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September 2005 casualties
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September 01, 2005
  • Army Staff Sgt. Robert L. Hollar Jr., 35, of Griffin, Ga.; assigned to the 108th Cavalry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia National Guard, Griffin, Ga.; killed Sept. 1 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Baghdad.

  • Army 1st Lt. Derek S. Hines, 25, of Newburyport, Mass.; assigned to the 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, Vicenza, Italy; killed Sept. 1 when his unit was conducting security operations and came under attack by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Baylough, Afghanistan.

  • Army Sgt. George R. Draughn Jr., 29, of Decatur, Ga.; assigned to the 108th Cavalry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, Griffin, Ga.; killed Sept. 1 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Baghdad.

    September 02, 2005
  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Lonnie J. Parson, 39, of Bay Minette, Ala.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Sept. 2 when his M3A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle was struck by an enemy explosive device in Baghdad.

    September 03, 2005
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Nass, 21, of Franklin, Wis.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; died Sept. 3 of a non-hostile gunshot wound at Camp Blessing, Afghanistan.

    September 05, 2005
  • Army Spc. Luke C. Williams, 35, of Knoxville, Tenn.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Sept. 5 when the Humvee in which he was riding rolled over into a ditch in Baghdad.

  • Army Spc. Jeffrey A. Williams, 20, of Warrenville, Ill.; assigned to the Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo., killed Sept. 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his combat patrol in Tal Afar, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Matthew C. Bohling, 22, of Eagle River, Alaska; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; killed Sept. 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.

    September 06, 2005
  • Navy Hospitalman Robert N. Martens, 20, of Queen Creek, Ariz.; assigned to II Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C., during Operation Iraqi Freedom, killed Sept. 6 when the Humvee he was riding in rolled over in Qaim, Iraq.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Jude R. Jonaus, 27, of Miami; assigned to the Brigade Troops Battalion, Division Support Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Sept. 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee causing it to rollover in Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. Franklin R. Vilorio.

  • Army Sgt. Franklin R. Vilorio , 26, of Miami; assigned to the Brigade Troops Battalion, Division Support Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., killed Sept. 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee causing it to rollover in Baghdad, Iraq. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Jude R. Jonaus.

    September 07, 2005
  • Army Staff Sgt. Christopher L. Everett, 23, of Huntsville, Texas; assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 112th Armor Regiment, 56th Brigade Combat Team, Arlington, Texas; killed Sept. 7 when an accident occurred in the motor pool in Al Taqqadum, Iraq.

    September 11, 2005
  • Army Spc. Jeremy M. Campbell, 21, of Middlebury, Pa.; assigned to the 108th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne), 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne), killed Sept. 11 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Baghdad, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Kurtis D. K. Arcala, 22, of Palmer, Alaska; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Sept. 11 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position during convoy escort operations in Tikrit, Iraq.

    September 12, 2005
  • Navy Seaman Apprentice Robert D. Macrum, 22, of Sugar Land, Texas; assigned to the guided missile cruiser Princeton, Nimitz Carrier Strike Group; lost at sea Sept. 12 while the underway ship was conducting maritime security operations in the Arabian Gulf.

    September 15, 2005
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Shane C. Swanberg, 24, of Kirkland, Wash.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Sept. 15 by an explosion resulting from indirect fire at Forward Operating Base Camp Ramadi, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Alfredo B. Silva, 35, of Calexico, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division, California Army National Guard, Modesto, Calif.; killed Sept. 15 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Baghdad.

    September 16, 2005
  • Army Spc. David H. Ford IV, 20, of Ironton, Ohio; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., killed Sept. 16 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1A1 Abrams tank during patrol operations in Baghdad. Also killed was 1st Sgt. Alan N. Gifford.

  • Army 1st Sgt. Alan N. Gifford, 39, of Tallahassee, Fla.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., killed Sept. 16 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1A1 Abrams tank during patrol operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. David H. Ford IV.

  • Army Sgt. Matthew L. Deckard, 29, of Elizabethtown, Ky.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., killed on Sept. 16, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1A1 Abrams tank during patrol operations in Baghdad.

    September 17, 2005
  • Army Staff Sgt. Regilio E. Nelom, 45, of Queens, N.Y.; assigned to the 249th Quartermaster Company, 1st Corps Support Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Sept. 17 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during an escort mission near Asad, Iraq.

    September 19, 2005
  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Lawrence E. Morrison, 45, of Yakima, Wash.; a reservist assigned to the U.S. Army Civil and Psychological Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Sept. 19 in Baghdad of injuries sustained earlier that day when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Taji, Iraq.

  • Army 1st Lt. Mark H. Dooley, 27, of Wallkill, N.Y.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), 42nd Infantry Division, Vermont Army National Guard, Jericho, Vt.; killed Sep. 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during patrol operations in Ramadi, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Michael Egan, 36, of Philadelphia; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Philadelphia; killed Sep. 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during patrol operations in Ramadi, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. William V. Fernandez, 37, of Reading, Pa., assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Philadelphia, Pa., killed Sep. 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during patrol operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. William L. Evans, 22, of Hallstead, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Williamsport, Pa.; died Sept. 19 in Baghdad of injuries sustained earlier that when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.

    September 20, 2005
  • Army Sgt. Pierre A. Raymond, 28, of Lawrence, Mass.; assigned to the 228th Forward Support Battalion, 28th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Reserve, Harrisburg, Pa.; died Sept. 20 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of injuries sustained Sept. 15 when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire in Ramadi, Iraq.

  • Army Staff Sgt. William A. Allers III, 28, of Leitchfield, Ky.; assigned to the 198th Military Police Battalion, 75th Troop Command, Kentucky Army National Guard, Louisville, Ky.; killed Sept. 20 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle in the vicinity of Khalis, Iraq, north of Baghdad.

    September 21, 2005
  • Army Sgt. Travis M. Arndt, 23, of Bozeman, Mont.; assigned to the 163rd Cavalry Troop, 116th Brigade Combat Team, 42nd Infantry Division, Montana Army National Guard, Missoula, Mont.; killed Sept. 21 in a vehicle accident during convoy operations in Kirkuk, Iraq.

    September 22, 2005
  • Army Spc. Mike T. Sonoda Jr., 34, of Fallbrook, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, California Army National Guard, Fullerton, Calif.; died Sept. 22 of injuries sustained Sept. 21 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M113 Armored Personnel Carrier in Baghdad.

  • Army Spc. Kevin M. Jones, 21, of Washington, N.C.; assigned to the 181st Transportation Battalion, 7th Corps Support Group, 3rd Corps Support Command, Mannheim, Germany; killed Sept. 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated by his vehicle near Taqaddum, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Scott P. McLaughlin, 29, of Hardwick, Vt.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 172nd Armor Regiment, 42nd Armor Division, Vermont Army National Guard, St. Albans, Vt.; killed Sept. 22 by enemy small-arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq.

    September 23, 2005
  • Army Sgt. Andrew J. Derrick, 25, of Columbia, S.C.; assigned to the 411th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Sept. 23 when his dismounted team came under attack by enemy forces using small-arms fire near Baghdad.

  • Army Sgt. Paul C. Neubauer, 40, of Oceanside, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, California Army National Guard, Oakdale, Calif.; killed Sept. 23 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M113 armored personnel carrier and enemy forces attacked with small-arms fire in Baghdad.

    September 24, 2005
  • Marine Sgt. Brian E. Dunlap, 34, of Vista, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Los Alamitos, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Sept. 24 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Taqaddum, Iraq.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Daniel R. Scheile, 37, of Antioch, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, California Army National Guard, Oakdale, Calif.; died Sept. 24 of injuries sustained Sept. 23 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M113 armored personnel carrier and enemy forces attacked with small-arms fire in Baghdad.

    September 25, 2005
  • Army Sgt. Patrick D. Stewart, 35, of Fernley, Nev.; assigned to the 113th Aviation Regiment, Nevada National Guard, Stead, Nev., killed Sept. 25 when his CH-47Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan.

  • Army Sgt. Kenneth G. Ross, 24, of Peoria, Ariz.; assigned to the 7th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, Giebelstadt, Germany, killed Sept. 25 when his CH-47Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan.

  • Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 John M. Flynn, 36, of Sparks, Nev.; assigned to the 113th Aviation Regiment, Nevada National Guard, Stead, Nev., killed Sept. 25 when his CH-47Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan.

  • Army Sgt. Tane T. Baum, 30, of Pendleton, Ore.; assigned to the 113th Aviation Regiment, Oregon National Guard, Pendleton, Ore., killed Sept. 25 when his CH-47Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan.

  • Army Warrant Officer Adrian B. Stump, 22, of Pendleton, Ore.; assigned to the 113th Aviation Regiment, Oregon National Guard, Pendleton, Ore.; killed Sept. 25 when his CH-47Chinook helicopter crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan.

  • Army Sgt. Shawn A. Graham, 34, of Red Oak, Texas; assigned to the 124th Cavalry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard, Fort Worth, Texas; died Sept. 25 in Baghdad of injuries sustained earlier that day when the vehicle in which he was riding accidentally rolled over in Balad, Iraq.

    September 26, 2005
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Steven A. Valdez, 20, of McRea, Ark.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed Sept. 26 by enemy mortar fire at Camp Blessing, Afghanistan.

  • Army Sgt. Howard Paul Allen, 31, of Mesa, Ariz.; assigned to the 860th Military Police Company, Arizona Army National Guard, Phoenix; killed Sept. 26 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad.

  • Army Sgt. Andrew P. Wallace, 25, of Oshkosh, Wis.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade, Wisconsin Army National Guard, Fond du Lac, Wis.; killed Sept. 26 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee and his convoy was attacked by small-arms fire during operations in Shaibah, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Michael J. Wendling, 20, of Mayville, Wis.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade, Wisconsin Army National Guard, Fond du Lac, Wis.; killed Sept. 26 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee and his convoy was attacked with small-arms fire in Shaibah, Iraq.

  • Marine Pvt. Elijah M. Ortega, 19, of Oxnard, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Sept. 26 due to a non-hostile gunshot wound at Camp Baharia, Iraq.

  • Army Master Sgt. Tulsa T. Tuliau, 33, of Watertown, N.Y.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 314th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 78th Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Sept. 26 in Baghdad of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations near Rustimayah, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. 1st Class Casey E. Howe.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Casey E. Howe, 32, of Deford, Mich.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 314th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 78th Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Sept. 26 in Baghdad of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations near Rustimayah, Iraq. Also killed was Army Master Sgt. Tulsa Tuliau.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Robert F. White, 34, of Cross Lanes, W.Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Sept. 26 when his mounted patrol was engaged by enemy forces using small-arms fire west of Kandahar, Afghanistan.

    September 27, 2005
  • Army Staff Sgt. Jason A. Benford, 30, of Toledo, Ohio; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; killed Sept. 27 when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Ramadi, Iraq.

    September 28, 2005
  • Army Sgt. Steve Morin Jr. , 34, of Arlington, Texas; assigned to the 111th Engineer Battalion, 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard, Mineral Wells, Texas; killed Sept. 28 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee west of Umm Qasr, Iraq.

  • Air Force Airman 1st Class Elizabeth N. Jacobson, 21, of Riviera Beach, Fla.; assigned to the 17th Security Forces Squadron, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas; killed Sept. 28 when an improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle near Camp Bucca, Iraq.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Daniel L. Arnold , 27, of Montrose, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, New Milford, Pa.; killed Sept. 28 when his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were: Staff Sgt. George A. Pugliese; Sgt. Eric W. Slebodnik; Spc. Lee A. Wiegand, and Pfc. Oliver J. Brown.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class George A. Pugliese, 39, of Carbondale, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, New Milford, Pa.; killed Sept. 28 when his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were: Staff Sgt. Daniel L. Arnold; Sgt. Eric W. Slebodnik; Spc. Lee A. Wiegand, and Pfc. Oliver J. Brown.

  • Army Sgt. Eric W. Slebodnik, 21, of Greenfield Township, Pa.; assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, New Milford, Pa.; killed Sept. 28 when his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were: Staff Sgt. George A. Pugliese; Staff Sgt. Daniel L. Arnold; Spc. Lee A. Wiegand, and Pfc. Oliver J. Brown.

  • Army Spc. Lee A. Wiegand, 20, of Hallstead, Pa.; assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, New Milford, Pa.; killed Sept. 28 when his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were: Staff Sgt. George A. Pugliese; Staff Sgt. Daniel L. Arnold; Sgt. Eric W. Slebodnik, and Pfc. Oliver J. Brown.

  • Army Pfc. Oliver J. Brown, 19, of Athens, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, New Milford, Pa.; killed Sept. 28 when his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire in Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed were: Staff Sgt. George A. Pugliese; Staff Sgt. Daniel L. Arnold; Sgt. Eric W. Slebodnik, and Spc. Lee A. Wiegand.

    September 30, 2005
  • Army Sgt. 1st Class James J. Stoddard Jr., 29, of Crofton, Md.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C., killed Sept. 30 when his vehicle accidentally rolled over in Afghanistan.

  • Army Staff Sgt. John G. Doles, 29, of Claremore, Okla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, Vicenza, Italy, killed Sep. 30 during patrol operations when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire in Shah Wali, Afghanistan.

     

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