The following are the men and women from Pennsylvania or with ties to Pennsylvania who have died while serving in Iraq or in support of the

Iraq War:

2003

March 23, 2003Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert, 27, a native of Williams Township (Easton), Pa. was killed in a grenade attack while sleeping in a tent at Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait. . He was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky. A fragging incident, Army Sgt, Asan Akbar, in a court-martial, was sentenced to death for tossing grenades into three command tents.

April 1, 2003Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Maglione, 22, of Lansdale, Pa. Killed in non-combat weapon discharge at Camp Coyote, Kuwait. He was assigned to Bridge Company B, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Folsom, Pa.

April 3, 2003Army Spc. Donald S. Oaks Jr., 20, of Harborcreek, Erie County, Pa., was killed in action in Iraq. He was assigned to C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch Rocket System), Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

April 4, 2003Army Capt. Tristan N. Aitken, 31, of State College, Pa., was killed in action near Baghdad’s international airport in Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

April 5, 2003Army Sgt. Stevon Booker, 34, of Apollo, Armstrong County, Pa., was killed by enemy fire during a raid into Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.

May 27, 2003Army Staff Sgt. Michael B. Quinn, 37, of Tampa, Florida, formerly of Herndon, Northumberland County, Pa., was killed in Al-Fallujah, Iraq. Quinn was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado.

May 30, 2003Army Spc. Michael T. Gleason, 25, of Warren, Pa., was killed in Mosul, Iraq, when the vehicle, he was traveling in swerved to avoid colliding with a civilian vehicle and turned over. He was assigned to the 519th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Army Spc. Zachariah W. Long, 20, of Milton, Pa., was killed in Mosul, Iraq when the vehicle he was traveling in swerved to avoid colliding with a civilian vehicle and turned over. He was assigned to the 519th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C.

July 1, 2003Army 1st Sgt. Christopher Coffin, 51, of Kennebunk, Maine, was killed outside Baghdad, Iraq, when his vehicle ran into a ditch. It has been determined that his death was caused by the vehicle accident but the cause of the crash is being investigated. The Army reservist was married to Betsy Coffin, a native of Bethlehem. Coffin was buried July 8, 2003, which would have been his 52nd birthday. Services were held at Trinity Episcopal Church, Bethlehem. He was member of the Army Reserve, 352nd Civil Affairs Command. He was assigned to the 352nd Civil Affairs Battalion, Riverdale, Md. 

July 3, 2003Army Pfc. Corey L. Small, 20, East Berlin, Pa. died from a non-combat related cause in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 502 Military Intelligence Company, 2 ACR, Fort Polk, La.

July 13, 2003Army Sgt. Jaror C. Puello-Coronado, 36, of Pocono Summit, Pa., died from injuries received when he was hit by a dump truck while manning a traffic point at Camp Edson, Iraq. He was assigned to the 310th Military Police Battalion, 800th Military Police in Uniondale, N.Y.

July 28, 2003Army Spc. William J. Maher III, 35, of Yardley, Pa., was killed in Baghdad, Iraq. Maher was in a convoy when he was injured by an improvised explosive device. Maher died of his injuries. He was assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, based at Ray Barracks, Germany.

August 12, 2003Army Pfc. Timmy R. Brown, Jr., of Conway, Pa. was killed in Taji, Iraq, when his vehicle, which was part of a convoy, hit an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to D Company, 519th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C.

August 17, 2003Army Spc. Craig S. Ivory, 26, of Port Matilda, Pa., died in Homberg University Hospital, Germany. Ivory was medically evacuated from Kuwait on August 12. He died of a non-combat related cause on August 17. Assigned to the 501st Forward Support Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Southern European Task Force, Vicenza, Italy.

Army Reserve Lt. Col. Anthony L. Sherman, 43, of Pottstown, Pa., died in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Sherman died as a result of non-combat related injury. He was assigned to the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade, U.S. Army Reserves, based in Philadelphia, Pa.

August 18, 2003Army Spc. Eric R. Hull, 23, of Uniontown, Pa., was killed in Baghdad, Iraq when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Assigned to the 307th Military Police Company, U.S. Army Reserves, New Kensington, Pa. Assigned to the 307th Military Police Company, U.S. Army Reserves, New Kensington, Pa.

August 27, 2003 Army Spc. Rafael L. Navea, 34, of Pittsburgh, Pa., was killed in Fallujah, Iraq. Navea was in a vehicle when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle. Navea died of his injuries. Navea was assigned to C Battery, 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, based at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Assigned to C Battery, 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, based at Fort Sill, Okla.

September 18, 2003Army Capt. Brian R. Faunce, 28, of Philadelphia, Pa., died in Al Asad, Iraq. Faunce was moving in a Bradley fighting vehicle when his vehicle crossed under some low-laying power lines. The soldier reached up and grabbed the lines and was fatally injured. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Carson, Colo.

September 29, 2003 Army Sgt. Andrew Joseph Baddick, 26, of Jim Thorpe, Pa., died when he tried to rescue another soldier whose vehicle had entered a canal near Abu Ghraib Prison, Iraq and drowned. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Army Staff Sgt. Christopher E. Cutchall, 30, of McConnellsburg, Pa., was killed west of Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated as his vehicle passed by. He was assigned to Delta Troop, 4th Cavalry, Fort Riley, Kan.

October 1, 2003Army Spc. Tamarra J. Ramos, 24, of Quakertown, Pa., died of non-combat related injuries at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. While serving in Egypt in support of U.S. efforts in Iraq, she was diagnosed with cancer. She was assigned to the 3rd Armor Medical Company, Medical Troop Regimental Support Squadron; 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado.

October 13, 2003Army Spc. Douglas J. Weismantle, 28, of Pittsburgh, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq. Weismantle was driving a high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicle when an Iraqi dump truck swerved and rolled over on top of his vehicle. Weismantle was one of two soldiers killed in this incident. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne, Fort Bragg, N.C.

October 18, 2003Army First Lt. David Bernstein, 24, of Phoenixville, Pa. was killed in Taza, Iraq when enemy forces ambushed his patrol with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire. He was assigned to 1st Battalion (Airborne), 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade, Camp Ederle, Italy.

November 1, 2003Army Spc. Maurice J. Johnson, 21, of Levittown, Pa. was killed in Mosul, Iraq. Johnson was riding in a high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicle when it was hit by an improvised explosive device. He died as a result as of his injuries. Johnson was assigned to C Company, 501st Signal battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Ky.

November 2, 2003Army Sgt. Ernest G. Bucklew 33, of Enon Valley, Pa., was one of 16 soldiers killed when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter was struck by a missile and crashed in Al Fallujah, Iraq. Bucklew was on his way home to attend the funeral of his mother, Mary Ellen Bucklew, 57. Bucklew was assigned to Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado.

November 9, 2003Army Reserve Sgt. Nicholas A. Tomko, 24, of Pittsburgh, Pa., was killed in Baghdad, Iraq. Tomko was the door gunner in a convoy vehicle when his team came under small arms attack. The soldier died of his injuries. Assigned to the 307th Military Police Company, U.S. Army Reserve, New Kensington, Pa.

November 13, 2003Army Sgt. Joseph Minucci II, 23, of Richeyville, Pa., was killed in Samara, Iraq. Minucci was riding on a bus when an improvised explosive device exploded. Minucci died of his injuries. He was assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Camp Ederle, Italy.

November 15, 2003Army Sgt. Timothy L. Hayslett, 26, of Newville, Pa., died of injuries received when he was struck by an explosive while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the Army’s 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment of the 1st Armored Division, based in Friedberg, Germany.

December 14, 2003Army Staff Sgt. Kimberly A. Voelz, 27, of Carlisle, Pa., was killed in Iskandariyah, Iraq. Voelz was responding to an explosive ordnance disposal call when an improvised device detonated. She was assigned to 703rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment based in Fort Knox, Ky.

2004

January 8, 2004Army Spc. Christopher A. Golby, 26, of Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa., was killed when the UH-60 Blackhawk medical evacuation helicopter he was aboard went down near Fallujah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance) based in Fort Carson, Colo.

January 24, 2004Army Spc. William R. Sturges Jr., 24, Spring Church, Pa., was killed when a vehicle-based improvised explosive device detonated in Khalidiyah, Iraq. He was assigned to Company B, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, Fort Hood, Texas.

March 9, 2004 Spc. Edward W. Brabazon, 20, of Bensalem, Pa., died from a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baghdad, Iraq. Brabazon was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., and was on his second tour of duty in Iraq.

March 19, 2004Army Spc. Clint Richard Matthews, 31, of Bedford, Pa., died in Baji, Iraq, from injuries sustained when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle went over a 60-foot embankment and flipped over on March 17. He was assigned to the Army’s 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, from Schweinfurt, Germany.

March 20, 2004Army Spc. Matthew J, Sandri, 24, of Shamokin, died when his living area came under a rocket attack in Fallujah, Iraq. Sandri was a paratrooper and medic with the “White Devils” 3rd Brigade Combat Team. He was assigned to the 82nd Forward Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, based in Fort Bragg, N.C.

March 31, 2004Army Spc. Sean R. Mitchell, 24, of Youngsville, Pa., died in Habbaniyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit his armored personnel carrier. He was assigned to the Army’s 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.

April 3, 2004Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Aric J. Barr, 22, of Allegheny, Pa., died from injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

April 9, 2004Army Spc. Jonathan R. Kephart, 21, of Oil City, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when his patrol was ambushed near Baghdad on April 8. He was a assigned to the Army’s 230th Military Police Company, from Kaiserslautern, Germany.

April 17, 2004 Army Staff Sgt. Edward W. Carman, 27, of McKeesport, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq when the track of the tank he was in broke, the driver lost control and the tank rolled off the bridge. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Armored Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

April 26, 2004 Army National Guard Sgt. Sherwood Baker, 30, of Plymouth, Luzerne County, killed by a large explosion while performing site security in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 103rd Armor Regiment, Army National Guard, Tamaqua area, Pa.

April 29, 2004Army Pfc. Martin W. Kondor, 20, of York, PA., died in Baqubah, Iraq, when an apparent improvised explosive device exploded near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany.

May 3, 2004Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Ronald E. Baum, 38, of Hollidaysburg, Pa., died due to hostile action in Al Anbar Providence, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Intelligence Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

May 5, 2004Army Pfc. Bradley G. Kritzer, 19, Of Irvona, Pa. died in Baghdad, Iraq when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

May 16, 2004Army Spc. Carl F. Curran, 22, of Union City, Pa., was killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Karmah, Iraq. He was assigned to Battery C., 1st Battalion, 107th Filed Artillery Regiment, Army National Guard, Oil City, Pa.

Army Spc. Mark J. Kasecky, 20, of McKees Rocks, Pa., was killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Karmah, Iraq. He was assigned to Battery C., 1st Battalion, 107th Filed Artillery Regiment, Army National Guard, Oil City, Pa.

May 21, 2004Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy R. Horton, 24, of Carneys Point, Pa., killed in action by an improvised explosive device near Iskandariyah, Iraq. He was ssigned to Company B, 2nd

Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.

May 30, 2004Army Pvt. Bradli N. Coleman, 19, of Ford City, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained on May 29 in Mosul, Iraq, when mortar rounds hit his living quarters. Coleman was assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington.

May 30, 2004Army Capt. Robert C. Scheetz Jr., 31, a native of Shamokin Township Northumberland County, died in Musayyib, Iraq from injuries received from a bomb attack. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, Baumholder, Germany.

June 29, 2004Marine Corps Reserve Cpl. John H. Todd III, 24, of Bridgeport, Pa., died southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, as a result of hostile action. He was assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve’s 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Folsom, Pa.

July 8, 2004Army Spc. Shawn M. Davies, 22, of Aliquippa, died in Baghdad, Iraq, of a non-combat related illness. Davies was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.

July 19, 2004Army Sgt. Dale T. Lloyd, 22, of Watsontown, died in Scandaria, Iraq, when multiple mortar rounds hit his forward operating base. Lloyd was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd

Infantry, 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.

July 22, 2004Army Spc. Nicholas J. Zangara, 21, of Philadelphia, died July 24 in Tikrit, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle. Zangara was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division from Schweinfurt, Germany.

August 13, 2004 Army 1st Lt. Neil Anthony Santoriello, 24, of Verona, died in Khalidiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his mounted reconnaissance patrol vehicle. Santoriello was assigned to 1st Battalion, 34th Armor, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.

Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas B. Morrison, 23, of Carlisle, died due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

August 26, 2004Marine Corps Cpl. Barton R. Humlhanz, 23, of Hellertown, died from injuries received due to enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 24, 24th MEU, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

September 19, 2004Army Sgt. Brandon E. Adams, 22, of Hollidaysburg, died at Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital in Washington, D.C. Adams died from head injuries he received in Fullujah, Iraq, on Feb. 16, when a grenade exploded as he was clearing a house. Adams was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

September 20, 2004Army Spc. Joshua J. Henry, 21, of Avonmore died in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his convoy was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire in Sharqat, Iraq. Henry was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.

September 25, 2004Army National Guard Spc. Clifford L. Moxley, Jr., 51, of New Castle, died in Baghdad, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. Moxley was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 103rd Armor Regiment, Berwick, Pa.

September 27, 2004Army Spc. Gregory A. Cox, 21, of Carmichaels, died in Balad, Iraq, when his military vehicle was unintentionally run off the road by a civilian vehicle causing it to rollover. Cox was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 1st Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.

September 30, 2004Army Spc. Rodney A. Jones, 21, of Philadelphia, died in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device exploded near his dismounted patrol. Jones was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

October 8, 2004 Army Sgt. Andrew W. Brown, 22, of Pleasant Mount died in Baghdad, Iraq of injuries sustained Oct. 1 when his patrol when his patrol was struck by an improvised explosive device. Brown was assigned to the Army’s 1st Battalion, 509th Infantry, Fort Polk, La.

October 11, 2004Army Pfc. Aaron J. Rusin, 19, of Johnstown, died in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained Oct. 10 when his military vehicle came under fire from enemy forces. Rusin was assigned to the 44th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea.

October 13, 2004 Army Lt. Col. Mark P. Phelan, 44, of Salford Township, died in Mosul, Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Phelan was assigned to the Army Reserve’s 416th Civil Affairs Battalion, Morristown, Pa.

November 9, 2004Marine Corps Sgt. Lonny D. Wells, 29, of Vandergrift, Pa., died as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

November 11, 2004Army Staff Sgt, Sean P. Huey, 29, of Fredericktown, Pa., died in Habbaniyah, Iraq, when his unit was on patrol and a vehicle-borne improvised device detonated near his HMMWV. Huey was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea.

November 18, 2004Army Sgt. Joseph M. Nolan, 27, of Philadelphia, Pa., died in Fallujah, Iraq, when his unit was on patrol and an improvised device detonated near his up-armored HMMWV. Nolan was assigned the 312th Military Intelligence Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

November 22, 2004Marine Corps Cpl. Michael R. Cohen, 23, of Jacobus, Pa., died as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

December 9, 2004Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle J. Renehan, 21, of Oxford, Pa., died in Kaiserslautern, Germany, from injuries received Nov. 29, 2004, as a result of enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Air Control Squadron 2, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.

December 21, 2004Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul D. Karpowich, 30, of Bridgeport, Pa., died in Mosul, Iraq, when his dining facility was attacked. Karpowich was assigned to the Army Reserve’s 2nd

Battalion, 390th Infantry Regiment, Webster, N.Y.

2005

January 11, 2005Army Spc. Michael J. Smith, 24, of Media, Pa., died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his military vehicle was hit by a rocket propelled grenade. Smith was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

January 24, 2005

Army Sgt. Brett D. Swank, of Northumberland, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position. Swank was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.

January 26, 2005 Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle J. Grimes, 21, of Bethlehem, died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. Grimes was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

February 25, 2005Army Pvt. Landon S. Giles, 19, of Indiana, Pa. died in Abertha, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on patrol. Giles was assigned to the Army’s 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

March 7, 2005Army Pfc. Michael W. Franklin, 22, of Coudersport, Pa., died in Ramadi, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his screening area. Franklin was assigned to the Army’s 44th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea.

March 9, 2005Army Spc. Matthew A. Koch, 23, a graduate of Parkland High School, of West Henrietta, N.Y., died in Taji, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. It was his second deployment to Iraq, returning in January. Koch was assigned to the 70th Engineer Battalion, Fort Riley, Kansas.

May 8, 2005Marine Corps Sgt. Michael A. Marzano, 28, of Greenville, Pa., died as the result of an explosion caused by suicide vehicle borne improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in Hadithah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division. Marzano’s company is based in Phoenix, Ariz. As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).

Army Staff Sgt. Thor H. Ingraham, 24,of Murrysville, Pa., died as the result of an explosion when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV while conducting combat operations in Khalidiyah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea.

May 12, 2005

Army Pfc. Kenneth E. Zeigler II, 22, of Dillsburg, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. Ziegler was assigned to the Army’s 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Army Sgt. Andrew R. Jodon, 27, of Karthaus, Pa., died in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. Jodon was assigned to the Army’s 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

May 22, 2005Army Sgt. Carl J. Morgain, 40, of Butler, Pa., died in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Kadasia, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. Morgain was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry Regiment, Butler, Pa.

May 29, 2005Army Staff Sgt. Victor M. Cortes III, 29, of Erie, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq of non-combat-related injuries. Cortes was assigned to the 703rd Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

June 6, 2005Marine Corp Lance Cpl. Robert T. Mininger, 21, of Hilltown Township, Pa., died from wounds received as a result of an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Fallujah, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team-8, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

June 8, 2005Army 1st Lt. Louis E. Allen, 34, of Milford, Pa., died in Tikrit, Iraq of injuries sustained on June 7, 2005 in Tikrit, Iraq, when an explosion of unknown origin occurred near his location. Allen was assigned to the Army National Guard’s Headquarters Company, 42nd Infantry Division, Troy, N.Y..

Army Pfc. Douglas E. Kashmer, 27, of Sharon, Pa., died in Nippur, Iraq, when the wrecker in which he was a passenger was involved in a non-combat related rollover. Kashmer was assigned to the Army’s 70th Transportation Company, Mannheim, Germany.

June 9, 2005Army Sgt. David J. Murray, 23, of Felixville (Clinton), La., formerly of Philadelphia, died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. Murray was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1088th Engineering Battalion, New Roads, La.

June 14, 2005

Pfc. Joshua P. Klinger, 21, of Easton, Pa., died as a result of an explosion from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Fallujah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

June 28, 2005Army Spc. Robert E. Hall Jr., 30, of Pittsburgh, Pa., died in Ad Dujayal, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted position at the gate of his forward operating base. Hall was assigned to the Army Reserve’s 467th Engineer Battalion, Greenwood, Miss.

July 10, 2005Marine Staff Sgt, Joseph P. Goodrich, 32, of Allegheny, Pa., andMarine Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Kovacicek, 22, of Washington, Pa.,died from indirect enemy fire while conducting combat operations in Hit, Iraq. They were assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Moundsville, W.Va. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, their unit was attached to Regimental Combat Team-2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).

August 4, 2005Pvt. 1st Class Nils G. Thompson, 19, of Confluence, Pa., died in Mosul, Iraq when he was struck by enemy fire on a routine patrol at an Iraqi police station. Thompson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Washington.

August 6, 2005 (2 deaths)Army Spc. Kurt Krout, 43, of Spinnerstown, Milford Township, Pa., and Army Sgt. Brahim Jeffcoat, 25, of Philadelphia, Pa., were killed in Samarra, Iraq when a roadside bomb exploded near their armed Humvee. Krout and Jeffcoat were assigned to the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s Company A, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry, Philadelphia. The unit is part of Task Force Dragoon.

August 9, 2005 Army Pfc. Nathaniel Detample, 19, of Morrisville, Pa.; Army Pfc. John Kulick, 35, of Jenkintown, Pa.; Army Spc. Gennaro Pellegrini, 31, of Philadelphia, Pa, andArmy Spc. Francis Staub Jr., 24 of Philadelphia, Pa.,were killed when their convoy was attacked in Bayji, Iraq. They were involved in a firefight. All four were assigned to the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Company A, 1-111th Infantry, Philadelphia.

Army Staff Sgt. Ryan S. Ostrum, 25, of Liberty, was killed while conducting combat operations in the city of Habaniyah (Habbaniyah), Iraq when he was hit by enemy small arms fire. Ostrum was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 109th Regiment, Williamsport.

September 11, 2005

Army Spc. Jeremy M. Campbell, 21, of Middlebury, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq, where an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during patrol operations. Campbell was assigned to the 108th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

September 19, 2005 (3 deaths) Army Spc. William L. Evans, 22, of Hallstead, Pa. died in Baghdad, Iraq of injuries sustained earlier in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations. Evans was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Williamsport, Pa.

Army Sgt. Michael Egan, 36, of Philadelphia, Pa. and Army Spc. William Fernandez, 37, of Reading, Pa., were killed in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their up-armored HMMWV during patrol operations. Egan and Fernandez were assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1st Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Philadelphia, Pa.

September 25, 2005Army Staff Sgt. Shawn A. Graham, 34, of Red Oaks, Texas, died in Baghdad, Iraq of injuries sustained earlier that day when the vehicle he was riding in accidentally rolled over. Graham is originally from Grove City, Mercer County, Pa. He was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 124th Cavalry regiment, 36th Infantry Division, Fort Worth Texas.

September 28, 2005 Army Staff Sgt. Daniel L. Arnold, 27, of Montrose, Pa.; Army Staff Sgt, George A. Pugliese, 39, Carbondale, Pa.; Army Pfc. Oliver J. Brown,19, of Carbondale, Pa.;Army Sgt. Eric W. Slebodnik, 21, of Greenfield Township, Pa. and Army Spc. Lee A. Wiegand, 20, of Hallstead, Pa., died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, where their M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire. The soldiers were assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, New Milford, Pa.

October 6, 2005 (2 deaths)Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick B. Kenny, 20, of Pittsburgh, Pa. and Marine Lance Cpl. Jason L. Frye, 19, of Landisburg, Pa., died near Al Karmah, Iraq from an improvised device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces. They were assigned to 2nd Battalion,, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

October 20, 2005Marine Lance Cpl. Steven W. Szwydek, 20, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died near Nasser Wa Salaam, Iraq, from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat

operations against enemy forces. Szwydek was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

October 27, 2005Army Staff Sgt. Daniel R. Lightner, Jr., 28, of Hollidaysburg, Pa., died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations. Lightner was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Washington, Pa.

November 3, 2005Army Capt. Jeffrey P. Toczylowski, 30, of Upper Moreland, Pa., died in Al Anbar Providence, Iraq from injuries sustained during combat operations. Toczylowski was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 1oth Special Forces Group, Panzer Kaserne, Germany.

November 16, 2005Army Pvt. Dylan R. Paytas, 20, of Freedom, Pa., died in Baqubah, Iraq, from injuries sustained from multiple gunshot wounds. Paytas was killed by Spc. Chris Rolan, 23, who pleaded guilty to unpremeditated murder and other charges in a deal with prosecutors. Paytas and Rolan had been arguing when Rolan shot Paytas four times, according to witness testimony. Paytas was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.

December 1, 2005Army Sgt. 1st Class Brent A. Adams, 40, of West View, Pa., died in Ramadi, Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military five-ton truck during combat operations. Adams was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Washington, Pa.

December 11, 2005Army Staff Sgt. Keith A. Bennett, 32, of Holtwood, Pa., died in Ramadi, Iraq as a result of a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. Bennett was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 28th Military Police Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Johnstown, Pa.

December 20, 2005Army 1st Lt. Michael J. Cleary, 24, of Dallas, Pa., died in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations. Cleary was assigned to the 1st Battalion 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.

2006

January 5, 2006 Army Lt. Col. Michael E. McLaughlin, 44, of Mercer, Pa., died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when he was conducting a dismounted patrol at an Iraqi police recruiting station and an

individual-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his position (suicide bomber). McLaughlin was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Washington, Pa.

Marine Cpl. Albert P. Gettings, 27, of New Castle, Pa., died from wounds received as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Fallujah, Iraq. Gettings was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

March 23, 2006Army Sgt. 1st Class Randy D. McCaulley, 44, Indiana. Pa., died in Habbaniyah, Iraq when his dismounted patrol came under enemy small arms fire during combat operations. McCaulley was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Indiana, Pa.

March 25, 2006Army Spc. Frederick A. Carlson, 25, Bethlehem, Pa., died in Taqqadum, Iraq from a non-combat related cause. Carlson was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 228th Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Division, Bethlehem, Pa.

March 31, 2006Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jacob W. Beisel, 21, of Lackawaxen, Pa., died from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Beisel was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

April 2, 2006Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Eric A. McIntosh, 29, of Trafford, Pa., died while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. McIntosh was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

April 15, 2006Army Spc. Mark W. Melcher, 34, of Pittsburgh, Pa., died in Al Taqaddum, Iraq, when his M1A1 Abrams tank came under enemy small-arms fire during combat operations. Melcher was assigned to the National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 103rd Armor, Friedens, Pa.

April 22, 2006Army Pvt. Travis C. Zimmerman, 19, of New Berlinville, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his observation post during dismounted combat reconnaissance operations. Zimmerman was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

April 28, 2006

Marine Corps Cpl. Brandon M. Hardy, 25, of Cochranville, Pa., died while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Fore, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

May 6, 2006Army Staff Sgt. David M. Veverka, 25, of Jamestown, Pa., died in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1083 cargo truck during combat operations. He was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry (Mountain), Brewer, Maine.

May 11, 2006Army Pfc. Stephen P. Snowberger III, 18, of Lopez, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat patrol operations. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

May 12, 2006Marine Lance Cpl. Adam C. Conboy, 21, of Philadelphia, died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

May 18, 2006Army 1st Lt. Robert A. Seidel III, 23, of Gettysburg, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

May 23, 2006Marine Corps Pfc. Steven W. Freund, 20, of Pittsburgh, Pa., died while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

July 17, 2006Army Agt. 1st Class Scott R. Smith, 34, of Punxsutawney, Pa., died in Al Iskandariyah, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated during a controlled ordnance clearing mission. Smith was assigned to the 737th Explosive Ordnance Detachment, 52nd Ordnance Group, Fort Belvoir, Va.

July 24, 2006

Army Capt. Jason M. West, 28, of Pittsburgh, died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when he encountered enemy forces using small arms fire. West was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.

August 27, 2006Army Spc. Tristan C. Smith, 23, of Bryn Athyn, Pa., died in Taji, Iraq along with three other soldiers when an improvised explosive device detonated near their M2A3 Bradley Vehicle during combat operations. Smith and the others were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

September 2, 2006Army Pfc. Justin W. Dreese, 21, of Northumberland, Pa. died in Yusifiyah, Iraq, of injuries suffered from mortar fire during dismounted combat operations. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

September 6, 2006Army Sgt, John A. Carroll, 26, of Ponca City, Okla., died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries sustained when he came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire during a dismounted security patrol. Carroll was a native of Pittsburgh. He was assigned to the Army 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.

September 14, 2006Army Sgt. Jennifer M. Hartman, 21, of New Ringgold, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated in the vicinity of a West Baghdad Substation where she and others were located. Hartman was assigned to the 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

September 21, 2006Army Sgt. Allan R. Bevington, 22, of Beaver Falls, Pa., died of injuries suffered in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near him during combat operations. Bevington was assigned to the 40th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.

October 7, 2006 Army Cpl. Carl W. Johnson II, 21, of Philadelphia, died in Mosul, Iraq, from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Johnson was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington.

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Roger A. Napper, 20, of Greensburg, Pa., died of trauma from a single motor vehicle accident in Bahrain. Napper was assigned to Mobile Security Squadron Three, Detachment Bahrain. While not the result of hostile action, this casualty is being announced to ensure consistency in reporting deaths that occurred in a hostile fire zone.

October 9, 2006Marine Corps Pfc. Shelby J. Feniello, 25, of Connellsville, Pa., died while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

October 14, 2006 Army Staff Sgt. Joseph M. Kane, 35, of Darby, Pa., andArmy Spc. Timothy J. Lauer, 25, of Saegertown, Pa., died of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq. Both soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

October 17, 2006 (2 deaths) Army 2nd Lt. Christopher E. Loudon, 23, of Brockport, Pa., and Army Cpl. Russell G. Culbertson III, 22, of Amity, Pa., died of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq. The soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

October 18, 2006Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel A. Brozovich, 42, of Greenville, Pa., died in Ashraf, Iraq, from injuries suffered when an improvised device detonated near his Armored Security Vehicle while on combat patrol. Brozovich was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 213th Air Defense Artillery, Spring City, Pa.

Oct. 21, 2006Army Sgt. 1st Class Tony L. Knier, 31, of Sabinsville, Pa. died in Bayji, Iraq, from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Knier was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Nov. 6, 2006Army Chief Warrant Officer John R. Priestner, 42, a native of LeRaysville, Pa., died in Balad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when his AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed. Priestner was assigned to the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Dec. 4, 2006Army Pfc. Albert N. Nelson, 31, of Philadelphia, died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries suffered from small arms fire while conducting security and observation operations. Nelson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Dec. 5, 2006

Army Pfc. Ross A. McGinnis, 19, Knox, Pa., died of injuries suffered when a grenade was thrown into his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq. McGinnis was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.

Dec. 12, 2006Army Sgt, Brent W. Dunkleberger, 29, of New Bloomfield, Pa., died of injuries suffered when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle during a convoy security mission in Mosul, Iraq. Dunkleberger was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.

Dec. 25, 2006Army Sgt. Jae S. Moon, 21, of Levittown, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while on patrol on Dec. 14 in Baghdad. Moon was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Dec. 26, 2006Army Sgt. John T. Bubeck, 25, of Collegeville, Pa., died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations Dec. 25 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.

Dec. 27, 2006Army Sgt. Edward W. Shaffer, 23, of Mont Alto, Pa., died at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of injuries sustained on Nov. 13 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated nearby. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.

Dec. 29, 2006Army Pvt. David E. Dietrich, 21, of Marysville, Pa., died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire while on combat patrol. Dietrich was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.

2007

Jan. 1, 2007 Army Sgt. Thomas E. Vandling Jr., 26, of Pittsburgh, died in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while on combat patrol. Vandling was assigned to the 303rd Psychological Operations Company, Oakdale, Pa., a subordinate unit of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

January 24, 2007

Army Sgt. 1st Class Keith A. Callahan, 31, of McClure, Pa., died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting a combat patrol south of Baghdad, Iraq. Callahan was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

January 28, 2007Army Capt. Mark T. Resh, 28, who grew up in Lowhill Townshp, Pa., a graduate of Northwestern Lehigh High School, died in Najaf, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his helicopter crashed during combat operations. He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

February 5, 2007Marine Lance Cpl. Brandon J. Van Parys, 20, of New Tripoli, Pa., died while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

February 11, 2007Army Sgt. Russell A. Kurtz, 22, of Bethel Park, Pa., died in Fallajah, Iraq of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Kurtz was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th

Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.

February 16, 2007Marine Capt. Todd M. Siebert, 34, of Baden, Pa., died while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province in Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

February 19, 2007Army Pfc. Matthew C. Bowe, 19, of Corapolis, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when the vehicle he was in was struck by an improvised explosive device. Bowe was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

March 2, 2007Army Pvt. Wesley J. Williams, 23, of Philadelphia, died in Baghdad, Iraq, of a non-combat related injury. Williams was assigned to the 163rd Military Intelligence Battalion, 504th Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.

March 2, 2007Army Spc. Luis O. Rodriguez-Contrera, 22, of Allentown, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while on combat patrol. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

March 3, 2007

Army Sgt. Ashly L. Moyer, 21, of Emmaus, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near her vehicle. She was assigned to the 630th Military Police Company, Bamberg, Germany.

March 9, 2007Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dennis J. Veater, 20, of Jessup, Pa., died from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Veater was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s Marine Wing Support Squadron 472, Marine Wing Support Group 47, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Wyoming, Pa.

March 25, 2007 (2 deaths)Army Cpl. Jason Nunez, 22, of Naranjito, Puerto Rico (native of Fountain Hill) and Army Pfc. Orlando E. Gonzalez, 21, of New Freedom, Pa., died in Baqubah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations. They were assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

March 27, 2007Army Sgt. Curtis J. Forshey, 22 of Hollidaysburg, Pa., died in Homburg, Germany, of a non-combat related illness. He was serving his second tour of Iraq when he found out he had leukemia. Forshey was assigned to the 129th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

March 27, 2007Master Sgt. Sean M. Thomas, 33, of Harrisburg, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using indirect fire during combat operations (rocket attack). He was a Pennsylvania Army National Guard soldier assigned to the 28th Division Support Command, Harrisburg.

April 5, 2007Army Spc. Jason A. Shaffer, 28, Derry, Pa., died in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when a vehicle-born improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Shaffer was assigned to 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

April 7, 2007Navy Comdr. Philip A. Murphy-Sweet, 42, of Mechanicsburg, Pa., died in Rusafa District of Baghdad, Iraq, as a result of injuries received from an improvised explosive device. He was operationally assigned to Joint Contracting Command, Multi-National Force – Iraq and was deployed from his permanently assigned command of Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg, Pa.

April 16, 2007

Army Pfc. Aaron M. Genevie, 22, of Chambersburg, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st

Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.

April 21, 2007Army Staff Sgt. Steven R. Tudor, 36, a 1989 graduate of Dunmore High School, of Watertown, N.Y. died in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using indirect fire during combat operations. Tudor was assigned to the 210th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

April 24, 2007Army Spc. Jeremy E. Maresh, 24, of Jim Thorpe, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq, in an apparent suicide. Maresh was assigned to C Battery, 1st Battalion, 213th Air Defense Artillery, Spring City, Pa.

April 29, 2007Marine Corps 1st Lt. Travis L. Manion, 26, of Doylestown, Pa., died while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Manion was assigned to 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

May 03, 20071st Lt. Colby J. Umbrell, 26, of Doylestown Twp., Pa., died in Musayyib, Iraq ofa roadside bomb. Umbrell was assigned to the Army’s 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division in Fort Richardson,Alaska.

May 14, 2007Army Sgt, Allen J. Dunckley, 25, of Yardley, Pa., died in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire. Dunckley was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

May 24, 2007Army Pfc. Robert H. Dembowski, 20, of Ivyland, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, fort Bragg, N.C.

June 18, 2007Army Pfc. Larry Parks Jr., 24, of Altoona, Pa., died in Arab Jabor, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, fort Stewart, Ga.

July 1, 2007Army Sgt, 1st Class Raymond R. Buchan, 33, of Johnston, Pa., died in Ta’meem, Iraq, of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.

July 18, 2007Army Spc. Zachary R. Clouser, 19, of Dover, Pa., died in Adhamiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire. Clouser was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.

July 24, 2007Army Spc. Camy Florexil, 20, Philadelphia, died in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations July 23, in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

August 22, 2007Army Spc. Michael A. Hook, 25, of Altoona, died in Multaka, Iraq, of injuries suffered when the helicopter he was in crashed. Hook was one of 14 soldiers killed in the crash.He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

August 23, 2007Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Tully, 33, of Falls Creek, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, wash.

August 29, 2007Army Capt. Erick M. Foster, 29, of Wexford, Pa., died in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when 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.

September 5, 2007Army Sgt. 1st Class David A. Cooper Jr., 36, of State College, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq, from a non-combat related injury. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

October 25, 2007

Army Pfc. Adam J. Chitjian, 39, of Philadelphia, Pa. died in Balad, Iraq of injuries sustained when he came in contact with enemy forces using small arms during combat operations. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

November 1, 2007Air Force Staff Sgt. David A. Wieger, 28, of North Huntingdon, Pa., died near Balad Air Force Base, Iraq, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. Wieger was assigned as a special agent to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. He was assigned to Detachment 303, Travis Air Force Base, Calif.

2008

January 2, 2008Army Staff Sgt. Ryan D. Maseth, 24, of Pittsburgh, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a non-combated related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.

February 4, 2008Navy Seal, Chief Petty Officer Michael E. Koch, 29, of State College, Pa., died from wounds suffered from small arms fire during combat operations in Al Muqdaiyah, Iraq. He was stationed in Norfolk, Va.

February 5, 2008Army Sgt. Timothy R. Van Orman, 24 of Port Matilda, Pa., died of wounds from an improvised explosive device in Al Muqdadiyah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) at Fort Drum, NY.

Feb. 17, 2008Army Cpl. (Spc.) Luke S. Runyan, 21 of Spring Grove, Pa., died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his dismounted patrol using small-arms fire in Diyala Province, Iraq. Runyan was posthumously promoted to corporal and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Valor. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion 23rd Infantry regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

Feb. 20, 2008Army Capt. Nathan R. Raudenbush, 26, of Earl Township, Pa., died in Busayefi, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was posthumously promoted from Army first lieutenant. He was a tank commander assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

March 10, 2008

Army Sgt. 1st Class Shawn Suzch, 32, of Hilltown, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds suffered when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device. He was a Pennridge High School graduate. One of five American soldiers killed in a suicide-vest bombing in the wealthy Mansour section of Baghdad, Iraq. Suzch was assigned to the 1st

Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

April 7, 2008Army Spc. Jason C. Kazarick, 30, of Oakmont, Pa., died in Sadr City, Iraq, when enemy forces attacked using a rocket propelled grenade. Kazarick was assigned to the 1st Squardron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

June 3, 2008Army Pfc. Joshua E. Waltenbaugh, 19, of Ford City, Pa. (Kittanning Twp.) , died in Taji, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related injury. He was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.

June 25, 2008Army Pfc. James M. Yohn, 25, of Highspire, Pa., died in Mosul, Iraq 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.

July 14, 2008Navy Aviation Boatswain Mate Third Class Petty officer Daniel R. Verbeke, 25, of Exton, Pa., died in Paoli, Pa., of complications from injuries he suffered in a flight deck accident in December 2005 while serving aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, CVN-71.

August 17, 2008 Marine Lance Cpl. Travis M. Stottlemyer, 20, of Hatfield, Pa., 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.

September 14, 2008Army Lt. Col. Ralph J. Marino, 46, of Houston, Pa., died at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, from a non-combat related illness. He was assigned to U.S. Army Central Command, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

October 23, 2008Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian P. Hause, 29, of Stoystown, Pa., died of non-combat related medical causes at Balard Air Base, Iraq. He was assigned to the 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Shaw Air force Base, S.C.

December 25, 2008

Navy Master-at-Arms Seaman Apprentice Joshua D. Seitz, 19, of Sinking Springs, Pa., died in waters off the coast of Manama, Bahrain, when his inflatable boat struck a moored barge. He was assigned to Naval Security Force, Naval Support Activity Bahrain.

December 31, 2008Army Pfc. Christopher W. Lotter, 20, of Chester Heights, Pa. died in Balad, Iraq, 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.

2009February 21, 2009Army Staff Sgt, Mark C. Baum, 32, of Quakertown, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq, 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, 11th Infantry regiment, 56th Stryker brigade Combat Team of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.

May 27, 2009Army Spc. Chad A. Edmundson, 20, of Williamsburg, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on dismounted patrol. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry, 56th Stryker Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard.

June 5, 2009Marine Lance Cpl. Robert D. Ulmer, 22, of Landisville, Pa., died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

September 29, 2009Army Spc. Ross E. Vogel III, 27, of Red Lion, Pa., died in Camp Delta, near the city of Kut, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 67th signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade, Fort Gordon, Ga.

2011

April 4, 2011Army Cpt. Wesley J. Hinkley, 36, of Carlisle, Pa. died in Baghdad, Iraq, as a result of a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 3rd Special Troops, Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Compiled by Morning Call librarian Dianne M. KnaussSources: U.S. Dept. of Defense, The Morning Call, Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs