Bernstein, David R. Berrettini, Richard J. Bevington, Allan R. Booker, Stevon A. Boris, David A. Bowe, Matthew C. Brabazon, Edward W.
Brown, Andrew W. Brown, Matthew W. Brown, Oliver J. Brown, Timmy R. Jr. Brozovich, Daniel A. Bubeck, John T. Buchan, Raymond R.
Bucklew, Ernest G. Bull, Douglas J. Callahan, Keith A. Campbell, Jeremy M. Carlson, Frederick A. Carman, Edward W. Caskey, Joseph D.
Chitjian, Adam J. Cleary, Michael J. Clouser, Zachary Coffin, Christopher D. Cohen, Michael R. Coleman, Bradli N. Conboy, Adam C.
Cooper, David A. Jr. Cortes, Victor M. III Cox, Gregory A. Culbertson, Russell G. III Curran, Carl F. Cutchall, Christopher E. Daniel, Christopher
Davies, Shawn M. Dembowski, Robert H. Deprimo, Jeffrey F. DeTample, Nathaniel E. Dietrich, David E. Dillon, James R. Jr. Dinterman, Michael R.
Dreese, Justin W. Dunckley, Allen J. Dunkleberger, Brent W. Edmundson, Chad A. Egan, Michael Evans, William L. Ezernack, Troy S.
Fastuca, Louis R. Faunce, Brian R. Feniello, Shelby J. Fernandez, William V. Fike, Robert J. Florexil, Camy Fordyce, James F.
Forshey, Curtis J. Foster, Erick M. Fralish, John T. Franklin, Michael W. Freeman, Michael L. Jr. Freund, Steven W. Frye, Jason L.
Gates Benson, Austin H. Geiger, Christopher P. Genevie, Aaron M. Gettings, Albert P. Giles, Landon S. Girdano, Michael R. Gleason, Michael T.
Golby, Christopher A. Gonzalez, Orlando E. Goodrich, Joseph P. Grimes, Kyle J. Hall, Robert E. Jr. Hardiman, Dale Hardy, Brandon M.
Hartman, Jennifer M. Hause, Brian P. Hayslett, Timothy L. Heede, Michael W. Jr. Henry, Joshua J. Hershey, Brett M. Holland, Derek D.
Hook, Michael A. Hoover, Bryan A. Horton, Jeremy R. Huey, Sean P. Hull, Eric R. Humlhanz, Barton R. Ingham, Matthew N.
Ingraham, Thor H. Ivory, Craig S. Jeffcoat, Brahim J. Jefferson, David Jodon, Andrew R. Johnson, Carl W. II Johnson, Larry M.
Johnson, Maurice J. Jones, Rodney A. Kalladeen, Anthony N. Kane, Joseph M. Karpowich, Paul D. Kasecky, Mark J. Kashmer, Douglas E.
Kazarick, Jason C. Kennedy, Nathan P. Kenny, Patrick B. Kephart, Jonathan R. Klinger, Joshua P. Knier, Tony L. Koch, Michael E.
Kondor, Martin W. Kovacicek, Ryan J. Kritzer, Bradley G. Kropov, Serge Krout, Kurt E. Kulick, John Kurtz, Russell A.
Kutschbach, Patrick F. Lane, Ryan H. Lauer, Timothy J. Lightner, Daniel R. Jr. Lilley, Arthur L. Lloyd, Dale T. Long, Zachariah W.
Lotter, Christopher W. Loudon, Christopher E. Luscher, Jonathan L. Maglione, Joseph B. Maher, William J. III Maholic, Thomas D. Manion, Travis L.
Maresh, Jeremy E. Marino, Ralph J. Marzano, Michael A. Maseth, Ryan D. Matthews, Clint Richard McCaulley, Randy D. McColley, Jonathan Eric
McConnell, Andrew H. McGinnis, Ross A. McIntosh, Eric A. McLaughlin, Michael E. Melcher, Mark W. Mininger, Robert T. Minucci, Joseph II
Mitchell, George A. Mitchell, Sean R. Moon, Jae S. Morgain, Carl J. Morrison, Nicholas B. Moxley, Clifford L. Jr. Moyer, Ashly L.
Murphy-Sweet, Philip Napper, Roger Alan Jr. Navea, Rafael L. Nelson, Albert M. Nolan, Joseph M. Nyren, Nathaniel J. Oaks, Donald S. Jr.
Ostrom, Ryan S. Parks, Larry Jr. Paytas, Dylan R. Pellegrini, Gennaro Jr. Phelan, Mark P. Phillips, Steven L. Priestner, John R.
Puello-Coronado, Jaror C. Pugliese, George A. Rafferty, Christopher C. Ramos, Tamarra J. Raudenbush, Nathan R. Reed, Jesse D. Renehan, Kyle J.
Resh, Mark T. Rimer, Joshua J. Rodriguez-Contrera, Luis O. Runyan, Luke S. Rusin, Aaron J. Sandri, Matthew J. Santoriello, Neil Anthony
Scheetz, Robert C. Jr. Seidel, Robert A. III Seifert, Christopher Scott Shaffer, Edward W. Shaffer, Spc Jason A. Shanfield, Derek L. Shannon, Michael P.
Sherman, Anthony L. Siebert, Todd M. Slebodnik, Eric W. Slebodnik, Michael Small, Corey L. Small, Marc J. Smith, Michael J.
Smith, Scott R. Smith, Tristan C. Snowberger, Stephen P. III Stivison, Staff Sgt. Glen H. Stonesifer, Kristofor T. Stottlemyer, Travis M. Straub, Francis J. Jr.
Sturges, William R. Jr. Styer, Pfc. Brandon M. Suzch, Shawn M. Swank, Brett D. Sweeney, Paul A. Szwydek, Steven W. Thomas, Christopher S.
Thomas, Sean M. Thompson, Nils G. Tieman, Richard J. Toczylowski, Jeffrey P. Todd, John H. III Tomko, Nicholas A. Tudor, Steven R.
Tully, Michael J. Ulmer, Robert D. Umbrell, Colby J. Van Orman, Timothy R. Van Parys, Brandon J. Vandling, Thomas E. Jr. Veater, Dennis J.
Verbeke, Daniel R. Veverka, David M. Vile, William D. Voelz, Kimberly A. Vogel, Ross E. III Wallace, David W. III Walls, Jonathan M.
Waltenbaugh, Joshua E. Weismantle, Douglas J. Wells, Lonny D. West, Jason M. Wiegand, Lee A. Wieger, David A. Willard, Bryan D.
Williams, Anthony L. Williams, Wesley J. Yohn, James M. Zangara, Nicholas J. Zeigler, Kenneth E. II Zimmerman, Travis C.