Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on February 14, 2007, the ARMY lost SFC Mosteiro, Allen of FORT WORTH, TX, 42, serving with TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX 76544. Cause: HOSTILE.

PFC Tanton, Nickolas Aaron, age 24, of SAN ANTONIO, TX ? Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 3D BRIGADE SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, ? died on February 13, 2007 in KIRKUK, IRAQ.

Petty Officer Second Class Laquita Pate James, 33, of Orange Park, Florida, was a U.S. Navy sailor assigned to the USS Bataan (LHD 5). She was killed in action off the coast of Somalia in the Indian Ocean on February 12, 2007.

SGT Thrasher, Robert Brooks, 23, a native of FOLSOM, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP D, 2D SQUADRON, 12TH CAVALRY, FORT BLISS, TX, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on February 11, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

From BETHEL PARK, PA, SGT Kurtz, Russell Andrew served with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 3D BATTALION, 509TH INFANTRY, FORT RICHARDSON, AK, and died on February 11, 2007 in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.

HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 185TH INFANTRY, FRESNO, CA, ARMY ? SPC Sellen, Dennis Lee Jr (NEW HALL, CA), age 20, ? died in CAMP BUCCA, IRAQ on February 11, 2007.

From ANNISTON, AL, CPT Belser, Donnie Ray Jr served with the ARMY, 425TH MITT, 3 BCT, 1CD (TASK ORG TO 25TH ID), FORT RILEY, KS, and died on February 10, 2007 in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 28. Cause: HOSTILE.

Sgt. Nguyen, Long Ngoc, 27, of Portland, Oregon, was a U.S. Army soldier with the 141st Brigade Support Battalion. He was killed in action in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan, on February 10, 2007.

SSG Shaw, Alan Wayne, age 31, of LITTLE ROCK, AR ? Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 12TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX, ? died on February 9, 2007 in BAQUBAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

SSG Ross, Eric Shea, 26, a native of KENDUSKEAG, ME, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 12TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on February 9, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

On February 9, 2007, the ARMY lost CPL Camacho, Lee Roy Apatang of SAIPAN, MP in BAQUBAH, IRAQ. He was 28. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 3D BATTALION, 75TH RANGER, FORT BENNING, GA, SGT Regan, James John of MANHASSET, NY, 26, died in BALAD, IRAQ on February 9, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

From GIVENS HOT SPRINGS, ID, SPC Clevenger, Ross Aaron served with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 321ST ENGINEER BATTALION, BOISE, ID, and died on February 8, 2007 in KARMAH, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

From REXBURG, ID, SGT Holtom, James Joseph served with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 321ST ENGINEER BATTALION, BOISE, ID, and died on February 8, 2007 in KARMAH, IRAQ. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Private Raymond Mitchell Werner, 21, of Boise, Idaho, died on February 8, 2007, in Karmah, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, HMM-364, MAG-39, 3D MAW, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, SGT Pfister, Travis Dwight of RICHLAND, WA, 27, died in KARMAH, IRAQ on February 7, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

PO3 Ruiz, Manuel Antonio, 21, a native of FEDERALSBURG, MD, died serving in the Active Duty, NAVY, HMM-364 MAG-19 (REIN) 2D MAW (FWD), during Operation Iraqi Freedom on February 7, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

From TOMS RIVER, NJ, CPL Saba, Thomas Edward served with the MARINE CORPS, HMM-262, MAG-36, 1ST MAW, OKINAWA, JAPAN, and died on February 7, 2007 in KARMAH, IRAQ. He was 30. Cause: HOSTILE.