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December 2006 casualties
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December 01, 2006
  • Army Staff Sgt. Robert L. Love Jr., 28, of Livingston, Ala.; assigned to the 16th Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany; died Dec. 1 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.

    December 02, 2006
  • Army Sgt. Keith E. Fiscus, 26, of Townsend, Del.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died Dec. 2 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad.

  • Army Spc. Bryan T. McDonough, 22, of Maplewood, Minn.; assigned to the 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry, Crookston, Minn.; died Dec. 2 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during security operations in Fallujah, Iraq. Also killed was Spc. Corey J. Rystad.

  • Army Spc. Corey J. Rystad, 20, of Red Lake Falls, Minn.; assigned to the 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry, Crookston, Minn.; died Dec. 2 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during security operations in Fallujah, Iraq. Also killed was Spc. Bryan T. McDonough.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Jesse D. Tillery, 19, of Vesper, Wis.; assigned to the 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Dec. 2 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

    December 03, 2006
  • Army Capt. Shawn L. English, 35, of Westerville, Ohio; assigned to the 577th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.; died Dec. 3 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Baghdad.

  • Marine Maj. Joseph T. McCloud, 39, of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died Dec. 3 when the CH-46 helicopter he was in crashed in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Joshua C. Sticklen.

  • Marine Cpl. Joshua C. Sticklen, 24, of Virginia Beach, Va.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died Dec. 3 when the CH-46 helicopter he was in crashed in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Maj. Joseph T. McCloud.

  • Air Force Capt. Kermit O. Evans, 31, of Hollandale, Miss.; assigned to the 27th Civil Engineer Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, N.M.; deployed with the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Balad Air Base, Iraq; died Dec. 3 when the Marine Corps CH-46 helicopter he was riding in made an emergency water landing in western Anbar province.

  • Army Pvt. Troy D. Cooper, 21, of Amarillo, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 3 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Balad, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Kenneth W. Haines, 25, of Fulton, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 3 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while on patrol in Abu Hishma, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Marco L. Miller, 36, of Longwood, Fla.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion Support Company, 20th Special Forces Group, Camp Blanding, Fla.; died Dec. 5 at Landstuhl Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained Dec. 3 in Taji, Iraq, from enemy indirect fire while conducting an escort mission.

  • Army Cpl. Billy B. Farris, 20, of Bapchule, Ariz.; assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Dec. 3 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while conducting escort operations in Taji, Iraq.

    December 04, 2006
  • Navy Hospitalman Christopher A. Anderson, 24, of Longmont, Colo.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, based in Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Dec. 4 as a result of enemy action in Anbar Province, Iraq.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas P. Echols, 20, of Shepherdsville, Ky.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Dec. 4 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Army Pfc. Ross A. McGinnis, 19, of Knox, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Dec. 4 of injuries sustained when a grenade was thrown into his vehicle in Baghdad.

  • Army Pfc. Nicholas D. Turcotte, 23, of Maple Grove, Minn.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry, West St. Paul, Minn.; died Dec. 4 in Nasiriyah, Iraq, from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident.

  • Army Spc. Dustin M. Adkins, 22, of Finger, Tenn.; assigned to the Group Support Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.; pronounced dead Dec. 4 of injuries sustained Dec. 3 after the Chinook helicopter he was in made an emergency landing near Haditha, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Jay R. Gauthreaux, 26, of Thibodaux, La.; assigned to the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 4 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Baqubah, Iraq, when in improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while on patrol.

  • Army Pfc. Albert M. Nelson, 31, of Philadelphia; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Dec. 4 of injuries sustained from small arms fire while conducting security and observation operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Pfc. Roger A. Suarez-Gonzalez.

  • Army Pfc. Roger A. Suarez-Gonzalez, 21 of Miami; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Dec. 4 of injuries sustained from small arms fire while conducting security and observation operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Pfc. Albert M. Nelson.

    December 05, 2006
  • Army Spc. Jordan W. Hess, 26, of Marysville, Wash.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Dec. 5 at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, of injuries sustained Nov. 11 in Ta'Meem, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his combat patrol.

    December 06, 2006
  • Army Spc. Vincent J. Pomante III, 22, of Westerville, Ohio; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany; died Dec. 6 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Capt. Travis L. Patriquin.

  • Army Spc. Nicholas R. Gibbs, 25, of Stokesdale, N.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany; died Dec. 6 of injuries sustained when he came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire while conducting observation and security operations in Ramadi, Iraq.

  • Marine Cpl. Dustin J. Libby, 22, of Presque Isle, Maine; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Dec. 6 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Marine Maj. Megan M. McClung, 34, of Coupeville, Wash.; assigned to the I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, I MEF, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Dec. 6 while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Cody G. Watson, 21, of Oxford, Ala.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Dec. 6 from a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Jesse J.J. Castro, 22, of Chalan Pago, Guam; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died Dec. 6 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while on patrol in Hawijah, Iraq. Also killed were: Cpl. Jason I. Huffman, Spc. Joshua B. Madden, Spc. Yari Mokri and Pfc. Travis C. Krege.

  • Army Cpl. Jason I. Huffman, 23, of Conover, N.C.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died Dec. 6 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while on patrol in Hawijah, Iraq. Also killed were: Sgt. Jesse J.J. Castro, Spc. Joshua B. Madden, Spc. Yari Mokri and Pfc. Travis C. Krege.

  • Army Spc. Joshua B. Madden, 21, of Sibley, La.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died Dec. 6 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while on patrol in Hawijah, Iraq. Also killed were: Sgt. Jesse J.J. Castro, Cpl. Jason I. Huffman, Spc. Yari Mokri and Pfc. Travis C. Krege.

  • Army Spc. Yari Mokri, 26, of Pflugerville, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division; died Dec. 6 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while on patrol in Hawijah, Iraq. Also killed were: Sgt. Jesse J.J. Castro, Cpl. Jason I. Huffman, Spc. Joshua B. Madden and Pfc. Travis C. Krege.

  • Army Sgt. Yevgeniy Ryndych, 24, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Dec. 6 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on patrol in Ramadi, Iraq.

  • Army Pfc. Travis C. Krege, 24, of Cheektowaga, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died Dec. 6 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while on patrol in Hawijah, Iraq. Also killed were: Sgt. Jesse J.J. Castro, Cpl. Jason I. Huffman, Spc. Joshua B. Madden and Spc. Yari Mokri.

  • Army Capt. Travis L. Patriquin, 32, of Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany; died Dec. 6 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Spc. Vincent J. Pomante III.

    December 07, 2006
  • Army Staff Sgt. Henry W. Linck, 23, of Manhattan, Kan.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Dec. 7 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on patrol during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. Micah S. Gifford.

  • Army Spc. Micah S. Gifford, 27, of Redding, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Dec. 7 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on patrol during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Henry W. Linck.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Kristofer R. Ciraso, 26, of Bangor, Maine; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 7 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Brent E. Beeler, 22, of Jackson, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Lansing, Mich.; died Dec. 7 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

    December 09, 2006
  • Marine 1st Lt. Nathan M. Krissoff, 25, of Reno, Nev.; assigned to Headquarters and Service Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; died Dec. 9 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

    December 10, 2006
  • Army Staff Sgt. Thomas W. Clemons, 37, of Leitchfield, Ky.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 123rd Armor, Leitchfield, Ky.; died Dec. 10 from a non-combat health-related incident in Diwaniyah, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Nicholas P. Steinbacher, 22, of La Crescenta, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 10 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad.

  • Army Sgt. Brennan C. Gibson, 26, of Tualatin, Ore.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Dec. 10 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. Philip C. Ford and Pfc. Shawn M. Murphy.

  • Army Spc. Philip C. Ford, 21, of Freeport, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Dec. 10 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. Brennan C. Gibson and Pfc. Shawn M. Murphy.

  • Army Pfc. Shawn M. Murphy, 24, of Fort Bragg, N.C.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry (Airborne), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Dec. 10 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. Brennan C. Gibson and Spc. Philip C. Ford.

    December 11, 2006
  • Marine Master Sgt. Brian P. McAnulty, 39, of Vicksburg, Miss.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died Dec. 11 when the CH-53 helicopter he was riding in crashed just after takeoff in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Budd M. Cote, 21, of Marana, Ariz.; assigned to the Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.; died Dec. 11 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were Cpl. Matthew V. Dillon and Lance Cpl. Clinton J. Miller.

  • Marine Cpl. Matthew V. Dillon, 25, of Aiken, S.C.; assigned to the Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.; died Dec. 11 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were Lance Cpl. Budd M. Cote and Lance Cpl. Clinton J. Miller.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Clinton J. Miller, 23, of Greenfield, Iowa; assigned to the Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.; died Dec. 11 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were Lance Cpl. Budd M. Cote and Cpl. Matthew V. Dillon.

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

  • Army Maj. Gloria D. Davis, 47, of St. Louis, Mo.; assigned to the Defense Security Assistance Agency, Washington, D.C.; died Dec. 12 from a non-combat related incident in Baghdad.

    December 14, 2006
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew W. Clark, 22, of St. Louis; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died Dec. 14 due to injuries sustained from enemy action in Anbar, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Luke C. Yepsen.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Luke C. Yepsen, 20, of Kingwood, Texas; assigned to 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died December 14 due to injuries sustained from enemy action in Anbar Province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Matthew W. Clark.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Theodore A. Spatol, 59, of Thermopolis, Wyo.; assigned to the 1041st Engineer Company, Rock Springs, Wyo.; died Dec. 14 of a non-combat related illness in Thermopolis.

    December 15, 2006
  • Army Staff Sgt. Henry K. Kahalewai, 43, of Hilo, Hawaii; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Dec. 15 at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, of wounds sustained Nov. 21 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker vehicle in Baghdad.

  • Army Pfc. Paul Balint Jr., 22, of Willow Park, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; died Dec. 15 of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with the enemy using small arms fire during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Joseph E. Phaneuf, 38, of Eastford, Conn.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Brigade, Hartford, Conn.; died Dec. 15 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan.

    December 16, 2006
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Nicklas J. Palmer, 19, of Leadville, Colo.; assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Dec. 16 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Army Pfc. Joe L. Baines, 19, of Newark, N.J.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 16 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee at Taji, Iraq.

  • Army Staff Sgt. David R. Staats, 30, of Pueblo, Colo.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died of injuries sustained when his Humvee struck an improvised explosive device while on mounted patrol Dec. 16 in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were: Spc. Matthew J. Stanley and Pfc. Seth M. Stanton.

  • Army Spc. Matthew J. Stanley, 22, of Wolfeboro Falls, N.H.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died of injuries sustained when his Humvee struck an improvised explosive device while on mounted patrol Dec. 16 in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were: Staff Sgt. David R. Staats and Pfc. Seth M. Stanton.

    December 17, 2006
  • Army Pfc. Seth M. Stanton, 19, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 17 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his Humvee struck an improvised explosive device while on mounted patrol Dec. 16 in Taji, Iraq. Also killed were: Spc. Matthew J. Stanley and Staff Sgt. David R. Staats.

    December 18, 2006
  • Army Staff Sgt. Brian L. Mintzlaff, 34, of Fort Worth, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 18 from injuries sustained when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle rolled over in Taji, Iraq.

  • Marine Capt. Kevin M. Kryst, 27, of West Bend, Wis.; assigned to the Marine Light-Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Dec. 18 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

    December 19, 2006
  • Army Spc. Andrew P. Daul, 21, of Brighton, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; died Dec. 19 in Hit, Iraq, of injuries suffered then an improvised explosive device detonated near his Abrams tank during combat operations.

  • Marine Cpl. Joshua D. Pickard, 20, of Merced, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Dec. 19 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

    December 20, 2006
  • Army Spc. Robert J. Volker, 21, of Big Spring, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 20 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad.

  • Army Sgt. Scott D. Dykman, 27, of Helena, Mont.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Dec. 20 of injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Jacob G. McMillan, 25, of Lafayette, La.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Dec. 20 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle and was followed by enemy small arms fire in Baghdad.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Myles C. Sebastien, 21, of Opelousas, La.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Dec. 20 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

    December 21, 2006
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Burgess, 21, of Sanford, Mich.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed Dec. 21 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Ryan L. Mayhan.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan L. Mayhan, 25, of Hawthorne, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed Dec. 21 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Burgess.

  • Hospitalman Kyle A. Nolen, 21, of Ennis, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed Dec. 21 as a result of enemy action in Anbar Province, Iraq.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Fernando S. Tamayo, 19, of Fontana, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died December 21 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

    December 22, 2006
  • Army Spc. Joshua D. Sheppard, 22, of Quinton, Okla.; assigned to the 642nd Engineer Support Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Dec. 22 of wounds sustained when his patrol came in contact with the enemy using small arms fire in Baghdad.

    December 23, 2006
  • Army Sgt. Curtis L. Norris, 28, of Dansville, Mich.; assigned to the 210th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Dec. 23 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.

  • Army Spc. John Barta, 25, of Corpus Christi, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 23 of wounds sustained from indirect enemy fire during combat operations in Buhritz, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Chad J. Vollmer, 24, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry, Big Rapids, Mich.; died Dec. 23 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were: Pfc. Wilson A. Algrim and Pvt. Bobby Mejia II.

  • Army Pfc. Wilson A. Algrim, 21, of Howell, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry, Big Rapids, Mich.; died Dec. 23 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were: Spc. Chad J. Vollmer and Pvt. Bobby Mejia II.

  • Army Pvt. Bobby Mejia II, Saginaw, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry, Big Rapids, Mich.; died Dec. 23 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were: Spc. Chad J. Vollmer and Pfc. Wilson A. Algrim

  • Marine Spc. Elias Elias, 27, of Glendora, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Dec. 23 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while on patrol in Baghdad.

  • Army Spc. Michael J. Crutchfield, 21, of Stockton, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Dec. 23 of a non-combat related injury in Balad, Iraq. Crutchfield's death is under investigation.

    December 24, 2006
  • Army Pvt. Evan A. Bixler, 21, of Racine, Wis.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Dec. 24 of wounds sustained from enemy indirect fire during security operations in Hit, Iraq.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Stephen L. Morris, 21, of Lake Jackson, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed Dec. 24 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.

    December 25, 2006
  • Army Pfc. Eric R. Wilkus, 20, of Hamilton, N.J.; assigned to the 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police Brigade, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died Dec. 25 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of a non-combat related injury Dec. 22 in Baghdad. The incident is under investigation.

  • Army Sgt. Jason C. Denfrund, 24, of Cattaraugus, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Dec. 25 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on patrol in Baghdad.

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

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Dexter E. Wheelous, 37, of Winder, Ga.; assigned to the 842nd Military Training and Transition team, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Dec. 25 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad.

  • Army Capt. Hayes Clayton, 29, of Georgia; assigned to the 842nd Military Training and Transition team, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Dec. 25 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting combat operations in Balad, Iraq.

    December 26, 2006
  • Army Sgt. John T. Bubeck, 25, of Collegeville, Pa.; assigned to the 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Dec. 26 of wounds sustained Dec. 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were: Spc. Aaron L. Preston and Pfc. Andrew H. Nelson.

  • Army Spc. Aaron L. Preston, 29, of Dallas; assigned to the 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Dec. 26 of wounds sustained Dec. 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were: Sgt. John T. Bubeck and Pfc. Andrew H. Nelson.

  • Army Pfc. Andrew H. Nelson, 19, of Saint Johns, Mich.; assigned to the 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Dec. 26 of wounds sustained Dec. 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were: Sgt. John T. Bubeck and Spc. Aaron L. Preston.

  • Army Spc. Joseph A. Strong, 21, of Lebanon, Ind.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Dec. 26 of injuries sustained when the vehicle he was in was involved in a rollover incident in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. Douglas L. Tinsley. The incident is under investigation.

  • Army Spc. Douglas L. Tinsley, 21, of Chester, S.C.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Dec. 26 of injuries sustained when the vehicle he was in was involved in a rollover incident in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. Joseph A. Strong. The incident is under investigation.

  • Marine Cpl. Joshua M. Schmitz, 21, of Spencer, Wis.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Dec. 26 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. William C. Koprince Jr.

    December 27, 2006
  • Army Pvt. Clinton T. McCormick, 20, of Jacksonville, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Dec. 27 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations in Baghdad.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. William C. Koprince Jr., 24, of Lenoir City, Tenn.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Dec. 27 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Joshua M. Schmitz.

  • Army Sgt. Christopher P. Messer, 28, of Petersburg, Fla.; assigned to 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Dec. 27 in Baghdad of wounds received from an improvised explosive device that detonated near him while on dismounted patrol. Also killed was Pfc. Nathaniel A. Given.

  • Army Pfc. Nathaniel A. Given, 21, of Dickinson, Texas; assigned to 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Dec. 27 in Baghdad of wounds received from an improvised explosive device that detonated near him while on dismounted patrol. Also killed was Sgt. Christopher P. Messer.

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

    December 28, 2006
  • Marine Sgt. Aron C. Blum, 22, of Tucson, Ariz.; assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.; died Dec. 28 at Naval Medical Center, San Diego, of a non-hostile cause after being evacuated from Anbar province, Iraq, on Dec. 8.

  • Army Spc. Luis G. Ayala, 21, of South Gate, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 28 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on combat patrol.

  • Army Spc. Dustin R. Donica, 22, of Spring, Texas; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Dec. 28 in Baghdad of wounds received from small arms fire while conducting combat operations.

  • Marine Cpl. Christopher E. Esckelson, 22 of Vassar, Mich.; assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Lansing, Mich.; died on December 28 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were Lance Cpl. Nicholas A. Miller and Lance Cpl. William D. Spencer.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas A. Miller, 20, of Silverwood, Mich.; assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Lansing, Mich.; died December 28 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were Cpl. Christopher E. Esckelson and Lance Cpl. William D. Spencer.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. William D. Spencer, 20, of Paris, Tenn.; assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Nashville, Tenn.; died Dec. 28 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were Cpl. Christopher E. Esckelson and Lance Cpl. Nicholas A. Miller.

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

  • Army Pfc. William R. Newgard, 20, of Arlington Heights, Ill.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Dec. 29 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed was Sgt. Lawrence J. Carter.

  • Army Sgt. Lawrence J. Carter, 25, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Dec. 29 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed was Pfc. William R. Newgard.

    December 30, 2006
  • Army Sgt. John M. Sullivan, 22, of Hixon, Tenn.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Dec. 30 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while on combat patrol in Baghdad.

    December 31, 2006
  • Navy Seaman Sandra S. Grant , 23, of Linwood, N.C.; assigned to the aircraft carrier Eisenhower; died Dec. 31, 2006, of natural causes while on the Arabian Sea.

  • Army Pfc. Alan R. Blohm, 21, of Kenai, Alaska; assigned to the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Dec. 31 in Baghdad of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on combat patrol.

  • Army Cpl. Jonathan E. Schiller, 20, of Ottumwa, Iowa; assigned to the 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 31 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated while on a combat patrol. Also killed was Spc. Richard A. Smith.

  • Army Spc. Richard A. Smith, 20, of Grand Prairie, Texas; assigned to the 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 31 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated while on a combat patrol. Also killed was Cpl. Jonathan E. Schiller.

     

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