7/2/2006 Marine Sgt. Justin Noyes, described as a robust young man who was fiercely dedicated to the service of the nation, was killed in Iraq, his family said Monday. Noyes, a demolitions expert who would have turned 24 on Aug. 8 2006, died Sunday while trying to disarm a bomb
3/29/2006 TSgt Walter Moss, a Houston, Texas native, joined the Air Force in 1990 after graduating from Aldine High School. He was a 16-year Air Force veteran and career EOD technician and had served in Operation DESERT STORM. TSgt Moss deployed from the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron, Mountain Home AFB,
3/8/2006 Marine Gunnery Sgt. John D. Fry 28, of Lorena, Texas; assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed March 8, 2006 by an improvised explosive device in Anbar province, Iraq The Marine explosive ordnance disposal technician for whom a
3/7/2006 By: David Harrison via: Roanoke Times A Marine who once lived in Bedford County died Tuesday March 7, 2006 in an explosion in Iraq. Gunnery Sgt. Justin R. Martone, 31, was killed when a bomb detonated in Iraq’s Al Anbar province, the U.S. Marines said. Martone, a member of
3/5/2006 SFC Kevin Paul Jessen was killed on 5 March 2006. SFC Jessen was assigned to the 22nd Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort), 48thChemical Brigade, 20th Support Command (CBRNE). SFC Jessen was conducting a post-blast investigation during a combat operation in Rawah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, when a second improvised explosive device buried
2/12/2006 Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class (EWS) Nicholas Wilson was born on July 31, 1980 in Johnson City, New York. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on January 21, 1998 under the Delayed Entry Program and upon his graduation from Newark Valley High School in June, he reported for Recruit Training
12/19/2005 SSG Johnnie Vell Mason was killed on 19 December 2005. SSG Mason was assigned to the 717th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 184th Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 52nd Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 20th Support Command (CBRNE). SSG Mason killed was when an improvised explosive device detonated al-Mahmudiyah, Iraq. The explosive ordnance
12/14/2005 Marine Staff Sgt. Kenneth B. Pospisil Died December 16, 2005 serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom 35, of Andover, Minn.; assigned to the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Dec. 14 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against
11/26/2005 Marine Master Sgt. Brett E. Angus Died November 26, 2005 serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom 40, of St. Paul, Minn.; assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron-372, Marine Wing Support Group-37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary
11/4/2005 Gunnery Sergeant Darrell W. Boatman, 38, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, died on November 4, 2005, at Landstuhl Reginal Medical Center, Germany, from wounds sustained on November 2, 2005, from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Habbaniyah, Iraq. He was assigned to 8th Engineer
11/1/2005 Sgt. Daniel A. Tsue, 27, who joined the Marine Corps in 1998, died after a homemade bomb exploded during combat operations near Ar Ramadi, the Pentagon said. “He was a good kid,” said his uncle, Wayne Tsue. “He was doing something that he loved.” Daniel Tsue was described by
10/30/2005 27, of Ellabell, Ga. Assigned to the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Force Service Support Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Killed Oct. 30 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Amiriyah, Iraq.
5/23/2005 SSG Russell James Verdugo was killed on 23 May 2005. SSG Verdugo was assigned to the 767th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 63rd Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 52nd Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 20th Support Command (CBRNE). SSG Verdugo responded to a report of an improvised explosive device found in Baghdad, Iraq.
2/24/2005 SSG Daniel G. Gresham was killed on 24 February 2005. SSG Gresham was assigned to the 797th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 79th Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 52nd Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 20th Support Command (CBRNE). SSG Gresham was killed when a second improvised explosive device detonated, while he was responding
2/23/2005 SSG Eric M. Steffeney was killed on 23 February 2005. SSG Steffeney was assigned to the 18th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 192nd Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 52nd Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 20th Support Command (CBRNE). SSG Steffeney was killed when an improvised explosive device consisting of a 155mm high explosive
2/11/2005 SSG Kristopher Linwood Shepherd was killed on 11 February 2005. SSG Shepherd was assigned to the 767th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 63rd Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 52nd Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 20thSupport Command (CBRNE). SSG Shepherd was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated during clearing operations in Baghdad,
12/28/2004 Staff Sergeant Jason A. Lehto, 31, of Warren, Michigan, died December 28, 2004, in a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Lehto was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s Marine Wing Support Group 47, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Mt. Clemens, Michigan. Staff Sgt. Jason A. Lehto, 31, of Warren
12/21/2004 CPL Cory Michael Hewitt was killed on 21 December 2004. CPL Hewitt was assigned to the 705th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 63rd Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 52nd Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 20th Support Command (CBRNE). CPL Hewitt was killed in an attack by a suicide bomber in a dining facility
7/20/2004 Associated Press LEESBURG, Fla. — A Marine from central Florida is one of the latest American casualties in Iraq. GySgt. Michael J. Clark, 29, from Leesburg, was killed in Anbar province on Tuesday, the Department of Defense said. Anbar province is a Sunni-dominated expanse of western Iraq that includes
2/9/2004 SGT Elijah Tai Wah Wong was killed on 9 February 2004. SGT Wong was assigned to the 363rd Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 3rd Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 111thOrdnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Arizona Army National Guard. SGT Wong and another soldier from New York were killed, and others were
