Lance Cpl. Mourad Ragimov, 20, of San Diego, California. Ragimov 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.
Lance Cpl. Rhonald D. Rairdan, 20, of San Antonio, Texas. Rairdan 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.
Lance Cpl. Angel R. Ramirez, 28, of Brooklyn, N.Y., died Feb. 21, 2007 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., after being medically evacuated following a non-hostile incident in Al Qaim, Iraq, on Dec. 21, 2006. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. The incident is currently under investigation. The announcement surrounding the death of this Marine was delayed due to an administrative adjustment to the Marine's original death classification.
Lance Cpl. Hector Ramos, 20, of Aurora, Illinois. Ramos 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.
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 1, 2003 A specialist medic dies of cancer. [Tamarra J. Ramos, 24, Quakertown PA] http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/ Note: DOD listed as "injury" not illness
Spc. David J. Ramsey 27, 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade Tacoma, Washington Medically evacuated from Iraq on August 24 and died from a non-combat related incident on September 7, 2006, in Spanaway, Washington. The incident is under investigation.
Pfc. Joshua A. Ramsey 19, Headquarters Detachment, Defiance, Ohio. Died of non-combat related injuries in Baghdad, Iraq, on on December 12, 2004. Ramsey was assigned to the 95th Military Police Battalion, Mannheim, Germany.
Staff Sgt. Jose C. Rangel 43, 1106th Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot, California Army National Guard Fresno, California Died in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, of non-combat related injuries on January 23, 2005.
Sgt. Sameer A. M. Rateb, 22, of Absecon, N.J., died May 6 at Forward Operating Base Summerall in Bayji, Iraq, from injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. His death is under investigation. Rateb was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Capt. Gregory A. Ratzlaff 36, Medium Helicopter Squadron 166, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Olympia, Washington Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound at Forward Operating Base Duke near Najaf, Iraq, on August 3, 2004.
Andres Raya 19, California SBC 1/1/2005 Decorated US Marine brings "Fallujah" back to his hometow...Ceres, California Andres Raya was only two years out of Ceres High School and the ... Father burns self after learning of Marine son's death in Najaf www.aztlan.net/ceres_shootout.htm http://www.aztlan.net/ceres_shootout.htm Minutemen Vigilantism Raises Civil War Fears Los Angeles, Alta California, March 8, 2005 - (ACN) The US side of the ... Andres Raya told his friends that he did not believe in the Iraq War and the ...http://www.aztlan.net/ethnic_civil_war.htm Eric Ruder: Another Casualty of Bush's War And for a brief time, it linked a small California city to the killing fields of Iraq. "He came back different," said Julia Raya, Andy's mom. His death... www.counterpunch.org/ruder01202005.html
Spc. Omead H. Razani, 19, of Los Angeles, Calif., died Aug. 27 2004 in Habbaniyah, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. Razani was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea. The incident is under investigation.
Saxxon Rech 20, July 28, 2005—Marine veteran Saxxon Rech, 20, given an early honorable discharge from the service in February, killed girlfriend Renee DiLorenzo, 18. DiLorenzo, who'd recently enlisted in the Marines, was shot in the back at Rech's family home in Everson, Whatcom County; Rech then turned the shotgun on himself. A motive is unknown. Rech joined the Marine Corps in November 2003, and officials are so far uncertain why he was discharged after just 16 months, or whether he saw combat in Iraq, where Marines from his regiment have been killed in action.
Pfc. Christopher J. Reed, 20, of Craigmont, Idaho. Four members of the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California died July 10, 2004 due to a non-combat related vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Sgt. 1st Class Gerard M. Reed, 40, of Jacksonville Beach, Fla., died June 11, 2008 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 86th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Campbell, Ky. This incident is under investigation.
Gunnery Sgt. Edward T. Reeder 32, Headquarters and Service Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Camp Verde, Arizona Died in an non-combat related vehicle incident in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 21, 2004.
Sgt. Luis R. Reyes, 26, of Aurora, Colo., died en route to Ali Al Salem, Kuwait, on Nov. 18, 2005 when the bus in which he was riding rolled over. Reyes was assigned to the Army National Guard's 947th Engineer Company, Durango, Colo. The incident is under investigation.
Sean C. Reynolds, 25, East Lansing MI 5/3/03 A sergeant is killed when he falls off a ladder and his M-4 rifle accidentally discharges. http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/4000
Staff Sgt. Stanley B. Reynolds, 37, of Rock, W. Va. The Department of Defense announced today the death of five soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Aug. 14, 2007 in Al Taqqadum, Iraq, of injuries suffered when their helicopter crashed. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, Task Force 49, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. The incident is under investigation.
Jessica Rich 23, Colorado, Car 1/16/2007 Jessica Rich, 24, who served in the Army Reserve, was killed at 10:25 p.m. Thursday when her 1996 Volkswagen Jetta smashed head-on into a 2003 Chevy Suburban. Four people in the Suburban were taken to Colorado Springs hospitals, although none of their injuries was life-threatening. They were on their way from Hobbs, N.M., to Denver.
Staff Sgt. William D. Richardson, 30, of Houston, Texas, died Nov. 30, 2005 of wounds sustained from a non-hostile vehicle accident near Al Taqaddum, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron-372, Marine Wing Support Group-37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). The accident is currently under investigation.
Spc. David L. Rice, 22, of Sioux City, Iowa. Rice died in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, when his HMMWV rolled over. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas. Died on April 26, 2005.
Pvt. Chad Ritchie, 21, of Medford, January 31, 2003 Salem, OR - The Oregon Military Department today announced that , died of apparently self-inflicted wounds. Ritchie, in collaboration with fellow National Guard members, Aaron Andrew St. James, 25, and Andrew Lee Patterson, 23, had apparently been involved in a recent string of violent criminal acts in the Medford area. All of the soldiers were assigned as members of the 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry, Oregon Army National Guard. They had recently returned from the battalion’s assignment in Sinai, Egypt, as peacekeepers along the Egyptian-Israeli border. Ritchie and Patterson had been sent home early from Sinai due to disciplinary action.
Staff Sgt. Milton Rivera-Vargas 55, 1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment, Puerto Rico Army National Guard Boqueron, Puerto Rico Died of a non-combat related cause while on guard duty in Kalsu, Iraq, on December 8, 2005 A Puerto Rican soldier who died in Iraq from a heart attack was buried Saturday in this southwestern town. He was 55. Rivera's seven children, ranging from seven to 34 years old, received his Bronze Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and a medal for his service in Iraq, during a ceremony at the burial. Rivera, a retired government worker, had returned to Iraq four months ago as a volunteer. He also served there in 2003. Relatives and friends said they weren't aware that he had a heart problem. But his son, 19-year-old Christian Rivera Astacio, said "we are satisfied with the autopsy report." http://www.tkb.org/NewsStory.jsp?storyID=99044
Spc. Frank K. Rivers, Jr., 23, of Woodbridge, Virginia, died April 14, 2004 in Mosul, Iraq, when he collapsed during physical training. Rivers was assigned to the Army's 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Washington.
Pfc. Willington M. Rhoads, 23, of Las Vegas, Nev., died July 16, 2008 in Bagram, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne), Vicenza, Italy. The incident is under investigation.
Staff Sgt. Timothy J. Roark 29, 4th Battalion, 123rd Aviation Regiment Houston, Texas. Died in Balad, Iraq, of a non-combat related injury on October 2, 2005. Roark was assigned to the Army's 4th Battalion, 123rd Aviation Regiment, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Staff Sgt. William T. Robbins 31 Headquarters Company, 39th Infantry Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard North Little Rock, Arkansas Died of non-combat related injuries in Taji, Iraq, on February 10, 2005. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's 39th Infantry Brigade, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Cpl. Allen C. Roberts, 21, of Arcola, Ill., died Nov. 28, 2007 from a vehicle accident near Al Asad, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 214, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz.
Pfc. Antione V. Robinson, 20, of Detroit, Mich., died March 19, 2008 in Nawa, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when the vehicle he was repairing collapsed. He was assigned to the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. The incident is under investigation.
Lt. Col. Michael A. Robinson, 42, of Sylacauga, Ala., died June 1, 2007 in Kabul from non-combat related causes, the military said in a statement. No further details about this death were released, and officials said his death was under investigation. Robinson was based at Camp Lejeune, where he worked in the mobilization office of Marine Corps Installations East. Officials at Camp Lejeune said they did not have details about Robinson's death. Robinson joined the Marines in 1987 and was trained as a field artillery officer. He was promoted to his current rank in may 2005 in the Marine Corps reserves. He had spent more than 12 years on active duty and was mobilized in April, according to officials at Camp Lejeune.
Lt. Cmdr. Thomas L. Robinson 38, Executive officer, guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton Kingston, Massachusetts Robinson was found dead in his stateroom of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound while the destroyer was making a port call in Bahrain on October 23, 2002.
Spc. Lizbeth Robles, 31, of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Robles died at the 228th Command Support Hospital in Tikirt, Iraq, from injuries sustained in a military vehicle accident that occurred February 28 in Bayji, Iraq. She was assigned to 360th Transportation Company, 68th Corps Support Battalion, 43rd Area Support Group, Fort Carson, Colorado. Died on March 1, 2005.
Spc. Dominic N. Rodriguez, 23, of Klamath Falls, Oregon, died June 22, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. His death is under investigation. Rodriguez was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Source: DOD
Staff Sgt. Alan L. Rogers 49, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, Utah Army National Guard Kearns, Utah. Died of non-combat related injuries in Bagram, Afghanistan, on September 29, 2004.
Staff Sergeant Denise Rose of the Royal Military Police's special investigation branch was found dead from a gunshot wound at the army base in the Shatt-al-Arab hotel on Sunday, the MoD said. It added that the death was being investigated but was "not thought to have been the result of hostile action". http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1341469,00.html
Sgt. Kenneth G. Ross, 24, of Peoria, Arizona. Ross was assigned to the Army's 7th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, Giebelstadt, Germany. All five personnel aboard a CH-47 transport helicopter were killed when it crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2005. Officials reported that the aircraft was returning from a mission in support of an ongoing operation at the time of the crash. There were no reports of enemy involvement in the crash. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Sgt. Lorenzo Ponce Ruiz, 26, of El Paso, Texas. Ruiz died in Balad, Iraq when his military vehicle collided with a civilian vehicle and overturned. He was assigned to the 24th Transportation Company, 541st Maintenance Battalion, Fort Riley, Kansas. Died on October 12, 2005.
Spc. Sergio A. Mercedes Saez, 23, of New York, N.Y., died in
Baghdad, Iraq on Feb. 5, 2006, when the HMMWV in which he was riding
accidentally rolled over into a canal. Mercedes Saez was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
The incident is under investigation.
Rashid Sahib, 22, Brooklyn NY 5/18/03A specialist is fatally shot in the chest by another soldier cleaning his gun. http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/4000
Lance Cpl. Gael Saintvil, 24, of Orange, Florida. Saintvil 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.
Cpl. Rudy Salas, 20, of Baldwin Park, California, died May 20, 2004 due to a non-combat related vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Salas was assigned to the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Spc. Adriana N. Salem, 21, of Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Salem died in Remagen, Iraq when her military vehicle rolled over. She was assigned to the 3rd Forward Support Battalion, Division Support Command, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. Died on March 4, 2005.
Chief Warrant Officer Richard M. Salter, 44, of Cypress, Texas.
Died in Baghdad, Iraq on Dec. 26, 2005 when his Apache helicopter collided
with another military aircraft in mid-air and then crashed. Both soldiers
were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, Aviation Brigade,
4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. The incident is under
investigation.
Cpl. Michele Sanfilippo 2005-10-11, 34, Trabia. Italian Army Died as a result of a
non
hostile weapons discharge at Camp Invicta, near Kabul. http://afghanistan.pigstye.net/wd.php?sort=unit
Lance Cpl. Efrain Sanchez Jr. 26, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Port Chester, New York Died in a non-hostile incident at Camp Blue Diamond, in Ramadi, Iraq, on July 17, 2005.
Staff Sgt. Luis M. Melendez Sanchez, 33, of Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Sanchez was assigned to the 1st Communications Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Va. 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.
Staff Sgt. Charles R. Sanders, Jr., 29, of Charleston, Missouri. Sanders in Ghazni, Afghanistan, when the CH-47 helicopter he was on crashed. He was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade, Giebelstadt, Germany.
Pvt. Justin T. Sanders, 22, of Watson, La., died Aug. 29, 2007 in Taji, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2d Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Staff Sgt. Barry Sanford Sr. 46, Headquarters Company, 101st Support Group, 101st Airborne Division Aurora, Colorado Died of a gunshot wound received in a non-combat incident on July 7, 2003, in Balad, Iraq
Lance Cpl. Daniel J. Santee, 21, of Mission Viejo, Calif., died April 14, 2007, from a non-hostile vehicle accident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Santee was assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Chief Warrant Officer Isaias E. Santos, 28, of Ancon, Panama. Died in Baghdad, Iraq on Dec. 26, 2005 when his Apache helicopter collided with another military aircraft in mid-air and then crashed. Both soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. The incident is under investigation.
Sgt. Paul A. Saylor, 21, of Norcross, 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.
Pfc. Matthew Scarano, 21, was found dead in his bunk on March 19, 2006, of an apparent overdose of painkillers. He had been in Fort Sill's Physical Training and Rehabilitation Program in the barracks of Bravo Battery 95th, Fort Sill, Oklahoma for over a year.
Army Sgt. Kenneth J. Schall, 22, of Peoria, Arizona. Schall died in Yusafiyah, Iraq, when the HMMWV in which he was riding was involved in an accident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kansas. Died on May 22, 2005.
Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Scherry, 20, of Rocky River, Ohio, died April 16, 2007, from a non-hostile accident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Scherry was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Pfc. Jason D. Scheuerman 20, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division Lynchburg, Virginia Died of non-combat related injuries in Muqdadiya, Iraq, on July 30, 2005. Jason was pulled off missions with his fellow soldiers, assigned menial jobs around the barracks and given his gun back. He used the weapon three weeks later to become the 1,797th U.S. military fatality of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Gunshot ***From the Hartford Courant For the first time that day, Ann Scheuerman could breathe. But her son's problems were just beginning. Jason got a psychological evaluation, but afterward, he sent his mother another disturbing e-mail. "He was very discouraged," said Scheuerman, of Lynchburg, Va. "He said, `Mom, they think that I'm making this up and that there was nothing wrong with me, that I needed to just be a man, be a soldier and quit wasting the Army's time.' He said they were going to court-martial him for treason, that sergeants said they were tired of people making up excuses to try to get out of combat and it wasn't fair to all the other real soldiers. "Jason was pulled off missions with his fellow soldiers, assigned menial jobs around the barracks and given his gun back. He used the weapon three weeks later to become the 1,797th U.S. military fatality of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Ann Scheuerman, who, like Jason's father, is an Army veteran, strongly supports the military. But she wants to know how things could have gone so wrong in Jason's case. "The enemy should not be dressed in a United States Army military uniform.
Spc. Ronald A. Schmidt, 18, of Newton, Kan., died Aug. 3, 2008 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident in Ashraf, Iraq, on Aug. 2. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery, Kansas Army National Guard, Kingman, Kan. The incident is under investigation.
Spc. Matthew E. Schneider 23, 141st Signal Battalion, 1st Armored Division Gorham, New Hampshire Died of a non-combat related cause in Ramadi, Iraq, on August 28, 2006. The incident is under investigation.
Pfc. Sean M. Schneider, 22, of Janesville, Wisconsin, died March 29, 2004 as the result of a vehicle accident near Baghdad. Schneider was assigned to the 115th Forward Support Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas.
Seaman Apprentice Shayna Ann Schnell, 19, of Tell City, Ind., died as a result of injuries suffered from a vehicle accident. Schnell was serving as a master-at-arms assigned to Naval Security Force Bahrain, Jebel Ali Detachment, United Arab Emirates. Her death was announced on October 5, 2007.
Cpl. Dustin H. Schrage, 20, of Brevard, Fla., was found deceased on May 6, 2003 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Cause of death is under investigation. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Cpl. Nathan A. Schubert, 22, of Cherokee, Iowa. Schubert 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.
Spc. Christian C. Schulz 20, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Colleyville, Texas Died from non-combat injuries in Baquba, Iraq, on July 11, 2003 A specialist is killed by a "non-hostile" firearms discharge. [Christian C. Schulz, 20, Colleyville TX] http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/4000
Jonathan Schulze 25, Minnesota, Hanging Told to wait, a Marine dies VA care in spotlight after Iraq war veteran's suicide By Charles M. Sennott, Globe Staff February 11, 2007 STEWART, Minn. -- It took two years of hell to convince him, but finally Jonathan Schulze was ready. On the morning of Jan. 11, Jonathan, an Iraq war veteran with two Purple Hearts, neatly packed his US Marine Corps duffel bag with his sharply creased clothes, a framed photo of his new baby girl, and a leather-bound Bible and headed out from the family farm for a 75-mile drive to the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in St. Cloud, Minn. Four days later, on Jan. 16, he wrapped a household extension cord around his neck, tied it to a beam in the basement, and hanged himself. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/02/11/told_to_wait_a_marine_dies/
Lance Cpl. Darrell J. Schumann, 25, of Hampton, Virginia. Schumann 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.
1st Lt. Dustin M. Shumney, 30, of Vallejo, California. Shumney 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.
Pfc. Benjamin C. Schuster, 21, of Williamsville, N.Y., died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq on Feb. 25, 2006, from a gunshot wound. Schuster was assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 101st Cavalry Regiment, Buffalo, N.Y. The incident is under investigation.
Master Sgt. David A. Scott 51, 445th Communications Flight Squadron, 445th Mission Support Group, 445th Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve Union, Ohio Died as a result of a non-hostile cause in Doha, Qatar on July 20, 2003 A master sergeant dies of a brain aneurysm in Doha, Qatar. [David A. Scott, 51, Union, OH] http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/4000
Spc. Donald James Scott Jr., 28, of Boyceville, Wisconsin was found dead on July 31, 2008 on a training area on Fort Hood. Scott joined the Army November 1999 and was assigned to the 582nd Medical Logistics Company, 61st Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 1st Medical Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), since December 2005 where he served as a Biomedical Equipment Specialist. Specialist Scott deployed in support of Operation Iraqi/Enduring Freedom in 2003. Specialist Donald Scott’s awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and Overseas Service Ribbon. The incident remained under investigation.
Spc. Stephen M. Scott 21 Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment Lawton, Oklahoma Died as a result of a non-hostile gunshot wound on August 23, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq A cook specialist is killed by a "non-hostile" gunshot wound. [Stephen M. Scott, 21, Lawton OK]http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/4000
Jeremy Seeley 28, KY, Poisoning 1/13/2004. The Jeremy Seeley who went off to war was a man his grandfather remembers as tender-hearted. When Specialist Seeley returned from Iraq, he could not bring himself to tell his mother he was home, or even to hear her voice, leaving two disjointed messages on her answering machine but no contact number. On January 13 he walked out of the 101st Airborne base at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, checked into a motel room, and put a Do Not Disturb sign on the door. The police discovered his body four days later, along with containers of household poison. Seeley was 28. http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1180025,00.html
Spc. Tyler R. Seideman, 20, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Lincoln, Arkansas One of 14 soldiers killed when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter accidentally crashed while returning from a combat mission in Multaka, Iraq, on August 22, 2007.
Spc. Dennis L. Sellen Jr., 20, Newhall; killed in gun accident in Iraq But then the family got word that Sellen had died of noncombat-related injuries Feb. 11(2007) in Umm al Qasr, near the Kuwaiti border. An investigation is underway into his death, said Lt. Theresa Chrystal, a National Guard spokeswoman. Silvia Sellen said she was told that her son was accidentally shot by a fellow soldier who was cleaning his gun after a mission http://www.topix.net/content/trb/1588648651203615682318593712571799940587
Lance Cpl. Darin T. Settle, 23, of Henley, Mo., died April 14, 2006, from a non-hostile motor vehicle accident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
1st Lt. Neale M. Shank, 25, of Fort Wayne, Ind., died Mar. 31 in Baghdad, Iraq, from a non-combat related incident. His death is under investigation. Shank was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Sgt. Daniel J. Shaw, 23, of West Seneca, N.Y., died Nov. 5, 2007 in Taji, Iraq. His death is under investigation. Shaw was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Chief Warrant Officer Steven E. Shephard, 30, of Purcell, Oklahoma. Shephard died near Taji, Iraq, when his AH-64D Apache helicopter crashed. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Died on June 27, 2005.
Pfc. Adam R. Shepherd 21, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Somerville, Ohio Died of a non-combat related illness in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 17, 2006.
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 unsuccessful on August 27, 2003, in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.
AF Staff Sgt. Anissa Shero, 31, loadmaster, MC-130H, crash on takeoff of Special Operations mission, June 12, 2002.
Pfc. Stephen Sherwood 35, Fort Collins, CO. Gunshot. 8/1/2005 -- A Colorado soldier who just returned from duty in Iraq fatally shot his wife and then himself, according to a Fort Carson spokesman. Pfc. Stephen S. Sherwood, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, was with his wife at their home near Fort Collins when the shooting occurred Wednesday afternoon. The Larimer County SWAT unit was called to the home at 335 Bradley Drive around 3:45 p.m. after a report of shots being fired. http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/4811407/detail.html
1st Lt. Andrew C. Shields, 25, of Campobello, South Carolina. Two members of the 1st Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment, South Carolina National Guard, Columbia, South Carolina died December 9, 2004 in Mosul, Iraq after being involved in an Apache helicopter accident.
Marine Lance Cpl. Brad Shuder, 21, died in Iraq in April 2004, friendly fire. 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. Camp Pendleton, Calif
Cpt. James A. Shull 32, Headquarters Battery, 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division West Covina, California Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 17, 2003 A captain is killed while checking community center supplies when another soldier's rifle accidentally goes off and hits him in the head. [James A. Shull, 32, Kirkland WA] http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/4000
Pfc. Kenneth L. Sickels 20, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division Apple Valley, California Died due to a non-combat related incident in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 27, 2004. Sickels was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California.
Pfc. Thomas C. Siekert 20, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Lovelock, Nevada Died of non-combat related injuries in Bayji, Iraq, on December 6, 2005 6 December 2005 – Pfc. Thomas Christian Siekert, 20, A Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Siekert entered the U.S. Army in February 2005 and arrived at Fort Campbell in June 2005. He is survived by his mother, Margaret William of Pismo Beach, Calif. And his father, Curtis Siekert of Lovelock, Nev. His home record was Lovelock, Nev http://www.apfn.org/apfn/iraq_horror.htm
Spc. Ashley Sietsema, 20, of Melrose Park, Ill., died Nov. 12, 2007 in Kuwait City, Kuwait, of injuries suffered in a vehicle accident. She was assigned to the 708th Medical Company, 108th Medical Battalion, 108th Sustainment Brigade, Illinois National Guard, North Riverside, Ill. The incident is under investigation.
Army Sgt. Alfred B. Siler, 33, of Duff, Tennessee. Siler died in Tuz, Iraq, when his HMMWV hit another vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard's Support Squadron, 278th Regimental Combat Team, Knoxville, Tennessee. Died on May 25, 2005.
Sgt. Leonard D. Simmons, 33, New Bern NC 8/6/03 A sergeant dies of a heat-related seizure. http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/4000
Master Sgt. Shawn E. Simmons, 39, of Ashland, Mass. The Department of Defense announced the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died June 29, 2008 in Khosrow-E Sofla, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when their vehicle rolled into a canal. They were assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C. This incident is under investigation.
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, 2003 A private first class chokes on a piece of candy and drowns in a swimming pool during rec time. [Charles M. Sims, 18, Miami FL http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/4000
Spc. Channing G. Singletary 30, 122nd Support Center, Georgia Army National Guard Sylvester, Georgia Died from a non-combat-related cause in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 23, 2006
Pfc. Steven F. Sirko 20, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division Portage, Indiana. "Died of non-combat related injuries in Muqdadiya, Iraq, on April 17, 2005. Sirko, a 20-year-old medic, injected himself with vecuronium, an anesthetic that causes muscular paralysis, and died of an accidental overdose, according to what the military has told Lipford.
Petty Officer 3rd Class David Sisung 21, Assigned to aircraft carrier USS Nimitz Phoenix, Arizona Died of a non-combat related injury on June 6, 2003, while in the Persian Gulf A petty officer third class dies of a heart attack. [David Sisung, 21, Phoenix AZ] http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/4000
Lance Cpl. Richard P. Slocum 19, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Saugus, California Died in a non-combat related vehicle accident near Abu Gharib, Iraq, on October 24, 2004
Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Jerome Sloss a member of the South Carolina National Guard, seemed fine when he was serving in Iraq. But when he came home to his job as a state trooper, he had trouble concentrating. Sloss committed suicide on May 27, 2004 -- five weeks after his return.
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 2, 2003. suicide. "shot himself in the head while waiting to use the phone." from East Berlin PA Lt. Col. Albert E. Smart 41 321st Civil Affairs Brigade, Army Reserve San Antonio, Texas Died of a non-combat related illness in Doha, Qatar, on May 28, 2005.
Lt. Col. Albert E. Smart, 41, of San Antonio, Texas. Smart died in Doha, Qatar, of a non-combat related illness. He was assigned to the Army Reserve's 321st Civil Affairs Brigade, San Antonio, Texas. Died on May 28, 2005.
Pvt. Daren A. Smith, 19, of Helena, Mont., died December 13, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Polk, La. The incident is under investigation.
Spc. Jonathan K. Smith 19, 115th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Atlanta, Georgia Died of a non-combat related incident in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 11, 2007.
Cpl. Matthew R. Smith, 24, of West Valley City, Utah. Smith 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.
Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Snyder, of Finksburg, Md., died March 3, 2006, from a non combat-related vehicle accident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to Combat Service Support Group-1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Maj. Kevin H. Sonnenberg, 42, of McClure, Ohio, died June 15, 2007 when his jet crashed five miles north of Balad Air Base, Iraq. He was assigned to the 112th Fighter Squadron, Toledo, Ohio. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Pfc. Armando Soriano, 20, of Houston, Texas, had died on February
1, 2004 in Haditha, Iraq. Soriano was traveling in a two-vehicle convoy on a
supply route when weather conditions caused his vehicle to slide off the
road and roll over. He died as a result of his injuries. Soriano was
assigned to the howitzer battery, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry
Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado. At the time of this release, the unit was
attached to the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Alexis Soto-Ramirez 42, Walter Reed Hospital. Hanging. 1/12/2004 Then there's the case of Spc. Alexis Soto-Ramirez, who served with a unit of the Puerto Rico National Guard. Suffering from chronic back pain that became excruciating during the war, Soto-Ramirez was diagnosed with "psychiatric symptoms" that were "combat-related." He was sent to Walter Reed's "Ward 54"--the in-patient psychiatric unit--where he was supposed to get the best care the military had to offer. Instead, less than a month later, he was dead--having hanged himself with the sash from his bathrobe. http://www.counterpunch.org/colson06062005.
Pfc. Kenneth C. Souslin 21, Company C, 440th Signal Battalion, 22nd Signal Brigade, V Corps Mansfield, Ohio Died of non-combat related injuries at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, on December 15, 2003.
Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Sovie, 20, of Ogdensburg, N. Y. 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.
Staff Sgt. Gina R. Sparks 35, 115th Field Hospital, Warrior Brigade Drury, Montana Died of a non-combat related incident on October 4, 2004, in Fort Polk, Louisiana.
Maj. John C. Spahr, 42, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Spahr died from injuries received when the F/A-18 Hornet aircraft he was piloting apparently crashed in Iraq. He was assigned to Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. His unit was embarked aboard the U.S.S. Carl Vinson. Died on May 2, 2005.
Spc. Josh Daniel Speer 21, July 2003, died when his car crashed into some trees for no apparent reason. He was part of the Jessica Lynch rescue team. vehicle accident.
Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Spence, 24, of Scotts Valley, California. Spence 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.
Sgt. 1st Class William C. Spillers 39, 230th Finance Detachment Terry, Mississippi Died of a non-combat related injury in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 17, 2007.
Spc. Michael K. Spivey, 21, of Fayetteville, North Carolina. Spivey died in Ghazni, Afghanistan, when the CH-47 helicopter he was on crashed. He was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade, Giebelstadt, Germany.
Sgt. Marvin R. Sprayberry, III, 24, of Tehachapi, California. Four members of the 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany, died May 3, 2004 in Balad, Iraq, when their military vehicle left the road and flipped over in a canal.
Pvt. Bryan N. Spry, 19, Chestertown, Maryland, died February 13, 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his vehicle rolled into a water-filled ditch. Spry was assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 504th Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Spc. Derek A. Stanley 20, Army 6/5/06 non-combat Afghanistan US Army - Cpl. Derek Stanley died in Salerno, Afghanistan from a non-combat related cause. 20 year old Derek Stanley was assigned to the 710th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. The incident surrounding his death remains under investigation.
Lance Cpl. Shawn V. Starkovich, 20, of Arlington, Wash., died July 16, 2007 in Al Anbar province, Iraq. His death is under investigation. Starkovich was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Michael L. Starr, Jr., 21, of Baltimore, Maryland. Starr 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.
Staff Sgt. Joseph W. Stevens, 26, of Sacramento, California. Stevens 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.
Lance Cpl. Jeffery S. Stevenson, 20, a Marine of Newton, N.J., died July 13, 2008 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq from a non-hostile incident. He was a machinist with the 7th Engineers Support Battalion, 1st Marine Division, stationed in Camp Pendleton in San Diego. His death is under investigation.
Spc. Carla J. Stewart, 37, transportation convoy vehicle rollover, Jan. 30.
Sgt. Patrick D. Stewart, 35, of Fernley, Nevada. Stewart was assigned to the Army National Guard's 113th Aviation Regiment, Stead, Nevada. All five personnel aboard a CH-47 transport helicopter were killed when it crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2005. Officials reported that the aircraft was returning from a mission in support of an ongoing operation at the time of the crash. There were no reports of enemy involvement in the crash. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
PV2 Nolan Stites died on August 30, 2000. Presumed suicide after being on "Unit Watch" for a prolonged period of time. His story.
Sgt. 1st Class James J. Stoddard, Jr., 29, of Crofton, Maryland. Stoddard died in Afghanistan when his vehicle accidentally rolled over. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Sept 30, 2005.
Sgt. 1st Class Douglas C. Stone 49, 96th Regional Readiness Command Taylorsville, Utah Died of wound suffered from a non-combat related incident in Iraq on March 11, 2007 Sgt. 1st Class Douglas C. Stone, 49, of Taylorsville, Utah, died Mar. 11 in Iraq of wounds suffered from a non-combat related incident. His death is under investigation. Every Tuesday evening, several hundred reserve soldiers converge at Fort Douglas to prepare for war. Last night, they came together to mourn its consequences. Douglas C. Stone, a member of the Salt Lake City-based headquarters of the Army Reserve's 96th Regional Readiness Command, died Sunday in Iraq. He was 49. Army Reserve officials said Stone's fellow soldiers gathered Tuesday evening, a time usually set aside to drill, to grieve the loss of a man who, over the past six years, had a hand in preparing thousands of soldiers for their tours of duty overseas http://www2.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=10659609&postID=1266973688053714777
Army Ranger Kris Stonesifer, 28, Oct. 19, 2001, lived in Doylestown. He died aboard a helicopter that crashed in Pakistan the first night of the invasion of Afghanistan.
Spc. Chrystal G. Stout, 23, of Travelers Rest, South Carolina. Stout died in Ghazni, Afghanistan, when the CH-47 helicopter she was on crashed. She was assigned to the Army National Guard's 228th Signal Brigade, Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Maj. Michael D. Stover 43, Marine Wing Support Squadron-371, Marine Wing Support Group-37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Mansfield, Ohio. Died of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 3, 2006. But faced with personal problems no one could see, problems he couldn't overcome and for which he refused to seek help, Stover found his own solution. On June 3, Stover, 43, took his own life, midway through his second deployment deep inside the war-torn Middle East country.http://www.honorthenames.com/Michael_D_Stover.html
Sgt. Thomas J. Strickland, 27, of Douglasville, 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. Thomas R. Stroh 21, strangled his wife, Brittany Stroh, 17, and son Dylan Stroh, 2, at their Fort Lewis home. He later committed suicide driving head-on into a semi truck in Oregon.
Army Cpl. Sascha Struble, 20, of Philadelphia, New York. Struble died in Ghazni, Afghanistan, when the CH-47 helicopter he was on crashed. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, Camp Ederle, Italy.
Warrant Officer Adrian B. Stump, 22, of Pendleton, Oregon. Stump was assigned to the Army National Guard's 113th Aviation Regiment, Pendleton, Oregon. All five personnel aboard a CH-47 transport helicopter were killed when it crashed southwest of Deh Chopan, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2005. Officials reported that the aircraft was returning from a mission in support of an ongoing operation at the time of the crash. There were no reports of enemy involvement in the crash. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Sgt. Michael R. Sturdivant, 20, of Conway, Ark., died Jan. 22, 2008 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident during convoy operations. He was assigned to the 431st Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Civil Affairs, Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.
Spc. Paul J. Sturino 21 Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division Rice Lake, Wisconsin Died of a non-hostile gunshot wound in an area south of Mosul, Iraq, on September 22, 2003 Paul J. Sturino, 21, Rice Lake WI 9/22/03 A specialist is accidentally shot to death by another soldier in a non-combat incident. http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/4000
Sgt. Joseph Suell 24, Iraq. Overdose 6/16/2003. Army Lufkin TX overdose bottle of Tylenol Sgt. Joseph D. Suell 24 Headquarters and Service Battery, 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment Lufkin, Texas Died from a non-combat related cause on June 16, 2003, in Todjie, Iraq
Spc. Narson B. Sullivan 21 411th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade North Brunswick, New Jersey Killed by a non-combat weapon discharge in Iraq on April 25, 2003
Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Suplee, 39, of Ocala , Fla., died on Aug 3, 2006 at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, Fla., of injuries sustained on Apr 1 in Kabul, Afghanistan, when his HMMWV was involved in a traffic accident. Suplee was assigned to the National Guard 153rd Cavalry Squadron, Ocala, Fla.
Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Sutherland, 33, of West Deptford, New Jersey. Sutherland died in Al Qadisiyah, Iraq, when his Stryker military vehicle accidentally rolled over. He was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Died on November 12, 2005.
Pfc. Ernest Harold Sutphin, 21, of Parkersburg, West Virginia, died March 18, 2004 in Landstuhl, Germany, from injuries sustained in a vehicle incident in Kirkuk, Iraq, on March 11. Sutphin was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Sgt. Thomas J. Sweet II 23, Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Bismarck, North Dakota Died of a non-combat gunshot wound in Ramadi, Iraq, on November 27, 2003 A specialist dies in his barracks from a gunshot wound to the head from his rifle. [Thomas Sweet II, 23, Bismarck http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/4000
Sgt. Nathaniel T. Swindell 24, Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division Bronx, New York Died of a non-combat related injury in Mosul, Iraq, on January 15, 2005.
Pfc. Pendelton L. Sykes II, 25, of Chesapeake, Virginia. Sykes died in Ghazni, Afghanistan, when the CH-47 helicopter he was on crashed. He was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade, Giebelstadt, Germany.
Cmdr. Adrian B. Szwec 43, Assigned to Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Chicago, Illinois. Died in a non-combat related incident in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on April 12, 2004.
Staff Sgt. Ayman A. Taha, 31, of Vienna, Va., died in Balad, Iraq, on Dec. 30, 2005 when he was preparing a munitions cache for demolition and the cache exploded. Taha was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Sgt. Joseph M. Tackett 22 Battery A, 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Whitehouse, Kentucky. Died of a non-combat related injury in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 23, 2005. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia.
Sgt. Matthew L. Tallman, 30, 4th Squadron, 6th U.S. Air Cavalry Regiment Groveland, California. One of 14 soldiers killed when their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter accidentally crashed while returning from a combat mission in Multaka, Iraq, on August 22, 2007.
Pfc. Nickolas A. Tanton 24, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division San Antonio, Texas Died of non-combat related injuries in Kirkuk, Iraq, on February 13, 2007
Sgt. Nimo W. Tauala 29, 209th Aviation Support Battalion, Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division Honolulu, Hawaii. Died of a non-combat related injury in Muqdadiya, Iraq, on March 17, 2007. His death is under investigation. Tauala was assigned to the 209th Aviation Support Battalion, Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Sgt. 1st Class John E Taylor 2003-05-17 31 Wichita Falls Texas HQ Co. 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Army. Died when he suffered a heart attack after completing physical training in Kabul, Afghanistanhttp://afghanistan.pigstye.net/wd.php?sort=unit
Staff Sgt. David W. Textor, 27, of Roanoke, Va., died Jul 15, 2008 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a vehicle incident. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Wash. The incident is under investigation.
Master Sgt. Thomas R. Thigpen Sr. 52, Headquarters Company, 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, 2004.
Staff Sgt. Kendall Thomas, 36, of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, died April 28 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq, as the result of a vehicle accident. Thomas was assigned to Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Pfc. Brandon T. Thorsen, 22, of Trenton, Fla., died Sept. 15, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident Sept. 14 in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.
Maj. Steven W. Thornton, 46, of Eugene, Oregon. Thornton died in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, when he collapsed during physical training. He was assigned to Communications-Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Died on April 18, 2005.
Sgt. Tina S. Time, 22, from Tucson, Arizona, died December 13, 2004 near Cedar, Iraq, when she was involved in a vehicle accident. Time was assigned to the Army Reserve's 208th Transportation Company, Tucson, Arizona.
Lance Cpl. Jeremy L. Tinnel, 20, of Mechanicsville, Va. 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.
Sgt. 1st Class John J. Tobiason, 42, of Bloomington, Minn., died Nov. 28, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered from an incident that is currently under investigation. He was assigned to the 847th Adjutant General Battalion, 89th Regional Readiness Command, Wichita, Kan.
Master Sgt. Timothy Toney 37, Communications Company, 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, 2004.
Spc. Juan M. Torres 25, 453rd Transportation Company, U.S. Army Reserve Houston, Texas. Died of non-combat related injuries in Bagram, Afghanistan, on July 12, 2004. "If you knew John, please contact me as soon as possible. He was murdered by someone in Afghanistan to cover up the illegal drugs given to soldiers by high ranking officers. We, his family will not stop until the truth is heard...." Sister... of Houston, texas http://www.fallenheroesmemorial.com/oef/profiles/torresjuanm.html
Sgt. Michael L. Tosto 24, Company A, 1st Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division Apex, North Carolina Died from a non-combat related cause at Camp Wolf, Kuwait, on June 17, 2003 A sergeant dies of pneumonia. [Michael L. Tosto, 24, Apex NC] http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/7/4000
Staff Sgt. Michael L. Townes, 29, of Las Vegas, died Sept. 16, 2007 in Balad, Iraq, from a non-combat related illness. He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, Aviation Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Staff Sgt. Philip L. Travis, 41, of Snellville, 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.
AOC Thomas Traylor 36, USN, Died on December 6, 1998, presumed suicide. His story.
Sgt. James M. Treber, 24, of Imperial Beach, Calif. The Department of Defense announced the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died June 29, 2008 in Khosrow-E Sofla, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when their vehicle rolled into a canal. They were assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C. This incident is under investigation.
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chester W. Troxel, 45, of Anchorage, Alaska. Troxel 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.
Lance Cpl. Marc L. Tucker, 24, of Pontotoc, Mississippi. Tucker died as a result of a non-hostile vehicle accident in Asr Uranium, Iraq. He was assigned to 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Force Service Support Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd FSSG, II Marine Expeditionary Force. Died on June 8, 2005.
Lt. Cmdr. Morgan C. Tulang, 36, of Hilo, Hawaii, died from apparent natural causes March 2, 2007, in Kuwait. Tulang was assigned to U.S. Central Command Deployment Distribution Operations Center, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Emory J Turpin 2005-11-20, 23, Dahlonega Georgia Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 Navy PO Turpin died Nov. 20 when he drowned in the Seychelles. http://afghanistan.pigstye.net/wd.php?sort=unit
Lance Cpl. Bobby L. Twitty, 20, of Bedias, Texas, died July 22, 2007 from a non-hostile vehicle accident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Capt. Corry P. Tyler, 29, 4th Squadron, 6th U.S. Air
Cavalry Regiment Georgia. One of 14 soldiers killed when their UH-60 Black
Hawk helicopter accidentally crashed while
returning from a combat mission in Multaka, Iraq, on August 22, 2007.
