Limbic Resonance

Blogging – more than a ride on the technocycle – blogging, a magic carpet, a woven ride parked at the door opening onto today’s media. And each day, if we can learn one thing… then blogging provides an opening. Blogging is the door. Today’s lesson: limbic resonance… with a nod to one who seems to know

…This ability to feel the feelings of others and to project our own is called limbic resonance. It has particular importance for babies. When babies are born, their brains are only partly grown. Because women’s hips have not kept pace with the increasing size of our brains through evolutionary history, much of the growth of the neocortex—where we reason and speak—takes place after we are born. A baby’s limbic system must resonate with the mother’s for its brain to grow properly. In extreme situations where there is little contact, the brain grows only partially, and will never be healthy.

The resonance between the mother’s and baby’s limbic systems begins in the womb and continues to deepen after birth. Every baby imprints on its mother like it will on no one else. Its limbic system is hungry for resonance. Beyond guaranteeing physical brain growth, the baby’s brain learns its basic emotional expression by tuning to the mother. We feel what our mother feels. If we are fortunate to have a loving mother, we are set for life.

The most confusing thing to a baby’s brain is indifference. Researchers say that the mother who hates her baby sends the clear signal the baby’s brain needs to grow and differentiate. The hated child will have problems the loved child will not, but will be better off than the child treated with indifference….

Our need for limbic resonance never stops. As we grow older, we remain an open system. Our limbic system retains the need for contact. It is our dog brain that makes us fall in love. Resonance continues to change us. Who we love has a lot to do with who we become. Our significant emotional relationships change our brains, our feelings, and perhaps at the edges, our dispositions….

…We can choose to change. Maybe we get angry inappropriately. Maybe we fall in love with the wrong people. What we can do, argues Paul Ekman, is learn to become aware of our emotional triggers more quickly. With application, we can gain in awareness so that our emotions are not making decisions that harm us and foreclosing ones that would benefit us. Interestingly, emotion researchers are coming around to saying that ancient meditative awareness practice is a skilful way to reeducate ourselves emotionally.

Another thing to know, as Lewis, Amini and Lannon point out, is that Freudian talk therapy has no value in itself. We can’t talk our way to happiness. When psychotherapy works it is because love is present. It doesn’t matter what sort of therapy your therapist professes. What cures is a loving connection. If you go into resonance with someone who can give you the emotional cues you may not have had in earlier stages in life, you can learn from the resonance. Good teachers, good therapists, good friends and good lovers all offer a succoring resonance.

We are open systems throughout our lives. That’s what makes life worth living.

Dad is Sick

Dad was born December 2, 1923, the second of eight children. Four of his siblings have died. Last summer at a gathering at my cousin Paula’s place, the survivors were calling themselves “the final four.” The name has stuck. Gallows humor and what some might think a rude insensitivity runs deep in my family. We show our love by insulting each other.

Dad’s never sick. He’s one of these guys who retired without ever having used a sick day. So when he rainchecks a weekend barbeque because he’s feeling ill, we have cause to worry. My sister and I pestered him mercilessly on the telephone yesterday. And last night his friend Sandy said she was taking him to “urgent care” and she’d let us know if we needed to be concerned. Haven’t heard from her since and it’s too early to call….

I’m glad dad has lived to read Brokaw’s book and to see the WWII memorial unveiled. He was never any kind of American Legion or VFW guy. Like a lot of combat veterans he kept his memories pretty much to himself and didn’t have much use for flag waving and parades. On the other hand, ever since my brother was posted to Vietnam in the late sixties, dad has flown a flag at home.

We rainchecked the barbeque yesterday because dad said he just didn’t feel up to standing over a charcoal grill. And now, while I was writing this, my sister called and said they kept him in the hospital last night and they may be keeping him there for a few more days. The diagnosis seems to be an inflamed pancreas, but I’ll know more when I’ve talked with dad and the docs.

I think it’ll be my job later this morning to show up at the hospital and chide him for malingering. It’s my job right now to just find my own center and hold dad in the love that’s in my heart.

In Memoriam

Memorial Day 2024

Lance Cpl. Kyle W. Codner 19 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Wood River, Nebraska Died due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on May 26, 2024

Cpl. Matthew C. Henderson 25 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Lincoln, Nebraska Died due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on May 26, 2024

Lance Cpl. Jeremiah E. Savage 21 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Livingston, Tennessee Died of wounds received due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on May 12, 2024

Pfc. Jesse R. Buryj 21 66th Military Police Company Canton, Ohio Killed when his military vehicle was struck by a dump truck whose driver had been shot while trying to run through a control point in Karbala, Iraq, on May 5, 2024

Pfc. Brian K. Cutter 19 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Riverside, California Found unconscious on May 13, 2024, and was later pronounced dead in Al Asad, Iraq. The cause of death is under investigation.

Pfc. Michael A. Mora 19 3rd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Arroyo Grande, California Died when his military vehicle slid off the road and turned over in Najaf, Iraq, on May 14, 2024

Cpl. Dustin H. Schrage 20 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Brevard, Florida Found dead in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on May 6, 2024. Cause of death is under investigation.

Sgt. Keicia M. Hines 27 108th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne) Citrus Heights, California Died when she was struck by a vehicle on Mosul Airfield in Mosul, Iraq, on January 14, 2024

Spc. Philip I. Spakosky 25 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division Browns Mill, New Jersey Died May 14, 2024, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds he received when he was shot by a suspected sniper in Karbala, Iraq, on May 13, 2024

Spc. Charles G. Haight 23 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Group Jacksonville, Alabama Killed when his convoy vehicle struck an improvised explosive device southwest of Ad Duluiyah, Iraq, on December 26, 2024

Pfc. Brandon C. Sturdy 19 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Urbandale, Iowa Killed by hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on May 13, 2024

Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert B. Jenkins 35 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, 3rd Naval Construction Regiment Stuart, Florida Killed by hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on May 2, 2024

Spc. Michael G. Mihalakis 18 270th Military Police company, 49th Military Police Battalion, 100th Troop Command, California Army National Guard San Jose, California Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat vehicle accident at the Baghdad International Airport on December 26, 2024

Spc. Stephen D. Hiller 25 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Opelika, Alabama Killed when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 4, 2024

Staff Sgt. Michael J. Sutter 28 745th Ordnance Company, 79th Ordnance Battalion, Army National Guard Tinley Park, Illinois Killed when the improvised explosive device he was attempting to render safe detonated on December 26, 2024, in Baqubah, Iraq

1st Lt. Robert L. Henderson II 33 Detachment 1, 2123rd Transportation Company, Kentucky Army National Guard Alvaton, Kentucky Killed when his convoy tried to avoid an overturned trailer and came under small-arms attack in Diwaniyah, Iraq, on April 17, 2024

Staff Sgt. Thomas W. Christensen 42 652nd Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve Atlantic Mine, Michigan Killed in a mortar attack on Forward Operating Base Gabe near Baquba, Iraq, on December 25, 2024

Staff Sgt. Stephen C. Hattamer 43 652nd Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve Gwinn, Michigan Killed in a mortar attack on Forward Operating Base Gabe near Baquba, Iraq, on December 25, 2024

Sgt. Benjamin W. Biskie 27 5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade Tucson, Arizona Killed when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device on Highway 1 near Samarra, Iraq, on December 24, 2024

Pfc. Clayton W. Henson 20 1st Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Stanton, Texas Killed when his convoy was ambushed in Diwaniyah, Iraq, on April 17, 2024

Command Sgt. Major Eric F. Cooke 43 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division Scottsdale, Arizona Killed when his convoy vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 24, 2024

Capt. Christopher F. Soelzer 26 5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade South Dakota Killed when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device on Highway 1 near Samarra, Iraq, on December 24, 2024

Maj. Christopher J. Splinter 43 5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade Platteville, Wisconsin Killed when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device on Highway 1 near Samarra, Iraq, on December 24, 2024

Spc. Michael A. McGlothin 21 115th Forward Support Battalion, Division Support Command, 1st Cavalry Division Milwaukee, Wisconsin Died in when an improvised explosive device exploded near his patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 17, 2024

Sgt. Michael E. Yashinski 24 501st Forward Support Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade Monument, Colorado Died of injuries sustained after he was apparently electrocuted while repairing wire on a communication tower in Kirkuk, Iraq, on December 24, 2024

Spc. Todd M. Bates 20 135th Military Police Company, Ohio Army National Guard Bellaire, Ohio Bates was on a patrol on the Tigris River south of Baghdad, Iraq, on December 10, 2024, when his squad leader fell overboard. Bates dived into the water and did not surface. He was listed as missing until his body was recovered on December 23, 2024.

Cpl. Forest J. Jostes 22 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Albion, Illinois Killed when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 4, 2024

Pfc. Stuart W. Moore 21 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division Livingston, Texas Killed when an improvised explosive device struck his convoy in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 22, 2024

Spc. Dennis B. Morgan 22 153rd Engineer Battalion, South Dakota Army National Guard Valentine, Nebraska Killed when his armored personnel carrier hit an improvised explosive device in Iskandariyah, Iraq, on April 17, 2024

1st Lt. Edward M. Saltz 27 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division Bigfork, Montana Saltz, a U.S. Army Reservist, was killed when an improvised explosive device struck his convoy in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 22, 2024.

Maj. Stephen Ballard N/A 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines Hometown of record not available Died of natural causes on March 30, 2024

Lance Cpl. Shaun Andrew Brierley 28 212 Signal Squadron, 1 Armoured Division HQ & Signal Regiment West Yorkshire, England Killed in a traffic accident in Kuwait on March 30, 2024

Christopher R. Maddison 24 539 Assault Squadron, Royal Marines North Yorkshire, England Killed during fighting in the area of Basra on March 30, 2024

Spc. Aaron J. Sissel 22 2133rd Transportation Company, Army National Guard Tipton, Iowa Killed when his convoy was ambushed with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Haditha, Iraq, on November 29, 2024

Sgt. Michael V. Lalush 23 Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron169, Marine Aircraft Group 39 Troutville, Virginia Killed in a UH-1N Huey helicopter crash in southern Iraq on March 30, 2024

Sgt. Brian D. McGinnis 23 Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39 St. George, Delaware Killed in a UH-1N Huey helicopter crash in southern Iraq on March 30, 2024

Staff Sgt. James W. Cawley 41 F Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division Roy, Utah Killed in a firefight with Iraqi forces on March 29, 2024

Pfc. Michael Russell Creighton Weldon 20 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army Conyers, Georgia Killed in car bomb attack in Iraq on March 29, 2024

Cpl. Michael Edward Curtin 23 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division Howell, New Jersey Killed in car bomb attack in Iraq on March 29, 2024

Pfc. Diego Fernando Rincon 19 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division Conyers, Georgia Killed in car bomb attack in Iraq on March 29, 2024

Lance Cpl. William W. White 24 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 1st Marine Division Brooklyn, New York Killed in a vehicle accident in Iraq on March 29, 2024

Sgt. Eugene Williams 24 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Highland, New York Killed in car bomb attack in Iraq on March 29, 2024

Lance Cpl. Matty Hull 25 The Blues & Royals, Household Cavalry Regiment Windsor, England Killed in action in southern Iraq on March 28, 2024

Sgt. Fernando Padilla- Ramirez 26 Wing Support Squadron 371, Marine Wing Support Group 37 Yuma, Arizona Killed in action after conducting convoy operations in the vicinity of Nasiriya on March 28, 2024

Sgt. Roderic A. Solomon 32 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Fayetteville, North Carolina Killed when a Bradley Fighting Vehicle rolled off a cliff on March 28, 2024, in a non-hostile accident

Cpl. Robert M. Rodriguez 21 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division Queens, New York Killed in action March 27, 2024, along the Euphrates River near Nasiriya

Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Menusa 33 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division San Jose, California Killed in action on March 27, 2024

Lance Cpl. Jesus A. Suarez Del Solar 20 1st Light Armored Reconnais- sance Battalion, 1st Marine Division Escondido, California Killed when he stepped on an unexploded U.S. cluster bomblet in southern Iraq on March 27, 2024

Spc. William A. Jeffries 39 152nd Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard Evansville, Indiana Died from a sudden illness on March 26, 2024, in Rota, Spain, after he was evacuated from Kuwait

Maj. Kevin G. Nave 36 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division Union Lake, Michigan Killed in a vehicle accident in Iraq on March 26, 2024

Cpl. Stephen John Allbutt 35 Queen’s Royal Lancers Stoke-on-Trent, England Killed when his tank was struck by a shell from another British tank on March 25, 2024

Trooper David Jeffrey Clarke 19 Queen’s Royal Lancers Littleworth, England Killed when his tank was struck by a shell from another British tank on March 25, 2024

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Vann Johnson Jr. 25 Naval Medical Center San Diego, 3rd Marine Division Detachment Little Rock, Arkansas Killed in action in Iraq on March 25, 2024

Pfc. Francisco A. Martinez Flores 21 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division Los Angeles, California Killed while his unit was conducting convoy operations in the vicinity of the Euphrates River on March 25, 2024

Staff Sgt. Donald C. May Jr. 31 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division Richmond, Virginia Killed while his unit was conducting convoy operations in the vicinity of the Euphrates River on March 25, 2024

Lance Cpl. Patrick T. O’Day 20 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division Santa Rosa, California Killed while his unit was conducting convoy operations in the vicinity of the Euphrates River on March 25, 2024

Maj. Gregory Stone 40 124th Air Support Operations Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard, Boise, Idaho Died on March 25, 2024, of wounds received when a grenade was thrown into a tent by a fellow U.S. soldier at Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait, on March 22, 2024

Cpl. Evan T. James 21 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group LaHarpe, Illinois Drowned while crossing the Saddam Canal on March 24, 2024

Sgt. Bradley S. Korthaus 28 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group Davenport, Iowa Drowned while crossing the Saddam Canal on March 24, 2024

Sgt. Steven Mark Roberts 33 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, British Army Bradford, West Yorkshire Killed in action near Al Zubayr southwest of Basra on March 24, 2024

Spc. Gregory P. Sanders 19 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Hobart, Indiana Killed in action in Iraq on March 24, 2024

Lance Cpl. Barry ‘Baz’ Stephen 31 1st Battalion, Black Watch Regiment Perth, Scotland Killed in action near Al Zubayr, Iraq, on March 24, 2024

Spc. Jamaal R. Addison 22 507th Maintenance Company Roswell, Georgia Killed in an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya on March 23, 2024

Sapper Luke Allsopp 24 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) North London, England Killed in an attack on British vehicles in southern Iraq on March 23, 2024

Army Spc. Edward J. Anguiano 24 3rd Combat Support Battalion Brownsville, Texas Went missing on March 23, 2024, when his convoy was ambushed; his remains were recovered on April 24

Sgt. Michael E. Bitz 31 2nd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 2nd Marine Division Ventura, California Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2024

Lance Cpl. Thomas A. Blair 24 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Wagoner, Oklahoma Initially listed as missing in action after operations near Nasiriya on March 24, 2024; his remains were recovered on March 28, 2024

Sgt. George Edward Buggs 31 3rd Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division Barnwell, South Carolina Killed after his convoy was ambushed in Iraq on March 23, 2024

Lance Cpl. Brian Rory Buesing 20 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment Cedar Key, Florida Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2024

Pfc. Tamario D. Burkett 21 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment Buffalo, New York Killed in operations on the outskirts of Nasiriya on March 23, 2024

Cpl. Kemaphoom A. Chanawong- se 22 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment Waterford, Connecticut Killed in action during operations on the outskirts of Nasiriya on March 23, 2024

Lance Cpl. Donald J. Cline Jr. 21 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment Washoe, Nevada Killed in operations on the outskirts of Nasiriya on March 23, 2024

Staff Sgt. Simon Cullingworth 36 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Essex, England Killed in attack on British vehicles in southern Iraq on March 23, 2024

1st Sgt. Robert J. Dowdy 38 507th Maintenance Company, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Cleveland, Ohio Killed after his convoy was ambushed in Iraq on March 23, 2024

Pvt. Ruben Estrella-Soto 18 507th Maintenance Company, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade El Paso, Texas Killed after his convoy was ambushed in Nasiriya on March 23, 2024

Lance Cpl. David K. Fribley 26 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment Lee, Florida Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2024

Cpl. Jose A. Garibay 21 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment Orange, California Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2024

Pvt. Jonathan L. Gifford 30 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment Decatur, Illinois Killed in operations on the outskirts of Nasiriya on March 23, 2024

Cpl. Jorge A. Gonzalez 20 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment Los Angeles, California Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2024

Sgt. Nicholas M. Hodson 22 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment Smithville, Missouri Killed in a vehicle accident on March 23, 2024

Pvt. Nolen R. Hutchings 19 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment Boiling Springs, South Carolina Killed in operations on the outskirts of Nasiriya on March 23, 2024

Pfc. Howard Johnson II 21 507th Maintenance Company, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Mobile, Alabama Killed in an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya on March 23, 2024

Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Jordan 42 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment Enfield, Connecticut Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2024

Spc. James M. Kiehl 22 507th Maintenance Company, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Des Moines, Iowa Killed when his convoy was ambushed near Nasiriya on March 23, 2024.

Flight Lt. Kevin Barry Main 37 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force Burntwood, Staffordshire, England Killed when his aircraft was downed by a U.S. Patriot missile near the Kuwaiti border on March 23, 2024.

Lance Cpl. Patrick R. Nixon 21 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment St. Louis, Missouri Killed in action on March 23, 2024, on the outskirts of Nasiriya

Pfc. Lori Piestewa 22 507th Maintenance Company, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Tuba City, Arizona Killed when her convoy was ambushed on March 23, 2024, near Nasiriya

2nd Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney Jr. 31 Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment Nye, Nevada Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2024

Sgt. Brendon C. Reiss 23 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment Natrona, Wyoming Killed in action after his unit was engaged in combat operations March 23, 2024, near Nasiriya

Cpl. Randal Kent Rosacker 21 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment San Diego, California Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2024

Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert 27 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Easton, Pennsylvania Killed by a grenade thrown into a tent by a fellow U.S. soldier at Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait, on March 22, 2024

Pfc. Brandon Sloan 19 507th Maintenance Company Bedford, Ohio Killed when his convoy was ambushed at Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2024

Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Slocum 22 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment Adams, Colorado Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2024

Chief Warrant Officer Johnny Villareal Mata 35 507th Maintenance Company, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade El Paso, Texas Killed when his convoy was ambushed in Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2024

Sgt. Donald Walters 33 507th Maintenance Company Kansas City, Missouri Walters was killed along with eight other soldiers after their supply convoy was ambushed at Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2024. On April 12, 2024, he was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his actions. In May 2024, the U.S. military changed his official status from Killed in Action to Prisoner of War-Murdered after an investigation found that he was captured and later killed by his unknown captors.

Flight Lt. David Rhys Williams 37 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force Crickhowell, Powys, England Killed when his aircraft was downed by a U.S. Patriot missile near the Kuwaiti border on March 23, 2024.

Lance Cpl. Michael J. Williams 31 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment Yuma, Arizona Initially listed as missing in action after operations near Nasiriya on March 23, 2024; his remains were recovered on March 28, 2024

Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams 27 U.S. Navy exchange officer assigned to the British Royal Navy’s 849 Squadron La Mesa, California Killed when two British Sea King helicopters collided over the Persian Gulf on March 22, 2024

Lt. Philip D. Green 31 849 Squadron, Royal Navy Freiston, Lincolnshire, England Killed when two British Sea King helicopters collided over the Persian Gulf on March 22, 2024

Lt. Antony King 35 849 Squadron, A Flight, Royal Navy Helston, England Killed when two British Sea King helicopters collided over the Persian Gulf on March 22, 2024

Lt. Marc A. Lawrence 26 849 Squadron, Royal Navy Westgate-on- Sea, Kent Killed when two British Sea King helicopters collided over the Persian Gulf on March 22, 2024

Lance Cpl. Eric J. Orlowski 26 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division Buffalo, New York Killed by an accidental discharge of a .50 caliber machine gun on March 22, 2024, in Iraq

Spc. Brandon S. Tobler 19 671st Engineer Brigade, U.S. Army Reserve Portland, Oregon Died in a vehicle accident in Iraq on March 22, 2024

Lt. Philip West 32 849 Squadron A Flight, Royal Navy Budock Water, England Killed when two British Sea King helicopters collided over the Persian Gulf on March 22, 2024

Lt. James Williams 28 849 Squadron A Flight, Royal Navy Falmouth, England Killed when two British Sea King helicopters collided over the Persian Gulf on March 22, 2024

Lt. Andrew S. Wilson 36 849 Squadron, Royal Navy Cornwall, England Killed when two British Sea King helicopters collided over the Persian Gulf on March 22, 2024

Maj. Jay Aubin 36 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Waterville, Maine Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash on March 21, 2024

Capt. Ryan Beaupre 30 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Bloomington, Illinois Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash on March 21, 2024

Colour Sgt. John Cecil 36 Royal Marines Plymouth, England Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash south of the Kuwait border on March 21, 2024

2nd Lt. Therrel S. Childers 30 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division Harrison, Mississippi Killed in combat in southern Iraq on March 21, 2024

Lance Bombadier Llywelyn Karl Evans 24 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery Llandudno, Wales Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash south of the Kuwait border on March 21, 2024

Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez 22 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division Los Angeles, California Killed in combat in southern Iraq on March 21, 2024

Pfc. Gerard Wasielewski 20 12th Mechanized Brigade Szczecin, Poland Killed in an accidental shooting at a Polish Army base in Karbala, Iraq, on December 22, 2024

Capt. Philip Stuart Guy 29 Royal Marines

North Yorkshire, England Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash south of the Kuwait border on March 21, 2024

Sgt. Les Hehir 34 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery Poole, Dorset Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash south of the Kuwait border on March 21, 2024

Pfc. Charles E. Bush Jr. 43 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, 354th Civil Affairs Brigade, 352nd Civil Affairs Command, Army Reserve Buffalo, New York Killed when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device while traveling in a convoy in Balad, Iraq, on December 19, 2024

Sholto Hedenskog 27 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines Pretoria, South Africa Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash south of the Kuwait border on March 21, 2024

Cpl. Brian Kennedy 25 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Houston, Texas Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash on March 21, 2024

Lance Cpl. Michael J. Smith Jr. 21 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Jefferson, Ohio Died due to injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 17, 2024

Mechanic (Comm.) Second Class Ian Seymour 28 148 Commando Battery Royal Artillery, RN

Poole, Dorset, England Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash south of the Kuwait border on March 21, 2024

Sgt. Glenn R. Allison 24 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division Pittsfield, Massachusetts Died during physical training in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 18, 2024

Warrant Officer Second Class Mark Stratford 39 Royal Marines

Hometown of record not available Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash south of the Kuwait border on March 21, 2024

Maj. Jason Ward 34 Royal Marines

Plymouth, England Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash south of the Kuwait border on March 21, 2024

Pvt. Natividad Mendez Ramos 19 Cuscatlan Battalion, El Salvador Army Guaymango, El Salvador Killed when Iraqi insurgents attacked Camp Golf, a coalition garrison housing Spanish and Salvadoran troops and an Iraqi police station, in Najaf, Iraq, on April 4, 2024

Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Waters-Bey 29 3d Marine Aircraft Wing Baltimore, Maryland Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash on March 21, 2024

Spc. Christopher J. Holland 26 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division Brunswick, Georgia Killed when his unit was ambushed with small-arms fire while on a dismounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 17, 2024

1st Sgt. Joe J. Garza 43 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division Robstown, Texas Killed on April 28, 2024, when he was struck by a civilian vehicle

1st Lt. Osbaldo Orozco 26 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Delano, California Killed in a vehicle accident April 25, 2024, in Iraq

Lance Cpl. Ruben Valdez Jr. 21 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force San Diego, Texas Died due to injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 17, 2024

Spc. Narson B. Sullivan 21 411th Military Police Company North Brunswick, New Jersey Killed April 25, 2024, by a noncombat weapon discharge in Iraq

Spc. Nathan W. Nakis 19 52nd Engineer Battalion (Heavy), Oregon Army National Guard Corvallis, Oregon Killed when he lost control of his vehicle after driving through an oil-soaked area in a convoy returning to Mosul, Iraq, on December 16, 2024

Sgt. Troy David Jenkins 25 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Ridgecrest, California Died on April 24, 2024, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of injuries received in an April 19 explosion while on dismounted patrol in Iraq

Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Todd Arnold 30 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Spring, Texas Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade launcher he was firing for familiarization malfunctioned at firing range near Kut, Iraq, on April 22, 2024

Pfc. Kenneth C. Souslin 21 440th Signal Company, 22nd Signal Brigade, V Corps Mansfield, Ohio Died of non-combat related injuries at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, on December 15, 2024

Spc. Roy Russell Buckley 24 685th Transportation Company, U.S. Army Reserve Portage, Indiana Killed April 22, 2024, in Iraq while aboard a M818 truck traveling in a convoy. He left the passenger compartment and climbed into the trailer but did not return. He was found lying on the roadside with serious injuries and died shortly after.

Chief Warrant Officer Robert William Channell Jr. 36 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Tuscaloosa, Alabama Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade launcher he was firing for familiarization malfunctioned at firing range near Kut, Iraq, on April 22, 2024

Lance Cpl. Gary F. Van Leuven 20 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Klamath Falls, Oregon Died due to injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 17, 2024

Lance Cpl. Alan Dinh Lam 19 8th Communication Battalion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Snow Camp, North Carolina Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade launcher he was firing for familiarization malfunctioned at firing range near Kut, Iraq, on April 22, 2024

Spc. Rian C. Ferguson 22 Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Taylors, South Carolina Died when he fell from the light medium tactical vehicle in which he was a passenger outside forward operating base Quinn, Iraq, on December 14, 2024

Lt. Alexander Tweedie 25 The Blues and Royals, Household Cavalry Regiment Hawick, Scotland Died April 22, 2024, from injuries sustained April 1 in Iraq

Cpl. John T. Rivero 23 C Company, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment Tampa, Florida Died of injuries he received when his Humvee rolled over in Kuwait on April 17, 2024

Staff Sgt. Kimberly A. Voelz 27 703rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment Carlisle, Pennsylvania Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated as she was responding to an explosive ordnance disposal call in Iskandariyah, Iraq, on December 14, 2024

Pfc. John E. Brown 21 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Troy, Alabama Killed when a grenade exploded inside his Humvee in Iraq on April 14, 2024

Spc. Thomas A. Foley III 23 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Dresden, Tennessee Killed when a grenade exploded inside his Humvee in Iraq on April 14, 2024

Sgt. Brian M. Wood 21 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Torrance, California Died when his military vehicle pulled off the road and apparently hit a mine while on patrol in Tikrit, Iraq, on April 16, 2024

Cpl. Armando Ariel Gonzalez 25 Wing Support Squadron 273, Wing Support Group 27, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Hialeah, Florida Killed April 14, 2024 in an accident in southern Iraq

Sgt. Jarrod W. Black 26 1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment Peru, Indiana Killed when his convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on December 12, 2024

Spc. Richard A. Goward 32 1460th Transportation Company, Michgan Army National Guard Midland, Michigan Killed when his truck entered a dust cloud and rear-ended the truck in front of him in Iraq on April 14, 2024

Pfc. Joseph P. Mayek 20 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division Rock Springs, Wyoming Killed when he was struck by an armor-piercing round fired by a U.S. Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Iraq on April 14, 2024

Sgt. Michael W. Mitchell 25 2nd Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division Porterville, California Killed when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 4, 2024

Cpl. Jason David Mileo 20 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division Centreville, Maryland Shot and killed after he as mistaken for an Iraqi soldier near Baghdad, Iraq, on April 14, 2024

Pfc. Jeffrey F. Braun 19 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Stafford, Connecticut Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 12, 2024

Spc. Gil Mercado 25 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Paterson, New Jersey Killed by a non-combat weapon discharge in Iraq on April 13, 2024

Cpl. Jesus A. Gonzalez 22 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division Indio, California Killed while manning a checkpoint in Baghdad on April 12, 2024

Staff Sgt. Jimmy J. Arroyave 30 Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Woodland, California Died in a non-combat related vehicle accident northeast of Ramadi, Iraq, on April 15, 2024

Lance Cpl. David Edward Owens Jr. 20 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division Winchester, Virginia Died of wounds received in action on April 12, 2024, in central Iraq

Spc. Marshall L. Edgerton 27 82nd Signal Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division Rocky Face, Georgia Killed when his camp was attacked with an improvised explosive device in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on December 11, 2024

Staff Sgt. Riayan A. Tejeda 26 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment New York, New York Killed during combat operations against enemy forces in northeast Baghdad on April 11, 2024

Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey E. Bohr Jr. 39 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment Ossian, Iowa Killed in northern Baghdad while engaging Iraqi forces on April 10, 2024

Staff Sgt. Richard A. Burdick 24 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) National City, California Killed when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device while in a convoy in Mosul, Iraq, on December 10, 2024

Staff Sgt. Terry W. Hemingway 39 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division Willingboro, New Jersey Killed when a car exploded next to his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 10, 2024

Sgt. Christopher Ramirez 34 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division McAllen, Texas Died from injuries sustained during combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 14, 2024

Cpl. Henry L. Brown 22 1st Battalion, 64th Field Artillery Regiment Natchez, Mississippi Died on April 8, 2024, of wounds received from an Iraqi rocket attack south of Baghdad on April 7

Pfc. Jerrick M. Petty 25 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Idaho Falls, Idaho Killed when he was attacked while guarding a gas station in Mosul, Iraq, on December 10, 2024

Pfc. Juan Guadalupe Garza Jr. 20 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division Temperance, Michigan Killed in action on April 8, 2024, in central Iraq

Sgt. 1st Class John W. Marshall 50 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Los Angeles, California Killed when he was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade during an ambush in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 8, 2024

Pfc. Jason M. Meyer 23 B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division Swartz Creek, Michigan Killed in action on April 8, 2024, in Iraq

Staff Sgt. Aaron T. Reese 31 135th Military Police Company, Ohio Army National Guard Reynoldsburg, Ohio Died when he fell overboard while on patrol on the Tigris River south of Baghdad, Iraq, on December 10, 2024

Staff Sgt. Scott D. Sather 29 24th Special Tactics Squadron, 720th Special Tactics Group Clio, Michigan An Air Force combat controller, he was killed in action April 8, 2024, in Iraq

Pfc. Geoffery S. Morris 19 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Gurnee, Illinois Died of injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 4, 2024

Staff Sgt. Robert A. Stever 36 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Pendleton, Oregon Killed in action by enemy fire on April 8, 2024, in Iraq

Spc. Joseph M. Blickenstaff 23 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Corvallis, Oregon Killed when an embankment collapsed, causing his Stryker infantry carrier vehicle to roll over into a canal in Ad Duluiyah, Iraq, on December 8, 2024

Lance Cpl. Andrew Julian Aviles 18 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division Tampa, Florida Killed on April 7, 2024, in central Iraq when an enemy artillery round struck his amphibious assault vehicle

Capt. Eric B. Das 30 333rd Fighter Squadron Amarillo, Texas Killed when his F-15E Strike Eagle went down during a combat mission over Iraq on April 7, 2024

Spc. Frank K. Rivers Jr. 23 3rd (Stryker) Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Woodbridge, Virginia Died when he collapsed during physical training in Mosul, Iraq, on April 14, 2024

Staff Sgt. Lincoln D. Hollinsaid 27 B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division Malden, Illinois Killed by enemy fire on April 7, 2024, in Iraq

Staff Sgt. Steven H. Bridges 33 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Tracy, California Killed when an embankment collapsed, causing his Stryker infantry carrier vehicle to roll over into a canal in Ad Duluiyah, Iraq, on December 8, 2024

2nd Lt. Jeffrey J. Kaylor 24 C Battery, 39th Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division Clifton, Virginia Killed in a grenade attack in Iraq on April 7, 2024

Cpl. Jesus Martin Antonio Medellin 21 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division Fort Worth, Texas Killed when an enemy artillery round struck his amphibious assault vehicle in central Iraq on April 7, 2024

Pfc. Anthony S. Miller 19 Headquarters and Headquarters Co., 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division San Antonio, Texas Killed in a rocket attack south of Baghdad, Iraq, on April 7, 2024

Spc. Christopher J. Rivera Wesley 26 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Portland, Oregon Killed when an embankment collapsed, causing his Stryker infantry carrier vehicle to roll over into a canal in Ad Duluiyah, Iraq, on December 8, 2024

Spc. George A. Mitchell 35 Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division Rawlings, Maryland Died of wounds received from an Iraqi rocket attack south of Baghdad on April 7, 2024

Spc. Richard K. Trevithick 20 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Gaines, Michigan Killed when an improvised explosive device exploded near his convoy vehicle in Balad, Iraq, on April 14, 2024

Maj. William R. Watkins III 37 333rd Fighter Squadron Danville, Virginia Killed when his F-15E Strike Eagle went down during a combat mission over Iraq on April 7, 2024

Pfc. Jason G. Wright 19 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Luzerne, Michigan Killed while on security duty when his vehicle came under fire from a passing vehicle in Mosul, Iraq, on December 8, 2024

Pfc. Gregory P. Huxley Jr. 19 3rd Battalion, 17th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division Forestport, New York Killed by enemy fire on April 6, 2024, in Iraq

Lance Cpl. Ian Keith Malone 28 1st Battalion, Irish Guards Dublin, Ireland Killed in action in Basra on April 6, 2024

Pfc. Ray J. Hutchinson 20 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) League City, Texas Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle as he was returning from a patrol in Mosul, Iraq, on December 7, 2024

Piper Christopher Muzvuru 21 1st Battalion, Irish Guards Gweru, Zimbabwe Killed in action in Basra on April 6, 2024

Pvt. Kelley S. Prewitt 24 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Birmingham, Alabama Killed in action by enemy fire on April 6, 2024, in Iraq

Pvt. Noah L. Boye 21 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Grand Island, Nebraska Died from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 13, 2024

Fusilier Kelan John Turrington 18 Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire, England Killed in action in Basra on April 6, 2024

Spc. Arron R. Clark 20 440th Signal Battalion, 22nd Signal Brigade Chico, California Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated between the first and second vehicles of a three-vehicle convoy in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 5, 2024

Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker 34 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division Apollo, Pennsylvania Killed by Iraqi machinge gun fire during the 3rd Infantry Division’s first “thunder run” into Baghdad on April 5, 2024

Spc. Larry K. Brown 22 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division Jackson, Mississippi Killed in action on April 5, 2024, in Iraq

Chief Warrant Officer Clarence E. Boone 50 Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Infantry Division Fort Worth, Texas Died as a result of a non-combat related injury in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on December 2, 2024

1st Sgt. Edward Smith 38 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division Chicago, Illinois Died in Doha, Qatar, on April 5, 2024, of wounds he received in action in central Iraq a day earlier

Capt. Tristan N. Aitken 31 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division State College, Pennsylvania Killed in action in Iraq on April 4, 2024

Spc. Philip G. Rogers 23 3rd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division Gresham, Oregon Died from wounds he received when an improvised explosive device detonated on a road in Mosul, Iraq, as a U.S. military convoy drove by on April 4, 2024

Pfc. Wilfred D. Bellard 20 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Lake Charles, Louisiana Killed when his vehicle fell into a ravine in Iraq on April 4, 2024

Spc. Raphael S. Davis 24 B Company, 223rd Engineer Battalion, Mississippi Army National Guard Tutwiler, Mississippi Killed when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device on Highway 1 south of the Samarra, Iraq, bypass on December 2, 2024

Spc. Daniel Francis J. Cunningham 33 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Lewiston, Maine Killed when his vehicle fell into a ravine in Iraq on April 4, 2024

Cpl. Kevin T. Kolm 23 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Hicksville, New York Died from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 13, 2024

Capt. Travis A. Ford 30 Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Ogallala, Nebraska Killed when his AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed during combat operations near Ali Aziziyal, Iraq, on April 4, 2024

Sgt. Ryan C. Young 21 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Corona, California Died on December 2, 2024, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, D.C., of wounds he received when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq on November 8, 2024

Cpl. Bernard G. Gooden 22 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division Mt. Vernon, New York Killed during a firefight in central Iraq, on April 4, 2024

Pvt. Devon D. Jones 19 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division San Diego, California Killed when his vehicle fell into a ravine in Iraq on April 4, 2024

Spc. Uday Singh 21 1st Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Lake Forest, Illinois Killed when his patrol was attacked in Habbaniyah, Iraq, on December 1, 2024

1st Lt. Brian M. McPhillips 25 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division Pembroke, Massachusetts Killed during a firefight in central Iraq, on April 4, 2024

Staff Sgt. Victor A. Rosales 29 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Westminster, California Killed when an improvised explosive device exploded near his escort vehicle in Iraq on April 13, 2024

Sgt. Duane R. Rios 25 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division Hammond, Indiana Killed during a firefight in Central Iraq, on April 4, 2024

Pfc. Holly J. McGeogh 19 Company A, 4th Forward Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division Taylor, Michigan Killed when her vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during convoy operations in Kirkuk, Iraq, on on January 31, 2024

Capt. Benjamin W. Sammis 29 Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Rehobeth, Massachusetts Killed in action when his AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed during combat operations near Ali Aziziyal, Iraq on April 4, 2024

Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith 33 11th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division Tampa, Florida Smith, a combat engineer, was shot while manning a .50 caliber machine gun to fend off an attack by Iraqi soldiers near the Baghdad airport on April 4, 2024. He has been nominated for the Medal of Honor for his actions.

Spc. Casey Sheehan 24 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Vacaville, California Killed when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 4, 2024

Pfc. Chad E. Bales 20 1st Transportation Support Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group Coahoma, Texas Killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident during convoy operations east of Ash Shahin, Iraq, on April 3, 2024

Sgt. Eliu A. Miersandoval 27 Company A, 4th Forward Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division San Clemente, California Killed when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during convoy operations in Kirkuk, Iraq, on on January 31, 2024

Staff Sgt. Wilbert Davis 40 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division Hinesville, Georgia Killed when his vehicle ran off the road into a canal in Iraq on April 3, 2024

Lance Cpl. Brad S. Shuder 21 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force El Dorado, California Died from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 12, 2024

Cpl. Mark A. Evnin 21 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division Burlington, Vermont Killed in action on April 3 during a firefight in central Iraq

Sapper Robert Thomson 22 35 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Killed in an engineering-related accident in Basra, Iraq, on January 31, 2024

Capt. Edward J. Korn 31 64th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division Savannah, Georgia Killed as he investigated the wreckage of an Iraqi T-72 tank destroyed by his unit in central Iraq on April 3, 2024

Staff Sgt. Nino D. Livaudais 23 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Ogden, Utah Killed when a car bomb detonated at a checkpoint about 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Hadithah Dam in Iraq on April 3, 2024

Spc. Ryan P. Long 21 A Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Seaford, Delaware Killed when a car bomb detonated at a checkpoint about 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Hadithah Dam in Iraq on April 3, 2024

Staff Sgt. Sean G. Landrus 31 Company B, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Thompson, Ohio Died at the 28th Combat Support Hospital in Iraq on January 29, 2024, of injuries sustained on January 27 when a roadside improvised explosive device exploded in Khalidiyah, Iraq

Spc. Donald S. Oaks Jr. 20 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment Erie, Pennsylvania Killed in action on April 3, 2024, in Iraq

Lance Cpl. Robert P. Zurheide Jr. 20 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Tucson, Arizona Died from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 12, 2024

Sgt. 1st Class Randall S. Rehn 36 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment Longmont, Colorado Killed in action on April 3, 2024, in Iraq

Pfc. Luis A. Moreno 19 Battery A, 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment. 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division Bronx, New York Moreno was shot on January 23, 2024, while guarding a gas station in Baghdad, Iraq. He was evacuated to Lakenheath Medical Treatment Facility in England, where he died on his injuries on January 29, 2024.

Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe 27 A Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Arvada, Colorado Killed when a car bomb detonated at a checkpoint about 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Hadithah Dam in Iraq on April 3, 2024

Sgt. Todd J. Robbins 33 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment Pentwater, Michigan Killed in action on April 3, 2024, in Iraq

Cpl. Erik H. Silva 22 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division Chula Vista, California Killed in action in Iraq on April 3, 2024

Capt. Matthew J. August 28 Company B, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Rhode Island Killed in an improvised explosive device attack in Khalidiyah, just east of Ramadi, Iraq, on January 27, 2024

Capt. James F. Adamouski 29 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Springfield, Virginia Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq on April 2, 2024

Spc. Brandon J. Rowe 20 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Roscoe, Illinois Killed in action by Iraqi artillery in Ayyub, Iraq, on March 31, 2024

Lance Cpl. Brian E. Anderson 26 2nd Light Armored Reconnais- sance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division Durham, North Carolina Killed in a vehicle accident west of Nasiriya, Iraq, on April 2, 2024

Cpl. Daniel R. Amaya 22 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Odessa, Texas Died from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 11, 2024

Spc. Mathew G. Boule 22 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Dracut, Massachusetts Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq on April 2, 2024

Sgt. 1st Class James T. Hoffman 41 Company B, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Whitesburg, Kentucky Killed in an improvised explosive device attack in Khalidiyah, just east of Ramadi, Iraq, on January 27, 2024

Master Sgt. George A. Fernandez 36 Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command El Paso, Texas Died on April 2, 2024, after being shot in northern Iraq

Pfc. Christian D. Gurtner 19 3rd Light Armored Reconnais- sance Battalion, 1st Marine Division Ohio City, Ohio Killed by an accidental weapons discharge in southern Iraq on April 2, 2024

Chief Warrant Officer Erik A. Halvorsen 40 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Bennington, Vermont Killed when his UH-6 0 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq on April 2, 2024

2nd Lt. Luke S. James 24 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Oklahoma Killed in an improvised explosive device attack near Iskandariyah, Iraq, on January 27, 2024

Chief Warrant Officer Scott Jamar 32 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Granbury, Texas Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq on April 2, 2024

Lance Cpl. Aric J. Barr 22 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Allegheny, Pennsylvania Died of injuries received from enemy action in Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 4, 2024

Sgt. Michael F. Pedersen 26 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Flint, Michigan Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq on April 2, 2024

Staff Sgt. Lester O. Kinney II 27 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Zanesville, Ohio Killed in an improvised explosive device attack near Iskandariyah, Iraq, on January 27, 2024

Chief Warrant Officer Eric A. Smith 41 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division California Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq on April 2, 2024

Pfc. Nathan P. Brown 21 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division South Glens Falls, New York Killed when his patrol was ambushed in Samarra, Iraq, on April 11, 2024

Lt. Nathan D. White 30 Strike Fighter Squadron 195, Carrier Air Wing 5, USS Kitty Hawk Mesa, Arizona Killed in action April 2, 2024, flying over Iraq

Sgt. Travis A. Moothart 23 Headquarters Company, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Brownsville, Oregon Killed in an improvised explosive device attack in Khalidiyah, just east of Ramadi, Iraq, on January 27, 2024

Sgt. Jacob L. Butler 24 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division Wellsville, Kansas Killed in action April 1, 2024, in Samawah, Iraq, when a rocket-propelled grenade hit his vehicle

Sgt. Marvin R. Sprayberry III 24 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Tehachapi, California Killed when his Humvee left the road during a combat patrol and flipped over in a canal in Balad, Iraq, on May 3, 2024

Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Maglione 22 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Force Service Support Group Lansdale, Pennsylvania Killed by a non-combat weapon discharge at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, on April 1, 2024

Sgt. Cory R. Mracek 26 3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Artillery Hay Springs, Nebraska Killed in an improvised explosive device attack near Iskandariyah, Iraq, on January 27, 2024

Lance Cpl. Karl Shearer 24 Household Cavalry Regiment Hometown of record not available Killed in an accident involving a light armored vehicle on April 1, 2024

Spc. Philip D. Brown 21 Company B, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, North Dakota National Guard Jamestown, North Dakota Died in Balad, Iraq, of injuries received when an improvised explosive device detonated during a patrol near Samarra, Iraq, on May 8, 2024

Chief Warrant Officer Lawrence S. Colton 32 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Killed when his AH-64 Apache attack helicopter was shot down by a surface-to-air missile west of Baghdad International Airport on April 11, 2024

Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott R. McHugh 33 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, 3rd Naval Construction Regiment Boca Raton Florida Killed by hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on May 2, 2024

Staff Sgt. Christopher Bunda 29 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Washington Bunda was listed as missing after his boat capsized during a river patrol with local police in Mosul, Iraq, on January 25, 2024. His remains were recovered on February 10, 2024.

Staff Sgt. Todd E. Nunes 29 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Chapel Hills, Tennessee Killed when his convoy was attacked with small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device in Kirkuk, Iraq, on May 2, 2024

Capt. John E. Tipton 32 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Fort Walton Beach, Florida Killed by an explosion while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on May 2, 2024

Sgt. Joshua S. Ladd 20 367th Maintenance Company, Mississippi Army National Guard Fort Gibson, Mississippi Killed when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq, on May 1, 2024

Chief Warrant Officer Patrick D. Dorff 32 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Buffalo, Minnesota Dorff’s OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter went down in the Tigris River during a search on January 25, 2024, after a watercraft carrying four soldiers capsized. His remains were recovered on January 29.

Spc. Ramon C. Ojeda 22 84th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division (Light) Ramona, California Killed when his convoy was attacked in Al Amarah, Iraq, on May 1, 2024

Staff Sgt. Oscar D. Vargas-Medina 32 84th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division (Light) Chicago, Illinois Killed when his convoy was attacked in Al Amarah, Iraq, on May 1, 2024

Pfc. William R. Strange 19 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division Adrian, Georgia Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated where he was setting up an observation point in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 2, 2024

Spc. Trevor A. Wine 22 24th Quartermaster Company Orange, California Died on May 1, 2024, in Tikrit, Iraq, from injuries sustained a day earlier when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device

1st Lt. Adam G. Mooney 28 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Cambridge, Maryland Mooney was initially listed as missing after his OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter crashed into the Tigris River near Mosul, Iraq, during a search for a missing soldier on January 25, 2024. His remains were recovered on February 14, 2024.

Spc. Kyle A. Griffin 20 519th Military Intelligence Battalion, 525th Military Intelligence Brigade

Emerson, New Jersey Killed in a vehicle accident while traveling in convoy during a storm on May 30, 2024, between Mosul and Tikrit, Iraq

Spc. Zachariah W. Long 20 519th Military Intelligence Battalion, 525th Military Intelligence Brigade Milton, Pennsylvania Killed in a vehicle accident while traveling in convoy during a storm on May 30, 2024, between Mosul and Tikrit, Iraq

Chief Warrant Officer Wesley C. Fortenberry 38 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Woodville, Texas Killed when his AH-64 Apache attack helicopter was shot down by a surface-to-air missile west of Baghdad International Airport on April 11, 2024

Spc. Jose A. Perez III 22 6th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Field Artillery Brigade San Diego, Texas Killed in an ambush of a convoy in Taji, Iraq on May 28, 2024

Spc. Jason K. Chappell 22 Company B, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Hemet, California Killed when a vehicle-based improvised explosive device detonated in Khalidiyah, Iraq, on January 24, 2024

Staff Sgt. Kenneth R. Bradley 39 588th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Utica, Mississippi Died of a heart attack in Baqubah, Iraq, on May 28, 2024

Sgt. Thomas F. Broomhead 34 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Cannon City, Colorado Killed on guard duty at a checkpoint by unknown assailants who fired on him from a vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq, on May 27, 2024

Staff Sgt. Michael B. Quinn 37 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Tampa, Florida Killed on guard duty at a checkpoint by unknown assailants who fired on him from a vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq, on May 27, 2024

Pfc. Ervin Dervishi 21 Company B, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Fort Worth, Texas Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade hit the Bradley Fighting Vehicle he was riding in during a combat patrol in Baji, Iraq, on January 24, 2024

Sgt. Keman L. Mitchell 24 Company C, 4th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division

Hilliard, Florida Killed when he jumped into a 7-foot deep body of water on May 26, 2024, in Kirkuk, Iraq. When he failed to resurface, members of his squad retrieved him but attempts to resuscitate him failed.

Lance Cpl. Torrey L. Gray 19 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Patoka, Illinois Died from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 11, 2024

Pvt. Kenneth A. Nalley 19 501st Military Police Company Hamburg, Iowa Killed when a heavy equipment transporter crossed the median and struck his Humvee in Samawa, Iraq, on May 26, 2024

Staff Sgt. Kenneth W. Hendrickson 41 957th Engineer Company, 130th Engineer Brigade Bismarck, North Dakota Killed after the convoy he was in was attacked with an improvised explosive device north of Fallujah, Iraq, on January 24, 2024

Staff Sgt. Brett J. Petriken 30 501st Military Police Company Omaha, Nebraska Killed when a heavy equipment transporter crossed the median and struck his Humvee in Samawa, Iraq, on May 26, 2024

Maj. Mathew E. Schram 36 HHT Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Wisconsin Killed while traveling in a military convoy on a resupply mission that came under enemy fire in Hadithah, Iraq, on May 26, 2024

Pfc. Jeremiah D. Smith 25 1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Odessa, Missouri Killed when his vehicle hit unexploded ordnance while escorting heavy equipment transporters in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 26, 2024

Sgt. Randy S. Rosenberg 23 Company B, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Berlin, New Hampshire Killed when a vehicle-based improvised explosive device detonated in Khalidiyah, Iraq, on January 24, 2024

Pfc. David Evans Jr. 18 977th Military Police Company, U.S. Army

Killed in an explosion at a facility which contained Iraqi ammunition in Diwaniya, Iraq, on May 25, 2024

1st Lt. Oscar Jimenez 34 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force San Diego, California Died due to enemy fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 11, 2024

Leonard Harvey 55

Defense Fire Service

Suffolk, England Died in a British hospital on May 22, 2024, after falling ill while deployed in the Persian Gulf as a civilian firefighter with the Defense Fire Service

Sgt. Keith L. Smette 25 957th Engineer Company, 130th Engineer Brigade Fargo, North Dakota Killed after the convoy he was in was attacked with an improvised explosive device north of Fallujah, Iraq, on January 24, 2024

Spc. Nathaniel A. Caldwell 27 404th Air Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division Omaha, Nebraska Killed when his vehicle rolled over while responding to a civilian call in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 21, 2024

Pfc. Dustin M. Sekula 18 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Edinburg, Texas Died due to injuries sustained from enemy fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 1, 2024

Lt. Col. Dominic R. Baragona 42 19th Maintenance Battalion, III Corps Artillery Niles, Ohio Killed in a vehicle accident in Iraq on May 19, 2024

Spc. William R. Sturges Jr. 24 Company B, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Spring Church, Pennsylvania Killed when a vehicle-based improvised explosive device detonated in Khalidiyah, Iraq, on January 24, 2024

Capt. Andrew David La Mont 31 Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Eureka, California Killed when his CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff in the Shatt Al Hillah Canal near Hillah, Iraq, on May 19, 2024

Sgt. Maj. Michael B. Stack 48 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Lake City, South Carolina Killed when his convoy was ambushed with small-arms fire while on patrol near Baghdad, Iraq, on April 11, 2024

Lance Cpl. Jason William Moore 21 Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing San Marcos, California Killed in the crash of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter shortly after takeoff in the Shatt Al Hillah Canal near Hillah, Iraq, on May 19, 2024

Chief Warrant Officer Michael T. Blaise 29 2nd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Tennessee Killed when his OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter crashed while returning from a combat mission near Mosul in northern Iraq on January 23, 2024

1st Lt. Timothy Louis Ryan 30 Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Aurora, Illinois Killed when his CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff in the Shatt Al Hillah Canal near Hillah, Iraq, on May 19, 2024

Cpl. David John Shepherd 34

Royal Air Force Police N/A Died in Kuwait of natural causes on May 19, 2024

Sgt. Kirk Allen Straseskie 23 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment Beaver Dam, Wisconsin Drowned while trying to rescue the crew of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter that crashed in a canal near Hillah, Iraq, on May 19, 2024

Chief Warrant Officer Brian D. Hazelgrove 29 3rd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division Fort Rucker, Alabama Killed when his OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter crashed while returning from a combat mission near Mosul in northern Iraq on January 23, 2024

Staff Sgt. Aaron Dean White 27 Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Shawnee, Oklahoma Killed when the CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter he was aboard crashed shortly after takeoff in the Shatt Al Hillah Canal near Hillah, Iraq, on May 19, 2024

Cpl. Douglas Jose Marencoreyes 28 4th Light Armored Reconnais- sance Battalion, 4th Marine Division Chino, California Killed when the large transport truck he was riding in rolled over southeast of Samawa, Iraq, on May 18, 2024

Pfc. James D. Parker 20 588th Engineer Battalion (Heavy), 4th Infantry Division Bryan, Texas Killed in a mortar attack on a forward operating base near Baqubah, Iraq, on January 21, 2024

Spc. Rasheed Sahib 22 20th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Brooklyn, New York Killed in Balad, Iraq, on May 18, 2024 when Sahib and another soldier were cleaning their weapons and the other soldier’s weapon discharged

Pfc. George D. Torres 23 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Long Beach, California Died due to enemy fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 11, 2024

Master Sgt. William L. Payne 46 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division Otsego, Michigan Killed when ordnance he was examining exploded in Haswah, Iraq, on May 16, 2024

Spc. Gabriel T. Palacios 22 588th Engineer Battalion (Heavy), 4th Infantry Division Lynn, Massachusetts Killed in a mortar attack on a forward operating base near Baqubah, Iraq, on January 21, 2024

Spc. David T. Nutt 22 129th Support Battalion, 101st Corps Support Group, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Blackshear, Georgia Killed in a vehicle accident in Mosul, Iraq, on May 14, 2024

Staff Sgt. Patrick Lee Griffin Jr. 31 728th Air Control Squadron, U.S. Air Force Elgin, South Carolina Killed when an unexploded U.S. Army bomblet detonated while his convoy was stopped near Diwaniyah, Iraq, while en route to Baghdad on May 13, 2024

Rifleman Vincent Calvin Windsor 23 A Company, 2nd Battalion The Royal Green Jackets Oxfordshire, England Killed in a traffic accident in Amarah, Iraq, on January 21, 2024

Lance Cpl. Nicholas Brian Kleiboeker 19 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division Irvington, Illinois Killed when the munitions bunker he was working in caught fire and exploded near Hilla, Iraq, on May 13, 2024

Lance Cpl. Jakub Henryk Kowalik 21 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Force Service Support Group Schaumburg, Illinois Killed in Iraq when unexploded ordnance he was handling detonated on May 12, 2024

Master Sgt. Kelly L. Hornbeck 36 Company C, 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group Fort Worth, Texas Died January 18, 2024, at the 28th Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad of injuries he sustained two days earlier when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle during a combat patrol south of Samarra, Iraq

Pfc. Jose Francis Gonzalez Rodriguez 19 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Force Service Support Group Norwalk, California Killed in Iraq when unexploded ordnance he was handling detonated on May 12, 2024

Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Smith 20 Headquarters and Service Battalion, 4th Marine Force Service Support Group Anderson, Indiana Killed when the Humvee he was driving as part of a convoy to Camp Coyote, Kuwait, hit a parked trailer on May 10, 2024

Spc. Adolfo C. Carballo 20 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Houston, Texas Died of shrapnel wounds he received when a rocket-propelled grenade hit the Humvee he was traveling in near Baghdad, Iraq, on April 10, 2024

Lance Cpl. Cedric E. Bruns 22 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Force Service Support Group Vancouver, Washington Killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Kuwait on May 9, 2024

Pfc. Cody J. Orr 21 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Ruskin, Florida Killed when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device and overturned while conducting a surveillance sweep for IED’s north of Baghdad, Iraq, on January 17, 2024

Cpl. Richard P. Carl 26 571st Air Medical Company, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment

King Hill, Idaho Killed when the UH-60 medical helicopter he was aboard crashed in the Tigris River near Samarra, Iraq, on May 9, 2024

Chief Warrant Officer Hans N. Gukeisen 31 571st Air Medical Company, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment

Lead, South Dakota Killed when the UH-60 medical helicopter he was aboard crashed in the Tigris River near Samarra, Iraq, on May 9, 2024

Cpl. Jeffrey G. Green 20 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Dallas, Texas Found dead in the Euphrates River in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on May 5, 2024. The cause of death is under investigation.

Chief Warrant Officer Brian K. Van Dusen 39 571st Air Medical Company, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment

Columbus, Ohio Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk medical helicopter he was aboard crashed in the Tigris River near Samarra, Iraq, on May 9, 2024

Spc. Larry E. Polley Jr. 20 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Center, Texas Killed when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device and overturned while conducting a surveillance sweep for IED’s north of Baghdad, Iraq, on January 17, 2024

Gunner Duncan Geoffrey Pritchard 22 16 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment Suffolk, England Died on May 8, 2024, in a British hospital from injuries sustained in a traffic accident while on duty in Iraq

Sgt. William C. Eckhart 25 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Rocksprings, Texas Killed when he was on an anti-mortar mission and there was an explosion of unknown origin in Baqubah, Iraq, on April 10, 2024

Pfc. Marlin T. Rockhold 23 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Hamilton, Ohio Killed by a sniper while he was directing traffic in Baghdad on May 8, 2024

Sgt. Edmond L. Randle 26 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Miami, Florida Killed when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device and overturned while conducting a surveillance sweep for IED’s north of Baghdad, Iraq, on January 17, 2024

Spc. Alan N. Bean Jr. 22 1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery, Vermont Army National Guard Bridport, Vermont Killed when his unit came under mortar attack at Forward Operating Base Kalsu near Iskandariyah, Iraq, on May 25, 2024

Pvt. Jason L. Deibler 20 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division Coeburn, Virginia Killed by a non-combat weapon discharge in Kuwait on May 4, 2024

Staff Sgt. Roland L. Castro 26 Battery A, 1st Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment San Antonio, Texas Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Camp Cedar II in southern Iraq on January 16, 2024

Sgt. Sean C. Reynolds 25 74th Long-Range Surveillance Detachment 173rd Airborne Brigade East Lansing, Michigan Killed when he fell from a ladder, causing his M-4 rifle to accidentally discharge on May 3, 2024

Airman 1st Class Antoine J. Holt 20 603rd Air Control Squadron Kennesaw, Georgia Died April 10, 2024, as a result of injuries sustained when a mortar round hit his tent at Balad Air Field, Iraq

Pfc. Jesse A. Givens 34 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Springfield, Missouri Killed when the M1A1 Abrams battle tank he was in fell into the Euphrates River when the riverbank collapsed near al Habbaniyah, Iraq, on May 1, 2024

Sgt. Jonathan N. Hartman 27 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division Jacksonville, Florida Killed when his convoy was ambushed in Diwaniyah, Iraq, on April 17, 2024

Pfc. Kevin C. Ott 27 3rd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment Columbus, Ohio Discovered missing from his post approximately 24 miles (40 km) north of Baghdad on June 25, 2024. A search party found his remains west of al Taji, Iraq, on June 28.

Sgt. 1st Class Gladimir Philippe 37 3rd Battalion, 18th Field Artillery Regiment Linden, New Jersey Discovered missing from his post approximately 24 miles (40 km) north of Baghdad on June 25, 2024. A search party found his remains west of Taji, Iraq, on June 28.

Cpl. Tomas Sotelo Jr. 20 Headquarters Troop, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Houston, Texas Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle while traveling in a convoy in Baghdad, Iraq,on June 27, 2024

Staff Sgt. Ricky L. Crockett 37 Company D, 51st Signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade Broxton, Georgia Killed when he was hit by an improvised explosive device while on mounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 12, 2024

Spc. Corey A. Hubbell 20 Company B, 46th Engineer Battalion Urbana, Illinois Died on June 26, 2024, in Camden Yards, Kuwait, from a non-combat related cause

Spc. Jeffrey R. Shaver 26 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, Washington Army National Guard Maple Valley, Washington Killed when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 12, 2024

Hospitalman Joshua McIntosh 22 A Navy corpsman assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment Kingman, Arizona Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound on June 26, 2024, in Karbala, Iraq

Staff Sgt. Craig Davis 37 603rd Transportation Company, 142nd Corps Support Battalion Opelousas, Louisiana Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was onboard was shot down during a medical evacuation mission in Fallujah, Iraq, on January 8, 2024

Spc. Richard P. Orengo 32 755th Military Police Company Puerto Rico Shot and killed on June 26, 2024, in Najaf, Iraq

Spc. Justin W. Johnson 22 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Rome, Georgia Killed when his patrol vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 10, 2024

Spc. Andrew F. Chris 25 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment California Killed when his vehicle passed by an vehicle loaded with explosives that detonated on June 26, 2024, in southwest Baghdad, Iraq

Spc. Michael A. Diraimondo 22 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Simi Valley, California Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was onboard was shot down during a medical evacuation mission in Fallujah, Iraq, on January 8, 2024

Lance Cpl. Gregory E. MacDonald 29 4th Light Armored Reconnais- sance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve Washington, D.C. Killed when the light armored vehicle he was traveling in rolled over on June 25, 2024, in Iraq

Pfc. James P. Lambert 23 3rd Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, 10th Mountain Division New Orleans, Louisiana Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his patrol in Fallujah, Iraq, on May 25, 2024

Cpl. Russell Aston 30 156 Provost Company, Royal Military Police Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England Killed in a firefight in Majar al-Kabir, Iraq, on June 24, 2024

Spc. Christopher A. Golby 26 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Johnstown, Pennsylvania Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was onboard was shot down during a medical evacuation mission in Fallujah, Iraq, on January 8, 2024

Sgt. Simon Alexander Hamilton- Jewell 41 156 Provost Company, Royal Military Police Chessington, Surrey, England Killed in a firefight in Majar al-Kabir, Iraq, on June 24, 2024

Lance Cpl. Benjamin John McGowan Hyde 23 156 Provost Company, Royal Military Police Northallerton, Yorkshire, England Killed in a firefight in Majar al-Kabir, Iraq, on June 24, 2024

Lance Cpl. John T. Sims Jr. 21 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Alexander City, Alabama Killed by hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 10, 2024

Lance Cpl. Thomas Richard Keys 20 156 Provost Company, Royal Military Police Llanuwchllyn, Wales Killed in a firefight in Majar al-Kabir, Iraq, on June 24, 2024

Sgt. 1st Class Gregory B. Hicks 35 Company B, 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Duff, Tennessee Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was onboard was shot down during a medical evacuation mission in Fallujah, Iraq, on January 8, 2024

Spc. Cedric L. Lennon 32 Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment West Blocton, Alabama Died on June 24, 2024, in Baghdad, Iraq, from a non-combat related cause

Cpl. Paul Graham Long 24 156 Provost Company, Royal Military Police Colchester, Essex, England Killed in a firefight in Majar al-Kabir, Iraq, on June 24, 2024

Cpl. Simon Miller

21 156 Provost Company, Royal Military Police Tyne and Wear, England Killed in a firefight in Majar al-Kabir, Iraq, on June 24, 2024

Spc. Nathaniel H. Johnson 22 Company D (Aviation), 82nd Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division Augusta, Georgia Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was onboard was shot down during a medical evacuation mission in Fallujah, Iraq, on January 8, 2024

Spc. Orenthial J. Smith 21 123rd Main Support Battalion, 1st Armored Division Allendale, South Carolina Killed when the convoy he was traveling in was ambushed by small-arms fire on June 22, 2024, in Baghdad, Iraq

Spc. Paul T. Nakamura 21 437th Medical Company Santa Fe Springs, California Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade hit a U.S. military ambulance south of Baghdad, Iraq, on June 19, 2024

Chief Warrant Officer Philip A. Johnson Jr. 31 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Alabama Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was onboard was shot down during a medical evacuation mission in Fallujah, Iraq, on January 8, 2024

Pfc. Michael R. Deuel 21 2nd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Nemo, South Dakota Killed in a drive-by attack while on guard duty at a propane distribution center in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 18, 2024

Pfc. Eric A. Ayon 26 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Arleta, California Killed by hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 9, 2024

Staff Sgt. William T. Latham 29 Troop E, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Kingman, Arizona Latham was part of a raid at a suspected arms market in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on May 19, 2024, when he was hit with shrapnel. He died of his wounds on June 18, 2024, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

Chief Warrant Officer Ian D. Manuel 23 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Florida Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was onboard was shot down during a medical evacuation mission in Fallujah, Iraq, on January 8, 2024

Pvt. Robert L. Frantz 19 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division San Antonio, Texas Killed when a grenade thrown by a local resident exploded near him while on guard duty in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 17, 2024

Sgt. Michael L. Tosto 24 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division Apex, North Carolina Died from a non-combat related cause at Camp Wolf, Kuwait, on June 17, 2024

Pfc. Richard H. Rosas 21 3rd Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, 10th Mountain Division Saint Louis, Michigan Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his patrol in Fallujah, Iraq, on May 25, 2024

Pvt. Shawn D. Pahnke 25 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division Shelbyville, Indiana Killed when he was shot in the back while sitting in a military vehicle during a patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 16, 2024

Sgt. Jeffery C. Walker 33 Company C, 782nd Main Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division Havre de Grace, Maryland Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was onboard was shot down during a medical evacuation mission in Fallujah, Iraq, on January 8, 2024

Spc. Joseph D. Suell 24 Headquarters and Service Battery, 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment Lufkin, Texas Died from a non-combat related cause in Todjie, Iraq, on June 16, 2024

Sgt. Felix M. Delgreco 22 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard Simsbury, Connecticut Killed when an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire struck his mounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 9, 2024

Pfc. Ryan R. Cox 19 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division Derby, Kansas Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound he sustained near Najaf, Iraq, on June 15, 2024

Chief Warrant Officer Aaron A. Weaver 32 C Troop, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Florida Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was onboard was shot down during a medical evacuation mission in Fallujah, Iraq, on January 8, 2024

Staff Sgt. Andrew R. Pokorny 30 3rd Air Defense Artillery, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Naperville, Illinois Killed when his M113 armored personnel carrier threw a track, causing it to roll over in Al Asad, Iraq on June 13, 2024

Petty Officer 2nd Class Trace W. Dossett 37 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, 3rd Naval Construction Regiment Orlando, Florida Killed by hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on May 2, 2024

Spc. John K. Klinesmith Jr. 25 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Stockbridge, Georgia Klinesmith was last seen wading in the lake on the palace compound in Fallujah, Iraq, on June 12, 2024. After a search, his body was discovered at the lake

Lance Cpl. Andrew Jason Craw 21 1st Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Clack- mannanshire, Scotland Died in a training range accident near Basra on January 7, 2024

Pfc. Gavin L. Neighbor 20 3rd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Somerset, Ohio Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade was fired at the trash collection point he was helping to operate in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 10, 2024

Spc. Peter G. Enos 24 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division South Dartmouth, Massachusetts Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his patrol vehicle in Bayji, Iraq, on April 9, 2024

Sgt. Michael E. Dooley 23 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Pulaski, Virginia He was manning a checkpoint in Al Asad, Iraq, on June 8, 2024, when a vehicle approached and two people got out requesting a medic for a sick friend. Immediately following the request for help, they opened fire, killing Dooley.

Pfc. Jesse D. Mizener 24 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion, 593rd Corps Support Group Auburn, California Killed in a mortar attack on Logistical Base Seitz west of Baghdad, Iraq, on January 7, 2024

Pvt. Jesse M. Halling 19 401st Military Police Company Indianapolis, Indiana Killed when his military police station came under fire from rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire in Tikrit, Iraq, on June 7, 2024

Sgt. Kevin F. Sheehan 36 1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery, Vermont Army National Guard Milton, Vermont Killed when his unit came under mortar attack at Forward Operating Base Kalsu near Iskandariyah, Iraq, on May 25, 2024

Petty Officer 3rd Class Doyle W. Bollinger Jr. 21 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133, 1st Naval Construction Division Poteau, Oklahoma Killed when a piece of unexploded ordnance accidentally detonated in the area he was working on June 6, 2024, in Iraq

Pfc. Jose Casanova 23 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division El Monte, California Killed when an Iraqi dump truck swerved and rolled over on top of his Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 13, 2024

Spc. Luke P. Frist 20 209th Quartermaster Company, U.S. Army Reserve West Lafayette, Indiana Died on January 5, 2024, at Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of wounds received when his convoy was attacked with an improvised explosive device near Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on January 2

1st Lt. Leif E. Nott 24 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Cheyenne, Wyoming Killed in a small-arms attack at a tactical operations center in Belaruz, Iraq, on July 30, 2024

Pfc. Gregory R. Goodrich 37 724th Transportation Company, Army Reserve Bartonville, Illinois Killed when a fuel convoy was attacked near Baghdad International Airport by Iraqi insurgents using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire on April 9, 2024

Sgt. Nathaniel Hart Jr. 29 260th Quartermaster Battalion, 24th Corps Support Group, 3rd Infantry Division Valdosta, Georgia Died of injuries he received when his vehicle went off the road and rolled over in Tillil, Iraq, on July 28, 2024

Spc. Solomon C. Bangayan 24 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Jay, Vermont Killed when the convoy he was in was ambushed with an improvised explosive device, small-arms fire, and a rocket-propelled grenade in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 2, 2024

Spc. William J. Maher III 35 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division Yardley, Pennsylvania Killed when an improvised explosive device was dropped from an overpass onto his convoy as it traveled through Baghdad’s Al Rashid district on July 28, 2024

Spc. Kyle A. Brinlee 21 Detachment 1, Company B, 120th Combat Engineer Battalion, Oklahoma Army National Guard Pryor, Oklahoma Killed when his convoy vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Al Asad, Iraq, on May 11, 2024

Sgt. Heath A. McMillin 29 105th Military Police Company, Army National Guard Canandaigua, New York Killed when he came under fire from rocket-propelled grenades and small arms while on patrol south of Baghdad, Iraq, on July 27, 2024

Capt. Kimberly N. Hampton 27 1st Battalion, 82nd Aviation Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division Easley, South Carolina Killed when the OH-58 Kiowa observation helicopter she was piloting was shot down by enemy ground fire in Fallujah, Iraq on January 2, 2024

Spc. Jonathan P. Barnes 21 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Anderson, Missouri Killed when a grenade was thrown from a window of the Iraqi civilian hospital he was guarding in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 26, 2024

Pfc. Jonathan M. Cheatham 19 489th Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve Camden, Arkansas Killed when the convoy he was riding in was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 26, 2024

Staff Sgt. Raymond E. Jones Jr. 31 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Gainesville, Florida Died when a rocket-propelled grenade struck him while on patrol in Bayji, Iraq, on April 9, 2024

Sgt. Daniel K. Methvin 22 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Belton, Texas Killed when a grenade was thrown from a window of the Iraqi civilian hospital he was guarding in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 26, 2024

Capt. Eric T. Paliwoda 28 4th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division

Texas Killed when his command post was hit by a mortar attack in Balad, Iraq, on January 2, 2024

Spc. Wilfredo Perez Jr. 24 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Norwalk, Connecticut Killed when a grenade was thrown from a window of the Iraqi civilian hospital he was guarding in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 26, 2024

Pfc. Daniel P. Unger 19 1st Battalion, 185th Armor Regiment, 81st Armor Brigade, California Army National Guard Exeter, California Killed during a rocket attack on Forward Operating Base Kalsu near Iskandariyah, Iraq, on May 25, 2024

Sgt. Evan Asa Ashcraft 24 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) West Hills, California Killed when his vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade during an ambush of a military convoy north of Hawd in northern Iraq on July 24, 2024

Spc. Marc S. Seiden 26 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Brigantine, New Jersey Killed when the convoy he was in was ambushed with an improvised explosive device, small-arms fire, and a rocket-propelled grenade in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 2, 2024

Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter 22 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Bay Shore, New York Killed when the military convoy he was in came under fire north of Hawd, Iraq, on July 24, 2024

Spc. Jonathan R. Kephart 21 230th Military Police Company Oil City, Pennsylvania Died April 9, 2024, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his patrol was ambushed near Baghdad a day earlier

Staff Sgt. Hector R. Perez 40 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Corpus Christi, Texas Killed when the military convoy he was in came under fire north of Hawd, Iraq, on July 24, 2024

Sgt. Dennis A. Corral 33 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Kearney, Nebraska Killed when his five-ton truck went out of control and flipped on its side while in a convoy traveling to Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 1, 2024

Sgt. Juan M. Serrano 31 1st Battalion, 37th Armor, 1st Armored Division Manati, Puerto Rico Died when a Humvee fell on him while changing a tire, inflicting a fatal head injury, in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 24, 2024

Capt. Joshua T. Byers 29 Fox Troop, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Sparks, Nevada Killed when his convoy hit an explosive device east of Baghdad, Iraq, on July 23, 2024

Maj. James Stenner 30 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards Regiment Monmouthshire, England Killed in a traffic accident in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 1, 2024

Spc. Brett T. Christian 27 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) North Royalton, Ohio Killed when the convoy he was in was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades in Mosul, Iraq, on July 23, 2024

Spc. Jon P. Fettig 30 957th Engineer Company, Army National Guard Dickinson, North Dakota Killed when the truck he was in was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade near Ramadi, Iraq, on July 22, 2024

Staff Sgt. Toby W. Mallet 26 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Kaplan, Louisiana Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his patrol vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 9, 2024

Cpl. Mark A. Bibby 25 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division Watha, North Carolina Killed when an improvised explosive device was detonated near a convoy he was traveling in to a water treatment facility in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 21, 2024

Sgt. Norman Patterson 28 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment Staffordshire, England Killed in a traffic accident in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 1, 2024

Sgt. Justin W. Garvey 23 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Townsend, Massachusetts Killed when his vehicle was ambushed and struck by rocket-propelled grenades while on patrol in Tallifar, Iraq, on July 20, 2024

Sgt. Jason D. Jordan 24 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Elba, Alabama Killed when his vehicle was ambushed and struck by rocket-propelled grenades while on patrol in Tallifar, Iraq, on July 20, 2024

Chief Warrant Officer Matthew C. Laskowski 32 4th Squadron, Outlaw Troop, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Phoenix, Arizona Killed when the OH-58 Kiowa helicopter he was flying crashed in Habbinayah, Iraq, on February 25, 2024

Master Sgt. David A. Scott 51 445th Communi- cations Flight Squadron, 445th Mission Support Group, 445th Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve Union, Ohio Died as a result of a non-hostile cause on July 20, 2024, in Doha, Qatar

Spc. Beau R. Beaulieu 20 27th Main Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division Lisbon, Maine Killed during a mortar attack on Camp Cooke in Taji, Iraq, on May 24, 2024

Sgt. 1st Class Christopher R. Willoughby 29 221st Military Intelligence Battalion, Army National Guard Phenix City, Alabama Died when the vehicle he was in rolled over in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 20, 2024

Chief Warrant Officer Stephen M. Wells 29 4th Squadron, Outlaw Troop, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Massachusetts Killed when the OH-58 Kiowa helicopter he was flying crashed in Habbinayah, Iraq, on February 25, 2024

1st Lt. Jonathan D. Rozier 25 2nd Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division Katy, Texas Killed when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire while providing security at a municipal building in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 19, 2024

Cpl. Matthew E. Matula 20 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Spicewood, Texas Died from hostile fire in Iraq on April 9, 2024

Spc. Joel L. Bertoldie 20 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Independence, Missouri Killed when an explosive device was detonated underneath the military vehicle he was driving in Fallujah, Iraq, on July 18, 2024

Sgt. 1st Class Henry A. Bacon 45 Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 4th Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Wagram, North Carolina Died when he was struck by a recovery vehicle while he was assisting a disabled vehicle in Ad Dujayl, Iraq, on February 20, 2024

Capt. James Linton 43 40 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery England Collapsed and died following a training run at a British base in Az Zubayr, Iraq, on July 18, 2024

Petty Officer 3rd Class David J. Moreno 26 Naval Medical Center San Diego, 4th Marine Division Detachment Gering, Nebraska Died from a non-hostile gunshot wound in Hamishiyah, Iraq, on July 17, 2024

2nd Lt. Jeffrey C. Graham 24 Company C, 1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Elizabethtown, Kentucky Died of injuries sustained from small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device attack near Khalidiyah, Iraq, on February 19, 2024

Sgt. Mason Douglas Whetstone 30 3rd Battalion, 58th Aviation Regiment, V Corps Utah Died of non-combat injuries in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 17, 2024

Pfc. Bradley G. Kritzer 18 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Irvona, Pennsylvania Killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 5, 2024

Spc. Ramon Reyes Torres 29 432nd Transportation Company, U.S. Army Reserve Caguas, Puerto Rico Killed when he sought cover from a passing truck that contained an explosive device in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 16, 2024

Spc. Roger G. Ling 20 Company C, 1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Douglaston, New York Died of injuries sustained from small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device attack near Khalidiyah, Iraq, on February 19, 2024

Lance Cpl. Cory Ryan Geurin 18 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division Santee,

Staff Sgt. Don S. McMahan 31 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division Nashville, Tennessee Killed when individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire attacked his convoy in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 9, 2024

Sgt. Michael T. Crockett 27 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division Soperton, Georgia Killed in a rocket-propelled grenade attack in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 14, 2024

Pfc. Nichole M. Frye 19 Company A, 415th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve Lena, Wisconsin Killed when an improvised explosive device struck her convoy in Baqubah, Iraq, on February 16, 2024

Capt. Paul J. Cassidy 36 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve Laingsburg, Michigan Died as a result of non-combat injuries in Camp Babylon, Iraq, on July 13, 2024

Sgt. Jaror C. Puello- Coronado 36 310th Military Police Battalion, 800th Military Police Brigade Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania Died from injuries received when he was hit by a dump truck while manning a traffic point at Camp Edson, Iraq, on July 13, 2024

Pfc. Owen D. Witt 20 B Troop, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Sand Springs, Montana Killed when his armored Humvee rolled over in Ad Dawr, Iraq, on May 24, 2024

Spc. Joshua M. Neusche 20 203rd Engineer Battalion, Missouri National Guard Montreal, Missouri Died from a non-combat cause in Homburg Hospital, Germany, on July 12, 2024

Spc. Michael M. Merila 23 Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division Sierra Vista, Arizona Killed when his convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device in Talifar, Iraq, on February 16, 2024

Spc. Christian C. Schulz 20 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Colleyville, Texas Died from non-combat injuries in Baqubah, Iraq, on July 11, 2024

Sgt. 1st Class Dan H. Gabrielson 39 652nd Engineer Company, U.S. Army Reserve Spooner, Wisconsin Killed by hostile fire when his convoy came under attack in Baqubah, Iraq, on July 9, 2024

Pfc. Chance R. Phelps 19 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Clifton, Colorado Killed by hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 9, 2024

Sgt. Roger D. Rowe 54 1174th Troop Command, Tennessee National Guard Bon Aqua, Tennessee Killed by a sniper in Iraq on July 9, 2024

Spc. Christopher M. Taylor 25 1165th Military Police Company, Alabama National Guard, attached to the 18th Military Police Brigade Daphne, Alabama Killed when an improvised explosive device struck his convoy in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 16, 2024

Lance Cpl. Jason Andrew Tetrault 20 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division Moreno Valley, California Killed in a vehicle accident in Kuwait on July 9, 2024

Sgt. Melissa Valles 26 64th Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Eagle Pass, Texas Died of a non-combat gunshot wound in Balad, Iraq, on July 9, 2024

Sgt. 1st Class Craig A. Boling 38 1st Battalion, 152nd Infantry Regiment, Indiana National Guard Elkhart, Indiana Died of a non-combat related cause in Camp Wolf, Kuwait, on July 8, 2024

Pvt. Bryan N. Spry 19 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Chestertown, Maryland Died when his vehicle rolled into a water-filled ditch in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 13, 2024

Pvt. Robert L. McKinley 23 101st Corps Support Group, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Kokomo, Indiana Died on July 8, 2024, in Homberg, Germany, on a non-hostile gunshot wound he received in Iraq

Spc. Chad L. Keith 21 2nd Brigade, 325th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Batesville, Indiana Killed while he was on mounted patrol and his vehicle drove past an object that exploded on the roadside in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 7, 2024

Sgt. Dave Steensma 36 12th Infantry Battalion, 11th Air Maneuver Brigade Franeker, Netherlands Died when a grenade exploded as he and other Dutch soldiers were patrolling a bridge over the Euphrates River in Samawah, Iraq, on May 10, 2024

Staff Sgt. Barry Sanford Sr. 46 101st Support Group, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Aurora, Colorado Died of a gunshot wound received in a non-combat incident in Balad, Iraq, on July 7, 2024

Cpl. Richard Thomas David Ivell 29 Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, 2 Close Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England Fatally injured in a vehicle accident at Shaibah Logistics Base in southern Iraq on February 12, 2024

Sgt. David B. Parson

30 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division Kannapolis, North Carolina Shot and killed while conducting a raid on a house in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 6, 2024

Cpl. Michael R. Speer 24 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Davenport, Iowa Died from hostile fire in Iraq on April 9, 2024

Spc. Jeffrey M. Wershow 22 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, Florida National Guard Gainesville, Florida Shot and killed while conducting military operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 6, 2024

Spc. Eric U. Ramirez 31 670th Military Police Company, California Army National Guard San Diego, California

Killed when he was attacked by small-arms fire, a rocket-propelled grenade and an improvised explosive device in Abu Gharib on the western edge of Baghdad, Iraq, on February 12, 2024

Pfc. Edward J. Herrgott 20 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division Shakopee, Minnesota Killed when he was shot while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 3, 2024

Pfc. Corey L. Small 20 502nd Military Intelligence Company, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment East Berlin, Pennsylvania Died from a non-combat related cause in Iraq on July 3, 2024

Pfc. William C. Ramirez 19 Troop E, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Portland, Oregon Killed when a roadside bomb exploded while he was on a mounted patrol in western Baghdad, Iraq, on February 11, 2024

Cpl. Travis J. Bradach-Nall 21 Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Multnomah County, Oregon Killed in an explosion during a mine clearing operation near Karbala, Iraq, on July 2, 2024

Staff Sgt. Jorge A. Molina Bautista 37 1st Light Armored Reconnai- ssance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Rialto, California Died as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on May 23, 2024

1st Sgt. Christopher D. Coffin 51 Headquarters Company, 352nd Civil Affairs Command, U.S. Army Reserve Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Killed when his vehicle ran into a ditch while trying to avoid a civilian vehicle on Highway 8 in Iraq on July 1, 2024

Sgt. Travis L. Burkhardt 26 170th Military Police Company Edina, Missouri Killed when the vehicle he was in hit a curb along the road and rolled over in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 6, 2024

Sgt. Patrick S. Tainsh 33 Troop E, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Oceanside, California Killed when a roadside bomb exploded while he was on a mounted patrol in western Baghdad, Iraq, on February 11, 2024

Petty Officer 3rd Class David Sisung 21 Assigned to aircraft carrier USS Nimitz Phoenix, Arizona Died of a non-combat related injury while in the Persian Gulf on June 6, 2024

Pfc. Branden F. Oberleitner 20 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Worthington, Ohio Killed when his patrol received grenade fire in Fallujah, Iraq, on June 5, 2024

Lance Cpl. Elias Torrez III 21 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Veribest, Texas Died from hostile fire in Iraq on April 9, 2024

Sgt. Atanacio Haro Marin 27 Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Baldwin Park, California Killed when the checkpoint his unit was manning south of Balad, Iraq, came under fire on June 3, 2024

Master Sgt. Jude C. Mariano 39 615th Air Mobility Operations Squadron, 615th Air Mobility Operations Group Vallejo, California Died of injuries sustained in a two-car accident in Doha, Qatar, on February 10, 2024

Sgt. Jonathan W. Lambert 28 Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division Newsite, Mississippi Died June 1, 2024, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, as a result of injuries he suffered when his Humvee rolled over on May 26, 2024, in Iraq

Staff Sgt. Mark A. Lawton 41 244th Engineer Battalion, Army Reserves

Hayden, Colorado

Killed when his convoy was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade on August 29, 2024, north of As Suaydat, Iraq

Fusilier Russell Beeston 26 52nd Lowland Regiment (Volunteers), Territorial Army Govan, Glasgow, Scotland Died when his convoy was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades near Amarah, Iraq, on August 27, 2024

Sgt. Thomas D. Robbins 27 Troop A, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Schenectady, New York Killed when a collection of unexploded ordnance, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar rounds detonated while being moved to a demolition point in Sinjar, Iraq, on February 9, 2024

Sgt. Gregory A. Belanger 24 325th Military Intelligence Battalion, U.S. Army Reserves Narragansett, Rhode Island Died of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle in Al Hallia, Iraq, on August 27, 2024

Spc. Rafael L. Navea 34 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 212th Field Artillery Brigade, III Corps Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Killed when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device on August 27, 2024, in Fallujah, Iraq

Sgt. Elijah Tai Wah Wong 42 363rd Explosive Ordnance Company, Arizona National Guard Mesa, Arizona Killed when a collection of unexploded ordnance, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar rounds detonated while being moved to a demolition point in Sinjar, Iraq, on February 9, 2024

Lt. Col. Anthony L. Sherman 43

304th Civil Affairs Brigade, Army Reserves Pottstown, Pennsylvania

Found unconscious in his living quarters and died after cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and other attempts to revive him were unsucessful in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on August 27, 2024

Spc. Allen J. Vandayburg 20 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Mansfield, Ohio Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle in Barez, Iraq, on April 9, 2024

Spc. Darryl T. Dent

21 547th Transportation Company, Army National Guard

Washington, D.C. Killed when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle in a convoy near Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on August 26, 2024

Staff Sgt. Richard P. Ramey 27 703rd Ordnance Company, attached to the 82nd Airborne Division Canton, Ohio Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on February 8, 2024

Spc. Ronald D. Allen Jr. 22 502nd Personnel Service Battalion, 43rd Area Support Group Mitchell, Indiana Died of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident that occurred while he was conducting convoy operations near Balad, Iraq on August 25, 2024

Spc. Jeremy L. Ridlen 23 1544th Transportation Company, Illinois Army National Guard Paris, Illinois Ridlen was killed by small-arms fire after an improvised explosive device hidden in a parked dump truck was detonated as his military convoy was driving by in East Fallujah, Iraq, on May 23, 2024.

Pfc. Pablo Manzano 19 54th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, V Corps Heber, California Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Logistical Support Area Dogwood, Iraq, on August 25, 2024

Spc. Joshua L. Knowles 23 1133rd Transportation Company, Iowa National Guard Sheffield, Iowa Killed when he was hit by a mortar round at a Baghdad International Airport checkpoint on February 5, 2024

Pfc. Vorn J. Mack 19 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Orangeburg, South Carolina Died when he jumped into the Euphrates River to take a swim near the Haditha Dam, west of Ar Ramadi, Iraq, and did not resurface on August 23, 2024

Spc. Michelle M. Witmer 20 32nd Military Police Company, Wisconsin Army National Guard New Berlin, Wisconsin Killed when she became involved in an improvised explosive device and small arms attack in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 9, 2024

Cpl. Dewi Pritchard 35 116 Provost Company, Royal Military Police, Territorial Army Bridgend, England Killed during an attack by gunmen on a British military ambulance in Basra, Iraq on August 23, 2024

Cmdr. Gonzalo Perez Garcia 42 Civil Guard, Spanish Army Toledo, Spain Perez Garcia was seriously wounded in a shootout near Hamsa, Iraq on January 22, 2024 , and fell into a coma. He died February 4 in a Madrid hospital.

Spc. Stephen M. Scott 21 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Lawton, Oklahoma Died as a result of a non-hostile gunshot wound on August 23, 2024, in Baghdad, Iraq

Sgt. Gregory L. Wahl 30 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Salisbury, North Carolina Killed when his Humvee left the road during a combat patrol and flipped over in a canal in Balad, Iraq, on May 3, 2024

Maj. Matthew Titchener 32 150 Provost Company, Royal Military Police Southport, Merseyside, England Killed during an attack by gunmen on a British military ambulance in Basra, Iraq on August 23, 2024

2nd Lt. Seth J. Dvorin 24 Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Mountain Division New Jersey Killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded while he was conducting counter-IED operations along a supply route in Iskandariyah, Iraq, on February 3, 2024

Warrant Officer Colin Wall 34 150 Provost Company, Royal Military Police County Durham, England Killed during an attack by gunmen on a British military ambulance in Basra, Iraq on August 23, 2024

Lance Cpl. Levi T. Angell 20 11th Combat Service Support Group, 1st Force Service Support Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force St. Louis, Minnesota Died due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 8, 2024

Pfc. Michael S. Adams 20 1st Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division Spartanburg, South Carolina Died of injuries sustained in a fire during a small-arms fire exercise. The fire began when a bullet ricocheted and ignited a fire in the building in Baghdad, Iraq on August 21, 2024

Pfc. Armando Soriano 20 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Houston, Texas Died when his Humvee slid off the road and rolled over while in a two-vehicle convoy on a supply route in Hadithah, Iraq, on February 1, 2024

Lt. Kylan A. Jones- Huffman 31 A Navy officer on temporary duty with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Aptos, California Killed when an unidentified gunman shot him as he was riding in a sport-utility vehicle slowed by traffic congestion in Hilla, Iraq, on August 21, 2024

Staff Sgt. Bobby C. Franklin 38 210th Military Police Company, Georgia Army National Guard Mineral Bluff, Georgia Killed when an improvised explosive device was detonated in the Karkah district of Baghdad, Iraq on August 20, 2024

Staff Sgt. Roger C. Turner Jr. 37 Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Parkersburg, West Virginia Killed in a rocket attack on Logistics Support Area Anaconda in Balad, Iraq, on February 1, 2024

Spc. Kenneth W. Harris Jr. 23 212th Transportation Company, Army Reserves Charlotte, Tennessee Fatally injured in a two-vehicle accident that happened when a supply convoy came under small-arms fire southeast of Diwaniyah, Iraq on August 20, 2024

Staff Sgt. Jeremy R. Horton 24 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division Erie, Pennsylvania Killed when his vehicle was ambushed by a vehicle-born improvised explosive device near Al Iskandariyah, Iraq, on May 21, 2024

Capt. Manuel Martin Oar 57 Spanish Navy Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain Died on August 19, 2024, of injuries received in the August 18 suicide bombing of U.N. headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq

Cpl. Nicholas J. Dieruf 21 1st Light Armored Reconnais- sance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Versailles, Kentucky Died due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 8, 2024

Spc. Eric R. Hull 23 307th Military Police Company, Army Reserves Uniontown, Pennsylvania Died of injuries received when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device while returning from the Baghdad airport on August 18, 2024

1st Lt. Doyle M. Hufstedler 25 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Abilene, Texas Killed along with four other soldiers when an improvised explosive device hit their armored personnel carrier in Habbaniyah, Iraq, on March 31, 2024

Spc. Craig S. Ivory 26 501st Forward Support Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade Port Matilda, Pennsylvania Ivory was medically evacuated due to a non-combat related cause from Kuwait on August 12, 2024 and died on August 17 at Homberg University Hospital, Germany

Lance Cpl. Preben Pedersen

34 Jutland Dragoon Regiment

Nordjylland, Denmark Killed when he was accidentally shot during a patrol in Madinah, Iraq, on August 16, 2024

Pfc. Andrew L. Tuazon 21 293rd Military Police Company, 3rd Military Police Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division Chesapeake, Virginia Died from hostile fire while on guard duty in Mosul, Iraq, on May 10, 2024

Capt. David Jones 29 1st Battalion, The Queen’s Lancashire Regiment Louth, Lincolnshire, England Killed in a bomb attack on a British military ambulance in Basra, Iraq on August 14, 2024

Spc. Michael G. Karr Jr. 23 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division San Antonio, Texas Killed along with four other soldiers when an improvised explosive device hit their armored personnel carrier in Habbaniyah, Iraq, on March 31, 2024

Pfc. David M. Kirchhoff 31 2133rd Transportation Company, Army National Guard Cedar Rapids, Iowa Suffered heat stroke on August 8, 2024, and was evacuated to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, where he died on August 14

Lance Cpl. Phillip E. Frank 20 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Elk Grove, Illinois Died due to enemy fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 8, 2024

Pvt. Jason Smith 32 52nd Lowland Regiment, Territorial Army Hawick, Scotland Died of a non-hostile cause in southern Iraq on August 13, 2024

Spc. Sean R. Mitchell 24 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Youngsville, Pennsylvania Killed along with four other soldiers when an improvised explosive device hit their armored personnel carrier in Habbaniyah, Iraq, on March 31, 2024

Sgt. Steven W. White 29 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Lawton, Oklahoma Died of injuries he received when his M113 armored personnel carrier hit an antitank mine in Tikrit, Iraq, on August 13, 2024

Lance Cpl. Andrew J. Zabierek 25 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, attached to 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Chelmsford, Massachusetts Died due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on May 21, 2024

Pfc. Timmy R. Brown Jr. 21 519th Military Intelligence Battalion, 525th Military Intelligence Brigade Conway, Pennsylvania Killed when his convoy struck an improvised explosive device in the vicinity of Taji, Iraq on August 12, 2024

Pfc. Cleston C. Raney 20 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Rupert, Idaho Killed along with four other soldiers when an improvised explosive device hit their armored personnel carrier in Habbaniyah, Iraq, on March 31, 2024

Staff Sgt. Richard S. Eaton Jr. 37 323rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Army Reserves Guilford, Connecticut Died in Ramadi, Iraq, after a fellow soldier tried to wake him and noticed he was not breathing on August 12, 2024

Staff Sgt. William M. Harrell 30 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Placentia, California Died due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 8, 2024

Pfc. Daniel R. Parker 18 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Lake Elsinore, California Fatally injured when he thrown from his vehicle after the driver swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle in another lane in Mosul, Iraq on August 12, 2024

Master Sgt. Richard L. Ferguson 45 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Conway, New Hampshire Killed when the military vehicle he was riding in rolled over in Samarra, Iraq, on March 30, 2024

Sgt. Taft V. Williams 29 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment New Orleans, Louisiana Killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device on August 12, 2024, near Ramadi, Iraq

Staff Sgt. David S. Perry 36 649th Military Police Company, Army National Guard Bakersfield, California Killed when a suspicious package that he was inspecting exploded on August 10, 2024, in Baquabah, Iraq

Lance Cpl. William J. Wiscowiche 20 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Victorville, California Killed in action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on March 30, 2024

Spc. Levi B. Kinchen 21 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Tickfaw, Louisiana A fellow soldier tried to wake Kinchen and noticed he was not breathing on August 9, 2024, in troop living quarters in Baghdad, Iraq. Attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful.

Sgt. Floyd G. Knighten Jr. 55 1087th Transportation Support Company, Army National Guard Olla, Louisiana Died from apparent heat stress while riding in a convoy north of Diwaniya, Iraq on August 9, 2024

Spc. Jeremiah J. Holmes 27 744th Transportation Company, New Hampshire Army National Guard North Berwick, Maine Killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device and fell from a bridge near Balad, Iraq, on March 29, 2024

Pvt. Matthew D. Bush 20 1st Squadron, 10th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division East Alton, Illinois Died in his sleep on August 8, 2024, in Camp Caldwell in Kirkush, Iraq. A fellow soldier tried to wake Bush and noticed he was not breathing.

Pfc. Brandon Ramsey 21 933rd Military Police Company, Army National Guard Calumet City, Illinois Killed when his vehicle rolled over during a chase of a suspicious vehicle while on a convoy escort mission in Tallil, Iraq on August 8, 2024

Spc. Isaac Michael Nieves 20 82nd Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry Division Unadilla, New York Killed when Iraqi insurgents attacked his combat patrol with an improvised explosive devise and small-arms fire in Bani Saad, Iraq, on April 8, 2024

Pfc. Duane E. Longstreth 19 307th Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division Tacoma, Washington Died from noncombat-related injuries in Baghdad, Iraq on August 7, 2024

Pfc. Sean M. Schneider 22 115th Forward Support Battalion, Division Support Command, 1st Cavalry Division Janesville, Wisconsin Died as the result of a vehicle accident near Baghdad, Iraq, on March 29, 2024

Spc. Zeferino E. Colunga 20 4th Squadron, 2nd Armored Calvary Regiment Bellville, Texas Evacuated from Iraq on August 4, 2024, and died of a non-combat illness at Homburg University Hospital, Germany on August 6

Pvt. Kyle C. Gilbert

20 2nd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division Brattleboro, Vermont Killed when an Iraqi vehicle ambushed his unit in Baghdad, Iraq on August 6, 2024

Master Sgt. Timothy Toney 37 Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Manhattan, New York, New York Died due to a non-combat related incident at Camp Wolverine, Kuwait, on March 27, 2024

Staff Sgt. Brian R. Hellerman 35 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division Freeport, Minnesota Killed when an Iraqi vehicle ambushed his unit in Baghdad, Iraq on August 6, 2024

Sgt. Leonard D. Simmons 33 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) New Bern, North Carolina Died after suffering a seizure in Mosul, Iraq on August 6, 2024

Pfc. Leslie D. Jackson 18 A Company, 115th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division Richmond, Virginia Killed when her military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device as it was returning to Camp Eagle in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 20, 2024

Spc. Farao K. Letufuga 20 3rd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Pago Pago, American Samoa Died when he fell from a building while performing guard duty in Mosul, Iraq on August 5, 2024

Pfc. Leroy Sandoval Jr. 21 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Houston, Texas Killed in a firefight with Iraqi insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq, on March 26, 2024

Staff Sgt. David L. Loyd 44 1175th Transportation Company, Army National Guard Jackson, Tennessee He experienced severe chest pain while on a mission and was pronounced dead at a Kuwaiti hospital on August 5, 2024.

1st Lt. Joshua M. Palmer 25 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Banning, California Died due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 8, 2024

Spc. Justin W. Hebert 20 319th Field Artillery, 173rd Airborne Brigade Arlington, Washington Killed when his vehicle was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade in Kirkuk, Iraq on August 1, 2024

Lance Cpl. Jeffrey C. Burgess 20 Wing Support Squadron 373, Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Plymouth, Massachusetts Killed in action during operations near Fallujah, Iraq, on March 25, 2024

Spc. James I. Lambert III 22 407th Combat Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division Raleigh, North Carolina Killed when he was hit by a stray bullet fired during what was believed to be a celebratory event by local Iraqis in Baghdad, Iraq on July 31, 2024

Spc. James E. Marshall 19 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Tulsa, Oklahoma Killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 5, 2024

Spc. Dustin K. McGaugh 20 Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 17th Field Artillery Brigade Derby, Kansas Died from a non-hostile gunshot wound in Balad, Iraq, on September 30, 2024

Lance Cpl. James A. Casper 20 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Coolidge, Texas Died in a non-combat related incident at Al Asad, Iraq, on March 25, 2024

Sgt. Andrew Joseph Baddick 26 1st Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division Fort Bragg, North Carolina Baddick, part of a rescue dive team, drowned as he tried to rescue Sgt. Darrin K. Potter, whose vehicle had overturned and entered a canal near Abu Ghraib Prison in Baghdad, Iraq on September 29, 2024. Sgt. Potter also died.

Lance Cpl. Michael B. Wafford 20 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Spring, Texas Died due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 8, 2024

Staff Sgt. Christopher E. Cutchall 30 Troop D, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania Killed when he was traveling in a convoy and an improvised explosive device detonated as his vehicle passed west of Baghdad, Iraq, on September 29, 2024

Spc. Adam D. Froehlich 21 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Pine Hill, New Jersey Killed when his patrol was attacked with an improvised explosive device in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 25, 2024

Sgt. Darrin K. Potter 24 223rd Military Police Company, Army National Guard Louisville, Kentucky Killed when his vehicle overturned and entered a canal while responding to a mortar attack on Abu Ghraib Prison in Baghdad, Iraq on September 29, 2024

Capt. Robert L. Lucero 34 4th Infantry Division Rear Area Operation Center, Army National Guard Casper, Wyoming Killed when he was struck by an improvised explosive device in Tikrit, Iraq, on September 25, 2024

Staff Sgt. Wentz Jerome Henry Shanaberger III 33 21st Military Police Company, 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIIIth Airborne Corps Naples, Florida Killed when he was investigating a suspicious vehicle in Baqubah, Iraq, and was attacked by individuals using small arms and an improvised explosive device on March 24, 2024

Sgt. 1st Class Robert E. Rooney 43 379th Engineer Company, Army National Guard

Nashua, New Hampshire Died of injuries received when he was struck by a forklift at Shuabai Port in Kuwait on September 25, 2024

Spc. Kyle G. Thomas 23 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Topeka, Kansas Killed by an improvised explosive device while he was on patrol in Tikrit, Iraq, on September 25, 2024

Sgt. First Class Troy L. Miranda 44 C Company, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas Army National Guard DeQueen, Arkansas Killed when a grenade was thrown near his foot patrol on Hipha Street in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 20, 2024

Spc. Michael Andrade 28 115th Military Police Company, Army National Guard Bristol, Rhode Island Died of injuries received when a five-ton truck hit the Humvee he was riding in in Balad, Iraq, on September 24, 2024

Lance Cpl. Andrew S. Dang 20 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Foster City, California Died due to hostile fire near Ramadi, Iraq, on March 22, 2024

Sgt. John Nightingale 32 217 Transport Squadron, 150 Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, Territorial Army Leeds, England Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Shaibah, Iraq, on September 23, 2024

Lance Cpl. Christopher B. Wasser 21 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Ottawa, Kansas Died due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 8, 2024

Spc. Paul J. Sturino 21 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Rice Lake, Wisconsin Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in an area south of Mosul, Iraq, on September 22, 2024

Pfc. Bruce Miller Jr. 23 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Orange, New Jersey Died from a non-combat related shooting in Mosul, Iraq, on March 22, 2024

Spc. Lunsford B. Brown II 27 302nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 205th Military Intelligence Brigade Creedmore, North Carolina Killed when mortar fire hit the Abu Ghurayb prison in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 20, 2024

Sgt. David T. Friedrich 26 325th Military Intelligence Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve Hammond, New York Killed when mortar fire hit the Abu Ghurayb prison in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 20, 2024

Sgt. Rodney A. Murray 28 351st Military Police Company, Army Reserve Ayden, North Carolina Killed when his Humvee accidentally collided with a Bradley Fighting Vehicle while traveling southwest of Baghdad, Iraq, on May 9, 2024

Staff Sgt. Frederick L. Miller Jr. 27 Troop K, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Hagerstown, Indiana Killed when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device while on a security patrol in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on September 20, 2024

Pfc. Christopher E. Hudson 21 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Carmel, Indiana Killed when his military vehicle was hit with an improvised explosive device while on mounted patrol in the Abu Ghraib district of Baghdad, Iraq, on March 21, 2024

Spc. Richard Arriaga 20 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Ganado, Texas Killed when his unit was ambushed with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Tikrit, Iraq, on September 18, 2024

Capt. Brian R. Faunce 28 Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Faunce’s unit was clearing dangerously low-hanging power lines south of Ad Dujayl, Iraq, when he apparently touched an active power line, fatally injuring him on September 18, 2024.

Spc. Tyanna S. Felder 22 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Bridgeport, Connecticut Died in Balad, Iraq, on April 7, 2024, of injuries sustained on April 4 when her convoy vehicle was hit with an improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq

Sgt. Anthony O. Thompson 26 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Orangeburg, South Carolina Killed when his unit was ambushed with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Tikrit, Iraq, on September 18, 2024

Pvt. Dustin L. Kreider 19 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Riverton, Kansas Killed in an accident during a pre-patrol test firing in preparation for a mission near Samarra, Iraq, on March 21, 2024

Spc. James C. Wright 27 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Morgan, Texas Killed when his unit was ambushed with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Tikrit, Iraq, on September 18, 2024

Cpl. Rudy Salas 20 1st Light Armored Reconnais- sance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Baldwin Park, California Died due to a non-hostile vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on May 20, 2024

Staff Sgt. Kevin C. Kimmerly 31 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment North Creek, New York Killed when his vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 15, 2024

Spc. Matthew J. Sandri 24 82nd Forward Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division Shamokin, Pennsylvania Killed when his living area came under rocket attack in Fallujah, Iraq, on March 20, 2024

Spc. Alyssa R. Peterson 27 311th Military Intelligence Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Flagstaff, Arizona Died of wounds received from a non-combat weapons discharge on September 15, 2024, in Telafar, Iraq

Pfc. Christopher D. Mabry 19 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Chunky, Mississippi Died due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 7, 2024

Sgt. Trevor A. Blumberg 22 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Canton, Michigan Killed when two improvised explosive devices struck his vehicle while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 14, 2024

Maj. Mark D. Taylor 41 782nd Main Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division Stockton, California Killed when his living area came under rocket attack in Fallujah, Iraq, on March 20, 2024

Sgt. 1st Class William M. Bennett 35 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group Seymour, Tennessee Died of wounds received when his unit conducted a raid on September 12, 2024, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq

Master Sgt. Kevin N. Morehead 33 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group Little Rock, Arkansas Died of wounds received when his unit conducted a raid on September 12, 2024, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq

Sgt. Henry Ybarra III 32 D Troop, 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry, 11th Aviation Regiment Austin, Texas Killed when the tire he was changing on a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck exploded on September 11, 2024, in Balad, Iraq

1st Lt. Michael W. Vega 41 223rd Military Intelligence Company, 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion, California Army National Guard Lathrop, California Vega was injured when his military vehicle rolled over in Diwaniyah, Iraq, on March 11, 2024. He was evacuated to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, D.C., where he died on March 20, 2024.

Staff Sgt. Joseph E. Robsky Jr. 31 759th Ordnance Company Elizaville, New York Killed when an initial attempt to neutralize an improvised explosive device failed in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 10, 2024

Pfc. Ryan G. Carlock 25 416th Transportation Company, 260th Quartermaster Battalion (Petroleum Support) Macomb, Illinois Died of injuries sustained when enemy fighters attacked his fuel truck northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, on September 9, 2024

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ronald A. Ginther 37 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, 3rd Naval Construction Regiment Auburndale, Florida Killed by hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on May 2, 2024

Spc. Jarrett B. Thompson 27 946th Transportation Company, Army Reserves Dover, Delaware Died September 7, 2024, at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C., from injuries suffered August 30 in a vehicle accident in Iraq

Pfc. Jason C. Ludlam 22 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Arlington, Texas Ludlam was electrocuted while laying telephone wires at Forward Operating Base Comanche north of Baqubah, Iraq, on March 19, 2024.

Tech. Sgt. Bruce E. Brown 32 78th Logistics Readiness Squadron, U.S. Air Force Coatopa, Alabama Killed in a vehicle accident on September 4, 2024, near Al Udeid, Qatar

Sgt. 1st Class William W. Labadie Jr. 45 Troop E, 151st Cavalry Squadron, 39th Infantry Brigade (Arkansas National Guard), 1st Cavalry Division Bauxite, Arkansas Killed when his camp was attacked with rockets and small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 7, 2024

Pfc. Christopher A. Sisson 20 3rd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Oak Park, Illinois Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was in rolled over after making a hard landing in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 2, 2024

Spc. Clint Richard Matthews 31 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Bedford, Pennsylvania Died March 19, 2024, in Baji, Iraq, from injuries sustained when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle went over a 60-foot embankment and flipped over on March 17, 2024

Sgt. Charles T. Caldwell 38 115th Military Police Company, Army National Guard

North Providence, Rhode Island Killed when his Humvee struck an improvised explosive device on a supply route south of Baghdad, Iraq, on September 1, 2024

Staff Sgt. Joseph Camara

40 115th Military Police Company, Army National Guard

New Bedford, Massachusetts Killed when his Humvee struck an improvised explosive device on a supply route south of Baghdad, Iraq, on September 1, 2024

Spc. Michael C. Campbell 34 Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Marshfield, Missouri Killed when his convoy hit an improvised explosive device in Samarra, Iraq, on May 19, 2024

Staff Sgt. Cameron B. Sarno 43 257th Transportation Company Las Vegas, Nevada Hit by a truck and killed while changing his vehicle’s tire in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on September 1, 2024

Cpl. David M. Vicente 25 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Methuen, Massachusetts Killed in an attack near Hit, Iraq, on March 19, 2024

Cpl. Ian Plank 31 Royal Marines Poole, England Killed by hostile fire during a coalition operation in Iraq late on October 31, 2024

Pvt. Algernon Adams 36 122nd Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard Aiken, South Carolina Died of non-combat related injuries at Forward Operating Base St. Mere, Iraq, on October 28, 2024

Sgt. 1st Class Marvin L. Miller 38 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Dunn, North Carolina Shot and killed while on traffic control duty in Balad, Iraq, on April 7, 2024

Sgt. Michael Paul Barrera 26 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Von Ormy, Texas Killed when his tank was hit with an improvised explosive device in Baqubah, Iraq, on October 28, 2024

Cpl. Andrew D. Brownfield 24 Wing Support Squadron 374, Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Summit, Ohio Died of wounds received from a mortar attack at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, on March 18, 2024

Spc. Isaac Campoy 21 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Douglas, Arizona Killed when his tank was hit with an improvised explosive device in Baqubah, Iraq, on October 28, 2024

Sgt. Aubrey D. Bell 33 214th Military Police Company, Alabama National Guard Tuskegee, Alabama Killed when his unit came under small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device detonated at the Al Bayra Police Station in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 27, 2024

Pvt. Jonathan I. Falaniko 20 70th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division Pago Pago, American Samoa Killed when a vehicle containing an improvised explosive device detonated near the Al Khadra Police Station in downtown Baghdad on October 27, 2024

Spc. Doron Chan 20 411th Engineer Brigade, U.S. Army Reserve Highland, New York Died when his convoy vehicle was cut off by a civilian vehicle, causing his military vehicle to swerve, cross into oncoming traffic, and flip over near Balad, Iraq, on March 18, 2024

Pfc. Steven Acosta 19 3rd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Calexico, California Died from a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baqubah, Iraq, on October 26, 2024

Pfc. Rachel K. Bosveld 19 527th Military Police Company, V Corps Waupun, Wisconsin Killed during a mortar attack on the Abu Ghraib Police Station in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 26, 2024

Staff Sgt. Chris Muir 32 Army School of Ammunition, Royal Logistic Corps Romsey, England Killed during an explosive ordnance disposal operation in southern Iraq on March 31, 2024

Lt. Col. Charles H. Buehring 40 Army Central Command Headquarters (Forward) Fayetteville, North Carolina Killed during a rocket-propelled grenade attack on the Al Rashid Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 26, 2024

Pfc. Ricky A. Morris Jr. 20 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Lubbock, Texas Killed in action while conducting security and stability operations in Al Anbar province in northern Iraq on March 18, 2024

Pvt. Joseph R. Guerrera 20 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division Dunn, North Carolina Killed when his vehicle was hit with an improvised explosive device while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 26, 2024

Staff Sgt. Jamie L. Huggins 26 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division Hume, Missouri Killed when his vehicle was hit with an improvised explosive device while on patrol on October 26, 2024, in Baghdad, Iraq

Capt. Brent L. Morel 27 1st Reconnaiss- ance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Martin, Tennessee Killed by hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 7, 2024

Sgt. Luis Puga Gandara 29 Spanish Army Spain Died after he was accidentally shot at the Spanish military base in Diwaniyah, Iraq, on October 26, 2024

Pfc. Brandon C. Smith 20 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Fayetteville, Arkansas Killed in action while conducting security and stability operations in Al Anbar province in northern Iraq on March 18, 2024

Spc. Artimus D. Brassfield 22 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Flint, Michigan Killed during a mortar attack in Samaria, Iraq, on October 24, 2024

Sgt. Michael S. Hancock 29 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Yreka, California Killed when he was shot while on guard duty in Mosul, Iraq, on October 24, 2024

Spc. Jose L. Mora 26 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Bell Gardens, California Killed during a mortar attack in Samaria, Iraq, on October 24, 2024

Pfc. Ernest Harold Sutphin 21 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division Parkersburg, West Virginia Died in Landstuhl, Germany, on March 18, 2024, of injuries sustained in a vehicle incident in Kirkuk, Iraq, on March 11, 2024

Capt. John R. Teal 31 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Mechanicsville, Virginia Killed when the convoy he was traveling in was struck by an improvised explosive device in Baqubah, Iraq, on October 23, 2024

Pfc. Michael M. Carey 20 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Prince George, Virginia Died when he apparently fell into a canal in Iraq and did not resurface on May 18, 2024

Spc. John P. Johnson 24 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division Houston, Texas Died of non-combat related injuries on October 22, 2024, in Baghdad, Iraq

Spc. Tracy L. Laramore 30 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment Okaloosa, Florida Died of injuries sustained when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle went over an embankment and flipped over into a river in Baji, Iraq, on March 17, 2024

Pvt. Jason M. Ward 25 2nd Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division Tulsa, Oklahoma Died of a non-combat injury in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 22, 2024

Staff Sgt. George S. Rentschler 31 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division Louisville, Kentucky Killed when his military vehicle was hit with a rocket-propelled grenade in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 7, 2024

Pfc. Paul J. Bueche 19 131st Aviation Regiment, Army National Guard Daphne, Alabama Died when the tire he was changing on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicoper exploded on October 21, 2024, in Balad, Iraq

Sgt. Ivory L. Phipps 44 1544th Transportation Company, Illinois Army National Guard Chicago, Illinois Killed in a mortar attack on Logistics Base Seitz in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 17, 2024

Staff Sgt. Paul J. Johnson 29 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Calumet, Michigan Killed when the vehicle he was riding in on a mounted patrol was hit by an improvised explosive device and later came under small-arms fire in Fallujah, Iraq, on October 20, 2024

1st Lt. David R. Bernstein 24 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Killed when his patrol was ambushed with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Taza, Iraq, on October 18, 2024

Gunnery Sgt. Ronald E. Baum 38 2nd Intelligence Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania Died due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on May 3, 2024

Pfc. John D. Hart 20 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Bedford, Massachusetts Killed when his patrol was ambushed with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Taza, Iraq, on October 18, 2024

First Lieutenant Michael R. Adams 24 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Seattle, Washington Killed when the barrel of the .50 caliber machine gun mounted on his tank struck him in Al Asad, Iraq, on March 16, 2024

Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Bellavia 28 716th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps Wakefield, Massachusetts A group of soldiers were attempting to negotiate with a group of armed men who were congregating on a road near a Karbala, Iraq, mosque after curfew on October 16, 2024. The Iraqis opened fire, killing Bellavia and two other soldiers.

Cpl. Sean R. Grilley 24 716th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps San Bernardino, California A group of soldiers were attempting to negotiate with a group of armed men who were congregating on a road near a Karbala, Iraq, mosque after curfew on October 16, 2024. The Iraqis opened fire, killing Grilley and two other soldiers.

Pvt. Ruslan Androschuk N/A Ukrainian peacekeeping forces Ukraine Androschuk was injured during a battle for a Tigris River bridge in Kut, Iraq, and died during evacuation to the Ukrainian military base in Kut on April 6, 2024

Lt. Col. Kim S. Orlando 43 716th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps Tennessee A group of soldiers were attempting to negotiate with a group of armed men who had gathered near a Karbala, Iraq, mosque after curfew on October 16, 2024. The Iraqis opened fire, killing Orlando, who was the battalion’s commanding officer, and two other soldiers.

Master Sgt. Thomas R. Thigpen Sr. 52 151st Signal Battalion, 228th Signal Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard Greenville, South Carolina Died of a non-combat injury at Camp Virginia, Kuwait (north of Kuwait City), on March 16, 2024

Spc. Michael L. Williams 46 105th Military Police Company, Army National Guard Buffalo, New York Killed when his vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device near Baghdad, Iraq, on October 17, 2024

Capt. Aaron J. Contreras 31 Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39 Sherwood, Oregon Killed when his UH-1N Huey helicopter crashed in southern Iraq on March 30, 2024

Pvt. Benjamin L. Freeman 19 K Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Valdosta, Georgia Drowned near Al Asad, Iraq, on October 13, 2024. Soldiers from his unit were searching for Freeman when they found him floating in the Euphrates River near Haditha Dam and attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.

Sgt. William J. Normandy 42 Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery Regiment, Vermont Army National Guard East Barre, Vermont Died of an apparent heart attack shortly after a physical training exercise at Camp Virginia, Kuwait (north of Kuwait City), on March 15, 2024

Spc. Douglas J. Weismantle 28 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Killed when an Iraqi dump truck swerved and rolled over on top of his Humvee in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 13, 2024

Staff Sgt. William D. Chaney 59 Company B, 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard Schaumburg, Illinois Died on May 18, 2024, in Landstuhl, Germany after he was medically evacuated from Iraq to Germany for surgery due to a sudden medical condition

Spc. Donald L. Wheeler 22 A Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Concord, Michigan Killed when his convoy was attacked with an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire on October 13, 2024 in Balad, Iraq

Pfc. Joel K. Brattain 21 D Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Santa Anna, California Killed when an improvised explosive device struck his Humvee while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 13, 2024

Pfc. Stephen E. Wyatt 19 C Battery, 1st Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment Kilgore, Texas Killed when his convoy was attacked with an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire on October 13, 2024 in Balad, Iraq

Pfc. Benjamin R. Carman 20 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Jefferson, Iowa Killed in a long firefight after Iraqi insurgents launched a large-scale attack in Ramadi, Iraq, on April 6, 2024

Spc. James E. Powell 26 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Radcliff, Kentucky Killed when his M2/A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle struck an anti-tank mine northwest of Baji, Iraq, on October 12, 2024

Spc. Jocelyn L. Carrasquillo 28 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, North Carolina Army National Guard Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina Killed when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle on the main supply route in Iraq on March 13, 2024

Sgt. Jose Antonio Bernal Gomez 34 Spanish Air Force, National Intelligence Center, Military attache Madrid, Spain Gunmen, one dressed as a Shiite Muslim cleric, shot him outside his Baghdad residence after knocking on his door early in the morning of October 9, 2024

Spc. James J. Holmes 28 C Company, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, North Dakota National Guard East Grand Forks, Minnesota Died May 8, 2024, in Landstuhl, Germany, from injuries sustained on May 3 in Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated near the driver side of his military vehicle

Spc. Joseph C. Norquist 26 588th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division San Antonio, Texas Killed when the convoy he was in was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baqubah, Iraq, on October 9, 2024

Staff Sgt. Clint D. Ferrin 31 D Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Picayune, Mississippi Killed when an improvised explosive device struck his Humvee while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 13, 2024

Pvt. Sean A. Silva 23 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Roseville, California Killed when his unit was ambushed while on patrol by individuals using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in the Sadr City section of Baghdad, Iraq, on October 9, 2024

Lance Cpl. Marcus M. Cherry 18 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Imperial, California Killed in a long firefight after Iraqi insurgents launched a large-scale attack in Ramadi, Iraq, on April 6, 2024

Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Swisher 26 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Lincoln, Nebraska Killed when his unit was ambushed while on patrol by individuals using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in the Sadr City section of Baghdad, Iraq, on October 9, 2024

Spc. Jason C. Ford 21 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Bowie, Maryland Killed when his patrol encountered an improvised explosive device in Tikrit, Iraq, on March 13, 2024

Spc. Spencer T. Karol 20 165th Military Intelligence Battalion, 205th Military Intelligence Brigade Woodruff, Arizona Killed when a command detonated device exploded, overturning his vehicle while on a mission to observe enemy activity in Ramadi, Iraq, on October 6, 2024

Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Garyantes 34 B Company, 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Rehoboth, Delaware Killed by sniper fire while on a combat patrol in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, on May 18, 2024

Pfc. Kerry D. Scott 21 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Mount Vernon, Washington Killed on October 6, 2024, when his combat patrol convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device in Iskandariyah, Iraq

Capt. John F. Kurth 31 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Columbus, Wisconsin Killed when his patrol encountered an improvised explosive device in Tikrit, Iraq, on March 13, 2024

2nd Lt. Richard Torres

25 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division

Clarksville, Tennessee Killed when his convoy, while on combat patrol, was struck by an improvised explosive device in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 6, 2024

Spc. James H. Pirtle 18 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division La Mesa, New Mexico Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade hit his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Assadah, Iraq, on October 4, 2024

Pfc. Christopher R. Cobb 19 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Bradenton, Florida Killed in a long firefight after Iraqi insurgents launched a large-scale attack in Ramadi, Iraq, on April 6, 2024

Pfc. Charles M. Sims 18 549th Military Police Company, 3rd Military Police Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division Miami, Florida Drowned in a swimming pool in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 3, 2024

Sgt. Daniel J. Londono 22 D Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Boston, Massachusetts Killed when an improvised explosive device struck his Humvee while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 13, 2024

Command Sgt. Maj. James D. Blankenbecler 40 1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment Alexandria, Virginia Killed when the convoy he was in was attacked with an improvised explosive device and rocket-propelled grenades in Samarra, Iraq, on October 1, 2024

Pfc. Analaura Esparza Gutierrez 21 4th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Houston, Texas Killed when the convoy she was in was attacked with an improvised explosive device and rocket-propelled grenades in Tikrit, Iraq, on October 1, 2024

Staff Sgt. Joe L. Dunigan Jr. 37 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Belton, Texas Killed when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in Fallujah, Iraq, on March 11, 2024

Spc. Simeon Hunte 23 1st Battalion, 13th Armored Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division Essex, New Jersey Killed when an Iraqi citizen approached and shot him while he was on patrol in Al Khadra, Iraq, on October 1, 2024

Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael C. Anderson 36 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, 3rd Naval Construction Regiment Daytona, Florida Killed by hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on May 2, 2024

Spc. Tamarra J. Ramos 24 3rd Armor Medical Company, Medical Troop Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Quakertown, Pennsylvania Died of non-combat related injuries at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., on October

Spc. Christopher K. Hill 26 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Ventura, California Killed when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in Fallujah, Iraq, on March 11, 2024

Staff Sgt. Stephen A. Bertolino Sr. 40 Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Orange, California Killed when his convoy was ambushed with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Haditha, Iraq, on November 29, 2024

Master Sgt. Jose Lucas Egea 42 Spanish National Intelligence Center and Army Cavalry Division Madrid, Spain Killed when a convoy of Spanish military intelligence officials was ambushed in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on November 29, 2024

Lance Cpl. Kyle D. Crowley 18 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force San Ramon, California Killed in a long firefight after Iraqi insurgents launched a large-scale attack in Ramadi, Iraq, on April 6, 2024

Maj. Alberto Martinez Gonzalez 43 Spanish National Intelligence Center and Army Cavalry Division Pravia, Spain Killed when a convoy of Spanish military intelligence officials was ambushed in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on November 29, 2024

Pfc. Bert. E. Hoyer 23 625th Engineer Company, U.S. Army Reserve Ellsworth, Wisconsin Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his convoy in Baqubah, Iraq, on March 10, 2024

Maj. Jose Merino Olivera 49 Spanish National Intelligence Center and Army Infantry Division Madrid, Spain Killed when a convoy of Spanish military intelligence officials was ambushed in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on November 29, 2024

Maj. Jose Carlos Rodriguez Perez 41 Spanish National Intelligence Center and Army Infantry Division Zamora, Spain Killed when a convoy of Spanish military intelligence officials was ambushed in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on November 29, 2024

Spc. Marcos O. Nolasco 34 Battery B, 1st Battalion, 33rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Chino, California Died as a result of an electrocution accident in Baji, Iraq, on May 18, 2024

Pvt. Andrew Joseph Kelly 18 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Tavistock, Devon, England Killed on May 6, 2024, in an accident that is under investigation, according to the UK Defense Ministry

Spc. Edward W. Brabazon 20 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 9, 2024

Master Sgt. Alfonso Vega Calvo 41 Spanish National Intelligence Center and Army Light Infantry Division Stuttgart, Germany Killed when a convoy of Spanish military intelligence officials was ambushed in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on November 29, 2024

Pfc. Deryk L. Hallal 24 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Indianapolis, Indiana Killed in a long firefight after Iraqi insurgents launched a large-scale attack in Ramadi, Iraq, on April 6, 2024

Sgt. 1st Class Luis Ignacio Zanon Tarazona 36 Spanish National Intelligence Center and Air Force Cuart de Poblet, Spain Killed when a convoy of Spanish military intelligence officials was ambushed in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on November 29, 2024

Sgt. 1st Class Richard S. Gottfried 42 1st Division Support Command, 1st Infantry Division Lake Ozark, Missouri Killed when he was struck by an improvised explosive device in Tampa, Iraq, on March 9, 2024

Sgt. Ariel Rico 25 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) El Paso, Texas Killed in a mortar attack on 101st Airborne Division headquarters in Mosul, Iraq, on November 28, 2024

Chief Warrant Officer Marek Krajewsi 34 Army Regional Chief of Staff Office Lublin, Poland Killed when the military vehicle he was driving in a convoy hit a civilian truck traveling in the opposite direction and rolled down an embankment near Karbala, Iraq, on May 8, 2024

Sgt. Thomas J. Sweet II 23 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Bismarck, North Dakota Died of a non-combat gunshot wound in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on November 27, 2024

Fern L. Holland 33 Department of the Army civilian assigned to the Coalition Provisional Authority N/A Holland, a lawyer, was killed when gunmen posing as Iraqi police officers stopped her vehicle at a makeshift checkpoint near Hillah, Iraq, on March 9, 2024.

Spc. David J. Goldberg 20 52nd Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), 43rd Area Support Group, U.S. Army Reserve Layton, Utah Died of a non-combat injury in Qayyarah, Iraq, on November 26, 2024

Staff Sgt. Eddie E. Menyweather 35 588th Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Division

Los Angeles, California Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle in Baqubah, Iraq, on November 23, 2024

Pfc. Ryan M. Jerabek 18 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Oneida, Wisconsin Killed in a long firefight after Iraqi insurgents launched a large-scale attack in Ramadi, Iraq, on April 6, 2024

Chief Warrant Officer Christopher G. Nason 39 306th Military Intelligence Battalion California Killed in a vehicle accident that occured between the northern Iraqi cities of Mosul and Dihok on November 23, 2024

Robert J. Zangas 44 Department of the Army civilian assigned to the Coalition Provisional Authority Prince William County, Virginia Zangas, a former U.S. Marine Corps reservist who served in Iraq in 2024, was killed when gunmen posing as Iraqi police officers stopped his vehicle at a makeshift checkpoint near Hillah, Iraq, on March 9, 2024.

Spc. Rel A. Ravago IV 21 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Glendale, California Killed when the vehicle he was in was attacked in Mosul, Iraq, on November 23, 2024

Cpl. Darrell L. Smith 28 1st Battalion, 152nd Infantry Regiment, Army National Guard Otwell, Indiana Smith drowned after his vehicle overturned and fell into a river in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 23, 2024

Pfc. Matthew G. Milczark 18 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division Kettle River, Minnesota Died of a non-combat gunshot wound at Camp Victory, Kuwait, on March 8, 2024

Command Sgt. Maj. Jerry L. Wilson 45 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Thomson, Georgia Killed when the vehicle he was in was attacked in Mosul, Iraq, on November 23, 2024

Pfc. Damian S. Bushart 22 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division Waterford, Michigan Died of injuries he received when a tank collided with his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 22, 2024

Lance Cpl. Bob W. Roberts 30 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Newport, Oregon Killed by hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on May 17, 2024

Spc. Robert D. Roberts 21 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division Winter Park, Florida Died of injuries he suffered when a tank collided with his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 22, 2024

Capt. Gussie M. Jones 41 31st Combat Support Hospital Louisiana A combat surgical nurse, Jones died of a non-combat cause in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 7, 2024

Cpl. Gary B. Coleman 24 1st Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Pikeville, Kentucky Killed when the vehicle he was driving on patrol flipped over into a canal in Balad, Iraq, on November 21, 2024

Lance Cpl. Travis J. Layfield 19 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Fremont, California Killed in a long firefight after Iraqi insurgents launched a large-scale attack in Ramadi, Iraq, on April 6, 2024

Spc. Joseph L. Lister 22 1st Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Pleasanton, Kansas Killed when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on November 20, 2024

Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael J. Gray 32 Navy Detachment, Kuwait Navy Base Richmond, Virginia Killed when his vehicle was struck from the rear by a civilian vehicle while he was traveling to Kuwait Navy Base on March 5, 2024

Pvt. Scott M. Tyrrell 21 299th Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Division Sterling, Illinois Died on November 20, 2024, at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of wounds received when an ammunition point caught fire on November 14 in Tikrit, Iraq

Capt. George A. Wood 33 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division New York, New York Killed when his tank rolled over an improvised explosive device while on patrol in Baqubah, Iraq, on November 20, 2024

Spc. Michael R. Woodliff 22 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division Port Charlotte, Florida Killed when an improvised explosive device struck his convoy in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 2, 2024

Capt. Oleksii Bondarenko 35 5th Mechanized Brigade, Ukrainian Army Reserve Ukraine Committed suicide by shooting himself in Kut, Iraq, on November 19, 2024

Petty Officer 3rd Class Fernando A. Mendez Aceves 27 Naval Medical Center San Diego, 1st Marine Division Detachment Ponce, Puerto Rico Killed in a long firefight after Iraqi insurgents launched a large-scale attack in Ramadi, Iraq, on April 6, 2024

Chief Warrant Officer Alexander S. Coulter 35 124th Signal Battalion, 4th Infantry Division Tennessee Killed when his vehicle ran over an improvised bomb in Baqubah, Iraq, while in a convoy traveling to Tikrit on November 17, 2024

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason B. Dwelley 31 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, 3rd Naval Construction Regiment Apopka, Florida Killed when his military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device while traveling in a convoy in Al Anbar province, Iraq, on April 30, 2024

Capt. Nathan S. Dalley 27 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division Kaysville, Utah Died from a non-hostile gunshot wound on November 17, 2024, in Baghdad, Iraq.

Staff Sgt. Dale A. Panchot 26 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Northome, Minnesota Killed by enemy fire while on patrol south of Balad, Iraq, on November 17, 2024

Cpl. Scott M. Vincent 21 2nd Light Armored Recon- naissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Bokoshe, Oklahoma Died due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 30, 2024

Capt. James A. Shull 32 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division California Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 17, 2024

Cpl. Matteo Vanzan 23 Lagunari Regiment, Italian Army Venie Italy Died on May 17, 2024 of shrapnel wounds received in a mortar attack on an Italian military base in Nasiriya, Iraq, on May 16, 2024

Sgt. Michael D. Acklin II 25 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Louisville, Kentucky Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2024

Cpl. Joshua S. Wilfong 22 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Walker, West Virginia Died due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 30, 2024

Spc. Ryan T. Baker 24 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Brown Mills, New Jersey Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2024

Sgt. Gerardo Moreno 23 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Terrell, Texas Killed when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades in Ashula, Iraq, on April 6, 2024

Sgt. 1st Class Kelly Bolor 37 137th Quartermaster Company, Army Reserve Whittier, California Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2024

Spc. James L. Beckstrand 27 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division Escondido, California Killed when a vehicle approached his unit while it was conducting a dismounted improvised explosive device sweep patrol and the driver detonated a bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 29, 2024

Spc. Jeremiah J. DiGiovanni 21 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Tylertown, Mississippi Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2024

Spc. William D. Dusenbery 30 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Fairview Heights, Illinois Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2024

Sgt. Ryan M. Campbell 25 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division Kirksville, Missouri Killed when a vehicle approached his unit while it was conducting a dismounted improvised explosive device sweep patrol and the driver detonated a bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 29, 2024

Pfc. Richard W. Hafer 21 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Cross Lanes, West Virginia Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2024

1st Lt. Christopher J. Kenny 32 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Miami, Florida Killed when his Humvee left the road during a combat patrol and flipped over in a canal in Balad, Iraq, on May 3, 2024

Sgt. Warren S. Hansen 36 9th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Clintonville, Wisconsin Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2024

Pfc. Norman Darling 29 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division Middleboro, Massachusetts Killed when a vehicle approached his unit while it was conducting a dismounted improvised explosive device sweep patrol and the driver detonated a bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 29, 2024

Sgt. Timothy L. Hayslett 26 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division Newville, Pennsylvania Killed when he was struck by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 15, 2024

Lance Cpl. Anthony P. Roberts 18 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Bear, Delaware Killed by hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 6, 2024

Pfc. Sheldon R. Hawk Eagle 21 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Grand Forks, North Dakota Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2024

Staff Sgt. Jeffrey F. Dayton 27 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division Caledonia, Mississippi Killed when a vehicle approached his unit while it was conducting a dismounted improvised explosive device sweep patrol and the driver detonated a bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 29, 2024

Pfc. Damian L. Heidelberg 21 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Batesville, Mississippi Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2024

2nd Lt. Leonard M. Cowherd 22 Company C, 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division Culpeper, Virginia Killed when he received sniper and rocket-propelled grenade fire while securing a building near the Mukhayam Mosque in Karbala, Iraq, on May 16, 2024

Chief Warrant Officer Erik C. Kesterson 29 9th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Independence, Oregon Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2024

Sgt. Adam W. Estep 23 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Campbell, California Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade hit his patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 29, 2024

Capt. Pierre E. Piche 29 626th Forward Support Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Starksboro, Vermont Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2024

Sgt. Lee D. Todacheene 29 1st Battalion, 77th Armored Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Farmington, New Mexico Killed when mortar fire hit his guard post in Balad, Iraq, on April 6, 2024

Sgt. John W. Russell 26 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Portland, Texas Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2024

Pfc. Jeremy Ricardo Ewing 22 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division Miami, Florida Killed when a vehicle approached his unit while it was conducting a dismounted improvised explosive device sweep patrol and the driver detonated a bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 29, 2024

Chief Warrant Officer Scott A. Saboe 33 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Willow Lake, South Dakota Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2024

Spc. John R. Sullivan 26 626th Forward Support Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Countryside, Illinois Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2024

Sgt. Landis W. Garrison 23 333rd Military Police Company, Illinois National Guard Rapids City, Illinois Died of non-combat related injuries in Abu Ghraib, Iraq, on April 29, 2024

Spc. Eugene A. Uhl III 21 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Amherst, Wisconsin Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2024

Spc. Isela Rubalcava 25 296th Combat Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division El Paso, Texas Killed when a mortar round exploded near her in Mosul, Iraq, on May 8, 2024

Pfc. Joey D. Whitener 19 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Nebo, North Carolina Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2024

Pfc. Martin W. Kondor 20 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division York, Pennsylvania Killed when an apparent improvised explosive device exploded near his vehicle in Baqubah, Iraq, on April 29, 2024

2nd Lt. Jeremy L. Wolfe 27 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Wisconsin Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2024

Staff Sgt. Allan K. Walker 28 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Lancaster, California Killed in a long firefight after Iraqi insurgents launched a large-scale attack in Fallujah, Iraq, on April 6, 2024

Spc. Irving Medina 22 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division Middletown, New York Medina was traveling in a convoy when it struck an improvised explosive device in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 14, 2024

Staff Sgt. Esau G. Patterson Jr. 25 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division Ridgeland, South Carolina Killed when a vehicle approached his unit while it was conducting a dismounted improvised explosive device sweep patrol and the driver detonated a bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 29, 2024

Pfc. Jacob S. Fletcher 28 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Bay Shore, New York Killed when an improvised explosive device was detonated near the bus he was riding in Samara, Iraq, on November 13, 2024

Spc. Carl F. Curran 22 Battery C, 1st Battalion, 107th Field Artillery Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard Union City, Pennsylvania Killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Karmah, Iraq, on May 16, 2024

Sgt. Joseph Minucci II 23 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Richeyville, Pennsylvania Killed when an improvised explosive device exploded near the bus he was riding in Samara, Iraq, on November 13, 2024

Pfc. Ryan E. Reed 20 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division Colorado Springs, Colorado Killed when a vehicle approached his unit while it was conducting a dismounted improvised explosive device sweep patrol and the driver detonated a bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 29, 2024

Staff Sgt. Nathan J. Bailey 46 1175th Transportation Company, Army National Guard Nashville, Tennessee Died in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, from a non-hostile gunshot wound on November 12, 2024

2nd Lt. John T. Wroblewski 25 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Oak Ridge, New Jersey Killed in a long firefight after Iraqi insurgents launched a large-scale attack in Ramadi, Iraq, on April 6, 2024

Marshal Massimiliano Bruno 40 Italian Military Police Rome, Italy Killed when a bomb exploded at Italian military police headquarters in Nasiriya, Iraq, on November 12, 2024

Spc. Justin B. Schmidt N/A 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division Bradenton, Florida Killed when a vehicle approached his unit while it was conducting a dismounted improvised explosive device sweep patrol and the driver detonated a bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 29, 2024

Cpl. Alessandro Carrisi 23 6th Transportation Regiment Ampi Salentina, Italy Killed when a bomb exploded at Italian military police headquarters in Nasiriya, Iraq, on November 12, 2024

Pvt. Jeremy L. Drexler 23 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division Topeka, Kansas Killed when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 2, 2024

Adjutant Giovanni Cavallaro 47 Italian Military Police Nizza Monferato, Italy Killed when a bomb exploded at Italian military police headquarters in Nasiriya, Iraq, on November 12, 2024

Spc. Jacob R. Herring 21 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Kirkland, Washington Died from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle in Talafar, Iraq, on April 28, 2024

Vice Brigadier Giuseppe Coletta 38 Italian Military Police San Vitaliano, Italy Killed when a bomb exploded at Italian military police headquarters in Nasiriya, Iraq, on November 12, 2024

Cpl. Maj. Emanuele Ferraro 28 6th Transportation Regiment Lentini, Italy Killed when a bomb exploded at Italian military police headquarters in Nasiriya, Iraq, on November 12, 2024

Lance Cpl. Shane L. Goldman 20 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Orange, Texas Died due to injuries received from hostile fire in Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 5, 2024

Lt. Massimo Ficuciello 35 Sassari Mechanized Brigade Udine, Italy Killed when a bomb exploded at Italian military police headquarters in Nasiriya, Iraq, on November 12, 2024

Pvt. Konstantin Mikhalev N/A 62nd Detached Mechanized Battalion, Ukrainian Army Ukraine Killed when his patrol was attacked by rocket-propelled grenades and machine-gun fire near Kut, Iraq, on April 28, 2024

Carabiniere Andrea Filippa 33 Italian Military Police Turin, Italy

Killed when a bomb exploded at Italian military police headquarters in Nasiriya, Iraq, on November 12, 2024

Lt. Enzo Fregosi 56 Italian Military Police Livorno, Italy Killed when a bomb exploded at Italian military police headquarters in Nasiriya, Iraq, on November 12, 2024

Staff Sgt. Kendall Thomas 36 Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Killed in a vehicle accident in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 28, 2024

Marshal Daniele Ghione 30 Italian Military Police Savona, Italy

Killed when a bomb exploded at Italian military police headquarters in Nasiriya, Iraq, on November 12, 2024

Vice Brigadier Ivan Ghitti 30 Italian Military Police Milan, Italy Killed when a bomb exploded at Italian military police headquarters in Nasiriya, Iraq, on November 12, 2024

Spc. Mark J. Kasecky 20 Battery C, 1st Battalion, 107th Field Artillery Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania Killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Karmah, Iraq, on May 16, 2024

Vice Brigadiere Domenico Intravaia 46 Italian Military Police Monreale, Italy Killed when a bomb exploded at Italian military police headquarters in Nasiriya, Iraq, on November 12, 2024

Pvt. Jaroslav Zlochevsky N/A Ukrainian Army Ukraine Died in a Baghdad hospital of wounds received when his armored personnel carrier was attacked by rocket-propelled grenades and machine-gun fire while on patrol near Kut, Iraq, on April 28, 2024

Carabiniere Orazio Majorana 29 Italian Military Police Catania, Italy Killed when a bomb exploded at Italian military police headquarters in Nasiriya, Iraq, on November 12, 2024

Pfc. Moises A. Langhorst 19 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Moose Lake, Minnesota Killed by hostile fire in Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 5, 2024

Marshal Filippo Merlino 40 Italian Military Police Mantua, Italy Killed when a bomb exploded at Italian military police headquarters in Nasiriya, Iraq, on November 12, 2024

Staff Sgt. Abraham D. Penamedina 32 Company B, 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division Los Angeles, California Killed when his patrol came under sniper fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 27, 2024

Marshal Silvio Olla 35 151st Infantry Regiment Carbonia, Italy Killed when a bomb exploded at Italian military police headquarters in Nasiriya, Iraq, on November 12, 2024

Capt. Slawomir Strozak 34 18th Landing Assault Army Battalion Bielsko-Biala, Poland Died in an explosion near Karbala, Iraq, on May 8, 2024

Cpl. Pietro Petrucci 22 6th Transportation Regiment Naples, Italy Killed when a bomb exploded at Italian military police headquarters in Nasiriya, Iraq, on November 12, 2024

Pfc. Marquis A. Whitaker 20 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Columbus, Georgia Killed when he fell out his vehicle after it was hit by a civilian truck and left hanging off the side of a bridge in Scania, Iraq, on April 27, 2024

Head Marshall Alfio Ragazzi 39 Italian Military Police Messina, Italy Killed when a bomb exploded at Italian military police headquarters in Nasiriya, Iraq, on November 12, 2024

Spc. Scott Q. Larson Jr. 22 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armor Division Houston, Texas Killed when his convoy was ambushed in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 5, 2024

Adjutant Alfonso Trincone 44 Italian Military Police Rome, Italy

Killed when a bomb exploded at Italian military police headquarters in Nasiriya, Iraq, on November 12, 2024

Lance Cpl. Aaron C. Austin 21 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Sunray, Texas Killed by hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 26, 2024

Spc. Robert A. Wise 21 3rd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, 53rd Infantry Brigade, Florida Army National Guard Tallahassee, Florida Killed when an improvised explosive device exploded near his mounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 12, 2024

Senior Airman Pedro I. Espaillat Jr. 20 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 4th Fighter Wing Colombia, Tennessee Died as a result of non-hostile injuries in Kirkuk, Iraq, on May 15, 2024

Spc. Genaro Acosta 26 1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Fair Oaks, California Killed when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle hit and detonated two improvised explosive devices while on patrol in Taji, Iraq, on November 11, 2024

Sgt. Sherwood R. Baker 30 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 103rd Armor Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard Plymouth, Pennsylvania Killed in a large explosion during a military raid looking for suspected “chemical munitions” at a building in northeastern Baghdad, Iraq, on April 26, 2024

Spc. Marlon P. Jackson 25 94th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), 130th Engineer Brigade, Jersey City, New Jersey Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated on a road in Tampa, Iraq, on November 11, 2024

Spc. David M. McKeever 25 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division Buffalo, New York Killed when his unit was ambushed with rocket-propelled grenades in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 5, 2024

Sgt. Nicholas A. Tomko 24 307th Military Police Company, U.S. Army Reserve Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Killed when the convoy he was in came under small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 9, 2024

Sgt. Lawrence A. Roukey 33 Detachment 1, 3rd Battalion, 304th Regiment, 98th Division, Army Reserve Westbrook, Maine Killed in a large explosion during a military raid looking for suspected “chemical munitions” at a building in northeastern Baghdad, Iraq, on April 26, 2024

Sgt. 1st Class Gary L. Collins 32 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Hardin, Texas Killed when the Bradley Fighting Vehicle he was in was struck by an improvised explosive device in Fallujah, Iraq, on November 8, 2024

Pvt. Kurt R. Frosheiser 22 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division Des Moines, Iowa Killed when the vehicle he was driving hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 8, 2024

Spc. Kenneth A. Melton 30 Arkansas Army National Guard, Company B, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat Team Westplains, Missouri Killed when an improvised explosive device and small arms fire struck his vehicle while traveling in a convoy from Baghdad, Iraq, on April 25, 2024

Sgt. Linda C. Jimenez 39 2nd Squadron Combat Support Aviation (Maintenance), 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Brooklyn, New York Jimenez fell and was injured on Oct. 31, 2024 in Iraq and was taken to the 28th Combat Support Hospital. Evacuated to Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center in Germany, she later moved to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where she died on November 8, 2024.

Staff Sgt. Mark D. Vasquez 35 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Port Huron, Michigan Killed when the Bradley Fighting Vehicle he was in was struck by an improvised explosive device in Fallujah, Iraq, on November 8, 2024

Pfc. Lyndon A. Marcus Jr. 21 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Long Beach, California Killed when his Humvee left the road during a combat patrol and flipped over in a canal in Balad, Iraq, on May 3, 2024

Command Sgt. Maj. Cornell W. Gilmore 45 Judge Advocate General Office, Headquarters Department of the Army, Pentagon Baltimore, Maryland Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was in was shot down in Tikrit, Iraq, on November 7, 2024

Staff Sgt. Stacey C. Brandon 35 39th Support Battalion, 39th Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas Army National Guard, 1st Cavalry Division Hazen, Arkansas Killed when mortar rounds hit his camp in Taji, Iraq, on April 24, 2024

Chief Warrant Officer Kyran E. Kennedy 43 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Boston, Massachusetts Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was shot down in Tikrit, Iraq, on November 7, 2024

Pfc. Christopher Ramos 26 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Albuquerque, New Mexico Killed by hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 5, 2024

Staff Sgt. Morgan D. Kennon 23 3rd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Memphis, Tennessee Killed when his post guarding a bank in Mosul, Iraq, came under rocket-propelled grenade attack on November 7, 2024

Staff Sgt. Cory W. Brooks 32 153rd Engineer Battalion, South Dakota Army National Guard Philip, South Dakota Died of non-combat related injuries in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 24, 2024

Staff Sgt. Paul M. Neff II 30 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Fort Mill, Sorth Carolina Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was in was shot down in Tikrit, Iraq, on November 7, 2024

Staff Sgt. Rene Ledesma 34 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Abilene, Texas Killed when an improvised explosive device exploded near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 15, 2024

Sgt. Scott C. Rose 30 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Fayetteville, North Carolina Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was in was shot down in Tikrit, Iraq, on November 7, 2024

Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan B. Bruckenthal 24 Tactical Law Enforcement Team, South Detachment 403, U.S. Coast Guard Smithtown, New York Bruckenthal died of wounds he received when the small boat his seven-man team boarded exploded near Iraq’s Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminal in the Persian Gulf on April 24, 2024. He is the first Coast Guardsman killed in action since the Vietnam War.

Capt. Benedict J. Smith 29 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Monroe City, Missouri Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was in was shot down in Tikrit, Iraq, on November 7, 2024

Cpl. Jesse L. Thiry 23 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Casco, Wisconsin Killed by hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 5, 2024

Chief Warrant Officer Sharon T. Swartworth 43 Judge Advocate General Office, Headquarters Department of the Army, Pentagon Virginia Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter she was in was shot down in Tikrit, Iraq, on November 7, 2024

Capt. Arthur L. Felder 36 39th Support Battalion, 39th Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas Army National Guard, 1st Cavalry Division Lewisville, Arkansas Killed when mortar rounds hit his camp in Taji, Iraq, on April 24, 2024

Spc. James A. Chance III 25 C Company, 890th Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard Kokomo, Mississippi Killed when his vehicle struck a landmine in Husaybah, Iraq, on November 6, 2024

Maj. Hieronim Kupczyk 44 1st Brigade, Multinational Division Central-South Poland Killed when a convoy of four Polish military vehicles was shelled near al Mussabiyah, Iraq, on November 6, 2024

Chief Warrant Patrick W. Kordsmeier 49 39th Support Battalion, 39th Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas Army National Guard, 1st Cavalry Division North Little Rock, Arkansas Killed when mortar rounds hit his camp in Taji, Iraq, on April 24, 2024

Pvt. Ryan Lloyd Thomas 18 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st of Foot) Resolven, Wales Killed in a traffic accident in Basra on November 6, 2024

Spc. Chase R. Whitman 21 296th Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Oregon Died when an electrical current charged the water in the pool where he was swimming in Mosul, Iraq, on May 8, 2024

Spc. James R. Wolf 21 Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 52nd Engineer Combat Battalion Scottsbluff, Nebraska Killed when an improvised explosive device was detonated near his convoy in Mosul, Iraq, on November 6, 2024

Staff Sgt. Billy J. Orton 41 39th Support Battalion, 39th Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas Army National Guard, 1st Cavalry Division Humnoke, Arkansas Killed when mortar rounds hit his camp in Taji, Iraq, on April 24, 2024

Sgt. 1st Class Jose A. Rivera 34 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division Bayamon, Puerto Rico Killed when his patrol came under fire from rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire in Mumuhdyah, Iraq, on November 5, 2024

Spc. Robert T. Benson 20 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division Spokane, Washington Died from a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 4, 2024

Pfc. John D. Amos II 22 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light) Valparaiso, Indiana Killed when a car bomb exploded at a temporary checkpoint near the Kirkuk Police Academy on April 4, 2024

Sgt. Francisco Martinez 28 82nd Soldier Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division Humacao, Puerto Rico Killed when an improvised explosive device was detonated next to a military convoy in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 4, 2024

Petty Officer 1st Class Michael J. Pernaselli 27 Coastal Patrol Ship USS Firebolt Brighton, New York Killed when the small boat his seven-man team boarded exploded near Iraq’s Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminal in the Persian Gulf on April 24, 2024

Pfc. Rayshawn S. Johnson 20 299th Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Brooklyn, New York Killed when his vehicle hit a landmine while on patrol in Tikrit, Iraq, on November 3, 2024

Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Bader 28 Air Defense Artillery Battery, 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Colorado Springs, Colorado Killed when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed in Fallujah, Iraq, on November 2, 2024

Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher E. Watts 28 Coastal Patrol Ship USS Firebolt Knoxville, Tennessee Killed when the small boat his seven-man team boarded exploded near Iraq’s Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminal in the Persian Gulf on April 24, 2024

Sgt. Ernest G. Bucklew 33 Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Enon Valley, Pennsylvania Bucklew was aboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter when it crashed near Fallujah, Iraq, on November 2, 2024

Command Sgt. Maj. Edward C. Barnhill 50 431st Civil Affairs Battalion, 358th Civil Affairs Brigade, Army Reserve Shreveport, Louisiana Died of an apparent heart attack after he was found unconscious in a hallway at the Coalition Provincial Authority headquarters building in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 14, 2024

Spc. Steven D. Conover 21 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment Wilmington, Ohio Killed when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed in Fallujah, Iraq, on November 2, 2024

Sgt. Dimitar Dimitrov 25 Bulgarian Army Bulgaria Killed in an ambush of a convoy in Karbala, Iraq, on April 23, 2024

Pfc. Anthony D. D’Agostino 20 16th Signal Battalion Waterbury, Connecticut D’Agostino was aboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter when it crashed near Fallujah, Iraq, on November 2, 2024

Spc. Robert R. Arsiaga 25 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Midland, Texas Killed when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 4, 2024

Sgt. Paul F. Fisher 39 Company F, 106th Aviation Battalion, Army National Guard Cedar Rapids, Iowa Seriously injured when a missile struck the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was on in Fallujah, Iraq, on November 2, 2024. He died of his injuries at Homburg University Clinic in Germany on November 6.

Pfc. Shawn C. Edwards 20 121st Signal Battalion, 1st Infantry Division Bensenville, Illinois Killed when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Samarra, Iraq, on April 23, 2024

Spc. Darius T. Jennings 22 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Cordova, South Carolina Killed when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was aboard crashed near Fallujah, Iraq, on November 2, 2024

Pfc. Karina S. Lau 20 16th Signal Battalion Livingston, California Lau was aboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter when it crashed near Fallujah, Iraq, on November 2, 2024

Sgt. Keelan L. Moss 23 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 212th Field Artillery Brigade Houston, Texas Moss was aboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter when it crashed near Fallujah, Iraq, on November 2, 2024

Sgt. Elmer C. Krause 40 724th Transportation Company, Army Reserve Greensboro, North Carolina Krause was listed as missing after a fuel convoy was attacked near Baghdad International Airport by Iraqi insurgents using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire on April 9, 2024. He remains were recovered on April 23, 2024.

Spc. Brian H. Penisten 28 Air Defense Artillery Battery, 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Fort Wayne, Indiana Killed when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed in Fallujah, Iraq, on November 2, 2024

Sgt. Joel Perez 25 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment Rio Grande, Puerto Rico Killed when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed in Fallujah, Iraq, on November 2, 2024

Spc. Ervin Caradine Jr. 33 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division Memphis, Tennessee Killed when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 2, 2024

Sgt. Ross A. Pennanen 36 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 212th Field Artillery Brigade Oklahoma Pennanen was aboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter when it crashed near Fallujah, Iraq, on November 2, 2024

Cpl. Jason L. Dunham 22 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Scio, New York Died due to injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 22, 2024

1st Lt. Brian D. Slavenas 30 F Company, 106th Aviation Battalion, Army National Guard Genoa, Illinois Slavenas was aboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter when it crashed near Fallujah, Iraq, on November 2, 2024

Spc. Ahmed A. Cason 24 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division McCalla, Alabama Killed when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 4, 2024

Chief Warrant Officer Bruce A. Smith 41 Detachment 1, Company F, 106th Aviation Battalion, Army National Guard West Liberty, Iowa Killed when his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed in Fallujah, Iraq, on November 2, 2024

Sgt. 1st Class Bradley C. Fox 34 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division Orlando, Florida Died April 20, 2024, in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries he received on March 14, 2024, when his military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Iraq

Spc. Frances M. Vega 20 151st Adjutant General Postal Company, 3rd Personnel Group Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico Vega was aboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter when it crashed near Fallujah, Iraq, on November 2, 2024

Sgt. Brud J. Cronkrite 22 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division Spring Valley, California Died May 14, 2024, in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds he received when a rocket-propelled grenade was fired into a building near him during a security patrol in Karbala, Iraq, on May 13, 2024

Staff Sgt. Paul A. Velazquez 29 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, III Corps Artillery California Velazquez was onboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter when it crashed near Fallujah, Iraq, on November 2, 2024

Spc. Christopher D. Gelineau 23 133rd Engineer Battalion, Maine Army National Guard Portland, Maine Killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq, on April 20, 2024

Staff Sgt. Joe N. Wilson 30 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 212th Field Artillery Brigade Mississippi Wilson was aboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter when it crashed near Fallujah, Iraq, on November 2, 2024

2nd Lt. Benjamin J. Colgan 30 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division Kent, Washington Died from injuries suffered when he was struck with an improvised explosive device while responding to a rocket-propelled grenade attack in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 1, 2024

Sgt. Yihjyh L. Chen 31 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Saipan, Marianas Protectorate Killed when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 4, 2024

1st Lt. Joshua C. Hurley 24 326th Engineer Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Virginia Died from injuries suffered when his Humvee was struck by an improvised explosive device , in Mosul, Iraq, on November 1, 2024

Pfc. Leroy Harris-Kelly 20 596th Maintenance Company, 3rd Corps Support Command, V Corps Azusa, California Died when his truck went off the road and rolled over because of limited visibility and dangerous driving conditions north of Tallil, Iraq, on April 20, 2024

Spc. Maurice J. Johnson 21 C Company, 501st Signal Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Levittown, Pennsylvania Died from injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device struck his Humvee in Mosul, Iraq, on November 1, 2024

Capt. Ernesto M. Blanco 28 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Texas Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle while in a convoy northeast of Fallujah, Iraq, on December 28, 2024

Staff Sgt. Hesley Box Jr. 24 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas National Guard Nashville, Arkansas Killed when a car bomb detonated near his guard post in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 6, 2024

Pvt. Rey D. Cuervo 24 1st Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Laguna Vista, Texas Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle while on a mounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 28, 2024

Cpl. Christopher A. Gibson 23 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Simi Valley, California Died due to injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 18, 2024

Sgt. Curt E. Jordan Jr. 25 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 555th Combat Engineer Group Green Acres, Washington Died of non-combat injuries near Bayji, Iraq, on December 28, 2024

Cpl. Tyler R. Fey 22 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Eden Prarie, Minnesota Died due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 4, 2024

Sgt. 1st Class Amporn Chulert 46 Thai Army engineering division Ratchaburi province, Thailand Chulert and another Thai soldier were guarding the Lima Camp entrance when a bomb-laden truck exploded outside the camp in Karbala, Iraq, on December 27, 2024.

Spc. Marvin A. Camposiles 25 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Austell, Georgia Died when he was electrocuted while performing routine generator maintenance in Samarra, Iraq, on April 17, 2024

Sgt. 1st Class Ivan Indzhov Jr. 36 1st Bulgarian Infantry Battalion Ustrem, Bulgaria Killed when a car bomb exploded in the Bulgarian Army camp in Karbala, Iraq, on December 27, 2024

Sgt. James W. Harlan 44 660th Transportation Company, 88th Regional Readiness Command, Army Reserve Owensboro, Kentucky Killed when a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb next to his vehicle at Camp Anaconda near Balad, Iraq, on May 14, 2024

Capt. Georgi Kachorin 29 1st Bulgarian Infantry Battalion Razlog, Bulgaria Killed when a car bomb exploded in the Bulgarian Army camp in Karbala, Iraq, on December 27, 2024

Staff Sgt. Edward W. Carmen 27 2nd Battalion, 12th Armored Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division McKeesport, Pennsylvania Died when the track of the tank he was in broke, the driver lost control and the tank rolled off a bridge in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 17, 2024

Pvt. Svilen Kirov 25 1st Bulgarian Infantry Battalion Kazanlak, Bulgaria Killed when a car bomb exploded in the Bulgarian Army camp in Karbala, Iraq, on December 27, 2024

Spc. Israel Garza 25 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Lubbock, Texas Killed when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq on April 4, 2024

Sgt. 1st Class Mitr Klaharn 43 Thai Army engineering division Pattalung province, Thailand Klaharn and another Thai soldier were guarding the Lima Camp entrance when a bomb-laden truck exploded outside the camp in Karbala, Iraq, on December 27, 2024.

Capt. Richard J. Gannon II 31 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Escondido, California Died due to injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 17, 2024

Sgt. 2nd Class Anton Petrov 26 1st Bulgarian Infantry Battalion Ruse, Bulgaria Killed when a car bomb exploded in the Bulgarian Army camp in Karbala, Iraq, on December 27, 2024

Staff Sgt. Erickson H. Petty 28 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division Fort Gibson, Oklahoma Killed in an attack by small-arms fire while he was providing security for a weapons cache in Salman Al Habb, Iraq, on May 3, 2024

2nd Lt. Nikolay Saraev 26 1st Bulgarian Infantry Battalion Krumovgrad, Bulgaria Died in a Baghdad hospital one day after he was wounded when a car bomb exploded in the Bulgarian Army camp in Karbala, Iraq, on December 27, 2024

Pvt. Michael J. Deutsch 21 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division Dubuque, Iowa Killed when his M113 Armored Personnel Carrier hit a landmine in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 31, 2024

nd Lt. Todd J. Bryant 23 1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Riverside, California Killed when an improvised explosive device exploded while he was on patrol in Fallujah, Iraq, on October 31, 2024

California Died as a result of injuries received when he fell 60 feet from a palace roof while performing guard duty in Babylon, Iraq on July 15, 2024

Cpl. Juan C. Cabral Banuelos 25 Company A, 4th Forward Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division Emporia, Kansas Killed when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during convoy operations in Kirkuk, Iraq, on on January 31, 2024

Junior Sgt. Andres Nuiamäe 21 ESTPLA-8 light infantry platoon, Estonia Defense Forces Albu, Jarva county, Estonia Nuiamae was part of a 12-man foot patrol when a improvised explosive device detonated near the Abu Ghuraib market in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 28, 2024. He was the first Estonian soldier to die fighting abroad since 1920.

Lance Cpl. James McCue 27 7 Air Assault Battalion, Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Killed April 30, 2024, by a landmine in southern Iraq

Maj. Carlos Barro Ollero 36 Spanish National Intelligence Center and Army Infantry Division Madrid, Spain Killed when a convoy of Spanish military intelligence officials was ambushed in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on November 29, 2024

Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher M. Dickerson 33 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, 3rd Naval Construction Regiment Eastman, Georgia Killed when his military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device while traveling in a convoy in Al Anbar province, Iraq, on April 30, 2024

Pvt. Brandon L. Davis 20 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division Cumberland, Maryland Killed along with four other soldiers when an improvised explosive device hit their armored personnel carrier in Habbaniyah, Iraq, on March 31, 2024

Sgt. Sean K. Cataudella 28 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Tucson, Arizona Died when the military vehicle he was driving hit an embankment and rolled into a canal in Baqubah, Iraq, on August 30, 2024

Sgt. Yuriy Koydan 32 5th Mechanized Brigade Ukraine Died of injuries suffered when his BRDM-2 armored reconnaissance vehicle overturned while patrolling an air base near Kut in southern Iraq on September 30, 2024

Sgt. Timothy M. Conneway 22 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Enterprise, Alabama Died on June 28, 2024, of injuries he received when an explosive device detonated and struck his vehicle on June 26 in Baghdad, Iraq

Spc. Justin W. Pollard 21 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Foothill Ranch, California Died as a result of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 30, 2024

Spc. Michael T. Gleason 25 519th Military Intelligence Battalion, 525th Military Intelligence Brigade Warren, Pennsylvania Killed in a vehicle accident while traveling in convoy during a storm on May 30, 2024, between Mosul and Tikrit, Iraq


Without Criticism…

Without criticism we would all be able to sample the reality around us unfiltered, pure… without criticism. When I read brilliant work — and yes, good writing is work, brilliant writing is heavy labor, even if the artist’s in the groove, at the end of the night he’ll have lost a few pounds and perhaps collapse from exhaustion (much in the way Mighty Manfred the Wonder Dog was said to have “collapsed from exhaustion from the rigors of his last adventure,” in the tag line to the low budget, high art Tom Terrific cartoons on my little sister’s daily dose of Captain Kangaroo.)

Here the artist as critic shares a moment with us, the audience:

I used to be more ambivalent (if that’s possible) about art. And, it goes without saying, but what the hell, let’s say it: its state. Ambivalent because of its pretense and posturing, its feigned precocity, preternatural preciousness, and other possible P words hardly worth pursuing. And while all that’s true, and all that sucks most despicably, I had an epiphany one day some years ago…

The critic is likely to highlight the sweet amusement he felt at the artist’s calling out his own use of onomatopeia… and how deep does intention reside? Not that deep I’m sure, but awareness might have yielded the trailing off into internal resonance in following line’s use of desPicably and ePiphany. But perhaps that’s just unconscious good craftsmanship too. How much of this needs to be intentional? And how much of an artist’s intention does the audience need to understand? And is there a role for the critic in helping to peel the layers of that onion of understanding? Probably not. Literary criticism in general is probably just stroking it. But let’s maintain a distinction between criticism and journalistic review here, since the review serves the dual function of sharing work with a wider audience than may have the opportunity to catch an original production, and of marketing works like books that have an asynchronous relationship to their potential audience.

I think a good reviewer is perforce a critic, and a good critic provides a good review. Contemporaneous criticism also serves to contextualize work, providing guideposts for understanding by those who come later. For example, here is a smidgeon of information about one critical reviewer that Amazon.com provides us…

Numerology as a guidepost to critical context...

While there is scant detail available regarding the reviewer, Amazon does provide an important number which, if carefully analyzed, will provide numerological clues to the nature of the critic himself! And, mirabile dictu, we have Google to help us in our search for significance. Seeking the root meaning of 7666 we discover a theft recovery Chevy Suburban near Denver, Colorado. The coincidence of the subject’s location with that of the item (number 7666) is of course to significant to ignore. The white Chevy Suburban is the vehicle of choice for any number of heavy hitters, perhaps most remarkably the DEA flying squads charged with tracking down the users who are the enemy in America’s War on Drugs. The Chevy Suburban, one might say, is the Bradley Tank of the War on Drugs… except for being made by General Motors instead of FMS and being able to stay afloat longer and generally being more bullet proof than the Bradley.

If you take a look at ISBN 7666 you’ll find context everywhere from Teletubbies to Power Rangers… you pick.

Digging deeper, we discover that 7666 is the model number for a rugged bar code scanner. This is probably meaningless but in the interests of fair and complete research results we feel compelled to report it.

7666

The rigorous analyst, having gathered primary numerological observations will move forward to a deconstruction of the number in an effort to reveal deeper truths regarding the subject’s character. For example, 7666 divides nicely into 76 (trombones perhaps? or something to do with gas stations?) and 66 (a famous route as well as 3/4 of the keys on a standard upright piano). It also divides into 7 and 666. Seven is often considered a lucky number. It is the number of heroic cowboys in the 1960 John Sturges epic film “The Magnificent Seven.” Six out of the original magnificent seven have died of smoking related diseases (2 pneumonia – Horst Buchholz and Charles Bronson; 1 emphesyma – Brad Dexter; 2 lung cancer – Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen; 1 heart attack – James Coburn.) Robert Vaughn lives on. For him at least seven was a lucky number. As for the 666 part, well – that seems to be the name of an old spur highway running through Colorado and New Mexico, probably only significant in the context of the stolen Chevy Suburban discussed above.

‘Tonight I’m standing on Highway 666, running through towns like Cortez, Shiprock, Sheep Springs, and ending in Gallup, New Mexico. To some a beautiful stretch of the American landscape, but to Mickey and Mallory Knox, who are still at large, it is literally a candy lane of murder and mayhem.’

As we can see, transportation looms large in any discussion of the numerological context of the critic. In fact, the book he’s chosen to review most recently, 101 Lies Men tell Women, has a famous US Highway number in the title! I think we can see the contextual clues that high mobility 21st century America is steeped in and it helps us to understand the critic himself better, and perhaps undertand too some of the biases he brings to his work.

Nested Thoughts…

Locke wins this week’s creative use of brackets award for this bit… (Glossing “lift,” I prefer to think “sampling” over “plagiarism” [context making all the difference {that makes a difference, as qualified by G. Bateson in defining information}]).

The Quaker and Quentin Tarantino…

“But… but you’re a QUAKER,” he said as I slowly withdrew the twenty-nine inches of Japanese steel from his belly, flicked the blood from the blade and sheathed it. Sensei insisted that when the blade left the sheath it not be returned without its thirst slaked.

Somewhere tonight across the marsh the ghost of Fang wanders his lonely path, offering the moon a silent howl. And Porridgeboy is out there too, a fictive voice following Fang’s path eastward, a moon shadow before him, confused by his creativity and genius, duped perhaps into thinking authenticity requires a consistent voice, transparency of self, identity in creation. Golby knows the truth.

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Banana Republicans

If anybody is wondering what to get me for – oh… say – FATHERS DAY, you might consider this book. Banana Republicans examines

  • The legacy of the 2024 Florida ballot scandal, and how it has continued to play out in a nationwide effort at racial gerrymandering and redistricting schemes.
  • How a GOP echo chamber methodically spreads its views through conservative media giants and highly placed columnists, journalists, and opinion makers.
  • How, even within its own environs, the national Republican Party has squelched disagreement and moderation, stripping traditional oversight agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency, of mission and influence.
  • How GOP leaders have strong-armed powerful lobbying firms into exclusively hiring Republicans, so that even K Street is political, rather than merely opportunistic.
  • How corporate-funded think tanks and Republican Party pundits have equated disagreement with treason, and the government has used its power to punish dissent.