Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

On October 5, 2007, the ARMY lost CPL Marchand, Jason Nicholas of GREENWOOD, WV in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 26. Cause: HOSTILE.

On October 4, 2007, the ARMY lost SGT Rodriguez, Ricardo Xavier of ARECIBO, PR in SHIRWEEN, IRAQ. He was 23. Cause: HOSTILE.

On October 4, 2007, the ARMY lost SPC Milo, Avealalo of HAYWARD, CA in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 23. Cause: HOSTILE.

SPC Kamka, Vincent George, 23, a native of EVERETT, WA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY E, 1ST BATTALION, 505TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on October 4, 2007.

Petty Officer Third Class Mark Russell Cannon, 31, of Lubbock, Texas, was a U.S. Navy serviceman assigned to a Marine detachment. He was killed in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2007.

At 35, GYSGT Murkerson, Herman Jerome Jr of ADGER, AL was serving with the MARINE CORPS, MWHS-2, 2D MAW, MCAS CHERRY POINT, NC, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on October 1, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

SA Schnell, Shayna Ann, age 19, of TELL CITY, IN ? Active Duty, NAVY, NAVAL SECURITY FORCE, MANAMA, BAHRAIN, ? died on October 1, 2007 in DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.

SGT Olguin, Randell, 24, a native of RALLS, TX, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, C CO, 1 SQDN, 2 SCR (OPCON TO 2 BCT, 82 ABN) (TASK ORG TO 1 CD), during Operation Iraqi Freedom on September 30, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

SGT Vidhyarkorn, Chirasak, 32, a native of BAYSIDE, NY, died serving in the Reserve, ARMY, BATTERY C, 2D BATTALION, 142D FIELD ARTILLERY, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on September 29, 2007.

On September 29, 2007, the ARMY lost SGT Tellier, Zachary Daniel of CHARLOTTE, NC in FIREBASE WILDERNESS, AFGHANISTAN. He was 31. Cause: HOSTILE.

HHQ, 3D BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, 1ST CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX, ARMY ? SSG Dixon, Donnie Dwayne (MIAMI, FL), age 37, ? died in BALOOR, IRAQ on September 29, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

On September 29, 2007, the ARMY lost SFC Doster, James Douglas of PINE BLUFF, AR in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 37. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY G, 3D SQUADRON, 2D SCR, VILSECK, GERMANY, SGT Ayres, Robert Thomas Iii of LOS ANGELES, CA, 23, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on September 29, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

Ciara Marie Durkin, a 30-year-old U.S. Army Corporal from Quincy, Massachusetts, was killed in action on September 28, 2007, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

SFC Johnson, Randy Lewis Jr, age 34, of WASHINGTON, DC ? Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP K, 2D SQUADRON, 2D CAVALRY, VILSECK, GERMANY, ? died on September 27, 2007 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

On September 26, 2007, the ARMY lost SPC Taylor, Mathew Donald of CAMERON PARK, CA in SAN ANTONIO, UNITED STATES. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Private First Class Christopher Franklin Pfeifer, 21, of Spalding, Nebraska, died on September 25, 2007, in San Antonio, Texas, from wounds sustained in Afghanistan.

Petty Officer Second Class Charles Luke Milam, 26, of Littleton, Colorado, was a U.S. Navy serviceman assigned to a Marine expeditionary unit. He was killed in a hostile incident in Afghanistan on September 25, 2007.