Listing of Recent Non-combat Deaths

Surnames C -- E

Spc. Frank L. Cady III, 20, of Sacramento, Calif., died Oct.10, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. He was assigned to the 4th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.  The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.

Sgt. Charles Call 30, West Virginia, Gunshot, 2/3/2006. “When you see little children on the side of the roads who are so happy and giving you a thumbs up and waving, the look on their faces when I would hand out toys and candy to them, the grateful parents standing close by their children, watching in joy as their little ones get to share a small moment with the world’s greatest army — for that moment there was no war, no death, no destruction or hate ...”— Letter home from Iraq from Army Sgt. Charles Call to his mother, published in the Sunday Gazette-Mail, Jan. 23, 2005 LEON — One year after Chuck Call wrote these words to his mother, he committed suicide. For example, Call didn’t qualify for most veterans’ health benefits because in 2003, the VA suspended enrollment for higher-income veterans whom the VA has not determined to have a service-related condition. Call, who ran heavy equipment for a grading company, fit that category. http://www.veteransforamerica.org/index.cfm/page/Article/ID/7672

Pvt. Lewis T. D. Calapini, 21, of Waipahu, Hawaii Calapini died Jan. 23 from a non-hostile vehicle accident near Al Taqaddum, Iraq. He was assigned to Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. The accident is currently under investigation.

Seaman Anamarie Sannicolas Camacho, 20, of Panama City, Fla. held the Master-at-Arms rating and was assigned to U.S. Naval Support Activity Bahrain.  She died on October 22, 2007 of a gunshot wound.  Homicide at the hands of a fellow sailor.

Sgt. Radhames Camilomatos, 24, of Carolina, Puerto Rico, died in Taji, Iraq, on Jan. 7, 2006, from non-combat related injuries. Camilomatos was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

1st Lt. Jaime L. Campbell, 25, of Ephrata, Wash. Campbell was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Anchorage, Alaska. died near Tal Afar, Iraq, on Jan. 7, 2006 when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed.

Dominic Campisi (1974-2005)This memorial website was created in the memory of our beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin and great friend, Dominic Campisi. Dom was born in Pennsylvania on Sunday, May 19, 1974. He weighed only 5 lbs 5oz and he was a happy and contented child. Dom choose to leave us, six days after returning from Uzbekistan on April 17, 2005; just before his 31st birthday. http://www.angelfamilies.cityslide.com/page/page/2659853.htm

Airman Apprentice Adrian M. Campos, 22, of El Paso, Texas, was found dead in Dubai on April 21, 2008 due to a non-combat related incident.  He was assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Support Squadron 22, which was attached to the USNS Arctic.  The incident is under investigation.

Spc. Marvin A. Camposiles, 25, of Austell, Georgia, died April 17, 2004 in Samarra, Iraq, when he was electrocuted while performing routine generator maintenance. Camposiles was assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.

Lance Cpl. Dustin L. Canham, 21, of Lake Stevens, Wash., died March 23, 2008 from a non-hostile incident in Djibouti. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Portland, Ore.  The incident is under investigation.

Pfc. Michael M. Carey, 20, of Prince George, Virginia, died May 18, 2004 in Iraq. Apparently, Carey fell into a canal and did not resurface. His remains were recovered on May 18. Carey was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, California.

Spc. Frederick A. Carlson 25, Company B, 228th Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Died of a non-combat related cause in Taqqadum, Iraq, on March 25, 2006 "Huffing" caused guardsman's death A Pennsylvania National Guard soldier who died in Iraq this spring accidentally killed himself while inhaling from a container of pressurized air to get high, an Army investigation concluded. Frederick Carlson IV, 25, of Bethlehem, was found unconscious in his room at the base in Taqqadum shortly before 6 p.m. on March 26, 2006, according to an Army report obtained by The Morning Call of Allentown through a Freedom of Information Act request. Carlson went to sleep after returning from a mission at 6 a.m. and woke up around 4:30 p.m., investigators said. He was found unconscious a little more than an hour later and could not be revived. http://solventabuse.blogspot.com/2006/12/huffing-caused-gaurdsmans-death.html

Army Sgt. Michael C. Carlson, 22, of St. Paul, Minnesota. Carlson died in Mohammed Sacran, Iraq, when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle overturned. He was assigned to the 2d Battalion, 2d Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany. Died on January 24, 2005.

Staff Sgt. Edward W. Carmen, 27, of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, died April 17, 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq, when the track of the tank he was in malfunctioned. The tank driver lost control and the tank rolled off a bridge. Carman was assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 12th Armored Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Sgt. 1st Class Scott M. Carney, 37, of Ankeny, Iowa. He was assigned to the 2d Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division of the Iowa Army National Guard. He died on August 25, 2007 of wounds sustained from a non-combat related incident in Heart, Afghanistan. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.

Spc. Curtis A. Carter 25, Headquarters Company 3d Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Calvary Division Lafayette, Louisiana Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Kuwait on February 27, 2002 Spc. Justin B. Carter 21 Company E, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division Mansfield, Missouri Died from non-combat related injuries at Forward Operating Base McKenzie near Samarra, Iraq, on February 16, 2005 Justin Carter had a truck that locals had nicknamed the "Red Blur." "Everybody in town knew Justin and his truck," said Carter's stepfather and deer-hunting buddy, Brett Misemer. Carter, 21, of Mansfield, Mo., died Feb. 16 when an anti-armor weapon discharged inside an arms storage site in Iraq. He was assigned to Fort Benning. Carter was in a rush to live life, but he always kept track of details about friends and made time to speak to each person at family gatherings. He once invited a handful of friends from his barracks to his home for the Thanksgiving holidays. On Valentine's Day, he remembered to e-mail his mother, Becky, and send his love. "I thank God every day for giving me the chance to be raised by the best mother on earth!" he wrote just days before his death. Before he graduated from high school in Mansfield and enlisted in the Army, Carter was involved with the Future Farmers of America. His cousin, Rebecca Denney, remembered the adventures they had during high school, such as the prom they never quite made it to. He was the life of the party wherever he went, she said. http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/noadsindex/iraqcasualties/vignettes85.html

Chief Warrant Officer James Carter, 42, of Alabama.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  They died June 5, 2008 at Kandahar Army Airfield, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when the Kiowa helicopter they were in went down during a test flight.  They were assigned to the 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.  The incident is under investigation.

Spc. Justin B. Carter, 21, of Mansfield, Missouri. Carter died in Forward Operating Base McKenzie, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3d Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Benning, Georgia. Died on February 16, 2005.

 Pfc. Casey S. Carriker, 20, of Hoquiam, Wash., died June 13 in Kirkuk, Iraq, from injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. His death is under investigation. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Staff Sgt. Virgil R. Case 37, Company B, 145th Support Battalion, 116th Brigade Combat Team, Idaho Army National Guard Mountain Home, Idaho Died of non-combat related injuries in Kirkuk, Iraq, on June 1, 2005.  Army Sgt. 1st Class Virgil R. Case, 37, of Mountain Home, Idaho.  He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 145th Support Battalion, 116th Brigade Combat Team, Mountain Home, Idaho. Died on June 1, 2005.

Lance Cpl. James A. Casper 20, Battery E, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Coolidge, Texas Died in a non-combat related incident at Asad, Iraq, on March 25, 2004  The family of Lance Cpl. James A. Casper of Coolidge, Texas, also heard conflicting stories about his death.  An investigative report provided to his mother, Darlene Mitchell, says her son grabbed the barrel of another Marine's gun as the two were in the barracks, and Casper was shot as the Marine struggled to pull the gun away. The Marine who shot Casper eventually admitted that he lied in a statement because he was "scared."

Sgt. Gerald J. Cassidy, 31, He was in a convoy that was bombed in August 2006. He died Sept. 21, 2006 at Fort Knox, Ky., while part of the Warrior Transition Unit, a program for soldiers wounded too badly for active service but not badly enough to be hospitalized.   The cause of Cassidy's death remains undetermined. An autopsy performed for his family did not show a cause, but, according to Cassidy's family, it indicated he may have been unconscious for two days before he died. He had been suffering from severe headaches for some time.  http://www.indystar.com:80/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071011/LOCAL/710110468

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, 2003

Pfc. Stephen A. Castellano 21, Company C, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Long Beach, California.  Died from a non-combat related injury in Mosul, Iraq, on January 28, 2005  He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light) from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

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, 2004 A staff sergeant is accidentally shot to death while searching a bunker. [Roland L. Castro, 26, San Antonio TX] http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/4000 

Lance Cpl. Geofrey R. Cayer, 20, of Fitchburg, Mass., died July 18, 2006,  from a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.  The incident is under investigation.

Petty Officer 3rd Class David A. Cedergrene 25, Assigned to the 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic South St. Paul, Minnesota Died in a non-combat related incident near Iskandariaya, Iraq, on September 11, 2004.

Spc. Bernard L. Ceo, 23, of Baltimore, Maryland.  Ceo died in Al Taji, Iraq while conducting convoy operations and an 18-wheel tractor trailer accidentally struck the rear of his HMWWV, starting a fire and causing ammunition to detonate. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 243rd Engineer Company, Baltimore, Maryland. Died on October 14, 2005.

Lance Cpl. William C. Chambers, 20, of Ringgold, Ga.  Died July 1, 2007 from a non-hostile boat accident in the Euphrates River just off the shore of Al Anbar province. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. The accident is under investigation.

Spc. Doron Chan, 20, of Highland, New York, died March 18, 2004 near Balad, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle was cut off by a civilian vehicle. The military vehicle swerved, crossed into oncoming traffic, and flipped over. Chan was assigned to the Army Reserve's 411th Engineer Brigade, New Windsor, New York.

Capt. Jeremy A. Chandler 30, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Clarksville, Tennessee Died of non-hostile injuries while he was conducting training operations at Forward Operating Base Ripley in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2005.  Capt. Jeremy A. Chandler, 30, of Clarksville, Tennessee, died August 11 in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, while he was conducting training operations at Forward Operating Base Ripley. The incident is under investigation. Chandler was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Staff Sgt. William D. Chaney, 59, of Schaumburg, Ill., died May 18, in Landstuhl, Germany due to a non-combat related injury. Initial reports indicate that Chaney was medically evacuated from Iraq to Germany for surgery due to a sudden medical condition. He died from complications after surgery. Chaney was assigned to the Army National Guard, Company B, 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation Regiment, Chicago, IL.

Lance Cpl. Steven M. Chavez 20 ,2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Hondo, New Mexico Died of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq, on March 14, 2007

Jason Chelsea, 19, of Wigan. Last month apparently committed suicide due to concerns over what awaited him in Iraq – where he was to serve with the King’s Lancaster Regiment. (from report done Sept. 2006) Jason Chelsea, 19, a Kings, Lancashire and Border Regiment infantryman, died four days after taking an overdose. Shortly after taking the overdose, he told his parents that as part of training for Iraq he had been warned he might have to shoot children. His funeral was held in Greater Manchester. A military inquest is to be held into his death. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/5285816.stmhttp://www.nw-enquirer.co.uk/politics/politics_news/

Lance Cpl. Curtis A. Christensen Jr., 29, of Collingswood, N.J., died Jan. 11, 2008 from a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   The incident is currently under investigation.

Pfc. Ryan D. Christensen Illness in Iraq kills soldier from Shore (The Star-Ledger) A 22-year-old soldier from Spring Lake Heights who spent the last 10 months in Iraq died at a U.S. hospital, where he had been sent for treatment of an undisclosed illness, the Department of Defense announced.  http://www.nj.com/war/soldiers/index.ssf?/iraq/stories/casualties/list.html  Pfc. Ryan D. Christensen, 22, of Spring Lake Heights, N.J., died at the Medical University of Charleston in Charleston, S.C., on Nov. 24, 2005 of a non-combat related illness identified in Balad, Iraq, on Nov. 10. Christensen was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Lance Cpl. Jeffery L. Clark 24, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division Bay City, Florida Died of a non-hostile medical illness at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on July 22, 2003.

Lance Cpl. Lance M. Clark, 21, of Cookeville, Tenn., died Sept. 7, 2007 from a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar province, Iraq.  He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.  The incident is under investigation.

Master Sgt. Herbert R. Claunch, 58, of Wetumpka, Alabama died April 18, 2004 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after collapsing on the floor in his quarters. Claunch was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and was assigned to the Army National Guard, 217th Military Police Company, Prattville, Alabama.

Staff Sgt. Thomas W. Clemons 37, 2nd Battalion, 123rd Armor Regiment, Kentucky Army National Guard Leitchfield, Kentucky Died from a non-combat health-related incident in Diwaniya, Iraq, on December 10, 2006.

Pfc. Jennifer L. Cole, 34, of American Canyon, Calif., died Aug. 2, 2008 in Bayji, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident.  She was assigned to the 426th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.  The incident is under investigationCole died of a noncombat-related gunshot wound.

Pfc. Jayson David Coffman  September 1999. Presumed suicideHis story.

Spc. Zeferino E. Colunga, 20, Bellville TX  A specialist dies of pneumonia and leukemia.8/6/03 http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/4000

Army Spc. Anthony S. Cometa, 21, of Las Vegas, Nevada. Cometa died in Safwan, Kuwait, when his HMMWV rolled over. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1864th Transportation Company, 106th Transportation Battalion, Henderson, Nevada. Died on June 16, 2005.

Lance Cpl. Adam C. Conboy 21, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province on May 12, 2006.

Capt. David S. Connolly, 37, of Boston, Massachusetts. Connolly died in Ghazni, Afghanistan, when the CH-47 helicopter he was on crashed. He was assigned to the Army Reserves 1173rd Transportation Terminal Battalion, Brockton, Massachusetts.

Sgt. Brian R. Conner, 36, of Baltimore, Maryland.  Conner died in Al Taji, Iraq while conducting convoy operations and an 18-wheel tractor trailer accidentally struck the rear of his HMWWV, starting a fire and causing ammunition to detonate. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 243rd Engineer Company, Baltimore, Maryland. Died on October 14, 2005.

Master Sgt. James C. Coons 35, 385th Signal Company, 54th Signal Battalion Conroe, Texas. Diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq, Coons' body was found at an outpatient hotel at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on July 4, 2003. In December 2005, a military casualty board ruled that his suicide should be considered a casualty of war.

Sgt. 1st Class David A. Cooper Jr., 36, of State College, Penn., died Sept. 5, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq, from a non-combat related injury. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.

Jason Cooper 23, Monies, IA Terri Jones lost her son Jason Cooper just over a year ago. He was an Army Reservist in the Iraq War. On July 14, 2005, four months after returning home to Iowa, he hanged himself.

Spc. Richard Corcoran 34, Fort Bragg, Gunshot, 2/3/2005.  Spc. Richard T. Corcoran, 34, shot himself Feb. 3 at his ex-wife's home near the North Carolina base. He first shot her boyfriend several times, then shot her in the arm. Both survived. 'Served in Afghanistan. Suspected Lariam link.  Corcoran, the latest Fort Bragg suicide, was charged in 1989 in an incident in Glen Ridge, N.J., in which several football players were accused of raping a mentally retarded girl. The charges against Corcoran were dropped the day before the trial, and he won $200,000 in a federal civil-rights lawsuit claiming malicious prosecution. http://peacecorpsonline.org/messages/messages/2629/2028208.html

Sgt. Dennis A Corral, 33, of Kearney, Nebraska, died on January 1 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was in a convoy going to the Baghdad International Airport when his vehicle went out of control and rolled over. Corral was assigned to the 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.

Staff Sgt. Victor M. Cortes III 29, Company E, 703rd Forward Support Batttalion, 3rd Infantry Division Erie, Pennsylvania.  Cortes died in Baghdad, Iraq of non-combat related injuries. He was assigned to the 703rd Forward Support Batttalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on May 29, 2005.

Cpl. Christian S. Cotner, 20, of Waterbury, Conn., died May 30, 2008 from a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar province, Iraq.   He was assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan. The incident is currently under investigation.

Pfc. Dwane A. Covert Jr., 20, of Tonawanda, N.Y., died Nov 3, 2007 in Al-Sahra, Iraq, from injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 104th Transportation Company, 13th Corps Support Sustainment Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.  The incident is under investigation.

Spc. Gregory A. Cox, 21, of Carmichaels, Pennsylvania, died September 27, 2004 in Balad, Iraq, when his military vehicle was unintentionally run off the road by a civilian vehicle causing it to rollover. Cox was assigned to 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.

Pfc. Ryan R. Cox 19, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division Derby, Kansas Died as a result of a non-hostile gunshot wound he sustained near Najaf, Iraq, on June 15, 2003.

Staff Sergeant  Heather N.  Craig, 06/21/06 28 US U.S. Army 159th Air Ambulance Medical Company.  Non-hostile.

Spc. Richard M. Crane 25, Detachment 1, 325th Field Hospital, Army Reserve Independence, Missouri Died of non-combat related injuries in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on February 8, 2005. 

Staff Sgt. Casey Crate, 26, of Spanaway, Washington.  Crate died in the crash of an Iraqi air force aircraft during a training mission in eastern Diyala province. He was assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida. Died on May 30, 2005.

Spc. Michael J. Crutchfield 21, 3rd Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment Stockton, California Died of a non-combat related injury in Balad, Iraq, on December 23, 2006 suspected link to Lariam Between Christmas and New Year's 2006, five U.S. soldiers committed suicide after being informed they'd been ordered to serve an additional tour in Iraq. In Iraq itself, the military announced on Dec. 30 that soldier Michael Crutchfield of Stockton, California killed himself north of the capital, Baghdad. The day of his death, he e-mailed his foster brother and confidant, Johnny Sotello, to relate his pain to the remnants of his family still living in the area. "As you know, there are more people waiting for me to pull this trigger than there are waiting on my return to the states," Crutchfield wrote in a portion of the message, quoted by the Stockton Record. "I'm done hurting. All my life I've been hurting... end this pain," Crutchfield wrote at the end of his two-page message. http://www.antiwar.com/glantz/?articleid=10313

Pfc. Joseph Cruz 22, Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Whittier, California Died of non-combat related injuries sustained in an accident at Organ-E, Afghanistan, on October 15, 2005.   He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, Vicenza, Italy.

Sgt. Sirlou C. Cuaresma 25, 68th Engineer Company, 62nd Engineer Battalion, 13th Containment Command Chicago, Illinois Died from a non-combat related cause in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 21, 2006

1st Lt. Timothy W. Cunningham, 26, of College Station, Texas, died April 23, 2008 in Golden Hills, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a vehicle incident.   He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.  The incident is under investigation.

Staff Sgt. Joseph F. Curreri, 27, of Los Angeles, Calif., died Oct. 27, 2007 in Siet, Lake Jolo Island, Philippines from injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.  He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Wash.  The incident is under investigation.

Pfc. Brian K. Cutter 19 Company B, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Riverside, California.  Found unconscious on May 13, 2004, and was later pronounced dead in Al Asad, Iraq. The cause of death is under investigation. Governor Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Death of Riverside Marine Pfc. Brian K. Cutter. Governor Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement regarding the death of Pfc. Brian K. Cutter, of Riverside, CA: “Maria and I commend the devotion and bravery Brian displayed in representing his country during this difficult time; his sacrifice will not be forgotten.” Pfc. Cutter, 19, was found unconscious on May 13, and was later pronounced dead in Al Asad, Iraq. The cause of his death is still under investigation. He was assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force in Camp Pendleton, CA.In honor of Pfc. Cutter, Capitol flags will be flown at half-staff.

Capt. Nathan S. Dalley 27, Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division Kaysville, Utah Died from a non-hostile gunshot wound on November 17, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq. A captain is killed by a "non-hostile" gunshot. [Nathan S. Dalley, 27, Kaysville UT] http://www.truthout.org/cgibin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/4000

Cpt. Patrick D. Damon, 41, of Falmouth, Maine, died in Bagram, Afghanistan, on June 15, 2006, from a non-combat related cause. Damon was assigned to the Army National Guard's 240th Engineer Group, Augusta, Maine.  This incident is under investigation.

Chris Dana 23, Montana. Gunshot. Fort Harrison - 3/4/2007. It took several months of pushing, but finally, Chris Dana was ready. The 23-year-old veteran of the Iraq war, who served with the 163rd Infantry Battalion, Montana National Guard, agreed to see a counselor for post-combat stress. Members of his family, concerned for months about his change in behavior, believed they were starting to get through to him. Their son and brother promised to seek the help they all knew he so desperately needed. Then Dana canceled the appointment. He began screening his calls. He stopped showing up at drill with the National Guard. He quit his job at Target, cleaned his car and the trailer he shared with a friend. And then, on March 4, he shut himself into his bedroom, put a blanket over his head, and shot himself. http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2007/03/10/news/mtregional/news05.txt

Spc. Shawn M. Davies 22, Battery C, 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Hopewell, Pennsylvania.  Died of a non-combat related illness in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 8, 2004.

Machinist Mate Firema Bryant L. Davis 2001-11-07 20 Chicago Illinois USS Kitty Hawk Navy Bryant accidentally drowned in the Arabian Sea http://afghanistan.pigstye.net/wd.php?sort=unit

Staff Sgt. Craig Davis, 37, of Opelousas, Louisiana. Davis was assigned to the 603rd Transportation Company, 142nd Corps Support Battalion, Fort Polk, Louisiana. A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed on January 8 2004 while on a MEDEVAC mission in Fallujah, Iraq. Nine soldiers were killed in the incident.

Spc. Daryl A. Davis, 20, of Orlando, Florida, died November 29, 2004 in Iraq when his HMWWV was involved in a traffic accident. Davis was assigned to the Army National Guard's 144th Transportation Company, Marianna, Florida.

Maj. Gloria D. Davis 47, Assigned to the Defense Security Assistance Agency St. Louis, Missouri Died from a non-combat related incident in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 12, 2006

Nicholas Davis died on July 13, 2005, presumed suicideHis story.

Master Sgt. Jefferson Donald Davis 2001-12-05. 39, Watauga Tennessee Company D, 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Army One of three soldiers killed when a 2,000-pound satellite-guided bomb was targeted incorrectly and hit near his position north of Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2001 USA http://afghanistan.pigstye.net/wd.php?sort=unit

Sgt. Kyle Dayton, 22, of El Dorado Hills, Calif., died Dec. 3, 2007 in Ashwah, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident.  He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   The incident is under investigation.  Kyle Dayton was killed in what the U.S. Army calls a "non-combat" incident, though it happened while he helped provide security for a convoy, according to his wife. Dayton was responding to a convoy accident when one of the vehicles exploded or caught fire, according to the army.

James E. Dean.  Iraq Vet Commits Suicide by Inducing Police Action Veteran Slain in Police Standoff Was Devastated by Call-Up, Family Says By Megan Greenwell, Washington Post Staff Writer, Friday, December 29, 2006; B01 James E. Dean's first Christmas as a married man was supposed to be a joyous affair. The man everyone called Jamie had received a diagnosis of depression, but things were looking up. He frequently told Muriel, his wife of four months, that she was the best thing that had ever happened to him. He had plans to celebrate his 29th birthday two days before the holiday. His parents and grandmother, to whom he was extremely close, lived just a few miles away in the same St. Mary's County town -- perfect for sharing Christmas dinner and opening presents together. But everything good in Dean's life had been overshadowed by a letter he received three weeks earlier. The letter, from U.S. Army headquarters, instructed him to report to Fort Benning, Ga., on Jan. 14. From there, he was likely to be sent to Iraq. Dean had already fought in one war, serving 12 months as a sergeant, leading a small infantry unit on the front lines in Afghanistan. Army records show that he was an excellent soldier, and he had a fistful of awards to prove it: for service in defense of the nation, good conduct and outstanding marksmanship with rifles and grenades. He was such a good soldier, in fact, an Army spokesman said, that the military needed him back just three weeks after his first Christmas with his wife. He couldn't stomach the thought. His post-traumatic stress disorder, which was diagnosed shortly after he returned from Afghanistan, became worse immediately after he received the letter -- and so did his drinking and his rages, family members said. He would break down in front of his wife, telling her over and over that nobody knew what it had been like. "The next time you see me, it's going to be in a body bag," she said he told her as he walked out of their house for the last time. On Christmas night, Dean drove to his childhood home on the farm where his parents still live. He took up one of his hunting guns and called his family; he said he was going to kill himself. Fourteen agonizing hours later, he was dead -- not by his own bullet but by that of a Maryland state trooper. http://www.differentdrummercafe.org/iraqvetsuicide.html

Sgt. Robert Decouteaux  24, NY, Gunshot, 8/1/2005. Decouteaux died Saturday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He'd been airlifted from his home to a Temple hospital for emergency surgery, but died while doctors tried to save his life. http://www.kcentv.com/news/local-article-arch.php?nid=7692  Sgt. Robert Decouteaux, 24, of Rosedale, N.Y., died Saturday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He had been airlifted from his home to a Temple hospital for emergency surgery, but he died while doctors tried to save his life.

Spc. Michael S. Deem 35, Company D, Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division Rockledge, Florida Died of non-combat related injuries in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 24, 2005.  He was assigned to Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia.

Spc. Robert W. Defazio 21, 23rd Ordnance Company, 101st Ordnance Battalion, 29th Support Group West Babylon, New York.   Died of non-combat related injuries in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 24, 2005.   He was assigned to the 23rd Ordnance Company, Miesau, Germany.

Pvt. Jason L. Deibler 20, Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division Coeburn, Virginia Killed on May 4, 2003, by a non-combat weapon discharge in Kuwait.

Sgt. Jerry L. DeLoach, 45, of Jackson, Ga., died July 7, 2007, at Fort Knox, Ky. He had been medically evacuated from theater, and died of a non-combat related injury.  He was assigned to the Warrior Transition Unit at Fort Knox. 

1st Lt. Joseph D. deMoors, 36, of Jefferson, Ala. deMoors was assigned to the Army's 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo. died near Tal Afar, Iraq, on Jan. 7, 2006 when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed.

Sgt. 1st Class Jason F. Dene, 37, of Castleton, Vt., died May 25, 2008 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident on May 24.  ;He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Staff Sgt. Mike A. Dennie, 31, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, died September 29, 2004 in Balad, Iraq, from injuries sustained on September 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, when the driver of his military vehicle pulled off the road and lost control, causing it to roll over. Dennie was assigned to the 106th Finance Battalion from Kitzingen, Germany.

Sgt. Jeremy E. DePottey, 26, of Ironwood, Mich., died on Sept. 11 in Asadabad, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered in a single vehicle accident. DePottey was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. The incident is under investigation.

Sgt. 1st Class Robert V. Derenda, 42, of Ledbetter, Kentucky. Derenda was assigned to the U.S. Army Reserve's 1st Brigade, 98th Division, Rochester, New York.  Died on August 5, 2005, in Rubiah, Iraq, when a civilian fuel truck collided with their HMMWV while performing a convoy mission.

Spc. Isaac E. Diaz, 26, of Rio Hondo, Texas, died December 1, 2004 in Sharona, Afghanistan, when his military vehicle rolled over. Diaz was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light) from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

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 Spc. Kevin R. Dickson, 21, of Steelville, Mo., died Aug. 2, 2008 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident.  He was assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Group Support Battalion, Group Service Support Company, Fort Carson, Colo.   The incident is under investigation.

Pfc. James R. Dillon Jr. 2003-03-13. 19, Grove City Pennsylvania 3rd Light Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division Marines James died as a result of a self inflicted gun shot wound in Kuwait. http://afghanistan.pigstye.net/wd.php?sort=unit

Spc. Joshua P. Dingler, 19, of Hiram, Georgia. Three members of the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 108th Armor Regiment, Calhoun, Georgia died on August 15, 2005, in Al Mahmudiyah, Iraq, when their HMMWV accidentally rolled over into a canal.

Spc. Michael A. Diraimondo, 22, of Simi Valley, California. Diraimondo was assigned to the 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), based in Fort Carson, Colorado. A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed on January 8 2004 while on a MEDEVAC mission in Fallujah, Iraq. Nine soldiers were killed in the incident.

Maj. Duane W. Dively, 43, of Rancho California, California, died June 22, 2005 in Southwest Asia, in the crash of a U-2 aircraft. Dively had completed flying a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and was returning to his base when the crash occurred. Dively was assigned to the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, California.

Pfc. William T. Dix, 32, of Culver City, Calif., died April 27, 2008 at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident.   He was assigned to the 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, I Corps, Fort Lewis, Wash.  The incident is under investigation.

Capt. Derek A. Dobogai, 26, of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Died on August 22, 2007 of injuries suffered when his helicopter crashed. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The cause of the incident is under investigation.

Sgt. Philip A. Dodson, Jr., 42, of Forsyth, Ga. Died at Tallil Air Base, Iraq, on Dec. 2, 2005 of injuries sustained earlier that day when their truck accidentally rolled over. The soldiers were assigned to the Army National Guard's 148th Forward Support Battalion, 48th Brigade Combat Team, Forsyth, Ga. The incident is under investigation.

Chief Warrant Officer Patrick Dorff, 32, of Minnesota. Dorff's helicopter went down in the Tigris River while conducing a search on January 25, 2004 after four soldiers watercraft capsized. On January 29, his remains were recovered. Dorff was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation (Fort Drum); however, in support of mission requirements, he was attached to the 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.

Cpt. Nathanael J. Doring, 31, of Apple Valley, Minn., died May 30, 2006 following a nonhostile helicopter accident near Taqaddum on May 27. He was assigned to Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Maj. William Downs, 40, of Winchester, Virginia.  Downs died in the crash of an Iraqi air force aircraft during a training mission in eastern Diyala province. He was assigned to the 6th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida. Died on May 30, 2005.

1st Lt. Brandon R. Dronet, 33, of Erath, La. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2006 The Defense Department announced the names of eight Marines and two airmen killed in a Feb. 17, 2006 helicopter crash while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  All 10 died when two CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area, officials reported. The cause of the crash is under investigation. 

Pfc. Kasper A. Dudkiewicz, 22, of Mangilao, Guam, died in Mosul Jan. 15, 2006 when his Humvee was involved in a vehicle collision. Dudkiewicz was assigned to the 511th Military Police Company, 91st Military Police Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N. Y.

Pfc. Joseph J. Duenas 23, Company C, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101 Airborne Division Mesa, Arizona Died of non-combat related injuries while returning from combat operations in Kirkuk Province, Iraq, on March 30, 2006.  An investigation into this incident is being conducted.

Pfc. Amy A. Duerksen 19, Company D, 4th Combat Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland Died of a non-combat related injury in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 11, 2006. 

Sgt. Jeannette T. Dunn 44, 15th Sustainment Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Bronx, New York Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related injury in Taji, Iraq, on November 26, 2006.

Staff Sgt. Joan J. Duran, 24, of Roxbury, Mass., died August 10, 2007 in Iraq of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident.   He was assigned to the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3 Brigade Combat Team, 82 Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   The incident is under investigation.

Spc. Ciara M. Durkin, 30, of Quincy, Mass., died Sept. 28, 2007 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. She was assigned to the 726th Finance Battalion, Massachusetts Army National Guard, West Newton, Mass.  The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.

Spc. Robert L. DuSang, 24, of Mandeville, Louisiana, died June 30, 2004 in Navstar, Iraq, when a tire on the 5-ton vehicle in which he was riding blew out and the vehicle overturned. DuSang was assigned to the Army's 1st Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, Louisiana.

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, 2003 A staff sergeant dies in his sleep from fluid buildup in his lungs. [Richard S. Eaton Jr., 37, Guilford CT]http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/4000

Pvt. James H. Ebbers 19, 551st Military Police Company Tinley Park, Illinois Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Djibouti, Africa, on October 14, 2002

Pfc. Christopher M. Eckhardt 19, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Phoenix, Arizona Died of a non-combat related cause in Taji, Iraq, on May 3, 2006.  Eckhardt was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
The incident is under investigation.

Sgt. 1st Class Amos C. Edwards, Jr., 41, of Savannah, Ga., died in Ar Rutbah, Iraq, on Feb. 17, 2006, from a non-combat related cause. Edwards was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment, 48th Brigade Combat Team, Savannah, Ga.  The incident is under investigation.

Staff Sgt. Mark O. Edwards 40, Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard Unicoi, Tennessee Died from a non-combat related cause at his forward operating base near Tuz, Iraq, on June 9, 2005.  He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Erwin, Tennessee.

Spc. Michael I. Edwards, 26, of Fairbanks, Alaska. Edwards was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Anchorage, Alaska. died near Tal Afar, Iraq, on Jan. 7, 2006 when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed.

Spc. Andrew C. Ehrlich 21, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Mesa, Arizona Died of non-combat related injuries in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, on October 18, 2004.  Ehrlich was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany.

Senior Airmen Nicholas D. Eischen, 24, of Sanger, Calif., died Dec. 24, 2007 in Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan in a non-combat related incident.  He was assigned to the 60th Medical Operations Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, Calif.   The circumstances surrounding the death are under investigation.

Staff Sgt. Gregory L. Elam, 39, of Columbus, Ga., died Dec. 11, 2007 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, as a result of a non-combat related illness.   He was assigned to the 54th Quartermaster Company, 49th Quartermaster Group, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), located at Fort Lee, Va.  This death is under investigation.

Spc. Steven R. Elrod, 20, of Hope Mills, N.C. The Department of Defense announced today the death of seven soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Sept. 10, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related vehicle rollover. They were assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.

Spc. Matthew J. Emerson, 20, of Grandview, Wash., died Sept. 18, 2007 in Ninewah Province, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident.  He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.  The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.

Pfc. Andrew T. Engstrom, 22, of Slaton, Texas, died July 4, 2007 in Taji, Iraq, from injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. His death is under investigation.  Engstrom was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Senior Airman Pedro I. Espaillat, Jr.  Senior Airman Air Force 20, 5/15/04 weapon discharge. Pedro I. Espaillat Jr. Columbia, Tennessee Senior Airman Pedro I. Espaillat Jr., who worked for the Air Force as a plane mechanic, wanted to be an engineer. His father said he tried to persuade his oldest son to go first to college, then make the military a career. But Espaillat enlisted in 2001 after high school graduation. "After he was in boot camp, I couldn't pull him out. He wanted to be an engineer since he was little. Now he never will," Pedro I. Espaillat Sr. said of his son. Espaillat, 20, of Columbia, Tenn., died May 15 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Kirkuk, Iraq. He was based at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. Espaillat moved to Tennessee in 1993 with his mother and two brothers from the Dominican Republic. His father had arrived about three years earlier. The son graduated with honors, 38th in a class of 228 at Spring Hill High. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/news/iraq/profile?

Capt. Phillip T. Esposito, 30, of Suffern, New York.  Two NY Guard Members Die in an Alleged Premeditated Attack by a Fellow Officer.  Two members of the Army National Guard's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 42nd Infantry Division, Troy, New York, died on June 8 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained on June 7 in Tikrit, Iraq, when an explosion of unknown origin occurred near their location.  The American Forces Press Service reported June 16, 2005 that U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alberto B. Martinez, 37, a supply specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 42nd Infantry Division (Mechanized), has been charged with two counts of premeditated murder in connection with the June 7 deaths of two other soldiers in his unit - Capt. Phillip T. Esposito and 1st Lt. Louis E. Allen. Both officers were assigned to the accused soldier's New York Army National Guard unit. Esposito was the company commander; Allen served as a company operations officer. The soldiers died at Forward Operating Base Danger, near Tikrit, in what was first reported to be an enemy mortar attack. But on June 10, officials announced a criminal investigation was under way in connection with the soldiers' deaths. The accused soldier is in pretrial confinement at a military facility in Kuwait.
 

Marine Lance Cpl. Jonathan E. Etterling, 22, of Wheelersburg, Ohio. Etterling died when the CH-53E helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutbah, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Died on January 26, 2005.

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


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