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May 2005 casualties
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May 01, 2005
  • Army Sgt. Derrick J. Lutters, 24, of Burlington, Colo.; assigned to the 891st Engineer Battalion, Kansas Army National Guard, Pittsburg, Kan.; killed May 1 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated while his unit was inspecting a bridge for enemy tampering along a supply route in Iraq.

    May 02, 2005
  • Army Sgt. John E. McGee, 36, of Columbus, Ga.; assigned to the 2101st Transportation Company, Alabama Army National Guard, Camden, Ala.; killed May 2 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle near Diwaniyah, Iraq.

  • Marine Capt. Kelly C. Hinz, 30, of Woodbury, Minn.; assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.; embarked aboard the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson killed May 2 when the F/A-18 Hornet aircraft he was piloting crashed in Iraq while flying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

  • Marine Maj. John C. Spahr, 42, of Cherry Hill, N.J.; assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.; embarked aboard the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson; killed May 2 when the F/A-18 Hornet aircraft he was piloting crashed in Iraq while flying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Tommy S. Little, 47, of Aliceville, Ala.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 114th Field Artillery Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard,Columbus, Miss.; died May 2 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio of injuries sustained on April 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee near Iskandariyah, Iraq.

    May 03, 2005
  • Army Staff Sgt. William J. Brooks, 30, of Birmingham, Ala.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed May 3 when his unit was conducting a route security mission and an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad.

  • Army Sgt. Stephen P. Saxton, 24, of Temecula, Calif.; assigned to the Army’s 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed May 3 when his unit was conducting a route security mission and an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad.

    May 07, 2005
  • Marine Sgt. Aaron N. Cepeda Sr., 22, San Antonio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), San Antonio; killed May 7 by enemy action while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Lance T. Graham, 26, San Antonio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), San Antonio; killed May 7 by enemy action while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Michael V. Postal, 21, Glen Oaks, N.Y.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed May 7 by enemy action while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jeffery L. Wiener, 32, of Louisville, Ky.; assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force; died May 7 in a combat-related incident in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

  • Marine Sgt. Michael A. Marzano, 28, of Greenville, Pa.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Phoenix, Ariz.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed May 7 in an explosion caused by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in a suicidal attack while he was conducting combat operations in Hadithah, Iraq.

    May 08, 2005
  • Army Spc. Steven R. Givens, 26, of Mobile, Ala.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died May 8 of injuries sustained from enemy small-arms fire in Balad, Iraq.

  • Army Pfc. Nicolas E. Messmer, 20, of Franklin, Ohio; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea; killed May 8 when he was conducting combat operations and an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Khalidiyah, Iraq. Also killed was Army Staff Sgt. Thor H. Ingraham.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Thor H. Ingraham, 24, of Murrysville, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea; killed May 8 when he was conducting combat operations and an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Khalidiyah, Iraq. Also killed was Pfc. Nicolas E. Messmer.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas C. Kirven, 21, of Richmond, Va.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed May 8 by enemy action while conducting combat operations in Alishang, Afghanistan.

  • Army Sgt. Gary A. Eckert Jr., 24, of Toledo, Ohio; assigned to the 983rd Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, Monclova, Ohio; died May 8 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained earlier that day when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Samarra, Iraq.

  • Marine Cpl. Richard P. Schoener, 21, of Hayes, La.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed May 8 while conducting combat operations in Alishang, Afghanistan.

  • Marine Cpl. Dustin A. Derga, 24, of Columbus, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Columbus, Ohio; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed May 8 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Ubaydi, Iraq.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Lawrence R. Philippon, 22, of Hartford, Conn.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed May 8 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Qa’im, Iraq.

    May 09, 2005
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Marcus Mahdee, 20, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 9 due to wounds sustained in an enemy explosion while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Karmah, Iraq.

  • Marine Staff Sgt. Anthony L. Goodwin, 33, of Mount Holly, N.J.; assigned to the 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed May 9 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Qa'im, Iraq.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Taylor B. Prazynski, 20, of Fairfield, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed May 9 in an explosion while he was conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Karmah, Iraq.

  • Marine Pfc. Stephen P. Baldwyn, 19, of Saltillo, Miss.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed May 9 in an explosion while he was conducting combat operations in Nasser Wa Salaam, Iraq.

    May 10, 2005
  • Army 1st Sgt. Michael J. Bordelon, 37, of Morgan City, La.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died May 10 at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, from injuries sustained April 23 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker military vehicle in Mosul, Iraq.

    May 11, 2005
  • Marine Lance Cpl. John T. Schmidt III, 21, of Brookfield, Conn.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; attached to 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force; died May 11 of wounds sustained in an explosion on Jan. 30 while he was conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Wesley G. Davids, 20, of Dublin, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Columbus, Ohio; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed May 11 in an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Karabilah, Iraq.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Jourdan L. Grez, 24, of Harrisonburg, Va.; assigned to 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Roanoke, Va.; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed May 11 when his amphibious assault vehicle struck an explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Karabilah, Iraq. Also killed were: Marine Pfc. Christopher R. Dixon; Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas B. Erdy, and Marine Lance Cpl. Jonathan W. Grant.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Jonathan W. Grant, 23, of Santa Fe, N.M.; assigned to the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Albuquerque, N.M.; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed May 11 when his amphibious assault vehicle struck an explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Karabilah, Iraq. Also killed were: Marine Pfc. Christopher R. Dixon; Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas B. Erdy, and Marine Lance Cpl. Jourdan L. Grez.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas B. Erdy, 21, of Williamsburg, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Columbus, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed May 11 when his amphibious assault vehicle struck an explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Karabilah, Iraq. Also killed were: Marine Pfc. Christopher R. Dixon; Marine Lance Cpl. Jonathan W. Grant, and Marine Lance Cpl. Jourdan L. Grez.

  • Marine Pfc. Christopher R. Dixon, 18, of Columbus, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Columbus, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed May 11 when his amphibious assault vehicle struck an explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Karabilah, Iraq. Also killed were: Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas B. Erdy; Marine Lance Cpl. Jonathan W. Grant, and Marine Lance Cpl. Jourdan L. Grez.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Samuel T. Castle, 26, of Naples, Texas; assigned to the 327th Signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade, Fort Bragg. N.C.; died May 11 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated in Asad, Iraq.

  • Marine Staff Sgt. Kendall H. Ivy II, 28, of Crawford, Ohio; assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed May 11 in an explosion while he was conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Karabilah, Iraq.

    May 12, 2005
  • Army Sgt. John M. Smith, 22, of Wilmington, N.C.; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, Calif.; killed May 12 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Iskandariyah, Iraq.

  • Army Pfc. Kenneth E. Zeigler II, 22, of Dillsburg, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed May 12 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad.

  • Army Sgt. Andrew R. Jodon, 27, of Karthaus, Pa.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed May 12 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Samarra, Iraq.

    May 13, 2005
  • Army Pfc. Travis W. Anderson, 28, of Hooper, Colo.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed May 13 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy in Bayji, Iraq.

    May 14, 2005
  • Sgt. Charles C. Gillican III, 35, of Brunswick, Ga.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Army National Guard, Brunswick, Ga.; died May 14 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, of injuries sustained in a military vehicle accident.

    May 16, 2005
  • Army Sgt Jacob M. Simpson, 24, of Ashland, Ore.; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed May 16 when a rocket-propelled grenade struck the building he was securing in Tal Afar, Iraq.

    May 17, 2005
  • Army Pfc. Wesley R. Riggs, 19, of Baytown, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died May 17 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted position in Tikrit, Iraq.

    May 18, 2005
  • Army Sgt. Antwan L. Walker, 22, of Tampa, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed May 18 when his camp was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire in Ramadi, Iraq.

    May 19, 2005
  • Army Sgt. Robin V. Fell, 22, of Shreveport, La.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 156th Armor Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team, Louisiana Army National Guard, Shreveport, La.; killed May 19 when he was shot while conducting dismounted combat operations in Baghdad.

  • Army Sgt. Bernard L. Sembly II, 25, of Bossier City, La.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 156th Armor Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team, Louisiana Army National Guard, Shreveport, La.; killed May 19 when he was shot while conducting dismounted combat operations in Baghdad.

  • Army Pfc. Wyatt D. Eisenhauer, 26, of Pinckneyville, Ill.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed May 19 on an escort mission in a Humvee when an improvised explosive device detonated on a bridge in Mahmudiyah, Iraq.

    May 20, 2005
  • Army Sgt. Kurt D. Schamberg, 26, of Euclid, Ohio; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed May 20 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad.

  • Army Sgt. Brad A. Wentz, 21, of Gladwin, Mich.; assigned to the 180th Transportation Company, Army Reserve, Muskegon, Mich.; killed May 20 on a main supply route in Iraq when his convoy came under attack by enemy forces.

    May 21, 2005
  • Army Pfc. Steven C. Tucker, 19, of Grapevine, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Vicenza, Italy; died May 21 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained near Shinkay, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.

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

  • Army Sgt. John B. Ogburn III, 45, of Fruitland, Ore.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 116th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Oregon Army National Guard, Ontario, Ore.; killed May 22 when his driver swerved to avoid striking a civilian vehicle and his Humvee overturned in Kirkuk, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Charles T. Wilkerson, 30, of Kansas City, Mo.; assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed May 22 when unknown ordnance detonated near his tent in Baghdad.

  • Army Spc. Tyler L. Creamean, 21, of Jacksonville, Ark.; assigned to the 73rd Engineer Company, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed May 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Mosul, Iraq. Also killed was Army 1st Lt. Aaron N. Seesan.

  • Army 1st Lt. Aaron N. Seesan, 25, of Ohio; assigned to the 73rd Engineer Company, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed May 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Mosul, Iraq. Also killed was Army Spc. Tyler L. Creamean.

  • Army Sgt. Kenneth J. Schall, 22, of Peoria, Ariz.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed May 22 when the Humvee in which he was riding was involved in an accident in Yusafiyah, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Benjamin C. Morton, 24, of Wright, Kan.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed May 22 when his dismounted patrol encountered enemy small-arms fire in Mosul, Iraq.

    May 23, 2005
  • Army Pfc. Kyle M. Hemauer, 21, of Chilton, Wis.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, Virginia Army National Guard, Manassas, Va.; died May 23 of non-combat-related injuries in Zabul, Afghanistan.

  • Marine Sgt. Christopher S. Perez, 30, of Hutchinson, Kan.; assigned to Headquarters and Service Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 23 of wounds sustained in an indirect fire attack while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Joshua T. Brazee, 25, of Sand Creek, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; died May 23 in Qaim, Iraq, of non-combat-related injuries.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Russell J. Verdugo, 34, of Phoenix; assigned to the 767th Ordnance Company, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.; killed May 23 when an improvised explosive device detonated as he was responding to a report of an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

  • Army Sgt. Daniel Ryan Varnado, 23, of Saucier, Miss.; assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, Biloxi, Miss.; killed May 23 when his military vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device in Haswa, Iraq. Also killed were Spc. Bryan Edward Barron, Spc. Audrey Daron Lunsford and Staff Sgt. Saburant Parker.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Saburant Parker, 43, of Foxworth, Miss.; assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, Biloxi, Miss.; killed May 23 when his military vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device in Haswa, Iraq. Also killed were Spc. Bryan Edward Barron, Spc. Audrey Daron Lunsford and Sgt. Daniel Ryan Varnado.

  • Army Spc. Audrey Daron Lunsford, 29, of Sardis, Miss.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, McComb, Miss.; killed May 23 when his military vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device in Haswa, Iraq. Also killed were Spc. Bryan Edward Barron, Staff Sgt. Saburant Parker and Sgt. Daniel Ryan Varnado.

  • Army Spc. Bryan Edward Barron, 26, of Biloxi, Miss.; assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, Biloxi, Miss.; killed May 23 when his military vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device in Haswa, Iraq. Also killed were Spc. Audrey Daron Lunsford, Staff Sgt. Saburant Parker and Sgt. Daniel Ryan Varnado.

    May 24, 2005
  • Army Pfc. Jeffrey R. Wallace, 20, of Hoopeston, Ill.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed May 24 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad. Also killed were Sgt. Charles A. Drier and Spc. Dustin C. Fisher.

  • Army Spc. Dustin C. Fisher, 22, of Fort Smith, Ark.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed May 24 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad. Also killed were Sgt. Charles A. Drier and Pfc. Jeffrey R. Wallace.

  • Army Sgt. Charles A. Drier, 28, of Tuscola, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed May 24 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad. Also killed were Spc. Dustin C. Fisher and Pfc. Jeffrey R. Wallace.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Randy D. Collins, 36, of Long Beach, Calif.; assigned to the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, Calif.; died May 24 at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., of injuries sustained May 4 during a mortar attack in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Peter J. Hahn, 31, of Kenner, La.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Brigade Combat Team, Louisiana Army National Guard, New Iberia, La.; killed May 24 when his observation point was engaged by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Baghdad.

    May 25, 2005
  • Army Sgt. Alfred B. Siler, 33, of Duff, Tenn.; assigned to the Support Squadron, 278th Regimental Combat Team, Tennessee Army National Guard, Knoxville, Tenn.; killed May 25 when his Humvee hit another vehicle in Tuz, Iraq.

  • Marine Sgt. David N. Wimberg, 24, of Louisville, Ky.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Columbus, Ohio; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); died May 25 of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Hadithah, Iraq.

    May 26, 2005
  • Marine Maj. Ricardo A. Crocker, 39, of Mission Viejo, Calif.; assigned to the 5th Civil Affairs Group, Marine Forces Reserve, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; attached to II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed May 26 in a rocket-propelled grenade explosion while conducting combat operations in Hadithah, Iraq.

    May 27, 2005
  • Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua Michael Scott, 28, of Sun Prairie, Wis.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died May 27 of injuries sustained on May 26 when his OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter came under attack from small-arms fire and crashed in Buhriz, Iraq. Also killed was Chief Warrant Officer 4 Matthew Scott Lourey.

  • Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Matthew Scott Lourey, 40, of East Bethel, Minn.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died May 27 of injuries sustained on May 26 when his OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter came under attack from small-arms fire and crashed in Buhriz, Iraq. Also killed was Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua Michael Scott.

  • Army Sgt. Mark A. Maida, 22, of Madison, Wis.; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, Calif.; died May 27 in Baghdad of injuries sustained May 26 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Diyarah, Iraq.

    May 28, 2005
  • Marine 1st Sgt. Michael S. Barnhill, 39, of Folsom, Calif.; assigned to the 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Marine Forces Reserve, Eugene, Ore.; attached to 2nd FSSG, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed May 28 when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device near Haqlaniyah, Iraq.

  • Army Lt. Col. Albert E. Smart, 41, of San Antonio; assigned to the 321st Civil Affairs Brigade, U.S. Army Reserve, San Antonio; died May 28 of a non-combat-related illness in Doha, Qatar.

  • Army Spc. Phillip N. Sayles, 26, of Jacksonville, Ark.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed May 28 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his security position in Mosul, Iraq.

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

    May 30, 2005
  • Marine Cpl. Jeffrey B. Starr, 22, of Snohomish, Wash.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed May 30 by small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Ramadi, Iraq.

  • Air Force Staff Sgt. Casey Crate, 26, of Spanaway, Wash.; assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.; killed May 30 in the crash of an Iraqi air force aircraft during a training mission in eastern Diyala province, Iraq. Also killed were Maj. William Downs, Capt. Jeremy Fresques and Capt. Derek Argel.

  • Air Force Capt. Derek Argel, 28, of Lompoc, Calif.; assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.; killed May 30 in the crash of an Iraqi air force aircraft during a training mission in eastern Diyala province, Iraq. Also killed were Maj. William Downs, Capt. Jeremy Fresques and Staff Sgt. Casey Crate.

  • Air Force Capt. Jeremy Fresques, 26, of Clarkdale, Ariz.; assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.; killed May 30 in the crash of an Iraqi air force aircraft during a training mission in eastern Diyala province, Iraq. Also killed were Maj. William Downs, Capt. Derek Argel and Staff Sgt. Casey Crate.

  • Air Force Maj. William Downs, 40, of Winchester, Va.; assigned to the 6th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.; killed May 30 in the crash of an Iraqi air force aircraft during a training mission in eastern Diyala province, Iraq. Also killed were Capt. Jeremy Fresques, Capt. Derek Argel and Staff Sgt. Casey Crate.

    May 31, 2005
  • Army Sgt. Miguel A. Ramos, 39, of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico; assigned to the 807th Signal Company, 35th Signal Battalion, Army Reserve, Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico; killed May 31 when an enemy rocket exploded near his position in Baghdad.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Steven M. Langmack, 33, of Seattle; assigned to Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died May 31 of injuries sustained from enemy small-arms fire during combat operations in Qaim, Iraq.

     

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