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DECEMBER 2004
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David M. Fisher - 21
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National Guard Specialist
1st
Battalion,
101st Cavalry
Regiment, 42nd
Infantry Division
Green Island, New York
12-01-2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile -
Vehicle Accident

Javier Obleas-Prado Pena - 36
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Gunnery Sergeant
2nd Recon
Battalion,
2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Falls Church, Virginia
12-01-2004
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany
Hostile - Hostile
Fire -
No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Zachary A. Kolda - 23
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Reserve Corporal
1st
Battalion,
23rd Marine
Regiment, 4th Marine Division
Corpus Christi, Texas
12-01-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Isaac E. Diaz - 26
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Specialist
2nd Battalion, 27th
Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light)
Rio Hondo, Texas
12-02-2004
Sharownikay. Paktika Province, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile -
Vehicle Accident

Bryan S. Wilson - 22
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Corporal
2nd
Battalion,
11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Otterbein, Indiana
12-01-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Non-Hostile -
Vehicle Accident


George Daniel Harrison - 22
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Private First Class
293rd Military Police Company, 3rd Military Police
Battalion,
3rd
Infantry Division
Knoxville, Tennessee
12-02-2004
Eastern Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire
- Small Arms Fire


David P. Mahlenbrock - 20
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Specialist
65th Engineer
Battalion,
25th
Infantry Division
Maple Shade, New Jersey
12-03-2004
Kirkuk, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
Improvised Explosive Device
(IED) Attack

Henry E. Irizarry - 38
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National Guard Staff Sergeant
1st
Battalion,
69th
Infantry
Regiment
Bronx, New York
12-03-2004
Taji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
Improvised Explosive Device
(IED) Attack

Binh N. Le - 20
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Corporal
5th
Battalion,
10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Alexandria, Virginia
12-03-2004
Jordan Border Crossing
Hostile - Hostile Fire
- Car Bomb

Matthew A. Wyatt - 21
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Corporal
5th
Battalion,
10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Millstadt, Illinois
12-03-2004
Jordan Border Crossing
Hostile - Hostile Fire
- Car Bomb


Michael L. Boatright - 24
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Sergeant
20th Engineer
Battalion,
1st Cavalry Division
Whitesboro, Texas
12-04-2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
Improvised Explosive Device
(IED) Attack

Cari Anne Gasiewicz - 28
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Sergeant
202nd Military Intelligence
Battalion,
513th Military Intelligence Brigade
Depew/Cheektowaga, New York
12-04-2004
Al Ghalibiyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
Improvised Explosive Device
(IED) Attack
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Salamo J. Tuialuuluu - 23
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Staff Sergeant
3rd
Battalion,
21st
Infantry
Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th
Infantry Division
Pago Pago, American Samoa
12-04-2004
Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

David A. Mitts - 24
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Sergeant
3rd
Battalion,
21st
Infantry
Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th
Infantry Division
Hammond, Oregon
12-04-2004
Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Joseph O. Behnke - 45
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National Guard Corporal
1st
Battalion,
258th Field Artillery
Regiment
Brooklyn, New York
12-04-2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile -
Vehicle Accident


Marvin Lee Trost III - 28
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Staff Sergeant
1st
Battalion,
506th
Infantry
Regiment, 2nd
Infantry Division
Goshen, Indiana
12-05-2004
Habbaniyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
Improvised Explosive Device
(IED) Attack

Kyle A. Eggers - 27
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Staff Sergeant
1st
Battalion,
506th
Infantry
Regiment, 2nd
Infantry Division
Euless, Texas
12-05-2004
Habbaniyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
Improvised Explosive Device
(IED) Attack

Edwin William Roodhouse - 36
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Specialist
1st
Battalion,
506th
Infantry
Regiment, 2nd
Infantry Division
San Jose, California
12-05-2004
Habbaniyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
Improvised Explosive Device
(IED) Attack

Andrew M. Ward - 25
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Private First Class
44th Engineer
Battalion,
2nd
Infantry Division
Kirkland, Washington
12-05-2004
Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire
- Small Arms Fire


In C. Kim - 23
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Corporal
9th Communications
Battalion,
I Marine Expeditionary Force
Warren, Michigan
12-07-2004
Anbar Province, Iraq
Non-Hostile -
Vehicle Accident

Mark N. Stubenhofer - 30
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Captain
1st
Battalion,
41st
Infantry
Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division
Springfield, Virginia
12-07-2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire
- Small Arms Fire

Todd Clayton Gibbs - 37
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Sergeant First Class
1st
Battalion,
506th
Infantry
Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd
Infantry Division
Lufkin, Texas
12-07-2004
Khaldiyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
Improvised Explosive Device
(IED) Attack


Arthur C. Williams IV - 31
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Sergeant
44th Engineer
Battalion,
2nd
Infantry Division
Edgewater, Florida
12-08-2004
Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire
- Small Arms Fire


Christopher S. Adlesperger - 20
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Private First Class
3rd
Battalion,
5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Albuquerque, New Mexico
12-09-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Andrew C. Shields - 25
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National Guard First Lieutenant
A Company, 1st
Battalion,
151st Aviation
Regiment
Campobello, South Carolina
12-09-2004
Mosul, Iraq
Non-Hostile -
Helicopter Crash

Patrick D. Leach - 39
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National Guard Chief Warrant Officer
A Company, 1st
Battalion,
151st Aviation
Regiment
Rock Hill, South Carolina
12-09-2004
Mosul, Iraq
Non-Hostile -
Helicopter Crash

Kyle J. Renehan - 21
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Corporal
Marine Air Control
Sq-2, Marine Air Control Gp-28, 2nd Marine Air Wing
Oxford, Pennsylvania
12-09-2004
Landstuhl Regional
Medical Center, Germany
Hostile - Hostile
Fire -
Mortar Attack


Gregory P. Rund - 21
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Lance Corporal
3rd
Battalion,
5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Littleton, Colorado
12-11-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Robert W. Hoyt - 21
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National Guard Specialist
1st
Battalion,
102nd
Infantry
Regiment
Ashford, Connecticut
12-11-2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
Improvised Explosive Device
(IED) Attack


Jeffery S. Blanton - 23
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Lance Corporal
1st
Battalion,
3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force
Fayetteville, Georgia
12-12-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Melvin L. Blazer - 38
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Staff Sergeant
3rd
Battalion,
5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Moore, Oklahoma
12-12-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Hilario F. Lopez - 22
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Lance Corporal
3rd
Battalion,
5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Ingleside, Texas
12-12-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Jason S. Clairday - 21
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Corporal
3rd
Battalion,
5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Fulton, Arkansas
12-12-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Ian W. Stewart - 21
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Corporal
3rd
Battalion,
5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Lake Hughes, California
12-12-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Jeffrey L. Kirk - 24
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Sergeant
3rd
Battalion,
5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
12-12-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Joshua W. Dickinson - 25
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Lance Corporal
3rd
Battalion,
1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Pasco, Florida
12-12-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Joshua A. Ramsey - 19
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Private First Class
95th Military Police
Battalion
Defiance, Ohio
12-12-2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile -
Weapon Discharge - Is Under Investigation


Tina Safaira Time - 22
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Reserve Sergeant
208th Transportation Company
Tucson, Arizona
12-13-2004
Convoy Support
Center (CSC) Cedar 2, Iraq
Non-Hostile -
Vehicle Accident

Richard D. Warner - 22
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Reserve Lance Corporal
2nd
Battalion,
24th Marine
Regiment, 4th Marine Division
Waukesha, Wisconsin
12-13-2004
Babil Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire

Brent T. Vroman - 21
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Reserve Private First Class
2nd
Battalion,
24th Marine
Regiment, 4th Marine Division
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
12-13-2004
Babil Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire


Victor A. Martinez - 21
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Specialist
364th Supply Company, 264th Corps Support
Battalion,
1st Corps Support Command
Bronx, New York
12-14-2004
FOB Kalsu, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire
- Sniper Fire

Michael D. Anderson Jr - 21
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Corporal
3rd
Battalion,
5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Modesto, California
12-14-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire


Franklin A. Sweger - 24
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Lance Corporal
1st
Battalion,
3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force
San Antonio, Texas
12-16-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire

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Barry K. Meza - 23
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Sergeant
180th Transportation
Battalion,
13th Corps Support Command
League City, Texas
12-19-2004
Ash Shuaybah, Iraq
Non-Hostile -
Vehicle Accident

Donald B. Farmer - 33
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Staff Sergeant
180th Transportation
Battalion,
13th Corps Support Command
Zion, Illinois
12-19-2004
Ash Shuaybah, Iraq
Non-Hostile -
Vehicle Accident


Lynn Robert Poulin Sr - 47
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National Guard Sergeant
Company A, 133rd Engineer
Battalion
Freedom, Maine
12-21-2004
FOB Marez, Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire
- Suicide Bomber

Thomas John Dostie - 20
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National Guard Specialist
Headquarters Support Company (HSC), 133rd Engineer
Battalion
Somerville, Maine
12-21-2004
FOB Marez, Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire
- Suicide Bomber

Nicholas C. Mason - 20
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National Guard Specialist
276th Engineer
Battalion
King George, Virginia
12-21-2004
FOB Marez, Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire
- Suicide Bomber

David A. Ruhren - 20
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National Guard Sergeant
276th Engineer
Battalion
North Stafford, Virginia
12-21-2004
FOB Marez, Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire
- Suicide Bomber

Paul D. Karpowich - 30
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Reserve Sergeant First Class
2nd
Battalion,
390th
Infantry
Regiment
Bridgeport, Pennsylvania
12-21-2004
FOB Marez, Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire
- Suicide Bomber

Joel Egan Baldwin - 37
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Chief Petty Officer
Naval Mobile Construction
Battalion
7
Arlington, Virginia
12-21-2004
FOB Marez, Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire
- Suicide Bomber

Cory Michael Hewitt - 26
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Specialist
705th Ordnance Company
Stewart, Tennessee
12-21-2004
FOB Marez, Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire
- Suicide Bomber

Lionel Ayro - 22
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Private First Class
73rd Engineer Company, 1st Brigade, 25th
Infantry Division
Jeanerette, Louisiana
12-21-2004
FOB Marez, Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire
- Suicide Bomber

Jonathan Castro - 21
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Specialist
73rd Engineer Company, 1st Brigade, 25th
Infantry Division
Corona, California
12-21-2004
FOB Marez, Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire
- Suicide Bomber

William W. Jacobsen Jr - 31
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Captain
1st
Battalion,
24th
Infantry
Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th
Infantry Division
Charlotte, North Carolina
12-21-2004
FOB Marez, Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire
- Suicide Bomber


Robert Scott Johnson - 23
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Staff Sergeant
1st
Battalion,
24th
Infantry
Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th
Infantry Division
Castro Valley, California
12-21-2004
FOB Marez, Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire
- Suicide Bomber

Julian S. Melo - 47
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Staff Sergeant
1st
Battalion,
5th
Infantry
Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th
Infantry Division
Brooklyn, New York
12-21-2004
FOB Marez, Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire
- Suicide Bomber

Darren D. VanKomen - 33
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Staff Sergeant
2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry
Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th
Infantry Division
Bluefield, West Virginia
12-21-2004
FOB Marez, Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire
- Suicide Bomber

Robert D. O'Dell - 38
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Sergeant Major
Intelligence & Security Command
Manassas, Virginia
12-21-2004
FOB Marez, Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire
- Suicide Bomber

Neil D. Petsche - 21
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Lance Corporal
1st
Battalion,
7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Lena, Illinois
12-21-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Non-Hostile -
Vehicle Accident


Christopher W. Barnett - 32
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National Guard First Lieutenant
1st
Battalion,
156th Armor
Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
12-23-2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
Improvised Explosive Device
(IED) Attack

Eric Hillenburg - 21
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Lance Corporal
3rd
Battalion,
5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Indianapolis, Indiana
12-23-2004
Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire

James R. Phillips - 21
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Lance Corporal
3rd
Battalion,
5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Hillsboro, Florida
12-23-2004
Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire

Raleigh C. Smith - 21
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Corporal
3rd
Battalion,
5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Troy, Montana
12-23-2004
Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire


Todd D. Olson - 36
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National Guard Staff Sergeant
1st
Battalion,
128th
Infantry Division
Loyal, Wisconsin
12-27-2004
67th Combat Support Hospital, Tikrit, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
Improvised Explosive Device
(IED) Attack

Jose A. Rivera-Serrano - 26
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Specialist
B Company, 2nd
Battalion,
5th Cavalry
Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
12-27-2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
Improvised Explosive Device
(IED) Attack


Pablito Pena Briones Jr - 22
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Seaman
1st Marine Division Detachment
Anaheim, California
12-28-2004
Fallujah, Iraq
Non-Hostile -
Weapon Discharge - Is Under Investigation

Jason A. Lehto - 31
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Reserve Staff Sergeant
Marine Wing Support Group 47, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing
Mount Clemens, Michigan
12-28-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Non-Hostile -
Unspecified Cause - Is Under Investigation

Nathaniel J. Nyren - 31
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Staff Sergeant
1st
Battalion,
8th Cavalry
Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Reston, Virginia
12-28-2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile -
Vehicle Accident


Oscar Sanchez - 19
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Private First Class
1st
Battalion,
24th
Infantry
Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th
Infantry Division
Modesto, California
12-29-2004
Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
Improvised Explosive Device
(IED) Attack

Craig L. Nelson - 21
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National Guard Specialist
1st
Battalion,
156th Armor
Regiment
Bossier City, Louisiana
12-29-2004
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington DC
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
Improvised Explosive Device
(IED) Attack


Damien T. Ficek - 26
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National Guard Sergeant
1st
Battalion,
161st
Infantry
Regiment, 81st Brigade Combat Team
Pullman, Washington
12-30-2004
Baghdad , Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire
- Small Arms Fire


Jason E. Smith - 21
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Lance Corporal
1st Light Armored Reconnaissance
Battalion,
1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Phoenix, Arizona
12-31-2004
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire

THE
FINAL
UNITED
STATES
OF
AMERICA
CASUALTY COUNT FOR DECEMBER 2004
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73
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Iraq -
72
Afghanistan - 01
In United States - 00
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| TOTAL SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 2004 | |
| 0 - | American 18 Year Old Deaths |
| 0 - | American 19 Year Old Deaths |
| 0 - | American 20 Year Old Deaths |
| 0 - | American 21 Year Old Deaths |
| 0 - | American Deaths (2) |
| 0 - | Hostile Fire Death |
| 0 - | Non-Hostile Death |
| 0 - | No Explanation Given For Hostile or Non Hostile Cause Of Death This Month |
| 0 - | Total American IED Deaths |
| 0 - | Total American Small Arms Fire Deaths |
| 0 - | Total American RPG Deaths |
| 0 - | Total American Vehicle Deaths |
| 0 - | Total American Listed As Illness Deaths |
| 0 - | Total American Air Craft Deaths |
| 0 - | Total American Bomb Deaths |
| 0 - | Wounded In Action (3) |
| 0 - | California Deaths |
|
TOTAL SUMMARY TO DATE (4) |
|
| 0 - | American 18 Year Old Deaths |
| 0 - | American 19 Year Old Deaths |
| 0 - | American 20 Year Old Deaths |
| 0 - | American 21 Year Old Deaths |
| 0 - | American Deaths (2) |
| 0 - | Hostile Fire Death |
| 0 - | Non-Hostile Death |
| 0 - | No Explanation Given For Hostile or Non Hostile Cause Of Death Total (1) |
| 0 - | Total American IED Deaths |
| 0 - | Total American Small Arms Fire Deaths |
| 0 - | Total American RPG Deaths |
| 0 - | Total American Vehicle Deaths |
| 0 - | Total American Listed As Illness |
| 0 - | Total American Air Craft Deaths |
| 0 - | Total American Bomb Deaths |
| 0 - | Wounded In Action (3) |
| 0 - | California Deaths |
| (1) = Started Tracking This In 2007 - Will Take Some Time To Get To All Pages. | |
| (2) = Include 18 - 21 Years Of Age In Iraq & Afghanistan | |
| (3)= Includes Soldiers Who May Have Returned To Combat | |
| (4) = All Conflict Totals To End Of This Month | |
DOD Began Counting IED Deaths July 2003

















